How To Stan an Idol: A Guide by Lee Taeyong (Jaeyong)

Part 23

Taeyong was slouched on the couch in their dorm, watching a YouTube video on reasons why Jung Jaehyun is perfect boyfriend material. Funny, he thought to himself, fans were totally right about Jaehyun's soft, silky hair and his gentle smiles and his caring attitude towards others. He sighed. He opened Instagram, checking to see if there were any updates, only to find that he himself hadn't posted in a long time. Ruffling up his hair, he snapped a selfie. Low-quality post, but still a post nonetheless.

"Jaehyun," Kun said, poking his head into Jaehyun's room, "did you see Taeyong's new post?"

"Huh? Where?" Jaehyun looked up from the schedule.

"Instagram, check it out," Kun said, disappearing around the corner. Jaehyun raised an eyebrow skeptically, but reached for his phone anyway. Sure enough, @lee_ty has a new post.

He almost dropped his phone in shock. Holy shit. Taeyong looked so good. His hair was messed up in a I-woke-up-like-this kind of way. His lips were curled in a small pout. His puppy-dog eyes carried a sparkle of mischief.

jj_yoonoh: hey you mind if i let us go public

Leadermom: huh?

Leadermom: i mean sure

jj_yoonoh: thanks babe

Taeyong stared at his post, constantly refreshing it to see if Jaehyun had "gone public". He had no idea what that meant, but he trusted Jaehyun. Sure enough, a few moments later, Jaehyun's comment popped up.

@jjaehyun hey you're cute, wanna go out?

"Hey, Jaehyun, why are you on the news?" Mark called from the living room. Jaehyun came out of his den and peered at the TV.

Elemental's Jaehyun comments on Dante's Inferno's Taeyong's post.

"Holy shit," Donghyuck muttered. A screenshot of the post and Jaehyun's comment came up on the screen.

"Yup, we're going public," Jaehyun announced.

"Wow, you really did that," Sicheng said, showing Taeyong his phone screen. Not only was #jaeyong trending number one on twitter, but the news had also broadcasted it. Taeyong smiled a little to himself.

"Yeah, I guess I did," Taeyong muttered. Sicheng raised an eyebrow.

"Is management going to be happy?" Sicheng asked. Taeyong froze.

"Shit,"

It was Jisung who picked up the phone when it rang at dinner. Taeyong held his breath, his heart racing. What if it was management, about to chew his ass off? Jisung seemed to listen for a long time, before nodding and handing the phone over to Taeyong. Everyone at the table collectively held their breaths.

"Hello?" Taeyong asked, putting the phone on speaker. There was no need to hide anything from his bandmates.

"Taeyong?" the manager said, "you did well." A collective breath around the table.

"I did?" Taeyong asked, confused.

"You're publicity stunt with Jaehyun raised the entire company stock by 4%," the manager said, "the heads are happy, so a bonus for all of you."

"Shit," Yukhei muttered, "damn we should all go public."

"You all?!" the manager asked. Yukhei slapped a hand over his mouth.

"Yeah so uh," Johnny began, "we're kind of all dating?" The manager was silent for the longest time.

"You kids," the manager sighed.