Coincidence | Taeyong

2: The Event

"Let's break for lunch – good job everyone!" the photographer yells, echoing throughout the fluorescent white studio.

Taeyong steps down from the white podium, careful not to snag the delicate silk pants the designer put him in this time. Struggling to get down, a hand reaches out to him. "Need some help, little guy?" the owner of the hand winks at him, rolling his eyes reflexively.

"Shut up, Jaehyun"

Jaehyun recoils his hand and instead slaps his knee, accompanied by a hearty laugh. "Sorry sorry I couldn't help it" his dimples peek through as he watches Taeyong maneuver off the podium.

"It's their fault for putting me on this one. You and Chungha got the floor!" he begins protesting, rudely interrupted by the person he was protesting to being tackled.

"Speak of the little devil" Jaehyun croaks out, trying to hold his girlfriend on his back as she holds on for dear life.

"Who are you calling little?" she turns her head to face Jaehyun from behind, and he sneaks a kiss on her cheek. She pouts and jumps down, realizing Taeyong had been standing there awkwardly the whole time.

"You weren't bothered at the devil part?" Taeyong asks. Before Chungha can respond, a representative from their agency approaches them.

"Oh good, you didn't leave for lunch yet. I have an event coming up for you three. Are you familiar with the music artist, Mark Lee?"

Taeyong turns to the couple beside him, unsure who the singer mentioned was.

"I think I've heard of him" Jaehyun pipes up, "He's from Canada and this new album is his first Korean one, so he's been living here for a couple years now"

"Oh yeahh" Chungha says, "It wasn't too long ago that he had that incident with a sasaeng right? A lot of the girls go crazy for him"

Jaehyun whips his head toward his girlfriend and gives her an appalled expression.

"Not me, stupid" Chungha laughs, and the agency rep continues his spiel.

"Okay, so you're familiar with his rising fame. His company is organizing a publicity event for that new album you mentioned, and they want some up and coming models to be present, just to elevate the event a bit" the rep says, "and it just so happens that the agency chose you all, so I wanted to make sure I gave you enough notice. It's in one week, and our team will set a time to prep each of you with hair, makeup, and an outfit approved by his company. Sound good?"

The three models bow in sync after receiving the invitation, thanking the agency rep.

Taeyong turns to his friends and sighs, "I was really looking forward to playing this videogame that comes out a week from today, and now I'll miss the premiere"

Jaehyun begins to wipe fake tears from his eyes, "Aw, boo hoo! This experience is way better than a dumb videogame. You'll get to mingle with a lot of people in the industry!"

Chungha agrees, "Besides, you'll be able to play that game once the event is over. I promise, it'll still be there" she smiles at Taeyong reassuringly.

"I guess so, but the last thing I want is to be bombarded with the paparazzi or journalists" Taeyong retorts.

"Here we go again" Chungha jokes, rolling her eyes slightly.

"You're probably the only model I know that doesn't like media exposure" Jaehyun comments, "It's all about getting your name out there, and you're hot shit right now! Trust me, this will be a night you won't forget"

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1 week later

A whiny voice echoes throughout the basement of JCC, begging like a child, "Pleaseeeee let me come with you, Adelaide! I want to meet Mark hyung, I've been a fan of his for sooo long! PLEEEEAAASEEE" Haechan screams at the top of his lungs beside you. You shove him aside, thinking how grateful you are that the basement is quite soundproof due to the special controls in this room.