Seventeen Songfics

Pretty U

It all started when you became an intern for Pledis. You worked hard as an assistant, manning the receptionist's desk, attending meetings, keeping track of the trainees and the idols and their schedules.

It was a lot to juggle, but you managed. And you started befriending some of the idols that you worked with at the same time.

Seventeen, in particular, loved you. You would come by during their late-night practices with words of encouragement or snacks to keep their energy up. They kept you constantly entertained whenever you saw them, whether it was through their new choreography, different hairstyles, or just them joking around like usual.

There was never a dull moment when you were around. But there was one among the members who didn't see this as a good thing.

He was constantly jealous that the others made you laugh just as well as he could. That you gave your attention equally. That you sought them all out together, never him individually.

Jeonghan was hopelessly infatuated with you. And he knew that you saw him a bit differently with his long hair and soft features - you thought he was pretty. But as far as he knew, that was as far as your interest in him went and that frustrated him.

He thought about asking you. He really did, but despite all his confidence, he was really shy around you. His tongue got caught in his throat when he tried to speak, and he usually just ended up laughing at whatever you said to try and ease the tension.

And then, the comeback happened.

You hadn't seen them outside of the practice room for a few days at this point. It was obvious that they were preparing hard for their new comeback. But still, you didn't expect Jeonghan's new look.

First, they cut his long hair short again and dyed it blond. That alone was a shock. You almost didn't recognize him at all.

And then they took it one step further and let him darken his hair again. Back to a chestnut brown while they started styling it differently, giving him shorter bangs again.

You were working the front desk trying to find your notepad for a meeting in the next few minutes when you heard someone walk up behind you. Obviously, it was an idol or a trainee. But it was obviously an idol. And more than that, you thought it was Joshua with his brown hair and how quiet and respectful he was being while you looked for something.

"Give me one second, Joshua."

After a moment, you turned around to see that it was Jeonghan instead. You nearly dropped your notepad in surprise.

"Y-your hair."

He smiled slightly. "Do I look like Joshua?"

"You look...good," you said, clearing your throat. "Did you need me for something?"

"Oh, right. The key for the practice room."

You gave him a look. "You guys were practicing a lot yesterday. Are you sure that you need to keep working?"

"I'm still having some trouble with one of the songs," he admitted softly. "I want to get it right."

"All right." You handed him the key and he took it, flashing you a large smile.

"Thanks, (Y/N)!"

Jeonghan could feel it after that moment. A shift in your relationship.

Before, he'd been shy and awkward around you. Now the roles seemed to have flipped and you were the one tongue-tied around him. Even after the initial shock wore off, you continued to treat him differently than the rest of his members.

And boy did he love that. But he couldn't seem to figure out why.

"You're not pretty anymore," Vernon commented.

Jeonghan turned to him in surprise.

"Your look is different, so (Y/N) probably sees you differently," he added with a shrug. "That's all it is, probably."

"So you're saying I'm handsome?"

Vernon shook his head. "You'd have to ask (Y/N)."

So the next time you stopped by the practice room, Jeonghan sat back and watched you.

You brought them little lunch boxes so that they could take a break before they went back to practicing. And Jeonghan watched how you spoke to his fellow members, treated them, and smiled at them. Trying to pick up on anything he could use to figure out how you felt about him.

But eventually he got tired of that and decided to just ask you.

"(Y/N)," he said as he came closer.

"Jeonghan," you replied. "Here's your lunch."

"Thank you for the food. Do you think I'm handsome?"

"Uh, what?"

"Do you think I'm handsome?" he repeated. "You can tell me, you won't upset the others."

"Of course you are."

He blinked. "Wha-really?" He hadn't expected you to say it that easily.

You shrugged. "You've always been pretty, Jeonghan. But this new look really suits you. It makes you look...handsome. Even though it's still you."

You had never seen a bigger smile on Jeonghan's face.

"I didn't think you'd agree."

"I didn't think you'd ask."

"Can I ask you something else, then?" he asked as he peered inside his lunchbox.

You nodded.

"Want to have lunch with me?"

You were suddenly very aware that all twelve of his fellow members were staring at you two. You pursed your lips.

"Not here, Jeonghan."

"Then we'll go somewhere else!" he proclaimed, grasping at your sleeve to pull you along behind them. "Be back soon," he called over his shoulder. The others yelled after the both of you but they were ignored.

Jeonghan dragged you around the building until he found a suitable location in the form of an empty recording room.

You sat down across from each other and he opened the lunchbox. You soon realized a problem he didn't - you didn't have anything to eat with.

But Jeonghan didn't seem to mind. He brought a bite of food up towards your mouth.

"Say 'ah'," he said, and you did as instructed. His smile only grew while he watched you eat.

"What? Is there something on my face?"

He shook his head. "No. I just think you're really pretty too."

And thirty minutes later when he finally returned, he was proud to gloat that you and he were going on a date soon.

"That's great," Hoshi commented. "How are those dance steps coming along?"

Jeonghan pouted. "You guys never let me have any fun."