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RIVALS TO LOVERS/FRIENDS! FLUFF
you were always compared to niki when it came to dancing. he sees you struggling and offers a hand. you decline, but he insists. you need to thank him for that!!
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you lay down on the cold floor of the practice room as the song continues to play. panting and sweating, you close your eyes as you try to steady your breathing.
"i've been lenient with you." an exasperated voice comes from the door of the practice room. ah, niki. "i gave you ten minutes extra, my turn now."
niki, another trainee in the same company as you. he was described as an impeccable dancer, always getting praised and is always seen at the center.
on the other hand, there was you; someone who was just as talented as niki, however you were someone who was compared to the boy countless amount of times after every mistake.
you started to become perturbed by the sound of his name rolling out of your trainer's tongue. they're training me right now, not niki, so why must they bring him up?
"hey, did you hear me?" he shakes you carefully, waking you up.
"if i was considered a better dancer than you, would you have been more respectful towards me?"
he backs away from you, confused as to why you were suddenly talking like... that.
"was i not respectful enough? i gave you extra time?" he says as you continue to stare at the ceiling.
there was silence between you two, only the song you were dancing to was playing.
"this is.. kind of a hard song. if you want, maybe i can try to help you improve..." niki mumbles shyly. "i'm fine, i don't want to be looked down on."
"i'm not looking down on you. i just want to see you dance. in fact, i also have no clue why the trainers keep bringing me up everytime you make a mistake. it's not even my fault that you make a mistake in dancing!" the boy complains.
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"see, yesterday wasn't that bad, right? we can keep doing it if you want to." niki approaches you with a smile as you two walk down the halls of the company building.
"um... it was alright. i guess."
niki nods as he says, "good luck on the monthly test then, i'll be off now!"
once the boy's presence has left, you felt butterflies growing in your stomach. niki wasn't the strict and greedy person you had pictured him as.
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"your dancing has improved compared to last month?" the trainer said, sounding as if it was a question more than a statement.
"did you get help from someone?" they ask.
you reply, "um... n..iki." you say quietly.
"niki? of course you improved with his help. he's a flawless dancer after all." the trainer laughs. "continue getting help from him, just make sure he also gets some training time for himself." finally, in what felt like centuries, the trainer finally smiled at you.
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NIKI
thanks she actually smiled at me after forever
NIKI no need to thank me (•̀ᴗ•́)و i know i'm good enough to be a trainer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
don't be so full of yourself i'm going now
NIKI ok :)
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you enter the practice room for the monthly evaluation. it's been a month since niki has been helping you with dancing. without a doubt, you've improved more than you have thought.
"you two." the dance trainer points at both you and niki, who were walking together in the hallway, just like last month.
"how do you feel about a duet, hm?"
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