Jaehyun's record company opens up auditions for a casting show, he's looking for the next big superstar, but he has no idea one of the candidates is no one else than his teenage son who's starting a rebellion.
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"Now," she tapped his shoulder so he walked out into the burning lights putting a smile on waving to the crowd that exploded with applause. He tried to find Taeyong, but the lights made the audience one darkness so he concentrated on the jury table when he sighed sitting down, yes it felt good to sit down. He saw the other jury members appearing on stage, soon Amanda joined his side smiling wide.
"How are were, your vocation been good?" she asked.
"Oh amazing," Jae blushed remembering all he and Taeyong had done.
"That's great, oh you must see then candidates we have found great kids," she smiled widely. "Especially one, who is your biggest fan, he will make you weak," she winked.
"We'll see," Jae fixed hie blue jacket, he was ready to read the list of names of the candidates and the order of performances, but the music became louder and the MC brought the first person on stage.
It was a tall boy with sand-blonde hair and a guitar in his hands.
"Meet Jared," the MC pulled the boy closer. "He's the oldest candidate in the show. How does it fell to be like the older brother for the others?"
"Tiring," the boy smiled in a faint way. "But I'm handing it, some of the kids are very playful."
"Like my son," muttered Jae smiling.
He concentrated on Jared who introduced himself and his love for music. Soon he was left on stage with his guitar singing a melancholic ballad in a very nice way.
Jae clapped after the performance, he was happy, the boy had a nice stage.
"How did you like it Jae?" ask the MC.
"I'm impfessed honestly. This was vefy solid, also peffofming with an instfument isn't easy so you did gfeat."
"Thank you," Jared blushed hard he was very happy when he left the stage.
"The next candidate will show his special performance, he's a dancer and rapper, fourteen years old Lee Jeno," the man introduced another boy.
"He's tall fof foufteen, my baby is also foufteen, but so small," muttered Jae to Amanda who smiled squeezing his hand.
Jeno did a modern dance show when some rap and singing leaving Jae even more impressed.
"What do you think?" asked the MC again.
"I begin to pity ouf audience, how will they be able to choose?" said Jae earning a laugh from the public.
He gave Jeno a positive critic then watched a girl with colorful dreadlocks singing a rock ballad that also gave him goose bumps. Where they all good, he wondered as the candidates were showcasing their skills one by one. Soon there were only three left, there was a longer commercial break and Jae turned in his chair scanning the audience until he found Taeyong sitting a little bit in the back, but Renjun wasn't there so he needed to be backstage with Sicheng.
Taeyong gave Jae thumbs up smiling to him in a lovely way that woke up his butterflies. He couldn't wait to kiss Taeyong again, ah love, was it always growing.
He turned back in his chair when the make up artist was checking his hair.
"The next one is your biggest fan you will love him," muttered Amanda. "He's like a mini Jae really, I will not be surprised if he will choose one of your songs."
Jae shivered, he hoped the guy isn't anyone creepy, just as simple fan who like his music, but the break ended and he looked up very curious about the next candidate.
The MC came in, he was smiling widely.
"So the next person has earned himself the nickname mini-Jae, as he's Jae's biggest fan," said the man causing Jae to laugh. "He's also Jae's cutest fan I'm assuring you. Are you curious?" asked the MC.
"Vefy," Jae laughed winking to Amanda, he guessed it was some kind of show marketing so he decided to go with it.
"Let's give the stage to Renjun!" said the MC when Jae felt something tightening in his stomach.
Has he heard right? Renjun? No, definitely not Renjun. He leaned above the papers reading the names quickly - Renjun, ok the boy's name was Renjun, but yes, there were definitely a lot of Renjuns, it's a common name right?
"Hi, tell us something about yourself," said the MC when Jae froze above the papers unsure how to look up.
A silenced fell, his heart was speeding up when he lifted his eyes to... yes see Renjun, his Renjun standing one stage holding a microphone that was trembling in his small hand looking straight at him with big scared eyes.
"Renjun tell us something about yourself," muttered the MC when Jae felt he will faint, his vision blurred, he rubbed his eyes a few times, but Renjun was still standing there like a realest hallucination. It couldn't be.
"Renjun I know you are stunned to see your idol life, but please speak to us," said the MC again when Renjun lifted the microphone to his lips.
"Hi..." he stuttered. "I'm Renjun, fourteen, I... I'm sorry," he whispered lowering his head.
"He's very stressed," muttered the MC lying his arm around Renjun.
"Do you want water honey?" asked Amanda lifting a bottle.
Renjun shook his head.
"Jae what do you think? Could be your son right?" the man asked when Jae felt it's becoming dark in front of his eyes, but wait he was the adult here, the one who should handle it, so he took a deep breath in.
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