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best friend: "Can you get a little more in the frame?"

yeonjun: "Like this?"

best friend: "To the left."

soobin: "Like this?"

best friend: "Perfect."

y/n: "Music starts in 3, 2, 1!"

["No More Dream" by BTS begins]

y/n: "Wow."

best friend: "I know. They're getting really good."

serena: "I'm back with drinks!"

best friend: "Thank god."

y/n: "She's parched and she's not even the one dancing."

best friend: "I'm thirsty at the thought of all the work we have to do."

serena: "They're pretty spot on with the dance moves."

best friend: "But they need more dance members. How?"

y/n: "I'll post this video on the university page."

best friend: "And?"

y/n: "I'll do scouting on the streets myself."

best friend: "Scouting is rough."

y/n: "Not if I already ordered business cards with a link to the YouTube page. Some people are bound to be at least a little curious."

serena: (whistles) "Someone's determined."

y/n: "Of course I'm determined. I..." (sighs) "I feel guilty."

best friend: "Why?"

y/n: "You know why. Soobin shouldn't be here. He should be onstage performing. He should be with all the other members in South Korea."

serena: "It's not your fault that he's not."

y/n: "But it is."

best friend: "What about Vinka?"

y/n: "Her, too! She hasn't shown her face to me for over a month now. I wonder what the hell she's up to."

best friend: "Most likely wreaking havoc and launching other people into alternate universes."

y/n: "That's terrible."

serena: "You shouldn't feel guilty. You're practically up to the crack of dawn brainstorming ideas for Soobin. You want this for him just as much as he does."

y/n: "But--"

serena: "This is all going to work out and then..."

y/n: "Then I'll be able to go back home."

serena: "Where there's no Soobin in your life."

y/n: "Right. But that's how it should be. That's how it is."

best friend: "But is it really better to be living in how it should be, or how it could be?" 

y/n: "Just let me drink my strawberry shake in peace." 

best friend: "Fine." 

["No More Dream" by BTS ends]

y/n: "That was great!"

soobin: "Really?"

y/n: "Really. Here. Drink some."

soobin: "Thanks." 

yeonjun: "What about me?"

best friend: "You are not touching my banana milk tea."

serena: "I didn't order anything."

yeonjun: "What's that behind your back?"

serena: "Nothing!" 

y/n: "Yeonjun."

yeonjun: "What?"

y/n: "Catch."

[Y/N throws waterbottle]

yeonjun: "Thank you. How kind of you, unlike some people."

soobin: "She could be our manager, don't you think?"

y/n: "I don't think so."

soobin: "Why?"

y/n: "If we worked in the same industry, we'd have to keep our relationship under wraps."

soobin: "Oh. Never be my manager then. I'm a terrible liar."

yeonjun: "I'm gonna take a break."

best friend: "I'll start editing the video. That was only the third take but it's good to go. Good job."

yeonjun: "Thank you. Also, can I please make a request next time we do a drink run?"

serena: "At your service."

yeonjun: "Cool."

best friend: "[y/n], are you coming?"

y/n: "I'm gonna stay behind and take care of this one."

soobin: "I'm not a baby."

y/n: "Okay, I'll see you--"

soobin: "Wait, I need help tying my shoes!"

best friend: (laughs) "I'll see you later."

y/n: "Okay."

[YEONJUN, SERENA and BEST FRIEND leave]

soobin: "So, do you think you would be good at it?"

y/n: "Good at what?"

soobin: "Hiding our relationship."

y/n: "If it was for the benefit of your music career, yes."

soobin: "I can have both: a music career and a relationship."

y/n: "You could but--"

soobin: "No but's. It's non-negotiable."

y/n: (laughs) "What would you do if a company scouted you and told you relationships are forbidden? It's still non-negotiable?"

soobin: "Yes!"

y/n: "Soobin..."

soobin: "Come on. I could never hide you. Everyone can know, for all I care."

y/n: "You say that now but--"

soobin: "I say that forever. Final answer."

y/n: ".......promise?"

soobin: "I promise."




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