Drama | Yeonbin ✔️

19 | Flying Rumors & Gossip

The following day was a Monday, which meant that Soobin had to go to school, as per usual. Little did the male know what the day awaited for him.

Reaching of his school, it was pretty much another typical day– only with a few people staring at him. Soobin tried to ignore their gaping stares and occasional glances as he shrugged it off and continued to walk to class.

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As Soobin took a seat in his classroom, he saw Beomgyu and Hueningkai peeping outside through the classroom window. "Soobi- I mean, Soobin!" Beomgyu whisper-shouted.

He mouthed a 'what?' back at them.

Hueningkai gestured the latter to get out of the classroom, confused, Soobin got up and headed outside.

"What?" He asked, once he was outside in the hallway with his other two friends.

"Haven't you notice anything weird?" Hueningkai replied.

Soobin recalled his encounter this morning with all the stares and people whispering amongst themselves, sparing occasional glances at him.

"Uhm... People seem to be talking about me?" He responded.

Sighing, Beomgyu reached for his phone in his pocket and gestured Soobin to come closer, on the screen it showed an article. Curious, he took the phone from Beomgyu's hands and read it.

Oh god.

"You're really dating the Choi Yeonjun?" Beomgyu whispered with a tiny spark of intrigue defined in his eyes, careful not to grab any unwanted attention to the trio. It seems to be failing though, all the people who have walked past the three seem to be exchanging whispers, or just flat out staring at Soobin.

"Oh- yeah," Soobin lied. He completely forgot that Bang Si Hyuk did tell him that the news would be released today.

"Damn, I'm a little hurt that I'm not the first person to receive the news, but congratulations!" Beomgyu cheered.

"I hope your relationship goes well!" Hueningkai said, giving Soobin a mini thumbs-up.

"Oh- yeah... thank you-" Soobin replied.

"We'll be heading to our classes now, we'll catch you later during lunch!" Hueningkai said, waving at his friend before leaving off to his classroom.

Soobin waved back, still sad how he couldn't tell them the truth behind the whole dating incident. He shrugged those thoughts off and headed back inside his classroom.

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As soon as school was over, Soobin had to go to a shoot immediately since it starts at 5 and school ends at 4. He'd be there by now if it weren't for the swarm of paparazzi crowding outside the school, waiting for Soobin to come into sight.

The moment he stepped out of the building, dozens of swarming paparazzi crowded the poor boy, shoving microphones and cameras into his face, asking questions. Soobin didn't even know where to run to anymore since he was literally being mobbed by a sea of reporters.

At that moment, he just wanted to disappear. He covered his ears with his hands, blocking out the deafening screams of the reporters, dying to ask him questions. He tried to push his way through the crowd, but it didn't budge.

Helpless, Soobin froze in his spot, covering his ears and shutting his eyes tightly. Silently praying that a fairy godmother would miraculously appear to save him from this torment.

All of a sudden, he felt a firm grip on his arm, pulling him out of the crowd. Soobin opened his eyes, only to see the person he'd least expect to save him from this nightmare.

Mr. Choi.

Yeonjun yanked Soobin out of the swarm of the paparazzi, bringing him to a van, still gripping onto Soobin's hand which seemed to be trembling slightly.

The screams only grew louder. This time, both paparazzi and students came running towards the two, frantically carrying their cameras, fighting, and pushing to get the best angle of the two males. Soobin covered his ear with the other hand that was free.

Thankfully, the two males managed to get inside the van just before they could get injured any further.

"What are you doing here?" Soobin asked, still in shock and disbelief that it was the Mr Choi who came to save him.

"What's the time?" Yeonjun snapped.

Soobin looked down at his watch which read 4:20 pm

"You weren't home so I'd assume you're already at the shoot. Called Producer Lee and he said that you were nowhere to be seen at the set. Seriously, you spent a good 15 minutes being mobbed by the paparazzi when you could've used those 15 minutes to get to the shoot." Yeonjun nagged.

Soobin didn't respond.

"Thank you... And- you can let go of my hand now," Soobin said, looking down at his left hand still being held by Yeonjun's.

Yeonjun immediately let go of Soobin's hands, embarrassed, he turned away and faced the window.

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They at the shoot at 4:45, even after being mobbed by reporters, students, and the paparazzi, they still managed to make it onto the set with 10 minutes to spare. Even though this was Soobin's second time stepping onto a real, legitimate set, it still amazes him how much actually goes on behind the scenes.

"What are you waiting for?" Yeonjun asked.

"I'm sorry, did you say something?" Soobin replied.

"I said that we're about to head into the dressing rooms to get our outfits changed and our hair done," Yeonjun said flatly.

Soobin nodded in response. He followed Yeonjun through the set, into a room, where their stylists awaited them. Soobin sat down on the armchair, feeling uneasy, someone styling his hair and doing his makeup was such a foreign thing to Soobin.

"Don't worry, it won't take long," the makeup artist reassured him, almost as if he could had read his mind.

"Oh, okay," he replied, feeling oddly much more relaxed.

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Soobin stepped out of the dressing room, now in his outfit for the shoot. It was a typical Korean High School uniform with a navy blue tie worn over a white buttoned shirt, perfectly complementing his light grey trousers.

A few moments later, Yeonjun stepped out of the dressing room as well. He wore the same uniform as Soobin's but it was styled differently- Yeonjun didn't wear the tie, instead, he wore a silver chained necklace. Yeonjun left his white shirt unbuttoned, revealing the black T-shirt he wore underneath. The collars of his shirt were ruffled and unkempt ( in contrast to Soobin's which were folded neatly ) giving him the typical "rebel" look.

"What?" Yeonjun asked, noticing Soobin staring at him.

Soobin turned away -his face flushed red- and headed out of the dressing room.

[ A/N: fun fact! The name 'Min-Joon' actually means quick, gentle, and handsome ]