He was actually really annoying at first.
As Seungcheol left to go sort things out at his boyfriend's café, Jihoon was left to suffer in the silence of the studio. In all honesty, he felt as if he should've just refused his best friend like he usually did. Well, his generosity had led to both a road of heartbreak, as well as happiness, in the future. Well, the brunette didn't know that yet.
Instead, he was in the situation most people would love. After all, seven handsome dancers all in one room? It was hell. Not only was it heavy, no one knew how to strike up a conversation. All their prayers were heard as the beautiful (Jihoon shuddered as he thought that) started to speak.
"So, I feel like we should introduce ourselves. I'm Kwon Soonyoung, but some people here call me Hoshi. I can't wait to work with you." The man smiled, which weirded Jihoon out for a second. Where did such a left-field name come from? He would've mistaken it for the Mario character if he were as dumb as some others.
Clearing his throat, a man with bleached-blonde hair started to speak. "I'm Wen Junhui." That was literally it. Woah, he must be a really uncomfortable with the situation, or really socially awkward. He hoped it was the former, but he knew it would be the latter. Jihoon would hopefully find out sooner or later.
"Why do you have to be like this?" Another muttered and Jihoon recognised him to be the one who insulted him when they first met. "I'm Xu Minghao. Some call me The Eight." That was random. "We're both Chinese if you're wondering, so there are some moments where we won't be able to talk back to you." Jihoon took that into his mental notes.
"I'm Lee Seokmin," said another man. He had soft, chestnut-coloured hair, just like Jihoon himself. He seemed more respectful, but he seemed positive. Jihoon was clinging onto that energy at the moment. "You can call me DK or Dokyeom. I don't really mind which one. I look forward to dancing with you." Ah, he forgot he'd be doing that.
Besides the ever-happy Seokmin was another brunette, who was slightly more baby-faced than the other. Jihoon couldn't say much as he was often told he looked younger than he actually was, much to his dismay. Speaking up, he had a slight grin when speaking. "I'm Boo Seungkwan, or anything really. I really like..." Jihoon had learnt the meaning of a talkative person that day. He had never heard someone share details about their life like Seungkwan.
During his biography, in which he learnt how Seungkwan was pining for a worker at a local café, it was luckily cut short when another dancer decided to cut in. "Calm down there. Woozi probably doesn't need to know those weird details." Jihoon scrunched his face up at that name. Seungcheol probably told them. "I'm Jeon Wonwoo, nice to meet you."
The last male, and apparently the youngest, was pondering on what to say. "I'm Lee Chan, or Dino." Jihoon later learned it was because he liked dinosaurs or something like that. Maybe he had a kink for them, but Jihoon didn't really remember. "I'm glad you're working with us for our contemporary dance. Seungcheol didn't seem to know what he was doing." Seems like him. Seungcheol usually does hip hop so contemporary is completely out of his lane.
As if they were waiting for him, Jihoon decided to speak again. "I guess you already know this, but I'm Lee Jihoon. Please refrain from calling me Woozi. There's a long story to that name." They all nodded. After all, Seungcheol always bored them with his stories from his childhood. "Please get along with me during the course of our work."
They all bowed slightly in response before Soonyoung decided to speak. "So, Jihoon, if you aren't a dancer, what do you work as?" It was a random question, but he thought it would be nice if they all got to know each other more.
"I work as a producer. Writing songs is something I do if I'm inspired. Sometimes, I sing." He said simply and all of them looked up. This person? Well, it would be cool if he had actually written some songs they knew, but it was unlikely.
"Really? Name a song you've produced." Minghao replied, wanting to see if he did know any songs. He loved music, having an extensive knowledge about the subject, so if it was relatively good, he would've listened to it.
"Well, I wrote that Lilili Yabbay song that you danced to. Seungcheol showed me a recording of the dance and I was impressed. Who choreographed it?" Wait, this was the person who wrote that song? The dancers who had worked on that song were: Soonyoung, Minghao, Jun and Dino. It was a fun song to dance to, and they actually loved the beat and lyrics.
"I did, but the others pitched in when they could. Also, that was a great song. Are you planning on releasing any others?" Soonyoung replied, excited by the fact that he was finally meeting the writer of that song. Seungcheol had left them in the dark, and he was starting to realise how much he had hidden from them.
"I don't have the inspiration to do anything at the moment." Jihoon replied with a nod. "But, if I do, I'll try my best to make it into a good song. However, I'm just taking a break for a while I guess." Before Jihoon could electorate, he stopped himself. It was just time to carry on whatever they were doing instead of bonding. "Why don't you show me what you have on your contemporary pieces? That could get me somewhere."
And that's what they did.
After seeing all their individual pieces, he tweaked some bits of them, but he never did any dancing himself. He also learnt the extensive history of Seungkwan's two left feet, but he was sure he would never need to know that again in the future. After all, this was a one time thing.
A while after practice ended, Jihoon decided to go back to the café to meet with Seungcheol. There was also the fact that Jihoon needed coffee and to shout at his best friend. Seriously though, who dumps an entire project on their best friend to go on holiday?
Reaching the place fairly quickly, he was welcomed by the amazing smell of coffee. He needed something strong. Without taking a look at his surroundings, he went to the counter where he saw a smiling Vernon. "Rough day?" The question was met with a groan.
In the café, he had gone there so many times that everyone pretty much knew who he was. The staff and Jihoon were pretty close. So, Vernon nodded and started to get to work on the strongest coffee that have.
While Jihoon was waiting, he was grabbed from behind and pulled into a table of seven boys. Wait, the dancers from earlier?
"What are you doing here, Jihoon, and why didn't tell us you know Vernon?" Seungkwan spoke in a loud whisper, which confused Jihoon. Wait, Vernon is the person Seungkwan was pining for.
"I'm here for coffee. Should I introduce you two or something?" He asked, raising an eyebrow as he looked over to the counter. Apparently, that was a taboo in the table as they all seemed to freak out in their own little way.
As Vernon called Jihoon over for his coffee, he pushed Seungkwan forward so the two could have a talk. "He'll get it." Jihoon said as he turned back to the other dancers. His plan worked and the two started to awkwardly, yet happily, talk.
"Wait, so are you friends with everyone who works here?" Wonwoo questioned as Jihoon nodded. It seemed odd, but he guessed everyone wanted to date someone here. After becoming a dance instructor, he didn't want to become a dating support.
The two Chinese people shrugged, and Jihoon was able to tell they were together. Soonyoung seemed passive, and Wonwoo looked suspiciously over to Mingyu, who was just cleaning some tables. Seokmin glanced over to Joshua, settled in a chair as he waited for his break to be over.
God, this was going to get messy. He just wanted to get this over and done with without doing too much work. So, he had an idea. "What if I have a party? Then, you could meet then and I don't have to do any introducing or anything." Jihoon's kindness was met with surprise, mostly coming from the boy himself, and a wave of excitement. He hoped he wouldn't regret this later.
However, they were all silenced when Jihoon suddenly got a call. Picking it up, he didn't say anything, but a brief hello at the start, and hung up afterwards with a sigh.
"Who was that?" Chan questioned as Jihoon shook his head. Soonyoung's face didn't seem too happy when he said the answer, but Jihoon didn't notice that.
"My fiancée."
