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byeol stared at her reflection, somewhat stunned— this being the first time she wore a traditional korean school uniform.

weird.

"are you ready, byeol?" she heard ha eun's voice from the other side of the door.
"yes, 언니!" the girl replied, turning around as the door opened, coming in contact with the older female.
"okay, let's get you to set! they have to explain the scenes to you and film both in... thirty minutes!"
byeol's eyes slightly widened in surprise at the rundown of the next hour of her life—

how did this happen? she asked herself for the second time in the past forty eight hours.

she was able to film the beginning of the music video with ease, the directors finding working with her to be a pleasure out of the gate.

"you're gonna.. yes! exactly like that!" the camera director exclaimed as he watched her film the ending scene.

"it's like you were born to be in front of the camera, byeol! wow!" the older male happily said as he stood next to her, the girl reviewing the shot on the screen. she shyly smiled, bowing as she thanked him for the compliment.

"thank you for your work, byeol!" the staff members all concurrently bowed towards the girl as the director dismissed her, the girl waving off the unexpected thanks.

she soon walked back towards the dressing rooms, aware of the break time she was given before she'd have to change into the supposed princess-like dress she'd wear during the high platform scene.

the door to her soulmate's seperate dressing room was closed, the girl softly knocking on the door and waiting for a bit before it was opened.

ni-ki's excited eyes scanned the girl up and down, cheekily smiling at the newly added view. "you look so pretty, star," he said, using the new nickname he'd adopted for her. she smiled in return, the boy making way for her to go into the room.

she plopped herself on the small couch placed in the room, ni-ki chuckling as he watched her.
"tired?"
"very."

"ah~ it's okay~ you'll feel better in a bit.. i have to go film now, though, okay?" he said, standing over her laying figure as he softly ran his fingers over the top of her head.

she nodded, leaning into his touch. he smiled at her current state, able to notice just how tired the shooting had actually made her.

surely she'd have enough stamina for this.. i guess the nervousness drained her energy.

he lightly pouted, leaning down to leave a small peck on her forehead before heading out of the room. "don't feel pressured to come out, star.. i'll come back and tell you when stylist 누나 needs you, okay?"
she nodded, giving a closed-mouth grin while keeping her eyes closed.

the girl ended up taking a small nap, which was surprising as her usual naps always lasted around 2 hours— though she wasn't complaining as she was able to hear the group's song blasting from the set.

she left the small room, walking out to stand alongside their manager.

the group shot for a bit longer, the boys sweating and breathing heavily as they received their water bottles and rags from the staff members.

she once again noticed the boy's lowered energy levels, quickly yet skillfully advancing towards him, avoiding the camera on the way.

"hi, jag," she softly greeted, the boy's previously closed eyes cracking open.
he smiled, opening his arms, bringing her into his embrace. "i need energy, star.. help me,"
she only nodded, accepting his command. the pair stood like that for a moment, waiting until ni-ki felt not-so-weak.

"thank you, star," he said in a gentle voice before he walked back towards the set, the group preparing to film yet another cut of their group choreography.

"byeol! come get changed!" lina called into studio, the small girl quickly standing up before making her way towards the dressing room.

"where's the-" she began, her breath hitching in her throat as she saw the sparkly, gold-hued princess-like dress hung on the wall.

"do you like it?" the elder asked, byeol slowly turning her head with widened, confused eyes.
"why wouldn't i?! it's an beautiful!"

"well~ you're gonna make it look all the more beautiful once you put it on, hm?" lina said, walking towards the dress.

"you think?"
"i know."

after a few minutes of zipping zippers and clipping extra flaps of material to fit her figure better, the girl was in the dress for her final shot.

she looked at her reflection, breath hitching in her throat in surprise—

don't mean to be one of those girls but DAMN i look good

"see! you shouldn't doubt me, byeolie~ i told you you'd look amazing!" lina said to the girl, areum agreeing as she fixed little strands of her hair.
"okay, 언니, yes i doubted you and i apologize,"

an unexpected knock at the door interrupted their conversation, the girls turning to see heeseung at the door.
"sorry to interrupt! byeol, the directors are ready for you," he said, to which the aforementioned nodded.

she sucked in a breath as she made her way towards the set, letting it out once she noticed the young boy was nowhere to be found. she noticed how the members were, however, coming out one by one, so she knew her luck was only a mere speck of luck.

"byeol," their manager called out, the girl turning to see him at the base of the high platform. she picked up her dress, walking towards the male.
"it may be a little scary, but areum can stand up there if you need her to," he reassured the girl, helping her walk up the steps.

the pair slowly arrived at their destination, byeol letting out a sigh of relief once she regained her balance.
the male noticed, chuckling as he began to make his way back to the ground, "want areum up here?"
she nodded immediately, hearing the amused sound again, followed by an 'okay'.

the girl soon gained enough confidence to look down, catching six of the seven boys already looking up at her.

woah she thought as she looked over their royalty esque outfits. she smiled, holding her two thumbs up as a way to compliment them. they noticed the meaning of the gestures, returning them while softly replying 'thank you'.

a light pair of footsteps then sounded, byeol noticing the source nearing. she looked further up, noticing her blonde-haired boy speed walking to where the rest of his team were, looking more handsome than ever.

she let her eyes focus on him, having the feeling it'd be hard to tell she was doing so from his point of view.

ni-ki quickly arrived to where the boys stood, asking an incoherent ( to byeol ) question, then raising his eyes to look at where she stood. the corners of her lips turned up into a small smile as his jaw slightly slacked open, the boys laughing at their maknae.

byeol had no idea what their following words were, it could only be left to her imagination.

after multiple takes, their music video shoot finally came to an end, sunghoon being the only one needed for his solo scene.

with the help of areum and the boys' manager, byeol eventually made it back to the ground— where her soulmate awaited her.

"oh? is that the princess of my dreams?" the boy said, showing off his prince bow, sticking his hand out towards the girl in an attempt at making her grab it.

she shyly smiled, princess bowing in return. "only if you're the prince charming i've waited for all this time?" she said as she placed her hand in his, the two beginning to walk away from the platform.

"only yours," the boy remarked, slyly bringing her hand up to his lips, placing a soft kiss on the backside of her palm. a new hue of colour appeared on the girl's face, an idea popping into her head.

"wait! stay like that," she said, bringing out her phone. ni-ki cheekily smiled as he chuckled, returning to the same pose so she could take a picture.

byeol smiled at the outcome, ni-ki smiling at her. she pulled up the camera again, quickly snapping another shot of the blonde headed boy.

"hey! didn't know you turned into dispatch all of a sudden," he remarked, pushing her phone away with the hand that wasn't still enclosed with her own.

she scrunched her nose, "they're for me, stupid,"

he playfully rolled his eyes, hmphing shortly afterwards.

as if a lightbulb suddenly went off in his head, the boy quickly brought out his own device, beginning to snap pictures of the girl who had become distracted by sunghoon's solo shooting. he smiled as he took pictures at different angles, not caring if they didn't show her face.

he flipped the lens to the selfie camera, moving to stand directly behind the girl, swiftly wrapping his arm around her torso, bringing her closer for a picture of the two.

he held the pose for one, kissing the top of her head for another.

and another.. and another.. and about ten more.

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+ HAOGALORE.
a/n!
crying throwing up sliding
down the wall ripping my hair
out 🧎🏽‍♀️
also~ italics will be used
for spoken english :)