Summer was almost over. Sunnie’s debut date was set for the first week of fall, and BTS’ comeback was due a month afterwards. For the past few weeks, Lexi and Namjoon struggled to find time to see each other, both being occupied with their respective schedules. Lexi was even busier settling the rest of her admission paperwork for the registration deadline; a date that she both anticipated and dreaded. They sneaked every now and then to meet in the studio whenever Namjoon spared some time, but their meetings kept getting shorter day after day. Being away from him for days broke her heart, and she couldn’t allow herself to think how this long distance would affect their relationship. Standing in the middle of her dorm room, she contemplated the place that was once her home for one last time.

 A couple of weeks ago

Lexi did her last boutique sightseeing before moving abroad. Passing by a toy store, a huge plush toy placed on a chair caught her attention. Instantly accessing the store, she purchased it and asked for the owner to enfold it for her. As her shopping session came to an end, she went to the closest bus station and picked up her phone to dial a familiar number.

“Yoboseyo Ahjussi, can I trouble you for a ride juseyo?” she begged her caller while making puppy eyes despite not being seen by the old man through the phone.

20 minutes later, a car pulled up near the bus stop. Kim Suro-ssi was as close to Lexi as he was with Namjoon. He was a kind-hearted man and often offered to grant her a favor or two if she ever needed one. Luckily for her, his assistance has never been required like it was that day.

“Where to Lexi-ssi?” he inquired.

“BIGHIT Entertainment juseyo” she politely requested.

This was Lexi’s last visit to the building. She had to submit a two weeks’ notice and retrieve her belongings. She was hoping that everybody was present in order for her to say goodbye properly: Secretary Jang, Shinah, Hitman Bang … She has made so many beautiful memories with each and every one of them, be it on a professional or a personal level. But the person she was hoping to find the most was Namjoon.

“Annyeonghaseyo Jang biseo-nim, is the studio open?” she wondered before heading there herself.

“Lexi-ssi, it’s so good to see you” the secretary greeted her “Animnida, Namjoon-ssi is busy rehearsing”.

Lexi chuckled, startled by Secretary Jang’s unexpected but witty response. After all, she has spent enough time around the pair to know when either one of them was looking for the other.

While carrying her full-size gift, she entered the studio: every corner of this place held her most important achievements. Going through flashbacks inside her head, she breathed out a sigh of relief “All is well that ends well”. She placed the wrapped plush on the office chair and started packing some of her old books that she has kept alongside Namjoon’s on the shelves.

She paid the recording room one final visit, remembering the moment when she felt lost and tried to gather her strength from it. Picking up her possessions, she headed towards the exit only to step back and gape at the office one more time.

“This can’t end like this” she put her things down and hugged the heavy gift back and lifted it. In the hall, she called the elevator and pressed the seventh floor’s button: BTS’ practice area.

Aside from the bangtan boys and their staff, access to the seventh floor was denied to the rest of the employees. The idea of being so close yet so far from Namjoon killed Lexi inside; irony at its worst. Going against the rules and her better judgment, she knew that she had to see him one last time before leaving the company at once.

As the elevator’s doors opened, she struggled to get her delivery out to the hall: the moment she spotted the gift in that shop, her mind was too star struck to think twice about delivering an enormous package without being too obvious about it.

“Noona do you need help with that?” a mellifluous voice shyly approached her, curious about her identity.

She bowed before the figure “Kwenchanayo, it’s not that heavy”. Raising her head, she spotted none other than Jeon Jungkook in front of her. On any other day, she would probably be at a loss for words upon meeting one of the magnificent seven; but right now her mind was too preoccupied with Namjoon to even process the scene before her.

“Is-Is Namjoon-ssi around?” she muttered, not sure if her Korean accent was correct enough for the golden maknae to understand her. With a hand signal, he showed her to the room at the end of the hall. Finding her way, she smiled at him and bowed “Kamsahamnida Jungkook-ssi”.

The BTS floor had multiple rooms. Among them, Lexi located the break room where a playful Taehyung met her with a goofy expression “Yeokshi V, your silly behavior is all too real”.

Passing by the recording room, she spotted the three eldest hyungs inside. Locked in the isolation boot