once everyone has left the dance studio, seulgi warily approaches jimin. "hey, can we talk?"

jimin puts his phone away and smiles at seulgi. "sure, what's up?"

seulgi avoids his eyes and rocks back and forth, suddenly feeling nervous under jimin's gaze. "i... actually, the team has noticed that you've been getting out of practices a little earlier than you're supposed to. i understand that you have other priorities than the team but the championship is very important to us, and we would really appreaciate it if you make an extra effort to keep your focus on the practices."

silence falls between them. the smile on jimin's face is long gone.

"i'm sorry," he sighs, "the championship is important to me too. i haven't forgotten that this is our dream. i'll work harder from now on, don't worry."

seulgi pats his shoulder and offers a small smile. "teamwork makes the dream work, right?"

jimin nods, his lips curling into a forced grin. "thanks for keeping me on track, seul."

"that's what partners are for."