When you become a star, they say at times you lose yourself and you're one of the lucky ones if you don't loose yourself completely whether it's from the clothes, the money, the lights or the drugs and cars. The rivals YG & SM are starting to heat up since SM has released their large internationally popular group "EXO". Since then, YG decided they need to kick it up a notch -- changing the looks and sound of their biggest idols and groups. Splitting them apart and making them 'unique'. Taeyang finds himself in the shadows of his group mate Jiyoung. The other members don't seem to be bothered -- Daesung was happily pursuing his own little solo album, Seungri was sleeping a lot more and Top was dying his hair for the past couple of months to decide which one he should comeback with.

"That 's going to fall out soon" Taeyang would say chuckling, crescent eye smiling eyes watching TOP.

"Aish, well..." he said calmly, drying his wet ice blue hair with a towel, "you're next..."

"Mwo?" Taeyang stopped and blinked with suttle confusion.

"You want to stay relevant, don't you?" he scoffed with a chuckle.

"What do you mean? I'm getting my own comeback soon..." he said smiling weakly, trying to avoid the idea of him fading into the shadows of yesterday's media.

"That doesn't mean you're going to be the same you... you don't see the fun blonde jiyoung making little girls spend their money...aniya..." Top shook his head slowly and then nodded once before looking back over at Taeyang, "He is what the label makes of him now....it's better that way..."

"Taeyang!" the makeup artist called.

"Neh!" he hollered back before blinking back at Top with a look of loss in his eyes. What if he was right? What if nobody wanted his true image anymore? Was it really better to change yourself for the label? 

This was only the beginning of flooded thoughts that kept Taeyang in a small box that had no key.

But, a box that would have to be ripped open and torn apart to find who he truly was and who he wanted to be.

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The Characters.... 

Dong Young-Bae (Taeyang)                                                                          Elle Varner (You/OC) 

Korean Idol. Member of the Korean Pop Group Big Bang.              Soul and R&B aspiring artist. Currently a makeup artist & laid back cafe performer.

Loves his girlfriend and is very open about his dating life.             Has been in love with Taeyang for months and loves him for being simply him.

He loves her for being realistic and true to herself.                           She comforts through thick and thin, but it seems things are coming to a change.

            

 "Well what do you want me to do Taeyang?" she said throwing her hands up as she gestured all of him.

"If you could just listen to me for just one second!" he said grabbing her wrist and pulling her close as she exhaled.

"What? What do you need to say that can excuse the fact you acted like that in there? What am I not good enough to be around the new you? Not good enough to 'hang' with you and Jiyoung?!" she said furrowing her brows as the words pierced Taeyang's heart.

"N-No Elle-- I lovr you just the way you are and I would never change that a--"

"Well, You know what? I loved you The way you were. And, the way you used  to treat." she answered back with shakiness in her voice, her lips slightly quivered because he was so close to her. And, in times like this they would kiss. Then things would be good again. "But, I'm not putting up with this bull anymore Taeyang... I know who I am and I'm here to respect myself as a woman because if I wouldn't let any other man treat me like this... why should I let you?" she asked slightly tilting her head as a tear streamed down her cheek.

Taeyang felt somewhat ashamed but more angry. "It's just an image Elle!"

"Oh really? It is?"

"Well, maybe this is the real me! And, I'm ...happy.. if you're leaving because if you don't like me for-- me -- then, , leave Elle!"

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and i will never forget... no i will never forget...

eyes. nose. lips.