Hello all! Just wanted to drop a link to a short little documentary that will give you a visual about Amadeus Leopold's concert that Jinan and Hanbin go to! He did this show a few years back, before he'd taken on his new stage name (so he was going by his birth name, Hahn-bin: Yoo Hanbin is his full name). Thought it might help to see what they're watching. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNFgsHBGKHY

Also quick mention: in case you forgot, I added a couple of the Monsta X boys as Bobby's bball teammates. Shuffled their ages, obviously. Just mentioning it in case anyone notices. :)
 

“The most important part of the move is the switch.”

Donghyuk watched as Junhoe demonstrated, his feet snapping back and forth.

“There are actually a few different ways you can do it. I like to do mine with a lot of power, like Michael Jackson did,” Junhoe explained, “it lets you go further on each stride back. If you watch Hanbin do it, though, he does his a little more fluidly. His glides aren't as long, and the switch isn't as noticeable, so it looks softer and kind of a little more elegant, I guess.” Junhoe demonstrated what he was talking about. “It really depends on your own personal style and what you like doing.”

Donghyuk watched a bit longer before standing sideways in front of the mirror, the heel of his right foot raised up, his left flat on the floor. “So I start out like this, and just glide my left foot back?”

“Yeah, keep it flat and go back just a bit, don't worry about making it long right now, you'll just get unbalanced.” Junhoe stood next to him, doing the move in time with him. “Raise your heel, slide back, switch, slide back, switch, slide back, switch--” they carried on for a bit, Junhoe calling out the instructions and Donghyuk following along. After a few runs back and forth across the floor they took a quick break.

“You're doing good!” Junhoe complimented, “your switch is good, it took me longer to really work it out. Honestly if you just practice the switch a lot, you'll get really good in no time. The switch is the key to doing a good Moonwalk.”

Donghyuk smiled at the compliment, doing a few moves briefly on his own. “Thanks, Junhoe! I thought it would be a lot harder to learn. I know it'll take a while to master, but the steps seem so simple for how cool it looks when you do it right.”

“I know, that's why it's my favourite move! It's surprisingly versatile too, like I said earlier. You can start experimenting when you get good at it.” Junhoe showed off a little, gliding in a circle around Donghyuk, who grinned as he watched him.

“We should Moonwalk around school,” Donghyuk joked before starting to practice again.

“Hanbin and I did that for a good month after we took our class,” Junhoe said, “but now we could use it as a sign. Get all the gay guys at school to start Moonwalking.”

Donghyuk laughed at the idea. “Like a secret gay walk?”

“Yeah, we'll know how to identify each other.” Junhoe grinned at the idea.

“That would be good! Then we could find ourselves some boyfriends.” Donghyuk added. “But let me get good at it first so I don't look like some inexperienced dork.”

“Too late for that,” Junhoe teased, “you already look like a dork!” Junhoe reached out and pinched Donghyuk's ear as he passed him by.

Donghyuk smacked his hand away. “Shut up, I do not! Do I?” Donghyuk paused to look at himself in the mirror.

“Do you want my honest opinion?” Junhoe asked, grinning when Donghyuk glared at him.

“If you're asking it that way then I know you think I look bad!” Donghyuk whined.

“So sure, we have to wear uniforms at school, and you can only make them look so cool, but you're kind of a little nerdy outside of school too.” He watched as Donghyuk's expression fell, but he wasn't worried. After he'd finally started paying more attention to Donghyuk a few weeks ago, Junhoe had been surprised to find that he actually liked him quite a lot. Donghyuk was a great person to have as a friend. Like Junhoe, Donghyuk was very expressive about his feelings (though where Junhoe tended to express his negative feelings more easily, Donghyuk just expressed everything). At first he'd been concerned every time Donghyuk ever frowned or moped, but he'd quickly learned that Donghyuk never expressed anything half-way. Everything was emphasized. With Donghyuk, a minor hurt seemed like an ordeal. That was just the way he was, and Junhoe was getting the hang of figuring out when Donghyuk was actually upset and when he wasn't.

Right now wasn't one of those serious times.

“What do you think I should do? Is it the way I dress?” Donghyuk gestured to his outfit, to which Junhoe nodded.

“That doesn't help, you look really mismatched. You need a different haircut, honestly. This bowl cut isn't doing you any favours at all. Maybe you should get a piercing, too.” Junhoe stood behind him, reaching out to brush Donghyuk's hair back.

Donghyuk didn't protest, just let Junhoe do his thing. “I've had this haircut since I was seven.”

“Exactly! It's a seven year old's haircut!” Junhoe exclaimed. “We're going to the mall, we're gonna get you a different look.”

“Right now?” Donghyuk asked, his voice slightly panicked.

“Yeah right now. You can't master the Moonwalk while you look like a giant nerd.” Junhoe grinned and slung an arm around his shoulders. “Come on, don't you trust me?”

Donghyuk pouted at his reflection. “I trust your good intentions, but I don't know that I trust your methods.”

Junhoe pretended to be offended. “I just want to help you look cool!”

“Are you embarrassed to be seen with me, or something?” Donghyuk asked, and he punched Junhoe's arm when he nodded. “You're too honest, sometimes!”

Junhoe laughed and slid out of reach. “When you're as cool as me, you can't help but be honest.” He grinned at Donghyuk and moonwalked away, pivoting on his heel and hitting the wall face first in a move that had Donghyuk squealing in laughter while Junhoe groaned.

“Ow! I probably deserved that.”

“I love karma,” Donghyuk replied, still laughing, “you're not hurt, right?”

“Only my pride,” Junhoe replied, laughing at his own joke.

“Are we really going shopping right now?” Donghyuk asked, smiling when Junhoe nodded. Maybe Junhoe was right, maybe he did need a change.

“Just try them on, Donghyuk! Quit whining.” Junhoe shoved him into a changing room and threw a pair of jeans over the top of the door.

“I really don't think they're good for me!” Donghyuk whined from behind the closed door, but from the sounds of a zipper and shuffling fabric, Junhoe knew he was trying them on.

He grinned and leaned against the wall. He liked winning arguments, even stupid ones over things like this. He pulled his phone out while he waited, texting Hanbin.

'im letting dong get in my pants'

He grinned and put his phone back in his jacket pocket. Hanbin was currently out at a concert with Jinhwan, so he didn't know whether to expect a reply right away. They were seeing that fancy little violinist they had both fawned over the other week. Junhoe had been surprised to hear that Jinhwan had invited Hanbin, but it was a nice gesture on Jinhwan's part because Hanbin actually hadn't shut up about the guy since Jinhwan had shown him the video.

Junhoe liked classical music well enough, but he'd already had his one show for the year, and he didn't really appreciate the over-the-top artistic stuff as much as Hanbin did. Of course he'd still have to hear about it for the next week, and he was considering investing in a good set of earplugs.

It was nice to have a night to hang out with Donghyuk on his own, though. It was the first time they'd gone out just the two of them, because Hanbin was always around. But after years of only going out places with just Hanbin, Junhoe was surprised to find that he was enjoying having multiple options when it came to people he could hang out with. With Hanbin it was non-stop insulting banter, but Donghyuk was almost even more fun to play with. It was easy to play jokes on him, and his reactions were always dramatic. Junhoe enjoyed a good reaction to his jokes.

He also had Jinhwan now, kind of. They were getting there, at least. Junhoe had seen him Tuesday night, when Jinhwan had unexpectedly dropped by his jiu jitsu training at the end, because he was in the area. They'd gone out afterwards, just to grab a quick bite to eat, and they'd talked the whole time about jiu jitsu. Jinhwan was testing for his brown belt next month.

They hadn't had the chance to get together for anything more private since the last time, and Junhoe had thought about asking Jinhwan if he wanted to do something, but in truth he wasn't really sure how to ask.

Luckily for him, Jinhwan had been thinking the same, and now they had plans to go see a movie together on the weekend. They were keeping it a secret from Hanbin and Bobby, of course, and luckily those two already had plans on Saturday night. So far Junhoe was managing to keep his expectations exactly as they should be—just friend stuff, maybe with some making out if they got somewhere private.

It was surprisingly less stressful than he'd thought it might be.

“I'm coming out now!” Donghyuk yelled to him from the changing room, pulling Junhoe back into the moment.

“I thought you were already out?” Junhoe replied, grinning at his joke.

Donghyuk pulled open the changing room door and hit him. “Terrible! As am I. These are way too tight, don't you think?” Donghyuk stood nervously in front of him.

Junhoe shrugged. “No such thing as too tight! You actually have nice legs, I didn't expect that.” Donghyuk's thighs were pretty impressive now that they were clad in something form-fitting. “Your pants are always so loose, you're not doing yourself any favours.”

Donghyuk blushed a little and frowned. “Now you're just being nice. Honestly though, these are way too tight for me. Get me something else!”

“Come with me and find something else,” Junhoe said, grinning when Donghyuk shook his head, “walk around in them, humour me!”

“No way! Get me a different pair, please. Not as tight.” Donghyuk pleaded, embarrassed at the prospect of walking around in tight pants. Maybe he should just change back into his other pants and find something himself.

“Fine, quit whining. Wait here.” Junhoe pushed himself off of the wall, going back out into the store. He grabbed the nearest pair of stylish jeans, no idea if they were tight or not, and went back to Donghyuk, who had the door closed again. “Try these!” He flung them over the top of the changing room door again.

“Hey, you wanna tell me why I have a text message from Hanbin saying 'don't do it, you have a bright future ahead of you'?” Donghyuk asked, pulling the jeans down from the door.

Junhoe laughed and pulled his own phone out. “Do you? I have no idea.” He checked his own messages, grinning when he read Hanbin's.

'what did poor donghyuk ever do to you?? be nice to him!'

Junhoe typed out a reply.

'bro did u kno dong has built legs??'

He also had a text message from Jinhwan, which came along with a picture of Hanbin posing cutely by the stage, waiting for the concert to start.

'gonna send u any blackmail pics i take tonite hope u like em!'

Junhoe saved the picture in his phone, because Hanbin did look pretty dorky in it. You never knew when you might need slightly mortifying pictures of your best friend.

“How are those jeans, Donghyuk? Better?” Junhoe asked, laughing when he received a response from Hanbin.

'donghyuk has WHAT? wtf is going on??'

“They're good, actually! I think I like them.” Donghyuk called back before finally opening the stall door. “They look okay, right?”

Junhoe looked him over, nodding. Definitely needed a different shirt, but the fit was good and the style was nice. “Yeah, they look good on you! You should get them.”

Donghyuk stood a bit longer in front of the mirror. “You think so? Should I try something else or just get these?”

“Just get those! You need a shirt, though. Maybe a cool hoodie.” Junhoe snapped a quick picture of Donghyuk from behind, sending it to Hanbin.

'stacked, bro'

“Did you just take my picture?” Donghyuk asked, looking back at Junhoe.

“Yeah, had to show Hanbin.” Junhoe replied, grinning at Donghyuk's slightly scandalized expression.

“Did you send him a picture of my ?” Donghyuk asked.

“Sure did.” Junhoe replied, and he showed Donghyuk Hanbin's reply.

'nice! donghyuk has an , you ARE an , it's perfect'

Donghyuk laughed at the reply, though he did blush a little. He went back to looking at himself in the mirror as Junhoe kept texting Hanbin. A moment later and Hanbin sent Junhoe a picture of he and Jinhwan sitting together, still waiting for the show to start. Junhoe saved that one too, even if it wasn't embarrassing at all.

“I'm glad they're hanging out!” Hanbin said as he put his phone away. “It's nice to know that Junhoe has someone else to hang out alone with. I can now date Bobby guilt-free.”

“Aw, you found him a babysitter, that's good!” Jinhwan teased, “he's a decent kid underneath it all.”

“Yeah, if you get him on a good day,” Hanbin replied, “you've seen him at his worst, so I guess your opinion has some weight to it now.”

“True, he really has shown me everything,” Jinhwan replied, winking at Hanbin playfully, wondering if he'd take the bait. Not that Jinhwan would admit anything to him, of course.

Hanbin couldn't help but wonder if Jinhwan was being playful just to get a rise out of him, or if he was hinting at something else. “He's shown you everything, has he?” He asked, “even the birthmark on his left hip?”

“Isn't it on his right side?” Jinhwan replied, meeting Hanbin's eyes challengingly.

“Let me guess, you only know that because you guys showered together after you finished training, right?” Hanbin teased.

Jinhwan nodded. “Strictly professional.”

Hanbin was certain Jinhwan wasn't being completely honest, but then again Jinhwan did like to tease people. “Right, sure it was.”

Jinhwan knew he ought to be careful with Hanbin, because he was very perceptive when he cared about a situation. He couldn't say too much without Hanbin running with the idea. But still... Jinhwan liked to tease details a little too much.

He was saved from any further questioning, though, as the lights went down and the concert got underway.

He'd just have to reel himself in when he was alone with Hanbin.

“Definitely look less nerdy with the clothes, but we still need to do something about your hair,” Junhoe said, looking around for ideas.

Donghyuk couldn't help but feel a little self-conscious, almost like a kid playing dress-up in somebody else's clothing. Maybe Junhoe was right. Maybe it was the hair.

“Maybe a snapback?” Junhoe suggested.

“I honestly can't buy anything else,” Donghyuk replied, “I already spent too much on the jeans.”

“Eh, I'll get you one, my present.” Junhoe offered, heading for a hat shop.

“Oh no, that's not necessary!” Donghyuk said, chasing after him. “Really, don't be ridiculous.”

“No, you're stuck halfway between nerd and cool, I need to finish the visual.” Junhoe scanned over the rack of snapbacks, reaching for a red one. “I think this one would compliment your outfit the best.”

Donghyuk's face blanched at the bright red. “Uh, are you sure?”

“I know it's bold, but I'm buying it, so my opinion should hold more importance.” Junhoe it at him. “Put it on.”

“Let's look at some others first--” Donghyuk said, only to be interrupted.

“Just try it on!” Junhoe stuck it on Donghyuk's head himself, stepping back and nodding. “Seriously, it makes all the difference.”

Donghyuk readjusted the hat and looked at himself in the mirror. Okay. Junhoe had a point, he did look better. Before he could say anything else, Junhoe was handing the cashier enough money for the hat, and Donghyuk just looked at him in surprise.

“Did you just buy it?”

Junhoe nodded. “Yeah, I said I would. Only fair, really, since I picked it out. It completes the picture, though! I'm not embarrassed to be out with you anymore.” Junhoe winked at him before reaching for his phone. “Here, let me send Hanbin an updated picture.” He waited while Donghyuk grudgingly posed for him. “There, that wasn't so tough, was it?” Junhoe asked, grinning and sticking his phone back in his pocket. “Wanna go get a coffee?”

Donghyuk nodded. He certainly needed something.

There was a cafe near their location in the mall and Donghyuk followed him up to the counter, feeling weird that he was wearing all brand new clothes and carrying his old clothes in a shopping bag. Maybe he just needed a bit of time to get used to the idea of himself looking different.

“What do you want? I'm buying.” Junhoe made the offer, looking over the menu himself, thinking about getting some kind of dessert to go with the drink.

“Oh, honestly, you already bought me the hat, I should be buying for you!” Donghyuk was a little surprised at Junhoe's offer, especially after everything else tonight.

“No it's cool, you spent a bunch of money on the clothes, which you wouldn't have gotten had it not been for me telling you to get them,” Junhoe insisted.

“I needed new clothes anyway,” Donghyuk tried to protest, but Junhoe wasn't having it.

“Just order something, if you're that hung up on it then the next time we go out, you can pay for me. I'll make sure we go somewhere more expensive, then.” Junhoe teased back.

Donghyuk blushed and finally gave in. “Alright, fine. You win.” They both ordered coffees and slices of chocolate cake, and when they got their orders and headed for a table, Junhoe was surprised to see Yunhyeong standing in line.

“Ah, hyung!” Junhoe greeted him awkwardly. They hadn't seen each other since the tutoring session, when Yejin had interrupted their discussion about Junhoe's new relationship.

“Hey, Junhoe!” Yunhyeong greeted him, taking in his cake and drink, before looking at Donghyuk and noticing the same. Yunhyeong looked like he'd made a sudden realization. “Is this, you know--” he nodded to Donghyuk.

Junhoe wasn't sure what he meant at first, but then he remembered that he hadn't told Yunhyeong who his special friend was. Did Yunhyeong think it was Donghyuk? “Ah, it's not what you think--”

“This isn't your, uh, your friend?” Yunhyeong asked, and Junhoe shook his head.

“No! Well, he's my friend, but not that friend--” he looked back at Donghyuk's confused expression, “I'm not dating anyone or anything, okay? Get that thought out of your head.”

Donghyuk just stared at him, confused by the conversation.

“Ah, sorry, I should just leave you alone-” Yunhyeong was grinning though, and Junhoe knew that he thought that Donghyuk was the friend with benefits he'd mentioned.

“Hyung, this is Donghyuk, okay?” Junhoe had told Yunhyeong about him before, and remembrance dawned on Yunhyeong's face.

“Ah, right! I remember all about Donghyuk.” Yunhyeong did, but now he was confused. He knew that Junhoe had said that he and Donghyuk had gotten to be closer friends, but were they dating now? Out at a cafe, coffees and cake? Junhoe had paid? It was a date, wasn't it?

“Yeah, listen, we're uh gonna go get a table.” Junhoe just wanted out of the conversation now.

“You're welcome to join us if you like!” Donghyuk offered, even though he wasn't entirely certain who the guy was. One thing was for certain, though. He was really cute.

“Ah thank you!” Yunhyeong replied, smiling at Donghyuk, even though he was even more confused now. Maybe it wasn't a date?

“You don't have to if you don't want to,” Junhoe was quick to add, “we were just out shopping, had to get Donghyuk some new clothes.”

“Ah, really? I love clothes shopping! Sorry I missed it.” Yunhyeong replied.

“I'm wearing the new stuff now,” Donghyuk said, “do you think it looks okay?”

Yunhyeong looked him over and nodded. “Yeah, of course, you look really good! The jeans are really cool. And your hat matches the thread on them, that's a nice touch.”

“Oh, does it? I didn't even notice, Junhoe actually picked the hat for me.” Donghyuk replied, suddenly feeling even more grateful to Junhoe. “He even bought it, too.”

Yunhyeong tried to keep his expression somewhat composed. Junhoe had bought something for someone else? It had to be a date, then.

“Ah, it's no big deal! I made him spend a bunch of money on the other stuff, and he desperately needs a different haircut but no one had any openings so a hat did the trick.” Junhoe was starting to feel a little embarrassed now. God, Yunhyeong must be convinced that Donghyuk was the friend with benefits!

“Well, it was a good choice. Listen you guys go get your table, I'm holding you up!” Yunhyeong replied.

“Come and join us when you get your order!” Donghyuk offered again before following Junhoe to a table near the front.

Junhoe sat down and took a sip of his coffee. He really hoped Yunhyeong wasn't going to come and join them, because he didn't want his prying eyes trying to gauge what was going on. Which was nothing.

“So, uh, would he be doing the Moonwalk at school?” Donghyuk couldn't help but ask as he sat down across from Junhoe. Yunhyeong was very good looking.

“Yunhyeong hyung? Ah, I don't know, I don't think so. He's never really said anything about it before so I always assumed he was straight.” Yunhyeong turning out to be gay was likely the last thing Junhoe needed.

“Ah, it would be good if he was! He seems really nice. How do you know him, again? I know you've mentioned him before but I can't remember what you said.” Donghyuk picked up his fork and took a bite of his cake.

“He's my math tutor.” Junhoe replied, taking another sip.

“Oh yeah! He must be smart, then,” Donghyuk said with a smile, “that's good to know, I honestly don't think I could date a dumb guy.”

“Excuse me?” Junhoe replied, bristling at the comment. “Are you trying to say to say that I'm dumb because I have trouble with math?”

“What?” Donghyuk looked at him, a slightly panicked look on his face. “No! That's not what I meant!”

“Well just because he tutors me in math, doesn't mean he's smarter than me or anything. He's just better in math. One subject.” Junhoe wasn't sure why he was overreacting to the comment. Probably because Yunhyeong was convinced that he was in a relationship of sorts with Donghyuk.

“I didn't mean that, really—” Donghyuk's eyes suddenly went wide, and he dropped his fork onto his plate, “oh my god, Junhoe, I didn't even think, I'm so thoughtless, I'm sorry-”

“Sorry about what?” Junhoe replied, because Donghyuk's tone had suddenly gotten even more apologetic, and he almost looked like he had tears in his eyes.

“This isn't, ah,” Donghyuk stumbled over his words, hoping that he was just jumping to the wrong conclusion, “this isn't a date, is it?”

Junhoe stared at him in shock for a moment, almost unable to process the question. “What? No, of course not!” He laughed after he got over the initial shock. “I like you, but you are so totally not my type.”

Donghyuk breathed an audible sigh of relief. “Oh thank God! It just hit me all of sudden, because you got upset when you think I called you dumb, and then I realized, you bought me a gift, and you bought me food--”

“Ah, yeah I guess I can see why you might come to that conclusion.” Junhoe replied, grinning at how relieved Donghyuk looked.

Donghyuk brought his cup of coffee to his lips, taking a long sip. “I like you too, but you are definitely not my type,” Donghyuk laughed when Junhoe's eyes narrowed, “not because I think you're dumb!”

“No? Are you sure? Why wouldn't you date me, then? I'm attractive!” Junhoe replied, but now he was just joking around.

“Hold on, are you saying that I'm ugly, then, since you so adamantly wouldn't date me?” Donghyuk asked.

“You're not ugly, especially not with those legs,” Junhoe replied with a wink, “you're just too nerdy for me.”

Donghyuk nodded. “Yeah, I probably am. You're also a little too dumb for me, sorry.” Their eyes met and they both laughed, grateful there was no misunderstanding.

“You wanna get something to eat, hyung? We have forty minutes before the movie starts.” Chanwoo looked at the time on his phone, then glanced at Bobby.

“I don't know, I might just get a giant bag of popcorn for the movie.” Bobby looked around the front of the theatre. “You see Jooheon? He said he was here already with Minhyuk.”

“Nah, not yet. Did they go in?”

Bobby looked back at his phone. “No, didn't specify. it, let's just go in, you can get some food and I'll get my popcorn.” They made their way to one of the ticket kiosks.

Since Hanbin and Jinhwan were both busy, Bobby was out with some of the guys from his basketball team, checking out a new action movie. It felt kind of weird, going out without either of them. But it was good! Maybe he was getting too dependent on them? Jinhwan, sure, because they'd been best friends for a very long time.

Was he getting too attached to Hanbin, though? They hadn't really been dating for that long, yet, but he thought about Hanbin all the time. Was it normal? He'd never thought about another person so much in his life. Did Hanbin think about him all the time too?

Ah, but he'd gone over all of this before, in his head. There was nothing wrong with being so attached to his boyfriend. He was supposed to be attached to him, wasn't he? It wasn't weird? Why did he keep having these moments where he questioned how he felt about Hanbin? It was tiring, but he couldn't make his brain quit second-guessing himself.

“So hyung, how's Hanbin?”

“I thought I told you not to bring him up?” Bobby replied, looking around for any of their friends.

“Uh, I didn't think his identity was a secret anymore?” Chanwoo asked. “He was at our last game and you even kissed him, where anyone could see.”

Right. He had. “Yeah, well, I don't know if anyone did see.” Lame answer for some lame behaviour. Bobby was just so used to hiding his relationships from his basketball teammates that he'd actually forgotten that he was in the process of starting to show this one off. It was easy to break the behaviour with Hanbin in front of him, but when he wasn't it was almost like Bobby's brain defaulted back to hiding that part of himself away.

Chanwoo shook his head, eyes rolling in near disgust. “Why are you so afraid of everyone finding out, anyway? Did you forget that we all know that you're gay?”

“Are you forgetting who he is?” Bobby retorted. “I feel like I should just wait until the season's over. We might have to play them in the finals!”

Chanwoo laughed at the potential outcome. “Could you handle that? It wouldn't break you guys up, would it, hyung?”

Bobby scowled at him. “Of course not!” It wouldn't, would it? No. Not a chance. “Don't be stupid.”

“True love conquers sports rivalry! I feel like this should be a drama.” Chanwoo replied, grinning when Bobby threatened to hit him. “I don't think any of the big channels would promote it as a gay relationship, though, so we'd probably have to rewrite your story a bit. Maybe make Hanbin a girl, she's too good to play basketball with girls so she's allowed to play with the guys.”

“That's stupid.” Bobby answered.

“Sure is. Maybe we could sell your story in some other country? Or it could be an anime! That would probably be popular, actually.”

“Chanwoo?”

“Yeah, hyung?”

“Shut up.” Bobby tried to glare at him, but Chanwoo just laughed and eventually it made Bobby laugh too. They paid for their movie tickets and went inside the theatre, where they quickly found Jooheon and Minhyuk.

They grabbed a table in the concession area, and Chanwoo went to buy himself a hamburger. Bobby wanted to save his popcorn for the movie. They talked about TV shows while they waited for Chanwoo to come back, and once he did Bobby checked his phone, unable to help himself. He had texts from both Hanbin and Jinhwan. Jinhwan had sent him a dorky picture of Hanbin by the stage area, which Bobby saved immediately. Hanbin had sent him two cute selfies (which Bobby also saved) along with a picture of he and Jinhwan sitting together in their seats (also saved).

He had an alarming number of pictures of Hanbin on his phone. He couldn't keep the smile off his face at the newest ones, though. It was good for Hanbin to spend time with Jinhwan, doing things they enjoyed that Bobby didn't enjoy. He didn't want to have to sit through something he had no interest in. It was good that Hanbin and Jinhwan had some similar interests. Better for Hanbin to go with his best friend than some other guy.

“What are you over there smiling about?” Minhyuk asked, and suddenly all three of them were targeting him.

“Boyfriend send you something stupid?” Jooheon teased, and Bobby glared at the three of them.

“I've already got three servings of stupid sitting right in front of me.” Bobby replied.

“Ouch, sounding kinda angry there, hyung!” Jooheon carried on. “Everything okay?”

“Yeah, trouble in paradise?” Minhyuk teased.

“No trouble whatsoever, s.” Bobby replied.

“Where is the boyfriend, anyway? How come we haven't met him?”

“You think I'd want to introduce him to you losers? Think again.” Bobby couldn't help but tease back.

“Where's Jinhwan? How come he didn't come out?” Minhyuk asked.

“Ah, Jinhwan is actually out with my boyfriend,” Bobby admitted, “they went to a concert together.” It wasn't a big deal. He could talk about it and be happy for them. He was over the jealousy.

“Wait, why is your best friend taking your boyfriend to a concert?” Minhyuk asked.

“Yeah, why aren't you taking him?” Jooheon continued.

“It's some artsy violin thing, not my scene,” Bobby replied, “Jinan was supposed to go with his sister, but she couldn't make it in from Jeju. So he asked Hanbin to go.” There, it wasn't so bad to talk about it. It was a nice friendly gesture.

“Wow, better watch out, might lose your man!” Jooheon teased.

Bobby grinned back at him. “Yeah, I'm not worried.”

“What does your boyfriend look like, anyway? I'm serious, how come we've never met him?” Minhyuk asked.

Chanwoo grinned and looked at Bobby. “Unless we already have met him, but we just don't know it yet?”

Bobby met Chanwoo's challenging look. Should he just tell them? Minhyuk and Jooheon were his closest friends on the team, after all. He didn't think they'd have a problem with who he was dating.

“Do we know him, hyung?” Jooheon asked, curious now that Chanwoo had brought it up.

Ah, it. Bobby hated keeping secrets anyway. “Yeah, you're familiar with him.”

“Who is it?” Minhyuk asked. He'd tried not to pry too much, because Bobby had never liked talking about any of the other guys he'd dated before after his troubling experiences when he'd come out. But he'd been curious ever since Bobby had let it slip that he had a new boyfriend.

“Kim Hanbin,” Bobby began, but he was interrupted by Jooheon.

“Kim Hanbin from Whimoon?” He almost yelled, and Bobby nodded. “! I owe Wonho money now, we had a bet that the rumours about you and him were fake.”

“What rumours?” Bobby asked.

“That you kissed him after our last game. I didn't think you'd date a guy from one of our rival teams. Poor leadership.”

Bobby almost got angry at the comment, until Jooheon's composure broke and he laughed. Bobby breathed a sigh of relief.

“Wow, I can't believe you're dating that guy,” Minhyuk replied, “hold on, is that why you lost your on Jooheon the last time we played them?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?” Bobby couldn't remember what Minhyuk was referring to.

“Jooheon fouled Hanbin, and you practically tore his head off about it. You yelled at everyone, actually. It was a little weird, but I get it now.” Minhyuk grinned at the information.

“Ah, right, that,” Bobby remembered now, ashamed that he'd let his feelings for Hanbin get in his way, “well, everyone was fouling him, so it's not like it wasn't deserved.”

“Sure, hyung, I get it,” Jooheon replied teasingly, “suddenly the boyfriend becomes more important than the team. Another display of your amazing leadership.”

They all laughed at the comments, though Bobby couldn't help but wonder if there really was some truth to them. If they played Hanbin's team again, would he keep himself in check or lose his cool if someone touched Hanbin?

“Alright, we should probably go in and get seats, movie's starting soon.” The four of them got up from the table, but Bobby stopped to get himself some snacks before heading in to join them. He turned his phone off, but not before sending Hanbin a message about going in to the theatre, and that he hoped he was enjoying the show.

Hanbin just sent him back a kissing emoji, and Bobby felt lame because it actually gave him that butterflies in the stomach feeling. Whatever. He needed to stop giving himself grief over his boyfriend.

The concert was unlike anything Hanbin had ever been to watch, before. The venue was small and very intimate, and they sat in padded chairs around candle-lit tables. There was a section a bit further back that had regular row seating, but it was all very close and he was sure there couldn't be more than a few hundred people.

But it was the stage production that had him enthralled. The whole thing had started out as though they were at a funeral, and the violinist had popped up out of his own casket. He was accompanied by a pianist, and the simplicity of the music itself made the whole scene that much more interesting. The entire time he couldn't take his eyes off of him, enamoured with it all.

There was a short break midway through, and Hanbin couldn't do anything other than slump back into the chair and smile at Jinhwan.

Jinhwan was equally as inspired by the whole thing. While he'd always dreamt about performing his music in front of crowds as part of an orchestra, this was entirely different. He'd never seen a classical production done with such style and story. The artistry behind the performance had him dreaming again, longing for something similar on his own.

“I can't believe how amazing this is,” Hanbin finally said, looking at Jinhwan with stars in his eyes, “I'm sad your sister had to miss this, but I'm so happy I got to see it!”

“Yeah she's miserable that she couldn't make it, but she'll be really happy that you're loving it so much!” Jinhwan took his phone out. “Let's make a short video for her so she knows how much we appreciate it.”

They leaned in close together, trying to keep their voices down as not to disturb the other attendants. Jinhwan was pretty sure they were easily the youngest people here, most in the crowd were older adults. They took a quick video to send to Seiyeon, during which Hanbin profusely thanked her and professed his love, and Jinhwan sent it off.

He was tempted to send a message to Bobby, a teasing warning that Hanbin was falling head over heels for the violinist, but he thought better of it at the last moment. Bobby seemed to have gotten over his anger regarding the invitation, and the last thing Jinhwan wanted to do was abuse his good will.

The second half of the show started up then, and when the violinist reappeared he sat on the edge of the coffin he'd been carried in, a single rose held between his teeth as he played a moving piece. He stood up midway through the song and walked down into the spectator area, moving fluidly around tables and chairs as he played, until he ended his song in front of Hanbin and Jinhwan's table.

With a flourish he took the flower from his mouth, his eyes sweeping around the room before offering it to Hanbin, who was barely able to accept it without dropping it. He was gone again back to the stage to carry on the show, but Hanbin was left in his chair with shaking hands.

He glanced at Jinhwan, who was still staring at him in shock. When their eyes met they both had to bite their cheeks to keep from giggling, caught up in the excitement of the moment. The rest of the show was just as intense and beautiful as the first half, and when it was over they both stood up and clapped fervently, impressed and influenced in different ways.

They leaned against the wall in the hallway as the venue cleared, both silently processing the show. Hanbin was still holding on to the rose. An older man approached them, and Jinhwan stood up to meet him, certain they were about to be asked to leave. Instead it turned out to be the opposite.

“Did you boys enjoy the show tonight?” He asked, and they both nodded. “It makes me happy to see young people supporting the arts! I just thought I would let you know, if you were interested, that he's actually in the hall on the other side, signing autographs.” He gestured down the opposite hallway where they saw a few people standing around.

“Oh, thank you! We really appreciate you letting us know!” Jinhwan bowed to the older man, who smiled back and once again thanked them for attending with such passion. They waited until he left before heading over to the line of people, nervous and excited to meet him face to face.

“Do you think we'll be allowed to take a picture with him?” Hanbin asked, not wanting to appear rude when they met him, but desperate for the opportunity.

“I hope so! If we see other people ask, let's ask! Even if they don't let's ask anyway, maybe he will just because we're the youngest people here.” They didn't have to wait long before it was their turn, and when the violinist's eyes fell on them he took them in with a smile.

“Ah, my flower boy!”

Hanbin couldn't help but blush at the comment, even though it kind of made him feel a little embarrassed—not just because of the title, but because he actually remembered him! Which was dumb. Of course he'd remembered him! Maybe not tomorrow, but the show just happened and they had locked eyes, and he'd chosen him to give the flower to.

“You were amazing!” Hanbin blurted out as he bowed, feeling like a huge dork. There was something about the guy, some kind of magical aura, almost, that had Hanbin feeling like he couldn't really get close or act normal. Maybe it was just remnants of his amazing stage presence, maybe it was in the eyes.

“Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed the show. What are your names?”

Hanbin couldn't answer, so Jinhwan stepped in. “I'm Kim Jinhwan, this is Kim Hanbin.”

“Hanbin, really? You and I share names, then!” He replied fondly. “Do either of you play the violin?”

“Ah no, I don't play any instruments.” Hanbin answered, though in the moment he sorely wished he did.

“I play the trumpet, but my mother plays the violin, with the Jeju Symphony Orchestra. Yoo Eunha.” Jinhwan said, and he was rewarded for the information with a very bright smile.

“I know your mother!” Violinist Hanbin replied. “She's a very lovely woman, very friendly. I'm glad a love of music was passed down to you.”

Jinhwan was surprised to hear that he'd met his mother—why hadn't she said anything? “Yes, it runs in my family, my sister Seiyeon plays the flute.”

“Keep playing, it's a beautiful thing, to create sound.” He looked back at Hanbin. “And you? It's never too late to start.”

Hanbin nodded, because he couldn't quite find words to respond with.

“Do you mind if we get a picture with you?” Jinhwan asked, elated when he accepted it. They had a security guard take the pictures for them, one as a group, and one solo with him. They thanked him again, and he thanked them for coming, and then they parted ways. Jinhwan grinned as he watched Hanbin sink back into the wall, still starstruck.

“Are you okay?” Jinhwan asked, even though he himself was still feeling particularly giddy. One of his favourite musicians, and he'd just met him in person and gotten a picture! He probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

“I'm shaking,” Hanbin replied, giggling as he held his hands up, “look at me, I feel like such a dork, I could barely talk to him!”

“Trust me, I'm not much better!” Jinhwan replied with a laugh, sinking next to him. “He's so perfect, I can't get over how flawless he looks! He's so pretty.”

“The prettiest person I've ever met.” Hanbin agreed. “It didn't even feel like he was a real person? I'm not crazy, right? He felt like some kind of ethereal being from another world...”

Jinhwan laughed, but he actually agreed with Hanbin. “If he's an alien coming to take over Earth, sign me up. He can be my leader any day.”

They finally made their way out of the venue, but sat on the steps outside, eyes on the few stars that were visible in the city. They didn't say much—they didn't have to. They were both still caught up in the show.

Twenty minutes later and Hanbin's dad was there to pick them up, and during the car ride they were both on their phones. Hanbin sent the picture he'd taken with the violinist to Bobby, accompanied by about a hundred smiling emojis.

Jinhwan sent their group picture to Junhoe and captioned it 'our new overlord' before flooding Seiyeon with a slew of pictures and gushing commentary. He gave Seiyeon's phone number to Hanbin, so he could spam her with thank you messages as well and show off the rose he was still holding.

When he finally got home after dropping Jinhwan off, Hanbin sat with his parents for a while, telling them all about the show, and his mother put the rose in a little vase for him, teasing him about how excited he was and telling him to make sure he reeled it in around Bobby so he didn't make his boyfriend jealous. Hanbin just laughed and felt happy that he could share things like this with his parents.

He went to bed then, rose on his bedside table, but he couldn't sleep. He looked at the pictures again, deciding on a whim to set the picture of he and his newest celebrity crush as his lock screen. Until then he'd kept it as a picture from he and Bobby's first date, but he was so enthralled still after the show that he wanted the evidence of the meeting right there to greet him.

He kept Bobby as his phone background, of course. He could have both.