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It’s finally d-day. Yerin was preparing for the comeback as much as Sinb was, she wanted to take things to another level with her photography and wanted to capture Sinb as raw as possible. She bought a couple of new lenses, deciding to sell her old camera and buy a new one since it was due for an update anyway. She just couldn’t wait for everyone to see Sinb in a new way, though to many the changes would be very subtle but to Yerin it was just a couple steps closer to being perfect. 

Yerin loved Sinb’s new song for this comeback, it was right up her alley and the dance was choreographed to perfection. It fit Sinb’s whole persona and it lived up to everyone’s expectations. It wasn’t a surprise that it topped the charts this time too. Yerin also loved the attention the idol was getting these days, but at the same time she’s  worried that the girl might be overworked. Even though Sinb has tweeted a couple of times how she’s been eating and sleeping well and wishes everyone to do the same. 

The live showcase for her new song ended a couple of hours ago and her fansigning was going to begin in a few minutes. Yerin was lucky enough this time to get a couple seats in front and nearer to the small stage. She set up her camera and made sure everything was correctly configured to her liking. She had to make sure everything was perfect and Yerin being the person she is, she double checked her camera every 5 seconds while anxiously waiting for Sinb to come out and start off their fansigning. 

And while she was doing that, other fans started to scream all of a sudden, catching Yerin off guard that she almost dropped her camera. She cussed everyone under her breath but then realised that Sinb is now on stage with her eyes staring with concern right at her. 

When Yerin met her eyes, the idol held up her thumb and mouthed “Are you okay?” and Yerin only grinned slightly under her mask and nodded furiously, a bit embarrassed that Sinb had to see that. 

 Sinb then finally greeted her fans and officially started her fansign session with a wide smile on her face, Yerin managed to capture that as she knew it was a genuine smile from the girl.

Fans started lining up at the left side of the stage and it started with the first row of seats. Yerin was in the third row so it would be quite a while before it became her turn. She then decided to switch her camera mode into video so she can start recording Sinb interacting with fans. She set it up on her tripod and positioned it perfectly to capture Sinb at an angle where you can see Sinb’s face while still leaving room for the fan to be seen as well. Yerin thinks it’s important to include the fan so that it doesn’t look one sided. 

Yerin pressed the record button and a sigh left her lips. She can finally relax a bit, she thought. So she took her phone out of her pocket and went straight to her notes app, opening the last note she had written which was about what to say to Sinb. Even after the many times she had met Sinb in front of her, sometimes she had difficulty trying to make conversation because she was a nervous wreck. It happened way too many times that she had to do something and that was to write down everything she can think of and just get things off her mind. 

She looked up from her phone to look at Sinb and the idol was making peace signs towards her camera. Yerin’s heart grew bigger at the sight and smiles started forming on her lips and her eyes. Then Sinb turned her attention to Yerin and gave her a small smile, almost as if Sinb was trying to reassure her that she knows she’s there and wants to acknowledge it. Yerin only nodded back at the idol in response.

Yerin wasn’t the chatty type in any way, she only converses with people she knows and who she’s comfortable with. Sometimes she felt bad for not making enough conversation with Sinb, or stuttering when Sinb asks her a question. Whenever that happened, though, Sinb would patiently wait for Yerin to gather her thoughts and let the girl answer at her own pace. Even the managers behind Sinb would always chuckle at the girl endearingly and let her finish her sentences.

Their interactions were short but Sinb always made an effort to get to know Yerin beyond that barrier as a fan and an idol. Sinb would always bring up their past conversations and ask Yerin how everything went and made sure to answer Yerin’s sticky note questions in detail. It almost seemed like Sinb wanted to be friends, but Yerin thought to herself, “she does that to everyone, doesn’t she?”

After about half an hour of just letting her camera record Sinb, she decided to stop and got back to taking pictures of Sinb since fans have given her cute funny hats to try on. Her heart felt warmer at the sight of her idol looking too cute with the decorative hats.

Yerin couldn’t help but admire Sinb through her new lens, she’s never not been blown away by the idol’s beauty. She almost seemed ethereal, like how can someone’s nose be that perfect? How can someone’s eyes shine the way Sinb’s did? 

The way her lips would curl up into a small smile when a fan compliments her, telling her that she’s pretty, Yerin knows that deep down she doesn’t fully believe it. For some reason Yerin felt like she knew how Sinb’s mind works.

And that’s not to say that Yerin felt like she knew the girl to a personal level, she just felt the way she does because she can relate to a certain level. All of Yerin’s life, she had been told that she’s beautiful and pretty but still, the only thing Yerin could do is smile and thank them. 

Yerin took a mental note to tell Sinb that she’s really pretty today, and for the first time in a while, she’s going to say that with her mask down just to prove to Sinb that she’s dead serious.

It seems like a weird thing to make a mental note about, but that’s just what being a fan is all about, isn’t it?

At least that’s how Yerin felt about it.