It was finally the day of the fanmeeting in Malaysia and Jinyoung was so delighted with that fact especially after he had waited for more than a month ever since he bought his ticket. Ever wonder why he was in Malaysia? Well, Jinyoung and his family are domiciled in there since they had to move 10 years ago for his father’s duty call. Now, he is a 23 years old boy in his final year of law degree in one of the best universities in the USA and someone who happened to love have the biggest crush on GOT6’s Mark Tuan.

Prior to this day, he had been playing all GOT6’s album non-stop, earning himself a threat from his sister that one more time she heard Teenager playing, she promised to burn all his collections. That did it for Jinyoung and to compensate the lack of GOT6 that he had to face for 7 hours, he blasted the radio loudly in the car on his way to the venue.

Jinyoung surely had the time of his life at the fanmeeting that he didn’t realize the ending was approaching. Despite being sad, it also meant the time for his group photo session with Mark was slowly approaching.

“Oh my god… You’re so handsome.” Someone behind him on the line suddenly initiated a conversation with Jinyoung causing him to blush red. He was never good with compliment and he only ended up with a small thanks followed by a sweet smile to the other.

Turned out that girl wasn’t the only one who noticed. A certain redhead on the stage was also stunned with the sight of the younger who walked towards him, getting ready for a group photo session. When they made eye contact, Mark lost his breath, like literally, because he ended up coughing out of nowhere.

He was approached by Yugyeom who intended to rub his back while his eye pointing towards the direction Mark was looking at. “Wow, hyung. That guy is cute.”

“No, he’s not.” Yugyeom was about to protest and teach his hyung that beauty is subjective but before he could do just that, Mark spoke again. “He’s beyond beautiful, Yugyeom-ah. How can someone look so delicate?”

“Well hyung… if this gonna make you feel better, he’s your fan.” Mark looked at the younger, confused. “How did you know?”

“I may or may not see him among the audience just now and I’m pretty sure he has this one fanboard with your stupid face during our previous fanmeeting.” The younger answered casually but Mark had another wave of embarrassment. He wasn’t sure it was due to the fact that the handsome guy was his fan or that he brought his own fanboard.

The both of them were ushered by Jaebum to gather at the center so they can proceed with the photo session. Mark saw the cute guy had positioned himself in one of the chairs in the middle and he purposely shoved Jackson to the other side so that he was the one standing behind the cutie.

When it was time for the picture, Mark leaned toward the cute guy and intertwined their hands. He could see the younger blushing and due to their close proximity, Mark could smell the latter’s perfume and boyyy he was whipped. The latter smelled so good that Mark just wanted to give him a hug but he didn’t want to scare the other and crossed the boundary between idol and fan.

The fans were given 5 minutes to interact with the boys after the photo had been taken and before a new group approaching. Mark wanted to talk a bit with that guy who he assumed was slightly younger than him and when he saw that person was talking to Bambam, he approached the two.

“So what is your name?” Mark heard Bambam asked the other and the both of them were shocked when the latter replied in Korean. “Ah, I’m Jinyoung.”

“Oh wait… Perhaps are you Korean?” Bambam asked and the latter nodded. He then excused himself when the time was up and walked away but not after congratulating the boys for the great show and thanked them for coming.

Mark, in the other hand, was processing that tiny, little detail. Not that the guy is Korean but his name. “Jinyoung.” Mark muttered that name slowly and it sounded so beautiful rolling from his tongue, causing his tummy to flutter.

xxxxx

Jinyoung was driving to the hotel that he had booked for the night, not wanting to drive home immediately after the show. He was exhausted but still can felt his heart pumping at what happened just now.

After he had parked his car at the designated spot, he glanced at his right hand; the one that was held firmly by Mark. He could feel the blood rushing to his face and he knew he was blushing at that moment. “Ah… Who would have thought we would be holding hands.” That guy couldn’t help but to squeal in his seat.

After composing himself to avoid from gaining unwanted attention, he went out and headed to his room on the 8th floor. He straightly plopped on his bed and browsed through all the photos and fancams he took earlier. He stopped at this one photo of Mark when that guy was looking at the audience with a big smile on his face. He admired that photo and a smile crept on his face.

He chose a few photos to be uploaded on his Instagram account with that Mark photo as the cover. After putting the best caption he could think of with the appropriate hashtags and tagging the members’ account, he posted the photos which gained a few likes and comments from his friends.

Not wanting to procrastinate any longer, Jinyoung took his towel and headed to the bathroom. 15 minutes later, he emerged with a fresh set of clothes and he walked to the window to see the night view from the 8th floor with a small towel drying his hair.

Looking at his watch that showed 10.30pm, Jinyoung dismissed his intention to sleep when he heard his stomach grumbling and begging to be fed. “No wonder I’m hungry. My last meal was 12 hours ago and it was only a frigging sandwich.” He groaned while grabbing his wallet and left the hotel room.

xxxxx

The boys were now heading back to their hotel, having done with their show. Once they reached the basement, someone shouted. “Manager hyung, can we order room service at this time of the day? I’m starving.”

Mark turned his head at the origin of the voice and saw Yugyeom pouting. “Yahh, maknae! You’re such a baby.” Jackson exclaimed from behind.

“That’s why he is the maknae, you .” Jaebum replied lazily which caused the rest to laugh with Jackson as the only exception. Bambam was the one who laughed the hardest and Jackson immediately caught him in a headlock; partly because he was the nearest with the Hong Kong native and Mark stepped forward to prevent his roommate from being killed.

“Alright, boys. Start moving. I don’t want the fans finding out where you boys are staying.” Their manager started to usher them with the aid of Jaebum. “And Yugyeom, just tell me what do you wanna eat and I’ll get them later. Same goes to all of you.”

“Our manager is the best.” Youngjae beamed excitedly; the thoughts of eating made him happy.

When they had reached the lobby, the boys were fooling around among them and didn’t notice a guy was approaching with his eyes glued to his phone. Mark who walked behind the rest, noticed at the last minute and grabbed Jackson’s hoodie to stop him from crashing into the other.

“Ouch, Mark.” Jackson whined with his loud voice and the other guy whipped his head to look at the front. “Eh, Jinyoung hyung.” Bambam suddenly exclaimed. “Are you staying here too?” He talked freely with the other and he didn’t feel awkward doing so, probably because the other is also a male.

Mark just gaped at the scene in front of his eyes and he kept staring at the newcomer. “Ah, yes. I’m staying here tonight and I’ll go home tomorrow to spend some time with my family before I have to fly back to LA.” Jinyoung answered softly, his voice soothing Mark’s mind.

Jackson tapped his arm and only then Mark realized that he still hadn’t release the other’s hoodie. “Sorry, Jacks.” Instead of his usual smart reply, Jackson moved forward to Mark to whisper something. “You’re staring, don’t you realize that? Our fan might take you as a creep.” That earned Jackson a slap in the head, a courtesy of Mark Tuan.

Their attic somehow attracted Jinyoung’s attention. “Please ignore them, Jinyoung-ssi.” Jaebum added and the latter simply nodded before replying. “Just call me Jinyoung.”

“So you’re going to LA? Our Mark’s hyung hometown?” The youngest of the group asked.

“Gyeommie, don’t be so blunt with your question.” Jaebum tried to warn the other. He didn’t want Jinyoung to be uncomfortable and at the same time he still wanted to be cautious because for him, Jinyoung was like any other fans and they had to show a good image.

“Ah, it’s okay. I don’t mind.” Jinyoung tried to assure the leader of the group and he couldn’t help but think how different they were off stage like this; they were just simply more relaxed and approachable.

“I have to fly back because I attend the university there.” He answered the younger.

“Omg is it fun? What course are you taking?” Bambam asked excitedly and Mark was thankful for his younger members for asking questions he wanted the answers to.

“I’m actually a final year law student.” Jinyoung replied and the youngers were in awe. Wait, scratch that. Even the oldest was gaping at that answer. Who would have thought he pursues law because that face certainly gives me a literature student vibe, Mark thought to himself.

“Do you mean you study like how they did in How To Get Away With Murder?” Youngjae shot his own question.

“Well not really. It’s less thrilling than that. Plus I don’t go around and commit crimes.” Jinyoung replied with a chuckle. Someone was about to shoot more questions before Jaebum interjected. “I think we should go now. Our manager might be looking for us.”

Jinyoung nodded and bid them good night before he proceeded to his own room. A whole zoo making a scene in his stomach because he didn’t expect to see Mark after the fanmeeting.

xxxxx

“Mark hyung, come look at this.” Mark was about to rest his eyes when Bambam suddenly plopped in his bed, phone in hand.

“You better have good enough reason, Bam.” Mark groaned. He certainly had zero energy to deal with the younger.

“It’s more than enough. You’re gonna thank me later.” Bambam shoved his phone on Mark’s face, causing the older to be momentarily blind due to the light emitted from the screen. Mark was about to grab the younger’s phone and throw it somewhere before the younger voiced out again.

“I found Jinyoung hyung’s Instagram account.” Mark’s eyes shot open upon that revelation. Sleep was now forgotten now that he was busy with whatever on the screen.

“What? How?” The redhead was still dumbfounded.

“Well I actually went through my tagged photos and it was just there. See, he tagged you too.” Bambam pointed to the screen. “It would be great if you actually utilize your sns, hyung.”

Mark just ignored the younger’s comment and searched for Jinyoung’s account using his own phone. He saw that guy’s recent post of Mark’s picture and he smiled. He scrolled down to the younger’s post and saw a glimpse of his life in LA at places Mark used to go when he was younger.

Mark did or did not screenshot some of the guy’s photos but hey, nobody has to know.

xxxxx

The next day after being well rested, the boys decided to stroll around the area of Kuala Lumpur. Since it was Monday, they weren’t expecting many fans to be around that area but boys were wrong and they only managed to walk around after waiting for their appointed bodyguards.

Mark and Jackson were now at this one mall and planned to grab some coffee, fortunately away from the eyes of their fans. Jaebum had given up with sightseeing and decided to rest more in his room, while the three youngers went to do some shopping after much persuasion from Bambam.

“Ah the smell of coffee is so refreshing.” Jackson exaggeratedly expressed his satisfaction upon entering the coffee shop. Mark just rolled his eyes and the both of them proceeded to the counter and placed their order.

“One iced Americano and one iced Latte please.” Mark requested to the worker who stuttered while taking their order; probably recognizing the two. The worker later ended up with a piece of photo card with both of the said men’s signatures. As usual, just GOT6 and their impressive fan service!

“Eh, Mark. Isn’t that Jinyoung? The guy we met at the lobby yesterday.” Jackson pointed at one corner where a young lad was enjoying his book with a cup of coffee on his table. Mark moved his gaze to the direction Jackson was pointing at and true enough he saw the sole reason of his fluttering heart.

They wanted to stay longer but the sudden commotion outside the shop led to a change of mind. The sideline was now crowded with their fans and the two didn’t want to cause any inconveniences to the other customers and workers.

Jinyoung who was busy with his book looked up to see a crowd started gathering outside. He was curious as to the reason but then he noticed the two idols exciting the place that he knew exactly why. “They are really popular here.” Jinyoung said softly while smiling to himself.

In the other hand, Jackson who was about to follow Mark outside turned to see Jinyoung. When he saw the latter looked at him, he put on a smile which was replied but the other. Once the two idols had stepped out and vanished from his sight, Jinyoung resumed his reading.

He then stumbled upon this one passage at his current novel and felt like it was so relatable to his situation right now; him meeting his favorite group and they ended up recognizing him after that to the extent of exchanging conversations comfortably. Without any second thought, Jinyoung posted the quote on his Instagram and truthfully, it was a normal occurrence as his friends had always known of his passion in sharing such things.

Where does a story truly begin? In life, there are seldom clear-cut beginnings, those moments when we can, in looking back, say that everything started. Yet there are moments when fate intersects with our daily lives, setting in motion a sequence of events who