2.5 

  セレブ愛 / hush, it's a secret — story started.
EPISODE 2.5
+ KI NOTES
your sis has an assignment due and i'd be busy so i should be starting on it but i've written this short mini chapter instead :') im on break so i guess it's still alright! i rly miss writing this so take this i guess ?? uhh also i was thinking of opening this for a short time because i realised i want more character variety (?? idk if this makes sense) but idk what do yall think please let me know!! this chapter features busans' won, sulgalgi's woobin and zelodegree's hakjoon! the next chapter will feature the 3 that weren't in this chapter. this is also not proof-read im sorry but im tired :/
+ Jan 26, 2019
"WHY DO PEOPLE PAY SO MUCH MONEY ONLY TO BE IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE WITH SWEATY AND SCREAMING FANS?" SEULBI QUIPPED as they squeezed in to their spot in the second row. "how much was one ticket again?"
"firstly, the question should be who wouldn't pay so much to see seventeen. they're so ing talented i'm going to be blessed." won was going to let seulbi's snarky comments slide. they got in for free anyway since minghao managed to get them a pair of tickets. won knew the procedure was stressful and he wasn't willing to fight with the obsessive fans over a couple of seats.
"can you just appreciate that he-who-much-not-be-named gave us free tickets and move on with your life," won whispers to seulbi, afraid the girl with a joshua hong banner would hear him.
"didn't we give him a code name a while back? he who must not be named is kinda lame."
"look, we both have bad memory let's just stick with this code name for today."
won made sure to bring his seventeen lightstick. again, another free item he got in exchange for being the boyfriend of a kpop idol. it amazes won that these lightsticks are so expensive. all it does is light up and it already cost almost 35000won. he can't imagine how painful it must be for overseas fans who have to pay for shipping fees too. 
"you're really minghao's biggest fanboy," seulbi chuckled when she took a look at the lightstick. it was covered in holographic stickers spelling 'the8' and 'minghao'. there was even a tiny sticker of minghao on the handle of the lightstick. 
coughing loudly to interrupt her, won shoots daggers at seulbi with his eyes. "nickname, woman!"
just as seulbi was going to respond, her words were interrupted by the loud screams from the fans around him. won looked towards the stage and out of the thirteen boys he saw in front of him, his eyes only focused on one of them.
xu minghao.
 
it wasn't woobin's first time meeting the other 6 boys. but he always gets some kind of weird vibes from them. some of them. not all. it wasn't that they were bad people and it wasn't that woobin wasn't close to some of them. a part of him was just upset that they spent way more time with his boyfriend than he did.
seokjin had invited him over to (re)watch studio ghibli movies in the dorm and woobin couldn't say no. something stirred in woobin when he walked into the dorm and saw taehyung's head nestled in the crook of his boyfriend's shoulder. 
normally woobin would've screamed but today was different. 
he decided to give seokjin the cold shoulder.
woobin really wasn't a big fan of taehyung. he was too handsome for his own good. too perfect. there must have been some shady going on and woobin would find it. for now, woobin was assured that taehyung was out to make him jealous.
as woobin entered the apartment, he nodded towards yoongi before proceeding straight to seokjin's room. he wasn't sure if his boyfriend had noticed him entering the dorm but he didn't bother. seokjin was probably too comfortable in that position with taehyung anyway.
so, when woobin heard a knock on the door, he was a little shocked.
"what's wrong now?" seokjin sighed as he slowly pushed the door open.
seokjin and always knowing when there's something wrong. woobin thought to himself.
"nothing!" 
"tell me."
"there's nothing to tell."
"are you really going to be like this?"
woobin hated fighting with seokjin. but it always felt weird to see pictures of his boyfriend hugging his group members. he remembers that one article he saw titled 'taehyung and jin kiss?!' and he couldn't get the thought out of his head.
"baby i don't know why you're getting angry," seokjin says in a softer, less demanding voice now. "i just want to know how to many you happy."
the second part comes in a clearer voice and woobin can't help but feel something prick his eyes. jealousy is a and woobin knows her well. 
"you and taehyung looked a little too close just now," woobin mumbles, the words fumbling out of his lips. but seokjin catches them and walks up to his boyfriend.
"we've been through this. the guys and i grew up together. everything is platonic." woobin knows he's heard this sentence before. platonic. the word leaves a strange after taste in his mind.
still, woobin decides to forgive seokjin. the corners of his lips rise up into a small smile and seokjin takes this as a sign to engulf woobin in a big bear hug.
 
from his office, hakjoon noticed a strange figure entering the police station. checking the time on the wall clock, hakjoon noticed it was already 3am. there shouldn't be anyone coming into the police station at this hour. the person was dressed entirely in black. the face mask and cap definitely not helping the person look any less suspicious. 
getting up from his seat, hakjoon found a taser nearby and headed downstairs. the only person manning the reception counter was the security uncle who was usually sleeping on the job. 
hakjoon had other things to worry about aside from whoever this stranger was and what trouble he or she wanted to cause. 
when hakjoon reached the first floor, he looked around for the person. he swore he wasn't seeing things. scanning the room for anything unusual, hakjoon felt his heart jump out of his ribcage when he heard someone say, "i brought you spicy rice cake!" 
the voice, he recognised. what he didn't expect was why she was at his office at three in the morning.
"what are you doing here?" the question was laced with worry. he knew she was still preparing for her concert in japan but he didn't expect her to come all the way down. with rice cakes, nonetheless.
"i remember you said you'd be pulling many all nighters this week. and since i wouldn't be able to spend that much time with you, i decided to surprise you!" eunji smiles and hakjoon feels his heart melting once again. she was always this sweet and thoughtful. hakjoon didn't know how someone like him could ever get together with someone like her. 
but he also knew that apink's eunji was different from the jung hyerim he knew. the eunji on camera was loud, bold and always ready with something witty and funny to say.
but the hyerim in front of him was considerate, sweet and motherly. 
hakjoon thinks this is one thing people will never know about idols. and hakjoon doesn't understand it entirely either. it's like when the cameras are on, a different part of their personality switches on as well.
"earth to hakjoon?" eunji tiptoes and waves her hand in front of his face. "everything alright with you?"
hakjoon nods and pats his (much) shorter girlfriend on the head.
"let's go to the pantry upstairs," hakjoon's hand finds hers and he laces their hands together before bringing her to the pantry near his office.
as the two unbox the snack eunji brought of the two of them, eunji mumbles something that adds another thing to his list of worries.
"i think someone's following me again."
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yoonoh
#1
Chapter 14: all the free stuff won is snatching left and right....... HELLO? I AM JUST TRYING TO DATE A KPOP IDOL HERE? n the way he emphatized with intl fans like? UHM ALLY? won is our COMRADE. also their dynamics as friends!!!!! always love a good push/pull *__* seulbi acting all cynical with the entire kpop system but would equally her pants once seventeen comes out on stage [clinks glass] it’s all about the in denial. ALSO...... IS THAT............. ELAINE???????????????????? ELAINE??????? (op has, yet again, chosen to cry) we want non celebrity partner solidarity...... we want NON CELEBRITY PARTNER SOLIDARITY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRING IN CHENS FIANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and also by now i mean take ur time <3 its all about the slowburn)

also help..... TAEHYUNG AND JIN KISSJWKWKKFLFFFLFFFFLLLFLFJFJWFHJD This is 2019. Taehyung Is Accused Of Potentially Home Wrecking A Member’s Relationship. He Just Wants To Snuggle In Peace. also woobin is unexpectedly soooo endearing like he’s all tough n chic but then u remember he’s passive aggressive n gets unnerved by v and jin kiss?! articles like it all makes sense........ jin bagged a charmer and we respect him for it. but also appease ur boyfriend HARDER JIN! TRY HARDER! "platonic" is the new "it’s not you, it’s me" :-/

n here they are.... the purest, sweetest, Most Wholesome n Unadulterated Even Tho The Circumstances They Started With Weren’t The Most Ideal Or Were Ideal At all. i think my favourite thing about these two is how both are ironically unselfish esp when it comes to each other like given the chance hakjoon wouldn’t be the most happy about eunji coming over at o’ clock amidst draining preparations but he would probably do the same thing (& vice versa) and neither could really complain bc they missed (and LOVE!????) each other that much!!! (also hakjoon always make it a point to enumerate The Best Things About Eunji in every of his narration like hes just so filled w love and love and appreciation and his entire purpose is to extol her very existence and UGHHHHHHH NOT ALLLLL MENNNNNNNN) but also.... who de feck is trying to harm eunji again you in DONKEYS

thank u for updating (again)!!!! *____* it’s always such a ~beyond pleasant surprise seeing the Newly Updated Fic! notif pop out and seeing ur fic on top the list like FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF....... THIS IS WHAT LOVE FEELS LIKE. WHIPLASH AND A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF SATISFACTION. thank you soooo much again! also regarding re-opening the fic for dynamic’s sake, it’s up to you as long as u know it’s possible n won’t demand as much and will also benefit outside the dynamic criteria!!!!! whichever, know that we’ll always be supporting!
tadhana-
#2
Chapter 14: aaaaa i love this chapter!! you portrayed woobin's jealousy perfectly and his thoughts about taehyung :--) i'm happy with this and i also enjoyed reading the snippets of hakjoon and won !! tbh won's and seulbi's friendship are goals HHAHAHA
seungjjang
#3
Chapter 14: it's the boys squad chapter!!
won is so cute :( i can't imagine how much cuter he'll get when he's with minghao uwu
the struggle of overseas fans tho asdghjkl--ALSO maybe it's just me but i feel like we might know the girl with joshua hong banner :))) a big maybe tho hehe
woobin and seokjin is the definition of fluff!! i love how their endings are always fluffy after the little tug-of-war they get through lol thank god for jin being the bf who prioritize woobin's happiness :')
hakjoon wondering how he could ever get together with someone like eunji--that's definitely my boy :" eunji taking the small amount of time out of her busy schedules to see him ;; the ending tho, OMG i hope they'll be okay!!

about opening the fic for a while...i guess that's all up to you? if you think you can handle more characters then i guess why not? hehe
sirius-
#4
Chapter 13: i failed to noticed that elaine was in this chapter, pardon me and excuse my lack of comments! being a highschool senior *looks at the amount of exams i have left*

elaine and joshua’s part was definitely spot on! and yes, joshua, you singing sunday morning is music to elaine’s ears and mine as well. her character was potrayed so well here and i love how she feels about him. and yes, elaine, if i were you, i’d also be happy for joshua.

excited to see more updates from you!
busans #5
Chapter 14: <span class='smalltext text--lighter'>Comment on <a href='/story/view/1323069/14'> 2.5 </a></span>
i have failed to comment on the previous chapters kdjshfa sobbles but trust me when i say i read all and i loved every! single! one! of! them!!!! all these cute couples have different personalities I'M LIVING FOR THIS.

okay but it's funny how there hasn't been any interactions between won and minghao yet but i'm already so hyped up fr their story!!! i absolutely LOVE LOV E LOVE seulbi and won's friendship!! seulbi's bluntness vs won's sassy remarks !!! i love their banter,, i envisioned their friendship to be like this so thank YOU for making it come alive uwu their entire short section had me lmaoing about the nicknames and secrecydsjfkhs and won being minghao's no.1 fan!!!! YES!! YOU GO MY BOY. SUPPORT YOUR MAN.

oh my god i love woobin and seokjin's rs sjdkhfj jin knowing every single thing about his man and notices every small detail about him is so damn sweet we stan a caring bf!!! but woobin's jealousy is so understandable like... all the skinship between idol groupmates and their groupmates just being too damn handsome for their own good sobs woobin babie i still have your back ilu <3 <3 <3

hakjoon being paranoid about the figure in the station and even taking his taser JDSKHFJASD. eunji's so sweet and thoughtful?! like. sweetie you're the one pulling all-nighters with your practices you're too good for this world. oof but the part about how 'this is something people will never know about idols' hit! me!!! right THERE. like it's so true how we'll never know their true and complete sides of their personalities. BIG OOF!!! and what a way to end the chapter,, does this mean their rs is going to be revealed soon with someone following her and stuff?! we shall wait to find out...

also this is too long of a comment but can i just say that i'm so mf thankful that you're continuing with this story?! so many stories don't ever make it past the reviews stage and many don't come to life so thank you so much for putting the effort to write short snippets like this. please don't ever feel entitled or pressured to post anything because we'll appreciate any sort of update from you, whenever!!! thank you so so so mf much :( all the best with your assignments and take care babie <3

ps also i am ONE YEAR LATE I'M SOS ORRY DSJHFSDJ but i realised i haven't done the second app thing? ?? for won and minghao... but do you still want it to be submitted... i'm so sorry about that babe i didn't know and failed to realise there was a follow up app to be done sobs ;;;;;
busans #6
oh my god i've been so inactive here i rlly apologise;;;; life has been a to me and the past few months haven't been the easiest but i'm glad i finally have the time to come back on wow & i'm so glad you decided to go through with this story and that you're still writing uwu
gonna be catching up on the chapters now (although i just read half of 0.5 and everything about this is so mf CUTE and fluff I LOVE IT TO BITS!!!!!)
looking forward to your future updates and happy new year! <3
seungjjang
#7
Chapter 13: the first thing that came to my mind was "what if soobin is a chanbaek shipper" lmao
the whole things is just so cute AND i can relate to seventeen comeback,, Home was an amazing comeback to start 2019
i really loved how every part has different kind of distinct emotions that stands out btw! that's what i felt anyway ;) i really enjoyed it hehe

also! i won't be changing much or anything major like a change of fc and love interest (unless you think i should :)), but i might rework his app a bit, make the flow of their story better!
tadhana-
#8
Chapter 13: SCREECHES THIS IS TOO ING CUTE
sirius-
#9
Chapter 12: EVERYONE, YOUR PREVIEWS/INTROS ARE KILLING ME, yall made such lovely characters, i’m getting attached.

i’m squealing, getting angry and uwu-ing with the characters. i’m loving the writing style and the relationships. elaine and joshua’s preview was spot on, plus i lol-ed at jasper’s words because jasper is jasper lmao. can’t wait for more content yass < 3

happy holidays!
tadhana-
#10
Chapter 12: sCREECHES I AINT GONNA LIE BUT I LITERALLY SQUEALED AT READING WOOBIN AND SEOKJIN'S SHORT PREVIEW/INTRODUCTION HSIJFDEWLFGR I REALLY CANT WAIT FOR THE FIRST CHAPTER, I WISH YOU LUCK AND TYSM FOR THE UPDATE !!

also i snorted at won's thoughts about how tf minghao or even seventeen managed to dance like they are rn bc mOOD