He got himself dressed in a blue and white patterned suit with gold accents, paired with another patterned shirt underneath, and headed straight to the spot where the photo would be taken. A little while later, Irene stepped out of the dressing room wearing a short shirt sleeveless shirt and a long skirt with a denim holster, using it as a belt. He smiled as she walked towards him. “You look beautiful Joohyun”. The red oranged haired woman smiled softly and nodded in appreciation of his compliment to her. Little did they know, both Red Velvet and EXO were scheduled to be there in support. The rest of the guys and girls were upstairs surrounding a balcony and looked down at them in pairs of their own. The photographer asked for the lights to be drawn down a bit before snapping the first few photos of them together. “Sehun, could you place your hand around her shoulder?” One person suggested. He glanced at her face for approval and she smiled. There was something about her eyes that he could not stop staring into them.

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After hours worth of pictures, they both sat down for the last few that were going to be taken. Sehun sat on an elongated couch and opened a space in between his legs, patting the spot down so Irene was aware she was going to be sitting there. He carefully held her hands in front of her skirt since she didn’t have an idea on what to do with them. “Don’t worry, I’ve got you”. He comforted her, knowing she was nervous. Picture after picture was taken from a bright lens. “I want you to look into my eyes Joohyun”. He said bluntly. Irene switched her position so now she is on her knees, leaning into him. He moved strains of hair from her face as she held onto his hands, keeping herself balanced. The crew along with both groups were closely paying attention now. The next series of pictures are shot just like this.

“Thank you for your chance to be as comfortable around me as you were able to”. He said, giving her a soft hug afterwards. She reciprocated his hug and heard cheers from both Red Velvet and EXO from the balcony they were in.

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