Blu
Black-Symphony
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With eyes fixated on the blank page before him, RapMon is lost in a trance like state. An inaudible Suga is seated beside him, the two positioned directly in front of the large soundboard located in the small studio within the companies building. As the words spoken by Suga become clearer and clearer, RapMon shakes off his blank stare, and allows his eyes to shift in his direction.
Suga: "Hush now, you're not here.
I got rid of the feelings that I shared with you.
The excuses that I used were all forced.
I overturned all of the tables that you set for me."
A grimace smeared with confusion crosses his face as he listens to the unfamiliar words rapped by Suga, which prompts him to clear his throat in order to draw his attention. Successfully doing so, he removes the single headphone he had lodged within his right ear and laughs lightly as he turns to face RapMon.
Suga: "Ah ~ Hunchul hyung really is a savage man."
Puzzled, RapMon a brow, whilst clutching on tightly to the pencil held in his hand.
Rap Monster: "Wh-what?"
Suga: "Oh, sorry -- Iron. I finally got around to listening to the song he released last month. Ah, it really is good. Have you heard it?"
Hearing Irons name nearly causes him to snap his pencil in two, as his grip tightens even further.
Rap Monster: "Im uh... not interested."
Suga: "Psh! -- what happened between you two anyway?"
RapMons brows furrow, and he jerks back upon hearing the question.
Rap Monster: "What do you mean?"
He snaps back quickly in a defensive tone. Taken aback by his reaction, Suga raises both hands in surrender while chuckling airily.
Suga: "Jeeze -- It was just a question."
Catching a glimpse of himself in the eyes of Suga, RapMon laughs under his breath, while allowing himself to ease up and not appear so tense.
Rap Monster: "Sorry, I uh... yeah, heh."
Suga: "This always happens between you guys. You're like joined at the hip for a while and then it's like the two of you don't even know each other the next."
Rap Monster smirks while returning his attention back unto the black page, within the pad placed on his lap.
Suga: "If I didn't know any better I'd swear you guys were a couple."
RapMon tenses up once again, this time snapping the pencil in two, before releasing a nervous cackle.
Suga: "But, man... I kinda' feel sorry for whoever this song is about."
Looking to the two halves of the pencil sitting atop his blank page, his head remains hung low.
Rap Monster: "I said I'm not interested."
Suga shrugs off his words, and places the headphone back in. As he continues to sing along to the song RapMon listens intently, though stealthily.
Suga: "I only use your memories for lyrics, and sell out your stories to be successful.
Maybe what your friends said about me behind my back, is right a hundred times over."
Having heard enough, he abruptly reaches over and snatches the earplug out of its placement.
Suga: "Yah!"
He shouts as he turns to face RapMon.
Rap Monster: "W-why do you think it's about someone?"
He innocently asks, despite how obvious the lyrics just heard were.
Suga: "Because its clearly about an ex."
He reaches over and snatches the earplug out of RapMons hand and places it back in his ear. His heads bobs, and RapMon remains still, staring at Suga. Feeling his eyes resting on him, Suga turns to RapMon and removes the earplug once again, this time on his own.
Suga: "What now?"
A wide grin is worn by RapMon, as he scratches at the back of his head, his dimples fully expose themselves.
Rap Monster: "N-nothing -- it's nothing."
Suga shakes his head before placing it back in his ear and continuing to listen. This time humming along rather than singing, RapMons curiosity over the words he is unable to hear, overcome him, which causes him to snatch out the ear plug once again.
Suga: "AISH!! -- what is it now?!"
He shouts out frustratedly.
Rap Monster: "How do you know it's not just about a made up situation? -- maybe it's a song written from the perspective of someone else."
Suga: "You know -- for someone who isn't interested in hearing the song, you have a lot of questions."
RapMon scoffs in rebuttal, before handing the earplug back to Suga who holds it whilst staring back at RapMon.
Suga: "You can just tell -- it's almost like... he's trying to make the ex think that he never cared to begin with --"
Rap Monster: "Maybe he didn't."
He cuts him off.
Suga: "No way -- when you listen to it -- you can just tell -- it's almost like he wants her to believe he's this --"
RapMons lips part slightly as he listens to Suga's theory.
Rap Monster: "Why would anybody do that?"
Suga: "Maybe so she can move on without having any regrets... or maybe so she won't feel sorry for him since he's still obviously in love... he obviously doesn't want to be pitied."
RapMon turns away, lowering his head and allowing his eyes to rest on the two halves of the broken pencil.
Suga: "But he's doing a good job at sounding like a jerk. I was convinced that he was just being heartless, but after a few listens, I was able to hear something in his voice that I didn't hear initially. Meh... maybe it's just me seeing things this way. We all know he can be quite the when he wants to be..."
Under his breath a gentle laugh escapes RapMon, as he remains in place.
Suga: "Blu... without the e."
Rap Monster: "Hm?"
He gradually turns to face him once again.
Suga: "Its the name of the song."
Rap Monster: "I told you... I'm not interested."
He turns away again.
Suga: "Yeah, I know... I heard you the first hundred times."
He places his earphone back in place, leaving RapMon seated there in silence. Slowly, he reaches out for the half of the pencil which holds its point and he proceeds to write the word "Blu" across the top of the blank paper. Underlining it several times, he leans back in his seat and simply stares at it.
Jimin: "I guess I'll get it."
He says sarcastically while holding up a small device of which has just alerted them that their order was ready.
V: "Oh -- yeah, heh."
Turning to Jimin who is seated directly beside him, he simply nods which prompts him to raise from his seat. Upon watching him walk off, he turns toward Jin who is positioned across the table. Seemingly unphased by what just occurred, he stares down at the phone held in his hand. A smile stretches across his face as he then raises up from his seat and leans over slightly to try and catch a glimpse of his screen.
V: "Hyung~"
He sings playfully before reaching over and covering the screen to Jin's phone with his hand. Slightly startled, Jin laughs in response while raising his head up to face V, watching him as he lowers back down into a seated position.
V: "You've been practically glued to your phone lately."
Jin: "No way!"
He exclaims in denial, as his hand which clutches tightly onto his phone lowers, almost as if hiding it beneath the table.
V: "I have proof!"
Jin: "Huh?"
V nods his head emphatically.
Jin: "What kind of proof?"
He says while attempting to hold back a flickering smile.
V: "I have photographic evidence!"
Unable to stop himself from smiling, a bright one exposes itself, as he shakes his head. Reaching into his pocket, V retracts his own cellphone. He proceeds to swipe across his screen rapidly before turning it so that it faces Jin.
Jin: "What am I looking at exactly?"
V: "This is a picture of all of us while at practice two weeks ago. We all got together to take a photo to upload and there you are -- "
He zooms in, revealing Jin, the only one not staring at the camera, instead he is looking down at his phone while smiling.
V: "Just smiling away while looking at your phone."
Jin laughs lightly, raising his hand to conceal it.
Jin: "Okay -- that was just one time."
V's eyes widen, and his mouth is held open in shock as Jin continues to deny the truth. Turning the phone back toward himself he swipes away, stopping before turning it to face Jin once again.
V: "Here we all are, in the car, singing along to our song while it plays on the radio. I tried to take a video, but instead took a photo. We are all singing but here you are -- "
He turns the phone back in his direction and zooms in, Jin continues to laugh lightheartedly, as he turns the phone back in his direction.
V: "The only one in the car NOT singing. Instead, you are staring at your phone."
Jin: "Okay -- so that's two times!"
He says sarcastically while shrugging his shoulders. V's eyes widen once again and he sifts through his photos once again.
V: "I have a bunch more hyung -- I was saving these for your intervention --"
Jin's laughter, which has increased in volume, draws V's attention away from his phone and unto him, as its infectious nature causes him to laugh as well.
Jin: "No more! -- no more! -- I'm guilty!"
V: "Aish!"
He exclaims, his frustration filtered with laughter.
Jin: "Fine, you're right. I'll admit that I've been a little distracted these days --"
V: "A little?"
He snaps, cutting Jin off. His accusation, prompting him to pout jokingly.
Jin: "Fine! -- VERY -- distracted. But... it's been by choice."
V: "I -- don't understand."
He says, confused; his index finger scratching at the side of his tilted head.
Jin: "Lately, I've been dealing with an issue that I needed to be distracted from."
V: "Ah~"
He says Cooley, as his head returns to its proper positioning, while nodding in understanding.
Jin: "I didn't realize anyone had even noticed."
V: "To be honest -- we all have hyung."
Jin: "Ah!"
A loud gasp escapes him.
V:"But... what could be happening in those situations that would call for you to even need to be that distracted? -- all of the photos were taken when we were all goofing around, having fun, together. Wouldn't that be enough of a distraction?"
Jin smiles faintly, his head shaking lightly, which allows for his bangs to sway slightly. V's expression changes, as his eyes shift away from Jin onto an approaching Jimin, who's hands are latched onto corners of a tray which carries three large drinks."
Jimin: "Sorry I took so long -- she got one of the orders wrong, so I had to wait for her to make a new one."
Both Jin and V greet him with a smile as he allows the tray to set on the table before handing each drink to one of them. V's eyes shift back toward Jin, a look of concern befalls him as he then takes notice of his attempt to stray away from making any direct eye contact with him.
Suga: "Okay -- I'm gonna' head out and grab something to eat."
Rap Monster: "hm? -- oh -- okay."
He says calmly, watching as Suga raises from his seated position, his arms raised upward as he stretches the entirety of his body.
Suga: "We've been here all morning. What do you want to eat?"
Rap Monster: "I'm not really hungry."
Suga: "So you don't even want me to bring you back anything?"
He shakes his head in response while continuing to edit the current track which is playing. Suga, shrugs and proceeds to head toward the door, his hand grips around its handle, yet he turns back to face RapMon.
Suga: "Kalguksu?"
He shouts, his voice loud enough to draw RapMons attention away from the music playing. A grin is held by him as he leans back in his chair and looks to Suga.
Rap Monster: "You know me too well hyung."
Suga: "Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're just too~ predictable."
RapMon scrunches his nose while holding his dimpled grin. Suga, laughs softly to himself before turning away and stepping forth, vacating the room and leaving RapMon all to his lonesome. Sitting there, he stares ahead blankly, his eyes fixated on the notepad laid atop the soundboard, the single word scribbled across it practically screaming out to him.
He scoffs, while turning his attention away from it, but only for a brief moment as it returns once again and remains there.
Rap Monster: "Blu..."
He says with a tone of disgust as he pauses the music playing and reaches out for the pad. Tearing the single sheet from its placement he crumbles it and tosses it to the bin in the corner of the room. Hitting against the outer rim it bounces off of it and rolls back towards him.
Rap Monster: "Aish!"
He exclaims angrily, kicking at the paper which only moves it slightly. He turns away swiftly, and allows his arms to fold across his chest. Staring forth blankly, the words spoken by Suga replay themselves over and over in his head before he physically shakes it, in an attempt to free himself from them.
A deep breath is exhaled as he then reaches for his phone. Typing the word Blu, followed by Iron, presents a small thumbnail of the actual video to be displayed. Staring at the screen, his index finger hovers over it as he finds himself unsure of what to do at this exact moment.
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