Dancing duo

it’s your second month as a trainee here at JYPE. the two months have been tough but in the best way possible

you and 3 other trainees got assigned to do a duo dance with an experienced idol from the entertaiment, and of course, you got hyunjin. luckily stray kids arent busy with comebacks, so you have time to practice.

it’s currently friday 5:32 pm and you’re on the way to the practice room, you got it for ourselves. you’re running a bit late but that’s okay, or so you hope so. you arrive a couple minutes later and you slowly walk in, and looking in - and you see him, you see hyunjin already warming up. “i’m sorry for being late, i forgot we had the room today” you said out loud in a low tone as he looks at you with a comforting smile, “that’s okay, but make sure to check your schedule next time” he says jokingly letting out a chuckle.

you like hyunjin. well, you don’t like like him, not in that way, and even if you did, it wouldnt matter. he’s way too popular for you and he’s one of the seniors. you havent even debuted yet. so even if you had crush on him, it wouldnt go anywhere. but he’s so pretty. you look at him and observes the way he is setting up the speaker. him in his grey sweatpants and black t shirt. he’s so.. god this practice is gonna be harder than you thought

you drop your bag on the floor beside the mirror and you immediately get to practicing, he leads the way and makes sure you’re comfortable. as a trainee in the same entertainment company as hyunjin, the opportunity to dance alongside someone as captivating as him, filled you with a mixed feelings of excitement and nervousnes. espically now that it’s hyunjin.

10 minutes into practicing

“you’re too tense here” he grabs your shoulders softly “you need to breathe out with your chest” he softly pushes down my shoulder as you start letting out your breath. he gives you a smile and nods softly “i’m not here to judge, only to help”.

you automatically felt more confident. right when the music started again, hyunjin and you moved together smoothly, your bodies fitting together and making each step more exciting. the tension that simmered between you. there was an unspoken chemistry that made your stomach bubble. his scent, his pressure and the way he held you. it was a feeling you havent felt before.

your movements became an intricate language, you moved together in a way that showed how you felt without talking. but midway through the dance, you felt hyunjins hand gazing a spot on you side, which made a giggle escape your lips. Hyunjin looked surprised yet intrigued, he couldn't help but inquire, "what’s so funny?" he asks tilting his head slightly

you felt a bit shy, maybe a bit embarrassed. you confessed with a bashful smile, "it tickled." he looks a bit confused at you in the beginning but then gets it “ahh, when i accidentally touched your side”. you give a him a shy nod

Hyunjin looked at you with a mischievously smile. you looked back at him with a slightly confused look at your face, “why are you looking at me like that?” before you could even think, you felt his hand swiftly move back to your side, tickling the sides of your torso as you break out in a laughter

Unbeknownst to your, the other members of stray kids, bangchan, lee know, changbin, han, felix, seungmin and jeongin, had quietly entered the room, their eyes filled with amusement as they watched the two of you. you quickly stopped what you were doing, looking at them with surprised faces.

bangchan, with a knowing smile, remarked “looks like the dance moves aren't the only things causing sparks in here” and then of course lee know playfully nudged hyunjin, “your dancing partner seems to have quite the effect on you. dont let it distract you too much eh!” you look over at hyunjin and you watch him rolling his eyes at lee know - which made you chuckle and look back down

han, never one to hold back, added with a cheeky grin, "are we witnessing the birth of a new dance couple? i’m already picturing the headlines." changbin hopped on that one, "i always thought i could sense the tension between the two of you. It's like watching a dance of unspoken desires."

so cheesy.

caught off guard by their playful teasing, you found yourself blushing and look back up at hyunjin, you lean a bit into him and lowly speaks while facing him “are they always like that?”. “if you’re gonna talk about us, can you least whisper it? or be more sneaky about it?” seungmin said out loud, the room filled with laughter at seungmins joke.

“but let us see the dance” jeongin said while sitting down on the couch thats sat up against the wall. you look a bit around, being unsure about it. “i dont kn-“. felix interrupted you, “we wont tease anymore, we promise” he said promisingly. you couldnt help but give up when you saw the look on their faces. “finee but no teasing, i mean it”

they all said back on the couch, some of them on the floor and looked at you and hyunjin, waiting for you to start. he then turned to your, looking deep yet playfully into your eyes. “dont be shy, you’re good.. for a trainee”. you playfully smack his arm and looked back into his eyes “and you’re good, for a guy.” he squirted his eyes at you and slowly nodded.

as the music started and the both of you were about to dance, hyunjins mischievous side again took over and with a sly grin, he suddenly lunged forward, his fingers outstretched, aiming for your ticklish spot. you let out a squeal, desperately trying to evade his tickling hands, but he was relentless. "hyunjin, no fair!" you exclaimed with a laugh, “i can't dance properly if you keep tickling me!”. “good for a guy, what does that even mean?!” he said, not stopping his evil tickling.

“HYUNJIN!” you screamed out with a laugh, and he slowly stopped, holding his eye contact with you, both of you letting out small chuckles, forgetting the other members were in the same presence as the two of you.

“ehem ehem” seungmin said out loud. you and hyunjin snapped out of the moment and quickly step aside each other, you find yourself looking down from the embarrassment. “no teasing no teasing” lee know annoyingly teased us with an annoying voice as the other members erupted in laughter.

bangchan chimed in, "well damn, looks like hyunjin found a way to break the tension. who knew tickling could be such an effective technique?"

you started blushing. you really started to blush, like to the point where you could feel your cheeks heating up. hyunjin then walked up the door, opened it and looked at the members. they quickly got the hint and han groaned while standing up with the others.

“have funn~” changbin said as hyunjin playfully punched his arm. they all finally left and you dropped down on the couch. hyunjin then came back to you and sat down beside you, leaning back snd getting comfy on the couch. turning your head to look at him, you see he’s already looking at you. it made the both of you to break out in a precious laughter. “well that was something” you said, turning your head once again, looking away from him this time.

a comfortable silence was between us.

“hey, how about we practice again tomorrow. same time. i can most likely have the room for ourselves again.”. you turn your attention to him and slowly nods with a reassuring smile, “thats okay with me but what do we do now? we still have the room for another 2 hours”. you said, genuinely not knowing what to do in the meanwhile. “we could go on a walk. i know a place with no people”. he said excitingly.

“i would like that”.

did he mean like a date? or just a walk like friends? doesn’t matter. you’re spending alone time with hyunjin, foreal this time.

“come on, get up!” he stood up, dragging you up from the couch.

maybe it’s not that bad having a crush on Hwang Hyunjin. maybe, it could even work out. maybe it could even go somewhere between you. only maybe, though.