Sunlight streamed in through the hospital room window.
Flee sat on the bed, wrapped a warm towel around his neck, and took a slow breath.
“Ah~~...”
Let's make a sound, it rang out clearer than I thought.
"…uh?"
Flea opened his eyes wide for a moment, then lowered his head as if nothing had happened.
Until a few days ago, even the slightest sound would cause a stinging sensation in the back of my throat.
Now, both my breathing and my voice were much more stable than before.
“The recovery rate is quite fast.”
The doctor said, turning over the chart.
“Fortunately, there is no major damage to the vocal cords. Haha. Just make sure not to overdo it.”
Flea clenched his fist.
“Really… can I stand on that stage?”
“Yes, I think it would be okay as long as the stage time isn’t too long haha”
At those words, Flea nodded and smiled.
“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind!! Thank you haha”
The moment he opened the practice room door, Flea took a deep breath.
Now this space felt a little less scary.
“You’re here?? Yoi Flee~~”
Bambi waved first.
“How’s your neck?”
“The doctor said it was okay..”
Eunho was sitting in front of the drum, rolling the sticks in his hands, overhearing the conversation.
Flea looked away for no reason.
It was strangely difficult to look at each other straight in the eye after the kiss.
Even if we just made eye contact, my heart would react first for no reason, so I couldn't look at it.
And yet
“Flya,”
When I heard Eunho's voice, my body reacted first.
“Shall we take a breather before we get into the chorus?”
“…Ah..! Would that be better??”
Flea answered as nonchalantly as possible.
“Senior, if you press down a little more on this part of the drum beat, I think it will be easier for me to go up to the high notes.”
"here?"
“Yes, exactly at this point!”
The two of them talked very professionally.
There was almost no eye contact and no unnecessary words were spoken.
That actually looked more awkward to others.
Bambi muttered softly as he watched the scene.
“…Did you two fight?”
Yejun shook his head.
"no."
After a moment of silence, he added:
“Maybe... the opposite.”
"Against?? What are you saying?"
"I think we've become closer haha"
The practice has become much more intense than before.
Flea didn't force himself to raise his voice.
Instead of using willpower, I made sounds with my breath.
It felt like the song was gradually fitting into my body.
"good."
Yejun said.
"I think this is enough for the stage? Let's stop practicing here, haha."
Flea laughed sincerely for the first time at those words.
and...
The long-awaited music spot performance day has arrived.
It was busy backstage.
From lighting checks to stage equipment checks
Preparations progressed smoothly with the staff's quick steps.
Flea was wearing a long skirt and sitting on a ladder-shaped stage device.
The cast was covered with a skirt long enough to cover the legs.
The slightly tense hands could not be hidden.
“Are you nervous?”
Yejun asked from the side.
“Just a little... hehe.”
"are you okay."
Yejun said with a smile.
“You’re so pretty, Flea...”
Flee laughed for no reason at Yejun's unexpected compliment.
“Hehehe, thank you... I won’t fall, right…?”
“Don’t worry about that. We’re watching.”
The lights came on on the stage.
A murmur spread from the audience.
and..
🎶 Starry night… I prepared for today…
Flea's voice quietly filled the concert hall.
The duet with Yejun was an amazingly ecstatic combination.
Breathing that fills in each other's shortcomings without pushing each other
As the chorus entered, the stage set slowly went up.
"and...!!!!!"
There was an eruption of applause from the audience.
Flea's gaze is slightly raised
I looked up at the light.
And then, he reached out.
The moment you pull,
pop!!!!!
Star-shaped confetti was scattered throughout the concert hall.
It was a production that made it look like stars were falling.
Flee laughed.
At that moment, I didn't remember the injury or the difficult practice.
The song was perfect all the way through.
After the performance,
“It’s crazy.”
“This video is already out.”
“What is the Godoldae Band Club…?”
SNS was flooded with the video of ‘The Girl Who Picked Up Stars.’
And naturally, the collaboration performance with VIBE also began to receive a lot of attention.
Flee put down his phone and muttered quietly.
“…I have to do well on the next stage too…!!!”
That night.
Eunho put Flee in a wheelchair and walked slowly near the hospital.
The night air was cool.
“Today… you did really well?”
Eunho said.
Flea nodded.
“…Thanks to you, senior.”
"no."
Eunho spoke briefly.
“You did it.”
There was a moment of silence...
Eunho stopped and patted Flee's head.
“That’s wonderful, Flea.”
At those words, Flea's face brightened.
"…senior."
"huh?"
Flee looked up at Eunho.
And said.
“How long are you not going to confess?”
"…what?"
At that moment...
Flee leaned forward.
Then their lips touched briefly.
Flea immediately stepped back and said.
“This time, I wrote my wish...”
Eunho was speechless for a while.
And he smiled faintly.
“……Oh no, we’re in trouble,
"You don't know how scary men are..."
So the two kissed under the night sky.
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Continued in the next episode >>