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[ Seventeen x Male reader ]
" Alright!! Everyone!! Gather up!! YAH KIDS GATHER UP!!! " A male with black hair yelled as the members weren't gathering up.
" YAH MINGYU-AH!!! JUN-AH???! "
You stifled a chuckle seeing the eldest and leader of the group, Seventeen yell around trying to gather the members. He had turned red by the time he finished gathering all the 13 members of the group.
" Kids.. next time please listen to me " You tilted your head and let out a small smile on your face ( since no one was looking at you anyway ). The leader sighed and wore his red cap back onto his head before he started speaking.
" Alright. So a good news! We're collaborating with our senior group, NUEST and we'll be performing at the MAMA awards show " Seungcheol smiled brightly as the members all applauded with excitement and happiness. The younger members all cheered and Seungkwan went *whoooooo!!!*.
" Wahhh that's nice " Wonwoo whispered to Mingyu, who smiled back excitedly. Everyone was hyped up and you couldn't - no - you wouldn't want anything or anyone to break this atmosphere.
" So we're like going to work with them? Dance? " Jeonghan asked the leader, who nodded and sat down on the shiny floor in the practice room.
" Wow " Reality of the situation hit Minghao as he awed at their current state in Chinese.
" I'm nervous but excited! " Joshua muttered as he placed his hand over his chest- supposedly above his thumping heart.
You kept quiet and watched the members chat amongst themselves as you sat cross-legged ( Indian style ) behind the group on the floor.
" What do you think about all this, Shuu? " You blinked in surprise at the sudden question that the leader asked. Still blinking in surprise, your eyes noticed that the members had turned their heads around to watch your answer or any kind of reaction.
" Not bad " You whispered, your voice low and silky smooth. It was quiet for a while after your answer before you heard a small chuckle.
" As expected of the Ice prince.." Seungcheol smiled and went back to talking with Jeonghan. The members all nodded in agreement - even Jun - before they went back to chatting.
You raised an eyebrow in question before sighing and shaking your head to yourself. It didn't matter what they thought of you now, it'd always been like this from the start.
" It's more attractive when a man is cold rather than a woman " You had read this somewhere on the Internet while surfing through the many articles of your own group.. did that apply to yourself too?
" When do we start practicing? " Jihoon asked as he looked towards their manager.
" Tomorrow and You've no schedules today "
" Alright then " Jeonghan nodded happily, they'd a break for the day.
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" Hey Y/n! What're you doing? "
" LUCA?! "
" Shuu?! Luanmin?! Shuaiya?! "
Your headphones were suddenly snatched from your ears as you looked up from your notebook towards the younger male who was frowning.
" Yeah Chan? "
The maknae of the group pouted and sat down beside your form.
" What're you doing? "
" Studying " You raised an eyebrow in confusion as the younger pouted more.
" Do you need something? " You muttered distracted between studying and helping the younger member.
" Mm.. I want you to read me a story.. you know that French one you translated for me in korean " Your gaze hardened as you looked at the maknae from top to bottom as if judging him.
" What are you? A child? " You asked calmly avoiding eye contact with the youngest member.
" Y/n...." he whined upset. You clicked your tongue and rolled your eyes, studying wasn't actually important as of now but you had to stick to your self-made schedule.
" Not now " You muttered, placing your headphones back onto your ears and pressed the play button onto the video.
Chan sighed and leaned his head on his hand while he watched you note down the notes from the lectures you'd miss during the tours or the packed schedules.
" You should spend more time with us " Chan whispered and although he knew you couldn't listen to him, he hoped you would. He quietly stood up and exited the room without saying anything else.
You slumped into your seat as soon as you heard the door's click sound indicating it was now locked.
" I'm so sorry Chan.." You muttered as your head rolled around the chair's soft edges and felt your eyes water up.
The door's knob twisted around, becoming aware of someone entering you sat up and wiped your newly forming tears off.
" Why did you do it? "
It was Seungcheol. You could already imagine him being angry that you made Chan cry *again* and then he'll yell at you *again*.
" Do what? " You asked quietly leaning in your chair after pausing the video playing on your handphone.
" You made Chan cry.. *again* " Seungcheol's voice held an edge to it, he was going to explode soon,you just knew that. You sighed as you felt his eyes bore straight into your head.
" Not my fault. " You spoke clenching your jaw in anger and removed your laptop from a black coloured bag with the 17 logo printed in white.
" How's that not your fault?! I clearly saw him going out of your room! You made him cry again! How could you do that?! He's the Youngest member of our group.. yeah he could be childish at times but he's literally a fucking child!!! You need to keep yourself in check.. there was no need to rage out on a younger person " Seungcheol huffed in anger turning red as he stomped out of your and Minghao's shared room.
You heard the door slam loudly as it was shut, sighing you shook your head and clenched your fists around the oversized grey hoodie you wore.
" So..Chan is young and I'm not..? " You whispered feeling a fresh batch of tears cover your eyes as you thought more and more about how unfair it felt being treated like this.
Everyone- even the fans and the company - didn't baby you.. they never did and they never had to. You had already marked an image of a Ice Prince inside their minds but sometimes even you thought about how nice it would be to be pampered.
" It would be nice " You dryly chuckled and plopped your headphones on your ears and played the video again.
Chan was always pampered by the other members since he was the youngest member. A '99 liner while you were a '98 liner born at the end of the year ( December 31 ). * I'm not young huh...of course...*
Since Chan was born in the early '99 he didn't call you as hyung.. he didn't need to. The two of you were only a few months apart.
" He's getting more annoying now.. " You whispered fondly and closed the laptop- you couldn't concentrate as of now even if you had university and exams to be preparing for.
" Hey " You flinched as you heard a sound directly next to your ear.
You turned around to face your roommate, Xu Minghao aka The8. He was Chinese and the two of you always spoke in Chinese when you were alone with each other.
" I know..you didn't mean to " He whispered wrapping his arms around your shoulders and smiled softly as he left a peck on your soft cheeks.
" How would you know that ? " You muttered packing everything up and placing it in the black bag from before.
" The apology note you are secretly going to place inside Chan's room and with the audio recording you are going to make for the younger about the story " Minghao smiled and released his hold from your shoulders to sit on the bed.
" T-that's only because..I don't want to listen to the horrible sounds he'd make at night " Your cheeks flushed red as you lied although the Chinese male caught onto that.
" That's illegal but I'll make do with your Lie " Minghao whispered as he stood up and gave a few pats on your head. He smiled as he played with a few strands of your hair before kneeling down and looking up at your face from beneath.
" I.." You whispered before the elder gave you a comforting hug and pulled you down from the chair onto his lap and warm hold.
You immediately wrapped your legs around the elder's waist as your hands went up to rest on his shoulders and Bury your head in the crook of his neck.
" Are you cold? " Minghao asked softly, carressing your back while one of his hand rested on your waist protectively.
" I am not.. " You blushed and smiled hiding your face into the sweet smelling turtleneck sweater of the elder. He smelled sweet and like cinnamon.
" How cute " Minghao chuckled. The two of you sat there for a while on the warm floor in each other's embrace.
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" You're one of the best idols Pledis has produced!!! We're so proud of you!! " The CEO had called you in the day of the practicing which was supposed to start but was delayed for you.
You bowed to the man and muttered a simple * thank you *. He seemed pleased when you'd entered and you questioned yourself if you'd done something good for him.
" I can't believe..!! SM called in just now!! " Your eyebrows raised in question as you watched the elder man laugh and smile happily. It was like he won a lottery or something.
" EXO Baekhyun-ssi wants to collaborate with you!!!!!! Wow..can you believe that? " He laughed and tried to compose his excited self. You nodded and bowed again.
" Ohoo you can go now and by the way... I said yes to the collab.. so prepare yourself for that "
" Yes " You bowed one last time before walking out and jogging towards the practice room. The new choreography's practice with Nu'est was today, the members had already started and here you were.
One of Seventeen's manager ran behind with you as you swiftly entered the practice room with the manager accidently bumping into your form as you stopped after entering.
" Oh sorry " he bowed but you waved him off. You turned your head towards the senior members and bowed towards them in respect.
" Oh you're here! My baby's here! " Ren aka Minki smiled as he ran and jumped to give you a tight hug.
" Yah..! Minki-ah!! You'll choke him to death! " The leader of Nu'est called out nervously with a chuckle.
" He's soooo cute! Can I adopt him? " Ren blurted out and looked at his members with a serious look. Jonghyun chuckled nervously and shook his head, he knew Minki wasn't kidding.
" No..you can't! He has a family too!! " Minhyun reminded.
" Yah! You never told me about your family!!! Aren't I your hyung?! " You gulped as you tried to escape from Ren's clutches and his *overly obsessive love* as Aron called it.
Still keeping the poker face aka the cold look you tried to move out of Ren's radar and stood beside a flaring Seungcheol.
" Did you apologise to Chan? " Jeonghan asked softly afraid of making you or Seungcheol snap. You gave a short nod and stood beside the taller male, Jeonghan was slightly taller than your form by a few centimetres.
" Good boy " Jeonghan smiled and gave a gentle pat on your head. You looked away from the elder and back towards the choreographer and Hoshi-- the two people along with Jonghyun ( JR ) who created the choreography for the award show.
" Oh by the way..Y/n-ah! Congratulations!! " The manager hyung smiled brightly and took your hand into his own while shaking it.
" For? " Mingyu asked confused.
" He stood first in the whole Asia in terms of his cold looks- okay just kidding..." The manager laughed nervously as he noticed the icy cold stare he received from you.
" His recent drama, * Only for you * it received a national award today!! Can you believe that?" He cheered on and smiled widely as everyone clapped for you.
You stood still as the others screamed in excitement and gave pats on your back, some even daring to hug you.
" Congratulations " Seungcheol muttered, he was happy for you,yes but he still didn't appreciate the way you treated the youngest member.
You gave him a nod. The excitement slowly died down and the three males ( Choreographer, JR, Hoshi ) decided it was time to learn the choreography.
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" Wow why is this so difficult..?! " Aron complained as he sat down beside Wonwoo, both of them sweating profusely.
" Try harder..kids " Jonghyun chuckled before drinking water from his own bottle.
It was break time after continuous practice for 5 hours and since most of them looked tired, Jonghyun declared a break.
As most of the members from both the groups rested, you and a few others practiced even during the break time.
" The greatest problem we've is.. we need someone to do flips.." A sweaty Jonghyun said as he wiped his sweat with tissues.
" Jun might be able to do it.." Hoshi suggested and looked at the Chinese male. Jun shook his head and frowned.
" I would've but I injured myself a few weeks ago and the doctor told me to rest " Jun explained.
" So..cancel the flips? "
You slid over on the floor during one of the steps, accidently bumping into Vernon, who gasped in surprise and held you by your waist.
" Be careful, Y/n-ah " Hansol whispered as you slightly looked up at the handsome male's face.
" You didn't have to hold me.. I would've managed " You muttered hiding your light blush that spread across your cheeks.
Hansol sighed and nodded. He knew you'd never change, he sometimes even thought why does he even try.
" I'll do it just because I want to " you spoke in your monotone while facing Jonghyun.
" Seriously? You can do flips? " You gave him a nod.
" Okay then..You're up for it.." Jonghyun smiled and patted your shoulder.
" Did you guys memorise the choreo? "
" Nooo " Everyone except you and the three dance teachers whined.
" Y/n..you learned the choreo? " Hoshi asked, not surprised.
" Yeah " You muttered and wiped your face lightly with a soft towel.
" Then let's partner up!! "
" Let's divide in between us four "
" Y/n-ahhhh..!!! " You raised an eyebrow at the elder's smiling.
" You can teach Seungkwanie, Jihoonie, Jeonghannie and Minki " Jonghyun said as he himself walked towards his own group.
" This is going to be hard " You muttered to yourself.
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It was indeed going hard. Halfway through the choreo, Minki started clinging onto you, Jeonghan whined every five seconds, Seungkwan stepped onto your shoes and Jihoon was just being Jihoon.
" Did everyone learn their parts? "
It'd been 6 hours- everyone practicing their own individual and group parts -- including the breaks.
A group of " Yeah " followed before everyone stood up drinking water and clearing any form of sweat on their face and body.
" We didn't perfect it so like it'll take a while " Mingyu said and took his position.
You stood behind Seungkwan, holding his waist lightly, standing in a straight line. Behind you, Joshua wrapped his arms tightly around your waist.
Before you could say anything..You'd been given the go signal.
" Seungkwan-ah.. don't you dare step on me " You whispered into the elder's ear and smirked when the said male shivered with a blush and nod.
" Or I'll kill you " Seungkwan nodded hastily as you stepped away from him and went back to your poker face, keeping your piercing gaze on the mirror.
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