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A glimmering red and white confetti falling down to their team, a sound of victory blasting in any corner of LoL Park, Hanwha Life Esport finally won First Stand tournament after a hell full one week playing League Of Legends. Not to complain but it's their job to play PC games.
That's sound so easy when people hear that, they're just playing some LoL games for a living and they got a shit ton of money from that. What so difficult about that?
If you don't know what Kiting Teamfight is, Shurima Shuffle or CS means, you don't get a saying anything about proplay. Geonwoo is absolutely drained from just this last month, the road he took in from LCK to FST took him five consecutive Bo5, that's five Silver Scrapes song repeating again and again in LoL Park. Even he got the title game 5 demon just for that,
The owner of 6ft tall, broad shoulders and super strong frame, sharp jaw, masculine big arms and veiny hands? Very demonic.
in reality? he's far from the demon image that media associate with. Dohyeon, his ADC state that in media interviews, "Rather than the tall and imposing image everyone has of him, I see him more like a well-behaved, kind, and very adorable little brother." He's just a giant with a little heart in everyone's eye.
Even when his body feel unwell he still can play the game and perform exceptionally, like for example he ate too much yogurt ice cream before tomorrow matches and he get a mild fever from that fermentation microbiotics he's still performing very good and even got his own highlight reel on LoL esport Instagram. He's just good at his job.
"Player Zeka please show us your signature pose to the camera!" Said one of the staff.
And he does it, his signature pose. The right hand holding to his left hand, The overflowing charisma from the player of the series, the pink blush on his upper cheeks, and the happy eyes of a victor, saved in a flash of a camera.
When posing with his signature pose, he feels an immense of energy coursing to his body. His fatigued self feels slowly recovers and he feel recharged as if he took a perfect 8 hours of sleep and just a right amount of meals to start a day. He feels strong and alive.
He sees the staff nodding happily, "Awesome! Also can you please lift the trophy?"
"Sure, hold on," Geonwoo agreed, and he lifts the shining First Stand trophy easily as if just a styrofoam and boasting a big smile on his face. And a camera flash capturing every details on his proud face.
Wangho putting his surprised face and whispering onto Dohyeon, "Is Geonwoo know that trophy weights almost 20 kilograms? Even i need one of the staff to hold the trophy for me."
"I honestly dont know, Wangho-ya. Our Geonwoo is strong enough to lift that even when he's not excercising lately." Dohyeon answers. "Maybe it's his adrenaline or something."
"Wow! our MVP Super Soldier Geonwoo~!" Hwanjoong cheerfully add.
"Can you guys stop.." said Geonwoo almost like whispering, lowering his head because he's pretty shy of getting all that compliment.
Wooje is patting his hyung back softly, "You're doing great, hyung!"
Geonwoo let a little laugh come out from him, "Thank you, guys. We're doing great."
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After all of the trophy ceremony and socializing, it's finally time to go back home to recharge Geonwoo social battery. It's been critically low for almost one full month, Geonwoo need his time alone and chilling with some IU song's and trying to get his little nap in the bus.
In a flash, literally. There's still a 'fan' still taking a photo of the team, why is their 'fan' still taking photos of the team? HLE team photographer is already boarded the team fan bus so this area should've been cleared already. This should've not happened, this is disturbing his privacy.
He's so done.
But he can't seem to be frowning in front of the camera, right? So he put his little smile on his face just to respect them, he also gave them a little nod so the 'fan' are happy.
Since when the walk from LoL Park into the parking lot feels so far and long?
He's so done, he just wanna get some rest.
Heavy footsteps follows him, his face is still maintaining his composure but his other parts?
Wooje trailed behind his Geonwoo hyung, he was focused with his phone until suddenly he almost tripped by the broken pavement along his way, and he thought to himself, 'Was the road damaged earlier? If im not mistaken when we just arrived the pavement isn't broken like this..?'
He turned his head back and holy shit.
A trail of broken pavement from the outside main door of LoL Park and it's leading to Geonwoo footsteps and he hoped that his eyes is imagining something, he's rubbing his eyes to make sure that he's not hallucinating.
And Wooje eyes is not hallucinating.
It's Geonwoo hyung, breaking the pavement with every step he takes, just like an overpowered character in the anime he watches. The hard concrete shatters beneath his feet as if it were thin ice on a lake. It's real. He's standing right there, right in front of his eyes!
Should he tell him? His arm is ready to pat on Geonwoo left shoulder, before he did that, Wooje is taking a peek of his Geonwoo hyung expression,
Well… that’s Geonwoo’s signature do-not-disturb face. Wooje has only been with the team for almost four months, yet he already knows his hyung’s mood just by looking at his face. The usual gentle glint in Geonwoo’s eyes is missing, only the pure black iris of exhaustion remains.
Wooje retract his arms, maybe he should talk about this in their room when his Hyung is already feeling better tomorrow.
"Wooje-ya? Why are you staring at Geonwoo shoulder?" ask Wangho.
Geonwoo who's name is mentioned is tilting his head to Wooje, "Is there anything sticking to my shoulder?"
'Please don't look back! please don't look back! please don't look back! Please dont look back! Please don't look back!' his thought racing.
"No-nothing, Hyung! Really! There's just a sticking confetti there." lies Wooje and putting his hands onto his uniform pants pocket.
Wangho laughed a plain laugh, "If there's a confetti on Geonwoo shoulder we've should've noticed earlier Wooje-ya."
"I'm not lying hyung," Wooje whines, "Look here's the confetti!" Wooje took out his right hand from his pocket and shows a little shimmering red paper confetti, 'Thank god there's a confetti in my pocket!' said his thought. That's a clutch moment right there.
"Oho, Wooje is doing magic tricks huh? Can you teach us?" Dohyeon chimed in on the conversation.
"Sure, Hyung. I'll show more tricks at the hotel later." Wooje sighs in relief.
Hwanjoong yelp cheerfully as he wait the driver to open the minifan door, "Finally! Our bus! Now I can sleep in peace! I call dibs on window seat!"
"I call dibs on the second window seat." Wooje said excitedly.
Geonwoo sighs slowly, "I just want to sleep." and Dohyeon pats his back softly and rub his shoulder as his language of caring, "Me too."
Wangho just listening and looking at them behind, watching silently as the banter occurs, also unconsciously his lips gave a smile to his face. He feels happy to see them happy.