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“Hey, guys, today I'll give you a hint!” Euijoo smiles at the camera. He's filming a new tiktok about his new upcoming collaboration, because he just gained three million followers. “The hint is,” he takes a few seconds to sustain the intrigue. “Music! Yeah, I know it's really not helping you, guys, but,” he shrugs. “Stay tuned for updates!” He winks, that's his thing, and presses the button to finish the video.
Now it's time to edit, choose a trending sound and upload.
Euijoo's doing all these things automatically, without thinking much, because he's been doing this for a few years now. He hums a song he discovered this morning, bopping his head to the melody in his mind. He can't help but smirk when he thinks about the reaction of his followers when they find out about the person Euijoo's collaborating with this time.
They will definitely go crazy.
There's no way someone can even think about this exact person, like, really.
Euijoo frowns when he sees a notification from Instagram. It's not something unusual, it's just about the message. He bites on his lips, trying to write a caption for the tiktok faster, clicks on the “upload” button and almost runs to Instagram.
we_no_mo_re☑️
hey, so are you free tomorrow?🌝
The smile grows bigger on Euijoo's face when he's typing.
eejayju☑️
hey, so yeah I am🌚
you wanna do it tomorrow?
we_no_mo_re☑️
jujuuu don't be silly, of course
I'll be at your place tomorrow at 3
Euijoo just reacts to his message with a pink heart emoji, sighing. This man is crazy, he can make his cheeks flush even through the screen, and they're not even facetiming!
So, yeah, they met a few months ago, when Euijoo was visiting his friend in Japan. It happened so randomly, when they decided to go to some concert at the dead of the night. Euijoo loves music, so he was excited to get there, not knowing what would happen later that night.
The concert was in a small venue, but it was really crowded, so Euijoo thought the artist might be popular enough to make it. He was so damn right about it. It turned out the artist was none other than Weno himself, a pop-rock singer Euijoo had been listening to for almost a year at that time. He knew Weno had a tour, but he wasn't aware he was visiting Japan, so he almost passed out when the lights went off and the first song started.
Euijoo was enjoying those two hours, shouting out the lyrics of every song, crying on his favourite ones. He was feeling so dizzy because of the cocktails he was drinking before the concert started, so his best friend, Harua, who was beside him, needed to support him as they left the hall.
Euijoo was happy, because he just literally attended a concert of his idol. But the most interesting things happened after the concert-
So Harua stepped away for a moment to talk to someone he knew, and Euijoo needed some fresh air, so he somehow found the back exit.
The wind was so refreshing and sobering, Euijoo even let out a giggle.
“Something funny, huh?” The voice from somewhere beside him made Euijoo gasp. “Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you,” the guy took a few steps forward.
Euijoo almost choked on the air.
It was Weno. It was fucking Weno, standing in front of him, under the low light, smiling at him.
What the actual fuck? Yeah, so Euijoo confused the exits and went out through the one intended for artists. He didn't know it, don't blame him for being a little bit lost.
“You're not from around here, are you?” Weno asked, smirking, and it made Euijoo bite on his lip. The wind seemed to be too cold for his flushed cheeks. “Are you, like, understanding me right now?”
Euijoo let out a chuckle, nodding, “Yeah, I am, sorry, I'm… I didn't know where to walk, so,” he shrugged slightly. “I guess I'm not supposed to be here, am I?”
Weno waved his hand, clicking his tongue. “Nah, that's not a problem, don't worry. Are you… Korean? I just… This accent is really pretty,” he smiled softly.
Yeah, it was the first time they met, but not the least. The day after, when Euijoo was going out shopping all along, because his friends were having a hangover, he somehow met Weno, who was looking for some new clothes, it seemed like.
That time Weno himself called him and asked him to help him choose a shirt. It was a really crazy experience.
That was the day Euijoo learned that Weno's real name is Nicholas. It felt so strange to be the one who knew it, because it was not the information everyone can find on the internet.
Since then they've been kept in touch through socials and calls. A few months, more like a half of a year, they've been like this. Euijoo now can call himself Weno’s close friend who is able to listen to new songs before everyone else.
Yeah, they are that close.
They are so close, Nicholas is flirting with him every time he finds an opportunity. Euijoo would like to say he is used to it, but truly he's not. He's blushing every time Nicholas calls him pretty or something like that.
As you may have guessed, Weno is the person with whom Euijoo has a collaboration. Weno’s new single is about to come out, so he decided to have a little different type of promotion from what he usually has. Euijoo is happy to be part of it, so he already has a few things to do to make people more invested in the promotion. He's good at it, really, that's why his followers love him so much.
Euijoo is nervous, because of tomorrow’s meeting with Nicholas. They're about to film the video with the snippet of Weno's new song, and it's going to be crazy.
This evening Euijoo spends reading comments on his new video, responding to some of them and laughing at the guesses.
thelefant667: i know it's gonna be our gueeeen beyonceeeeyyyyy
poeplesfav: kim namjoon kim seokjin min yoongi jung hoseok park jimin kim taehyung jeon jungkook someone from this list
butterisnotflying: MAYBE KEEHO?? PLSSSS
lalalobe: VIVIZ QUEENS PLEASE NEEDTHAT
Just like Euijoo thought, no one was even close to the right answer. Oh, they're going to be shocked.
The lyrics of the song are… Sensual. This type of lyrics is somewhat new to Weno, but Euijoo knows how the whole song sounds, and it's literally a work of art, as always.
In the snippet of it, the lyrics are so good, Euijoo is already addicted to them.
‘Wanna make your lips move with mine
To R&B or jazz, it doesn't really matter
Feel your skin, tastier than wine
All I want to do is kiss you
All night long’
So, the song is about… Yeah. Euijoo has an idea for the tiktok, it can be a little controversial for some people, but it doesn't matter. It's not like they can film something cute with those lyrics about kissing, right? Right.
“Can you tell me what we're gonna do, huh?” Nicholas asks, sitting on the sofa, watching Euijoo setting up the camera and lights. “I know you have a whole script, don't you?”
Euijoo takes a deep breath, rolling his eyes. “No, I don't have a script. It's gonna be an easy video to film, don't worry.”
Nicholas tilts his head to the side, raising his brow. “Okay, I'll trust you… Wait, is this wine?”
He points at a bottle of wine that is on the table.
“Are you surprised? Do you even know the lyrics of your song?” Euijoo purses his lips, folding his arms. “So I'm gonna do some lip syncing for the first part of the video, then you need to show up with this bottle like you're going to drink it,” Euijoo says slowly, because it seems like Nicholas has a hard time understanding him right now. “Then you need to look at me, like you want to kiss me and, um, drag me out of the camera, you know,” he frowns, moving his hands, as if he tries to explain it with those moves.
Nicholas nods a few times. “It’s not that hard, yeah.”
Euijoo is happy to hear that, even though he's nervous as hell, because they've never been so close to each other, as they are going to be, filming this tiktok.
Fuck-
Nicholas stands up, taking the bottle of wine, “Okay, let's go, let's get it, yeah?”
“Yeah,” Euijoo smiles nervously, biting the inside of his cheek. “Let's go.”
He sets up a timer. His head is a little dizzy, when he counts in his mind with the numbers on the screen. Three… Two… One.
‘Wanna make your lips move with mine
To R&B or jazz, it doesn't really matter’
Euijoo lip syncs it so well, trying to show the best of his acting.
‘Feel your skin, tastier than wine’
Nicholas shows on the screen, looking at the bottle in his hand then looks up at Euijoo, at his lips.
‘All I want to do is kiss you’
He takes a step forward, leaning as if he's about to kiss him.
‘All night long’
His face is so close to Euijoo's when he pushes him a little to get out of the camera.
The snippet ends here, so the video is on loop now. Euijoo wants to move, to look at the draft. Maybe it turns out they need to refilm it? Or it looks really bad and Euijoo needs to come up with something else? He really wants to move, but Nicholas is still so close to him.
“Should we,” Euijoo clears his throat, biting in his lip, making Weno lower his gaze. Fuck-
“Kiss?”
“Watch the result,” Euijoo whispers.
They say in unison, Euijoo's cheeks flushed, but Nicholas looks unbothered. “Yeah, alright, let's watch,” he says, pulling back to let Euijoo breathe.
“Did you just say-” he frowns, swallows and moves to his phone.
It's so hard to look at the video, because Nicholas looks like he was ready to kiss him on camera without even hesitating. That's hot. Maybe a little bit too hot for the tiktok, Euijoo thinks.
“Is it okay? Or do we need another take?” Nicholas asks, standing so close to Euijoo, their shoulders touching.
It takes a while for Euijoo to weigh all the options and their consequences. He chooses the lesser of two evils.
“Nah, that's okay, you're a great actor,” Euijoo smiles, pursing his lips.
“Nah, I'm not,” Nicholas chuckles. “I'm really bad at acting.”
Euijoo takes a deep breath. He takes his phone to cut the video in the right moment and paste a caption he wrote this morning.
ejbeingej☑️
tastier than what?? look forward to @WENOfficial new single “all night long”!!🔥
#weno #ej #fyp #allnightlong
“Do you want to upload it?” Euijoo hands him the phone. “It's like something really special, so,” he shrugs.
Nicholas looks at him, blinks slowly, “Oh? Okay, right, that's cute,” he smiles, reading a caption. Euijoo frowns when he sees Nicholas typing something, but doesn't mind. “Yes, the video is uploaded!”
Euijoo lets out a giggle, nodding. “Can't wait for comments, you know. I'm really waiting for my followers’ reaction,” he takes his phone back, placing it on the table. “But firstly,” he squints, “do you mind tasting this wine? I guess we have something to celebrate, yeah? Our first collaboration, I really hope it's not the last.”
Nicholas grins, “Yeah, me too. I'm in!”
They move to the kitchen, not knowing what is already happening on the internet. They wreaked chaos with one short video.
butterisnotflying: WHATTHEFUCKNDJjzsjjsjaja ARE THEY KISSING
jojohaha: EJ WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HAPPENING
weareone: WENO???? THE WENO??? WITH EJ????
plottwisting: GUYS YOU SEE THE CAPTION HELLOO???????? WHAT'S THE LAST HASHTAG????????? THOSE ARE NOT THE LYRICS RIGHT??
mammamiaimokay: THEY WHAT- THE LYRICS?? THE LOOKS??? THE HANDS PLACEMENT??? FCKKKKK
wenomalefan: okay I'm JEALOUS???
haruaisme: EUIJOO HONEY YOU DIDN'T TELL ME??? HUH????
Euijoo should care about what Nicholas was typing.
ejbeingej☑️
tastier than what?? look forward to @WENOfficial new single “all night long”!!🔥
#weno #ej #fyp #allnightlong #weregonnakiss