Sam 🫧

Star’s POV

Ever since that fatal day, Nicholas and I had started talking more. As it was comeback season, it was easier to text and facetime than to see each other in person.

He wasn’t the pain I had expected; he was actually pretty chill and funny. Now I understood why my brother liked him so much.

Today, my members and I were back at another music show, resting in our waiting room. We still had a few hours until we were scheduled to record our stage, so we were all doing our thing.

Moon was sleeping, Yena was writing on her notebook with her headphones on, Hana was talking on her phone and I was doomscrolling on mine, until a message popped up in my notifications.

I smiled without realizing it.

“Ohhh, who’s making you smile like that?” Hana asked from behind me, making me hastily shove my phone down. When did she hang up?

“No one.” I smiled at her.

“Sure.” She looked unconvinced. “Is it a boooy?”

“When have you ever seen me talking to men? I don't even have free time.” I rolled my eyes playfully as I tried to stay calm and avoid saying anything incriminating.

“That’s… true.” She nodded.

“I was just talking to Asahi. He was telling me a crazy anecdote about his members.”

“Oh, tell him I said hi. He’s so nice.”

“I will.” I looked down at my phone. “By the way, I’m stepping out for a little bit. I’m meeting him to grab a snack.” I lied. Thankfully, he was mc’ing that day, so if I needed him to save my ass with the blonde, he could.

“Okay, just remember to be back before 6.”

“Yeah, don’t worry.”

“Have fun.” She waved me off.

“You too. Tell your lover I say hi.” I teased her.

“Not my lover!”

“Yet.” I laughed as I exited the room.

As I walked out, I looked around to see if I could find the brown haired. I strutted down the hall and just as I was about to text him, someone grabbed my shoulders.

“Boo!” Nicholas exclaimed.

I jumped and spun around. “Idiot!”

He laughed, a wide grin spreading across his face.

“Your idiot, though.” 

“Unfortunately.”

“Ouch.”

I laughed. He was so cu-

No, he wasn’t. I had to remember that this was all fake. That the only reason why he was so flirty and charming was to make it look believable, nothing else.

I forced a smile, a little too tight, hoping he wouldn’t notice that there was something going on with me. He extended his hand and I took it, as we set off toward the cafeteria.

We talked about everything and anything; it was so easy talking to him.

It wasn't until that moment that I realized my feelings for him were slowly changing. Nicholas was kindhearted by nature, but on top of that, he was such good company. He always made sure I was warm enough, paid attention to every single thing I said, and always comforted me even without telling him that something was wrong. The list went on and on.

I needed to talk to someone about this or I was going to explode. 

I wanted to keep helping him, but the line between a platonic friendship and a crush was getting blurrier by the second. 

Synopsis: Nicholas likes one of the top idols of the moment, he’ll do anything to get her attention. Even fake date one of her members.

Notes: This is the chapter that I’ve written the fastest, I got inspo and couldn’t stop, lmao.

Taglist: @replayenthusiast, @nishiinightz, @avochele

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It was 2 in the morning when you woke up and decided that you were hungry enough to abandon your comfy spot on your bed next to your boyfriend.

Normally, you were too lazy to get up in the middle of the night but today it was necessary, according to your stomach.

You untangled yourself from Jiho and walked to the kitchen quietly.

You searched for your favorite snack which was located in a cabinet and walked to the microwave.

You slowly and carefully peeled open the package and started it.

While it was heating you tried to monitor the timer so that you could stop it before it did that obnoxious beep.

Unfortunately, you yawned and zoned out for a few seconds. You were so far gone that you didn’t even realize that you were no longer paying attention to the timer.

And as you feared, the beep rang throughout the kitchen, making you wince.

You stood there for a couple of seconds praying that your boyfriend didn’t hear it, before grabbing a plate and placing your snack on it.

After that, you sat down in the chair by the kitchen island.

You chewed slowly, with your eyes closed, trying to savor it as much as you could.

Suddenly, you felt a pair of arms around your middle.

“You left me.” Jiho pouted.

You giggled. “I just went to get a snack, love.”

“Still.” He buried his face in the crook of your neck and shoulder. You stroked his hair softly, making him sigh.

“Let’s go back to bed, my sleepy beauty.” You said as you finished eating.

Your boyfriend just nodded, barely awake.

You got up from your seat and took the plate to the sink, Jiho still clinging to you.

With a little difficulty, since he was practically leaning all of his weight on you, you were able to return to your bed.

You covered both of you with the blankets, while the boy cuddled you and kissed your head gently.

“Night, sweetheart.”

“Sweet dreams, love.”

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Star’s POV

The week passed by pretty quickly, and without realizing it, Thursday arrived in the blink of an eye. Meaning that I had to meet up with Nicholas. Fun.

I was not excited, at all. All I wanted to do after these past few weeks of overworking was to relax and not wake up until our next schedule. But I gave him my word, and I don’t break my promises.

Sighing, I put on my socks and sat on the edge of my bed, contemplating my life choices before it was time for me to leave.

Then, I grabbed all of my things and walked out of the dorm. Thankfully, none of my members were home, so I didn't have to worry about making up excuses.

The walk to the café was quite quick and peaceful since I was wearing my earphones and there weren’t a lot of people around.

As I arrived, I scanned the place to see if the brown haired had shown up before me.

By the looks of it, I was actually first. So I stood in line, and bought my go-to coffee and two cookies and sat at the table farthest from the door.

About five minutes later Nicholas appeared; he looked around and our eyes met. I just nodded, him doing the same back and ordered himself a coffee.

After his name was called, he walked toward the table and sat in front of me.

“Hey.” He spoke.

“Hi.”

“So, how have you been?” He asked after a minute of silence.

“Good, kinda tired.” I bit my cookie. “And you?”

“Same. Promotions can be fun, but exhausting.”

“Agreed. I enjoy them but it gets to a point where you just want to rest for a month.”

“Yeah. Do you get used to the work overload at some point?”

“Hmm.” I leaned back. “Kind of? Maybe after 1 or 2 years, if comebacks are constant.”

“Oh, good to know.” He nodded. “I’ll let you know how I feel after that time.” We laughed.

“So, about “the plan”. Which I still think sounds ridiculous, by the way.” Nicholas rolled his eyes playfully.

“Let’s call it an agreement or something.” He suggested.

“Still sounds funny, but it’s an improvement.” I laughed. “I was thinking it’s important that we set some rules, mainly for both of our comfort.”

He nodded. “Sounds good. What do you have in mind?”

“I’m okay with handholding and hugs in public. You know, to keep the illusion that something’s happening between us.”

“I’m okay with both. What about pet names?”

I thought for a second. “Don’t mind them, actually. Just don’t use cheesy or cringy ones.”

“Oh, so no ‘sugar plum’ or ‘angel’?” He smiled mischievously.

“God, no.” I threw a sugar packet that was near me at him.

“I’ll have to think of a better one, then.”

I laughed.

“What about other forms of affection?” Nicholas asked.

“Such as?”

“Kisses? Not on the lips, obviously. Like, on the cheek or forehead.”

“Hmm, okay.” I nodded. “Maybe use those less frequently at first, then as time progresses we can see how comfortable we feel with them.”

“Works for me.”

“Aaand lastly, not telling our members is a must, obviously.” Nicholas took a sip of his coffee. “I’m gonna assume you already told your friends outside of your group.”

“Yep, as well as you did, right?”

“That’s correct.”

“So, that’s it, then.” I placed my hand in the center. “Let’s do this, boyfriend.”

He laughed and shook my hand. “Alright, girlfriend.”

And that was the start of a rollercoaster of emotions.

Synopsis: Nicholas likes one of the top idols of the moment, he’ll do anything to get her attention. Even fake date one of her members.

Notes: This chapter took so long for no reason, lmao.

Taglist: @replayenthusiast, @nishiinightz, @avochele

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