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"You'll be fine, babe," Danielle soothes you as you walk with her to the practice room, her hand on the small of your back. "it'll just be like meeting an old friend."

Hanni suddenly scoffs as she walked in front of you two, turning away from her chat with the other two members to say, "Yeah, if that old friend had started prioritizing a girl they for only a few months rather than their friend since preschool."

You kicked her knee, making her legs buckle mid-walk. All the girls giggled as she looked back at you with pettiness.

The conversation ended there as you got close to the designated practice room, with your group's de facto leader, Minji, going in first.

"Hello, good morning!" is what you hear as she fully entered the mirror-covered room.

You went in 1 by 1, each of you bowing in respect. As the last in line, you hear the distant 'hi's' and 'hello's' of the boys you were expected to collab with getting louder as you make it to the door.

Once you make it into the practice room, you quickly scan the room, before quickly greeting them like your members did. You make eye contact with the eldest (the only reason you know being from Tik Tok), the boy bowing back as you smile back, before grazing your eyes at all of them, until you meet his.

You've only ever seen glimpses of him through the building, never wanting to see him one on one, it'd be too awkward for you. He was shorter last time you met him in person, but as you quickly give him a once-over, you notice how much he's changed, yet remained himself.

How much he's remained your Martin. The one you knew before. . . yeah.

You hold eye contact for only a few milliseconds before you break it, quickly eyeing your members, the girls giving you a smile of mischief.

The awkward tension of first meeting another group quickly breaks when one of the managers (presumably CORTIS') speaks, saying that they'd be doing a dance challenge as a whole first, then would split into duos and one trio.

You didn't complain, merely nodding in understanding as you whisper to Hyein's ear next to you, "I hope we get a trio together," with the girl grinning at you, showing you how her fingers were crossed in hope.

Being in your own world, it was unbeknownst to you that he'd been staring at you the entire time. Well, only until his boys had started chatting about who they wanted to pair up with, that was when he blinked away from your figure.

The dance challenge with both of the groups in one video was easy, more importantly, it was super exhilarating. The dance was a little tedious enough to break a small sweat, but it was fun nonetheless, all of the boys' screaming spurring your group to also enjoy and make noise.

You were all having fun, even after it finished, you guys were intermingling with one another and chatting while you watched the replay of the Tik Tok.

It was more fun that you thought.

Until it came to duo dance challenges.

That was when all the fun you were having quickly turned into unease.

Because when the managers decided that your groups had enough socializing with one another and decided to do the trio and duo challenges now, you were paired up with the one member you were actively hoping (AND PASSIVELY MANIFESTING) not trying to get paired with.

Martin.

The girls didn't want to seem obvious to the boy group (that being code word for MARTIN) like they knew something, so they just gave you a reserved smile, with Minji just shrugging and giving you a 'welp, you're on your own, babe' look.

Not wanting to cause a scene and say you want to switch partners, you swallow the complaint on your tongue and suck it up.

Each member walked up to their respective partner, with Martin walking up to you first.

"Hey," he smiled, almost taking another step closer, before catching himself, taking a step back, his hand taking refuge on the nape of his neck from the awkwardness. "Nice to meet you, er- again."

You knew what he was going to do.

A hug.

You always did that back then when you guys saw each other.

Back then.

"I— yeah. You too. . ." you say, bouncing on the balls of your feet, "So, are we going to do your guys' dance or my groups'?"

"Ours, I think?" he pulled out his phone, opening Tik Tok. "Do you need me to teach you how to do it or—"

"No, I think I got it, just a few tweaks, I think. The girls and I dance a lot to your songs."

"Oh, really?" the corner of his lips tug up, still trying to find their audio on the app. "We listen to your guys' songs too."

"Cool." you simply state. He doesn't reply, pausing his search on Tik Tok to look at you.

There it was again. The awkward silence.

That's what made you both laugh. And that was what made the weird wall of unfamiliarity melt, but only by a little.

When you guys practiced, you were satisfied to know that you could just turn your brain off and turn on your professional Idol mode, lasered in on getting the dance right.

"You've gotten better at dancing." he compliments when you both finish practicing, looking at Keonho and Hyein who were paired up together.

"And you've gotten taller."

"You did too, like a few inches. . . not really noticeable for me though, but I guess if you're next to others—"

The way you suddenly punch his arm cuts his insult off before he can even finish, the boy scoffing out a laugh, looking at the staff who didn't see it, before gazing back at you.

You gave him a look that showed that you weren't entirely offended, bur still pissed off. Then you huffed a laugh, a smirk trying to make its way to your face, turning your head away.

Martin rubbed at the spot where you had hit. Not to soothe the pain, but to try and feel the lingering touch where you had hit. Because it had meant you were comfortable.

Comfortable enough to do that.

Just like old times.

When it was your guys' time, it only took one take. But that one take consisted of something you didn't expect he'd do.

The timer counted down, the sound beeping in your ears as you ready yourself, until you were snapped out of it, Martin calling your name next to you.

"Do you remember our handshake?" he asks.

That caught you off-guard, but you knew what he was talking about.

The old one you guys had created when you were in sixth grade.

"Yeah," you nod, before tilting your head. "Why?"

"Perfect." is all he replies.

The phone starts recording before you can process what he says, your body instinctively going into Idol mode.

i wonder how many kpop idols be going thru the most heart wrenching situationships then have to go do 'i'm your puppy uwu' fanservice the next day. . . idk just a thought

idk why the hell im getting pissed at martin re-reading this like i wasn't the one who literally wrote these messages bru 🥀

MASTERLIST ! | NEWJEANS ! PROFILES

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ EDWARDS MARTIN ] — THE FANSERVICE WARRIOR

↪ the leader of cortis !

↪ 6'4" tall fanservice god

↪ has a secret girlfriend from the whole public but only the other cortis boys know

↪ misses y/n but he genuinely isn't sure why she suddenly cut him off

↪ has made multiple musical tracks about y/n that he isn't sure if he wants to release 'cause he thinks she'll find out they're all about her, and because soojin would ask questions about it

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ KANG SOO - JIN ] — THE GIRLFRIEND

[ thumbgood on ig as faceclaim ]

↪ auditioned at hybe just to see if she could get in (which she did), before deciding to debut at another company instead

↪ has only met y/n a few times, but quickly disliked her by how close she was with martin

↪ doesn't like when martin doesn't chat everyday, but feels constantly irritated when he turns clingy all of a sudden

↪ senses that one of her boyfriends' friends doesn't like her and constantly tells martin about it

↪ raised in a toxic household when it came to superficial things like looks and weight, so she subconsciously projects it on others without meaning to

THE CORTIS BOIS ᝰ.ᐟ

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ ZHAO YUFAN ] — THE MEDIATOR

↪ the eldest of the cortis boys

↪ has genuinely had to break up fights with a water gun because they were getting too chaotic

↪ has had to (forcefully) help martin workaround their schedule so he could go on dates with his girlfriend

↪ thinks that martin dating soojin is a really bad idea but lets him off the hook because he knows how helpful having a shoulder to lean on is

↪ neutral stance about soojin, but still feels like she's not good for martin

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ KIM JU - HOON ] — THE EXTREMELY NONCHALANT

↪ will literally cut you off for no reason at all

↪ genuinely does not give a fuck about martin dating soojin

↪ no. 1 fav person martin rants to because he does not judge

↪ his neutral stance about soojin changed when she met his turtle and told him choco looked 'weird'

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ EOM SEONG - HYEON ] — THE BRAINROTTED

↪ not even the youngest, yet he still knows so much more niche brainrot references than keonho that the others are actually a little worried

↪ has more than 13 hrs on his screentime (and most of it is on tik tok or instagram reels)

↪ does not know why but he has a really bad feeling about soojin for no reason at all

↪ finds one of the girls in newjeans really cute but would rather shit on his hands and clap than tell the others

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ AHN KEON - HO ] — THE HOMEBOY

↪ the maknae of cortis !

↪ the second person to have a bad feeling about soojin for no reason at all

↪ has kept in touch with hyein after meeting once because they lowkey gossipping and are curious about y/n and martin's drama

↪ knows who's seonghyeon's crush is because he is weirdly observant about shit like that

MASTERLIST ! | CORTIS ! PROFILES

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ L / N Y / N ] — THE OG YEARNER

↪ the maknae of newjeans!

↪ swears that she's over 6 feet but she's actually 5'9". . .

↪ martin's childhood best friend

↪ was the one who helped him speak korean

↪ still has had a big crush on martin, but decided to not confess pursue her own idol career

↪ still keeps in touch with him, even though it lowkey be killing her from the inside out

THE BEST FRIENDS ᝰ.ᐟ

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ KIM MIN - JI ] — THE ENABLER

↪ the de facto leader of newjeans !

↪ was the one to help y/n get over her crush on martin during their trainee days (EXTREMELY loud incorrect buzzer)

↪ supports y/n even if she keeps yearning for martin because she was there in her shoes once (oop—)

↪ on the brink of crashing out from hyein and y/n's brainrot language

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ PHAM HANNI ] — THE REALITY CHECK

↪ the "bffr" of the group

↪ y/n's biggest #1 opp (not really)

↪ the one who has to keep y/n in check when she gets too delusional about martin

↪ has genuinely had to hide y/n's phone during practice so she doesn't text that "tall gremlin" (in hanni's exact words)

↪ lowkey dislikes martin because of the impact he has on y/n, but still chooses to remain respectful

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ MO JI - HYE ] — THE SUNSHINE

↪ the absolute sweetheart of newjeans <3

↪ makes y/n watch disney movies and rom-coms when she thinks too much about martin :P

↪ tries to see the better in the situation, always supports y/n in her delusions

↪ one of the people who always messages the group gc randomly

↪ gets mocked (lovingly) for her australian accent slipping out when she talks to the girls

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ KANG HAE - RIN ] — THE NONCHALANT

↪ the mysterious aura farmer of the group !

↪ religiously leaves the njz gc on delivered, then asks "what how'd that happen" when something comes up

↪ doesn't want to comment or leave an opinion on the whole y/n and martin debacle, but keeps tabs on the situation like she's watching a kdrama

↪ influenced by hyein to turn nosey and lurk in njztwt

↪ the one y/n rants to when everyone is busy because she does not judge, but will listen for the drama

݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ [ LEE HYE - IN ] — THE EMPATH

↪ the 5'7" brainrot rizzlord of newjeans !

↪ the real 'don't cry over spilt milk' girly, because she has cried over spilt milk, and she'll do it again

↪ has lowkey cried because of y/n when she explained how deeply she felt about martin even though she'll never confess

↪ likes to take pictures of y/n pining over martin because 'it's a great candid photo' or sum bullshit like that

↪ has a crush on one of the cortis boys but would rather shit on her hands and clap than tell the girls who (but she tells y/n just in case she could pull some strings w martin ykyk)

imy dani nd minji. . . idc they're still part of nwjnz to me !!!! (i say as they drag me into the psych ward)

hahaha whenever i cut ties w a guy for being stupid (aka existing) i understand why i like kpop boys a little bit more every goddamn time, it's because they don't pmo w their bullshit🥀

lngshot world tour in asia when. . . 🥀 lmao as if i have money to buy the tickets HASHAHAHS

"Well, it's my time to go to the line," your sister says, looking at her makeup in her small compact mirror, clasping it shut as she held her album, "Don't forget to record me, okay? I have my mic ready."

"I've done this five times already, Amaya. I know the drill." you roll your eyes, "You say "Hi, I love your guys' album!', then they give you some fan service, a kiss or a heart."

Your sibling scoffs at you, before saying, "Well, this interaction might be a little different. You don't know. . ." The minutes pass by quick, and before you know it, Amaya's already talking to the first boy on the table. Your hand goes a little numb from holding your phone camera up for long, but you try and push through it.

She finally makes it to the guy in the middle. From the times you've been to these events for your sister, you've figured out vaguely who's who, and the one Amaya was talking to was Martin.

Just like the fans called him, 'Tall, blonde, and gorgeous'. Knowing how to make beats and how to produce music at such a young age, he was a whole all-rounder.

You could understand the hype, you suppose. Watching the past recordings of you sister's fan meets, he seemed really in tune with fanservice, and you applaud him for that.

He was extremely charismatic, is what you concluded.

The more you saw him, you couldn't even deny how handsome he was. Before-when you were still in a relationship—you had thoughts about it, but you always felt guilty thinking about it, locking them away in your mind. Especially when you knew how your ex didn't like you thinking about other boys like that in general.

But now?

Now that you're free?

It felt refreshing that you could think whatever you want now.

The meeting was going smoothly, nothing out of the ordinary, until your sister, who was still talking to Martin, turned around and pointed at you.

Your eyes flitted up from the phone, making eye contact with the tall boy for a few split seconds, before he posed with your sister, making a heart. You grinned at that.

From a distance, you could see that he asked a question to your sister, before saying something else, your sister visually shocked, then laughing.

You wondered what had been so appalling that it made your sister pause, but you tuck it away to ask for another time.

You kept recording your sister, talking with the multiple boys as they both posed for your camera, but somehow, your gaze kept landing back to the tall boy with the scruffy haircut, Martin.

And somehow? Whenever you did glance back at him, it was like he could sense it, looking back at you before you felt embarrassed getting caught, flitting back to where your sister was.

What made it worse was how you could see his grin. That stupidly handsome grin he did when he caught you.

Not that you wanted him to tell you were looking, though.

hahaha this shi feels real ooc but i need some delusion rn that i'm almost ab to go back to school huhuhu

i need more lngshot writer moots. . . where y'all at !!! and the reason why juhoon isn't included is bc i'm being respectful to his gf (aka me)

should i make a part two? idfk, i'm lowkey rlly bad at smau's, but i had sm louis brainrot just had to let it out through this :PP