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TOMORROW X TOGETHER - The Dream Chapter: STAR
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Jeongguk slowly opened his eyes, dried tears in the corner from sleeping, glueing them shut for a moment, neither arms nor legs responding as he had rarely been this sore before.

He turned around to see Coconut, his little white kitten, sleeping soundly beside him, purring.

Gguk got her right when he moved to Seoul to have a little friend to keep him company -- and Coconut really did, never making him feel lonely in a completely foreign city filled with strangers, miles and miles away from his hometown Busan.

He grabbed his phone, pressing the lock botton, checking the time and realizing he would need to get up soon but really wanting to sleep a little more.

He did manage to get 8 hours of sleep last night since when he came home at around 10pm yesterday and just made his ramen, that tasted way too salty by the way, and fell into bed right away.

He still felt exhausted though. Training was really a lot these days, as competitions were soon coming up, him and Nayoo trained pretty much everytime when they both were free.

Speaking of Nayoo, Gguk's phone vibrated, a message of her popping up, Jeongguk pressing on the notification and opening it up.

Main hoe 💓💕💓💖🤘🏻

kooks ):

My right ankle hurts so much
i didnt sleep imma go to the
doc

imma come in later sigh

Jeongguk sighed worriedly, hoping she wasn't in too much pain and would be healthy in a couple days again.

She did complain about ankle pain two days ago during practice as well, not coming in yesterday to try and rest a bit in hopes of the pain disappearing.

): get well soon

lets hope its nothing too bad

see you later )))):💕

He decided to finally move out of bed, careful not to wake up Coconut, knowing he would get scratched if he did, walking to his drawer and picking out a simple black t-shirt and joggers, just throwing them on -- he only had one class today anyways.

Lazily strolling to the kitchen to put food into Coconut's pretty black and white striped bowl with a little heart and paw on it, also going to the fridge to pick out a banana milk for himself.

He poured the little food pallets into the bowl, placing it on the floor again, hearing his little kitten meow behind him.

"There you go, Coco." He smiled, opening his milk and taking a big sip, looking at the clock once again, seeing that he needed to go, gathering his things before giving Coconut a little goodbye pet and going out his apartment, walking to the studio.

He felt the chilly air and the fresh smell of rain hit his face and swirl in his nose as he walked outside the building, loving the weather like this -- not exactly loving the rain though.

Walking through the busy streets rather calmly, he sipped his banana milk, looking at the people passing him occasionally, hood up like he always had and one hand in his hoodie pocket keeping him warm and cozy.

He noticed how focused, fast and stressed everyone seemed around him, probably running to their jobs or schools.

Jeongguk was really happy he could pursue his passion and be payed decently for it, lucky to not be working in a field he had zero interest in, really appreciating it as a gift.

He saw the studio come in sight, not spotting any cars in the parking lot, assuming he was probably the first one coming in today which wasn't that rare, he was pretty much in studio all day before and during competition season.

He unlocked the big glass doors, going in and walking to the staff room to throw the milk carton he was still holding away, only to get incredibly startled by a certain red head standing there, holding a water bottle in his hand and leaning againsr the counter.

"Oh, Jeon? Here so early?" Taehyung smiled cockily, already annoying the living crap out of Jeongguk.

"It's competition season soon, so yeah." Gguk squished the carton in annoyance before throwing it into the trash can. This guy's presence was just giving him a headache.

"Yeah, you sure need the extra practice, don't ya?" He felt Taehyung graze his back, leaving the staff room, probably having his first class in a couple of minutes, leaving Jeongguk fuming.

This guy was just a fucking handful.

He took a deep breath, trying hard not to get provoked by him, deciding to review choreography before his classes to calm himself down.

So he did, taking the speakers out of the cabinet, plugging them in and connecting his phone to it, turning on the song he was working on yesterday, immediately feeling a lot more calm as he was already moving to the music.

He watched himself in the mirror, trying out different movements, seeing which one fit best to the beat that was swirling around the room, occasionally seeing the other trainers trickle in from the corner of his eye.

Dancing made him feel like he was in another universe, everything around him dissapearing, just the music being in his mind and making him move automatically.

He was suddenly haltered in his movements, hearing the door behind him open, releaving a crying Nayoo, foot bandaged and a crutch in each of her hands supporting her in standing up.

Jeongguk's heart stopped for a second, immediately halting everything what he was doing, running over to his best friend hugging her tightly, Nayoo sobbing into his shoulder.

"I can't dance for a year, kooks." He heard her muffled crying, caressing her back to calm her down. "I'm so sorry."

Gguk felt his heart break seeing his best friend so sad, knowing exactly how much she loved to dance and how excited she was for upcoming competitions. "It's okay, Nayoo. We're going to talk to Hoseok and figure something out."

He slowly managed to calm her down, convincing her he wasn't mad at all because he really wasn't.

Yes, he was slightly sad that they wouldn't be able to attend this year but how could he be mad at his best friend for something that wasn't her fault -- it was his for making them practice so much.

Jeongguk saw Hoseok strolling by the door, calling him over quickly, explaining the situation and calling everyone together for a team meeting quickly.

Hoseok is the manager and founder of their dance studio and the best boss Jeongguk could have every imagined. The nicest most bright guy he's ever met -- a true sunshine.

"Alright guys, we have a couple changes to talk about." They all sat down in a big circle, Hoseok sitting down beside Jeongguk. "Firstly, Nayoo is injured and won't be able to dance for a year so i'll take her courses and she will do management work."

Jeongguk looked at Nayoo, looking rather unexcited about doing paper work but more or less thankful that she at least could do something and wouldn't be completely jobless for a year.

"Then, Lia has something to announce as well." Hoseok looked over to Lia who was sitting beside him, Taehyung on the other side, looking rather confused.

"Well-" She started, Gguk seeing the excitement her face. "I got accepted into a dance school in New York City! So i'll be moving in a couple of days!"

Jeongguk saw the happy expression on her face also feeling happy for her, eventhough they weren't really close but regularly hearing Nayoo blabber about her and how pretty she is.

Taehyung on the other hand looked shocked, his dance partner leaving him alone, making him unable to attend the competitions -- mayhaps that dumbfounded expression on his face made Jeongguk even happier, he really deserved a smidge of confidence wiped off from his face in his humble opinion.

"So, i just decided-" Hoseok stopped everyone's talking and congratulations towards Lia, getting more serious again. "Since Jeongguk and Taehyung are without a partner for this season, you guys will be partners."

Jeongguk's jaw dropped in horror, not one word coming out, stealing a glance at Taehyung who had that cocky smirked painted across his face

"Good luck you guys. Back to work." Hoseok jumped up, everyone else going to teach their classes.

Jeongguk and Nayoo remanding seated as Gguk was too shocked to move, fuming with anger as he heard a 'glad to work with ya, Jeon' from the person he detested the most at this point.

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hello everyone <3
i wasnt expecting so many reads in the first week for this!! thank you so much ):

also groupie is offically finished so this is gonna be the main book i'll work on right now!! (eventhough i'm very sad about groupie ending ;-;)

And now i'm so close to hitting 1k followers and i might be vERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT THAT I DONT KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE

look at this instead of me not knowing where to go with my emotions :D

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