"When did you say you'd be finished filming again?" Seokmin asked, voice muffled on the other side of the phone.

"I should be done in about an hour. The staff were kind enough to save me for last since I had a busy schedule this morning and got here a bit later than everyone else, so once I finish filming my part, it'll be done. The guys that went before me started filming like ten minutes ago," Soonyoung answered.

"Alright, got it! We'll see you then! Jihoon-hyung is really excited. He can't wait to see you," Seokmin told Soonyoung.

"Really?!" Soonyoung exclaimed.

"Well, he hasn't said it out loud, but it's pretty obvious," Seokmin replied.

"Are you sure? Aren't you misinterpreting his annoyance for excitement?" Soonyoung checked.

"Hey, I've known this guy since I was a kid. We grew up together. I'm pretty sure that I can differentiate between his emotions," Seokmin retorted.

"Fair enough," Soonyoung agreed. "I'm going to hang up now. I should go inside and watch the others. See you later."

"Bye!" Seokmin responded, and Soonyoung ended the call and turned off his phone. He put his phone in his pocket and walked back into the room they were filming in quietly.

♬

"Alright, cut! Victon's filming has ended! Good job!" one of the staff members called. "We're going to have a fifteen-minute break with refreshments, and then we'll resume filming."

"Thank you!" the large group of idols shouted back.

The idols bowed to the staff before heading over to the refreshments table. As Soonyoung waited in the line, some of the other idols, who were also waiting in line, greeted Soonyoung and bowed respectfully at him. Soonyoung smiled sweetly and bowed back, making light conversation with them as he got a few snacks. After he had chosen what he wanted, he walked over to Seungcheol, who was scrolling through something on his phone. Seungcheol looked up when Soonyoung joined him and frowned.

"That's all you're having?" Seungcheol asked. "Aren't you hungry? You didn't even have a proper breakfast."

"I'll be fine. I'm going out for lunch with Jihoon and Seokmin after filming ends, so I'll just eat then. This is just to tide me over till then," Soonyoung explained. Seungcheol grinned.

"Finally getting some, are you?" his manager teased, wrapping an arm around Soonyoung's neck and mussing Soonyoung's hair roughly. "Good for you. Don't let the tabloids find out though, alright? Keep it on the down-low until it gets serious."

"Hyung! It's not like that!" Soonyoung whined as he fixed his hair. "Besides, Seokmin will be there too!"

"Yeah, but Seokmin is practically Jihoon's kid brother. Those two are so close that they even live together! I wouldn't be surprised if they brought each other on their dates with other people," Seungcheol said. "They're really protective of one another."

"Ah," Soonyoung replied.

"Hoshi-sunbae?" a voice interrupted. The other two men looked at the newcomer.

"Oh, Hanse-ssi, right? From Victon! Hello!" Soonyoung greeted, beaming at the younger man.

"Hi," Hanse responded, smiling back nervously. "Um, well I just wanted to say hello and tell you that I'm a big fan of you, so...yeah."

"Oh, really? Thanks!" Soonyoung grinned happily. "You guys are pretty good too!"

"Thank you, Hoshi-sunbae! That honestly means so much to me," Hanse told Soonyoung.

"No problem! Actually, I was listening to your album the other day," Soonyoung mentioned. "I really liked the first song on it, you know, 'What time is it now?', or something like that. I know that it's not the title song, but it's really catchy! I love watching the live performances of it. Your rapping sounds super cool!"

"Thank you so much!" Hanse replied, bowing deeply. Soonyoung smiled.

"You're welcome!"

"Alright, well, I'll get back to my group then. Thank you again, Hoshi-sunbae! You're a really great guy!" Hanse said.

"Wait, before you go, do you want to take a selfie? It's for my Instagram," Soonyoung explained, pointing at his phone. Seungcheol rolled his eyes.

"Soonyoung is obsessed with his Instagram," Seungcheol told Hanse. Hanse grinned.

"I can tell."

"Hey! Am not!" Soonyoung protested.

"Sure, I'd love to take a picture with you, Hoshi-sunbae," Hanse responded. Soonyoung beamed and took a quick selfie of the two of them. They bowed to each other respectfully once again, and Soonyoung and Seungcheol waved at Hanse as the younger boy walked back to his group.

"Is it just me, or does he look kinda like Jihoon?" Seungcheol asked. Soonyoung hummed.

"I can see it," Soonyoung eventually agreed, nodding slightly.

"We'll resume filming in five minutes! Hoshi-ssi, we'll be filming you next! After Hoshi-ssi is done with his part, we'll be finished!" a staff member informed everyone loudly. "Five minutes!"

A/N: hope you enjoyed this! i thought it was okay. what did you think? let me know in a comment! linked song is "What time is it now?" by Victon bc i love them so much! i can't wait for their comeback. i'm so excited! seungsik's concept photos killed me tbh. it's gonna be great! also, i love hanse sm. what a cutie. alright, well, that's it for this chapter! thank you guys so much for supporting and simply reading this story! it means a lot to me! tell me what you thought about this chapter! have an amazing rest of your day! ily guys! bye!

p.s. here's the dance practice for this song bc i love it so much. can't believe chan cut off the music when seungsik was about to get into it (for the third time) though smh why do the other boys in the group love torturing my fav

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