Zac Efron Rewrite The Stars The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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❝ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴ' ᴡʜʏ,
ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇ
ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ɢᴏ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ
ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴏᴘᴇʟᴇss ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ. . .❞

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there was an unused dance practice room in sm that staff had locked the doors of simply because there were no cameras inside, which would make it an ideal place for saesangs to hide out in should they have infiltrated sm and stumboed upon it.

it was jisung's favorite place in the whole world.

he came upon it when he was much younger and shyer. he asked a nearby staff why it was locked, and when he found out that there were no cameras inside, he had to beg for them to give him a spare key so he could use it to practice his dancing away from the eyes of a camera. in the end, he became the only trainee to have access to that room.

well, he used to be.

❝안녕하세요, 안녕하세요.❞ he greeted passing staff politely as he walked down the halls to the private practice room. only twist was, he didn't have the key in his pocket, because he had entrusted it to someone else who was now there waiting for him.

jisung looked around at the different hallways leading to different dance practice rooms as he hurried to reach the one he came here to use in the first place. he could hear choreographers yelling out commands from some and the sound of laughter from others, most likely groups taking a breather and cracking jokes. all pf that noise went in one ear and out the other, however, as he turned his head back to face forward, shivering slightly when he saw the familiarly darker end of the hallway.

it was a short stretch, though it seemed so much larger and darker when he was twelve and using it for the first time. but now, as a fully-fledged teen, it was much more bearable, though understandably a bit creepy.

he looked over his shoulder as he stepped into the darkness, making sure no one was following him. his eyes darted to the beginnings of the hallways to the other practice rooms as he stepped closer and closer to the door, as if he was waiting for someone to suddenly appear and ask him where he was going, which would force him to tell them about the dance practice room since no one here at sm was as dumb as some people assume they are.

once the coast was clear, he was quick to jiggle the handle and give a single rap to the door using his knuckle, a sign to the person inside of who he was before he turned the handle and opened it just enough for him to slip through.

❝JISUNG!❞ the person inside squealed when he saw the familiarly tall boy enter and close the door behind him quietly.

❝oh my god-!❞ jisung stumbled a little and laughed as chenle rushed over and hugged him tightly. jisung pulled him farther from the door and spun him around a little before placing chenle back on the ground.

❝you promised me you wouldn't be long! i had to wait twenty whole minutes for you!❞ chenle whined, squeaking as jisung sunk to the ground while chenle was hugging him, forcing the elder to sit down as well.

❝i know, i know i did, i'm sorry. renjun was harder to escape than i thought.❞ jisung said with a sheepish smile, his arms still wrapped around chenle's torso, while chenle now had his arms around jisung's neck as he sat in between the boy's legs.

❝all the hyungs are hard to escape, but you've escaped them faster before! aish, you've gotte—❞ chenle squeaked when jisung suddenly captured his lips in a sweet kiss, making him shut up almost immediately and kiss back.

❝i'm really sorry, my love, i am.❞ jisung whispered after pulling away, his hot breath fanning the boy's plump lips, making chenle blush a little.

❝god your pet names. . .❞ chenle mumbled, softening almost immediately. one oh his hands reaching up and gently caressing the younger's cheek. jisung ckosed his eyes and nuzzled into the boy's touch, one of his own hands removing itself from chenle's waist to reacb up and grasp it, it never ceased to amaze him how perfectly their hands fit together.

❝i thought you liked my pet names?❞ jisung muttered, turning his head slightly and kissing the palm of his hand.

❝of course i do, it's just. . . you haven't used them in so long, i'm not used to it.❞ chenle sighed, planting a gentle but firm kiss on jisung's soft cheek. ❝i didn't know you could be so affectionate.❞

❝what do you mean?❞ jisung opened his eyes and looked down into chenle's. ❝i'm always affectionate with you.❞

❝not in front of the other members you're not.❞ chenle frowned. ❝i'm tired of you trying to push me away whenever i try to be affectionate with you. off and on camera. i'm sick of it, so sick of it.❞

❝i know, i know, my love, and i'm so incredibly sorry, but i have to do it to keep everyone from suspecting us.❞ jisung mumbled, frowning as well as he pulled chenle's hand off his cheek and brought it up to his lips, gently kissing his knuckles.

❝but i'm tired of hiding.❞ chenle whispered. ❝why can't we just come out to our fans and say we're dating, jisung?❞

❝because we're idols, chenle.❞ jisung said, sighing, obviously tired of it as well. ❝in their eyes, we're nothing more but dolls for them to play with, admire, and then toss out as soon as they're tired of us. if they hear that we're dating or, god forbid, gay, then we can kiss our careers goodbye.❞

❝i just. . .❞ chenle hung his head low and rested his forehead against jisung's collarbone. ❝i want to show the world that you're mine, you know? i want to show you off, take you out on dates, i just want to love you without looking over my shoulder in case anyone is looking at us.❞

❝and you think i don't want that either?❞ jisung stroked chenle's hair, occasionally twirling the ends of it between his pointer and middle finger. ❝i would love to show the public how much i love—no, adore you. i would give up anything if it meant i could show everyone how much you mean to me.❞ he sighed.

❝but i can't. neither of us can. it pains me that the only space where i can show you my love is behind the walls of this old practice room. god-only-knows what our members would say. maybe jaemin hyung will support us, but what about jeno hyung? what about mark hyung? could being the two youngest members save us from judgement?❞ jisung said.

❝i see your point.❞ chenle sighed, nuzzling into his chest. ❝so when can we come out, baby? we can't hide forever.❞

❝eventually, my love.❞ jisung murmured, watching chenle slowly look up until their eyes met once more. ❝one day, we're going to sit all our members down and tell them that we're dating, but until that day comes, this old practice room will be the only thing that knows our secret.❞

❝i forget how different you can be when there's no camera pointed at you.❞ chenle giggled, leaning up and peckibg . his lips, making jisung smile.

❝it's all part of the image, my love.❞