❝ If we can do it, you can do it. ❞

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june 13, 2013

TODAY SHOULD BE A HAPPY DAY FOR ASTRID. After three years of preparations and hard work, she was finally debuting. But she's not happy, instead, she was pacing back and forth in the waiting room, trying to keep herself from having a breakdown.

All the reasons not to do this came flooding in, and she was having a hard time getting out of her state. She even turned down food but only accepted a bottle of water which she took tiny sips. She didn't want to chew on her nails or lips, so she found herself gnawing on the inside of her cheek. The thought of stepping on the stage, makes her breathing shallow and heavy. She felt her pulse pounding in her temples.

Yoongi hurriedly walked around backstage, muttering under his breath. Of course, Astrid was missing right before their performance. He walked inside the waiting room where he saw her at the corner of the room, struggling to breathe.

His stomach knotted and walked over to her, gently putting his hand on her shoulder. She flinched, looking up at Yoongi whose face was filled with concern.

"I'm fine, Yoongi." Astrid managed to say, her voice cracking at the end, looking anywhere but him.

"Ace, look at me," Yoongi said, putting a hand on her neck. Her eyes landed on his chest, not daring to look into his eyes.

Yoongi lightly smiled, "My eyes are up here, princess."

She chuckled and shyly looked into his eyes, and taking her hand in his, "I don't know if I can do this, Yoongi."

"Of course you can," Yoongi said reassuringly while stroking her cheek.

"My dad is gonna be there and I-I wanna make him proud, you know?" She said with a slight panicky voice. He nodded, intently listening.

"You're already making him proud, Ace. It's gonna be okay. We're right by your side." Yoongi told her. She nodded and gave him a smile as she leaned closer, their foreheads touching. He pressed his lips against hers, his hand resting below her ear.

Pulling away, he smirked at her flushed face, "Just for good luck."

Astrid chuckled as they started to walk back to the others who were already waiting for them. Stylists surrounded her, complaining about her puffy eyes.

"What the hell, Astrid! What do you think people would say if you go out like that?" One of her stylists spat as she fixed her makeup.

"I'm sorry." Astrid apologized, ignoring Namjoon's burning gaze. Sejin barged into the room and rushed to the female with anger plastered on his face.

"Where have you been? You can't just disappear like that, Astrid." He whispered through gritted teeth. She sighed as she ran her fingers through her, looking at him with an apologetic look.

"You're on five minutes."

Astrid could still feel Namjoon's gaze on her as everyone gathered around together, everyone's hands resting on his. She knew he needed an explanation of her disappearance, which he will get. Astrid looked up and gave him a small smile.

"Anyone wants to say anything before we go?" Namjoon asked his members, looking at everyone.

She looked around. Taehyung was standing beside her, an anxious yet excitement filling his eyes. Her eyes landed on each member, pausing at Yoongi, smiling a bit. She grew to love these seven boys and couldn't wait for what the world had to offer.

Astrid cleared her throat, "I-I, uh, I just really love you all, and let's make the best of it!" Hoseok, who was standing next to her to right, wrapped his arms around her, squeezing her tight.

"We love you too, Ace!"

"One minute!" A staff announced, standing close by the stage. Namjoon gestured for everyone to put their hands together as he led the cheer and then pulled everyone in a group hug, wishing them good luck.

The eight of them quickly rushed to the stage and got into position, Astrid squatting down in front of her leader, taking a deep breath. Her eyes landed on the audience, looking for a blue-eyed man who she loved the most.

David stood close to the stage, looking at his daughter with a big smile on his face. She glanced at him, eyes finding her father. He gave her thumbs up, winking at her.

She was gonna be okay, she knew it.

━━ AUTHOR'S NOTE ;
yes astrid and yoongi are together if
you're wondering ;)