makeup artist

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june 25th, 2022

mingyu stood out front of dal's door, nervously rocking back and forth on his feet. "should i knock?" he whispered, checking his watch. 7:05. the numbers blinked at him, mingyu groaning. it was extremely early in the morning and mingyu felt bad for waking up dal just to have their date.

wait. could this even be a date.

a bright smile creeped on mingyu's face, pattering his feet at the thought of being on a date with the boy who made him have intense butterflies. raising his hand up, he knocked on the door, his stomach turning. he waited outside of the door for dal, holding onto the gingham blanket. going to knock the door again, he was interrupted by dal's sleepy eyed figure opening the door.

"mingyu?" he questioned, rubbing his eyes gently. "i'm here dal." "come inside." walking into dal's apartment, mingyu putting the blanket down on the floor. "can i move the coffee table?" dal nodded, watching as his coffee table was picked up by mingyu and was replaced by a gingham blanket.

"come here." mingyu smiled, dal moving to mingyu's open arms, snuggling into his chest. "i'm sleepy." he muttered, mingyu stroking his back. "let's eat some breakfast and then you can nap." nodding, dal turned to the expanse of food on the blanket, grabbing a croissant from the edge. biting into it, his head fell against mingyu's shoulders, stomach fluttering.

grabbing a strawberry, mingyu put it in his mouth, rubbing dal's side hesitantly. leaning into mingyu, dal smiled happily, soft tshirt and long shorts clad on his body. "ooh these strawberries are good." "can i have one?" dal sleepily said, mingyu nodding. "open your mouth." biting down on the strawberry, dal smiled brightly. "that is good."

the two sat in a comfortable silence, dal's head falling into mingyu's lap, butteflies floating in his body. "ready for the tour?" dal asked, mingyu letting out a breath. "yep. i'm nervous but we're going to have a great time." mingyu played with the ends of dal's hair, dal's face full of blush. "are you excited for the travel?" he asked in response, dal smiling. "i am! i have friends in a few spots so we're working out times to see them."

"that's good." mingyu said, tilting his head back. "i have a gift for you." sitting up, dal looked at mingyu, confused. "what do you mean?" "i got you a late birthday gift." plopping the box in his lap, he smiled brightly, opening the paper.

"is it the makeup i had been talking about?" "i hope it's the right one." hugging mingyu tightly, dal kissed his cheek, relaxing in their embrace. "i love it. thank you." the two fell apart, dal returning to mingyu's lap. staring into each other's eyes, mingyu returned to playing with his hair. "dal," "gyu?"

"can i kiss you?" dal's breath was caught in his throat, looking at mingyu happily. "please mingyu." leaning down, mingyu connected the two's lips, dal wrapping his arm around mingyu's neck and kissing back. their lips fit together perfectly, dal so happy to finally get to kiss him. pulling away, the two smiled happily, starting to breathe heavily. "can we-" "yes gyu."

sitting up, dal connected their lips against, mingyu holding onto his waist. moving his position, dal ran his hands through mingyu's hair. mingyu pulled away to kiss dal's neck, dal sighing happily. "gyu we might need to stop for now." he smiled, mingyu nodding. "i agree."

enjoying each other's beauty, dal opened his mouth, mingyu getting his sentence out before him. "maybe one more?" "yeah yeah that's what i was going to say." connecting their lips once more, dal couldn't help but smile at the intense fluttering in his stomach.

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"this place is crazy." wooseok awed, looking around the backstage area. "i can't believe we're at the gocheok sky dome." "you'll get used to it. we get to see some amazing places." eunjoo smiled, holding onto their shoulders. among the loud noises of people setting up and the vocal and dance warm ups, dal found ways to make subtle eye contact with mingyu from across the halls.

"stylists! prepare your stations so we can start moving members to getting ready." their supervisor said, the trio nodding before walking to their station. "eunjoo, have you seen my primer?" "i think it's under the desk?" looking, he nodded. "yep, it fell off. thanks!"

laying out the makeup mingyu was to wear, he ran to check with the workers managing the outfits. "seventeen need to be in position in 45 minutes!" "oh shit." running back to his position, he blushed at mingyu waiting for him. "hello dal." "nice to see you gyu." the two laughed, dal wiping his face and applying primer.

mingyu held onto dal's waist, dal applying foundation. "you look nice." "thank you mingyu." checking his reference, dal started on the eye makeup, smiling at his beautiful features. "you're done." "can you help me with something?" mingyu asked, dal looking at his lips. "i think i can."

the two walked away, mingyu dragging them into the gender neutral restroom. "can i have a good luck kiss?" "damn you're being direct." "please." mingyu frowned, dal patting his head. "okay gyu." connecting their lips together, dal pulled away, smiling happily. "was that good enough?" "yes."

"oh shit i have to go." mingyu said, trying to rub his lips. pecking dal's lips, mingyu waved, dal squealing. "god what is he doing to me."

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scrolling on his phone, dal looked up and smiled at the group finishing the concert. "how was concert day 1?" "good." mingyu panted, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "want me to take of you makeup and give you the clothes you brought?" nodding slowly, mingyu tilted his head, drowsiness replacing the adrenaline.

smiling at mingyu, dal gently wiped off the thick makeup from his face. "here gyu, take these." "come with me." he whined, dal groaning and pulling him up. "wooseok i'm helping mingyu walk so he doesn't fall and die. i'll be back soon so we can leave." "alright." he smiled, going back to his conversation with minghao.

"you big baby i can't do this all the time." he muttered, helping mingyu into the stall. "dal, can you kiss me?" "change your clothes before gyu." "okay." mingyu mumbled, dal chuckling as mingyu handed him the delicate outfit. "come here love."

wrapping an arm around mingyu's waist, dal connected their lips again, enjoying the put together feeling that came with being this close to mingyu. "you're so beautiful." mingyu whispered, pecking dal's lips again.

"so pretty. and i get to kiss your pretty lips."

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AHHH THEYVE KISSED!!!
now it all starts from here😼
i love this sm aghg
okay so its late and i need to sleep bye ily
mwua mwua
also! zb1's debut was killer