缘分 y͏u͏a͏n͏f͏e͏n͏ -; j͏u͏n͏g͏r͏i͏

h e r e y e s 她的眼睛

patting yerim's head gently, as the younger one sniffs, holding on tightly to the front of his jacket, jeongguk hums softly, "jet let it out, yeye." and with that one statement, the youngest breaks down even more, clutching tightly onto jeongguk, who is her main support at that point in time, while the male protects her from the eyes of the others in the hallway, with his back shielding her entirely.

"thank you!" the boys chorus together, as they take another bow, hand in hand while thanking their fans before waving at them with a smile. the youngest, jeongguk, bows again before turning around to head backstage to get some ice for his sprained left ankle, which he accidentally twisted during one of his group's performances.

as he makes his way back with slight limping, he catches sight of yerim, who is standing near the front of the stage, with her members around her, making sure that she is not out of their sight. he then shoots her an encouraging smile ― indicating that she did a great job with her group's performances: peekaboo, and red flavor, even though it was difficult for her.

bowing towards her, he then points his finger towards the direction of the backstage, as she returns a smile, bowing while nodding her head slightly. their little interaction that isn't as obvious in the camera, is the way of communicating on stage, and jeongguk has just informed her that he will be waiting for her in his waiting room.

with that, the male heads backstage, his mind filled with only yerim, with taehyung's help, as he limps all the way to their waiting room. as soon as he enters his waiting room, his manager hands him an ice pack, as the youngest removes his shoes, while placing the ice pack on his ankle, wincing slightly as he notices the slight redness.

"you better go and get some rest later," his manager advises him, as the others in the room begin to pack up ― removing their ear-in earphones, and their attires, switching into a more comfortable one. "go to your dorm and rest, alright?"

jeongguk is about to agree when he remembers that he rather spend the night with yerim, ensuring that she is okay for she may shut herself off again, worrying others. "ah, hyung, i have some plans actually," he says slowly, watching as his manager raises his eyebrows with curiosity. "i was thinking of bringing yerim back to our old dorm tonight, just the two of us, because i-i am worried for her," he continues, as his manager simply stares at him.

"fine, but i will drop you two off. and take good care of her, jeon, she's going through a lot now, including those in sm and it's good that you're there for her," his manger sighs a few seconds later, as he takes his phone out to make some calls for new arrangements for the boys.

the youngest simply smiles grateful, as he tends to his sprained ankle when yoongi takes a seat beside him, "so, i guess you have booked our old dorm." jeongguk then raises an eyebrow by the male's statement, as the elder then leans against the couch, "guess i will bring her to my studio then."

at the mention of 'her', jeongguk understands that yoongi is referring to seungwan, and is slightly surprised that the male will suggest bringing her into his studio ― the room that is deemed forbidden to the rest of members. "they are really having it hard," yoongi sighs softly, remembering the smile that is plastered on seungwan's face, even though she was hurting deeply within.

"yeah, they are," jeongguk replies softly, lowering his head as his heart aches for yerim. shaking his head as he reminds himself that he needs to be strong, he then stands up while placing the ice pack on the table before bidding the older goodbye, as he slips on a pair of casual shoes, before heading out of the waiting room to find yerim.

when he reaches red velvet's dressing room, he knocks on the closed door while waiting patiently, and soon, their stylist opens the door before giving him a smile, "yerim is inside, come on in." with that, the male enters the room, scanning for yerim just to locate her sitting by the couch, without her hair extensions and her hair unclipped, dressed in casual clothes.