Still

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Ever since the collaboration, Youngjae had isolated himself in his apartment. He didn't accept calls; he didn't go out. He spent his time playing on his computer, believing that it could distract him. 

That's why it hasn't been long that his friend, Mark, came busting his door.

"This is all where you've been all this time, Youngjae?" Mark said when he entered his room. But the young man didn't tear his eyes from the monitor of his computer.

"What the hell, Youngjae? Is there any problem?" The older asked.

"Wait... Let me just finish...," but Mark didn't let him finish his game as he unplugged the computer.

"What the-" Youngjae protested but Mark held the arms of his chair as he made the younger face him.

"We couldn't contact you for about two weeks and now, you're telling me to wait? Seriously, what's wrong with you?" The older frowned and looked into his eyes.

Youngjae remained silent. And that's when Mark noticed it, the dark circles under his eyes, his slumped shoulders. 

He's been friends with the younger for a long time. He knows his relationship with JB. And by the way how Youngjae looks right now, he already knows how their previous meet up went.

Mark only sighed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Wash up. They're calling you in the company," Mark said. "Don't even try to make excuses. I'll wait for you and bring you there myself."

Youngjae let his head drop for a moment before standing up. He knew this time would come. His company would probably scold him for being out of reach. They might even suspend him from doing some work. 

But what can he do? He can't bring himself to do anything after what have happened. He had been slapped of the fact that Jaebum doesn't look at him the way he used to.

His heart felt heavy. He felt tired and he didn't want to do anything.

Mark pulled up his car in front of the company building. He gave Youngjae a light squeeze on his shoulder before the younger went inside.

Youngjae was expecting that his superiors would scold him but he was surprised to be greeted by smiles when he entered the meeting room.

"Youngjae! Finally, you've come here!" His manager greeted him. "You haven't been answering my calls so I was worried. But I suppose you only needed time for yourself."

Youngjae only nodded and smiled a little.

"Did you know that the OST that you've sang actually did great? We've been hearing good feedbacks from the fans." He looked at his manager in disbelief.

"Really?"

Youngjae has been slowly gaining popularity. He's getting recognized for his music. As someone who had wanted to do music since he was young, he felt his heart grow big. He felt... proud.

"Yeah! Actually there were some show guesting for you but we're still weighing them out. But there's one that we're hoping that you'd agree to do." 

"What show is it?" Youngjae asked, showing interest.

"The Producers," His manager said.

Youngjae's eyes widened in shock. It's a show that's been garnering attention from the public because various talented artists and producers go on the show to produce music. And to think that the producers of the show are wanting him in the show, it's a great opportunity for him.