ALL TIME ZONES ARE IN ET
(Coachella is 3 hours behind New York where BTS is in this chapter)
APRIL 12, 2019
6:22 pm
LALISA
BIIIIITCH WE ARE
AT THE COACHELLA
VALLEYYYYY FUCKIN
HELLLLLLL
JEONGGUK
didn't you like
rehearse there
yesterday
LALISA
yes but performance
day is a different
vibe yanno
sometimes time
zones really
surprise me
JEONGGUK
why
LALISA
yesterday we left
korea almost night time
and we arrived at
the US in the morning
so does that mean that
i went back in time???
JEONGGUK
darling are
you high
LALISA
nope
not yet
😎
JEONGGUK
oh god
LALISA
have you tried
getting high once?
JEONGGUK
lol yes
last year, when
we first came to
the bbmas
it was good but
meh never tried
that again
LALISA
was it coke
JEONGGUK
sprite
LALISA
ha ha ha
JEONGGUK
yea it was coke
LALISA
how'd you feel?
JEONGGUK
high
LALISA
obviously
JEONGGUK
how's coachella?
LALISA
awesome
i'm guessing you
won't be able to
drop by?
JEONGGUK
can't :/
manager's orders
i'm sorry
LALISA
nah its fine
just watch the
live then
:D
JEONGGUK
i'll make sure
to do that
LALISA
hey, guk, listen
i'm not gonna
be able to talk
to you that much
cause its crazy in
here i swear
i'll text you when
we're about to
perform and after,
okay?
JEONGGUK
okay darling
goodluck!
break a leg
LALISA
how about i
break your neck
JEONGGUK
you make my
heart flutter
LALISA
😘😘😘
11:50 pm ET
later okay
JEONGGUK
noted
▪️
11:39 pm
LALISA
WE'RE ABOUT
TO PERFORM
JSJSIZIISISISJZ
Jeongguk smiled as he read the text. He was in his hotel room, lounged on the couch and the TV finally ready for BLACKPINK'S live performance in Coachella. He was excited for her, all right. It brought him back to their own AMAs performance, wherein they had felt the heavy pressure of being the first Korean boy group to perform in front of celebrities. He was sure they felt the same thing.
A knock suddenly snapped him out of his trance.
"JK! It's me, Tae." A voice sounded from the other side of the door. Sighing, Jeongguk stood up and went to open it. "Hey, what are you up to? Want to play games?"
"No." He shook his head, going back to the couch. "I'm watching BLACKPINK's Coachella performance in a bit. I think it's about to start, anyway."
"Coachella? That's today?" Taehyung incredulously asked. "Then why didn't we go?"
"It's hours away, Tae."
"Aw, that's too bad." He settled himself next to him, "I'll watch with you. What time will they be performing?"
"At 11:50."
"Cool." He faced him, "Tell me, Guk, how does it feel like dating your crush?"
His sudden question startled him, "My crush?"
"Lisa. She's been your crush since forever, you know."
Jeongguk tilted his head, "How can you say so?"
The other boy snorted, "Guk, even if you don't say so, it's pretty obvious. You practically jam to her lines during award shows and you never miss a lyric."
"So? You do that, too."
"Yeah. But do I search BLACKPINK Lisa Cute Moments and BLACKPINK Lisa Raps on YouTube?"
Oh shit. "Where did you learn about that?" It was true, but it was a long time ago.
"You gotta delete your history sometimes, you know. Besides, that was in what, 2018? I think you lost interest around mid-2018, though."
He nodded, "Yeah, I did."
"But now you're dating her. What happened?"
"I honestly don't know. We just started being friends and stuff and things started to... develop." He lied smoothly. The other guy bought it.
"Well, you have to be careful though. They're from YG. You know what they're capable of." Taehyung scrunched his nose, "Oh, look, the show's starting."
Indeed, the show was starting. The introductory VCR was playing, the names of the members written in big, bold letters appearing one by one.
"Oh my God, they have a band?!" Taehyung practically screamed as the instrumentals started playing. "Shit, I've got to call Namjoon. He's going to die when he sees this." He ran out of the room, making Jeongguk laugh.
Moments later, they returned, not just with Namjoon but Jin and Jimin as well.
"Hey, you're a Blink, too?" Jeongguk asked, looking up and down at Jimin.
He shook his head, "Uh, no. I just went here 'cause I've got nothing better to do." But Jeongguk knew it was a lie.
They all settled themselves on the couch, which was surprisingly big.
"Ddu du ddu du is starting." Taehyung clapped his hands.
"Oh my God, they have a band?!" Namjoon asked in amazement as the intro of the song started playing, repeating Tae's previous question. "This is amazing!"
Jin whistled. "The outfits are amazing. Glad that YG gave them decent outfits rather than... the last time."
While they were talking, Jeongguk was searching for a certain gray head that still didn't appear in the frame.
"Oof, Jennie looks so hype." Namjoon commented as she started the song.
Jin agreed, "Honestly, I would be, too. It's Coachella we're talking about."
"Look, Kookie, your girlfriend." Jimin pointed. The boys started teasing him, to which he ignored.
There she was, rocking the stage as if it was hers. Lisa's stage presence always stood out among the four of them, hence why he was drawn to her immediately. The energy that she was just giving out was extraordinary.
"Wow, her body is magnificent." Jimin remarked, making Taehyung glare him and mutter hey, that's his girlfriend. "What? It was just a comment."
"Hey, watch it." He didn't know why he was tense so suddenly, "That's my girlfriend you're talking about."
"Chill your ass, Guk. I was just commenting."
And that's how the rest of the show went.
The five of them continued to watch, occasionally throwing positive comments here and there, up to the point where Hoseok and Yoongi came to watch as well.
Yoongi was particularly surprised by the stamina the girls had despite almost not having a break in between. How they remained stable despite the tiring set list.
He felt proud and arrogant whenever they threw a compliment to Lisa. He'd say, "Well, that's my girlfriend." smugly and the rest of the boys would just roll their eyes and grumble.
Eventually, the show ended and the boys told Jeongguk to send their congratulations to the girls. It wasn't actually their first time interacting though, they had backstage moments where they would congratulate each other whenever they pass by or Tae would just send Jisoo a text. Namjoon and Jennie had been friends way before, as well as Lisa and Jimin because of a collab they did back in 2016. So they sort of have a background of friendship together, except for the fact that both groups didn't meet in person yet.
APRIL 13, 2019
1:01 am
JEONGGUK
great job darling!!
i'm so proud of you
😭😭😭
like that's my girl
right there 😩💕
the boys send their
congratulations too
by the way
1:21 am
LALISA
KOOKIEEEE
thank you so
muchhhh 😘
wish you
were here 😭
JEONGGUK
next time 🤗
enjoy your
time there lali
LALISA
okayyyy
you're going
to sleep?
JEONGGUK
yessss
goodnight
darling 😘
LALISA
nanite, junglebook
let's talk tomo
okay??
😘🤗