-ˋˏ 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 ˎˊ-

"Are we really going to stand here??" I was shocked when Jun took us to the area just across the stage. I can literally see the whole arena from there.

"We always stand here." Jane shrugged while looking through her bag.

"This close?"

"Yes, this close." Yuri grinned as she turned on her ARMY bomb.

"Come on. Stop asking too many questions, let's just enjoy~" Fuyu chimed. Yeona and I glanced at each other.

"She is acting a little fishy," Yeona said in my ear since I couldn't hear them much because of screams and shouts from other fans.

"Yes." I agreed with her.

The screams got louder when the lights dimmed down, indicating that the concert is about to start. I also switched on my light stick and cheered along with others.

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IT WAS J-HOPE'S TURN!

[ᴀ/ɴ: ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ sᴋɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ɪs ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀᴛ ᴏғ ʙᴛs, ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ᴏɴᴇ-]

He was performing his new song: Ego. I screamed louder at his cute steps in the choreo. That was the moment I knew that I officially got bias wrecked by my own bias wrecker. Sorry, Suga.

I waved my hand along with others. He sang while skipping all around the stage. Yuri and I cheered louder when he suddenly came in front of us and waved his hand in the crowd. His move was too sudden and our hands met but they soon went away.

I froze.

His touch...it was familiar. Don't get me wrong. I'm good at remembering someone's touch and it was a lot familiar. Like I know this touch for years.

I snapped out of thought hearing a laugh beside me. It was Jane and Fuyu. I looked at the stage and snorted when all the members joined Hobi on the stage at the end of the song. UwU! Suga looks so cute while doing his little dancey~

Author's POV

The concert went by and currently, Eunji was sobbing as they sang 'We Are Bulletproof: Eternal'.

She flinched when Jane and Yuri dramatically cried louder while hugging each other. Fuyu smacked both of their heads and scolded, "Stop being so dramatic."

"I hope everyone has enjoyed the concert," RM said as they all sat on stools, taking a little rest and decided to talk to their fans.

"YES!!!!!" Arena roared with ARMY's answer. One by one, members started to give their speeches. Jungkook hugged Jimin, who was still crying after their last performance.

"JIMINIE OPPA!! DON'T CRY!!" A fan screamed, followed by others shouting 'yes'.

"Okay." Jimin smiled a little and sobbed later.

"Jimin seems to have some trouble. J-Hope, why don't you go? You must've something to share right?" RM looked at Hobi, who nodded and said,

"Yes, I've something to say to our fans." He smiled, making fans screams, along with Eunji and Yeona. "I want to share an incident that happened to me a few months ago and led to something unexpected."

"WHAT IS IT OPPA?!?!?" Another fan screamed, he warmly smiled.

"Patience, I will tell you everything." He cleared his throat. "A few months ago, I met a stranger. The meeting was very embarrassing, so it's better not to tell you."

A wave of laughter shot through the crowd. Eunji also smiled, carefully listening to his story.

"Days passed and we became very close. Both of us knew each other's every secret. That person trusted me by telling me everything about them but I didn't tell about my one thing. Me being J-Hope. They only knew me by the nickname that they gave me. They are also a BTS ARMY, so that also makes the situation different."

His voice was kinda different this time.

"That person was always there whenever I was sad. They made me laugh whenever I was depressed because of those haters and antis. No one knows my inner pain, sometimes not even my members know about it because I always hid them behind my smiley face. Only that one person knew it. I always tell that person everything but knowing that they don't know my real identity, I twist it a little."

The crowd went a little silent.

He chuckled. "I know I'm confusing right now."

"NO HOBI! KEEP SPEAKING!!" Few fans screamed.

"Anyhow." He sighed. "One day, I was very sad. Very very. I don't know what happened that day that made me that sad. So I asked that person would they be happy if you got to know that one of BTS member is dating? Wanna know what that person replied?"

"YEEESSSSSS!!!!"

"They said that they would be very happy for us. I asked why and my question led to a very different thing. The words that they said hit me like a truck, made me realise something different."

"WHAT IS IT!?!?"

"This popularity, this fame, it's all fake. These all things are nothing but a curse."

Eunji frowned at Hobi's words and thought, 'Why this situation seems to be familiar?'

"How come?" Suga spoke through the mic. Hobi looked at her. His eyes staring at her face. Eunji could feel him staring at her.

"Why is he staring at me?" Jane frowned. People around Eunji seems to think that he is staring at one of them but they were wrong.

"There are two worlds when it comes to Korea. One is a normal world while the other is a K-Pop world. In the normal world, we all are normal human beings. We have the same rights as a normal person, to live freely without getting chased by some fans, to date someone without getting hated by fans. Then there is the K-Pop world, which is full of all this fame and popularity and the things we do for fans. We sometimes get so into the K-Pop world that we literally forgot about our normal world, where we should be living as normal people. Because of our hectic schedules, the things we do to make our fans happy makes us forgot about our normal life."

There was a pin drop silence.

"Can you imagine yourself as an idol? Sure it sounds so good and luxurious but trusts me, it's not. You've to go through a lot of hate. You can't even step out of your house without dispatch or saesangs following behind you. Just try to put yourself in our position. Can you take it all? Can you live without dating someone or without finding your loved one?"

No one spoke up. Eunji was just too shocked to even utter a word because all these things were too familiar for her perspective.

"I know right. I got so busy in the K-Pop world and totally forgot about the normal world. For those idols whose company never treats their idols nicely, it's a curse. They can't quit because they have to pay a penalty for it. I was lucky that I got this kind of good company, who never tried to treat us badly. Our CEO is very good, he fires everyone who behaves badly."

Sobs could be heard from the crowd, ARMYs crying. Jin whipped his tears away.

"This fame is good but it is also a curse. We can't do anything on our own. Our company may let us do the things we would like to do but because of some fans, we don't think of doing it."

Suga quietly stood up and went behind Hobi and slowly backed hugged him. He knew Hobi can break down anytime.

"A-Armys, can you do one thing for his?" His voice was full of hope, just like his name, the same goes for his eyes as he scanned the crowd.

"YES!!!" Finally, all of them shouted. Eunji gulped, trying to control her tears.

'Eunji, it's not him. Stop with your false hopes.'

"Can there be one day, just once in a year where we all K-Pop idols can walk freely on streets without anyone trying to disturb us? I just want one day for all our idols to feel how a normal life looks like. Idols seem to forget about their normal life. We just wanted to experience our days where we goof around without any security or someone watching on us like we used to do it when we were kids."

"FOR OUR SUNSHINE, WE WILL DO IT!!!" Fuyu, Jane and Yuri screamed on top of their lungs.

"YEEESSSS!!" The whole arena screamed.

That was the moment Hobi broke down into tears. Other members quickly ran to him and did a group hug with their hope crying in the middle.

"I-I'm really thankful to that person who made me realize all these things." He tried to speak in between his sobs. "Thank you, Eui..." His last was a whisper, which was difficult to catch because of the loud crowd and his sobs but Eunji heard it. She heard it clear like a crystal.

"N-No, this can't be.." Her lower lip trembled.

"What can't be this?" Yeona frowned and looked at Eunji.

"I-I want to meet Sunshine," Eunji said, her voice sounded panic. "Unnie! Please!" She shook Yeona, whose whole world seems to be shaken because of Eunji shaking her body here and there, pretty badly.

"O-Okay, calm your tits down!!" Yeona shouted, Eunji let go of him.

"Thank everyone!!!!" BTS spoke through the mic while bowing and went out.

"Girls, let's go backstage." Jun suddenly came in front of them. They started to follow him with other guards helping him.

"N-No." Eunji grabbed Fuyu's arm, who looked at her with a confusing face. "I-I want to meet Sunshine." Fuyu seemed to smile but later hid it.

"You will meet him, don't worry." She patted her shoulder before grabbing her hand and trying to squish their way backstage. After 20 minutes, they were finally behind the stage.

A lady around her 30s came to them. "Oh! Hello Mrs. Kang." Jane bowed, the other three also did except Eunji. She also bowed awkwardly.

"Hello." She smiled and asked, "Is Eunji here?"

"It's me," Eunji said.

The lady smiled at her. "You've to come with me." She turned around and started to walk, Eunji looked at her friends.

"She is BTS's make-up artist. Trust her, she is not harmful. Go now!" Yuri pushed Eunji, who nodded and followed Mrs. Kang. Eunji was confused when she noticed they were outside.

"Um...Mrs. Kang. Why are we outside? Shouldn't we meet members?" Eunji politely asked.

"You will see it." Mrs. Kang said and Eunji stayed silent. "Here." They stopped in a street. The stadium was not far from them. Eunji was scanning the area that she didn't notice Mrs. Kang already walking somewhere.

"Eui." A voice said, she turned her head to the voice.

"Sunshine!" She gasped and ran to him. He was standing there, under the street lamp. "You know what just happened?? J-Hope said all those things that I said to you-" She was continuously rabbling but stopped in the middle when he removed his mask, revealing his full face. She gasped again with a shocked face.

Her hand clasped on her mouth as she looked at him with wide eyes. "It's me." He warmly smiled at her.

She removed her hands, which were shaking very badly. With trembling lips, she said, "J-Hope?"

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