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It was the day of the WICKED premiere and Lee Donghyuck still hasn't managed to confess his very confusing feelings to Park-Miya Izumi. Donghyuck was painfully aware of how whipped he was for his co-actress. (And how stupid he was for still denying the fact that he had a massive and illegal disgusting crush on her.)

His aunt and cousin were quite worried as they watched Donghyuck pour the milk into his cereal bowl. Donghyuck was out of his mind—the bowl slowly filling and lastly spilling. "Hyung!", Sungchan let out angrily and furrowed his brows at the one year older male.

"What the heck is wrong with you?", asked Sungchan and earned a light slap on the shoulder from his mother. "Jung Sungchan" she warned, "language." Sungchan quickly eyed his mother before pointing both of his hands to his cousin. "It's him, Mum!" Sungchan rolled his eyes and his mother looked over to her nephew.

"Donghyuck-ah" Baram spoke and Donghyuck looked over to his aunt. "It's going to be fine! You're a great singer and your stage presence as Glinda will be alright! If the Julliard scouts can't see the potential in you, they're blind."

Donghyuck wiped the mess he made with the milk and looked at his aunt in confusion. "You think I'm nervous, Auntie?", he asked and Baram nodded before looking at Sungchan. The two exchanged a quick look and Sungchan turned to Donghyuck.

"Why are you acting like a fool then?", Sungchan asked and Donghyuck nodded. "Have y'all ever crushed on someone so hard you wanted to tell them but didn't manage to and now you're too nervous to approach them about your stupid little crush you have because you don't want to seem like a total Idiot?", rambled Donghyuck and started eating his cereal.

Baram pursed his lips. "This isn't about Jieon, right?", she asked and Donghyuck shook his head. He was comfortable enough talking to his aunt and cousin about his inner turmoil and "girl stories" how Sungchan loved to call them.

Donghyuck shook his head. "Remember when I asked you about the need of Fiyero and Elphaba kissing?" Baram nodded. "It's about my co-actress. Her name is Izumi and I kinda like her a lot and Renjun told me to confess before the premiere and now here I am, not able to confess to her and—" Donghyuck stopped talking and looked at his hands.

"She's so cute and it's annoying how much I like her. She's absolutely not my style and I don't think she would like me back?" He threw his arms in the air. "And now I have to watch her kiss my best friend for several weeks because of the show."

Sungchan chuckled. "Dude, your down bad!", he laughed and Donghyuck rolled his eyes. "Auntie, I don't know what to do." He looked at Baram and the woman sighed. "My dear Hyuckie, do whatever you think is right. If you think it's right to confess to her now; just do it." She smiled warmly at him.

"But if you're not ready yet, give it time. You seem to be infatuated by this young woman and if you're not sure then wait." Baram stood up and took away Donghyuck's soggy bowl of cereal.

Donghyuck watched his aunt leave for the kitchen and sighed. Maybe she was right. It was no use in stressing himself, when he didn't even know what Izumi thought about him. Sure, she thought they were friends; but would she like him romantically if he ever told her his true feelings?

His priority should be the play. Two scouts of thee Julliard were coming to watch the premiere tonight. That should be his only priority. He should give it his all and make his Glinda shine on stage—literally.

Sungchan watched Donghyuck and sighed. "Hyung" he started, "I think you should wait. The play is more important than any chick. No matter how cute they are." Sungchan continued to eat his breakfast when Baram came back with a new bowl for Donghyuck.

"Go and eat something. You need the strength for the play later" she smiled at him and Donghyuck nodded, filling his bowl—properly this time.

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Donghyuck decided to wait in front of Renjun's dormitory, when he arrived at campus. He wanted to walk to school with his best friend.

When Renjun arrived, he looked like he just got out of bed. He had a sheet mask on, wore hair rollers in his hair and had an extra bag with all his hair and makeup utensils. Donghyuck stared at the boy.

"You're aware that Jungwoo-hyung and the others will do our hair and makeup, right?", asked Donghyuck and Renjun nodded. "Of course I do!" He rolled his eyes. "I just want to take my stuff with me in case I need to freshen up my Make-up between scenes. You know the Julliard scouts, right?"

Donghyuck nodded. The two started to walk to school and  a comfortable silence washed over them. Both of them were naturally nervous. It was their first time playing an actual role for their schools drama club! And then two scouts from one of the most prestigious music schools in the world were watching them! Everyone wanted a scholarship from a top school like that.

"Did you speak to Izumi yet?" Renjun suddenly asked. "Huh?", answered Donghyuck and Renjun sighed. "Not about the confession, dude. About the play. The last time she was online was last night."

Donghyuck shook his head. "Not really. I bet she's super nervous." Renjun nodded. "You know, the kiss between me and Izumi" Renjun looked at his best friend, "it means nothing. Okay? It's just an act. Neither me nor Izumi feel anything. We're just acting."

Donghyuck looked at his best friend. "I know. I trust you two. It's just... you know I'm more of the jealous type." Renjun chuckled and nudged his best friends side. "We're going to rock this night. I see it."

The two walked up the stairs of their college and opened the door, when they heard someone call their name. Renjun, holding open the door turned around to the source of the voice and saw Izumi, Giselle and Jaemin walk up to them. Izumi had her black hair in two tight braids and held her skateboard in her hands.

He turned to Donghyuck and saw how the eyes of his Gemini friend started to sparkle. He was completely in love with Izumi—even though he hated himself for it. And nowadays people could see how infatuated he was with her.

Izumi and her friends had reached the duo. "Good morning" Giselle said cheerfully and lifted both wrists in the air. "Ready for the big play?", she asked and Renjun nodded. "Super nervous, but more than ready." Giselle chuckled.

"Izumi told us about the scouts" Jaemin started, "this surely is a lot of pressure but Izumi also told us that the two of you are doing great with your roles. We're excited, right Gi?" Giselle nodded. "Of course, Jaem! We bought great tickets so we can see the three of your sparkle on stage!"

Giselle side-hugged Izumi who only grinned. "It seems they're more excited and nervous than I am" she shyly admitted and locked eyes with Donghyuck's. Had his eyes always been this shiny? Izumi wasn't sure. And had his voice always sound so soft and warm? She wasn't sure either.

She suddenly felt Giselle nudge her side and looked at her angrily. "Donghyuck asked you something" the fellow Japanese lass spoke and Izumi blushed furiously and turned to Donghyuck. "Sorry, you were saying?", she asked and her confused expression send arrows into Donghyuck's heart. She was way too cute!

"I-I was asking how your schedule for today is. Because Injun and I will already head to Ms Lee and see what else we can do before tonight." Donghyuck scratched his nape. "And I wanted to know if you want to tag along."

Donghyuck's cheeks were turning pink—just a subtle hue—but enough for Izumi to see. He wanted her to hang out with them! Usually it was Renjun who invited her to hang out with him... But it was actually Donghyuck? Izumi gulped.

"I'd love to... but I have a few classes till lunch and will meet Jungwoo-sunbae later. I'll head to the theatre a few hours before the play. I'm sorry." She watched how Donghyuck's expression fell and felt bad.

"Ah, I see" the Gemini coughed and nodded. "Then I'll see you tonight" he asked and Izumi nodded. "Can't wait" she whispered and watched Donghyuck and Renjun disappear into the building. 

Once they were gone, she felt Jaemin step on her foot. "What the heck was that?", the Leo asked and Izumi blinked. "I don't know what got into me" she rambled, "the thoughts you planted into my head confused me!"

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𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠!

𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.

𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

—𝕤𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕞𝕪𝕝𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕠𝕡