⟨ dance studio ⟩

@(b) mark The alpha listened as Mark explained what he thought of his performance. Granted, Taehyung hadn't danced since he was younger but he was still a little disappointed he hadn't done better. He nodded in response to the beta's question. The dance instructor he used to have said that if he didn't do the moves right, he wasn't thinking about what he was doing. So he had learned to always think about where his limbs were and if they were in the right position. As showcased beforehand, if Taehyung wasn't thinking, he was pretty much flailing around. However he took no offence to mark's observations, only listening to his advice.

"I guess I'm not used to freestyling.. I only ever did choreography.." he admitted, looking at himself in the mirror again. "How can I make it flow nicer though? If I don't think, I'll just flail around like we were doing before.."

@(a) taehyung "I need to see what you know so I can try and help!" Mark retorted with a laugh, nudging the alpha a little before stepping back to watch, a contemplative look crossing Mark's features as he tried to think of a way to help his new friend. Mark could see that Taehyung wasn't /completely/ horrible, but he had some potential. From Mark's point of view, it seemed like the alpha spent too much time trying to focus on his movements that it made them seem a little jerky. Once Taehyung finished his short performance, Mark offered a small, encouraging smile, no amusement in his expression; Taehyung didn't need that from the wry look he was giving Mark. "It wasn't bad! Hm, but..." The beta trailed off a bit, his expression thoughtful once more. "I think you're thinking too much, are you?" He mused aloud, coming closer to the other. "Instead of thinking about what move comes next, trying letting the music just flow through you. Don't worry about doing the move correctly or anything like that-- Just have fun with it! Like what we were doing earlier, right? When you focus too much on what you're doing, it makes your movements a little jerky..." He explained as best he could, biting the inside of his cheek after and glancing back up to Taehyung's face for any sign of offense.

@(b) mark "Of course you're good! You remind me of my instructors when I was younger," Taehyung grinned as he looked at himself in the mirror. "Wait you want me to dance now? But you haven't taught me anything!" He gave Mark a pout but when he was met with an expectant glance, the alpha caved in. He looked forward at himself for a few beats before he began to move to catch the beat. To say he was a bad dancer would have been a little harsh. He wasn't /terrible/. The only issue was that after every move, he had to pause and think for a minute. He wasn't that good thinking on his toes - no pun intended. After trying to string together some moves he learned when he was younger, the alpha stopped and looked to Mark for his reaction, sure the beta would only laugh at him.

@(a) taehyung Mark gave a light shrug of his shoulders, ducking his head down, flustered from the praise. "I don't think I'm that great, Tae.." He chuckled lightly at the exaggeration, lightly kicking at the floor. Once the next upbeat song filled the room, Mark lifted his head and turned his attention back to the alpha. With a light smile, he nodded once and circled around Taehyung with a thoughtful expression before stopping at a distance away with his hands on his hips. "I'll try my best, but I can't make any promises..." He laughed and nodded his head towards the mirror, indicating for the alpha to watch himself. "Show me how you dance once more?"

@(b) mark Although Taehyung had taken classes before, he was surprised to learn that Mark hadn't. "No way," he said in disbelief, his eyes narrowing suspiciously. "You must have had someone teach you. Those moves were amazing! It was as if you've been doing it for years!" However he stood and pressed play on another upbeat track as he stood next to mark in front of the mirror. "Just teach me how to make those kind of moves flow together.. I'm always so choppy when I dance."

@(a) taehyung The sudden request earned a bewildered look from Mark, who bit the inside of his cheek and reached a hand up to rub at the back of his neck sheepishly. It already took a lot out of the beta to work up the nerve to dance in front of someone he had just met, but to teach him how to dance as well? "Ah...I never really took classes, but I can try and teach you if you really want."

@(b) mark Taehyung grinned as if he'd discovered something secret. The way Mark had diverted his gaze after he finished dancing was enough for Taehyung to deduce that he didn't dance in front of people often. "You should teach me," Taehyung spoke up, turning off the music so they could talk. "I used to take dance classes but I never learned how to move like that!"

@(a) taehyung Though the song was still playing in the background, Mark had stopped his little performance short, the embarrassment getting the better of him. With his hands on his hips and head ducked down, gaze transfixed on the ground, he tried to calm his heated face. The compliment from the only other person in the room had the beta feeling all the more shy. It wasn't like he had the chance to hear someone complimenting his dancing every day, especially since he rarely ever dances in front of others - at least, when he knows someone is watching.

@(b) mark The alpha simply smiled in response to the other's compliment, playfully covering his cheeks as though he was embarrassed by Mark's words. Once the music started playing he waved the beta to start dancing. "I agreed for you, now go!!" He laughed, his face soon turning into that of an awestruck person. Once the beta finished dancing, Taehyung had to blink his eyes a couple times. "You're..... really good, Mark."

@(a) taehyung Mark chuckled at Taehyung's reply, giving the alpha a once over with a thoughtful hum. "Well, yours isn't too bad either." He returned the sentiment with a light shrug of his own. As soon as the next song came on, Mark stiffened up for a moment, about to protest. "I didn't agree to this--" However, his body seemed to have a mind of its own, already moving to the slow start of the song. He couldn't find the right beat until the tempo picked up, letting the music flow through him as he danced for only about a minute. "Alright, that's enough, right?"

@(b) mark "It really did, I swear," the alpha grinned mischievously, teasing the other. "I might be checking you out, but I might not be. I just know when to appreciate someone who has a good body," he said with a nonchalant shrug. For some reason, Taehyung didn't believe that Mark only danced a "little bit". By the way the other had been moving earlier, he clearly knew how to control his limbs. Mind you, Taehyung used to take dance classes when he was younger, so he knows the basics. But when he gets excited, control be damned. The way Mark reacted to the alphas suggestion clearly gave away that he would dance at least a bit. "Let me put on a song, and you can show me some moves!" The alpha grinned to himself, searching his phone until he found the perfect song - The Time by Black Eyed Peas.

@(a) taehyung Once the music had cut off, he could hear the latter clearly and speak without having to raise his voice over the music. "Mhm, I'm sure it just magically appeared on your phone." Mark snorted at the alpha, giving a playful roll of his eyes at the latter. "Oh? Are you checking me out?" He couldn't help but tease, a short laugh following the question as he gave a light shrug in response. "Maybe just a little bit--" He admitted with a timid smile, pinching his forefinger and thumb together as if to emphasize how little before dropping his hand back down to his side, eyes widening slightly. Goofing off with the alpha had been one thing, but seriously dancing in front of someone wasn't something Mark was used to.

@(b) mark Hearing Mark laugh was a relief. Clearly the other had taken his teasing the way he wanted. "My future children thank you," Taehyung laughed and stood up before he got kicked at again, going over to his phone to turn off the song. "I have no idea how that song got on my phone, honestly," the alpha explained, a shy grin on his face. "You look like someone who really should know how to dance. You have the perfect body for it. Why don't you give it a shot?"

@(a) taehyung Mark broke out into a fit of laughter once the alpha released him from hold, relaxing his arms and letting them drop to hold his stomach instead. "Alright, alright. I'm not going to be the one to deny your future kids a chance of life, don't worry." He wheezed out in between bubbles of laughter. "Come on, you armadillo, off the floor before I step on you." The beta urged, this time refraining from kicking at his friend.

@(b) mark Taehyung was in his own little world until Mark threatened to fall, his eyes going wide as he looked up at the beta. Oh he knew where the other would land. In response, he let out a playful shriek and let go of Mark's leg to instead curl into a ball to protect himself. "Don't fall on me! I want to be able to have kids one day!!" he yelled over the cheery girl group song that was still playing in the background.

@(a) taehyung With Taehyung suddenly wrapped himself around one of Mark's feet, the beta couldn't help but stumble in place, nearly tipping over with the alpha weighing him down. "What the--" He laughed, trying to shake the latter off while trying not to fall. "If I fall, just know I'll be landing on you!" He warned, shooting Taehyung a lighthearted glare. "And guess where my elbow will be digging into~" To emphasize his point, he bent his right arm at the elbow and held his wrist with his left hand, creating a sort of swinging motion as if he'd hit something with it.

@(b) mark All Taehyung could do was groan and roll around. Despite being able to hide how embarrassed he was, he couldn't help when this song came on. He felt a foot nudge him and he groaned again, swatting Mark's foot away playfully. When he felt a nudge again, he turned himself around and wrapped his arms around the beta's foot, grinning as he could see Mark stumble a bit.

@(a) taehyung Ocassionally, Mark playfully bumped hips with the alpha as they danced, laughing in amusement. Though they probably weren't the best dancers at the moment, it had been quite a while since Mark had been able to just let loose and have a good laugh. When the song finally ended, the beta was just as ready to dance to the next song, only to hear what came up next. He couldn't help but snort at the exaggerated scene laid in front of him–quite literally now that Taehyung was actually sprawled out on the floor, whining. The beta used his foot to give a light nudge to Taehyung's side.

@(b) mark The alpha threw any hesitation away as he flailed around during the chorus of the song. Every now and then he would look over at Mark and notice the other laughing. He grinned, knowing he had been able to amuse the beta. He didn't expect Mark to get up and try to mimic his dancing, but it turned out to be quite fun. They continued like that until the song ended and another one came on - Catalena by Orange Caramel. "Whyyyyyyy is that on my phone?!" Taehyung whined, pretending to die out of embarrassment as he sprawled out on the floor.

@(a) Taehyung Mark rolled his eyes playfully at the alpha's words, but the amused grin never left his lips. As soon as the song Taehyung chose started to play, Mark finally burst out laughing. "Yup, this song alone is enough to seduce me already--" He managed to say in between bouts of laughter, clutching at his stomach as the alpha started to imitate the singer and start dancing so enthusiastically. The beta wiped a few tears of mirth from the corners of his eyes before pushing off the wall and moving beside Taehyung instead. He wasn't too sure of how the dance went to this particular song, but he tried to mirror his new friend's so called moves.

@(b) mark The alpha was thankful to have company, in all honesty. It was fun being alone but sometimes it's better when you have someone else to goof off with. Plus, Mark didn't seem too put off by his teasing. "Oh I can definitely seduce you," he grinned, picking up his phone and going through his songs until he found the perfect one - PSY's Daddy. With a eating grin on his face, he took to the open floor and couldn't help but laugh. "I never said I was a professional! Don't go judging me!" He waited until the verse started and he did his best imitation of the singer, dancing energetically and over-enthusiastically in front of Mark.

@(a) Taehyung "Nah, truthfully, I'm kinda glad someone else is here." Mark offered a friendly smile towards his companion, reassuring him that he was completely alright with having him stay. Raising a brow at Taehyung's warnings, Mark just laughed in reply, a challenging smirk on his lips. "Oh, is that so? I'd like to see you try then." He played along, biting his lower lip to try and stop the oncoming fit of laughter threatening to make way. "Let me see what you can do then, mister professional~" The beta made his way to the side where his bag had been kicked towards and leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, gaze teasing yet expectant. He'd had a glimpse of the silly moves displayed earlier.

@(b) mark Taehyung nodded and shook the other's hand. When they separated, he shoved his hands in his pockets when he didn't know what else to do. "Well.. I uh... if you want, you can. But I really don't mind leaving to give you the space if you decide you want to use it," the alpha said, putting his hands up in mock surrender. "I have to warn you, once you see my dance moves, you'll fall for me and there will be no turning back from there." Though the alpha was clearly teasing his new friend, he was also giving a subtle warning that he thought he was a dancer and that Mark could possibly be scarred from watching whatever Taehyung was about to do.

@(a) Taehyung Upon seeing the stranger's reaction, Mark had to stifle a small laugh so not to offend the latter. The beta shook his head lightly and stretched out his own hand to shake the awaiting one. "Nice to meet ya, Taehyung-- My name's Mark." He grinned, giving a firm shake before releasing the other's hand in favor of taking off his duffle bag to drop by his feet. After kicking the bag to the side, Mark turned back to Taehyung and shrugged his shoulders lightly. "Nah, I'm not really here for anything serious. Just here for the same reasons as you I guess. I wouldn't ask you to leave since you were here first!" He almost looked offended at the thought of kicking someone else out to offer the space to Mark instead. Mark obviously didn't own the place so he had no right to intrude. "So you mind if I join you actually?"

@(b) mark Taehyung was enjoying having free reign in the dance room. He mouthed along with some of the lyrics while he sang the other little bits. Not to say he was a bad singer, but he mostly just did it for fun. The alpha didn't hear the door opening but a voice rose over the song playing and startled the dancing alpha. Jumping in surprise, Taehyung turned to look at the newcomer. "O-oh.. uhm... just goofing around.." he admitted, going over to the music and pausing it for a minute. "I... I can leave if you want to practice. I was just.. yeah. I'm Taehyung by the way." Despite being embarrassed at being caught doing what he was doing, the alpha was quick to shrug off the unwelcome feeling and extend a hand towards the other male - beta.

@(a) Taehyung It had been a while since Mark last visited the dance studio, having had no time to stop by due to his late shifts or having other things to do. However, that night seemed like a good enough time to drop by and get back into the groove of things. He wasn't really that passionate about dancing as the others that came to use the practice rooms, but it was a nice way to blow off some of his frustrations, and let's face it, the gym was not the place for him. With his bag hanging from his shoulder, Mark made his way down the quiet hall while humming a random tune to himself. There was a muffled sound coming from one of the rooms, which Mark most definitely had to go and check out since no one usually came around at this time. Peering into the room, he saw someone–was that guy dancing? At least, that's what it looked like until the guy stopped to face the mirror. In the reflection, Mark could see him making some faces at himself. The beta snorted and opened the door as quietly as possible. He didn't want to seem like such a creep, but he couldn't help himself. "Whatcha doing there?" He voiced suddenly, unable to hold back the laughing tone.

@(b) mark Taehyung had been fooling around in the dance studio. He didn't think anyone would be wanting to use it this late, so he brought himself some music and let his "creative" self go. Mind you, he wasn't a terrible dancer when he put himself to it. But... he had his moments when he just wanted to let go and burn off some energy. With the music blaring, the alpha continued to dance around, occasionally looking at himself in the long mirrors and making weird faces, simply enjoying himself.

@(o) Yugyeom Seeing the state of the omega, Mark couldn't help but sigh softly, petting the younger's hair soothingly. "Yes, it's me, Yug. Shh, don't speak. Just try and breathe, hm? You're doing great." The beta encouraged, a loving smile on his lips as he held Yugyeom. "You didn't overwork yourself again, did you?" He asked gently, chastising, as he tangled his fingers in the soft locks, thumb tenderly brushing against the younger's temple.

@(b) Mark Somehow, without much difficulty Yugyeom had managed to close his eyes in means of dealing with his dizziness. He had only been doing so for about a quarter of an hour when he heard noises outside the room. And, just as he was about to get up and go look around he was forced to focus his attention on the noise that originated from the entrance of his dance room. "Ah, M.. ark-hyung.." he only barely managed to verbalized as he was still struggling to get his breathing back to normal. Quickly he shook his head in denial for the offer of anything that he was going to have to ingest since he didn't feel like it would be that great of an idea.

@(o) Yugyeom With Yugyeom's next words of his location, Mark was giving the directions to the cab driver. The beta arrived at his destination in no time, paying the man and making a run for it. As he peeked into each and every room, he was searching for a familiar figure, only finding him in the last room he checked. "Yugyeom!?" He called out as soon as he slammed the door open in his panic, a little more forcefully than he intended. His gaze fixed onto the slumped figure leaning against the mirrors, and the beta rushed over as fast as he could, crouching down and placing a cool hand on the younger's warm and wet cheek. Without even checking, he knew the omega had been crying. Mark immediately gathered the younger in his warm embrace, careful not to move him too suddenly or harshly. "Do you want some water? What happened?"