❍ show! music core

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ They were in quite the unexpected position, the female idol, in all her gorgeous and perfectly neat stage outfit, trying to balance herself atop of the bathroom stall door as she attempted to reach for the small window of freedom after being locked in here for god knows how long, and yet, there was an amused smile over her lips. And then there was Seungwoo, a fan who was lucky enough to bump into one of his idols in a bathroom of all places, he also wasn't sure if he could even be considered 'unlucky' to get locked in the small room with her and he was sure if he asked any other fan of the girls, they would agree that this would have been luck as well. And although the boy hadn't intended on invading the girl's privacy, he was at least glad he could be of help in solving the situation. Still, he couldn't help but worry as he lifted his eyes up to Heyoung and saw one of her arms spread forward to open the window, all her weight being held by only one tiny wrist that tightly gripped at the stall.

Before the girl had even commented, Seungwoo was already positioned below her as best as he could, his arms moving slightly above him before being lowered again unsure of how to place them in case she fell, but opting to keep them facing upwards and ahead of him and hoping to have fast reflexes if push came to shove. Watching the girl move around, slowly sliding each inch of her body through the tight gap, her hands, then fingers and then fingertips gripping at the stall as best they could to keep her from slipping straight down before she finally managed to move them to the window frame. If the boy had been impressed with her flexibility, he was again surprised at the girl's arm strength before he had to remind himself that she was an idol and they did a lot of training, if anything the girl was possibly in better shape than he was. He heard the thud from the other side of the door and was glad it didn't sound as loud as it probably would if she had slammed into the floor, but he still waited a couple of seconds to hear the knock on the door along with the cheer in confirmation, lips immediately parting into an excited smile, the palms of his own hands slapping lightly against the door in response "We did it! That was really cool, Heyoung-ssi!" The fan beamed happily "Could you open the door for me now?" He requested lightly the adrenaline from just watching the girl do all the work still running through his body.

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ () OH WAIITT SDKJBFS i actually knew this!! rip-

"Alright..." Seungwoo let out as he faced the stall wall, his hand reaching for the door to hold it tightly in place and planting his feet onto the floor harshly to make sure he wouldn't lose balance or accidentally slip, or anything else that could cause the girl to fall. Next thing he knew there was one of the girl's feet pressing against his shoulder, the bone underneath it probably pressing into the plant of her foot as well, thanks to his stance though there was no pain for him at least.

Seungwoo tried to adjust one of his hands to help push the girl up but it turned out to be a terrible idea as he felt the door budge under his left hand forcing him to quickly move his right one back to it, holding it as strongly as he could "Sorry" The fan let out tilting his head back to look up at the idol who was now finally on top of the stall "Good! Now onto the second hardest part though..." He said as he took a quick glance towards the window, a.k.a their next target "I'll stay here for support if you need and to make sure you won't fall and break something" The boy said as he placed himself between the stall and the door, right underneath the 'pathway' the girl would have to take to reach their 'escape'.

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Seungwoo watched the girl as she got ready for the stunt and then moved towards her once she gestured him over, lowering himself by her side so she could climb up onto his back. Once she was settled, he used one of his hands on the sink as a boost to prop himself up, while placing the other one just above the girl's knees to hold the idol in place, trusting the girl to balance herself on the wall or anywhere else she could grab.

"Okay, we're up!" He said once he was fully standing, before carefully heading towards the stall which turned out much easier considering how light the girl truly was. He'd noticed how thin Honey looked both on tv and on live performances, but ironically enough, it had never truly weighed on him how skinny she must have been. As he moved away from the sink, he used both of his hands to hold up the girl and once they were close enough to the stall he carefully let go, instead, lifting his arms up behind him to hold her a little above the waist trying to be as polite as possible "Please be careful!" Seungwoo said almost unconsciously as he felt the girl reach up towards the top of the stall.

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Seungwoo turned his head a little as he listened to the girl's idea, his eyes roaming the room in search of the places she mentioned as he processed the plan. He unconsciously chewed lightly on his bottom lip as he considered the situation and risk of what she intended to do. Eventually, he let out a quick sigh and tapped his shoulder again "Alright, let's give it a try! Not like we have a lot of options either" He said as he waited for her to get settled "But be very careful okay? It's a bit high and a lot of places to hit your head on if you fall..." Seungwoo wanted to trust the girl could do it but still couldn't help the wave of worry that washed over him as he peaked at the slightly open door of the stall "Hold tight"

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ His reply came in the form of a perfect split that had the fan's lips part slightly in an impressed smile "Wow... Hopefully it might help us with more than just my questions" He said in a positive tone though he still wasn't sure how they would work it out. Seungwoo then turned back to their escape plan with a sigh as he considered how likely it would be for them to successfully pull a circus-deserving number to get the girl up to that window.

"Yup, that's what I was thinking... If you go in head or hands first, you risk falling through or getting stuck in a position where you don't have a way to get down on the other side" The boy said trying to picture the scenario in his mind "I'm honestly not sure how to get you up there legs first though..." He said, pursing his lips a little before kneeling down next to the door "But let's give it a try, we can figure it out as we go" The male said tapping his shoulders for the girl to climb on.

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ () skdjbfsdfj im sorry to disappoint OTL pls do slide in my dms with the reference so i can get it next time tho-

Seungwoo's eyes widened a little at the offer and he quickly lifted his hands in refusal "Absolutely not! It's okay, I promise... Plus I don't even know if there will be a need to replace them anyways!" He could tell the girl meant it and he was thankful enough for even that but he was the fan, he could not be taking gifts from the girls, he should be the ones spending money on them so they could rise even further "There's really no need, but thank you!" He tried to say even if the girl was already facing off towards the door again.

After quickly clearing off his things and packing them up again, he followed her, standing just under the small window and glancing up towards it "No, it's okay, Pandora should be performing soon too!" Seungwoo agreed with a short nod before considering their options, his eyes carefully analyzing the height and size of the thing "I'd say shoulders... That will require less arm strength for you to pull yourself up!" He said before quickly adding "Not that I'm calling you weak! But there's no need for unnecessary effort..." The fan corrected still thinking of how the girl would then climb down from the window. The easiest way would be legs first so she could slide down and then drop herself carefully, but how would she even be able to slip her legs through first "Weird question... Are you quite flexible?"

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Noticing the girl offering him the paper towels he quickly picked them up "Thank you so much!" He replied in gratitude before giving out a short nod trying to hide his unsureness "I think so... If anything I might have to replace the lenses but hopefully that's not the case" Seungwoo said with a chuckle as he continued to clean the glass as carefully as he could before moving onto the camera itself.

He could see the girl from the corner of his eye as she walked back a forth a little, his phone at the tip of her fingertips as she attempted to either call or text someone "No signal here either?" He asked turning towards her as the girl dropped her arms, the answer rather obvious by her reaction as well as the next words she spoke.

At the mention of the window, Seungwoo followed the direction of the girl's gaze towards the small square above the bathroom door. It would be very unlikely if Seungwoo wasn't tall enough and if the girl wasn't as skinny as she was "That might work!" He replied positively before turning to face the idol again "Wanna give it a try?" He asked gesturing towards himself wondering how it would be easier to lift the girl up to the window.

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ "Oh..." Seungwoo couldn't contain the sound of surprise that left his lips and he was sure the color of his face and neck would have shifted slightly into a bit of a rosier tone, but hopefully the terrible bathroom lightning would help disguise it from the singer "That is definitely a huge compliment coming from you, thank you" He ended up saying, forcing his eyes to say on the girl. He was used to compliments, especially on his looks, but getting it from one of the Pandora members was certainly a much bigger deal.

"I do actually! Just not sure how the reception is back here" Seungwoo said with a little pull of his lips. He barely got one bar at the stage area for the music show, he wasn't sure whether the bathroom at the corner of the backstage area would be any better. Still, he reached into his pocked and unlocked his phone to hand it to the girl "Try it though, maybe we'll get lucky!" He offered with a smile and took the moment of distraction to zip open his camera bag and pick up some paper towels to clean it up.

"Oh no! That's... that's not why I'm here!" He quickly replied with an embarassed laugh before gesturing towards his camera "Someone accidentally dropped their drink over my camera" The fan said with a shake of his head as he took one of the paper towels under the faucet to lightly dampen it "The other bathrooms were kind of crowded and I wanted to get to it fast" He continued to explain as he unscrewed the lenses and carefully tapped the damp paper onto it "Also, didn't want to miss your performance so I had to be quick"

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Seungwoo quickly shook his head in understanding, gesturing for the girl to straighten up "Not at all, it must be a hassle to be locked in here while you have a million things to prepare for the stage" Saying that, he immediately remembered the reason he himself was here and, with a short gasp, he reached for his camera bag. Would it be rude to get to cleaning it? The soonest he got to it the better, he didn't want the drink staining the lenses or making it all sticky.

The fan let out a short awkward laugh "Sorry, instead you got a fellow mortal to keep you company while locked up in a bathroom" He joked lightly with a shrug of his shoulders before letting out a sigh "But twenty minutes? That's quite a bit..." The boy said surprised as he set his camera bag down on the sink "Did you tell anyone you'd be here?" He asked, leaning a little on the sink so he could face the idol again.

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ As soon as the girl apologized, Seungwoo's hands were up in front of him in a dismissive gesture "Not at all, it was my fault" The fan said with a shake of his head before his eyebrows raised a little at the mention of his name, followed by a bright a smile "Ah, yeah, that's me-" He replied surprised that she remembered his name. Some of the girls did recognize his face since he was usually in all of their schedules, plus being one of Ella's most famous fansites, but this was the first time Honey had called him by name and he felt it deserved a special mental note of the date and situation, even if it hadn't been ideal.

Before he could say anything else though the girl attempted to reach for the door behind him but failed. He turned around just in time to see it slam closed as the girl's fingers rest against its surface "What's wrong?" Seungwoo immediately asked, his brows furrowing in confusion at the idol's reaction. And then he noticed it. As his eyes followed the girl's fingers, he finally noticed the lack of a knob where there should've been one and his jaw dropped a little "Oh... I'm sorry!" He apologized once more unsure of what to do. Seungwoo approached the door as well, standing beside the girl, still squatting on the floor, and pressed his own hands against it to try and find a way to open it. He then glanced down at the female nervously, she looked upset and so he wondered what he should do or if he should say something to her. "Were you locked in?" Was what he managed to ask carefully as he searched the knob gap and around the doorframe for any possible way to push it open.

@✮ jung heyoung 「ʜᴏɴᴇʏ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Seungwoo's day had started out great. Pandora were performing at music core for their comeback stage after a while with no live performances, or not public ones at least, so Seungwoo was excited to get to see the girls again and especially to snap some pictures of Ella so he could finally update his fansite with some new content. He'd waited in line with the other fans for quite a few hours and got the see the group passing by on their way into the building. The girls offered bright smiles and waves in greeting and thanked the fans for coming and Seungwoo couldn't be happier with the photos he'd gotten. They waited for a while more, and when there were only a couple of hours before the show was set to start, the fans were finally allowed in. Although they weren't allowed to photograph or film during the performances, and Seungwoo always respected and followed the rules, there should be no problem in taking it out just to check his photos once more before the lives began, right? Wrong. That turned out to be a terrible idea once the girl sitting next to him accidentally toppled her drink over the expensive camera.
"Oh my god!" Seungwoo gasped as he immediately got up, his carefully picked outfit now stained with the sticky drink previously contained in a hidden water bottle. The girl didn't even apologize, instead blaming him for bringing the camera in and saying she'd call security as it wasn't allowed, but Seungwoo ignored her. She couldn't bring the drink in either and yet here they were. He tried to quickly dry it as much as he could with a tissue he had in his bag, but ended up getting up to find a bathroom.

He wandered about for a few minutes unsure of what to do. He needed to disassemble his camera and clean up the inside as well as all the lenses, which would be risky process in the public bathrooms considering there was always a lot of people in and out, and it was not the cleanest of spaces. Instead, he ended up spotting a familiar face from one of the staff members, and approaching them for help. Thanks to the fact that he had been a constant guest for the past couple of years, added to the fact that he always followed the shows' rules and helped protect the girls and other idols whenever sasaengs and other issues would come up, he'd easily earned the respect from a few staff and security members who recognized him by now. This came just in handy as they ended up trusting him enough to allow him to use one of the 'staff only' bathrooms.

He could already hear the stage music playing and let out a frustrated sigh. Seungwoo needed to rush if he didn't want to miss Pandora performing. In his rush, he didn't even knock or check if it was occupied, and due to the loud music that echoed through the backstage area, he missed the cries for help from inside the uni staff bathroom, so when he pushed the door open, he was shocked to feel it bump into someone.
"I'm sorry!" The boy immediately apologized, quickly stepping inside the bathroom to check on the person he'd just hit and coming face to face with one of his idols "Oh my gosh, Honey! I'm really sorry!" He said again, letting go of the door which slammed back closed, to offer the idol a polite bow.