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Yohan X Wooseok

PART 1

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Being an acting major was something not many people were brave enough to do. Things were extremely hard in the industry, and very few people could actually end up successful. But Kim Wooseok had everything. Talent, technique, visuals, determination, kindness. He was just the full pack. Thus why, at only 22 he had such an hectic schedule.

He had just finished recording a movie, when he was already in for another, while recording a drama series and variety programs here and there. Having a social life out of work wasn't an option, nor having enough sleep hours. It was already common for the stylists to hold his head up while doing hair and makeup.

Wooseok couldn't say he was sad, he was doing what he loved the most. But he felt drained. Drained of emotions and of the human being Kim Wooseok, not the actor Kim Wooseok. But he was bound by a contract and couldn't quit right there.

But well, things could be harder. As soon as he started reading the script, he started feeling nervous. The story was about a promising young taekwondo athlete, that suddenly lost his sight due to an accident. Not only he would have to learn how to do a bit if taekwondo, he would have to seem blind while doing so. He already didn't have enough time for daily life, he would have time to start learning this?

"Manager-nim... I don't know if I can do this..."

"Wooseok-ah, the contract is signed, there's no turning back"

"But I'll have to learn taekwondo, right?"

"For the next three weeks you will train with a young athlete. You will have recordings for half of the day and the other half will be you getting ready physically for the character. The athlete's name is Kim Yohan, and he's a bit younger than you, he is 4 Dan and is one of the most promising athletes nowadays. He fits very well the story of the character, well, not until the blindness thing. Later on you'll have to train blindfolded."

"Okay... I'll have to trust that Kim Yohan then. I guess I'll start getting ready."

"Oh and through those three weeks you will live in the dorms with those athletes. So I would advise you to meet Yohan beforehand and know him well, since you'll have to live with him for a while"

"Is that okay, really? You know how things have been, with sasaengs and stuff..."

"You'll be in a dorm filled with killer taekwondo athletes, no one would dare to hurt you, trust me"

"Well, that's true... okay, can you give me his phone number?"

The manager gave him a card with the athlete's name and phone number handwritten. Wooseok thanked him and immediately took out his phone to message the boy.

Hi, I'm the actor you will help out during the next weeks, I'm Kim Wooseok, and it will be nice working with you

Oh, Hello! Nice to meet you, I'm Kim Yohan. It'll be nice working with you as well. I heard you're moving in the day after tomorrow, would you like to come around to see how things are?

That would be nice, but I have schedules until very late today. Would it be possible for us to meet tomorrow?

Yeah, that would be okay. Let's meet at the coffee shop near the dorms

Alright, that's great, see you tomorrow then

Sure, see you yomorrow

Yohan quickly sent the address of the coffee shop, and Wooseok was rushed back to his schedules.

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Yohan was already waiting at the coffee shop they had decided. He imagined Wooseok would be at least a bit late, since the boy was always filled with schedules. Yohan didn't actually know the actor, but after being told he would work with him, Yohan searched a bit. He was impressed with the amount of appearances he already had at such a young age, but now he saw how busy the other must have been.

After a while, a guy wearing simple track pants and a white shirt tucked in walked in. He had his face covered by big round glasses and a black mask, his hair also covering a bit of his face. Yohan raised his hand, betting that would be said actor, afterall he was basically hiding from everyone.

Wooseok walked to the table at the very edge of the coffee shop and slightly bowed.

"Yohan-Ssi?"

"Yes, that's me. And you're Seok-ssi"

"Yes, you can call me that..."

"I think it was not a good idea coming here, it's a bit crowded"

"It's okay, let's stay here"

Wooseok sat down and soon an attendant came over to take their orders. Wooseok just barely pointed what he wanted, head down. Yohan did all of the talking and they stayed silent until the drinks were served.

"So, we will have to work together. I will teach you a few things about taekwondo so the scenes can seem more real."

"Yeah, I'm really thankful for that, you will be of great help. I promise not to bother you too much while we are staying together. You will actually have half of the day free from me since I'll still have recordings"

"You will not bother me at all, it's actually nice to have someone new there for a change"

Wooseok looked around a bit before taking off the mask and putting it on his pocket, taking a sip from the drink. As a few people looked at him, it was Yohan who actually felt nervous for the actor.

"Are you sure you don't want to leave?"

"I'm sure... it has been a long time since I came to a place like this and chilled a bit. It's pretty nice."

"Well, then you will be able to have those moments at the dorms. The security there is very heavy, and well most of the boys barely know actors. Consider yourself a typical guy learning taekwondo while you are there, not some celebrity"

"That will be really nice for a change"

Wooseok looked up and smiled at the younger, Yohan quick to follow suit and smile back. Wooseok already liked the easygoing nature of the other, and felt like they would be a good match.

A call from Wooseok's manager talking about another schedule interrupted the chill vibe between the two. Wooseok quickly said sorry and paid for both drinks before leaving the coffee shop in a rush. Yohan noticed many cellphones already pointing at the actor even while he was leaving. Seemed like people were very quick to notice the famous appearance. Yohan couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for the other. Being so young and not being able to even go to a coffee shop freely must seem frustrating in some way. But still it's probably de life he chose.

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Yohan stood up right in front of the dorms, waiting for Wooseok to arrive. It was still noon, but Wooseok said he would try to arrive at late morning. Well, it seemed a bit usual for the other to be late, probably because of his very busy schedule. After a few minutes a black van pulled up, and Wooseok opened the door, getting out and greeting the younger boy with a smile.

"Hi, Yohan-ssi, I'm sorry for being late, we had some issues"

"It's alright, I'll help you with your bags"

While they were talking the manager was already taking the bags out of the van. Yohan thought a celebrity would have a lot of luggage for staying three weeks somewhere, but the actor only had one big bag and a backpack. Seems like, afterall, Wooseok was a pretty simple person.

Wooseok bid byes to the manager and stylists that were in the van, smiling brightly at them and soon Yohan took him inside the building.

"The building has three floors, but it's pretty long, be careful not to get lost. But if you do get lost just search for another boy who stays here and he will tell you where to go, we do not bite. Our room is at third floor so we mostly don't have issues with noise."

"Alright, I'll try to get along with people well"

"I'll present you to a friend of mine later, if I'm not here, you can easily call him. And by the way, we don't have elevators. Just stairs. Coach said we had to work out always"

"Your coach doesn't seem that nice"

Wooseok said, taking the bigger bag as a way to try and be considerate for the younger, and started going up the stairs. Yohan smiled, putting the backpack on his back and quickly following the actor, taking the bag from his hands and lifting it like it wasn't hard at all. Wooseok slightly pouted at the action, following quickly.

"I promise I'm not normally this weak, I had to lose weight for my last movie and it has been kind of hard to gain it back. At least let me carry the backpack"

"No, it's heavy, and since you're not used to it after losing weight, you better give your body time to adjust. I don't want you hurting already."

"You're really considerate, Yohan-ssi, but I don't want to be a burden"

"You can drop formalities, here we all speak to each other equally, the only superior ones are the masters. In the dorms we have no rankings"

"Then you also call me informally. Are you sure you want to go all the way to the third floor with both bags?"

"It's nothing, you didn't see our morning practices. By the way, which movie did you do that made you be that skinny?"

"Oh, in my last movie I ran away and rebeled against North Korea. In some scenes I went through torture, so I couldn't end up entirely fine. Through it I went down to weighting about 47kg. Now I'm up to 50kg"

"Wow, how can you even be able to do that, you should be at about 55kg. I'll tell the trainers to go easy on you and give you many carbohydrates to eat. With this weight you'll pass out really easily during trainings"

"I'm sorry for already being a hassle, I have a bit of a hard time gaining weight"

"It's alright, we will work around it

Yohan showed an assuring smile to the actor, who easily smiled back. After a few minutes they got to the third floor. Yohan seemed completely fine, while Wooseok was even slightly panting.

"Hey, you're okay, right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine... I really need to get better, and quickly"

"It's okay, our room is just there. Then we can go out to eat and I'll accompany you to checkups"

"Alright, thank you, Yohan"

Yohan just smiled, going to the room with Wooseok following closely. He opened the door and got in. The room was pretty much clean, and didn't have much decoration, just a simple dorm room. Wooseok walked in, looking around a bit before sitting on the bed that was now his.

"It's pretty simple, I like it"

"I thought actors would like pretty expensive stuff, but you don't seem like that"

"Becoming an actor teaches you to like things just simple. It's a pretty hard time, some sunbaes talk about how the only food they had to eat was sometimes leftovers from restaurants. I didn't get to that point, but for a while I did only eat one meal a day, that was mostly the cheapest convenience store foods I could find."

"Wow... I didn't really know about that side. Well, I'm glad that you made it them."

"Thank you, it's probably pretty hard for you too"

"The routine is tiring, but I can make it"

"I bet it is, everyone I've seen here looks extremely fit, I doubt I'll be able to look like that"

"You will be able to, trust me"

"I guess I already trust you"

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It had been a few days already since Wooseok arrived. For the first five days he didn't have morning schedules and could just stay at the dorms for the whole day, which he actually enjoyed. Yohan was a really sweet and considerate person, and always helped him a lot. Even when he almost fell down the mountain during a hike he had to go to, who knew taekwondo training was that harsh.

As Yohan had said, they took it easy on him at first. He started with simpler and less demanding exercises, his diet was also different. In the canteen the employees even waited for him to give his specific meal, since the other's were all the same. He had to eat a lot more and much more carbohydrates than he was used to, since because of his career he was always dieting. As he succeeded in gaining a bit of weight the exercises got harder, so he continued basically looking the same as before.

It was already pretty late at night when trainings finished, and that day had been specially harsh on him, since it was his first full on taekwondo practice. And he was completley exhausted. As soon as they were dismissed, Wooseok fell to the ground, not even caring about the other athletes there. Wooseok soon learnt that Yohan was actually the youngest in the dorms, and that most athletes were older than Wooseok or the same age as him. Though from his habits and baby face he soon became the cutie for the oldest athletes. They would sometimes even treat him something he liked, and were mostly pretty nice, so when he acted whiny because he was tired he could only see smiles and some laughter around.

"Yohan-ah, I can't even feel my legs or arms"

"You barely experienced taekwondo and is already suffering like this"

Yohan laughed, while taking two bottles of water and sitting beside the actor. Yohan took his towel and started wiping the other's face, making Wooseok make a face and slightly blush.

"Before you say anything, let me do it, I'm almost done"

Wooseok just sighed and closed his eyes, letting the other finish wiping his face. Yohan took the water bottle and opened it before giving it to Wooseok, who gladly took it, taking big gulps quickly, and even spilling a bit while his Adam's apple moved quickly. Yohan laughed and wiped it again before drinking water himself.

"Sometimes I feel like you're the older one, not me"

"Maybe because I have two little sisters. I'm more used to taking care than to be taken care of"

"Oh really? I'm an only child, so yeah, I'm more used to being taken care of, or being alone"

"I see... do you want to snack on something before we clean up?"

"Sure, I'm really hungry"

"I'm glad you're gaining weight. Come on"

Yohan stood up, extending a hand for the other, who took it and stood up. They went back to the canteen while most athletes went immediately back to the dorms. Yohan and Wooseok just walked calmly on the way to the canteen, just sometimes chitchatting to pass time. They just ate a bit of fruit before coming back to the dorms.

"Wooseokie, you can shower first"

"Nah, you go first, you already do too much for me. Go first, and I'm not giving up on that"

Yohan just laughed, raising his hands in surrender and started getting his things to shower. Wooseok sat down on an armchair, strolling on his cellphone.

Yohan took a quick shower, coming out only wearing shorts, and laughed at what he saw. Wooseok had curled up on the armchair, phone still at hand, but sleeping very peacefully. Yohan was completely sure that would happen.

Yohan approached and kneeled down in front of the armchair. No wonder Wooseok is an actor, he thought, admiring the other's pretty features. He would be lying if he said he never got caught off guard looking at the other's beauty. Sometimes he would just be surprised, like when Wooseok woke him up once, his pretty face so close it took his breath away. Or when Wooseok almost fell down the mountain, and Yohan held him by the waist and pulled him close so he could regain balance. He didn't think his heart could ever beat that fast. Or even when they were just talking and Wooseok turned to him with that extremely pretty smile. Or when he would whine and slightly pout, making his features the cutest they could ever be. How could he not feel enchanted with someone like that right beside him? It felt like a dream.

Yohan slowly got closer, the other's features still peaceful and calm. Yohan just gently kissed his forehead before stroking his hair and talking very quietly.

"Wooseokie... Wooseok-ah... you have to shower too, and your back will hurt if you sleep in this position"

Wooseok just gently moved, babbling a bit in a high pitched voice, obviously wanting to sleep more. Yohan smiled and pulled the other close, making Wooseok rest his head on Yohan's shoulder and speaking quietly on his ear.

"You have to shower too, you can't sleep all sweaty like this, I know you don't like it when your sheets get dirty"

Wooseok gave up, whining a bit before opening his eyes, but not pulling away from Yohan.

"Just give me a sec..."

Wooseok said quietly, staying on that position for a while, before sitting up, clearly still very sleepy. But seeing Yohan, shirtless, hair wet and water still slightly dripping down his toned chest was a scene that could make anyone wake up at the blink of an eye. Wooseok gulped, looking away quickly and standing up, soon gathering his things to shower and almost running into the bathroom.

Yohan just smiled at the cute behavior, seeing the effect he had on the older was definitely something he really liked. Maybe something could actually be coming up between the two.

TO BE CONTINUED

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