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another week and he had somehow made it this far. the more time that passed with him in the competition, the more vernon found himself going from passive curiosity to discovering something that he could find passion in. sure, it wasn’t acting but between exploring genres ranging from mellow to upbeat and cute to charismatic to chic and possibly even more to come, vernon felt that being an idol was just as diverse as taking a script and bringing a character to life. idols were in charge of bringing the concept to life and that was something that he was always confident that he could do.

last week having to dance so much to keep up with two amazing dancers was an experience in and of itself but he had managed to hold his own. however he couldn’t get jungeun and jinyoung off of his mind... they had worked so hard too and he couldn’t help the resentment he held towards kenta and towards daniel as a result. the two of them had spent so much time not focusing on their team and what their team needed from them that it got two members who had more fully dedicated themselves vernon felt back home. so when daniels name was called alongside his own to form the group he was in as well as the name of yet another member of this band.... vernon was less than pleased to say the least.

here we go again.

he thought this constantly as the day drew nearer. he saw it already even before it could begin. he was excited about the coaches seeing as he was a fan of convex and they had the advantage of having a coach who had been in the mgas before so there was also that experience and relatability they could all foster from as a team to do their absolute best but he had to address what he knew was going to be an elephant in the room.

daniel.

the moment he was able to see daniel and approach him, vernon seized the opportunity before practice could even begin on their first day. he had to get what he had off of his chest and clear the air as soon as possible for the sake of the team and for the sake of their relationship. “i wanted to talk to you because i didn’t want there to be an odd air between us and i wanted to be up front so that we could get any weird tension out of the way. i have to admit that based off of last week working with your team in the same room that i did start to feel rather annoyed and put off by both you and kenta because of all the joking around. i don’t doubt that you guys can work hard but i really didn’t see too much of it last week and i gotta admit going into that it’s really concerning me and i don’t want my opinion of you to be jaded when we’re supposed to be a team. i want this to work out well for all of us and i guess.. i’m just questioning how committed you are to actually working towards the same goal. i don’t want to feel negatively towards you and i want to work hard alongside you and help you if i can... i’m here for you so i’m just asking that you also be here for us too.” he seemed to have gotten through to daniel who also had the same agenda for himself as well and having been able to have that talk and clear the air between them definitely gave vernon the comfort to be able to go into their practices feeling as if this week would be significantly less stressful than last week was. at least he hoped.

jinwook, jinki and hojung as their coaches was definitely a match made in heaven. vernon, being a fan of convex, was able to learn so much from them as they highlighted to him the importance of what to focus on in the performance with charisma playing a large part as well as the advice he received from jinki about his rapping and focusing on pronunciation was definitely something he took to heart. he enjoyed the praise for his dancing skills and with dance quickly growing to be something he was starting to love just as much as acting, he took the moments where woojin went over the choreography with the group very seriously. with muscle relief patches plastered to his skin shown beneath his shorts that he practiced in over his knees and some pressed to the backs of his biceps, he took into account the advice he received and tried to apply it into each practice.

when he was dancing, he watched himself like a hawk in the mirror, using the time he had at his dance classes at night to focus on problem areas with his dance coach as well as taking his water breaks as semi-regular intervals to keep himself hydrated and energized in order to keep up with the moves. this dance -- while still mellow thanks to their lack of dancers this week -- had its precision and he wanted to honor that as he was advised to keep his lines clean. the rap for him was one that he practiced constantly -- a pen placed in his mouth to practice pronunciation as used by foreigners who were first learning korean -- and he used his dance practice to go over his lines each time his verse came out but this time he was also met with a new challenge.

he would be center in the chorus on multiple occasions.

he was excited. this song far more suited him than did his dance the previous week and he had learned to feel at home in retro future but to be able to be in a performance where his charisma -- his strongest skill -- could shine was something that he wasn’t going to take lightly. like an actor practicing a monologue in the mirror to emote, he watched himself in the mirror as he danced and monitored his facial expressions and experimented with them to see what he felt suited him best and what suited the song best. he was non-stop and his muscles felt it but he did not want to drag himself nor his teammates down going into this. it helped that sakura prepared bento boxes each day, the crafted lunches so unique each day and perfectly packaged for them giving him the strength that he needed in order to keep himself going.

he was totally in love with this concept and it showed.

he practiced his lines incessantly especially those he was responsible for in the chorus in order to keep the atmosphere of the song afloat and the dance was one he worked on with pointers from woojin and his dance coach in mind as well as the coaches from sphere so that he could focus on fixing what they felt was lacking to make the practice that he was able to get meaningful. a few of the muscle relief patches on his thighs turned to two or three of pain relief as he worked to get the power and cleanliness jinki had advised.

“All eyes are on you wherever you go, which is good and bad. You’re like a firecracker waiting to explode. What I am worried about is that since you have such a strong stage presence, everything you do will be watched further like a hawk.”

those words continued to ring around in his consciousness throughout the week of practice because if that was the case then he would have a lot to prove when his charisma was being put to the test. it was his strongest asset and if there was a song that he had to show it, it would be this one and he didn’t want to be scrutinized over minor mistakes. he wasn’t necessarily feeling the pressure of being in the semi-finals but instead he wanted to feel the pressure against himself to improve. he knew that he had a lot in him that he wanted to show and with jinki’s words sitting forever in the back of his mind as he practiced whether he was rapping through the pen he kept clasped between his teeth or when it was well past 4am and he was in the studio staring himself down in the mirror to criticize himself or later on those mornings when he was back with the team to practice alongside them and sync himself to the best dancer in their group, vernon didn’t let a single moment go to useless practice.

all of this was a learning experience and for once he was enjoying studying.

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when the day came, vernon felt that he came prepared. he had lived, breathed, ate and slept this song for the entire week and his body showed it beneath the outfit he wore. to have gone from dancing semi-regularly to an almost frequent basis, his body had toned out and though there were areas that had aches and pains here and there, he knew for sure that his body was adjusting and the more he found himself enjoying the dance, the less exhausted he felt. maybe it was psychological or maybe it was physiological but going into dances, he didn’t feel daunted but instead he felt motivated.

he would let the energy the team had created fuel him and confidently display the role that he had made his own.

he started their introduction off with their practiced greeting, a smile far brighter than the expression he would later display directed at the camera and at the judges before they were soon taking their spots.

this was it.

he was ready.

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he took his position, daniel starting the song off and getting him to snap into position from the moment his head raising his eyes smoldering with the sexiness that jinwook had emphasized during their practice, the easy rocking of the song something he had gotten a lot of practice in doing during last week during retro future. he worked to make sure every move had purpose as he had practiced in the same way he gave focus to his rap to give purpose to each word, the emphasis he learned from his dance coach and the precision he learned from watching woojin and keeping himself as clean as possible as per the way jinki recommended he did had him performing with practiced confidence.

he let the tension of the dance release and follow throughout his body, tightening as he needed as the first half of the performance was primarily dominated by the rest of the team as the song was very vocal heavy which meant he had to make up for his lacking vocals in other ways by way of his dance and performing to his strength flawlessly. he carried that weight on his shoulders throughout the week of practice and the dedication he put into what he had to show displaying itself in the naturalness he was able to achieve in comfort of the dance. he wasn’t fighting to keep up with the moves. even with his pain relief patches on his sides beneath his shirt, the adrenaline drowned out the faint aches as his body responded on muscle memory to what he committed himself to.

the song was chic and sexy with charisma being the key to drawing the audience in and because of this he paid attention to details. the soft flow of his fingers as they fell from the sky during the chorus, the flow of his arms as they were guided by sakura, the easy and sexy confidence meant to tempt the audience and seduce them in the way his hips rolled into low thrusting step forward, the tension he had to keep in the isolations of his neck and hands in the build up before the chorus.

he snapped back into position as he rejoined the dance formation, the residual commitment to his dance that he was steadily building up as the song continued on not abandoned as his arms snapped round both ways with his knees coming in before bringing everything in all together, the sharpness jinki had coached him into giving him the power he wanted in the moves, his body turning in on itself before his arms rose and he was thrown into a spin that he stopped to slide into his position. his arms flowed into the dance and as he stuttered to the ground as per the dance and slid across to stand for the pre-chorus, he did not feel the exhaustion he might have once felt so that when he finally met the chorus, he was like a fish in water.

She’s a Movie movie star 너와의 모든 게 꿈같아 이 순간 [VN/JH] She wants it [VN/JH] She wants it

the lyrics flowed down his body in the same way his hands drew themselves down his torso as his foot kicked out, his head dropping back to come forward with a snap, his eyes on the camera, his feet turning out to rock him side to side smoothly as his deep brown eyes were ablaze beneath his slightly tousled front bangs, the deepness of his voice suiting the seductive whisper talk of the chorus as he taunted the audience before him. he took the step forward, his hand coming round his head to bring his hair back slightly as he pushed into the provocative move, his eyes channeling the seductiveness within him as he did not shy away from overt thrust before he set himself back with practiced steps, harmonizing with joohyuk for the final lines with his deep voice allowing for joohyuks more trained one to take the brunt of the notes. singing was not his forte and it never would but it was the way he could talk his way through his lines that had him deliver them with confidence, his tone rising as his strength as he had practiced his lines.

the changing bridge of the song welcomed moves that were more precise than they were difficult so that as he rode the timing of the song, he was able to rock into the dance before he burst forth for where he shone best.

내게 다가 온 이 운명의 고리 다 정해져 버린 듯 해 우리 길이 Lights, Camera, Action! 짜여진 direction 이끌린 채 여기로 달려왔어 uh

his voice projected with the same powerful enunciation he became known for, the very first word leaving his mouth rapped into his microphone matching the passionate sexiness of the song as his deep voice gave it a raw impact that he had fine tuned into his moves, the words just as enunciated and pronounced as his dance, the practice he did with the pen between his teeth having helped to keep his words clear as he snatched the air in front of him to drag his team behind him into place, his body rolling deeply towards the camera as his head rolled round to look into it with the same smoldering look in his eyes that he never lost, his rocking movements forward dropping his head backwards before he looked to the judges as he stepped back, the foot that kicked out to let sakura into her place drawing his body back and tossing his hair back dramatically as he adopted his role back into dancing, his body flowing into the moves before jerking forward as though stopped, rocking backwards, the prechorus appearing once more as he found his spot at the center once more for the chorus, the building passion he felt radiating as he felt the members side stepping out behind him, the audience tempted towards him as he beckoned them forth, the slight sweat coming down his neck showing his hard work, his hands coming together to snap his neck round as he bit his lip on the deep thrust iconic of the chorus, his hair pushed back before he snapped back into position.

She’s a Movie movie star 너와의 모든 게 꿈같아 이 순간 [VN/DN] She wants it [VN/DN] She wants it

the prechorus took over once more and it flowed within him, his moves coming as though they were his most natural ones next to the actual chorus and once the dance break began, he focused all of the passionate energy that had been building up since the beginning burst forth as the lines in english were by far the easiest ones he had the whole song and with the way he threw himself into the dance, the song once again consuming him as it did in practice, he did not leave the emotion out from his words as he recited his lines. he had followed woojin closely for the dance break as it was their dancers time to shine and he wanted the other to be as in his element as possible while looking good, his hands coming round his head as his body rolled, his eyes casting off to the camera, the second half of moves bursting forth from him as he had practiced with specific focus on hitting the correct angles, his body sliding into the moves as the formation shifted with ease powered by the ache in his thighs, his chest popping before he turned to roll his body all the way down, his hand following the wave, sliding forward to pop his chest out once more before turning and gathering his hands together to step back into the final position where he stood front and center, his last lines delivered with deep brown eyes set in pools of fire as his chest rose and fell heavily, the sweat down the side of his face shown as he held his position, eyes not shying from the camera as he spoke, his head tilting invitingly.

You wanna play with me? I wanna play with you You wanna play with me? I wanna play with you

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