the studio was unusually still, everyone holding their breath as hyeongjun stood in the booth, eyes closed, ready for his turn. the track played, and he delivered his two lines with a clarity and power none of them had expected. the moment the recording stopped, silence hung for a second—then chaos. clapping, cheers, even someone (probably jiseok) shouting, “yo what the—!” echoed through the studio. gunil jumped to his feet, jungsu slapped the armrest of the couch in disbelief, and jooyeon couldn’t stop laughing in pure shock.

then came seungmin’s reaction. he burst out laughing, clapping his hands so loud it echoed through the entire room, his voice cracking with disbelief as he shouted, “what was THAT?!” the sharp sound jolted you awake. nestled comfortably in seungmin’s lap just moments before, your eyes shot open, brows scrunched in confusion. you blinked up at him, lips parting slightly as you looked around in a daze. your sleepy, squinting face and mumbled “what’s happening…?” were all it took.

the members noticed instantly, and the entire studio exploded into laughter. jooyeon almost fell off his chair, jiseok was bent over wheezing, and hyeongjun’s ears turned bright red from the sudden attention. even gunil wiped away tears of laughter, pointing at you while saying, “look at her face! she looks like she woke up in a different century!” seungmin chuckled softly, tightening his arms around you protectively and pressing a quick kiss to your temple.

seungmin was still holding his stomach, trying to calm down from laughing so hard. he looked at you with such affection, brushing some hair from your face before kissing your cheek and murmuring, “sorry baby… didn’t mean to wake you like that.” they were still laughing, clearly entertained by both hyeongjun’s unexpected vocal slay and your adorably disoriented entrance. and though you didn’t fully understand what just happened, seungmin just smiled, whispering, “you’re awake at the perfect time, sleepyhead.”