you first met jj when he first entered the hybe building, it was his first day and he had bumped right into you making both of you fall to the ground, although instead of being upset at him you only laughed it off, getting up before pulling him up along with you, you were only 13 at the time while jj was 14, only a few months older

as you two got to know each other, you two found out you have alot in common, especially how you were both from japan although you were fully japanese while jj was half american but he was born and raised in japan his whole life so despite being american he didnt know any english

it had been two years since all that, jj and you never officially spoke about liking each other or being a couple but you two seemed like one...? all the other trainees were convinced, he always prioritized you over anything, you're struggling with a dance while he's practicing? he'll drop it to help you out first and than continue, random kisses on the forehead, check, hand, it happened everyday but you never officially called each other a couple

well up until jj asked you out officially one day, it was the 3rd year of him being in the bighit trainee group named trainee a, it was a predebut project with him and 6 other boys he thought he was near debut so he wanted to do something special for you and make it official before that... he wrote you a love letter and everything, even buying you a bear with the name tag of "justin" his name and one with yours. he had you head over heels

but it all fell apart the next day, you waited and waited until finally getting sick of it and heading to their dorms, when you opened it you found almost the whole dorm empty, only james and jihoon were there, the younger one was crying while james tried to comfort him while also explain how trainee a got cancelled and most of them were dropped and or chose to go to another company... as did jj, he picked sm.

that was almost 2 years ago, you still missed jj but you didnt care as much, he was rumored to debut soon in smtr25 under his real name justin while you had recently debuted with the group illit under belift through a survival show and to promote you as a idol your company put you on music bank as a mc but of course every mc needs a partner, that was the whole point to have chemistry with someone and for some reason jj's- no justin's company asked him to do it and he agreed!

"Do you know him?" the camera man asked, they were suppose to record the first time you two met for content to promote both you and justin's new group smtr25. clearly the man noticed the way your eyes widened a little in almost discomfort at the sight of justin, truth be told you still carried around the "justin" bear plushie he gave you, it was tiny so you had made into a keychain and were famous for wearing it everywhere, your fans thought it was just some random fashion move