As June held his gaze on the cara, a multitude of emotions swirled within him.
One. Why was the caraman still focusing the cara on his face? It had already been too long!
Two. How could he fucking cry during a performance?
Three. He wanted to strangle Jisung for poking his eye with the rose as he passed it onto him for the outro of the song. And to add to that, the thorn part was the one that poked his eye! How could he miss that badly?
June's right eye was in pain for the entirety of the last chorus, and it must have been obvious in his voice too.
Of course, June didn't cry because of the song! He had already sung it way too many tis for him to get overwheld by it. Sure, he admits that this particular performance was the most emotional one of all, but he definitely didn't cry.
It was because of that damn rose!
As the cara still focused on him, June pressed his lips together in what was ant to be annoyance, but the audience misinterpreted it into June fighting back even more intense emotions.
"I didn't expect to cry in an idol show!"
"Genius. This stage was genius. Whoever thought of their concept deserves those extra stars. But I guess we'll only find out on the next episodes."
"June's holding back his tears!"
"June's an emotional person."
June was definitely not an emotional person. He sighed in relief when the cara started panning to his other teammates. At this point, the audience was still enamored by the emotional performance.
Then, the stillness slowly transford into a roar of cheers and admiration.
It was a similar reaction backstage. The cara panned to capture the reactions of the other trainees, and the scene was nothing short of chaotic. Most of them were wiping away tears, their expressions a mix of awe, surprise, and intense sadness.
Jaeyong, who was known for his cold and tough exterior, seed to be fumbling sothing inside his pocket. Then, with careful movents, he hastily wiped the unshed tears from his eyes.
However, Akira's gaze was quick as he pointed at him. "Oh goodness. Jaeyong's crying!" he scread, causing the other trainees to look his way.
Jaeyong's eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly pocketed the wet tissue. "I am not," he defended. However, his shaky voice betrayed him, and so of the trainees burst into laughter.
Akira laughed the loudest out of them all. Jaeyong had always been a tough nut. When they disbanded, he didn't even cry in front of the mbers. However, he actually cried during this performance.
"Don't worry, leader," Akira said. "Their performance was really good. I can't deny that it was very emotional. June, that bastard, did it again," he shook his head. "How could their stage transform from an emotionless ss to this masterpiece?"
In the other corner of the room, C-Jay and Jangmoon held onto each other as they sobbed. Seungwoo, their teammate, looked at them with disgust as Jangmoon blew so mucus onto the bandana tied around C-Jay's bicep.
"My big brother!" he wailed. "How could his voice hold so much pain?"
"It's really unfair," C-Jay sniffed. "Why is he so good now?"
The scene of trainees crying and struggling to keep their composure backstage was both heartwarming and amusing. The profound impact of June's performance had caught them all off guard, shattering their expectations and leaving them genuinely moved.
Even those that underestimated Team Aces after seeing their interim evaluations quickly swallowed their words.
Compared to the noisy trainee's room, the ntor's room was filled with quiet stillness. Their jaws hung open, and they couldn't even give any comntary as the screen faded to black.
However, despite the screen going off, the audience's applause continued to resonate in the studio.
It was clear that none of them had moved on after the spectacular performance.
Then, a sniff broke the silence.
Hyerin and Jihyun, who had been ntoring the trainees, were now on the receiving end of their own dicine.
'I want to be ntored by him,' Jihyun thought.
"So. fucking. cool," Hyerin cursed, catching Jihyun off guard. It was a rare occurrence for Hyerin to curse since she was upholding a very pure reputation.
The two of them seed to be in a silent agreent that they had sohow taken a liking toward June.
Nana, Hyerin's rival, was also amazed by their performance.
"The rehearsals were nothing compared to the actual stage!" Bone exclaid. "These kids are insane."
Minho nodded in agreent. "I must say, I don't have anything negative to say."
Jay Kim chuckled out loud. "I can't believe trainees are putting out such high-caliber performances. I really thought the team that sang 'Beside ' would win, but I guess not."
Even Gun, known for being an avid hater of June, was visibly impressed. "It's good, I guess," he quietly said.
The ek complint from ntor Gun brought smiles to Hyerin and Jihyun's faces, their eyes alight with pride and satisfaction.
"June's growing on you, isn't he?" Jihyun teased.
Gun looked at her with raised eyebrows. "Now, where did you get that idea? I'm complinting the entire team. They all did a great job."
Hyerin and Jihyun turned to each other with knowing smiles.
Although Gun's complint was surprising, the most surprising mont was yet to co. As the ntors discussed among themselves – Hwan, known for always wearing sunglasses and a straw fedora, stood up while slowly clapping his hands.
It was a standing ovation!
A singer of twenty years actually stood up for a bunch of trainees!
However, that was just the tip of the iceberg.
The most surprising thing of all was that his dark sunglasses were absent, revealing his eyes which were filled with tears.
The other ntors exchanged surprised glances, and so even gasped audibly at the unexpected sight. Hwan's eyes, which seed to be a bit larger and rounder than anyone expected, held a mixture of emotions that caught everyone off guard.
The ntors, Hyerin and Jihyun, exchanged amused looks, their earlier fangirling now replaced with incredulous surprise. The sight of Hwan's teary eyes was so unexpected, and the particular way his eyes looked made the mont slightly comical.
So, that was the reason why he always wore sunglasses.
Hwan looked like a kicked dog without them.
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