Cupcake

Jungwon takes a picture with Jay for the Idol Wall at Heart & Seoul

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Cupcake is the first episode of the series premiere of KPop Idol Au (name is a work in progress).,

This work is completely fictional. All names have not been changed due to lack of creativity and effort, but all stories are original and in no way, shape, or form reflect the actual idols' involved.

> "The VMAs suck and you and your group thing or whatever are too good for them anyways."
> -Jay to Jungwon.
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\*\*Need to embellish VMA performance, and add DPR Ian while J&JW are talking at the beach\*\*

## Short Summary

Jay and Jungwon meet for the very first time here, not knowing how this exact meeting would change the course of their entire lives.

## Full Summary

Heart & Seoul is a very popular, very busy authentic Korean restaurant in the heart of LA. It is very well known for playing host to a bunch of K-Pop idols that really just miss a good, home cooked meal. In February 2019, 7th Sense has debuted and has their first international stage at the VMAs in California. Jungwon, a very popular and very overworked member of 7th Sense, is celebrating his forgotten 16th birthday at this restaurant with his members and managers. His birthday, only a few hours away, is completely forgotten in the hustle and bustle of their tight schedules with trying to debut on an American Stage for the first time ever. Jungwon has been practicing non-stop and is absolutely exhausted.

Jay, one of the waiters, overhears one of the managers talk about Jungwon’s birthday being in a few hours. They're trying to get the logistics down of how and when could they bring a birthday cake to the birthday boy, but because of their busy schedule and strict diet, it doesn't seem likely that it'll happen. Jay, having no idea who Jungwon is, gets encouraged by one of his co-workers to head over to the cupcake shop a few doors down and get the sad, little idol a cupcake to make him a little happier. He goes over to get it without an issue, but once he's back in the restaurant, his young 16 year old nerves get the best of him and he second guesses whether or not to give the cupcake to Jungwon. In the end, the coworker encourages him to be brave and Jay listens. He waits until Jungwon goes to the bathroom, and when he's coming out, he nervously asks for Jungwon to give him a second as he has something he wants to give him. He brings out the little cupcake and apologizes if it's the wrong flavor, but he wanted to be the first to wish him a happy birthday.

Jungwon is so taken aback by this random act of kindness, his cheeks turn a bright red and he mumbles an awkward thank you. They stand around, awkwardly not knowing what to do until he takes the cupcake from Jay and blows out the little candle. Earth Katsamonnat runs up right behind Jungwon, sees the tension between the two teens, and immediately takes over. ("Jungwon-ah, don't you wanna invite him to sit with us? We can all sing you a happy birthday!") Jay politely declines as he has to get back to work. As Jay turns around to walk away, feeling a bit defeated and like he maybe made the idol uncomfortable, Jungwon stops him from leaving. He asks what his name is and Jay tells him without hesitation. He shoves Earth away and tries to keep talking to Jay without him around to make things worse. He asks Jay what year he was born in and when he finds out that Jay is a year older, he asks if he can call him hyung. Jay agrees all too fondly even though he's lived in America for so long that the full sentiment behind it has all been lost.

They talk only for a few more minutes, very much so small talk, until Jungwon is called back to the table by his managers. He leaves and has to fight off all of his members to keep the cupcake for himself. They try to talk him out of it by reminding him of his diet and he happily tells them that it's his birthday and diets aren't allowed on birthdays, happily eating his whole cupcake without any guilt. By the time Jungwon and his group leave, he's in much better spirits even if he's still super exhausted.

As Jungwon and his group are preparing to leave, Minghao, one of his older members loses his wallet inside the restaurant. He goes back for it as one of the managers stays behind to wait for him so that the rest of his group can go on ahead to the hotel to get some rest. Minghao can't find his wallet anywhere only for Winnie, one of the waiters, to hold it up and ask if this is what Minghao was looking for. Minghao is immediately suspicious of Winnie, wanting to know if he did it on purpose to get him alone only for Winnie to admit that would've been a great idea, but it was just luck that had Minghao losing his wallet and Winnie there to rescue it. Winnie is very forward about his attraction to Minghao, asking if Minghao has time and is interested, would he like to go back to Winnie's place as he's clocked out for the night. Minghao makes a joke about Winnie needing to sign an NDA before Minghao could go with him only for Winnie to tell him that he's got some in his car right now. Minghao doesn't believe him until he sees it for himself. Winnie does in fact carry a stack of NDAs for cases like this as this isn't his first rodeo with a celebrity. Minghao tells his manager to go home and the manager clocks out and goes back to the hotel as Minghao goes back to Winnie's place for some much needed fun.

The group continues to go to Heart & Seoul for the next few nights as they prepare for their VMA stage debut. Jungwon doesn't see Jay during this time.

During the VMAs, they perform Movie Star and the performance goes as such [insert here]. They do win a couple of the fan voted awards but were snubbed of any of the major awards that night. While Jungwon is proud of his group, he is a bit disappointed. He goes with just his bodyguard, Baekho, to Heart & Seoul to get some comfort food. When Jungwon gets there, he's very surprised to see Jay back at work. Jungwon asks where he's been and Jay explains that he's been helping his dad out back in the kitchens as they're short-staffed. But Jay much rather prefers to be in the kitchens anyways as he's not that great with people. Jungwon is a little confused about that comment as Jay was great with him, tells him as much, and Jay gets super bashful about it all.

When Jay goes back to get Jungwon's food, Winnie is already waiting in the back with two bowls of soup for Jay to take back to Jungwon. Jay tries to tell him that the order is wrong, there's only supposed to be one soup as Baekho is at the bar and is already eating away. Winnie laughs it off, shoves the food in his hands and tells him that the second bowl is for Jay himself and that it's about time he took his break anyways. He shoves him out of the kitchen with an order to not be back for at least an hour and that he'll cover for him until he gets back. Jay is super nervous and explains the situation to Jungwon. ("I'm so sorry, my friend told me to come sit with you and have dinner and, I'm, like, so sorry. You don't have to. You can send me away and it won't hurt my feelings...much. I'm good at poker faces.") To Jay's absolute horror, Jungwon asks for Jay to eat with him. They spend the next two-three hours talking non stop until Baekho tells Jungwon that they need to head back. Jungwon is so disoriented because he had no idea that so much time had passed. He tries to apologize to Jay but Jay blows it off and nervously tells him that he was worth it.

Jungwon, being a recently turned 16 year old, awkwardly laughs and blushes so hard he gets nauseous. He leaves with Baekho and when Jay gets back into the kitchen, Winnie and his dad are in the back gossiping about him and Jungwon. Jay tries to brush them off that it was a one time thing and "Jungwon is probably leaving in a week or whatever" when Winnie gleefully tells him that, no, actually, he's not. 7th Sense is here for a solid two months working on some super secret project and he's going to be seeing a lot more of Jungwon. Jay asks how the hell could Winnie possibly know that if it's a super secret project and Winnie avoids the question by reminding him that he signed an NDA and Jay knows exactly what the NDA entails when it comes to Winnie and celebrities.

7th Sense is actually in the states to work on a collab with a western artist and to prepare the logistics with their upcoming, unannounced US tour with the LA-based tour promoters. As he passes the time with work, Jungwon finds himself with a lot of down time by the time night comes around and he starts going every night to Heart & Seoul where he sees Jay pretty frequently. They don't always get to hang out but when they do, it's always a nice time and Baekho always ends up having to end their nights because neither seem to know how to tell time when the other is around. Jay, even on his nights off, tends to come to work still, just brings his homework so he and Jungwon can spend time together. It's very sweet and very innocent and it's something very new and slightly scary for Jungwon. Minghao joins him only sometimes, but when he does, he usually disappears pretty soon into the night and Jungwon doesn't see him again until morning.

After about a couple of weeks with this routine, Baekho is too exhausted one night to stay out late babysitting Jungwon. So, Jungwon, being the caring and selfless person that he is, tells Baekho they don't have to go to the restaurant that night. When Baekho locks up for the night, Jungwon quietly gets dressed and sneaks past Baekho's room, not realizing that Baekho isn't even in his room and has also snuck out and went into one of the managers' rooms instead. As Jungwon is leaving, Minghao stops the elevator and they both stand there awkwardly until they both come to agreement that they didn't see each other leave the hotel without permission.

When Jungwon gets to the restaurant, it's very busy that night. Jay admits he's a little overwhelmed and asks if they could go outside or something with permission from his bodyguard. Jungwon admits that he snuck out and is there alone so Jay asks if Jungwon would be comfortable if he took him somewhere else instead, where it would be private and just the two of them. Jungwon agrees all too easily and waits out in the back as Jay grabs his stuff and then they head off.

Jay ends up taking them to one of the beaches that's a short walk away. Jungwon admits he's never been to the beach when it's nice enough to get in and Jay promises him that if Jungwon is ever in the States again when it's warm enough, he'll take him. They walk the shore together, a little awkward since now they don't have anyone watching their every move, but it's still nice. When Jungwon has to step over a dune, he ends up stumbling and Jay catches him before he falls. Jay takes his hand to help him over any rougher areas and even when the sand evens out, they don't let go.

Jay ends up taking them pretty far out and away from the restaurant and when he deems it far enough out, he lets go of Jungwon's hand to take off his bookbag and take out a small table cloth he nabbed from the back and a bento box full of some of the food from the restaurant. Jungwon is so awkward about all that Jay has done for him, he doesn't even know where to look or what to do with his hands as Jay sets it all up for them. Jay ends up pulling him down onto the ground beside him with a little snarky remark about how awkward Jungwon is being to which Jungwon ignores entirely and tells him that the food looks delicious.

Naturally, of course, the wind really starts to pick up and the temperature starts to drop. Jungwon tries to grin and bare it for as long as he can as they get to talking about deep and emotional things. Jay ends up talking about his mother and how he misses her all the time and asks about Jungwon's parents to which Jungwon admits that he doesn't think he misses his parents as much as he should and that he feels a lot of guilt about that. He does admit to missing his brothers. When the conversation seems to be tipping too close to serious, Jungwon quickly changes the subject and asks if Jay watched his performance.

Jay lies, says he did only for Jungwon to see right through him and playfully smacks his arm. When Jay admits he didn't have time because of school, Jungwon pulls out his phone and forces Jay to watch his performance. When Jay watches the performance, it's his first time seeing Jungwon really in his element and he realizes that he might have a crush on this cute idol boy. So, being the teenager that he is, teases Jungwon that he doesn't even seem like the same person as that person on stage is super cool and not awkward. Jungwon immediately gets super pouty and huffy and whines at Jay to not call him awkward, he works really hard, that the stage and real life are different, ok? And Jay ends up asking how long Jungwon has been in this and Jungwon quietly admits it's been a really long time already, that he's been an idol for four years and has been in so many new groups he can't really keep track of it anymore. Jungwon opens up about how hard it's been for him and how much pressure he feels being a leader to so many people and how disappointed he was in himself for not working harder and getting a better award at the VMAs only for Jay to tell him that the VMAs suck anyways and that Jungwon and his group were too good for them anyways.

Jungwon is about to argue back with Jay about the importance of the VMAs when he can't take the cold anymore and Jay ends up giving him his jacket. They end their little beach hangout by admitting that it's cuter in theory and in movies as the actual logistics of it weren't that great (sand in their food and eyes and everywhere, the beach was so cold, etc). Jungwon does thank Jay for a really goodnight and he admits that he would've gone anywhere that Jay asked him to go to, that for him, he just really wanted to hang out with Jay. Jay doesn't understand why Jungwon would want to hang out with him, he's just some nobody that works at a restaurant and Jungwon tells him that he's special to him. .

Before Jay has a chance to respond, Jungwon's phone starts going off and Jungwon knows who it is without even needing to look. He ignores Baekho's call and tells Jay he needs to go back and Jay ends up walking him home, Jungwon asks if Jay needs help carrying anything as he feels guilty that Jay lugged everything around the going to the beach without any help. Jay asks for help holding something and offers out his hand to which Jungwon shoves him away and pretends to gag, only to slide his fingers in between Jay's when Jay is distracted. Jungwon pretends that he's not blushing hardcore and Jay politely pretends with him.

When they finally get to the hotel, they have a bit of an awkward goodbye, not knowing if they should hug or how to say goodnight. Jungwon is just about to leave when he realizes he still has Jay's jacket on and tries to give it back, only to have Jay refuse it. He tries to tell Jungwon that Jungwon looks better in it but it comes out a garbled mess as Jay keeps stumbling over his words and trailing off. Jungwon has Jay repeat his mess of a compliment before he finally hears him and he tries to deny it and give the jacket back anyways. Jay finally loses it and playfully snaps at Jungwon to just take the jacket and compliment already. Jungwon agrees, albeit a bit reluctantly, and tells him goodnight before he scurries off.

Jungwon walks to the elevators, really not wanting to go up as he knows that Baekho is waiting for him and is probably pissed he left without a word. He ends up being right. Right at the entrance of the elevator, Baekho is waiting for him, arms crossed and upset, and asks when Jungwon has been. Jungwon very casually tells him that he went to grab some ice and when Baekho questions where the ice is, Jungwon tells him he ate it. When Baekho questions about the mysterious jacket Jungwon suddenly has procured, Jungwon laughs it off and tells Baekho that his memory must be failing him, as this is absolutely the jacket he brought over from Korea, and then tries to leave to go back to his room when Baekho stops him and asks for Jungwon to please be careful. Jungwon rolls his eyes playfully, but agrees for Baekho's sake, but not before he tells him that he might be young, but he's not stupid, and then leaves to his hotel room where Earth is patiently waiting for him.

When Jungwon gets into the shared hotel room, he immediately ends up in Earth's arms, super giddy and excited, wanting to tell Earth everything that happened that night. Jungwon gushes about Jay's antics and Earth is so fond about it all. Earth mentions to Jungwon that he likes seeing him this happy and he hopes he stays in touch when they inevitably leave. Jungwon mentions he's not sure about anything, but he likes what he has right now.

When Baekho goes back to his room, Jungwon's personal manager is already in there, waiting for Baekho to return to him. Baekho tells the manager that he's worried for Jungwon but understands that he's just a kid that wants to be a kid. The manager tells Baekho to not worry so much as Jungwon has been taking care of himself for a long time, he knows how to keep himself safe and good. Baekho understands that but admits that he's just afraid people will take advantage of Jungwon as, at the end of the day, he is just a kid. Jungwon's manager pulls him down to bed and tries his best to ease Baekho's mind by distracting him with other things.

The episode ends with a nice little montage of Jay and Jungwon spending more time together, sneaking out to do teenage boy things, and Jungwon working really hard in between all of his hanging out with Jay.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jungwon
* Jay

### Guest Cast

* Earth Katsamonnat
* Baekho
* James Park as Jay's Dad
* Winnie
* Minghao
* Unnamed Manager 1
* Unnamed Manager 2

## Locations

* Heart & Seoul
* Microsoft Theater

### Background Music

1. ↑ This Body Means Nothing To Me
2. ↑ You've Become My Sleep Schedule by Spark Alaska
3. ↑ Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex

## Episode Connections

Hoseok is the co-worker to convince Jay to go get the cupcake.