Snow and Ice || 태국

The audience's silence

To prevent negatively impacting an underage youth's worldview, Taehyung suggested that both of them not fake their performances and rely on their real abilities instead.

In the subsequent days of practice, Jungkook tried correcting Taehyung when he could not take it anymore. After trying to do so a few times, he discovered that teaching Taehyung how to sing was a horrendously difficult task.

No matter how painstakingly he taught or advised him when he opened his mouth to sing again, it was as if he had never spoken a word.

Furthermore, Taehyung had an oddly specific way of going out of tune and was not doing so blindly.

Jungkook was forced to admit that this brat did have an unbreakable spirit...

Taehyung was also exasperated with Jungkook's nit-picking. "Just what do you want—you can't even play the cello properly and you still want to manage what I'm doing?" He looked at Yukhei. "Yukhei, what do you think of my singing?"

"I think," Yukhei pursed his lips and replied, "Confidence is key."

——

This was after all a proper stage performance. Besides practicing for it, they needed to consider their stage outfits. This was especially so considering Yukhei's performance.

Yukhei's performance was a moonlight sword dance. This required a good-looking and comfortable set of clothing that must also appropriately showcase the traditional Korean flair that the performance had.

Taehyung was unable to find anything suitable even after days of searching. The outfits he saw were either too gaudy or needed to be accompanied by a complex hairstyle. In the end, it was Yukhei who bought the outfit for himself on Taobao.

Mm, it had long white sleeves and pants and was made of a soft and sleek fabric. The cut was loose and comfortable, just like the... Tai Chi clothing that elderly grandpas would wear while doing morning exercises in the park.

The clothing cost 89 won for the entire set and included shipping. Even if it was not up to par, they were not going to be ripped off or make a loss.

Taehyung did not have high hopes for it. When Yukhei stood in front of him in the outfit, Taehyung took one look at him and the first thought that popped into his mind was: the air of a dancer is indeed different.

Along with an excellent physique of broad shoulders and a narrow waist, he had snow-white skin and a pair of eyes and brows that seemed to have emerged from a painting. When dressed in this flowing and graceful-looking outfit, he gave off the air of a celestial being by simply standing there with his hands relaxed by his sides.

Taehyung was a little dazzled.

Yukhei wielded his silver sword and walked to the center of the dance studio. He spun the sword and began his dance. Under the light, the snow-white fabric flowed with his every movement like ripples of water.

The sound of Jungkook's cello entered at the appropriate moment. Solemn and weighted, the warm dulcet tones of the cello filled the room. It was a dance of the cello with the sword; the resulting cello music and sword flash beautifully harmonized and complemented each other.

Taehyung was extremely stirred. "When will the bright moon appear again——"

Both the cello music and the sword flashes faltered for a moment before continuing.

......

With Yukhei's outfit settled, Taehyung and Jungkook agreed on their respective outfits as well. Jungkook would wear his usual suit and tie while Taehyung went shopping with Nayeon and bought a beige suit that really looks good on him.