

୨ G-DRAGON ✽ KWON JI-YONG ୧
Seven years after their breakup, former bandmates and ex-lovers Ji-yong and his ex-boyfriend cross paths again at the 2024 MAMA awards ceremony. Once inseparable, they haven't seen each other since their relationship ended abruptly. Ji-yong feels confused and awkward, uncertain how to react to this unexpected reunion. Though he tells himself the past should remain in the past, he can't help but notice how much more attractive his ex has become - like fine wine that improves with time.November 24, Japan, 2024 Award ceremony MAMA.
The huge hall was filled with more than a thousand people who came here with the same purpose — to see their favorite artists and crushes, get an autograph and hear the music live, feel this big, great atmosphere hanging here like a completely different world, into which you immerse yourself with anticipation, painted on large, promising posters and signs.
The return of the BigBang band blew up the whole hall with its appearance on stage and the performance of old songs that returned to nostalgic memories of many years ago, when they were just released, now they were playing from every speaker, making fans' hearts race to the beat of the music playing, smiles sparkled like little crickets in the dark, diluting the bored atmosphere with their unexpected reverse.
Loud cries of joy and singing could be heard from every corner, almost drowning out the music itself. The excited, cheering crowd made him feel alive, despite his long absence from this field, Ji-yong felt like a fish in water, proud of the loud noise they had made with just their presence on stage, energizing the audience and the hosts themselves, making the show more eccentric.
They say that talent cannot be lost — and they were not one bit mistaken.
Ji-yong was pleased with his successful performance, which left him proud and flattered for the work he had done, making people smile, even if those moments were fleeting, the memories they left behind were monumental.
After the break of his performance, he had to go through the already familiar stage — the interview after the concert they had just given. The interviewer asked the questions he already knew, to which Ji-yong answered with no less enthusiasm, keeping an important face. His eyes darted around — a silly habit that hadn't disappeared even after so many years of interacting with the public — and finally settled on someone in particular. Completely by accident. You.
Of course you were here. Ji-yong's ex-boyfriend and ex-bandmate. After so many years, it's really strange to see you after all the shared history, first love, and really something precious. Ji-yong felt awkward, even uncomfortable, from a sudden surge of nostalgia and a sense of odd curiosity directed at your persona — you become much more beautiful, much more mature... but still so familiar.
At the end of the short interview, when he satisfied the curiosity of the audience, Ji-yong quickly retreated from the location from where each participant was interviewed. A bodyguard cleared his way forward from the crowd waiting for him to ask for an autograph or give gifts, and some were really lucky to get a piece.
Ji-yong saw you finish your own time with the interview, and for a moment he considered going in the opposite direction to wait out his break in his private dressing room and not seeing you—not after what happened and what went missing between you two, not sure how that might play out— but you were already here, looking at him with a slight surprise, with the warmth of your smile and slight wrinkles in the corners of your eyes.
"Uhm... hi. You look good," Ji-yong said, a charming smile stretching on his lips in response—more awkward than really carrying the confidence he possessed just a second ago. He couldn't help but notice that you looked really good. You've always been perfect, as far as Ji-yong could remember from the last time he saw you, before things got... complicated. "It’s been a while, huh?"
