[two-shot; part 1] as far as the internet went
Title: As Far As the Internet Went
Author: itsmeljoe
Rating: PG
Pairing: General; but subtle hints of C.A.P/L.Joe, C.A.P/Chunji, Chunji/L.Joe, Chunji/Niel, Niel/Ricky, L.Joe/Ricky, Ricky/Changjo
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own any of them.
Summary: In which Teen Top are popular Internet personalities.
A/N: To be continued, tbh. I haven't written anything in forever.
i.
As far as Internet popularity went, Byunghun was pretty popular. His blog-mostly just full of his self-taken pictures, really-received, at least, a thousand (five thousand, if he continued to keep count) views every day (and it would sometimes even reach ten thousand on the weekends). Byunghun-or L.Joe, as he liked to go by, on or off the Internet, it didn’t matter-knew he was good-looking, so one day he decided why not share this stunning face with the rest of the world? He didn’t expect to become popular that fast (he didn’t expect to become popular at all).
The news of a new, fresh-faced beauty (he only wore make-up on bad days, which was something he was proud of) spread quickly, his blog linked from one page to another. It wasn’t hard to find out it was Byunghun. Although he started out posting pictures of him as a brunette, his constant hair color change was one of the reasons that drove him to popularity. The way he looks amazing with any colored hair, and fnsbksdgsdg jeSUS heLP so perFECT, left people (mostly girls) in awe and a puddle at his feet. Byunghun definitely knew how gorgeous he was.
Byunghun owned a mirror after all.
ii.
On occasion, Byunghun would feature in Minsoo’s videos as a guest.
Minsoo, who went by C.A.P over YouTube, wrote original songs and raps, and Byunghun sometimes helped him compose the music. Minsoo rapped as well, doing covers every so often (apologizing to his viewers explaining why he hadn’t made a new piece in awhile). Sometimes, he did covers with Byunghun, and sometimes they would perform pieces they collaborated on.
Although Minsoo received at least a hundred thousand views for his videos, and had at least thirty thousand or so subscribers to his channel, videos with Byunghun usually garnered more views (because Byunghun liked to shamelessly pimp himself-and his talent-in his own channel).
Despite being quiet, Byunghun knew Minsoo took making music seriously, and Byunghun couldn’t help but tease him about it sometimes. Minsoo never really got mad. Half the time he just ignored Byunghun until he stopped teasing and they had to record again. With Minsoo’s ear for the right notes, and Byunghun’s piano skills, the outcome for their demos usually sounded amazing.
They worked well together.
iii.
At a very young age, Chanhee already had an obvious passion for music and singing. He started his own YouTube channel at the age of sixteen and did a couple of song covers. Eventually, people started asking him to do specific songs, which he did, of course, and his popularity rose in no time. With a unique voice, Chanhee managed to add his own style to most of the songs, and continued taking requests (always starting his videos with I tried my best. I hope you like it). Two years later, at age eighteen, he started going by the name Chunji-a voice that raises the heavens and the earth, he explained in the beginning of one of his videos, a fan suggested it; a big shout out to you, and thank you for the suggestion!
Chanhee knew Minsoo because of another mutual friend named Daniel. When Daniel was busy, it was Chanhee that Minsoo would call up to help him with a song demo. Offering Minsoo his usually bright, toothy grin through the shitty quality and occasional lagging of Skype, Chanhee always agreed. Minsoo usually rapped in the background as Chanhee smoothly managed to belt out high notes like a professional. Their first collaboration video reached two thousand seven hundred views in a day.
Sometimes Byunghun liked to watch because hey, it’s a free show.
iv.
Daniel owned both a blog and a YouTube channel, because a) he had a lot to say and, b) he liked to talk-a lot. Both were followed and subscribed by many though, which wasn’t much of a surprise. After all, Daniel-Niel, as he preferred to be called-was funny. No, it wasn’t because he screamed a lot (but that was part of it, of course), nor was it because it was damn amusing if he was throwing a fit. Daniel made a lot of sense, believe it or not, and both his blog posts and videos wouldn’t tell you otherwise (ninety percent of the time).
Guests were featured every now and then in Daniel’s videos and one of the more popular ones were Chanhee and Changhyun. With Chanhee, a duet was usually in order; because not only was Daniel’s mouth able to spew out a thousand words per minute, but he was also gifted vocally in terms of singing (not just screaming). They made sure to upload a duet at least once every two weeks, and watched as the comments rolled in-omFG chuniEL ive been waiting all weEK!1!! or the more coherent ones like your voices harmonize well together, can’t wait for the next.
With Changhyun, on the other hand, Daniel’s videos were usually part of the ten percent-filled with constant screaming and jumping around. People found this amusing so they continued to watch.
v.
It was usually a Saturday morning whenever Changhyun posted something on his blog, or uploaded something in his channel. He wasn’t as active as a blogger and rarely went on social networking sites unless Daniel called him up at eight in the morning, screaming in his ear that it was time for a collaborated broadcast. Of course, being the nice and tolerant kid he was, he would sleepily mumble into his phone, yeah, okay, give me an hour, before hanging up.
Instead of blogging and creating videos, Changhyun usually played games on the Internet. That was how he got his name-Ricky, which he used as a username when he was an active World of Warcraft, Counter-Strike, and Call of Duty player. Whenever Ricky was in a room, they knew they didn’t stand a chance. Aren’t you a little too obsessed with those online games? Daniel asked one day, voice resounding through Changhyun’s headphones a midst the sounds of warp portals and lightning bolts. He ignored Daniel’s question as he managed to kill another person in one of the Ragnarok Online PVP rooms, opting for his party’s win rather than coming up with excuses.
Changhyun was pretty popular on the Internet, outside of gaming, as well. It wasn’t only because he was Daniel’s friend and was in many of Byunghun’s selcas (they both had a pretty face, go figure). Because of his cute façade, no one would believe him when he revealed himself as the infamous Ricky that managed to defeat many in so many online gaming sites. Changhyun took a hiatus from his gaming escapade soon after. Aside from doing videos with Daniel and taking pictures with Byunghun, he remained on the down low and made video game reviews on his blog and channel instead.
vi.
Jonghyun was active around the side of LiveJournal fanfiction communities, and sometimes posted his works on Tumblr as well, usually because they were always on various recommendation lists. He went by the name Changjo around these parts of the Internet, and actually had a great amount of readers. When it came to writing fanfiction, Jonghyun was a no-nonsense kind of person, and would never, ever think about touching anything along the lines of asianfanfics.com (he’d visited the site once or twice in a desperate attempt to look for a certain story and pairing before deciding never again).
As much as he liked living in his own little bubble of writing, taking requests and asking for plot bunnies every once in awhile, it did get a little lonely. Fortunately (or not), Jonghyun managed to make friends with Changhyun. It was the latter that approached him first after reading a few of the fanfiction Jonghyun had written (most of them slashfics of anime and video game characters, some of famous personalities like idols and even Internet celebrities), requesting a fanfic about him and Byunghun-much to Jonghyun’s surprise. It didn’t take much to make Jonghyun agree to something; he was nice like that. When he finished writing the one-shot, he sent it to Changhyun via e-mail. Changhyun liked it so much he posted it on his blog, much to Byunghun’s dismay (take it down, ricky. goddamn it, was spammed in the comment section of the post. Changhyun merely replied with large, sparkling text, in pink, that said no.)
Jonghyun only acquired more readers.
A/N: Wow, I don't know either.