Silence.
Then Taekyung speaks. "Nothing."
Everyone looks at him.
"We continue as planned," he says. Simple. Logical. "So what if they suspect? The surprise is still the surprise. The decorations are still mostly hidden. They saw balloons and ribbons. They didn't see the cake. The banner. The setup. And they definitely don't know about the song."
He looks at each of them. "The song is still secret. That's the main thing."
"He's right," Minjae agrees. "Partial spoilers don't ruin everything. We just keep going."
"And maybe," Doyun adds, grin returning, "this makes it better. The anticipation. The speculation. Gleams are invested now. They're rooting for us. For Haejin-hyung. For Soorin. This is good."
Jisoo looks up. Hopeful. "Really?"
"Really. You accidentally created the perfect teaser."
"I... did?"
"You did. Unintentionally. But still."
Haejin considers this. Then nods slowly. "Okay. Okay, you're right. We keep going. Two more days."
"Two more days," they echo.
