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[iseullgc]

WOOYOUNG / WORK 240531

[iseullgc]

it's kind of fun though, this little impromptu picnic. he's pretty happy that minki had decided to indulge him with this, though he guesses minki of all people tends to do that more. he's not planning to look too deeply into why that is though, letting any thoughts die before they can even begin to fester in the back of his mind.

he watches as minki opens the tupperware with all the care in the world, watching a little fondly and he doesn't say anything aside from laugh a little sheepishly. he rubs his nose gently, a little sheepish and embarrassed at the praise and he tries to ignore that his ears are feeling a little warm. "i've been really into fresh kimchi," he says, though he hasn't experimented with it much aside from just eating it on its own. he had enjoyed what he had made though and wanted to share it.

"nooo, i just don't know if you're allowed to do things without asking for permission anymore," he says, shrugging a little and he's still a little disappointed that he wasn't part of the group, but he knows that something will come for him in the future when the time is right. he'll just have to keep working hard right now.

minki's words warm his cheeks though and he lets a smile split his face, happy. "i'm glad we got to do this too. it's been waaay too long since the last time we really hung out."

it almost feels like they're in their own little world. which is ironic, considering the fact that they definitely aren't. the two of them are still within company premises, late into the night, enjoying a quick snack after hours of rigorous training. normally, minki would be hoping to whoever-sits-up-there that he can finally fall asleep at a normal time instead of wandering about wide awake. but tonight, he's kind of glad for his insomnia. even though he might regret his lack of sleep later on.

minki takes the tupperware container with a smile, opening it up almost eagerly—slowly, though. he doesn't want to mess anything up. "whatever you make would be better than whatever i make, in the first place." he laughs, but he doesn't want to downplay everything that iseul has done today.

he rolls his eyes, not missing the reminder about his busy schedule these days. "if it was you, i would've done my best to make time for it anyway." he replies in between bites, looking at the other with a raised eyebrow. "do you have that little faith in me?" he teases, but he doesn't look any deeper into his own words.

"i'm glad you didn't. it's much nicer to enjoy this with you, at the end of the day. it'd feel lonely if you weren't there to eat with me."

[iseullgc]

the staff really has gone all out with the tricks for this episode, he thinks, wiping his hand off with the napkin that taeha had given him with a pout on his lips. this particular challenge had been pretty exciting though, and he's been really enjoying himself despite all the different jumpscares that had been in store for them. though, iseul has to admit that the jumpscares were mild and not too terrifying thankfully.

"i feel like salt instead of sugar is too depressing," he points out, though he has a feeling she was only joking about it and wasn't really planning on ruining her cake at the last second. "though ... honestly, if your dessert has caramel in it, you could've done that."

finishing wiping his hand, he hears her say that they only have five minutes left and that gets him rushing back to his dessert, wanting to make sure that he made the most of the last five minutes to perfect his decorating. he had never really been someone who was super interested in decorating desserts, definitely more of a fine dining plating guy for entrees, but he had spent a lot of time on pinterest for this show. "don't mess up!" iseul calls out, unable to resist a last taunt before their time was up.

It seems that breaking Iseul's focus would be a lot harder than Taeha anticipated - particularly, when she was too busy trying to navigate the various tricks sprinkled throughout the set. "Do they?!" she blinks, peering at the row of cabinets curiously. "What kind of music? Like... scary movie music or the spooky scary skeletons kind of -" Before she can hear Iseul's answer, she reaches for one of them, only to find paper skeleton taped to the door. "Oh, ha ha..."

"The staff really put a lot of thought into today's episode... We should make our cakes extra scary to return the favor..." She holds up a salt shaker in one hand and powdered sugar in the other. If she wasn't so certain that her masterpiece was going to win, she'd surely sacrifice flavor in favor of a little revenge.

"Oh, what's th - Yuck!" she cringes at the sight of Iseul's hand covered in some sort of strange material, reaching over to offer him a few napkins. "Definitely don't put that on your cake... It looks a bit - Oh, oh, oh!" she gasps, catching sight of the timer overhead. "We have five more minutes! No time to waste!"

[iseullgc]

CHALLENGER APPROACHES:

cho iseul as kiki

[iseullgc]

"since i was a kid," he answers, deciding to not trauma dump but he's actively holding himself back from saying anything out of pocket. "my parents bought me a console when i was pretty young so," he adds, thinking that was innocent enough and he just shrugs a little. there's nothing else of substance to add, and he smiles at the other trainee.

he listens though, curious about everyone's gaming abilities even though he's aware that not many game as intensely as he used to. part of him kinda wishes he had done something with it, but he also knows that he would've had much more fun in culinary school than he would've as a pro-gamer ... not that he was that good.

"oh, i haven't checked my island in a while too ..." iseul comments, looking a little sheepish and he makes a mental note to do so soon if he could, probably also needing to charge his switch. he had swapped over to pc gaming more than console, so he hadn't been touching the pokemon games or animal crossing at all.

grinning at seyeon's suggestion though, iseul nods at the consoles that had opened up and he looks a little pleased. "we'll see about that," is all he says, knowing that he had been pretty good at the game originally, though admittedly, he is out of practice so it's possible that the other trainee might be a natural and beat him. it's a possible scenario, but iseul is partially also sure that muscle memory would kick in in his favour. "which character are you picking?"

showtime.

with @iseullgc

seyeon would never turn down the opportunity for a party, so when he heard that legacy was throwing another halloween themed event, he had already started planning his outfit. halloween was only one day a year, so why not make the most of it, right?

he wasn't too much of a gamer, but seyeon did dabble in a few games here and there. but admittedly, out of the gaming stations that were stationed around the venue, animal crossing was by far his favorite one, simply because he played that more than the others. and on top of that, there was just something so cozy about that game that made him want to almost live in it, in those amazing islands that people built that literally looked like a little town.

as he's scouting around the venue, watching others play the games and wondering just how people were that good at some of them, he spots iseul lingering at one of the stations and slowly makes his way over towards him, striking up a conversation. "so, which station is your favorite?" seyeon shoots him the question, his eyes drifting from the screens over to the younger.

[iseullgc]

he's never really guested on anyone's show before, so he's really quite excited for this if he's honest. also, he loves cooking in any shape, way and form and probably would've gone to culinary school if he had not ended up as a trainee. but, that's not important right now, not when his competitive side is being challenged when it comes to baking something for fun.

focused on his task, for a moment he doesn't even realize taeha is speaking to him, before realizing even more belatedly that she's definitely trying to distract him from decorating.

"did you notice this cupboard plays music everytime you open it?" iseul asks, trying to change the topic of conversation in hopes of throwing her off of her own game, pointing at one of the cabinets. "but also, yes, i loved halloween growing up. i always wanted tp dress up suiper elaborately, but, growing up in canada, sometimes my costumes were foiled with a winter jacket," he sighs, remembering how often he would want to dress up and then have to ruin the costume by putting a jacket either on top or underneath it.

he adds some eyeballs to the ghosts he was making with marshmallow fluff, opening the drawer to look for a torch and letting out a shriek when there's some jelly inside, not having expected the texture. "that's gross."

「 ❀ 」  ━━ ˗ˏˋ BATTER UP ( episode 1 ) !

S3:EP1 - 'Spooky, Scary, Spatulas !' starring @iseullgc !

The start of the final season of Batter Up leaves Taeha with such a bittersweet feeling. After the past few trimesters, she was always looking forward to the brief change of pace from her usual schedules. On the bright side, that feeling was easily ignored with the sweet taste of the gummy worms she'd been nibbling on while decorating her chocolate graveyard cake. "What do you think?" she asks the camera nearest to her, mouth still full of candy. "Does it look creepy enough?"

She glances over her shoulder at Iseul, curious to see what design he's settled on now that their challenge was well underway. "Are you a fan of Halloween?" she asks with a smile, though her motives to distract him are a little too obvious as she fires off more questions. "Did you dress up a lot growing up? Oh! What's your favorite kind of candy?" She steps away from her bowl of frosting and reaches for a drawer in search of more candy skulls, still rambling on and on. "I always liked dressing up, but I'm not a big fan of scary - " her words trail off on a yelp, jumping away from the pink, toy spider wiggling about on top of a row of whisks. "Not funny!" she pouts, holding up the spider for the staff members to view. "What if I had spilled my something, huh! Whose side are you on?" Taeha gives a playful finger wag to the production team off camera before returning to her task.

[iseullgc]

TEAM UNKNOWN MISSION 016 / FINAL MEETING WITH CHO ISEUL

being called in to meet with their coach is a tiny bit nervewracking now that he knows what's at stake. at least, he hopes, that if he doesn't make it into type zero at the end of this, they've done enough that the rest of them might be considered for a future debut group or something. with the new group already formed and being trained though, he's not too sure when that will be but iseul is nothing if not hopeful.

"what was the hardest part in the last five weeks?"

iseul makes a face, pouting playfully. "i think it was learning a song in mandarin," he admits, though he knows he literally brought that on himself. "i know i chose it, and i could've done a song in korean, but i really wanted to challenge myself—it would've been too easy if i had done a dance-focused song, right? i feel like that was what was expected of me though, and i'm not sure if i did well enough to really warrant that change."

"what was the easiest part?"

"honestly, i think singing? like, the notes aren't too high and there isn't a dance where i have to focus on the steps and sing at the same time," he says slowly, thinking about his answer carefully. "the song is kind of like a ballad, but a bit more upbeat so it's pleasant to listen to and i liked the lyrics after i looked them up. it made me want to convey the message and also the vibe of the song better."

"what did you learn about yourself during this?"

"i guess," he starts, pausing to put his thoughts into words without rambling too much, like he's already done so far. "i learned that i'm resilient and determined when it comes to wanting to perform well, even when things aren't necessarily going my way? i was really struggling with the pronunciation when i first was learning the song, and i wanted to be accurate but i don't speak mandarin, you know? i speak english and korean, and it's not similar to either of those languages so. like. it was so hard at first. i must've listened to the song more than a thousand times, maybe even more! to figure out how everything was supposed to be, and in the end i don't even think i did it perfectly. but, i did as well as i could with how much practice i put into it. and i hope that that proves enough that i tried really hard and that i will always put that much effort in things i want to do well."

"how do you see yourself in the current type zero lineup after this?"

this question is one he wasn't really prepared to answer, if he's honest. he thinks for a moment, wondering if there was anything he could say that wouldn't be taken the wrong way. "i think i could be a good asset to type zero, since i'm a strong dancer and their choreography is fun," he says, not wanting to step on any toes. "i think, vocally, i could also contribute to their songs since i have a softer tone than their current vocalists even if i can't really help much with rapping," he laughs, a little sheepish. maybe that's a skill he should work on in the future, if it would help his team?

"what do you want to accomplish from here?"

"i want to debut," he says, and it's a simple thought. it's something he's been working towards and he had felt a little bit sad after nknd was announced and he hadn't been chosen, but that didn't mean he wasn't going to continue working towards this dream of his. "i'm going to work on my singing and my dancing and i'm going to figure out what else i need to work on, and hopefully legacy will think i'm ready one day. soon, hopefully."

[iseullgc]

TEAM UNKNOWN MISSION 016 / SOLO PERFORMANCE WITH CHO ISEUL

SONG CHOSEN: starry mood - jay chou

honestly he chose this song because when he heard he could choose a song in mandarin or korean, he wanted to challenge himself with a mandarin song

it's really old and he only knows of it because he had heard a kpop group he used to like cover it at a concert and he had added it to his playlist

he had needed to dig through literally thousands of songs in his general playlist to find it, since he literally only remembered that the song was something about stars

he's not the most vocally talented but he had wanted to try his hand at a ballad since he's always been more dance focused than anything else.

he had STRUGGLED to really figure out the pronunciation, considering that it's so different from korean

it's not a language he speaks, and he had debated on giving up multiple times because of how hard it was to wrap his mind around the syllables, feeling like his tongue was literally twisting as he tried to sing all the words

but he liked the lyrics (after looking them up) and had decided that if he couldn't do this cover performance, he didn't really deserve to debut because imagine if he gave up on something difficult when it was something more official than this.

he feels a little embarrassed to walk in front of the coaches and perform a ballad, considering that he's usually much more confident when he's dancing and he's not even doing much aside from fully focusing on his vocals for this

it's not the most vocally difficult song but he does try his best to sing it as perfectly as possible and also with as decent pronunciation as possible, as well as putting as much emotion that he could muster into it.

he's honestly not too mad about his choice after he's performed it, feeling pretty good with his execution even if his pronunciation probably left a lot to be desired.

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he's usually genuinely minding his own business when it comes to training. of course, he gets carried away sometimes if he peeks into practice rooms (to check if they're empty) and finds friends but usually he's good at keeping to himself. no matter the yapper personality that he has.

but, when something insane happens so suddenly like this, iseul doesn't really have any choice but to be part of it, right?

he swears he was just walking down the hallway, having been refilling his water bottle and needing to get back to the practice room he had been occupying when he witnesses a weird run-by (?) he's not sure what to classify it as but his eyes are wide, staring at the splatter of whatever liquid had been thrown and then also at the idol standing in front of him.

"i have no idea," he replies, once he's over his shock. "what the hell?"

splash !

sori continued her studies after becoming a trainee so she had a plan b, and now she’s achieved plan a, but it’s difficult to let go of plan b. sori can help but fear it, that something happens, she gets kicked out of the group, the group disbands, the company goes down, all unlikely but could happen, and if her dream fails, she wants a backup plan. it’s luckily her last year as a student, but it’s hard being a student and idol at once. she mixes between doing homework and practicing, right now just having finished practicing.

she packs up her things, takes another big slurp of water from her water bottle and then she’s ready to leave the practice room. she barely steps foot out of the practice room before it happens, a drink getting thrown her way, followed by “oh shit, wrong person” and then they run. and she’s not the only one, she turns to the person who was about to walk past the practice room, sharing the same face as sori.

“what did they just throw at us?”.

GO! @iseullgc

[iseullgc]

the annual legacy halloween party is underway and iseul had been very excited for this year's theme. as an avid video game enjoyed, though he now played much more pc games than he did handheld console, he had, of course, grown up with a love of mario and pokemon. it's just funny that he had been ash last year too, and had already been planning something from nintendo this year.

having lost track of the friends he had met up with, he finds himself wandering over to the games stations, debating on whether he wanted to try. most of him wants to, though a small part of him also wonders if he's forgotten all his console gaming skills after having only played pc games for so long.

it's about the exact second that he's about to decide fuck it, we ball that seyeon speaks, and iseul glances away from the smash brothers competition happening in front of him for a moment. "i've played all of these games," he says, amused and he indicates the pokemon games and animal crossing.

considering that he's dressed as an animal crossing character should say enough on that point, he thinks. "but i'm really tempted to play smash? it's been ages since i've played that." he pauses, having wanted to continue to say something about it before deciding not to and turning the question around onto the other trainee instead. "you?"

showtime.

with @iseullgc

seyeon would never turn down the opportunity for a party, so when he heard that legacy was throwing another halloween themed event, he had already started planning his outfit. halloween was only one day a year, so why not make the most of it, right?

he wasn't too much of a gamer, but seyeon did dabble in a few games here and there. but admittedly, out of the gaming stations that were stationed around the venue, animal crossing was by far his favorite one, simply because he played that more than the others. and on top of that, there was just something so cozy about that game that made him want to almost live in it, in those amazing islands that people built that literally looked like a little town.

as he's scouting around the venue, watching others play the games and wondering just how people were that good at some of them, he spots iseul lingering at one of the stations and slowly makes his way over towards him, striking up a conversation. "so, which station is your favorite?" seyeon shoots him the question, his eyes drifting from the screens over to the younger.

[iseullgc]

he's rather excited, though he also has some news that he can't exactly tell his friend. he decides he won't bring it up anytime soon though, maybe waiting for any confirmed news before he tells the other. also, he doesn't really want to ruin this hangout for them.

even if it's happening at 11pm or something, instead of when the sun is up.

"no, i ordered it, but i brought homemade kimchi," iseul says, pushing forward the tupperware container. "it's a quick one so it's fresh and not super fermented, but i was craving ..." he explains, though part of him just misses when he had time to make dinner for all of his friends.

letting his grin spread across his lips, iseul stabs one of the plastic forks they had been given into a piece of chicken and bites into it. "i just thought it would be easier than trying to drag you out to an actual chicken restaurant, since you've been so busy lately," he says, chewing after letting out a happy sound, the chicken hot but delicious.

"i was going to personally deliver this to your dorm if you couldn't make it, actually."

"of course it does, simply put, hanging out is just... well, spending time with someone, right? no matter where we are," minki replies with a smile, happy that even among the many hours of practice that he's slowly growing accustomed to in order to prove himself as an asset to the project group he's entrusted to, he's able to also spend time with iseul just like this. it's nice, a reminder that he can breathe too.

minki crosses his legs while he's on the ground, leaning down to inspect iseul's meal plan for the day. "chicken and drinks, just what we need. did you cook this yourself?" he questions with a small laugh. "i guess you don't have the time for that either, don't you? but even if you didn't cook this, i'm sure your choices would be delicious anyway."

but minki doesn't think the food is as important as the company that he's sharing it with. he picks up one of the drinks, holding it up to his lips and taking a sip. "i really needed something refreshing too! honestly, the ideas you come up with." it's not a lecture—if anything, he sounds quite fond.

"or whatever?" another laugh escapes him. "you can say that, it's already busy now. don't worry though, it's not like i'll forget you," he teases, nudging the other boy with his elbow.

[iseullgc]

their relationship has always been like this and he can't even pause to laugh a little about it, his grin only widening at the other's dramatic gestures. "i think the fans were unlucky to have both of us in this round of fall boys at the same time," he agrees easily, reaching up to coyly tuck his hair behind his ear.

it's getting a bit long, but he's also way too lazy to go and get a haircut right now. he's thinking about it, but isn't long hair the trend too? iseul knows he looks good with long hair as well, so he's sort of considering just letting it grow out for now.

"the songs are bomb, dude!" he says excitedly, glad that minkyu had brought it up because he had been thinking it the entire time. "i'm really hype for it—i hope that we can chart or something. wouldn't that be great?"

"Aw, really? You're far too kind, Iseulie." Minkyu responds with a hand dramatically resting over his chest, as though deeply moved by the compliment. The gesture is playful, of course, his other hand sweeping through his tousled brown hair for emphasis, adding to the theatrical flair of his reaction.

But with Minkyu, everything is always lighthearted, never lingering for too long. His laughter spills out moments later, bright and amused, as he playfully nudges Iseul's side with his knuckles. "Now I'm picturing us on stage together—honestly, the fans might not survive it. They’d be fainting left and right from the sheer power of our visuals!" A chuckle.

"What do you think of the tracks we’ve got for Fall Boys? I’m telling you, we’re going to be huge." His grin widens, excitement buzzing beneath the casual tone, as though the future is already glittering before them. "I mean, just look at the lineup—it’s completely insane. Insane!"

[iseullgc]

he's honestly really excited for this new thing that they're doing. all things considered, he hasn't really gotten much under his belt in terms of his actual career so being able to dive into a show like this is super fun for him, knowing and hoping that people would tone in and pay attention to it since it's another legacy show.

and he also knows that most people, if they're in the trainee-idol path, have been able to debut after appearing in a show like this. it's a good thing, and he's super hyped to be able to participate this time since he had missed spring boys from a while back.

and to be able to do it with an old friend?

even better.

"i was going to say the same thing," iseul comments, drawling the words out almost with a grin on his lips. "i was going to say i think you've gotten more handsome since the last time we met up, which i didn't know was even possible."

fall season.

Being part of Spring Boys was already an adventure, a playful taste of idol life without fully diving in. Now, returning to that life as part of Fall Boys, Minkyu finds himself relishing the familiar excitement all over again—the recording sessions, mastering new choreographies, filming vibrant music videos, forging connections with temporary teammates through the light-hearted fun of variety show filming.

Every moment feels like a gift, even now, in the slightly stuffy practice room with @iseullgc at his side, a grin playing on his lips. "Feels like ages since we last trained together like this." Minkyu remarks and his eyes sparkle with fondness as he stretches, arms lifting above his head in a kind of graceful arch.

"But, I must admit," he adds as the curve on his lips turns into something playful, mildly flirty, but never serious, glancing at Iseul, "you haven’t gotten any less handsome in all this time." The mischievous glint in his eyes mirrors the easy friendship between them, happy to see that nothing has really changed in all the time they've been apart.

[iseullgc]

LGCFAMILYCON2K24 / CHUSEOK WITH CHO ISEUL

chuseok is not really a sore spot for him anymore

he used to be really depressed mostly because he was used to being at home, surrounded by his family and extended family and mountains of food made by their private chefs

but his family had never really felt like family, now that he thinks about it. he's been kinda feeling more free since he had come to seoul on his own to become a trainee.

even though he's not technically confirmed to debut yet, just knowing that he was doing something in the current team unknown.

its a bit difficult for him to open up and talk about his problems with his family so he decides to go on a little solo trip instead takes a little trip out to jeju

its actually really fun since he's never really been out here on anything for leisure before, only having ever gone on business trips and he struggles a little with letting himself relax and not forcing himself to go sightseeing or doing touristy things the entire time

he does spend a lot of time buying souvenirs for his friends and he debates for a long time on whether he wants to buy something to send home to his parents in canada, but ultimately decides not to

he goes tangerine picking on his own on a little farm and ends up eating his weight in tangerines, but it's really so much fun that he doesn't even care that he ends that time covered in tangerine juice, with his hair all messed up from the hat he wore

he heads back to seoul feeling very refreshed

and if he stocks the dorm fridge with way too many tangerines, that just means that the rest of team unknown has some healthy snacks, right?

[iseullgc]

GYESEUNG BACKSTORY / CHO ISEUL, A THIEF FROM THE SHADOWY WOODS SECT

he's always been a loner, spending his days biding his time and using his shadow affinity to assist him in stealing from lone travellers.

honestly, he doesn't even really have a reason to steal anything. technically he would be considered a thief, but he has no use for the things that he manages to pilfer from the people that unluckily stumble across his path.

it's all fun and games honestly.

as long as he could remember, he had been alone. he had been abandoned at a young age by parents who had been too young to raise a child of their own, not wanting to be burdened by that. he's trying his best not to let his past weigh him down at all, just wanting to live his life.

he had fun doing what he did, wandering around his sect and stepping out a little whenever he wanted to. he wasn't too keen on adventuring though, because he's not really wanting to risk his life to do anything too crazy. it's a mundane life, honestly, but he amuses himself by harassing the others he sees around him.

perhaps one day he would come up with something to do with his powers, considering he's never been caught by anyone who he's stolen from. maybe he could do some good with it, the whole stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. or something like that. he's not really wanting to change the world, but perhaps he could think about it and change his ways one day.

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to his surprise, when the door swings open, it's not one of fabula's managers but one of the members themselves. his eyes widen slightly when he realizes it's april but he doesn't let his nerves get in the way of introducing himself.

especially not when she's asking questions from the getgo.

"yup! i emptied out one of the vending machines," iseul says, feeling a bit proud of himself even if it's kind of a funny thing to say. "you guys have ... six members right?" he asks, though he's also not 100% sure. he's relatively up to date with the lgc groups but there's been some lineup changes recently, so he hopes he's not wrong. "i'll give you ... 10? for the managers too?" he offers, counting out how many cans he has left before shrugging and just holding out the bag, not wanting to overstep by walking into the waiting room.

the second question isn't one that he's expecting and his lips part for a moment in surprise before he perks up, excited to talk about it. "yes! i'm in the junior trainees performance, so maybe you'll see us on stage," he says, happy. he had had a much smaller part in the concert last year and hadn't really felt up to socializing, but this year he's in a good mood.

"i'm excited to watch you too!"

in a way, hayoung is used to the routine of concert days. after almost three years as a debuted idol ( not counting the trainee days ), she knew what to do to deal with the boredom of long waiting moments and when it was time to get things done. now that rehearsals are done and so are her hair and make-up, she decides it's time to relax in the dressing room.

normally it would be the cue for the young woman to explore backstage and find her friends to chat and share some snacks with, but the truth is that fabula is in the middle of comeback preparations and her energy is oscillating. while it wouldn't stop her from interacting with people, it sounded smart to save some of it for the stage.

believe it or not, she's been making smart choices lately.

she's about to get up and find something to eat when she hears a knock on the door. for a second, hayoung wonders if it's their manager asking her to join the other girls wherever they are now, but she is surprised to find a boy she isn't familiar with instead. "hey!" she greets with a smile, eyes landing on the bottles he is holding as she continues, "are you looking for someone or- oh! are these for us?"

one thing she guesses is that he is not a staff member but a "new" trainee she didn't share her training years with. "are you performing tonight?" another question out of curiosity, always excited to meet new people.

[iseullgc]

backstage pass a famcon 2k24 starter for @lgchayoung

it's not his first time being backstage for a concert, considering he's been taking part in the lgc family concert every year since he became a trainee, but this is the first year where it kind of feels like he actually matters.

with his being in team unknown, despite knowing that it wasn't really a debut group or anything but it was a step closer at least, iseul feels like his presence means a little more this year than before. but, he still wants to leave a good impression so he had emptied out one of the rows of pocari sweat from a vending machine and was trying to find all the legacy artists that were performing today.

it was a little hectic backstage, but the trainees weren't performing just yet and he was really hoping to run into either type zero or fabula members. most of them had debuted before he had really met them or anything, considering they senior trainees when he had just started and their schedules never really overlapped.

he's given out a few of the cans that he had bought, even having had one himself, before he wonders if maybe he should head back and give them to the trainees. belatedly, he realizes that he could literally just head to a waiting room and see if someone was inside or not. fabula's is the first one that he finds, and he steels himself for a moment before knocking confidently on the door.

hopefully they wouldn't think he's creepy or anything, and he positions himself in a way that they would see the cans he's holding immediately. also, he guesses, hopefully someone opens the door?