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[benayoung]

* ❁┆ team building

there's some tension on her team for the finale. she feels like that's an understatement, too. for one, ren hates two members of the team. he's managed to keep it together, but nayoung knows him and knows he's barely holding it together. siwoo and jay also seem to be good friends whose powers combined may lead to disaster if not handled properly. she's pretty sure luciel and siwoo still have some sort of beef, too. all in all, it's a mess, and it shows in their performance. it's a total lack of synergy, and nayoung has little patience for it all. so she does what she usually does: tries to solve the problem as soon as possible.

nayoung knows it won't be easy, and doesn't expect her idea to fix everything. she just hopes it helps. she knows there's a possibility that it'll backfire, but nayoung is also aware that sometimes confrontation is necessary to work through any negative feelings toward one another. if this activity ends up starting a fight, it's probably a fight that needs to happen to clear the air and let the group as a whole move on and focus more effectively.

naturally, not everyone was happy about the exercise, but they ended up relenting and agreeing to participate. she had them draw pieces of paper numbered 1-7 to determine the order they sit in in the circle.

fate would have it be that some of the team members with the biggest problems with each other are seated together. luciel is seated on her left, and siwoo next to him, followed by inho. next is jay, then ren, and seira rounds out their circle, seated on nayoung's right.

"okay, let's go left in the circle. say something nice about the person to your left, and share something you're proud of yourself for related to next gen," she reminds everyone. "i'll start."

"i'm proud that i was able to help two teams take first place this season," she says, and she hopes it doesn't sound like she's bragging, or taking all the credit for it. "and of the team members, of course," she adds for good measure.

next, she has to say something nice about luciel - or jihyun, as she should probably call him. "i like that jihyun is good at handling criticism and applying it quickly, even if it's hard to hear." she's talking about her calling him forgettable. he certainly took what she said to heart, and earned praise from the judges last episode.

"okay, your turn," she smiles at him, and it might actually be uncharacteristically warm.

THE MOST AMBITIOUS CROSSOVER IN CINEMATIC HISTORY with @lucielxbe @besiwoo @inhobe @bejaeyoung @renxbe @beseira

[edsrosetattoo]

This is the best idea in the history of film.

[soracities]

"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

[victusinveritas]

[the-occasional-mishap]

I was going to embroider a rose or something in the corner of this handkerchief, but then I realized I could do a wizard, so obviously I did a wizard.

[oysters-aint-for-me]

i read the cutest reddit thread today where this 19 yo boy was “babysitting” his 15 yo little sister while his parents were away on vacation and she got this horrific period and needed to be taken to the ER.

and this sweet 19 yo boy was doing all he could to take care of her, giving her meds and water and then packing stuff up to go to the hospital once reddit was like “yeah if she’s soaking two tampons in an hour you should go” - but being only a little older than a child himself, he didn’t know what to pack, so he brought like three things, and one of them was SUNSCREEN.

lmao everyone on reddit was like “you’re a really good brother but sunscreen?? for the hospital??” lmao they are roasting him. also op’s sister changed his name in her phone to “spf” and their dad calls him “bananaboat” now. this guy is never living this down

(also his sister is ok and it turns out their family has some kind of genetic blood disorder)

[spookberry]

Its past their bedtime

[faranae]

I love Reddit sometimes.

[hoshizoralone]

fitness girlies

[mens-rights-activia]

[benayoung]

* ❁┆misstep

maybe nayoung is taking this too seriously.

some might say it's just a charity concert – they're largely performing for children who won't notice if they make minor errors. the most important thing is to have fun and make it contagious.

nayoung would counter that notion with all of their instructors will be watching, and trainees barely get an opportunity to step out into the spotlight, they better make the most of it. nayoung will not tolerate a performance that is less than 95% perfect. in the past, she would've insisted on complete perfection, but with age and maturity she has learned to be more realistic.

that standard applies especially to herself, but to the other sr media girls, too. they will perform one song, then return to sr media's dungeon for who knows how long. they need to make it count.

nayoung is also mindful of the fact that every team she coached on this past season of next gen won. it's instilled her with even more confidence in her leadership and ability to guide others toward a quality performance – whether it's justified or not.

she learns the choreography to as you wish quickly. the most challenging part for her will be executing the rap as pristinely as she wants. she can tell an obstacle for her group as a whole will be synchronizing the dance. she supposes that's true for any group of people who haven't worked together long-term, though.

regardless, she keeps a keen eye on the others in the mirror as they run through the routine.

the first time yuji makes a mistake, she doesn't say anything. yuji is smart, and will surely recognize and correct her own error. that's what nayoung thinks, anyway – until yuji makes the same mistake again.

she could just be tired, but that's too bad. nayoung suggests they all take a brief break, and turns to yuji about as soon as the words are out of her mouth. "you know you're about a half-count behind in your spin at the end, right?"

❁┆@beyuji

[itsliyahhbih]

Fat nuggets’ thread 🩷🖤

[ahotknife]

i will never stop being 6 years old and lonely. i will never stop being 11 years old and lonely. i will never stop being 19 years old and lonely. i will never stop

[troythecatfish]

[teathattast]

Wake up babe new fish dropped