#*❥❞ threads.

[lgcxmimi]

happy holidays w/ @lgcxsarang

she was pretty sure one of the biggest perks about getting to do a radio show every week was getting to know the other girls. she knew taeha pretty well, but the others had mainly been a mystery. emi didn't quite consider herself shy, but of course, it was a bit nervewracking to get to know new people, and especially host with them. now though, it seemed to go by far too quickly. the second season was better than the first, even with the holidays.

"ah, honestly, i think this is the best time of the year! spending time with family, getting nice and cozy, and of course, maybe getting a few presents." she offers to sarang with a soft giggle into the mic. she hums then, tilting her head. "oh i do have a question though, what was the best present you've ever gotten, both when you were a kid, and now, as an adult. i feel like it's important to have both because of course, as we get older, what we want and need changes."

[lgcxmimi]

she's taking a small bite with a knowing look to her bestie, a brow raised his way but her eyes are still dancing. she knew that seyoon could be interesting in that department. not bad of course-- he was insanely talented, just... sometimes need a little push. "preparing for something?" she can't help but ask, curiosity lacing her features a bit before she's taking a full bite, humming in happiness.

she chuckles at him, covering her mouth. "ya knowwwww. maybe it's time you settle down, hm?"she jokes, before she snorts at his words. "mine? oh..." she thinks, humming. "i... well. i love doing it... really. its one of those things that... i can't just give up i guess."

his question makes her look him over. "hmm. i think you're definitely dramatic enough!" she giggles. "no but seriously, if you think you might... have more passion why not go?"

Ah yes, the practice room.

"Same! I've been working so hard lately that it's unreal." It wasn't like Seyoon was lazy. He was just unmotivated. The whole idol path situation felt like one of those races with no ending in sight. You know you are competing with people and must strive to be the best, but you also had no idea if you'd be winning the grand prize. Or, in fact, what the grand prize was.

Fortunately, Seyoon was one of those people that would follow a crowd. So when he found himself surrounded by hardworking people, he'd keep up to make sure he blended in. "I barely have time to hook up now," he said. "That's like, bad for my mental health." Questionable, but sure. "What's your goal again? Fame? Money? I just want to make bank and every so often I wonder if I am better off going into musical acting. Do you think I'd make more there?"

[lgcxmimi]

music to my ears

w/ @lgcyushin

emi wouldn't say she was good at the radio just yet-- it still felt like she was just getting her feet wet sometimes-- but she could definitely say she was getting better at it. the news of renewal had seemed to light a fire under her, as well as returning as a host, and that's how she found herself once again preparing for another guest.

"ah, do you want any water before we start?" she's offering, making sure she wasn't on air. the christmas music fades out slowly, and she's offering yushin a grin and thumbs up before leaning forward to speak into the mic. "hey listeners, welcome back to Charms Radio, and of course, happy holidays! It's your lovely host emi, here." she's offering a soundbite of Santa before continuing. "butttttt-- i'm not alone, and you'll probably be really excited to hear who's joining me, today. you might remember him from a certain future dreams season, but now he's in vna as an amazing rapper and performer, so big thanks to yushin- sama for joining me and our show today!"

[lgcxmimi]

model behavior

w/ @lgcjinyoung

when the music finally starts to play out, emi can't help but grin-- having become somewhat of an expert now after having several weeks of practice with this whole radio thing. "hey and welcome to LGC Charms Radio! If you're a regular listener of us, welcome back, we're so glad to have you! and-- if you're brand new, thanks so much for joining us today, we hope you stick around. It's your host for today, LGC Girl's Hirawa Emi, and i definitely missed you all last week, but i know you had an amazing time with my cohosts!" emi adjusts her headphones, offering a grin to the guest across from her as she sits up a little bit straighter. "we've got an amazing guest for today; from doing everything from being on magazine covers, music videos, and even being an amazing performer, i'm honored to be introducing kim jinyoung for today!" emi does tiny claps before she's also introducing the soundbite of his latest cover.

"thank you so much for joining us today, jinyoung-sama. since we're doing introductions, can you give us a little intro of your own?"

[lgcxmimi]

"oh i hope so. i've always wanted to hear a bit more from our listeners, whether they've been here since the beginning or are just tuning in for the first time!" she says, waggling her eyebrows, hoping the staff could possibly be persuaded into letting them take calls. each of them are busy, of course, but they could both be rather convincing, especially together.

"hmmmmm." emi leans forward as well, clearly intending to not make this easy. "let's see. okay i think i've got it! i've gotten my brown belt in judo, i'm allergic to pineapple, and i didn't dance until i begin to train at legacy." she turns to taeha with a smirk. "which one?"

Taeha claps her hands together under her chin and nods. "Oh, that's such a good idea! Do you think the staff would let us answer a call from a lucky listener one day? Maybe they could play a round with us as well?" Hopeful eyes scan for the few staff members busy on the other side of the booth. Their hour 45-minutes was still packed to the brim, but maybe a little audience participation could be in their future?

"Okay, its your turn! I think we know so much about each other it's going to be harder to trick each other... But I'm ready to be stumped!" she leans forward in her seat, eyes wide with anticipation.

[brutaliv]

Happy belated birthday, my love! I know I'm a few days late, but it's the thought that counts. Did you do anything special for your big day? @hayleyheat

[lovepvnch]

like this for a tempest to breeze through your meme tag and/or an unprompted Hello !! in your inbox

[missflopugh]

I love scrolling through Twitter to get my daily news and see what's going on in the world. But every so often I'll get these random viral posts that pop up from fansites of yours and they post nothing but new Lime Bike sightings of you. So i hope you know that every time I spot a Lime Bike in the wild, I think of you. @harrynotorious

[lgcxmimi]

"oh but it's true! i love watching you on the camera. it just seems so natural." she admitted with a soft nod of approval, a quiet grin. even so, it was the truth. emi may not have been 'fake' in any form of the word, but somehow with the camera on, speaking, the last thing she wanted to do was be vulnerable. even when it was off, that was true. perhaps that was the problem. something she wanted to unpack, maybe, but not right now. she had bigger fish to fry and pretty friends to be with.

"mmm the queen of mystery sounds so fancy!" she says with a laugh and a tilt of her head. "how about you surprise me." truthfully, she'd be fine with whatever zoe came up with-- she was the expert!

to that, she stands to the side for a moment, doing a tiny dance as zoe offers her own intro. then, a moment later, she's popping in, her grin wide before she's offering a tiny bow. "hi hi, it's emi and i'm joining zoe on this vlog to show you what it's like to be a real trainee. no gimmicks or fakes here. i hope you're ready. we've got a full day ahead of us. what did you to head to do first, zoe?" she asks, raising a brow, playfully.

— 🐰 »

Zoe grinned, noticing Emi's ears redden slightly. It was a subtle tell, but one that made her chuckle quietly to herself. Emi was a natural in her own way, even if she didn’t see it.

“Flatter you? Never,” Zoe teased with a dramatic hand to her heart. “Just stating the obvious. But yeah, you’re totally right—this is all about getting better. We’ll wing it a bit, see what works, and edit out anything that doesn’t. The beauty of vlogging is it doesn’t have to be perfect. Just fun.”

She adjusted the camera on its tripod, angling it to frame the studio space just right. “All right, let’s warm up with some easy shots first. Maybe I’ll do a little intro, like, ‘Hey everyone! Welcome to a day in my life as a trainee,’ and then I’ll casually bring you in. No pressure, though. You don’t have to say anything groundbreaking—just be your cool, mysterious self.”

Zoe glanced over at Emi, her expression playful. “Unless you want me to give you a ridiculous title like, I don’t know, ‘The Queen of Mystery’ or something. That could be fun.” She winked, clearly enjoying hyping Emi up.

Taking her spot in front of the camera, she gave a small wave and began her first take. “Hey everyone! It’s Zoe here. Today, I’m giving you a peek into what it’s like to be a trainee. There’s a lot that goes into our daily grind, so stick around. Oh, and… wait a second.” She paused and turned toward Emi with a big grin. “Who’s this? Guess we’ve got some company today. Everyone, meet Emi!”

Zoe waved Emi over with an exaggerated flourish, the teasing glint in her eyes encouraging Emi to take her moment in the spotlight.

[genk1girl]

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍     :     hollywood     walk     of     fame     .

❝     do     you     think     i     should     be     scared     ?     ❞     head     turning     frequently     to     see     if     the     gray     haired     lady     she     was     just     conversing     with     was     still     eyeing     her     with     a     crazed     gaze     .     .     .     she     had     told     anisa     (     coincidentally     ,     or     not     ,     while     she     stepped     on     a     deceased     actor's     star     )     that     she     only     had     six     days     to     live     ,     the     pearl     necklace     dangling     amongst     her     chest     giving     her     bad     luck     .     while     not     superstitious     ,     she     could     be     gullible     .     ❝     that     grandma     just     told     me     she's     a     witch     and     that     i'm     gonna     die     soon     !     she     has     to     be     joking     ,     right     ?     like     one     of     those     on     street     actors     ?     ❞

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍     𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑     :     feel     free     to     assume     connections     if     we     haven't     plotted     yet     <3

[hauntsect]

I'm just thinking about the fact that Hyles might possibly have thalassophobia.

[azclie]

𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫: @bernwrd

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭: ❛ i see you enjoy this. ❜

"Tem razão. Algumas coisas nunca mudam mesmo, não é? Continuo grudada em cadernos." A curva no canto dos lábios se expandiu até que os dentes da frente se exibissem em um sorriso largo. Fechando seu caderno enfim para que se levantasse do chão, batendo a mão livre nas calças para se livrar da terra que se impregnara nela. "Observar esse jardim não te faz lembrar de casa?" Como mais um dos costumes, perguntou. Notando como perdia horas no lugar simplesmente porque a fazia recordar a sensação de pertencimento a um único lugar. Talvez a única fonte da saudade que tinha da sua província. "Acho que ando perdendo muito tempo com todas essas coisas. Já que os últimos acontecimentos estão drenando a minha sanidade."

[lgcxmimi]

"of course, of course." she says with a soft nod, matching the smile the other gave her. "just being honest. if people don't like you talking why are you even around them, you know?" in her opinion, cherry definitely didn't talk to much. it was nice, have conversation, and frankly, true bits of it felt hard to come by with some people, but not with her.

at the offer, she blinks a bit in surprise, looking over with eyes widen a bit, swallowing some. "really?" she says offering a soft, now almost shy smile. "i'd appreciate that. i might take you up on that pretty soon. things have been so crazy. and... i may stay out a little too late sometimes." she admitted with a chuckle. at her question she nods. "for sure. want ramen? my treat."

lgcxmimi

[ x ]

"cherry don't apologize for talking. i like when you talk. feel free to talk as much as you want, honest, but... don't apologize for being yourself." emi was a big advocate for everyone showing their true colors, good or bad-- if they were bad, that means things got out of the way easier. if they weren't, well... what was wrong with being yourself? it took a bit of time for her to reach that conclusion, but now she wouldn't have it any other way. she gives cherry a playful nudge as she listens, humming a bit. "i mean... have you tried asking for tips or tricks? i know i do that all the time. sometimes i rush and i'm so impatient, that i have to... stop and breathe for a second." she finds herself admitting before she shrugs. "i'm alright, i promise. and if not, i'll definitely message for some more walks. sometimes it's nice to get out, ya now?"

emi sounds like cherry for a second, having the same reaction cherry would have if someone said what cherry said. never apologize for being you she’d often tell other people, and she would tell herself too, but perhaps she was beginning to forget. she loved her ability to talk, why did she suddenly feel like it was bothersome? “thank you” she whispers, giving the other a smile.

“you know where i live, you can come whenever you can’t sleep, whether you wanna talk or take a walk in silence” the female looks up, enjoying the view of the stars before returning her look to emi “think any convenience store is still open?”. she shows a smile, suddenly craving food and something to drink.

[lgcxmimi]

drifting away w/ @lgcxmax

she sits at the table, hair in low pigtails. her stomach was growling, but she wanted to wait to eat until max had arrived. it was... interesting. she can't remember the last time they had had a meal by themselves, at least not after everything had happened. but this... well, this was business in a way. she still hadn't finalized her song for her performance, and with time ticking away, she did want perspective after all. what better way than over a meal and a casual conversation?

besides, max knew her well. plus, he'd be honest. he'd tell her if something didn't fit or if it was too bold. this was bigger than her just wanting to have a good time-- each performance was a chance to show the company she was ready, more so, to debut.

dark eyes finally spot him, and she offers a bright smile his way as well as wave, standing so she can give him a little bow when he appears closer. "hi, max. hope this table is okay." she says with a soft smile.

[brutaliv]

Now that my tour has wrapped and I have some time off, expect me to show up to a couple of your Inglewood shows in December. And if you happen to be free, how do you feel about a good old fashioned sleepover after said show? I feel like we're long overdue for one and we need some Billivia time. @billieheats

[lgcxmimi]

"compared to mine? it looks like it was made in a department store, just trust me." emi offers a good natured smile. sure she greatly loved the holiday and all the warmth, hospitality, and gratefulness it offered. and sure, she may have had a lot of talents, but wrapping gifts was definitely not one of them, and she'd gladly had accepted that. tree decorating was definitely more her thing.

emi removes her finger, but her gaze remains on the box, watching, her interest piqued as lili seems to work a bit of magic. she raises her brows when it's done, offering tiny baby claps, nodding in approval. "looks absolutely perfect." she admits, because, well, it really did, and she wonders, but doesn't in the same frame how it could happen to easily for lili. but then again it makes sense-- she's gorgeous, talented, and seemed to be a go-getter. of course it was a no-brainer.

she's not expecting the compliment of course, eyes going wide as she looks at her own presents, before her nose scrunches up and she's waving her off playfully. "oh you stop it. that's so sweet, thank you. honestly, it was kind of therapeutic. i feel like all i've been doing lately is practicing, so it was nice to turn my brain in a different direction."

“you flatter me. it’s hardly professional,” the pristine bow says otherwise but the words are almost automatic — a false sense of humility that never really suited lili falls from her lips and even though she, emi and the world probably know she’s the furthest thing from humble, lili relishes in the compliment. “just a little extra, sure, but it’s christmas. and i’m kind of in a giving mood.”

and lili leaves the reasoning at that.

once she’s secured the ribbon to the box, she makes quick work on pulling the bow into it’s shape and finishing it by curling its ends for the final spiral. “and it’s done!” probably her best accomplishment of the year, but who was really counting.

placing the gift with the rest, she looks to emi and at her own array of dressed up gifts and smiles, “and you were saying i was professional — yours are exactly like the ones i pick up at the department stores for the holidays all crisp corners and all.” the kids probably wouldn't care for the effort — already imagining them ripping the pretty wrapping to shreds — but lili had always appreciated anything pretty, especially when they were gifts.