#everyone knows celebrities hire SM managers to do that

[deathsweetblossoms]

I’m sorry but this is the fandom response to a stag being the wrong color? To Manon not looking how everyone imagined?

Okay now think about what’s going to happen when the next book is announced and it’s not an individuals preferred ship? Or when it’s a character they hate as the MC?

End of the day, this is not normal. Fandom is usually a crazy space but this is unprecedented and you really have to wonder why.

[jaehotbuns]

idolboyfriend!mark

♡ 2.6k, fluff  =^._.^= ∫

you first met Mark on a Nature Republic photo shoot where your friend was a hair stylist 

she called you frantically because the SM staff caught multiple employees from each department posting on their personal social media stories the location and whereabouts of the members and dismissed them from the site

they were shooting at an island in the middle of nowhere which you were conveniently writing a thesis on different landscapes of South Korea 

you had no experience of styling other people and only did it for yourself but you knew you couldn’t leave your friend deserted so you came to help in any way that you could

half of the staff were fired on the spot so they immediately pushed you towards the members to prepare them for their next shoot after threatening legal action if you decided to act as stupidly as the other stylists did 

you saw your friend quickly adjusting the collar of theHawaiian shirt that was roughly put on Jaehyun and she gave you an apologetic look and mouthed a ‘thank you’

you were assigned at styling Mark’s hair, which you were scared of because you had never styled a man’s hair before never mind a celebrity but you squared your shoulders and hoped for the best

he was already used to the chaos but he was slightly concerned at how well you would perform considering that your eyebrows were furrowed and had sweat rolling down your temples as you scrunched the ends of his hair with mousse to create beachy waves

every stylist that he met was always either professional and stoic or overly friendly to try and get with the members romantically but he tried to suppress his laughter when he saw your distressed face under your medical mask

in such a stressful and hectic situation, he would never talk to the staff to help them focus but he couldn’t help but strike up a conversation with you

you looked younger than him too so he felt more comfortable

“first time?” he asked with a smile on his face as he looked up at you

your hands stopped in the middle of combing the fluffy mousse through his hair and your face dropped slightly, “you could tell?”

Mark covered his laugh with his hand as he didn’t want to discourage you but couldn’t help but chuckle at the cute expression on your face 

“yeah,” he answered but then realized that it came out meaner than he had intended

“but you’re doing a great job! Keep going!” He tried to encourage you by motioning with his hands to continue

you patted his hair into place for finishing touches but you pouted under your mask when you realized, “how would you know? You can’t even see it” 

there were no mirrors in sight except for the hand mirrors that stylists held on their belt

he choked on his saliva out of embarrassment and rubbed his hand awkwardly on the back of his neck

“well let’s see then!” He exclaimed and you begrudgingly gave him the hand mirror to see 

you were bracing yourself in case he thought you made his hair into a bird’s nest and demanded you to be fired on the spot but he let a “wahh” escape his mouth as he admired the hairstyle 

“this actually looks great!” He said a little too excitedly 

“we were both expecting it to look bad then, huh?” You joked but really you were relieved that he thought it didn’t look atrocious 

Mark shook his head to deny but you held his shoulders in place to not disrupt his hair 

his face went pink and you realized that you just touched a client, a very influential client 

you lifted your hands off of him quickly and stepped back so that he could stand up from his chair and go in front of the cameras to prepare for the shoot

“thank you” he said and you both exchanged bows before awkwardly getting back to work 

you stayed on the set with your friend for the rest of the day until the sun went down and the sky turned a bright pink from the previous ocean blue 

luckily, that was the last hair and clothes change that NCT needed and everyone started to pack up after the photographer and managers shouted “thank you for your work” and everyone bowed and clapped to each other 

while each member started to load into their vans to get back to the city for their next schedule, Mark ran up to you and asked if you were apart of the SM staff or were for hire from another beauty boutique

“oh, I just came last minute,” you said 

“I’m not actually licensed for this I came to help”

he let out a disappointed “oh” and decided not to take your number down since it was unprofessional and knew that after the fiasco today that there could be anyone around to expose him if he did 

“good night, see you around,” he said in hopes that he would see you again

you doubted that he would see you around but you repeated what he said and waved at him as he ran into the van 

the other members were confused as to why he ran off to greet you and were ready to tease him since they noticed that you were his type physically 

but he knew that they were about to so he lied and said that he forgot to take a bracelet from you and pretended to fall asleep so that they couldn’t question him further

you thought about that was a once in a lifetime experience until 2 weeks later the campaign was a hit and everyone was fawning over Mark specifically since he looked like boyfriend material in a white button up shirt and blue jeans with messy beach hair 

your friend called to tell you that she recommended you as a freelance hair stylist after they asked her who did Mark’s hair 

as a broke college student living in another country you took the offer but felt guilty getting an amazing job with no credentials so you got licensed at a beauty school within 2 months 

the next time you saw Mark was on the Punch music video set 

he had everything on except makeup and hair 

you were taken aback at how different he looked with the leather pieces, chain jewelry, and overall bad boy vibes

he was sitting in front of the dressing room vanities and his face lit up when he saw you stand behind him with your cart of hair products and tools 

usually he’d stay still in his chair but this time he turned around to face you, “hey! I thought you said you weren’t even licensed?”

“I decided to after getting offered a job” you smiled 

he turned around and looked at you through the mirror’s reflection, “or did you come back because of me?” 

you coughed through your mask and felt the heat creep from your neck all the way to your cheeks and temples

Mark smiled to himself when he saw your bright red face and was even more excited for the music video shoot knowing that the stylist he thought was cute would be doing his hair on a regular basis and could see him act cool on stage

to not let you out of his sights again, Mark pulled his phone off of the vanity table in front of him and went straight to his Instagram search page, “can I have your Insta by the way?” 

you were combing the translucent gel through his hair when you tilted your head out of curiosity of why he would want your socials 

“I send what kind of hairstyles and concepts I’d like to try to stylists on here,” he said 

in actuality Mark wasn’t one of the idols that really cared of how his stylists dressed him like Johnny or Jaehyun but he wanted an excuse so that his interest in you was too obvious

“oh sure,” you spelled out your Instagram handle and you saw him follow you right away

for the rest of the shoot for the two days that it took place, Mark would admire you every time you came up to him between scenes to wipe the sweat off his forehead and to spray his hair with setting mist 

although you were a fan of the group, you didn’t want to make them uncomfortable so you invested all of your focus on making them look their best

Mark appreciated that; you weren’t completely cold and professional but you also didn’t cross any boundaries by asking him about his personal life or interviewing him like some new stylists did 

when you got home you decided to look at Mark’s profile and saw that he was only following his family, friends from Vancouver, idols friends, and a few celebrities that he looked up to 

you were the only staff member that he was following other than his managers

but you didn’t think for a second Mark liked you

even though during promotions he would text you on his time off about your day and ask you about yourself 

“because I don’t want to be to formal” was his excuse to his unofficial game of 21 questions 

even though after promotions when he was on his break, he’d ask you to go shopping with him “to get some inspiration from uh hair stuff” 

at one point he was bold enough to ask you to go to a cafe because he said he felt like you two were friends at one point

behind the scenes, Johnny caught on quickly at how Mark was on his phone more often when he’d usually just use it to play mobile games or listen to music 

“I don’t think you left the bracelet with the pretty stylist,” Johnny would tease Mark one day when he saw him re-reading your texts and smiling to himself 

“you left your heart,” he’d say and slap himself on the knee from laughing too hard at his own joke

“can you get out of my room?” Mark would retort in embarrassment but it was worse for him from there

Johnny told both floors that Mark had a big fat crush on the young stylist and was flirting with them 24/7 

Mark wasn’t really the type to get in his feelings 

sure he’d find different celebrities or employees that he’d work with attractive but he knew it was for business or that they’d just be really good friends in the industry 

but you felt like home 

like he could imagine that if he was back in Vancouver that you two would meet at a library or something and he’d ask you for a coffee after you asked him to watch your bag to go to the washroom 

that was what he’d imagine before he went to sleep at night anyways 

half of the time he’d stay up thinking about asking you out officially and keeping your relationship as a secret and the other half of the time he’d kick his blankets scolding himself for even thinking that because it would put both of your careers on the line and he didn’t want you to feel the burden of dating in secret

you also had feelings for Mark but thought that he was just friendly and flirty 

even if he did have feelings for you, you thought that it would be best to just stay as friends because you didn’t want to get in the way of his career

one day Mark couldn’t take it anymore and went to the convenient store by himself instead of riding bikes with Haechan and Renjun like he originally planned to 

they noticed that he didn’t get embarrassed or annoyed at the teasing anymore and just kept to himself so they followed him to the store and found him outside on a bench with a beer in his hand

both of them sat beside him and Haechan grabbed the beer and took a swig, “just tell her” 

Mark placed his elbows on his knees and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration, “I don’t want to ruin it for us… Or for her”

Renjun placed a hand on his shoulder reassuringly, “if you both have strong feelings for each other then it’ll always work out in the end” 

Mark shook his head although he appreciated the support, “what if the stress gets us to break up? What if I make it awkward for her at work?” 

Haechan stopped him and told him sternly, “I see the way you two look at each other and I know that she’d accept if you asked. If the press or pressure causes you to break up then at least you tried.” 

Renjun added on more gently, “do you just want to continue suffering forever? What if she’s waiting for you too?” 

Mark didn’t want to think about it any longer and as a lightweight, the 2 cans of beer in his system were already giving him courage

if he had another night to think about it, he’d probably never confess to you so he decided in his tipsy state to confess right then 

with urgency, he told you to meet you at Hangang River right away 

“thank you guys,” he said while standing up too quickly 

he stumbled a little bit before starting to walk towards the meeting place, “I can do it!”

“you can do it!” Renjun laughed while holding up too fists to show his support

Haechan on the other hand held up his phone and started to record Mark walking clumsily towards the river, “don’t mess up loser!” 

you were finishing up on your readings when you got Mark’s text 

it sounded like he was going to confess but you shook the thought out of your head at the thought of a global star asking you out 

“probably wants to de-stress with a friend,” you thought before putting on a hoodie and jeans before walking to Hangang

when you arrived you could smell a mixture of beer and mint in his breath

His face was flushed pink which was a result of the alcohol and the 2.2km he had just walked

“why did you call me out all of a sudden?” You asked 

“will you go out with me?” He said a little bit too loudly

you quickly looked around to make sure that no one was within a kilometre near you too and asked in a hushed voice, “what?”

“I like you!” He nearly shouted, not aware of his volume due to the nervousness of the chance of rejection

“I tried not to like you ever since I met you but I can’t get you out of my head,” he avoided your gaze and couldn’t believe how cheesy he sounded

Mark continued regardless, “I know that we have to date in secret if you do like me but I promise to protect you and I won’t regret my decision if anything happens. So uh-”

“yes,” you grinned. “I’ll go out with you”

he was surprised at how you accepted with ease, “oh wow I wasn’t expecting this. Thank you for listening to me talk on haha, I don’t even know what to say I-”

to stop his blabbering you held onto his arms to steady yourself for when you went on your tippy toes to peck him on the lips

“that’s not fair” he pouted

“what’s not fair?”

“that’s it?” He murmured under his breath 

“then get some more” you teased

his hands cupped the sides of your face and bent his neck down to reach your height

your hand wrapped around his waist to pull him into a hug while his warm lips pressed onto yours

[dont-look-down-on-me]

[9:23am] You kept fixing your shirt and your hair, nervously. It was your first time to choreograph for an idol group, but they had contacted you themselves, as they wanted to work with you. You entered SM entertainment and was directed to the room where you would meet them. 

You saw they were all waiting in the room for you and tried to enter quietly, but all eyes were on you when you opened the door. “Hi, I’m Y/N, the choreographer you hired, for the NCT song.” You shyly said, bowing to all of them. 

“Nice to meet you, please sit down.” The manager said and pointed at a chair. The meeting went smooth and quick so you could show them what you had choreographed already. 

You ended the meeting and went down to the practice room to start teaching them. You showed them what you had made and they immediately followed along and were doing better than you expected. Time flew and they had already learned it and looked so in sync that you couldn’t help but clap when they finished dancing. 

“That was perfect! Good job everyone!” You said, smiling widely at how good they were. 

“Thank you for making the choreography! It’s amazing, you’re really talented.” Taeyong said, making all of them clap for you. You blushed but thanked them, feeling proud. You grabbed your things and was about to go when Taeyong walked over to you. 

“Hi.” You said, feeling a little awkward and not knowing how to react. 

“I just wanted to say you’re an amazing dancer, and that I actually requested for you to choreograph for us. I’ve watched your videos and actually feel like I’m meeting a celebrity right now.” He confessed, making you look at him shocked. 

“Oh, wow. Thank you so much! I’m honored, but seriously, I’ve seen you dance and you are so good!” You said, not knowing what to say after his confession, but you kept smiling at him. 

“Perhaps, we can discuss who’s better over a cup of coffee?” He said shyly, smiling at you. You felt your heart race fast. Did NCT’s Lee Taeyong just ask you out?

“Uhm... Yeah! I would love to, though we can ditch the discussing part, as I don’t think we would get far.” You said, still not believing that Taeyong just asked you out. 

“Deal.”

[famedexclusivearchive]

[ARTICLE] GOLD STAR MEDIA TO HOST GOLD STAR NATION CONCERTS

Gold Star Media will be hosting two company concerts at the end of August at Seoul Olympic Stadium. The company’s entire roster of artists will be in attendance to perform their hits and special stages have been teased as well. Tickets sold out shortly after going on sale a few months ago, and buzz for the event has only increased as hype as been built through social media. The schedule for this event is as follows:

August 30: Gold Star Nation at Seoul Olympic Stadium @ 6PM  - 10PM

August 31: Gold Star Nation at Seoul Olympic Stadium @ 6PM  - 10PM

September 1: “Wrap” Party at private residence @ 6PM - (roughly) 12AM.

ADMIN NOTES:

Like both of the company concert events we’ve had previously, this event is one that’s part concert event and part standard event. All artists under the other companies will be invited to all nights of the Gold Star Nations concerts for publicity and will be strongly encouraged by management to attend at least one night and show up backstage to get supportive shots of them for the concert DVD to show a strong presence as the oligarchical powers of the industry (and to slip some BC and Dimensions promo into another company’s show). Attendance is obviously required for Gold Star Media idols, but attendance to at least one night is also considered a schedule for BC and Dimensions idols in return for Gold Star idols’ presence at their own company concerts and they aren’t likely to be able to get out of going at least one night without extreme circumstances to avoid causing tension between companies for falling short on their end of the unspoken deal.

The pool party on September 1st is semi-official schedule acknowledged, but not organized, by the companies due to the host’s trustworthy reputation and acquaintanceship with all three CEOs. It is not and will not become public knowledge. It is considered a gift to the Gold Star idols for their hard work, but BC and Dimensions idols have been invited by the host as well in the spirit of a true A-List industry gathering and are expected to attend to keep good relations between their companies and the host (and her husband, who is a stockholder in several major industry staples). Managers will be willing to drive idols to the concert wrap party in order to avoid any driving incidents, but will not attend the party itself unless they’re given a reason to such as reports of behavior by an idol they need to monitor.

The Concerts:

Idols from all companies will be given backstage-access passes by their managers and may be backstage up until 45 minutes before the concert begins, save for idols performing as special guests for collab stages, who may be backstage (some may be permitted to sit in the audience for some time before and/or after their stage) during the show, but must be on their best behavior. Idols from BC and Dimensions may return backstage after the concert, but will be given private seats on the upper level at the back of the stadium during any concerts they attend to sit in during the show.

Gold Star idols must be at the venue by 11AM on both days for pre-show preparation and soundcheck. Idols from other companies may begin arriving at 3PM. They will be given a private entrance to the event so they are not mobbed by fans. There will be a photo op for the press each day of the concerts an hour and a half before starting time that all Gold Star artists are required to be present for.

The setlist for both concerts can be found here.

The "Wrap Party”:

While not a wrap party in the traditional sense of celebrating the wrap of a film or television shooting, the pool party on the day following the concerts has been organized as an equivalent to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Gold Star Nation concerts and the nearing end of summer. The party on September 1 will be hosted at a large private mansion residence outside of Seoul owned by former idol and popular variety star Park Namjoo and her husband. She’s known for her wide social circle, which includes all three CEOs and many executives from each company, and her love of hosting social events. Idols from the three companies may have met her in the past as well through industry events and variety appearances (though major connections with her should be avoided, please!).

The party is largely a free form and casual house party without a formal dress code or itinerary. There will be a vast supply of catered food and drinks (including a hired bartender) plus a meat grilling area, music, plenty of rooms for socializing, partying, and playing games like pool, foosball, or beer pong, and other party activities, in addition to full access to the mansion’s large outdoor pool. The party begins not long before sunset, so the outdoor pool and jacuzzi area will be  illuminated once night falls for those who wish to remain outside. Though there is no formal dress code, the event is specifically a pool party so attendees are expected to wear swimwear under casual summer wear or other casual summer wear without a swimsuit should they not plan to partake in the pool aspect of the party.

The general atmosphere will be much more free and relaxing than idols normally get, but keep in mind the party has been allowed by the companies, so it won’t be able to get too wild without being shut down. The location is secluded enough and has a strict enough guest list to keep away the eyes of the media.

Overall:

In game, this event takes place Friday, August 30, through Sunday, September 1, but threads and other posts for this event may be started from Monday, August 26 at 12AM EDT (the time this post goes up), to Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 11:59PM EDT. Threads may be continued past the end date, but must be started before then. Non-event related interactions set outside of this time period may be conducted during this time as well.

NOTE: All posts related to the event should be tagged #fmdgsr2019. Remember to use #fmdcall if you want to post a plot or starter call for the event, which I encourage everyone to do!

POINTS AVAILABLE:

As with all events, there are special points up for grabs.

INTERACTIONS: Having an event thread with a starter and at least three replies (starter ▻ partner reply  ▻ op reply  ▻ partner reply) by the end of the event is worth 2 points. This is valid for up to ten threads this time and the threads can take place during any part of the event.

INTERACTIONS: Having an event thread going with someone your muse has never had a thread with before is worth 1 additional point for each thread.

INTERACTIONS: Posting an open starter for the event is worth 2 points. This counts for up to one open thread starter (not a text/sms post) per character. 

INTERVIEW: Answering this short interview in-character is worth 2 points. Select clips from certain interviews will be included throughout the Gold Star Nation 10th Anniversary Concert DVD.

You can also earn the normal amount of points through writing self-paras, making aesthetics, etc. related to the event!

If anything in this post is unclear or you have any questions, please feel free to contact the admin. Please like this post to let me know you read it.

[emisonme]

Lauren's path..........

I'm not even sure, where to begin. People are banging their heads against the wall, trying to figure out, what the hell is going on, with Lauren and her career.

Again, the first thing you need to understand, is Lauren is still with Syco. If Simco Ltd. owns the copyright to her solo music, she is still under contract with them, period!

It's pretty clear, the initial rumors that Camila and Lauren had solo options in their contracts, were correct. It's also clear, Syco picked up those solo options, as they are the only two still connected to Syco. Syco didn't have solo options on the other girls, but Sony still had control over their recording contracts. After the hiatus, with the exception of Ally, they split the other girls between the Sony Labels.

Camila stayed with Syco/Epic. Lauren is with Syco/Columbia. Normani went to a RCA imprint, with distribution through RCA. Dinah went to LA Reid's new label, that is still connected to Sony. Sony cut Ally loose, and she signed with Atlantic, which is a WMG label.

OK, now, we got the "rumor" that Lauren was signing with Columbia, back in January of last year. A year ago. If they were spreading the "rumor", then the deal was pretty much done. So, she has been a Columbia artist, for at least a year now.

Lauren has said, she didn't start writing her own MUSIC, until the beginning of 2018. It appeared, she was contradicting herself, when she stated she wrote MTT 2/3 years ago, a long ass time ago, and before she started "dating" Ty. I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt, and say, she wasn't necessarily lying or contradicting herself.

We all know, Lauren has been writing poetry, and song lyrics, for years. Even before X-Factor. But, lyrics are not the only aspect of a song. Those lyrics have to be set to music, to make a song. I can believe her, when she said she didn't start writing or composing music to go with her poetry/lyrics, until last year, because I think that's what she actually meant...If not, it's just another bullshit lie, among many.

Moving on. In June, they had her opening for Halsey's SA tour, where she performed three of her new solo songs, Expectations, Toy, and Inside. The fans started demanding the studio version of Expectation, so in October, we got it, with a video. Columbia never sent it to radio. It was a promotional single.

In November, she performed two new songs, at the MTV vote after party. They were More Than That and Freedom. The fans asked for MTT to be her next single, and a few days ago, that's what they got. The video will be released Friday. Columbia hasn't set a radio impact date, as of yet. Maybe they are waiting to see what the video will do.

I, too, will wait for the video, to do any kind of analysis of MTT. I will say, the production was subpar. Whoever did the sound mixing, done Lauren a definite disservice.

Lauren said, she is still trying to figure out her sound. That translates to, the Label is still trying to figure out how to market her and her music. It is the Labels responsibility to market the artist and promote their music. The label will monitor the internet, and collect the data, to find out what a particular artists demographic is, and they will cater the artist, to that demographic.

The artist will compile a big song library, for each album. Usually for the first solo album, they will have around 30/40 songs in the can, ready to choose from. The artist and their manager, will work with the label A&R, to choose the best songs for the album, based on the data collected. Columbia had multiple chances to collect that data. BTM, AN, Strangers, IYP, Expectations, Toy, Inside, MTT, and Freedom. They were all used for data mining. The Label A&R will use that data, to guide the artist in the direction to best connect to the public in her demographic.

Once they figure out Lauren's marketing strategy, it is up to the label to promote the music, to the GP. Thy choose the official singles. They choose when and if a single gets sent to radio. If it doesn't get sent to radio, it gets labeled a promo single, and it's up to the artist and their fans, to push it.

Radio looks to Shazam, and the amount of streams a promo single gets, to decide if they want to dedicate air time to it, or not. The more Shazam streams, the better chance it gets ait time. That's why people are always reminding the fans to stream on Shazam, as well as Spotify, YouTube, and other streaming sites.

It's also, usually, up to the label, to get a single put on popular playlists, and which, if any, television appearances for the single.

It's up to the artists management, to promote the artist. They do this, in conjunction with the label. It is the managements job, to create and control the artists/brands public image. They manage how the public sees the artist, when the public sees the artist, and where the public sees the artist.

The PR Teams and Talent Agents, work in conjunction with the management, to get the artist out there, to get attention from the media and therefore, the public.

It is the artist themselves, that has the most important role in their own career. The Label can market the artist, the management can get them attention, but it is completely up to the artist, to make a connection to fans and potential fans. If an artist isn't making a connection to the public, then the rest of it doesn't even matter.

Lauren is more than capable of making that connection. The problem is, her image is turning people off, and I'm not just talking about fans, but also potential endorsements. Her public image, right now, is not a good one, and she knows it.  Unfortunately, her damn managers would rather promote Ty and a dog, more than Lauren.

Don't get me wrong, Gracie is cute and Lauren's interaction with her, is adorable. I know they made sure she, and her dog, got nominated for one of the most ridiculous awards ever, but I'd much rather Lauren be promoted and recognized for her talent, than her cute little pet.

Columbia needs to get her a presenter spot at the Grammy's, so she can walk the carpet, and be seen on prime time television. They need to get her a performance spot on the iHeart music awards. Those air on March 19. Hopefully Columbia is ready to release an official single, and she can perform it there, like Camila did.

Honestly, her next single needs to be about something personal. Something inspirational. It doesn't have to be a slow ass ballad, but it needs to be about something that makes folks want to get to know Lauren. Expectations would have been a good choice...IF they hadn't turned everyone off to it, by saying she wrote the damn thing about Ty not being there to cuddle when she wanted him to. (that was literally one of the dumbest explanations for a song, I had ever heard)

I really don't think MTT is that song, either. The subject matter has turned even her own fans off. (I have my own theory about the song, but I'm waiting for the video to see if I'm even close to right) The problem with MTT, is the subject matter automatically takes people's minds to her "cheating" with Ty. Even though she has said, she wrote it before she even started "dating" him. The lyrics just took people there, and that was a turn off, for many. Her next single needs to be something that represents her. Not her fucking "boyfriend", not her fucking dog, but her.

She has plenty of music ready to go, so they really need to get her out there, performing at some of these Festivals. They may not all know who she is at those things, but that's the point, to get her out there, seen and heard.

She really needs to do some of the more popular radio shows, like Zane Lowe. She did good on Zack Sang, but Zane is a pretty good interviewer. He doesn't throw softball questions, so she needs to be ready, and willing to answer all the tough questions.

She hasn't been to Europe or Great Britain since what, 2016. She needs to get over there and show her face. Do some interviews, especially BBC Radio, or whatever it's called. Really, she needs to be doing a lot more than walking around propping Ty's ass up, and packing around her pooch.

Maverick needs to do their damn job, and take her for a sit down with the Spotify and YouTube folks, and make a deal with them, herself. Her Label isn't doing much, but she can talk to them and get them to sponsor her and promote her, for exclusive content. That will get her on all the popular playlists, and billboards. She doesn't need to rely on Columbia to do all this shit for her. She can help herself out, as well.

They need to scrub her SM, especially her Instagram, of anything that might be deemed problematic. The big Brands will not even consider her, for Celebrity Endorsements, if all they see is her partying it up, smoking dope all the damn time.

Lauren is a solo artist, now. She is no longer handcuffed, by a group image, or the set plan for that group. As a solo artist, she does have more say in her career, but she isn't as free as she is letting on. She has more freedom, than she had as a member of 5H, though.

Lauren needs to take some of that new found freedom, sit her management team down, tell them what she wants and expects for her career. If Maverick isn't willing to manage her career, the way she expects them to, then she needs to fire their ass, and find a manager who will.

Yes, she can fire them. As a solo artist, she pays them 15% of her earnings. If they aren't earning that 15%, she can hire someone who will. Camila did. Normani did. She can, too.

They need to put an end to all these stupid narratives. They need to.....You know what, I could sit here all day, and say what I think they all should do, but I'm not Lauren, her manager, or her Label. Maybe they have it all figured out, and are just slow walking her, I don't know. But, I do know, what they have chosen to do thus far, isn't really working, and it's really pissing me off.

Lauren has the talent to succeed in this damn business. She has the intelligence to succeed in this damn business. I just hope she has the will to succeed in this damn business. It's not really going to get any easier, at least not for a while....I really hope she achieves that dream she had when she was younger. I hope she finds that solo success, she always knew she was capable of. I know I'm rooting for her.

[kdramacollections]

EXO NEXT DOOR/EXO LIVES NEXT DOOR TO MY HOUSE

As I have mentioned in the review for Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, and Dream Knight, entertainment companies love to reuse the concept of their idols being in their own web drama or variety show. The K-Pop boy-band EXO also had the opportunity to star in their own web series.

EXO (2015). From left: Chanyeol, Sehun, D.O., Lay, Kai, Suho, Chen, Xuimin, Baekhyun, and Tao.

Before I get into it, it is important to note that only Sehun, Chanyeol, D.O., and Baekhyun were somewhat the main characters of this drama. The other members are mentioned in dialogue, and they do show up here and there, even though the drama’s title gives the impression that it’s all of EXO who are living next door.

The drama kicks off by introducing us to Ji Yeon Hee, she’s very shy, a bit introverted, lacks experience in the dating department, and her cheeks tend to blush heavily when she’s around the person she likes. Ji Yeon Hee is in her early twenties, and she’s definitely a fan of EXO, so you can imagine her excitement/disbelief when she realizes that there’s an idol group living next door.

Although her first encounter with the boys was a bit embarrassing, Yeon Hee manages to flee to the safety of her bedroom. Things get a little awkward for Yeon Hee when she ends up being hired as a part-time cleaner at the boys’ temporary home.

Ji Yeon Hee has no idea what she’s doing, and with her heavy blushing, the boys seem to think that she’s quite adorable. Everyone but Chanyeol that is, as the idol is portrayed as being cold and aloof, and Yeon Hee begins to think that he doesn’t really like having her around that much.

While Yeon Hee is trying to get accustomed to being around celebrities for most of her day, there’s a relationship that seems to be flourishing healthily. Sehun is a slave to drip coffee, and for some reason, there isn’t a coffee shop nearby that makes his java the way he likes it. 

Luckily for him, Yeon Hee’s brother Ji Kwang Soo, is a master at making drip coffee, and he seems to have a talent for a ton of other stuff as well. The two become good friends in an instant, and if you find that the shot of romance isn’t it for you, then you’ll be satisfied with their touch of bromance.

EXO Next Door does the thing where the lead female character has no idea of her feelings towards the lead male character, but then all the other characters seem to know about it. Please, make it stop.

At this point in the drama, we’re no longer watching for EXO’s antics and how they interact with each other, as the plot begins to focus on the love triangle that includes Yeon Hee, D.O, and Chanyeol. EXO Next Door is no longer about EXO, it’s now a love story that’s filled with all the themes related to a rom-com.

The plot also doesn’t seem to move away from this path, and so we see scenes where Yeon Hee is flustered, D.O. is making his move, and Chanyeol is off brooding in the distance. It gets a little off topic for me when only Chanyeol is given a back-story, and we learn that both him and Yeon Hee go way back.

So of course there’s a reason for EXO taking a break, and we get to see how pressure affects all the members, as well as how close they are. Albeit, this moment is short-lived, but for a few minutes, the plot actually focused on EXO as a group.

Like any other romance-centered drama, the two leads realize their feelings for each other, and everything seems right in the world. I can’t say much about the chemistry between Yeon Hee and Chanyeol, simply because I couldn’t see it. 

I don’t know if they’re good or bad together, as I was slightly confused about the entire direction of the plot, and as a result, I found it hard to concentrate when the two were on screen.

Moon Ga Young plays the character of Ji Yeon Hee, a clumsy girl who can’t seem to control her blushing. Yeon Hee is quite introverted, however she manages to open up to the boys really well. You can find Moon Ga Young in the dramas Tempted, and Welcome to Waikiki 2.

For those of you who weren’t aware, Tao terminated his contract with SM Entertainment shortly after the completion of EXO Next Door, and so he is no longer a member of the group.

On the other hand, the remaining members have participated in on-screen projects:

Chanyeol - Missing Nine, Memories of the Alahambra

Suho - Rich Man, The Universe’s Star, One Way Trip (movie), Student A (movie)

Sehun - Dokgo Rewind

Chen - In the Heights (musical, South Korean production)

Xiumin - Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (movie)

Baekhyun - Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Lay - To Be A Better Man, The Mystic Nine, Operation Love, The Island, The Golden Eyes (C-dramas), Oh My God, Royal Treasure, The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February, Kung-Fu Yoga, The Founding of an Army, The Island (C-movies)

Kai - Andante, Haru ga Kita (J-drama), The Miracle We Met

D.O. - It’s Okay, This is Love, 100 Days My Prince, Cart (movie), Unforgettable (movie), Along With the Gods: Two Worlds, Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days (movies), Room No. 7 (movie), Swing Kids (movie)

EXO Next Door was directed by Lee Kwon who also worked on Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, and Save Me 2. This web-drama was co-written by Shin Yeon Joo, and Hwang Ji-eon.

At the 2015 (8th) Korea Drama Awards, Chanyeol received awards for Best New Actor, and the Hallyu Star Award.

Plot: 3/5 Acting: 4/5 Cinematography: 5/5 Total: 12/15

(Credits to the owners of the pictures, I took them from asianjunkie, pinterest, thefangirlverdict, kcrush, funcurve, YouTube, koreaboo, and kshow123)

[teampandawang]

NCT Dream Reaction: having a crush on you

By: Aria

Genre: Fluff

MARK

Since you were recruited as an SM trainee you were working hard that the company decided to give you a reward performing with your whole group at a special stage with the NCT Dream boys. You were too excited practicing daily the choreography, but one day you were told that you were having a general rehearsal with the boys.

When they got into the practice room you felt how someone gazed at you. You tried to ignore the feeling, but it caught your attention when you heard the guys laughing and teasing Mark with no apparent reason.

He looked embarrassed, but you just decided to don’t introduce yourself until your manager tell you so. But Mark’s attention kept on your movements. His eyes followed every step you did. He couldn’t believe he was going to work with you, the trainee that took his breath away every time that passed by.

His friends were no merciful. They kept on the jokes ignoring that you might listen them.

“Mark, please.” Shouted Chenle. “Stop drooling. We must get a bucket for you.”

“Shut up.” He said while blushing.

He threw you a glance while the manager started to introduce both groups’ members; but he felt kinda intimidated by your eyes meeting, your pretty eyes on his. He rapidly looked down to the floor with a shy smile on his lips.

 RENJUN

You couldn’t believe that you were near to perform on your very first stage with your group. But you felt strange and afraid, because you knew more groups were watching as audience, and some are the ones that you admired the most.

Before the performance you went backstage to relax and celebrate with your friends. You were on a group hug when you felt someone grabbing your arm softly, making you turn over. You got shocked, literally shocked.

There was NCT, your favorite group. All the members were at backstage with your own group and they were trying to speak out behind all the shouts of joy.

“Girls, we are so proud of you.” Said Taeyong with a big and charming smile.

“Count on us as the kings of your fandom.” Said Johnny winking shamelessly.

You all bowed at the compliments they said in sign of thanks and respect.

“I thought Renjun ha something to say, didn’t he?” Asked laughing Haechan receiving a slap on his neck from an angry Renjun.

 “You are amazing, girls.” He said before leaving almost a whisper. “Specially with Y/N as the beauty leader.”

 JENO

You didn’t understand how stressful becoming an SM Idol could be. You kept working 24/7. Vocal and dance practices the whole damn day. But you were not giving up on your dream. You would keep improving your skills and preparing yourself for your yet-to-come debut.

One day magically the company decided to give you a break and take you to an amusement park with other groups just to relax. That make you really, really excited because you knew that the Dreamies were coming too, and the crush you got on one of them was unquestionable.

But no one knew is that you were someone’s bias too…

You arrived at the park and ran to the attractions with your friends, but they entered to the roller coaster without you. You waited in the queue with the Dreamies, that started talking to you. You noticed Jeno’s eyes over you making you blush softly.

Your turn came and he approaching to you with his cute eyes´smile. The park’s personnel told you that you must get into the roller coasters’ car in couples.

“No problem. We’re going together.” Jeno said suddenly, leaving you a little confused. He looked at you smiling. “I finally got the opportunity to meet you.”

This day was, literally, the stress relief you needed with the best company you have ever wanted. The one you always saw as a crush was now becoming the more important boy in your life.

 HAECHAN

Sweet, sweet, sweetest.

Something was happening, and you didn’t understand why. Your mornings were always interrupted by the arriving of flowers’ bouquets, chocolate boxes and mysterious letters, just for you. But you, and your roommates were too confused about who the emitter of them was.

You kept your mind focused on your dance practices and vocal trainings. Your work as an SM Idol were really hard and you, being your group’s leader, had to push yourself to the limit.

But one day, you received one of those letters that caught your attention because it seemed to be an invitation more than another thing:

‘I’m an honored working for the same agency as yours, but I’ll be the happiest boy alive if you gave me one simple opportunity to hang out together. Would you mind meeting me today after your practice?         -Donghyuck’

You found that name familiar, but something still missing so you went for your group mate’s advice. You handed the note to them. But they suddenly screamed when they opened it and saw the name on the signature.

“Y/N, how could you?” Said one of the girls. “It’s NCT’s Haechan. What are you waiting for meeting him?” They said pushing you to the door with no mercy.

JAEMIN

Everything on this event seemed to be an incredible opportunity to get yourself to know between other Idols of your same company. You practically just debuted as a solo artist, what was more difficult than being in a group, so you needed your colleague’s recognition to took strength on the musical industry.

You were literally stunning. Your image consultant did a great job highlighting your gorgeous features. And everyone noticed it. You caught everyone’s attention what was great.

Jaemin wasn’t the exception. He got lost on your eyes. He didn’t know how to focus on the funny conversation he was holding with the other NCT members. They noticed it and tried to obtain a response for his actions, but he suddenly let them and walked toward you.

You were greeting some managers you already knew when you noticed someone apologizing to them.

“Sorry, can I have her for a minute?” They bowed and went away. Jaemin took your arm softly to turn you around.

“Y/N, you look even prettier than in your MV’s. How is it possible?” He said with a wide smile and a cute blush on his cheeks.

 CHENLE

“You have been waiting for weeks to talk to her, Chenle.” Said Mark while they were walking to the studio.

“This is your opportunity. Don’t waste it, pleeeeease.” Encouraged Renjun. “We know you are really into her. And we suspect she’s interested on you too.”

“How do you know that?” Answered quickly Chenle with a suspicious tone on his voice.

“Don’t ask us and go for Y/N. With no doubts!” Almost screamed Jaemin.

The Dreamies entered the studio and you were there sitting with your manager, planning the last details of your collaborations with your favourite NCT sub-unit. You were really nervous that almost didn’t noticed when they arrived, so you practically shocked when you saw them really close admiring how handsome they were, specially Chenle who couldn’t stop smiling at your reaction.

“Let’s get it. It’s your moment.” Said Jeno.

“Invite her to your mansion or something expensive, you Richenle.” Said Jisung teasing the boy who answered with a strong, but disguised, knock on the Maknae’s arm.

JISUNG

You were fortunate to have reached a job as an SM Idols’ makeup artist despite of your age, but with this much talent they couldn’t refuse to hire you. Your work was difficult because the amounts of famous you attended, but it has tons of fun too, more when you spend time n tour with your favorite group: NCT Dream.

These boys kept your sessions really entertaining, specially when they started dancing as machines and singing with no control no letting you do your work, even if the manager reprimanded the boys for that.

On that random dances they always teased the Maknae, who you found cute even if he was younger than you. The other members said to him to show you the impressive dance step that he has prepared for ‘someone’. But he instantly blushed when they started with the jokes.

“I’m sorry Y/N.” He said almost whispering. “My Hyungs are grown men that doesn’t know how to act when their friend is into a girl.”

They listened everything despite of the low tone that Jisung used.

“Such a disrespectful maknae.” They shouted laughing. “He has no shame about confessing to his Noona crush.”

[yourenotjaemin]

When they’re crush looks younger than they are (NCT127)

Master list 2018

Request: “can i please nct127 reactions when they thought their crush was underage but they just look a few years younger than they actually are? thank youuu 💕”

Authors note: Just a little PSA from yours truly. I feel like this post will get backlash but  I need you to know that this reaction does not promote pedophilia .  In this scenario the boys assume the girl is 17 turning 18, i’m not implying they’re attracted to 13 year old girls. Also, this reaction is soooo messy. Each boy has a different scenario so try and make sense out of it.

Taeyong

“Do you think Y/N would like this?” Johnny would ask Taeyong, analysing a pair of expensive sneakers. Taeyong would feel jealousy begin to pulse through his veins. “Why are you buying her gifts all of a sudden, are you into her or something” he’d ask folding his arms, staring intently at Johnny who was now bent down looking at some other items.  

“God no, it’s for her 20th birthday tomorrow”

 A smile would etch on Taeyong’s face, not only because Johnny wasn’t into you but because wouldn’t have to wait another year to pursue you.  

Jaehyun

You’d be hanging out with the older boys at their dorm, celebrating their latest win. Somehow, they’d managed to sneak in alcohol and Jaehyun was keeping an eye on you to make sure none of the other boys would drunkenly make their move on you. As soon as Jaehyun caught you pouring yourself a shot, he’d run up and grab the glass bottle from your hands.

“Y/N, surely you can wait another year to be legal enough to drink” he’d say looking down at your small frame. You’d frown placing your hands on your hips “What are you talking about?” You’d ask, assuming he was drunk.

“Aren’t you kinda underage?” He’d ask.

“Jaehyun, I’m legal trust me, just give me that damn shot” Jaehyun’s ears would turn red, embarrassed by his own actions. He’d smirk evily before downing the shot you’d poured for yourself.

Doyoung

You’d catch Doyoung’s eye but he wouldn’t have enough courage to approach you. He wouldn’t be sure whether it was appropriate or not because you looked a little young but SM didn’t hire young people unless they were idols. Doyoung would ask a confident member to spark up a conversation with you in order to gain the information that he wanted.

“Hey Y/N, how old are you?” Haechan would ask, Doyoung would eye him angrily for being too obvious.

“Why do you ask?” You’d ask mindlessly applying his foundation.

“You just look a little young, it’s tripping me out “ Haechan would joke. Doyoung would begin to feel slightly jealous that you’re amused with Haechan. He would begin to regret getting someone else to talk to you because he could have been in Haechan’s position.

“I get that a lot but I’m 22 this year” you’d reply suddenly noticing Doyoung intensely staring at you. He’d look away as soon as he was caught.

Taeil

Taeil knew you were into him. It was quite obvious based on how he’d catch you staring at him ALL THE TIME plus the fact that Doyoung had told Taeil (after you confided in him) about your crush. The only thing holding Taeil from accepting your advances was the fact that he was unsure of your age, having only talked to you during dance practice. It wasn’t until this one day where Taeil was late to dance practice and as soon as he entered the room he heard everyone singing happy 21st birthday to you. At first, he was shocked but then felt a massive weight off his shoulders because he wouldn’t have to reject your advances anymore. Once you two were alone he’d ask you out. “

How about we grab a bite after practice birthday girl, it’s on me”.

Yuta

It would bee a long and hectic day with the boys’ busy schedule and you having to keep up as their stylist. At last the boys would finish filming for their latest music video when all of a sudden everyone would break into song and start sing happy birthday to Yuta. You’d sing along from the side-lines until the boys start signalling for you to come towards the cake. Yuta would be surprised when he sees both your names plus the fact that you’re both the same age on the cake. You’d be too shy so Yuta would walk over to you, taking your small hand into his own and bringing you towards the cake. You’d blow out the candles together and be too preoccupied to notice Yuta staring down at you lovingly.

Johnny

Johnny, would be confident in his skills to woo the ladies. Sweet talking women was his skill and it wasn’t like he would pay attention to what they’d be saying. However, this changed when he saw you. He’d be at a video store with a friend when he sees you and your friend goofing around in the adult videos section. “Aren’t you a little too young to be in that section” he’d call over, jokingly.  You’d look at him with an annoyed expression plastered on your face, “I’m old enough, pervert” you’d spit walking off with your friends. Johnny’s heart would start to flutter in his chest. For some weird reason, it would turn him on to have a girl resist him for the first time, it would make him want you even more.

Winwin

Winwin first saw you when you served him and the guys at the restaurant you worked at. That night he couldn’t keep his eyes off of you as he didn’t know how to approach you and vocalise his emotions. The boys would notice his actions and devise a plan to get you two together. They kept calling you back to the table whether it be to refill a drink which was already full or to order more food that they didn’t need. They did this to take turns trying to read your name tag. That night, Winwin would search you up on Facebook, and stalk your profile. He felt relieved to find out that you were the single as well as the same age as him.

Mark

Mark would be confused by the fact that your physical features which made you appear slightly younger whereas your personality was very mature. Mark would be into you but was at that age where he is still considered a teenager but technically he was an adult. He didn’t want to date someone relatively younger than him because he wanted something serious, he believed that dating lead to marriage and if the relationship wasn’t serious, you’re practically dating to break up.

“Mark do you think I should have a birthday party this year” you’d ask mindlessly scrolling through your phone. “I think birthday parties are good for milestones like when you turn eighteen or twenty-one, ya’know those kind of things” he’d reply.

“So, I should celebrate my eighteenth birthday next week?”

Mark’s eyebrows would raise in shock that you were turning 18. “How about I take you out for a celebratory dinner next week?” He’d ask gnawing at his bottom lip nervously.

Haechan

Haechan made his feelings for your very clear as he would always make suggestive jokes about the two of you dating. It’d be a boring day at the dance studio, you and Haechan would be lying on the polished wooden floor staring blankly  at the ceiling.

“So, when are you going to claim me back” he’d randomly blurt out. You’d turn yourself sideways to face him and he’d already be staring at you.

“When you catch up to me and turn 18” you’d reply slyly. Haechan would look at you confused “I turn 18 in Like 2 months” he’d say slowly trying to process the information.

“But I turned 18 almost four months ago, I’m not into boys, I’m into men” you’d joke teasingly and stand up and leaving Haechan lying on the floor with a confused expression on his face. Did this mean that you technically said you’d date him in two months?

[migleefulmoments]

“you can all celebrate him willingly walking to his execution and I promise that after I make a few final goodbye” Dear lord. HIS EXECUTION?! I’m gonna need them all to take like a zillion massive steps backward. They’re really saying Darren marrying Mia is equivalent to his death. I can’t. What the hell? They can’t honestly think this sounds sane, can they?

In all fairness they have spent the last 4 or 5 years with ajw as their Chairman of the Board. She is a ruthless leader who had no trouble spinning a fantasy that was predicated on anti-Mia hate and bullying. As the self-appointed leader, she took a position of claiming most of her fabricated theories were the truth and she often claimed she knew WHAT Chris or Darren were thinking about a given situation.  I could go on and on and on but her statement yesterday is a great summation of how her thinking is jaded by her fantasies.

The thing is nonnie, it isn’t just career.  This isn’t just choosing straight. It is choosing straight AND:

A woman he literally despises and that has egregiously hurt him repeatedly

RR, the most inept manager of all time, who works for his beard

The bar that has complete personality disorder and that requires him to promote it more than anything in his career and to be physically present frequently

All of the enablers who need to be promoted constantly and this includes her friends and many of his friends

Likely giving up C for good because to me, the situation looks much different when it becomes willing. A marriage is willing, I just don’t see C being ok with this.

Being paired to a woman that acts badly. She rolls joints in cars and posts in SM, has not work ethic, parties continuously, etc etc

To me IF he wanted to choose straight, he would choose a classy beard that actually was ambitious and would bolster his image not hinder it.

This is about so much more than choosing straight. If marries M, I don’t think he ever breaks free. And M comes with too much baggage.  I honestly don’t see him surviving it long-term.

And for the record, I don’t think D is choosing straight, but i just want to emphasize M is much much more than just choosing his career over his truth.  I literally think he would need a personality transplant to make this choice.

This entire manifesto of HER beliefs about Darren getting married are nothing more than HER theories based on HER fantasy and HER HER HERHERHERHE. 

Choosing straight? Darren has constantly and constantly said he is straight since 2010. At NO time did he suggest, hint, or hem & haw that he was anything but straight. The “Darren is queer” trope is entirely fabricated and perpetuated within the CC fandom. They truly believe he is queer and then proceeds to out him on a daily basis. That is fucked up. 

A woman he literally despises and that has egregiously hurt him repeatedly? Darren has never so much as suggested he was angry at Mia let along “despises” her. We have never seen them break up or take a break. They worked together on Glee and they own a bar together. They spend a lot of time with one another. In fact, the CCers have spent many hours arguing that “it isn’t normal” that they spent so much time with the one they love. The few times that  Darren has talked about Mia over the years have constant - he loves, he loves her a lot. She has accompanied him to events for many years and in the last 4 yeas she has been to most of his events. The only ones who “despise:” Mia are the jealous CCers. 

Egregiously hurt him? Once again, there is not one story that is rooted in reality. Most couples hurt one another at some point but there is nothing that we, as fans, are privy too and nothing that reaches the level of “egregiously”. If there was then it would up to Darren’s family and friends to intervene and his family and friends like her. Darren’s family interact with her in a way one would expect of their soon-to-be DIL. Fans have seen them together at shows. There is nothing to suggest they don’t like her.  And there are no stories of Mia hurting Darren that weren’t manufactured by the CC fandom.

RR, the most inept manager of all time, who works for his beard? I know you won’t be surprised to know that stories of RR ineptness are also made up. How would any fan know what Ricky is doing for Darren? We don’t.  We do know that Darren calls Ricky his good friend and that he followed Ricky when he started his own business. I know that he hired a music PR company and told them that he only needed promotions services because he had his own manager he wants to stick with( I randomly met the music PR company CEO on an airplane). Darren’s career is flying, he is busy AF with lots of projects and the two men have worked out relationship that works well for them both. Managers aren’t allowed to control their actors lives as CCers have suggest. He must work on behalf of Darren, in Darren’s best interest at all times or Darren could end the contract. Ricky isn’t working for Mia…where would Mia get the money to pay him? Why would he hurt someone that so many people in Hollywood love- he would ruin his career when that got out. Nobody who is in Darren’s world sees anything amiss but we are supposed to believe CCers? OKAYYYY  This is another trope that AJW fabricated that isn’t based on a shred of reality but it helps her explain why Darren is not out of the closest and why he doesn’t talk to Chris and why Mia is still around.  

The bar that has complete personality disorder and that requires him to promote it more than anything in his career and to be physically present frequently The bar doesn’t have a personality disorder. It is an over-21 bar with theme nights that are well advertised. It is so easy to find a rationale explanation for why Darren promotes the bar more than anything in his career: Because IT IS HIS BAR and he LIKES it.

All of the enablers who need to be promoted constantly and this includes her friends and many of his friends This is disgusting. These are his friends…. friends he has cared about for many years. The ccProblem is that they like Mia and that can’t be so they are labeled ccEnablers. Darren’s important relationships are belittled and denigrated so that CCers can ignore the obvious - that Darren’s friends love Mia. They aren’t enablers: they are supporting a real relationship between two people they all love very much.

Likely giving up C: He was never with Chris. That was all made up in the cc fandom’s head. Chris is living his live unbothered by what is happening in Darren’s life right now because they have nothing to do with one another. 

Being paired to a woman that acts badly. She rolls joints in cars and posts in SM, has not work ethic, parties continuously, etc etc Let’s be clear, there are no examples of her acting badly that are based in reality. The CCers spend a lot of time and energy creating and publicizing Mia Acting Badly but it is all ccNonsense. Pot: She and her friends rolled 1 joint, in 1 car, 1 time. Most Americans are smoking pot today and it is legal in CA so it is ridiculous to keep bring this up. She has no work ethic: She OWNS a bar. We have no idea what else she does. She could be doing projects that we don’t see- things that aren’t made-for-social-media moments. She is on Ryan Murphy’s charity and she has done freelance work so there may be stuff we don’t know of, idk. It doesn’t matter if she is doing a lot or nothing more than owning her bar and supporting Darren’s career because that is the choice that they made as a couple in a relationship as couples do. It isn’t any of our business. 

Parties continuously: Also a CC trope that has no evidence to back it up….they just keep throwing it out hoping it sticks. It hasn’t. This trope is based on CCers deep desire to slander Mia and they caught her standing near glasses of unknown substances, belonging to unknown person at TSG so yaknow, she’s drunk amirght? Most of the time, Mia is with Darren so idk where they get the idea she is a partier unless Darren is a partier and we know that they cannot EVER, Ever, ever entertain the idea that Darren is or was ever a drunk, frat-bro. The other day they dug up a blind from 2014 that claimed Mia was doing cocaine and acting like an asshole but there was nobody thought to grab their phone and start recording. SHOCKING. Also utter BS. 

etc etc etc: All of their examples  of Mia “acting badly” are fake. I have vetted them all. There are a lot of stories of Mia treating fans badly and yet there is not ONE video; not one photo of these moments? Amazing that fans are video taping Darren’s show and the stage door moments but they never catch Mia being a raving bitch to Darren’s fans.  It’s almost like they aren’t real. 

To me IF: yes to me to me to me to me me me me me memememememe its all about her. 

M comes with too much baggage: Louis Vuitton? I’m super jealous. Darren has loved Mia for almost 9 years. He knows her baggage well. The CCers on the other hand, have no clue what is real and have fabricated a lot of fantasy luggage they will be left standing with as Darren and Mia walk down the aisle toward one another and their new life.

I honestly don’t see him surviving it long-term.This always makes me chuckle. What exactly do you imagine will happen? What actually happens to people who “don’t survive long term?” That makes for a great fiction story, the plot of many movies but what happens in real life? She imagines what about Darren?  

According to CC trope, Darren is living a life of hell right now- lying to everyone, having to keep a billion balls in the air and all the lies and stories straight. He has to lie to everyone and keep track of those lies- lies to friends, fans, family, interviewers, team members, Mia’s family, Mia’s friends,TSG patrons, and people he works with on set. He has to pretend and ACT like he likes Mia at Hollywood events, TSG, weekends with Starkid, in front of fans and with their families. He has to spend all day with Mia and run home to Chris for 2 hours of snuggling and spooning. He has to engage his parents in participating in stunts to keep the ruse going. He has to get everyone who knows to lie for him. 

If he breaks it off with Chris and marries Mia, he stays in the closet and just lives his life. Yes, he is denying his sexuality-but many men in Hollywood have done so for many years. and according to ajw, staying in the closet and having a beard is the norm right now. Let’s be real, he is doing all of this- hiding in the closet, marrying Mia, and forsaking Chris in order to keep his fame. There is no other reason to keep his sexuality hidden except for fame because literally nobody but Ryan Murphy, Fox Studio, Ricky Rollins and Mia Swier CARE what Darren’s sexuality is. He could be a lawyer in NYC and nobody would care if he was queer…or an actor in San Francisco or run a theatre in Michigan. He is literally Ariel, trading his sexuality and sexual freedom to Ursula in exchange for his career. 

Staying hidden deep in the closet and forsaking his love would be a horrible price to pay for sure but to me it seems far less horrible than the story spun by the CrissColfers that describe a life of deception, fear, and a lack of integrity.  In this scenario, marrying Mia means he lies to himself about his sexuality but in exchange he gets to stop lying to EVERYONE else. 

The truth is that all of the CC theories are based on 2 things: 

the CCer’s baseless hatred of a woman they don’t know

they are concocted to explain why Darren’s behavior and words do not support the most basic CC trope: that Darren is queer and that he and Chris are in a long-term committed relationship.

Every single CC trope and theory was fabricated in direct response to something Darren did or said that did not reflect that is queer and/or in love with Chris Colfer. The tropes are fabricated as explanations for behavior that does not uphold CrissColfer and this has led to an enormous number of unrelated and complicated tropes. As we get farther away from Glee and it became readily apparent to everyone except the CC fandom that Chris and Darren do not have a public relationship, the tropes rely more and more on an endless number of “contracts” that seem to serve no purpose other than to “promote” Mia and/or ruin Darren’s life. It is all utter rubbish. 

The most logical, most simple, easier explanation as to why Darren said or did something that doesn’t uphold CrissColfer is that 

Darren Criss Loves Mia Swier

That one simple sentence solves all of the mysteries about Darren’s behavior over the last 10 years.  

[imagineproduce101]

Let’s Get to Work

When you start working at Mnet Corporations, you make a lot of new friends. However, Hwang Minhyun, Mr. Cold Guy™, doesn’t seem all that interested in melting his ice for some new employee. 

kind of lengthy but whatever

office au

for anon:  “Minhyun is your new cold (but sweet) work colleague”

The president of Mnet Corporation, Kwon Boa, gave you a reassuring smile as you did your best to straighten your clothing in the reflection of the elevator that sent you to your office. You were dressed in the most professional clothing you owned—an off-the-shoulder striped blue shirt, a pencil skirt and chunky heels. Boa had assured you that your attire was okay, given your slightly unconventional role. In your arms was your box of things you would be putting on your desk. So far, you had a brand new pack of pencils and a little bobblehead cat.

You were Mnet Corporation’s very first Social Media Manager, hired as an entirely new branch of the company’s corporate team.

“Are you nervous?” Boa asked, giving you a gentle smile. While she was the boss, she had also seemed very kind and polite towards you when you interviewed for the job a few months ago.

“Y-yes,” you stammered, trying to clear your throat in embarrassment, “I’ve never worked in this type of position before.”

“Well, just roll your shoulders back and keep your chin up,” she said, giving you a smile, “I’m confident that you’ll do well.” The elevator dinged, signaling that it was time to get off. Boa led you down the hall and opened the door to the office rooms.

“Good afternoon, president!” Everyone chorused, bowing to Boa. Boa smiled generously and bowed back, and you hurried to do the same.

“Everyone, this is (Y/L/N) (Y/N), she will be our first Social Media Manager,” Boa gestured towards you, and you took that as an invitation to introduce yourself.

After bowing again, you did your best to introduce yourself without stammering or mumbling. “Hello, my name is (Y/L/N) (Y/N)… uh… I’m fairly skilled with computers and such so if anyone runs into any such troubles, I may be able to help. I’m originally from Gwangju, but I moved to Seoul for university. I graduated from university a couple months ago, and now I’m here. I hope we all get along.”

“Wah, straight out of university?” you heard someone comment.

“An ace, just like our Minhyunnie~”

“Now, if everyone would go around and introduce yourselves?”

The name and faces all went by so quickly, it was hard for you to keep track. There was Park Jihoon, Kang Daniel and Kim Samuel of accounting, Jeon Somi, Kim Chungha, Ong Seungwoo and Bae Jinyoung in sales, and a couple other people whose names you missed.

“Greetings,” the last person bowed low, “Hwang Minhyun, marketing. I hope we get along well.” You smiled at Hwang Minhyun, instantly impressed by his good looks and charm. As Boa continued to talk, giving everyone a quick update about the company’s progress, Minhyun nodded, smiling this little half-grin that you couldn’t look away from.

When Boa was done, she asked Chungha to lead you to your new desk.

“So, straight out of college?” Chungha asked, helping you with your box.

“Ah, yes,” you nodded, quickly following her.

“Which university?” She asked, setting the box down on your new desk, “I’ve probably heard of it.”

“Oh, uh, Yonsei,” you responded, ducking your head.

“What? Yonsei?” You heard someone exclaim loudly, “We have a SKY alumni! Where are Minhyun and Daniel?”

“Right here, Chungha,” someone drawled in a lilting, satori-tinged accent.

“Minhyun went to Seoul National, and Daniel went to Korea University,” Chungha supplied with a chuckle, “so you complete the trio!”

“So, you’re our new desk partner?” Kang Daniel, the one with the broad shoulders, greeted you as he took a seat in his rolling swivel chair. “Better buy a Yonsei mug quick,” Kang Daniel patted you on the head as he took his own seat at the cluster of desks where you now sat. “The rivalry between Minhyun and I has been no joke, and we expect you to jump straight in.”

For a moment you paused, surprised that your co-workers were so quick to accept you, despite your young age and obvious unfamiliarity with how an office was supposed to work.

“Management probably emailed you your first assignment,” Daniel informed you as you settled down, “but you’ll need to set up your computer first. Did they give you your laptop yet?”

You nodded, looking down at the new laptop box that you’d carried in with all the rest of your things, company-issued. Boa had also given you your work email address and password.

“How long are you normally given for each assignment?” you asked cautiously, setting up your computer with a username and password. Once you had done that, you immediately logged into your email.

“Depends on the project,” Daniel replied, typing away, “for us, dealing with people, normally our assignments take much longer.”

“Ah,” you nodded, checking your email. Sure enough, your first assignment waited there—update all the company’s social media accounts and set any accounts that needed to be set up. The work was time consuming and tedious, and you found yourself tuning out the unfamiliar sounds of the office in favor of working on your new project. It was the first day of work, and you wanted to prove to your co-workers and to Boa that you were a hard worker.

“Oh, (Y/N), are you gonna eat lunch?” Daniel pushed away from his desk, stretching his hands above his head. Surprised, you looked up to the clock to see what time it was. The day had passed by quickly, and it was almost 1 in the afternoon. Deciding that it would be better to save money and just eat dinner, you declined.

“Ey, really?” Chungha grinned from where she was collecting her coat to head out in search of food, “we should all eat dinner together, to celebrate our newest addition to the team.”

“Barbecue!” Somi, the cheerful maknae of the group, exclaimed happily, clapping her hands.

“I’ve been craving barbecue,” Ong Seungwoo added, “ let’s do it!” He and Bae Jinyoung, who sat next to him, chorused.

“We can head out at 7,” Kim Samuel responded, shutting off his computer and getting up. “Who’s going to the Japanese place for lunch?” You watched as your coworkers all headed out, bundling up for the crisp, cold winter air. With a sigh of longing, you turned your attention back to your work.

The few social media accounts that had been created for the company had been inactive for years, so you’d had to track down the people who had started them and get them to tell you the passwords and email information. Apparently, while she was nice, Boa also had a tendency to fire people—a lot of people. According to Ong Seungwoo, who had been working at the company for a while, one time she had fired thirty people at once.

You stretched quickly, rolling your tired neck due to the long hours you’d already spent at your desk, staring at your computer.

You were so focused and concentrated on your work that you barely registered your new coworkers returning form lunch, and then again when Somi and Samuel went out to buy coffee for everyone.

“Still hard at work?”

You jolted in your seat, surprised at the hand that patted your head. Kang Daniel stood above you with a big grin, his coat in his arm. You glanced around quickly, and noticed that everyone was getting ready to leave for the day.

“Yeah, I wanted to get as much done as possible,” you explained, sighing. After saving all your work and turning off your computer, you got out of your seat to join your coworkers, slinging your purse over your shoulder.

“So, how was your first day?” Chungha asked you with a big smile as you two set off the street, a few paces behind the bigger group. “Exciting? Everything you hoped for?”

“Chill out,” Daniel snickered from next to you, “all she did was work today, like we’re supposed to, unlike you, who spends most of the day watching cat videos.”

“You’re the one who sends them to me!” Chungha protested, bantering playfully with Daniel.

“So where is this restaurant, anyways?” You asked curiously, hoping that you’d be able to find your way home. Your shoes, plain black heels, weren’t exactly made for walking long distances.

“Oh, it’s just up the street,” Daniel reassured you, “we go here all the time for company dinners and such.”

“And Boa lets us charge the company card!” Samuel shouted from the front of the group, flashing a shiny black credit card around. Everyone chuckled at his overflowing enthusiasm.

The restaurant was small and the workers there clearly knew your coworkers well. After exchanging pleasantries, a waitress seated you all at a large table. Amidst all the shuffle, you found yourself sitting in between Chungha and Daniel. Meat was ordered quickly, and soon everyone was happily eating away and chatting.

“So, you’re from Gwangju, huh?” Park Jihoon, who was sitting a couple seats down from you, asked you curiously. You nodded in agreement.

“Say something in satoori!” Seungwoo pitched in, a big grin on his face.

You huffed, pushing the hair out of your face, “ah, it’s been so long since I’ve spoken in satoori.” You paused, thinking, “밥 믁어잉?”

Everyone exclaimed, surprised, and you laughed at their reactions.

“The city kids are always so amused by satoori,” Daniel explained to you with a small smile. You chuckled and nodded, turning back to your food.

The meal was good, and it was nice to get to know your coworkers outside of the work environment.

“So, (Y/N), what did you major in?” Seungwoo asked as he stuffed a huge mouthful of rice into his mouth.

“Psychology, with a minor in Computer Science,” you responded, breaking off a bit of lettuce to make a wrap with the meat.

“Ah, really?” Chungha glanced over to you, interested. “Makes sense that you would be into social media and such, then.”

“Yeah, I actually got hired because of my social media,” you replied as you took a sip of water, “I run a blog and the usual SMS, and the company thought that I was good at producing content and navigating the sites, so they hired me.”

“Wow, that’s so cool!” Samuel exclaimed, “You basically got hired because you’re internet famous?”

You ducked your head, blushing. “Ah, I wouldn’t really say famous.” Whenever people talked about the number of followers you had on Instagram or how many views your blog posts got, you tended to feel a bit uncomfortable.

“Can we order more meat?” one of your new co-workers who had been fairly silent, Hwang Minhyun, cut in, picking up one of the menu cards. You were glad that the attention was shifted from you, but a bit taken back by his brusque attitude.

 The next time you dealt with Hwang Minhyun’s slightly cold attitude was during the first company meeting you experienced. His presentation on the sales from the last quarter was succinct and to the point, and he took a seat after sharply closing his laptop.

Next was you, and you carefully loaded up the PowerPoint with instructions on how to direct users of your products to the various interfaces, and what each could do. As you explained how to link a user to Twitter, you glanced towards the table of your co-workers. Most were listening with rapt attention, but Minhyun was looking down at his notebook, writing something.

Maybe he’s taking notes, you thought to yourself, clicking to the next slide. However, throughout your entire presentation, he never looked up or seemed to pay attention once, opting for staring down at his notebook, head propped up on his fist.

You did your best to shake it off and continue your presentation, but it was kind of hard to focus when one of the most experienced people in the office wasn’t paying attention.

When the meeting was finally over, you managed to escape to the coffee room, in desperate need of a pick-me-up. You carefully poured yourself a cup of coffee, adding the correct amount of creamer and sugar. Just as you were bringing your mug back to your desk, you bumped into someone coming into the coffee room.

Minhyun looked startled as he reached out, making sure that your mug didn’t spill. He righted you, a small, amused smile on his lips.

“Good presentation,” he said as you hurried out of the room, pausing to turn and bow in thanks.

As you settled in your chair, you wrinkled your nose, trying to discern what had just happened. It was almost as though Minhyun was being nice.

“It’s regretful, honestly,” you sighed to your best friend over the phone a few weeks later, standing on the train to get to work, “he’s so handsome, but so cold.”

“You totally like him,” your best friend chuckled in a teasing voice, “just admit it, (y/n).”

You groaned, rolling your eyes even though your friend couldn’t see it over the phone, “so what if I do? He’s still super cold towards me.”

“You’re (y/n),” your friend said confidently, “just find a way to crack the ice!”

You hung up after saying your goodbyes, entering the company building and heading up to the floor that your office was located on. The day was just like any normal day, spent mostly doing tech support and updating any of the company SNS pages.

Just as you were about to leave for the day, something happened that made you freeze.

“No, no, no, no,” you whispered, pulling up the html server, trying to scan the lines of code to see what had happened, “oh no, no, no, no.”

“What?” Daniel asked from his desk, getting up to look over your shoulder. On your desktop computer, there was a huge blinking red popup from a security program that you’d coded into the system upon arrival.

“Daniel, can you call Boa?” You asked, pulling your hair back, “I’m pretty sure the company system is being hacked.” You stood up, frowning, “guys, has anyone been doing any major sales recently?” You asked your co-workers, “like received large amounts of money online?”

Somi nodded, face clearly showing her worry at your words, “I just closed a fairly large deal with an international company, their wire transfers are coming in staggered.”

You cursed, hands flying across your keyboard as you sifted through the company database’s code, trying to pinpoint where the hacker had gained entry and what exactly they were going after.

One by one, your co-workers left the building, wishing you good luck. Somi had tried to stick around, feeling guilty, but you’d reassured her that it wasn’t her fault, urging her to go home.

As you ran malware software, you headed to the coffee room and filled a mug with pure black coffee, taking large sips.

“(y/n),” someone said quietly. You shrieked, clutching your heart in surprise that anyone was still in the office. Minhyun stood in the doorway, looking a bit frightened at how shrill your scream of shock had been.

“Minhyun-ssi,” you sighed, shaking your head, “what are you still doing here?”

Minhyun shrugged, “here,” he held out a plastic bag, handing it to you. Inside was a tray of kimbap from a convenience store a few blocks away. “And you don’t have to call me Minhyun-ssi, Minhyun is just fine.”

“Ah,” you nodded, accepting the kimbap, “thank you for the food.”

Minhyun smiled, taking a seat at his own desk, “no problem. I know how difficult late nights can be, and you seemed to be really pressured.”

“You don’t have to stay,” you rushed, eyes widening, “I’ll be alright.”

“I have work to do anyways, so I really don’t mind,” Minhyun assured you, reaching for his files and binder.

The two of you worked in silence, his pen scratching against paper, your nails clicking against your keyboard. When you were finally, finally done, you leaned back, tilting your head to the ceiling as you took a deep breath.

“Done?” Minhyun asked, smiling a bit.

You nodded, bringing your hands to your face with a huge sigh of relief. “Thanks for staying, honestly,” you said as you leaned forward to face him.

“Come on,” he got up, gesturing for you to do the same, “I can drive you home, I don’t think the trains are running.”

You scrambled to follow Minhyun, tugging your coat on as you followed him to the elevator.

“So, have you enjoyed your time at Mnet so far?” Minhyun asked in attempt to make conversation.

“I’m not sure if enjoyed is the right term,” you laughed as he unlocked his car, opening the door for you before hurrying around to the other side—you felt your cheeks heat up a bit at the thoughtful gesture. “Maybe tolerate? It’s definitely a good job, though, I’m not complaining.”

Minhyun grinned as he started up the car, “that’s how most jobs seem to go, I’ve noticed.”

“How long have you been working for Mnet?” You asked curiously, looking over. Minhyun sighed with a small nostalgic smile.

“Me?” he shook his head fondly, “I actually secured an internship here during high school, so technically, I’ve been working here five years.”

“Wow,” you said in awe- you’d known that he was a veteran of Mnet, but five years was a long amount of time, especially considering the firing rate that Boa had.

The two of you continued your conversation, Minhyun following the GPS navigation to your apartment. He pulled up smoothly, parking the car outside on the curb.

“Thanks for the ride home,” you said with a smile, going to unlock the car door. However, something was stuck in the door, making it difficult to unlock.

“Oh, here,” Minhyun leaned over, helping you to open it. You blushed at the close proximity, a bit startled. “The door latch is a bit weird…” his voice trailed off as he straightened, realizing as well how close he was to you.

You could have sworn that he was going to lean in and kiss you, his eyes darting to your lips. He was just leaning forward when a loud honk sounded—Minhyun had accidentally elbowed the horn of the car. He jumped and you did as well, cheeks blushing as Minhyun pulled away, his own cheeks red.

You got out of the car quickly, feeling a bit embarrassed at the whole scene.

“Thanks for the ride again!” You said, gently closing the car door that you’d just gotten out of. As you hurried up the front steps to unlock your apartment building door, Minhyun rolled down the window of the door, calling your name.

“(y/n)!” He shouted, making you turn around and hurry back. “Would you maybe want to go on a date with me sometime?”

You smiled, heart beating rapidly in your chest, “I would love to.”

Minhyun’s lips curved up into that little small smile that never failed to make your heart race, his eyes curving slightly. “I’ll text you,” he replied, and you felt your blush intensify as you hurried to unlock the apartment door again, Minhyun not driving away until you were safely inside the building.

[sootemptation]

IMAGINE DOING A PHOTO SHOOT WITH BYUN BAEKHYUN.

(Gif not mine. Credits to the owner)

You could barely hold your excitement as the moment you had been waiting for the whole week was about to come. Your nerves were going to kill you with the anticipation. When your manager told you that one of the cutest vocalists of EXO, Byun Baekhyun, had been chosen as your partner for the couple photo shoot you were going to do you tried your best to keep it cool, but you failed miserably, making him laugh at your hyped reaction. Byun Baekhyun. The one and only Byun Baekhyun. That boy had been the center of your life, honestly, ever since EXO debuted, and having the chance to be close enough to him to hear his voice or watch his beautiful smile was driving you crazy.

When they called your name to enter the room you wasted no time, and as soon as you got in your eyes scanned the place looking for him. The world stopped moving as you spotted him in the back of the room, next to a large window. The light coming through it made his hair and skin shine bright, and when his gaze met yours and he smiled at you, his features became even brighter, if that was possible.

Yes, Byun Baekhyun was looking at you. Not just that, he was smiling at you. The guy who had invaded every single one of your thoughts since you could remember was right now in front of you, looking at you with such a charming and mesmerizing smile that you found yourself unable to look away.

“Did you hear what I say?” asked your manager next to you, snapping his fingers in front of your face.

“Y-yes,” you answered still in trance.

Baekhyun, who was witnessing the whole scene, lowered his head and giggled. It was such a beautiful sound… It made you think about that quote Every time a baby laughs, a fairy is born, but you were sure that instead of that, the real statement should be something like Every time Byun Baekhyun laughs, a fairy is born or even better Every time Byun Baekhyun laughs, an EXO-L is born.

“Ok, I’ll leave now. See you tomorrow.” He waved before turning around.

Wait. What? See you tomorrow? I’ll leave now? WHAT? Once you finally assimilated his words you sprinted after him.

“Where are you going?” you whispered placing yourself in front of him.

“Really? Do you ever listen to me when I talk to you?” he scolded.

“Yes, I do! Of course I do! I was just kidding!” You smiled taking one step back trying your best to pretend that you knew what was happening.

“Oh really? Repeat what I said.”

“Mmmmm… you said you’ll leave now and we’ll see each other tomorrow.” You smiled innocently.

“Before that!”

He was bitch-facing you so hard that you couldn’t suppress a giggle, “I’m sorry, you’re right, I was not paying attention.”

He whined, done with you, and repeated what he had told you before, “I said that I have to go back to the agency and I won’t be able to come here and pick you up once you’re done, so you will have to go back by taxi.”

“Ok, I’ll do that. See you tomorrow, manager-nim,” you sang praising him so he wouldn’t stay mad at you.

“Yeah yeah, whatever,” he mumbled waving his hand in the air and walking past you. “Send me a text message to know you got home safe!” he shouted while leaving.

You nodded, but he didn’t see you. When you turned around Baekhyun was right behind you, leaning slightly in your direction with a huge smile on his face.

“Hi!”

You took a deep breath and tried to sound cool while repeating to yourself Don’t act like a crazy fangirl.

“Hi,” you answered with a shy smile, looking down. It was really hard to keep looking at him when he looked at you with such a sweet smile. Those pink lips…. What you would do to those lips…

“Guys,” called the photographer, “we are ready. Whenever you want…”

“We’re ready too,” he shouted taking your hand in his and leading the way to the small set they had prepared for the pictures. When his skin touched yours, a jolt of electricity ran up and down your spine. His hands seemed to be huge holding yours. You stared at them, realizing that every single post you had seen in Tumblr related to his hands would never describe how perfect they were. You suddenly felt kind of ashamed. All about him was perfect.

“Well. The concept today is couple clothes so we are going to make it simple. You just have to act like a couple. Talk about any random thing, joke with each other, hold each other's hands… That kind of things. The point is that it feels natural, like a picture taken on any given day. You got it?”

“Yeah! Totally!” He smiled. You just nodded, since you weren’t so sure if you could act natural when he was around.

He walked to the yellow couch and laid there. Then lifted his face and poked the spot under his head, indicating you to have a sit.

You did as he told you and he rested his head on your lap.

“Is this OK?” he asked looking at the photographer.

Unconsciously, you ran your hand through his hair, unable to look at anything other than him.

“That’s perfect!” smiled the woman, raising her camera and capturing the moment. “If you could look at her and just talk... that would be great,”

His eyes met yours and you smiled trying to hide your blush. He smiled too.

“So… do you live far from here?”

What is that question?

“No, not really. It takes ten minutes. Thirty if you walk. Why?” you asked.

“I might have overheard your conversation with your manager and I thought that I could take you home so you don’t have to hire a taxi service.”

How could he be such a gentleman? Did he use to act like that with everyone? Because if that was his daily self you couldn’t understand how every member of sm staff could work with him without falling in love.

“I-I appreciate it, but I think I’ll just walk. I feel like walking today,” you stuttered.

He sat abruptly.

“Why?” You didn’t understand.

“Why are you rejecting me?”

“I’m not rejecting you, I just don’t wanna be a bother.”

“You’re not! Pleaaaaase, let me take you home,” he pouted, “Do I disgust you so much that you don’t want me to help you?”

“What? No! It’s not that!”

So this was what the other members of EXO meant when they said that he was a drama queen? Or that he used to overreact over little things?

“Then why don’t you accept my offer? OH MY GOD…” he suddenly moved to the other end of the couch. “You don’t like EXO.”

He looked so terrified with the idea, and it was such a stupid idea, that you bursted into laughter. How could he be that cute?

“I do like EXO…” you managed to say.

“Then let me take you home. I’ll behave, I promise!”

As if he could sense that you were about to give in he pouted, but his eyes were smiling.

“Ok. If that’s what you want…”

“Yes!” he exclaimed standing up and taking your hand expecting you to do the same. “Let’s dance to celebrate.”

What?

He pulled you close to his body holding you by your waist. Your head was spinning as he jumped around the sofa with you in his arms, but you didn’t know if it was because of his twists or just because of him.

“This is gold!” exclaimed the photographer giggling at the scene in front of her.

When your photo shoot was over and everyone seemed satisfied with the results, you changed your clothes to your black sport leggings, your oversized hoodie, and sneakers. Had you known your platonic love would be driving you home you would have dressed like a proper human being. 

After checking once again that you didn’t forget any of your belongings you headed to the parking lot, where Baekhyun was already waiting for you. You were thankful that, despite your clothes, at least your face looked nice with the makeup they had put on you for the photo session.

“You ready?” he asked. You didn’t fail to notice how he looked at you from head to toe.

“I am,” you answered lowering your gaze, feeling ashamed again.

“Let’s go then!” He opened the door for you to climb inside of his car and did the same after you.

You gave him your address and he tapped it in his navigator before driving you there. The first five minutes or so he was quiet so you curled up in the car seat, as you used to do to feel comfortable, and focused on keeping still the fangirl inside of you.

“Soooo… you like EXO.” He smiled without taking his eyes off the road.

His smile was contagious, “I do.”

“Oooook… aaand…” it was like he wanted to ask you something but he didn’t dare.

“Come on! Spit it.”

He wasn’t expecting that kind of answer, but it gave him the courage he was looking for.

“Who’s your favorite member?”

Your eyes widened. You couldn’t answer that.

“I won’t tell you.”

“Why?” He frowned.

“Because I won’t feel comfortable. Ask me any other question if you want, but I won’t answer that.”

He looked at you briefly, “Will you answer any other question?”

“Try me.”

You were teasing him now. He knew it, and you knew he knew it, but it was too funny to stop.

“Ok, I have a lot of other questions, ready?

“Shoot!”

“Who is the most handsome member?”

“Suho.”

The fact that you didn’t hesitate cheered him up and he kept going.

“Who’s the cutest?”

“Kyungsoo.”

“The sexiest?”

“Sehun.”

“The most seductive?”

“Kai.”

He quietened for a second before starting again,

“Who’s the sweetest?”

“Chanyeol.”

“The funniest?”

“Chen.”

“The most adorable?”

“Lay.”

Another pause.

“Ok, if you don’t wanna tell me who is your bias... at least tell me who is your bias wrecker...”

You smiled.

“Xiumin.”

And then he lost it,

“Really? REALLY? And what about me?”

His pout was too cute for you, and you would’ve done anything to keep watching it a little longer, but you were also disappointing him and that made you feel bad, so you tried to fix it,

“You have really nice hands,”

He stopped the car and looked into your eyes. Sadness still in his gaze,

“Just nice hands?”

“Not just nice hands… REALLY nice hands! Oh! And you’re super cute when you pout.”

His features softened a bit, but it didn’t feel like it was enough,

“Well, we’re here. It was nice meeting you.”

It was just then when you realized that he had stopped the car because you were actually in front of the building where you lived.

“Oh! Well, thanks for the ride. I hope we meet again soon.”

He nodded softly before you took your bag and left.

As you entered the hall you felt sorry for messing with him so much, he was your favorite after all… Why were you like that?

When the elevator reached the 17th floor you looked for your keys in your bag and walked down the corridor until you reached your door.

As soon as you entered your apartment you dropped your keys and, recalling what your manager had asked you, you reached for your phone to tell him you were at home safe and sound, but you didn’t find it.

No way. Where was your phone? You checked again the front pocket of your hoodie, being sure that you had put it there, but it was empty. Just in case you were wrong, you searched in your bag, but it wasn’t there either. 

It hit you then. Everything used to fall from the pocket of your hoodie when you curled up, so there was just one place where it could possibly be, and it was Baekhyun’s car.

You ran towards the elevator, but it would take it too much time, so you used the stairs instead. Maybe if you really hurried up… he was still there.

You were out of breath when you reached the hall and ran across it to get to the door. Then, someone shouted your name, making you stop right away. The receptionist walked in front of you and handed you something. Your phone.

“A guy gave me this saying that you had left it behind. He wanted to give it to you himself but he didn’t know your apartment and… you know I can’t provide anyone that kind of information… I hope it’s ok…”

“Yeah, sure,” you answered.

You knew it was his job, but you wouldn’t mind if Byun Baekhyun had paid you a visit. Taking the phone from his hands you said goodbye and went straight to the elevator.

You were still trying to catch your breath when you almost choke on it.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOO

YOUR LOCKSCREEN. IT WASN’T POSSIBLE. HAD HE SEEN YOUR LOCK SCREEN? HAD YOU JUST RUINED EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPID LOCK SCREEN?

You pressed the power button and when the screen lighted up you saw your damn lock screen once again.

Suddenly, the notification of a new message showed up, but you didn’t recognize the number:

You should have a better screen lock than just the swipe thing. Hope you don’t mind the changes, I just followed the lock screen instructions.

Kind regards,

Your bias.

Aaaand... he knew. You smiled thinking about him calling himself your bias or using your phone to call his so he could get your number. He was such an idiot... You adored him.

But what did he mean when he wrote Hope you don’t mind the changes?

When you tapped the home button you finally understood. Despite you looked crazy laughing out loud alone in the elevator you just had to. He had changed your wallpaper. And you loved it.

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[ARTICLE] GOLD STAR MEDIA TO HOST HALLOWEEN PARTY

Gold Star Media has recently announced that they will be hosting an industry Halloween costume party. Not only will Gold Star Media’s impressive roster of idols and their employees be there, but the company has announced they’ve also invited several other big names in the industry, including all idols and employees under Dimensions Entertainment and BC Entertainment. The party will happen on Halloween night at an undisclosed venue.

ADMIN NOTES:

It’s time for a Halloween event! This year, in a show of publicity and the company’s most successful year yet, Gold Star Media is hosting its very first Halloween party and has invited staff and idols from BC Entertainment and Dimensions Entertainment to join in the celebration. All idols are expected to attend unless there are major extenuating circumstances such as illness or injury.

There will be a red carpet before entering the event for pictures that will be released as publicity, so all idols will be expected to come in costume. Group members will arrive at the event with their managers and the rest of their group. Appointments at their regular salon will be made available for idols to schedule in advance if necessary for costumes requiring more complicated hair and make-up. There will be attendee-voted costume awards given at the end of the evening. All costumes should be appropriate and cleared with the idol’s respective managerial staff beforehand. Any idols showing up in costumes that are not public-friendly (anything too sexual, excessively gory, controversial, or potentially scandal-causing such as obvious couples’ costumes) will not be allowed in the door and will be punished accordingly by their company/management team.

The party itself will take place at a large event venue in downtown Seoul and will span several rooms inside the center, which will be decked out with state-of-the-art Halloween decorations with a modern-chic take.

Managers and other company employees will be present at this party as well photographers for publicity photos of the idols enjoying their time, so idols should still exhibit good behavior.

Activities Overview:

The main room of the event, which is a ballroom set up with many ten-person tables (some circular, some rectangular), though a couple more chairs can be moved around to fit at the table to seat up to twelve, and a few smaller five-person tables littered throughout. Attendees are free to seat themselves as they wish, though they are encouraged to sit with at least part of their group for some portion of the night so photos can be taken. There will be an open selection of catered foods and beverages available to the side of the ballroom. All beverages in the main room will be non-alcoholic.

Rooftop bar, with a scenic view of Seoul. This is where alcoholic drinks can be obtained, though all ages are allowed on the rooftop. All attendees will be meticulously ID’d to ensure no underage drinking takes place and managers will be hovering around the rooftop bar to keep an eye on which idols are drinking and how much they’re drinking to avoid any problems.

Rooftop bar stage, where a live jazz band has been hired to play, but there will brief opportunities for the band to take a break throughout the night. Idols and employees alike can sign up for a time slot during one of these breaks to get on stage and perform (this can be serious or a comedic take in the spirit of the party, but should be decently appropriate considering videos may make their way onto social media). There won’t be any major stage staff, so performances shouldn’t require fancy lighting, sets, or audio; it’s just for fun!

Small haunted house attraction set up in the back of the venue staffed with costumed actors and a vague scary plot line of the event organizers’ choice as rented by the event attraction company. There will be hidden cameras inside that will film the idols going through getting scared (or being completely unaffected). This is completely optional and the idols will be aware they’re being filmed, but a compilation of the idols that did go through will be uploaded online to the companies’ standards (any cursing or scandal-worthy content will be edited out) for fans to see.

Several noraebang rooms big enough for a small group, set up especially for the event and similarly decorated in Halloween decorations as the rest of the event.

An arcade room and a game room, set up in two of the larger rooms of the venue other than the main room. The arcade room will include rented classic arcade games where attendees can compete to achieve the highest score of the night along with two competitive Dance Dance Revolution consoles and a couple of Halloween-themed arcade hames. The game room room will include classics like a billiards table and a foosball table, as well as a television set up with party-friendly competitive video games such as racing games, dancing games, and miscellaneous sports games.

A few photo booths set up throughout the venue, which are free to use. Idols will be given the choice to make photos taken in the photo booths part of the publicity photos or keep them for themselves. The photo booths offer the option to have the photos sent to your phone or printed off in a traditional photo booth manner.

Costume awards, which attendees are automatically entered in by walking the red carpet.

Overall:

In game, this event takes place on the night of Wednesday, October 31, but threads and other posts for this event may be started from Saturday, October 13 at 12AM EDT (the time this post goes up), to Saturday, November 3 at 11:59PM EDT. Threads may be continued past the end date, but must be started before then. Non-event related interactions may be conducted during this time as well.

NOTE: All posts related to the event should be tagged #fmdhalloween2018. Remember to use #fmdcall if you want to post a plot or starter call for the event, which I encourage everyone to do if they’d like to!

POINTS AVAILABLE:

As with all events, there are special points up for grabs.

INTERACTIONS: Having an event thread with a starter and at least three replies (starter ▻ partner reply  ▻ op reply  ▻ partner reply) by the end of the event is worth 2 points. This is valid for up to ten threads this time and the threads can take place during any part of the event.

INTERACTIONS: Having an event thread going with someone your muse has never had a thread with before is worth 1 additional point for each thread.

INTERACTIONS: Posting an open starter for the event is worth 2 points. This counts for up to one open thread starter (not a text/sms post) per character.

MISCELLANEOUS: Posting an aesthetic or an edit of your muse’s costume is worth 2 points and does not count toward your monthly total.

You can also earn the normal amount of points through writing self-paras, etc. related to the event!

If anything in this post is unclear or you have any questions, please feel free to contact the admin. Please like this post to let me know you read it