#i was planning to finish this before midnight today but you know all those livestreams and k

[targarrus]

welcome to the sunny side of london 🎺

[wondernus]

˗ˋˏ LIVE・ˎˊ˗

synopsis: having just finished composing a song a few hours ago, jihoon starts a live on his phone to sing to those who are feeling a little lonely at night. little does he know, your sleeping figure could be seen in the corner of his little livestream, causing his fans to go crazy.

pairing: ljh x reader

genre: fluff

tags: established relationship, public relationship, idol x non idol

wc: 1.24k

a/n: just a little something short I barely remember drafting at 4am. I haven't written an imagine in months so this was a nice change c: also squeezing a little something out of my braincells before I let my brain melt during the concert in a few days ahhh!!

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“I don’t really do this a lot,” he whispers while leaning forward in his seat to stare into his phone screen he set on his desk, propped loosely between his mechanical keyboard and his miniature sound board. “I usually upload videos, but I wanted to sing to you on live today.”

Thousands of hearts and messages pop up one after another, and Jihoon quickly reads through them as best as he can. Most of them are greetings from fans who are slowly joining his live, and some fans ask him why he’s whispering.

“Why am I whispering? It’s past midnight,” he chuckles. “I’m trying to keep my voice low so I don’t disturb anybody.”

His studio lights are off, and the LED lights color his studio in a lazy purple haze. Fans can see him rolling his seat over to the guitar rack near his work desk and return with an acoustic guitar. He tunes his strings a bit before positioning the capo on the neck of the guitar. He opens his desk drawer to grab a silicone guitar mute to tuck under his strings.

“Are you all getting ready to sleep?" his voice is tender and loving in this interaction. He finger picks a simple but sweet melody as he continues, "I wrote this a few hours ago and just wanted to share it with you tonight. Maybe it’ll bring comfort to those who are feeling a little lonely."

Jihoon was never the type of guy to act so caring in public and private. The most care he would show was to slap you on the back once in a while if you did something right. But him singing his fans to sleep? Him offering comfort in a time of loneliness? These are actions he would never do on his own before you came into his life. Now knowing what it feels like to have someone by his side, to have someone he never plans on letting go, he's become more sympathetic to others. He openly worries and cares for those who need that extra comfort.

“Where’s Yn? Ahh…” he awkwardly scratches his hair and shakes his head so that his hairs fall flat against his head. “Yn’s sleeping right now.”

There are replies about him avoiding the question, but he smiles into his lap while he hugs his guitar closer to his chest.

Despite the fact that your relationship with him has been public for a while, the two of you still choose to keep your relationship to yourselves. As much as his fans want to know more about Jihoon's love life, they respect the privacy of others. However, anybody can notice the positive changes your relationship has on him.

He seems happier - not exactly floating on cloud nine. Jihoon is not the type to do so, but he simply seems happier than he was before. There's a subtle type of warmth he exudes. He's smiling more than usual and pushing Soonyoung off him less in interviews. One time he patted Soonyoung’s hair while Soonyoung was leaning his head on his shoulder. It weirded out the older boy so much that he avoided Jihoon for the rest of the day.

In his studio, there is a tiny framed polaroid of the two of you smiling, cheeks touching and faces squished together, that leans against one of his large Bearbricks standing on his white cubed shelves. One of his minimized tabs on his desktop is a page for a Polaroid film bundle that comes with a mini photo album and a string with tiny clips to hang the photos on the wall. He thinks it would look good on the wall above the couch with tiny fairy lights. He’d probably hang pictures of his studio guests and his pictures of you on the strings once he has time to print them out.

He tells his fans to wait a few seconds while he pulls up the lyrics he finalized after you fell asleep. With nothing in mind but singing the song he wrote with you to his fans, he pulls his keyboard close to him. His phone slowly slides backwards onto his sound board, and his fans see nothing but the ceiling changing colors in slow waves from purple to blue. They hear him click on his mouse a few times before softly gasping when he notices his fallen phone.

He mumbles his apologies while propping his phone against whichever surface he finds. His head turns away from his livestream, checking on something behind him, but he quickly focuses back on his live. The phone is repositioned in a new angle that Jihoon isn’t really bothered to doublecheck as long as he is in the frame. It’s already pretty late, and he doesn’t want to keep his fans up for too long.

The song he sings is very short. With a simple down, down, up, down, down strum pattern, he sings about the feeling of having somebody he loves fall asleep on him. He describes the fear of moving when someone is resting on his shoulder – too afraid to wake them up. He wonders if they’re dreaming about him, if the version of him in their dreams is a better version of the real him. Casting doubts aside, he ends his song on a note about the difference between dream him and real him is that they chose to be with the real him.

There is a small but cheesy smile plastered on his face as he leans forward to look at the comments his fans are leaving. However, his smiling face turns into one of blatant confusion when he notices the chat box moving a lot quicker than usual. He can barely catch the comments as they zoom upwards along the left side of the screen. His mouth drops open and his eyebrows twist in confusion when the only comments he is able to catch are keyboard smashes and people talking about themselves crying. He awkwardly thanks his fans for staying awake and waves them goodnight before ending his livestream.

When he locks his phone, he turns around to look behind him. He sighs in relief when he sees you sleeping soundly on his old couch. He puts his guitar back on the guitar rack and makes his way over to you. He quietly squats in front of you, laughing through his nose when he sees the tiny pool of drool forming where the corner of your lips touch the cushion you’re using as a pillow. He readjusts his large jean jacket you’re using as a blanket and decides to quickly clean up around him before waking you up to go home with him.

Little does he know the two of you are trending on Twitter. There are screenshots and recordings of his live from when he was singing. More importantly, fans are going wild about seeing you sleeping soundly in the corner of his screen. Not only that, they notice his jacket draped over you, and you’re hugging a pair of matching plushies fans have deduced are supposed to represent the both of you. Many have already guessed that there was another person in the studio with Jihoon when he started whispering in his large studio and turned around to check on something. However, many are even happier to find out that the person was you.

A few hours later, Soonyoung posts a screenshot from the live with the caption: “When will it be my turn?”

forever taglist: @jiminismybabymochi, @anissanightyoung, @bat-shark-repellant, @woozarts, @jaycheoluwu, @staysstrays, @soobin-chois, @anothershorthuman, @hoohoohope, @bibinnieposts, @candidupped, @purpleglassesenthusiast, @seokshook

[lovemesomesurveys]

Who did you last eat Chinese food with? My family. Do you have any plans for the weekend? Nothing out of the ordinary. When did you last talk to your brother or sister? Last night before he went to bed. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night person, definitely. Do you talk about your feelings or hide them? I’m pretty open on here, but in person I keep a lot to myself.

Is the last person you kissed mad at you? Not that I know of. I have no idea why he’d be mad at me.  Do you text message a lot? No. What was the reason behind why you last cried? I was in a lot of pain and feeling shitty. Do you believe that everything happens for a reason? Yes. Do you go to church every Sunday? I’ve been attending just about every livestream since last year. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Yeah, several times. What color is your toothbrush? White and blue. Is success in your future? It doesn’t seem like it. :/ How is your hair right now? It’s up in a messy bun looking, well, messy. Have you ever kissed someone whose name started with a C? No. Is it easier to forgive or forget? Forgive. Think back to last April, who did you like? I didn’t like anyone. It’s been a few years now since I’ve last had feelings for someone. If you had twin girls, what would you name them? I won’t be having kids.

What is your favorite scent for candles? I like Bath and Body Works’ autumnal scents. What happened at 9:00 am today? I was debating about getting my favorite breakfast delivered from this local place, ha. I’ve been getting carried away lately with the Doordash, though. Ugh, I shouldn’t even be awake.  What song are you listening to right now? I’m not listening to music. Do you prefer movies at home or movies at the theatre? Some movies I love to experience in theaters for the first time, it just really adds to the whole experience. Like the big movies I’m excited about, such as Marvel movies.  How many songs does your iTunes have? I haven’t used iTunes since like 2012, so I really don’t remember.  Do you take a shower in the morning or the night before? I like taking my showers at night. What's your academic niche? (History, math, science, etc.) English was always my favorite and best subject. Have you ever had the samples people offer you at Costco? Yeah. If you had to name your kid after a food, what would his/her name be? salsa. <<< lol. Umm, Olive. Are you stressed about anything? Yeppp. Did you cry when Ash let his Butterfree go with the other Butterfrees? I don’t think I saw that. I just had a very brief interest in Pokemon when I was a kid. Skinny, flared, ripped, or faded jeans? I only like skinny jeans. What are you excited for? Nothing at the moment. Are you part of the Farmville cult? I never got into that game. I do not miss the days when it seemed like everyone on Facebook was obsessed with it and sent those annoying game requests all the time. What were you for Halloween? I stopped dressing up a few years ago. What's your favorite flower? I don’t really have one. Have you ever stood on a frozen solid body of water? Nooo. What color are your eyes? Brown. The forever on-going question: Is Twilight stupid or actually brilliant? I was a big fan of it when the books and movies were coming out, but then I grew out of it.  Did you carve pumpkins for Halloween this year? It’s only March, but no I don’t plan on it. I haven’t done that in years. Does your family use a real pine tree or a plastic one for Christmas? We always get a real one. Is your handwriting nice? No, my handwriting is awful. Finish the sentence: Remember, remember... *shrug* Did you understand Shakespeare? Meh, it was hard to get into. What do you want to be when you're older? I’m 31 and have no idea. :/ What's your favorite dog breed? Totally biased, but Labs and German Shepherds. Can you differentiate between the words "your" and "you're?" Yes. “You’re not going to believe what happened to your car.” Do you use hair ties as bracelets? I have. What was the last school project you did that you couldn't wait to turn in? I don’t recall. Have you ever graded papers? Well, peer edits. What's the latest you've ever woken up? After 6PM. Did you ever get that short-in-the-back-long-in-the-front haircut? The bob? Yeah, I had that haircut for a few years. Can you recite the alphabet backwards? I could if I felt like it. If you could master one language in thirty minutes, what would it be? Spanish. How often do you remember your dreams? What did you last dream about? Very rarely, actually. When did you learn the ninja turtles were named after Renaissance artists? I don’t recall when I realized that. Do you do yoga? Nope. How has your day been so far? Not a great start. It’s 9:36AM and I haven’t slept yet. I was having a pain flareup and took my pain medication over an hour ago, but I still can’t sleep and now I feel kind of hungry.  What were you doing the last time 5pm rolled around? Just getting up.  Who was the last non-relative you hung out with? I haven’t hung out with anyone outside of family for the past few years. How many people have you kissed in this past month? Zero. Have you had sex in the last 10 days? No. Or ever. What's with you and the last person you kissed? Absolutely nothing. What time did you wake up this morning? Like I said, I haven’t slept yet. D: What's on your bed? Pillows, blankets, clothes, a notebook, a book, a word search book, a Daily Devotional book, a pencil case, a coloring book, a pack of colored pencils, my laptop, my phone, and myself. ha.  Did you cry at all today? Yes. Are you texting anyone? No. What's on your bedroom floor right now? Nothing. Did you kiss or hug anyone today? No. What is the last gift someone got you? My aunt bought me a cute pair of socks recently. What were you doing at midnight last night? Catching up the latest couple of episodes of Servant.  Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile? My doggo can do that.

[son-of-a-duck]

February 26, 2018

Last night I didn't get as much sleep as I would have liked.  I got to bed a little after midnight and I woke up a couple times throughout the night, including this morning at 5:37AM.  Not a great time to wake up when my alarm is set for six o'clock.  It was tempting to just stay up but I ended up turning the remaining time into a brief nap.  And then I got up, ran on the elliptical, got ready, and went to work.  

I did the usual opening stuff, including some other stuff, which meant I only had time to sharpen a few pencils.  I refilled my DVD display and then lost a lot of time trying to find a big stand to put the new jigsaw puzzle picture in.  We used to have one in one of our closets but we are cleaning it out in anticipation of the remodel.  I checked there anyway, then in the other closet, and then in the basement, but I couldn't find it anywhere, so the patrons are just going to have to work with the picture on the box.

I was on desk for two hours when we opened.  I finished my tech quiz, answered a bunch of phone calls, and caught up on news articles. After that I had a walkthrough and spent the rest of that hour looking up examples of Twinery games.  There are so many cool games/stories out there and every time I look up examples it makes me wish I could stick with it and make something cool as well.

After lunch I was off desk for an hour, then on desk for an hour.  I spent that time emailing with the guy from EMS about the upcoming class.  They were planning on bringing a crew and an ambulance, but at the moment we only have one person signed up.  If we can't get more people signed up we'll have to cancel the class because it wouldn't make sense for an active crew to bring an ambulance for a single person (when it isn't an emergency).  It's a little late for that class but I emailed the new PR lady to see if she had any ideas for promoting the two classes in March because no one is signed up for those at the moment.  They're either not interesting to people or the people don't know about them.  Either way, it's not looking good. In a last-ditch effort to drum up attendance so I we don't have to cancel the EMS class, I made a post on the staff blog that will hopefully get some staff members to sign up.  It would be nice if I had a large group of friends that I could rally for these times where I need to fill some seats.

I also decided to reuse the green display I did last March so I can pull a bunch of green-cover books.  It makes me happy.  And It is very nearly March again and I have no other ideas.

At four o'clock I had my monthly meeting with my boss.  That started with her being annoyed at my response to an email she sent out this afternoon.  I was probably a little too sarcastic, and I replied-all to everyone in the department.  So that was awkward but communication helped.  An hour later we also ended the meeting by talking about it again, so she was obviously still a little perturbed but I think we're good now.

As for the meeting itself, it went well.  We talked about the future of the tech classes/workshops and adulting.  Going into the meeting I was feeling disappointed about the lack of interest in the adulting class.  It's frustrating when I do a class or workshop and no one shows up, but it is on a whole different level when we're inviting someone to the library to present and we can't get people to attend. I feel it reflects poorly on myself, which I don't like.  But talking it through with my boss helped.  And tomorrow the teen librarian will be back (she was off today) so I can talk to her about it as well. This too shall pass.

When I got home I played a little CoD: WW2 before eating dinner and watching videos.  And then I played more CoD: WW2 so I could take advantage of the last bit of double XP.  I made it up to level 41, so about halfway the level 55 (if you go by XP), so that's not bad.  I think I was around level twelve, if not lower, when I started playing again this weekend.  If the DLC maps keep things fresh I'm feeling pretty confident about being able to reach max prestige.  I'm halfway through sixth prestige, and max is tenth, so I'm getting there.  Although it has taken me 243 hours to get where I am now, which means I have like 150 hours to go, give or take a lot of hours because that's really rough math.  It sounds like a lot of hours though, probably because it is.  We'll see.  A lot can happen between now and however long that takes.

I also played a little bit of Subnautica.  I added a new alien containment tank on top of my existing one so now I have one big one. I think I can stack up to five, so that's a goal.  I also tried to create a new scanner room in another part of the map but I had trouble with resources and then I couldn't get the thermal power plant to connect.  It was really tempting to keep messing with it but it was getting late and I knew I would get completely sucked in if I kept going.  But now I've been writing this forever because I've been distracted by videos and livestreams.

We've finally made it to the point in the evening where I record my audio journal.  If I don't ramble too long I should still be able to get eight hours of sleep.  Fingers crossed.