#jan:25

[bexstevie]

look alive, sunshine!

< w. @beyinuo >

yinuo is a crazy good bartender, don't get him wrong-- but stevie's been subjected to some...conconctions the older has made. some pretty good, and others that have left him ill in the next few hours. her creativity is impressive, he will admit, but she jumps leaps and bounds behind the possible realms of normal drinking that stevie never expects. he never knows what he's going to get.

it's why his smile's both parts nervous and excited when she pushes the drink towards him with nothing other than a grin that only speaks trouble. is she psyching him out before he even drinks it? one look at the glass she's given him has stevie pausing. he swallows, suddenly apprehensive.

"um, nino...." stevie starts, leaning forward to peer at the drink better as he drags it closer to him. it's warm, at least-- coffee? cocoa? he's not sure what the color is. it smells strong of liquor and a touch of something else stevie can't really place. "what's this supposed to be? spiked hot chocolate?" his tone is confused, or even partly scared. stevie has a 50% chance of getting something delicious he'll knock back in a few seconds. that's what he's banking on. "the holiday special? eggnog?"

[beyuji]

"and i know you will," yuji muses, huffing out a soft laugh. noel's worked so hard, it's almost a little ridiculous; but hard work brings even better results-- and she's certain they're both going to have big things come their way.

yuji gives a little nod, smile turning wry. "guilty," she admits, sighing. "i'm a singer who sings," she urges. dancing hasn't become the worst thing, and when it all comes together, it really does make a performance. yuji just doesn't like physical activity and she hates sweating. the activities noel start listing make an expression that isn't necessarily horrified, but it's baffled, definitely. "you're crazy," she says in lieu of response. "the company has me working out enough i think, but i know where to go now." she scoffs, shaking her head.

truthfully, she's hoping she's already debuted by her third year, a wish she makes every year but has only received radio silence on the other end. tests and evaluations but nothing concrete and substantial. "whatever reason it is, i do love a celebration." the corner of her mouth quirks. at noel's rambling, she gives a playful sigh, another act of tossing her hair over her shoulder dramatically.

"as you should," she sniffs, before breaking the act with a chuckle. "i'll sign anything you want. help you make a living if i make it big," she cracks a grin at the idea. reaching out, she shoves at noel's shoulder. "hey, i'll do the same for you! if you won't be excited, then i will."

beyuji

it's genuine kindness and praise that noel gives her, one that keeps her quiet for a long moment, merely listening. after a moment, her smile curves on her mouth, touched. "thank you," she hums quietly. "and well...i won't argue with you there." she tacks on, yuji's smile twisting into something playful. she'll take the compliment as is, knowing that noel's put in some pretty hard work. if he put his mind to it, she's sure he could become pretty decent on his own. "if it helps, you're probably the best dancer i know. i'm proud of you, too." yuji laughs a bit at the mention of dancing, a wry smile crossing her face. "i only started when training. it doesn't come as naturally to me like some others." yuji still remembers the amount of feedback and criticisms she received that first year. she's heaps better, but there's still work that can be done. practice always makes perfect, right? "and i don't like...being active, really." yuji admits with a snort, scratching at her cheek. noel has a good mindset about training, one that yuji has also learned over the years. maybe it was the next gen effect-- surely that environment would change up the way you think. "yeah," yuji mutters softly, frowning as she glances away, thinking. time does move fast; she wonders if she'll still be where she's at a year from now-- if she'll be awaiting another trainee contract or something else. "we should celebrate when you do," yuji glances back at noel, her smile coming back small.

his compliments and comments are genuine, yuji is skilled and noel hopes she knows that. though, truthfully, when he first learned she sung he was a bit surprised how skilled she was. noel didn’t actually know she was a trainee before he became one himself, and he sometimes questions why he had no idea yuji was a trainee nor so skilled at singing. “oh?” he tilts his head, surprised at the compliment, almost wants to say she must be lying, but… it feels good to be complimented “thank you” he smiles “i’ll work hard to become even more skilled”.

“you might feel about dancing like i feel about singing then” she chuckles “have to learn it if you wanna be an idol” he shrugs. “i might like dance so much because i like being active” which might also be why he isn’t the biggest fan of singing, because you mostly don’t move around a lot when singing. “if you ever want to start being active though, hit me up, i do it all, the gym, running, swimming, list goes on” he smiles to yuji.

“ah, we should celebrate once you hit three years as well!”. “and we should celebrate once you debut as well” there’s a small genuine smile on his lips “and once you debut, i’ll be collecting your group’s album, making your group the first album i’ll ever buy, and then i’ll force you to sign my albums” a chuckle escapes his lips “i’m almost more excited for your debut than mine”.

[wintersportism]

jan hörl also attempting to eliminate the competition by almost dislocating daniel tschofenig’s elbow during their handshake at the four hills tournament finale in bischofshofen, 06.01.2025

[breeberrypies]

the brothers ever!!??!

[bexstevie]

"there are definitely worse jobs out there." being a barista has it's ups and downs, and sure, customer service isn't as easy as some people tend to believe. out of all the jobs he applied for and managed to make it? this one? not so bad! "goat milk? do you mean oat milk?" stevie asks, confused at where she's going with that. he doesn't think he's ever seen packaged goat milk offered anywhere. maybe he should check that when he's back at work next.

"if you want, i know a couple of places to rent practice rooms around here. we can go together, one day! i'll reserve one, so don't even worry about it." stevie won't pass up a chance to dance with someone; it's always been more fun with other people. "i think you definitely could. i feel like they should be a hot commodity, no?" isn't a lot of rap or rap adjacent styles featured in kpop trends more recently? another thing he'd have to check.

"i'm not that great either," stevie cracks a grin. "i'm still messing things up. the first week i was at work, i kept writing the wrong thing on orders because i didn't understand what they wanted." it was an embarrassing couple of tries, but thankfully stevie's cute and knocks how to work the puppy dog eyes well. "seven? wow." stevie blinks.

"yeah! real cool. like...you're a pro and you know what you're doing, kind of thing." he makes a sharp noise with his mouth in added gesture. "straight to the point kind of thing, y'know?"

bexstevie

"ooh, okay, okay," stevie nods his head. "that's nice. i'm a barista too! one day a week, but..." he shrugs. it hasn't been bad, he works such little hours that it doesn't really feel like a job at all. he likes the people he works with, and he's pretty sure they only keep him around because the customers love to chat him up at the counter. he thinks about it for a second. "honestly, i was in school for dance, so i did a lot of practice in the rooms on campus." stevie admits, still wracking his mind. "and i took a lot of dance classes. some people i met had studios they'd let me rent for cheap. i could probably give you some of their contact info, if you wanted!" having a place to practice is pretty essential; you can only do so much in your apartment before you end up with an inevitable noise complaint. "three years? just about." huh. time really flies. stevie can still remember how off-putting it felt to be in such a new environment after a mess of a graduation. "what about you? when did you join your first company? or was it even before that?" stevie takes in the advice, listening as best as he can. trust in your fellow trainees, not always in the staff; don't let competition control you. which honestly-- that's fine. stevie's never been a big guy to compete with anyway. the only thing he takes stupid seriously is surfing. "wow, you sounded really professional there." stevie says, blinking in surprise as he leans back a bit. "you scared me there. i thought i was really getting lectured." stevie jokes, cracking a grin. "but thanks. i'll take that in mind. wise words, well said."

“i mean, being a barista isn’t the worst job in the world” she takes a sip of her drink. “i became one when my old group disbanded, when i decided to stay in korea i applied to a bunch of job, and a café was just the first one to accept me” she runs a hand through her hair. “i’ve been a barista for around a year now though, and it’s definitely not the best job, but it’s fine enough until i become a trainee again”. “speaking of being a barista, have i told you the goat milk story yet?”.

“i really need to start practicing my dance again if i want to become a trainee again”. “i was never the best dancer in my group, and from the disbandment date till next gen, i hadn’t really danced at all, when next gen ended i came back to barely dancing” she sighs. “i really need somewhere to practice dance, but i don’t have a lot of money” she swirls around her spoon in her cup. “do you think i could get into a company just based on my rap? maybe that’ll work… i practice my rap until i become a trainee and then i can practice dance again”. she sighs “eurgh, it’s hard to become a trainee again, in my old company i just passed the audition immediately”.

“ah i’ve actually been in korea for a while… you can’t tell from my korean though, i suck total ass at practicing and learning korean” she shrugs, “it’s been like seven years for me i think? i came when i was fifteen, i used to barely talk so my korean still isn’t the best”. “i think we speak equally good korean though i’ve been here far longer than you”.

a laugh escapes her lips, “it feels weird to give advice, i’m usually the one to take it”. she was quite babied in her old group, she was the maknae after all, she barely ever practiced by herself, her members were always around to help, which was nice back then, but with their disbandment she had to learn how to practice just by herself. “i sounded kinda cool? professional, yeah, didn’t know i had so useful words in me” she chuckles, “not the best at advice, but if you need it i’ll gladly attempt to give it.

[wejustvibing]

Beyond a filming day, a run in the 2025 challenger is not allowed outside of the pre-season Bahrain test, but Ferrari is planning to get Hamilton out in one of its previous cars before then. Ferrari would most probably hand an outing to Hamilton in its 2022 car, the F1-75, at its own Fiorano test track, which is right next door to its Maranello factory.

“I'm not sure that he (Lewis) needs tons of hours of acclimatisation. He is experienced enough to be quick on the first day, or at least very soon. We'll have one or two ‘Testing of Previous Cars’ (TPC) days, plus the test in Bahrain, and that will be enough. For sure we have part of the team already focusing on ’25, on the test plan, on the communication and so, with Lewis being part of this, but not on the race team and it's not on my mind.” - Fred Vasseur

[lsd-l]

[bronzebluemind]

the handshake will never not be weird and that’s exactly what I want from them

[bexsua]

chaerin's assurance eases sua's worries a bit, shoulders relaxing as she lets out a little breath of relief. she's still expecting them to hook her up with mics just to see if she even tries, but if chaerin is acting pretty lax about it, then it shouldn't be that much of an issue. maybe they're just wanting her to stand and look pretty--- and sua can do that, at the very least. "i'll make sure to learn the lyrics, at least." sua cracks a grin, looking part joking and the other part nervous.

chaerin's following words have her nerves spiking up, eyebrows raising. "are you serious..." she says, tone almost defeated as her shoulders droop further, this time more out of fatigue than of relief. "what kind of luck is that. i think i'm cursed." figures. the moment she joins, they throw this sort of stuff at her. "or blessed, i guess." she's not sure which she prefers, all of it so new and sudden it's throwing her for a loop. fumbling for air like a fish out of the water.

"you can't let me fumble," she says, reaching out for the other girl to tug on her sleeve. "do you think we'll have set positions there?" sua assumes all the lime girls will be around each other, so they'll be close enough, right? "you're my rock here." chaerin's been keeping her sane with her gentle assurances and consistent support in her art endeavors. it feels natural to gravitate to her for her own bout of moral support.

chaerin tries to remember what her very first event as a trainee was. she thinks it was some workshop—it feels like it's been too long for her to fully recall—but one thing for sure, it wasn't as big of an event as this christmas concert.

she can't help but chuckle at sua's confession, and she definitely doesn't blame her. having been signed for such a short time and then having to perform in front of a huge crowd is not something that would come easy for chaerin either.

"yeah, it's a group song, so if anything goes wrong, you can just start mouthing the lyrics, and i don't think anybody would notice." chaerin gives a playful wink toward the other before shaking her head at the ridiculous advice she's just given.

"you happened to join right before a huge event like this. i've performed in front of some important people before, but nothing so public like this. it's a pretty rare event," she commented. she truly can't recall so many public events like this one during her two years as a trainee. this was truly something for the companies, and she thinks it's a sign that they're trying to put their trainees in the eyes of the public.

[world-of-stone]

I trust you've all seen which photo Krafti chose as the first one for his B'hofen recap post on Insta?

If not:

Complete post:

And Insta story, for good measure

[dilf-in-peril]

[wintersportism]

are we about to kiss rn

[bexstevie]

"but it's christmas!" he argues back. "it's the season of giving! c'mon, i can't get you even one?" stevie huffs, pouts a bit for good nature. "and look, i'm not stopping you from buying over three. i'm offering to do it for you. no money spent on your end, and i get you a gift. two birds, one stone-- c'mon," he urges in a ramble.

his pout deepens as he watches her put it back. "you don't like salmon?" he inquires, adjusting his beanie. "or is it like...not the season for it?" is that how these things work? "does salmon break the look for you?"

"pinkish red, huh..." he trails off, squinting as he looks over the selection. there's a couple of ones that he'd categorize as pinkish red, and points at another one, this time with cherry packaging. "that looks cute. is that too red?"

she quickly shakes her head at his offer because as sweet as it is, jueun knows that she really does have to restrict herself. while the holiday sales were great, she was aware that all these brands were going to put out new colors and designs as soon as it became 2025, so she'd have to stop from going overload with the shopping.

"no, you're supposed to stop me," she said rather teasingly before letting out a chuckle. "all these colors are cute and whatnot, but i just know that these brands are probably going to put out something new soon anyway, so i'm really going to restrain myself!" it sounded almost like a testament for herself. if she didn't say it out loud, she wasn't sure how much she'd stick to it.

she looked back down at the color she picked up, taking his words into consideration. "hm, you're right. it does actually look more salmon in this light," she stated before putting it back down. plus, she already had enough similar looking blushes in her makeup bag at this moment. "i think i'm looking for something with a more pinkish red tone."

there were so many parts of makeup that came together to finish a look, but she agreed with stevie in which she believed that blush was what finalized the whole look. "it really does! i think the right blush can make or break a look."

[rooolt]

remembered gothcleats are canonically married and have a child. Life just got a little bit brighter

[blinkandyoumissit]

25 JAN 2018 | Billboard • Ahead of the release of their new album ‘Mania’, Fall Out Boy let loose in a Dave & Buster’s

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The January 25, 1923 edition of the Daily News printed this photo: snowfall gives Broadway a new reason to call itself the Great White Way. Click/tap to enlarge.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons