#on that note where is KANG MINA

[dayoungs]

just had a nightmare moment where i saw chungha and somi in a picture together and thought oh they know each other ? before remembering they were literally in the same group whose lifespan i was entirely present for

[nj-6-girl]

The sun cast a warm glow through the windows of Seoul Academy, illuminating rows of neatly arranged desks. Twelve-year-old Choi Micha sat at her desk, tapping her pen against a blank piece of paper. Her long, silky hair cascaded over her shoulder as she frowned at the daunting task before her: an essay on Korean history. Despite her usual confidence, the subject left her uninspired.

"Mina," Micha whispered, glancing over at her best friend, who sat beside her. Mina's desk was equally clear of any productive work, her notebook filled with doodles instead of notes.

"Yeah?" Mina replied, looking up with a mischievous grin that often got her into trouble.

"How are we supposed to write this essay?" Micha asked, a hint of desperation in her voice.

Mina shrugged, her grin widening. "I didn't even start mine. I was hoping you had some ideas."

" didn't you do search in the books that the teachers gave us for information to write this essay"

" nah, I didn't" she shrugged carelessly.

" you're going to get In trouble again, and your parents won't let this go easley" Micha said quietly while putting her head on top of her arms on the table.

" what's new" she said equally as quiet while looking anywhere but her friend.

Both girls came from prominent, wealthy families in Korea, Despite Mina’s troublemaking reputation, Micha knew her friend had a kind heart, often hidden beneath her rebellious exterior. Mina's parents were strict, frequently punishing her for her antics, sometimes they were really harsh on her on the smallest thing.

" are you going to be ok" Micha mumbled softly.

" I'm ok"

The classroom buzzed with activity as other students scribbled away, but Micha and Mina found solace in their mutual predicament. Under the table, Mina playfully nudged Micha's leg with her foot. Micha retaliated, and soon, the two were lightly kicking each other, giggles stifled behind their hands to avoid the teacher's stern glare.

As the final bell rang, signaling the end of the school day, Micha felt a mix of relief and excitement. She followed her usual routine, heading to the convenience store near the school. The small bell above the door chimed as she entered, and she made a beeline for her favorite dessert: strawberry mochi. With her treat in hand, she walked to the nearby playground, a quiet spot where she could enjoy her snack in peace.

Sitting on a swing, Micha savored the sweet taste of the mochi, her mind wandering to anything but history essays. " Should I try the chocolate mochi next time" she whispered to herself while adjusting her baby pink back bag on her lap and swings lightly.

" hello there" a woman voice said behind her as Micha jumped slightly on her seat" don't need to be frightened" the pretty woman chuckled.

" I just want to have a small talk with you"

The women looks pretty, I should trust she doesn't look like the scary women in the movies that kidnaps children like Kang oppa told me about.

" what's you name ? And how old are you beautiful?" She crouched in front of her.

" my name is Choi Micha, and I'll be turning thirteen this October" she said adorably while pouting.

" I'm jeong saebi and I work at ador entertainment, oh do you like candies I have some more here" saebi noticed how the little girl was clutching her mochi in a tight grip like someone would steal it from her, how cute.

It's true that Kang oppa would scold me if he saw me take Free candy but, saebi unnie is pretty like the women in movies she wouldn't do anything bad to me.

" thank you" she grabbed the candies and put them in her bag for later.

" do you like music"

Micha nodded twice without thinking.

" oh what is your favorite idol group" the pretty woman said fixing the flying hair of Micha.

" I like girls generation" her eyes lit up while saying the name of her favorite group.

" that's great! Do you want to be like them one day"

Again Micha nodded her head without thinking, but this time it was faster.

" brilliant! I work in a company that may makes your dream come true, here is my card, call me when you make your decision, ok?" She finally got up from her position and handed her the card.

" thank you, I promise I will think about it since you gave me my favorite candies" Micha squealed joyfully.

" you really are beautiful, I hope you think about it". Saebi spoke gently to the little girl in front of her.

It would be a nice addition, I hope her family accept it though. Saebi wasn't blind, she noticed the girl uniform and knew right then that she wasn't from a normal family.

" well I have to go, bye Micha" she waved as she walked away.

" bye unnie" she said softly as she stared at the card in her hand.

When Micha arrived home, she was practically bouncing with joy. She plugged in her headphones and played her favorite Girls' Generation songs, losing herself in the music and the glamorous world of her idols. The elegant choreography, stunning visuals, and catchy tunes captivated her, fueling her dreams of one day joining their ranks.

As the last notes of the song played, Micha stood in front of her mirror, holding the business card. She imagined herself on stage, bathed in lights, performing for adoring fans. A smile spread across her face as she whispered to herself, "One day, I'll be just like them."

[married-2-the-music]

K-pop Discography Deep Dives: Chung Ha

Chungha first debuted in 2016, through the temporary group I.O.I., which also launched the careers of soloist Jeon Somi and actors Kim Sejeong and Kang Mina. As a soloist, she debuted with Why Don’t You Know in 2017 after I.O.I. 's disbandment.

Here are my credentials: I’d consider myself a casual fan of Chung Ha, who I know mainly through her friend Sunmi. I’ve heard a decent amount of her title tracks, and a few b-sides, but I’m looking forward to hearing more of her songs and forming a more accurate opinion of her work as a whole.

Why Don’t You Know is surprisingly chill with its acoustic guitar and lighthearted whistling effects, but has a calm kind of tropical summer catchiness that’s honestly pretty effective. It’s not an instant classic, as it does sound a lot like other tropical-inspired songs, but I did like it, minus the rap, which felt a bit too harsh for a song like this. (Also, can I say, I love that yellow, green, and red cardigan she wears in the MV! It’s stunning.)

From the EP, Hands On Me is a jazzy little opening, and I wish it was longer. It reminds me of a 9Muses track in the best way possible. Make A Wish continues that jazziness with a self-assured, smooth Chicago-esque showmanship that I really appreciated. It’s definitely a shoulder-dancing song, if you know what I mean. Cosmic Dust is a pretty traditional ballad, but provides a nice showcase for Chung Ha’s vocals.

Roller Coaster is pretty minimalistic at its beginning, and I was a bit worried that it’d be boring, but it turns out that those worries were unfounded. By the chorus, it spirals into an engaging dance floor bop that had me nodding my head. My only gripe is that I wish it took its high points a little higher, with perhaps more vocalizing or more of a cathartic point at the end of the chorus (a la TXT’s Chasing That Feeling), but overall that’s a small critique.

From the EP, Offset, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Do It at the beginning but I grew to appreciate its energy. I liked Bad Boy a lot, though I enjoyed the fast-paced verses and pre-choruses more than the chorus. Its last minute got me, though, and it became a solid hidden gem of mine. It was a bit of whiplash, though, to go from the fun of Bad Boy to the abject heartbreak of Remind Of You, a good lesson that not every album necessarily needs a ballad if it doesn’t fit in.

Love U is a song that I hadn’t realized I’d actually heard before, since I’d only heard the chorus. The opposite of Roller Coaster, its intro starts with a hard-hitting trap beat, while the song itself feels more like Why Don’t You Know with its bright summery energy. I enjoy the background vocalizing and the underlying drum beat too, though I feel like the chorus is a bit too empty for me to like as much as I did Make A Wish or Bad Boy. From the EP, Blooming Blue, I enjoyed the bright call-and-response of “I’m in love, I’m in love” from Cherry Kisses and the bass guitar contrasted with Chung Ha’s high voice in Drive.

Gotta Go is a single, and intrigued me right from its unique flute-meets-trap sampling, that matches with Chung Ha’s signature synthy background. The chorus is very interesting, because it both is and isn’t an anti-drop; it doesn’t exactly release the tension of the song, but it doesn’t let it fall away either. Instead, it’s a little like a Taemin track in that the tension never really goes away. I do like the high note before the last chorus, though I wish that there was more of a bridge. I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this one. It’s not a favorite, but I don’t hate it, and I don’t think I’d skip it if it showed up on my shuffle.

Snapping picks up similarly to where Gotta Go left off, with a beat in the middle of a lot of k-pop; not a super invigorating one, but not boring by any means. I’m glad that the anti-drop was left until the end of the chorus, as if it was the entire thing, I would be disappointed. I do really like the “now I let you go.” As is, I don’t mind this one, and I wouldn’t skip it, but I wouldn’t search it out either.

From the EP, Flourishing, I had a clear standout in Chica. Clearly taking influences from Latin Pop and some Spice-Girls-esque feel-good-you-can-do-it-babe Girl Power, it’s hard not to smile when you hear it, especially at the “chica, chica, see you’ve got it all; chica, chica, see you’re beautiful!” All in all, it’s a delightful addition to my playlist. I also liked the song Flourishing itself, especially its pre-choruses.

Now, we start Chung Ha’s 20-song epic Querencia, which has four sides, Noble, Savage, Unknown, and Pleasures, and each has a title track. Side A, Noble’s, is Bicycle, a sing-talk track that leads with a trap-beat background and melds K-pop girl crush with Ariana Grande-esque lyrics. I…really do not like this song. I have a very low tolerance for “I’m cooler than you” music in general, but when it’s pared with such an empty chorus and feels like a recycled Blackpink b-side? Yikes. Sorry, Chung Ha. From Side A {Noble}, I liked the subtle Latin-pop influences and interesting percussion of Masquerade and the great, chugging beat that’s so great at leading Flying On Faith (a rare completely English song that I loved).

Stay Tonight is Querencia’s second single, and thankfully returns to her signature synthpop. The verses had me nodding my head—a huge improvement from Bicycle—and had me excited for the chorus. But, after the great high note in the pre-chorus, the chorus itself didn’t feel like enough of a payoff, instead feeling more meandering and unengaging. While I absolutely liked it more than Bicycle, it’s not in my top 10 of her singles.

From Side B {Savage}, I enjoyed the way-too-short a-capella section at the beginning of the choruses and the “don’t make me, don’t make me dream of you” in Dream Of You (another English language track I enjoy). I also liked the breathy vocalizations in both Bother Me and Chill, Chill especially.

Play is the third single, and embraces a more playful and upbeat sound that harkens back to Why Don’t You Know, Love U, and Cherry Kisses. Though the subject isn’t that different from the other two, the genuine fun that its chorus is when it explodes and the excellent interpolation of reggaeton (in both the beat and the choreo) and brass makes this one something special. The chorus here absolutely delivers, with several parts all coming together to form a very satisfying payoff. Definitely my favorite single so far.

Demente is also a single from this side, and shockingly, it’s all in Spanish. It’s not unusual for K-pop idols to release songs with Latin pop inspired beats, or even in different languages, but this is definitely a rarity. Demente (which means “crazy” in Spanish), is honestly a really solid, catchy pop song, and (though Spanish isn’t my first language) if I didn’t know that she wasn’t fluent in it, I wouldn’t have guessed. As I’ve mentioned on my blog before, I’m a linguistics major, so this was a delight to listen to. Genuinely, kudos to Chung Ha, and to Guaynaa, the featured artist, who has the distinction of having a rap that I thought really added to the song. From Side C {Unknown}, my hidden gem was the acoustic guitar and piano led, comfortingly slow Byulharang.

X is the final single from Querencia, and is a more emotional, stripped-back performance that Chung Ha dedicates to her mother and the work that they both put in to achieve her dreams of becoming an idol. Filmed entirely in black and white and featuring an enormous, Godzilla-like Chung Ha wandering through a tiny, closed-off city fighting against her, it’s a great example of why soloists should write their own tracks. It’s imbued with a lovely sense of pathos and feels like a fitting way to end a magnum opus of an album. From Side D {Pleasures}, I liked the restful album closers in Everybody Has’ traditional ballad structure, the calmly catchy Comes N Goes, and the instrumental Querencia.

Killing Me is another single, and while it’s similar to Gotta Go, it feels sleeker and more streamlined, focused on achieving the goal that is its chorus. Because of this, it’s quite short–under three minutes–and, though it’s not the best of her singles, it doesn’t overstay its welcome. Another perfectly fine track that I wouldn’t skip but wouldn’t search out.

Sparkling feels more like Roller Coaster than anything from Querencia, which had me excited right away. It has, well, unsurprisingly, a sparkling quality to its instrumentals, and would be right at home on a dance floor. It’s delightfully bubbly, tip toeing and tap dancing all over the place with delight, and that energy is infectious. As always, I wish it had a more defined chorus, but I really like the lead-in in both the bridge and pre-choruses.

From the EP, Bare & Rare, Good Night My Princess caught my ear immediately with a sense of warmth that’s unusual for a ballad, and I loved it even more when I found out that Chung Ha wrote it as a thank you for all the sacrifices her mother made for her to be able to grow up and pursue her dreams, similarly to X. The song features Chung Ha’s voice at its most lovely, and it made me tear up a little, if we’re being honest. I also enjoyed Bibi’s feature and the excellent sense of drama in Crazy Like You, the celebratory mood in Louder, and especially the crying-on-the-dance-floor vibes of Love Me Out Loud (which gets more addicting with every repeat).

I’m glad I did this! I enjoyed Chung Ha’s work more than I thought I would, although I shouldn’t be surprised as a big fan of Sunmi and synthpop in general. I learned that she writes many of her own songs, and that she speaks some English and a little Spanish, so color me impressed. I found a bunch of songs I enjoyed—mainly b-sides—that I added to my playlists. So I’d say you could consider me at least a fan now!

My Top 5 songs are Play, Love Me Out Loud, Chica, Cherry Kisses, and Flying On Faith, with Good Night My Princess as an honorable mention. Chung Ha gets an 8.25 out of 10 from me, which is about what I expected. I think that where her songs often falter for me are the choruses, which unfortunately is one of the most important parts. When she pulls it off, she’s made some excellent tracks. But more often than not, I find myself loving the buildup but being disappointed by the pay-off. There were very few tracks I didn’t at least enjoy, and this isn’t me saying that I think her work is bad. But with just a few changes and a greater sense of pay-off, she would have a pretty unbeatable discography.

Next time, we’ll be starting a two week series on a pretty huge girl group, and we’ll be having a boy group supplemental next week. Tschüss!

[blossominghunnie]

4

Jinwoo parked her car outside of YG, literally the second Mina sent the message to the groupchat. Not longer after, Yeji comes out of the glass doors. Looking pretty tired but happy to see her friends.

“Hi, girlsss.”

“Hi, Ji!” Both said at the same time as they give the younger a big hug.

“How was class?” Jinwoo asked as they entered the car, again. She was on the driver’s seat while Mina on the passenger seat and Yeji got comfortable on the backseat.

“Ugh, so tiring. I feel like Mr. Kang wants to kill us or something.” She rolled her eyes. “We literally dance till we drop.”

“That old man hag should just retire. I’ve heard so many awful stories about him that even I hate him and I’ve never met him.” Mina commented.

“Me too. He sounds horrible.”

“He is. But enough about that excuse of a man.” Yeji rolled her eyes. “How was the presentation? I could only see clips on Twitter.”

“It went pretty well, actually.” Jinwoo answered while keeping her eyes on the road. “Better than I expected.”

“Yeah! There was a lot of cheering, so I guess that’s a good sign.” Mina continued.

“I’m pretty sure it is.” Yeji laughed. “I’m so proud of you, guys!”

“Aw, thanks Ji!”

After a few minutes they finally arrived at their destination.

“Okaaay, we’re here.” Jinwoo parked outside McDonald’s.

The girls exited the car and walked into the restaurant, where they usually went after a busy and tiring day.

Jinwoo and Yeji went to sit down while Mina ordered their usual. They were chatting when the pink haired felt her phone vibrate. She grabbed her phone and was surprised by the text.

She just smiled and made a mental reminder to text him back later that night.

“Why are you smiling?” Yeji asked after seeing the other girl blushing.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Yeji raised her eyebrow. “Okayy, Jake texted me.”

“Aww, what did he say?”

“I’m not sure, I’ll open it once I’m home.”

“You better tell us when you do, I wanna know the tea.” The younger smiled.

“Yeah, sure.” Jinwoo rolled her eyes playfully.

Mina came right after with their food.

“Here you go.” She gave each of them their order.

“Thanks.”

They started eating when Yeji spoke.

“Min, guess what! Prince Charming sent our dear Woo a text.”

“Oooh. And what did he say? That he’s in love with you?” Mina teased the pink haired.

“I wish.” She laughed. “I don’t know, I haven’t opened it yet.”

“She promised that when she does she’ll spill the tea.” Yeji smiled playfully.

“I promise I will.”

“You better.” Jinwoo put her arms up in defense making them laugh.

Oh, how she loved times like this. She loved her friends so much.

Synopsis: Jinwoo was a professional dancer that was recently hired by Hybe to be a backup dancer for Enhypen's comeback. Everything was going smoothly until she started developing feelings for a certain member.

Will she hide them or act on them?

Note: I didn’t know how to end it, lmao.

Taglist: @woncoree

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[onceinsomniac]

A Leader’s Burden

Note: This is only the first part of a new au I’m working on.

It was early Saturday morning and Jihyo’s day was already not going according to plan. When she had gone to sleep the day before, she had been looking forward to spending the next day relaxing with her girlfriends. Especially considering how long it had been since they had had an off day. She had woken up early, carefully removing both Jeongyeon and Momo’s arms from around her in order to leave the bed without waking them up. She’d then made her way out of the two older girl’s room before heading towards the kitchen to cook breakfast for them all, hoping the smell of food would entice them out of bed.

She had just been mixing the pancake mix when she felt arms wrapping around her waist, pulling her into a back hug. The faint smell of lavender let her know who it was immediately. “Good morning baby. How did you sleep? She asked the older girl. “Better than I had in a long time”, Sana admitted. “I love off days.” Jihyo simply chuckled in response.

“As much as I love your hugs, I kind of need to move unless you want to set the kitchen on fire again”, she said once Sana refused to break the hug. She immediately let go thought, at the reminder of the last time she had set the kitchen on fire. She visibly shuddered remembering the scolding she had gotten from Jeongyeon.

“So why are you up so early”, she asked as she walked over to the fridge and started taking out several fruits, helping Jihyo with making breakfast. “I wanted to get an early start on the day. In order to make the most out of it.”

Sana hummed in response, a comfortable silence filling the kitchen as both girls worked around each other to finish making the breakfast, not really needing words to communicate after spending so much time together.

Jihyo was just setting down the huge stack of pancakes in the dining table when her phone buzzed, the familiar ringtone letting her know that it was one of the managers calling. She told Sana to make sure the sizzling bacon didn’t burn before making her way out the kitchen to take the call. “Manager Unnie, it’s the first off day we’ve had in months”, she immediately said after answering the call. “I know Jihyo. I’m sorry but JYP has asked for you to meet with him in his office as soon as possible”, she explained, the seriousness of her tone worrying Jihyo. “Is everything okay? she asked. “Just get down here please”, she answered before hanging up the call.

Jihyo made her way back to the kitchen where Sana was just setting the plate filled with bacon down on the table. “What’s wrong?” she asked, immediately getting worried by the look of concern on the younger girl’s face. “Nothing’s wrong. I just need to go down to the company for a short while”, she said. “What? Why? It’s our off day”, Sana complained. “I don’t know but don’t worry. I’m sure it’s nothing important and it’s just JYP being impatient like usual”, she said, not wanting to worry the other girl.

“I’m going to go change”, she said. “Wait, what about breakfast?” Sana asked. “Can you finish preparing it and wake the others once it’s done? I’d rather get this over with now.” Sana nodded understandingly. “I’ll leave you some leftovers for when you get back”, she told her. Jihyo smiled at her words, quickly walking towards her and pecking her on the lips. “Thanks. I love you”, she told her as she walked out the kitchen, smiling at hearing Sana repeating the sentiment.

She had quietly made her way into her room, being careful not to wake up the still sleeping Mina, with whom she shared the room, or Dahyun who was currently cuddling with Mina while they slept. It wasn’t unusual to find the girls sleeping in various different combinations in the dorm, usually all of them simply slipping into the closest bed and sleeping there with whomever happened to crawl into the same bed.

After quietly changing, she walked out, waving goodbye at Sana who was now squeezing fresh orange juice in the kitchen.

She met up with her manager out front and within ten minutes, she was sitting in JYP’s office, watching the man anxiously pacing back and forth. Jihyo felt nervousness bubbling within her at the sight of the usually composed man looking so troubled. Suddenly, JYP stopped pacing and turned to face her. “Do you understand the kind of mess you’re in Jihyo? This could ruin your entire career. Everything we’ve worked so hard to achieve.”

“I’m sorry sir but I don’t understand what you’re talking about”, Jihyo responded, keeping her head down in a sign of respect, not wanting to anger the man even more. Without warning, JYP slammed a folder he had been holding on top of the desk. “This. This is what I’m talking about”, he said. Jihyo grabbed the folder and opened it, feeling her heart drop at the sight inside.

The folder was full of pictures of all the members, most in compromising positions. There was one of Tzuyu and Nayeon kissing and Jihyo recognized it from one of their latest award shows. Nayeon had been so happy at them winning that she had kissed the closest member the moment they were backstage, sure that no one could see them.

Another one was of Jihyo herself kissing Mina. It had also been taken backstage, right after the first time Mina had performed feel special after coming back from her hiatus. The younger girl had been so stressed out about her first performance in months and Jihyo had wanted to show her what a good job she had done.

There were a few more, all of them catching different members in the same position. Momo and Sana. Jeongyeon and Nayeon once again. Dahyun and Tzuyu. And those were just to name a few.

“Look I don’t know what you girls get up to during your private life, and honestly, I don’t care, but doing these things in public is simply unacceptable.” Jihyo could have sworn that she felt her heart crack at the disgust that filled her CEO’s voice when he talked about “the things” they did.

“We got this folder filled with these pictures this morning anonymously. Now, the only way to save this is to get ahead of the train wreck that’s about to happen. I’ve talked with Kang Daniel’s manager and they’ve agreed that you and Daniel are to start a relationship immediately.”

Jihyo could barely keep up with everything he was saying, feeling overwhelmed by everything. She wasn’t naïve. She had always known that if the news got out, twice would be ruined. They lived in a conservative country where even the news of two idols of the same sex dating would be enough to ruin them forever. So, she couldn’t even imagine if the news got out that twice, the nation’s girl group, were all in a poly relationship with each other.

But it had seemed worth it at the time, to be able to be in a relationship with 8 other girls which she loved more than anything in the world. She had never felt something as pure as her love for them. But now, faced with knowing that the secret could soon be out, she started doubting her choices. And not because of herself. She couldn’t care less about what happened to her. But knowing the amount of hate that her girlfriends were sure to receive broke her heart.

But the idea of acting like she was in a relationship with someone else honestly disgusted her. “But what about the other girls?” she asked. JYP shook his head. “You’d be doing this for them. You know what will happen if the public finds out. And obviously, you cannot tell anyone about this. Not even them. Because you know as well as I do that them knowing risks the chance of one of them making a mistake and bringing us all down.”

Jihyo felt dizzy at all the sudden information. “Daniel, please come in”, JYP suddenly called. The office door opened to reveal the older idol whom Jihyo had only met once before. He nodded his head towards her in acknowledgement before looking back towards JYP.

“Jihyo, you and Daniel will be spending the day together. The managers have already compiled a schedule which has been leaked to dispatch. By tomorrow morning, everyone will know of your couple status.” Without another word, he waved his hand, silently dismissing her. Daniel stepped towards her, offering an arm in her direction.

Jihyo stood up but didn’t take Daniel’s arm, still hesitating. The idea that the girls would soon hear the news of her apparent relationship and that she wouldn’t be able to explain the situation made her anxious. But at the same time, she felt responsible for not taking larger precautions to make sure their relationship was kept secret. JYP noticed her hesitation and gazed at her sternly.

“This is on you Jihyo. You’re the leader and it’s your job to make sure everything runs smoothly. Now you know I’ve always supported you girls but I have the company to think about. Our image. So, fix this now before the media drags you down. Because I can assure you, we will cut our losses before we go down with you.”

Jihyo barely contained her shiver at the hidden threat in his words. She managed a small nod of acknowledgment at his words before taking the arm Daniel was holding out to her and walking out with her new boyfriend, biting back the urge to scream or hit something and putting on a fake smile on her face.

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Jihyo spent the whole day with Daniel, going to the zoo and then going out to eat at a restaurant. Both of them acted like they didn’t notice the discreet flashes following them. Jihyo also ignored her phone’s constant ringing, eventually shutting it off as her guilt grew with every missed call and ignored text.

Daniel was kind enough. He opened her door and made small talk as they walked around the zoo but something about him seemed off to Jihyo. She couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was but she couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable with him. Unfortunately, it seemed like she would have to get used to him.

It was around nine when he finally drove her back to the dorm. He accompanied her to the door. Jihyo felt nervous knowing what was coming. The thing they needed to do in order to convince the public of their relationship. Daniel grabbed her by the elbow and turned her to face him. He gingerly cupped her cheek and leaned down, his lips meeting hers in a kiss. The kiss lasted no more than a few seconds, just enough to allow the hidden dispatch people to take some photos. But it was more than enough for Jihyo.

“I’m doing it for them. To protect them”, she reminded herself. Knowing that however, didn’t help with the guilt pooling in her stomach. She forced a small smile on her face as she said goodbye before quickly making her way into the building.

She used her key to open the door to the dorm, unprepared for the sight that greeted her. Jeongyeon was standing in front of her with her arms crossed, a serious expression on her face. Without a word, she walked over to Jihyo and grabbed her by the arm before dragging her towards the living room where the other seven members where standing. She let go of her and walked over to stand next to Nayeon.

Jihyo was confused at what was happening. She knew the girls would be upset about her being gone the whole day but that didn’t explain their reactions.

“Want to explain why you where missing the whole day and didn’t answer our calls? Or better yet, how about you explain why you were kissing someone else just a few minutes ago.” Momo said angrily, finally breaking the tense silence.

Realization dawn on Jihyo as she finally realized that they must have seen her and Daniel from the window. She wasn’t ready for this. She had thought that she would have until the next day to figure out how to break the news before they saw it on dispatch.

“So? You aren’t going to say anything”, Chaeyoung scoffed angrily. Jihyo felt tears prickling her eyes but pushed them back. She knew what she had to do but wasn’t ready.

She opened her mouth to explain but quickly shut it again as JYP’s words reverberated though her mind. She was the leader and it was on her to fix the mess she’d gotten all of them into. “I’m sorry”, she said, unable to say anything else. The girls took this as confirmation and the same look of heartbreak showed on all their faces except Nayeon’s who looked more pissed off than Jihyo had even seen her before.

Tzuyu stood up without warning and made her way to her room without a word but Jihyo managed to get a glimpse of her glistening eyes. Dahyun and Chaeyoung quickly followed their maknae to their room but not without sending looks of contempt towards Jihyo, so unlike their usual smiles.

“I think it’s best if you stay away from us for a little while”, Jeongyeon said, clearly trying to be mature about things. Mina and Momo nodded their agreement. “Not like you need us anyways when you have your boy toy”, Nayeon spat out furiously. Jihyo could see the betrayal in her eyes. Mina put a hand on Nayeon’s shoulders trying to calm her down. Without another word they stood up and followed their younger members.

“So much for spending the whole day together”, Sana spat out bitterly before following the others to the maknae’s room which was the bigger of the dorm and the one where they usually stayed in when they all wanted to be together. The sound of the door slamming shut however, let Jihyo know that she wasn’t invited this time. She quietly reminded herself that she was doing this for them. That she was helping them in the long run.

This thought helped her keep her composure while she made her way into her room and changed her clothes before crawling into her bed which felt empty, having grown used to the feeling of other warm bodies around her as she slept. Once hidden under her covers, however, her composure finally broke, her body shaking with the force of the sobs heaving though her body. She bit down on her hand to keep her cries from being heard, knowing she’d have to get used to the loneliness that now filled her.

That night, Jihyo cried herself to sleep for the first time of many more to come. And a tiny ball of self-hatred formed inside her as she thought on the pain she had cause the girls she loved. A ball which would continue growing day by day until it couldn’t be contained anymore.

[chaeryybomb]

JUNE COMEBACKS REVIEW

BLACKPINK: HOW YOU LIKE THAT

ngl I’m kinda sad bc a lot of y’all don’t like the song ;-; but I can’t do anything about it since it’s your opinion so

but I hope that people know the difference between hating and giving criticism saying the song sucks and that it’s trash music is straight up music

I can get why people are disappointed with the song since everyone wanted almost the same thing, “jennie getting a rap part”, “jisoo saying blackpink in your area” and a high note from rosé

personally I really like the song, to me it’s not the same as dddd and ktl tbh I think it’s different

plus I kinda expected it to be like that bc their songs usually follow that yg style ya know the only songs I say that don’t follow that stereotypical yg style is “love scenario”, “stay” and AKMU’s songs

i mean if you compare the song with other yg artists song, they all have the same vibe to it because of the “yg style” we always say

the song also gives me nct and skz vibes too, like specifically “punch” and “side effects” bc of the heavy edm and also bc their songs has been called noise before dhshd

but enough of that

I really like how the song starts calmly in the beginning and then it starts to be more aggressive

also I like the fact that each of the girls get a chance to say “how you like that”

lisa’s rap????? y e s

personally I feel like this time it had more of a fairer distribution, including lines and center parts

like jisoo actually gets some center parts in the dance break and chorus

i also really like the outfits this era, especially the modernized hanboks! though I have mix feelings about the pink wig dhshdh

speaking of hair, jennie!! she fucking dyed her hair!!!

and rosé is no longer blonde dhsjdj

the parts I found weird is when rosé says “look up in the sky it’s a bird it’s a plane” i have no idea how that fits in the song so

and the “dumdudurum” part at the end, it sounds out of place, like especially after it the song ends

i also think that this is their best choreography! right next to don’t know what to do

overall, I really like the song, if you don’t it’s fine! hylt has the most aesthetic mv’s I’ve seen and the outfits are so much better and it has been said that BLACKPINK’s old stylist left the company in January no not maeng

lisa’s fur coat outfit reminds me of yeji’s outfit in wannabe

would I say that hylt is their best song? no, I think playing with fire was their best song but it’s not a terrible song either

another I like is jisoo owning this era, say what you want, hylt is Jisoo’s era period.

STRAY KIDS: GOD’S MENU

what even is a concept anymore

we all thought it was going to be some street racer concept

buT NO

it’s a kung fu panda concept dhshdh

felix!!! my baby has lines !!!!

his demonic voice is bACK

hyunjin’s blond hair 😭😭

what the fUCK

the way he tied it up in a ponytail, like sir that is diSRESPECTFUL he really is jaebum’s son huh

okay okay on to the song

it honestly shocked me so much, like the rap parts were so aggressive like and the vocals are kinda angelic???

i really really like the pre-chorus, seungmin’s voice is just so !!!!! i also like seungmin+i.n’s little duet after felix’s part

spEAKING OF FELIX’S PART

“looking like a chef I’m a five star Michelin” bro that part is lowkey demonic looking in the dance

like mans pulled his knees up and put his hands through them while looking directly at you

does that not look demonic to you??? my friend said it reminded her of a spider dhshdhr

also the “dududu” part instantly reminded me of bp’s dddd dhshd like can someone edit a part of bp going “oh wait till I do when I hit you with that” and cuts to skz “DUDUDU”

the fact that no one has done it yet astounishes me

also what the fuck is that chain thing on Chan’s face, who put it there and why dhshd

bless whoever gave changbin dual contacts lens

AND WHO GAVE JEONGIN SLEEVELESS SHIRTS WHO ALLOWED THAT DHSHD

at first I found the choreography a bit funny bc they added like cooking gestures to it dhshd, like stirring the pot in the chorus but my favorite part of the dance is changbin’s part

the entire album was a bop okay, the fact that “god’s menu” wasn’t even the title track and they decided to change it, the fact that jyp has so much TRUST in bang chan also we get to see chan and sana being best friends uwu

“pacemaker” is literally “my pace” 2020 ver dhshd it even has the “nananana” part!

my favorites from the album is “TA”, “blueprint” and “haven”!!

also “easy”,,,, chan what did u do that it can’t be performed in shows

TWICE: MORE & MORE

wow girl groups are really being criticized this month huh

if y’all don’t know what happened with twice, a lot of people are criticizing twice for not singing live during their encore stages

a lot of them are especially going after momo

I’ve watched their encore stages and I don’t know why people are saying they sound bad???? maybe they need a better vocal coach but the fact that people are taking advantages of the situation just to hate on them smh

a n y w a y s

the song definitely gives a whole lot of “dtna” vibes bc of the tropical concept, its like “dtna” but the mature version

if “dance the night away” had an older sister, it would be “more & more”

also I really like the eve & adam concept, “more & more” is also another “creepy”ish song that is hidden behind a catchy tune, like “yes or yes” where ppl think it’s a cute song but the lyrics says otherwise

okay actually writing this out, it’s mv has “dtna” vibe but the song is so much like “yes or yes”

if you read the lyrics, the girls are basically saying that “no matter how hard you try to hide, you’re going to be mine again”

even in dahyun’s rap she says “I’m naturally selfish, I��m sorry if you didn’t know” and “you will fall for me, you can’t say no no”

it’s almost the same as her part in “yes or yes” where she says “there is no letters n and o” dhshdh sorry this becam a whole theory

back the real song review, I’m so glad that momo got a dance break! I think that this is their fairest line distribution yet. jeongyeon got her lines, dubchaeng got their rap parts and momo has a lot of center parts!!

and the girls look so much happier during their promotions especially tzuyu! she was smiling so much, maybe it’s because mina is with them and I’m so happy they get to perform as nine again

i really like their choreography and the part where they do the chest bounce is really satisfying idk why dhsdh

plus jeongyeon got better outfits this era cough feel special era cough

overall, I really like this comeback and it’s nice that nayeon got the high notes this time instead of jihyo

IZ*ONE: SECRET STORY OF THE SWAN

oh boy this is definitely my favorite song of this month

it’s so much different than their other songs!!!

and there’s so much to go on about!

wonyoung, minju, sakura and hyewon literally improved so much. im so proud of them !!!

hyewon, nako and sakua getting to sing the chorus??? y e s

chaeyena rap parts????? y e s

chaeyeon getting a dance break AND a high note???? Y E S

my favorite parts is eunbi+chaewon pre chorus wow I have a thing for pre choruses don’t I dhsh

i will say that this song vies the girls the chance to show how much they’ve improved throughout the eras, especially the j-line and visual line since a lot of people said they didn’t belong in izone

wonyoung and yujin's expressions are really on point as well

and yena's hip move dhshdhs

it's also rlly cute how eunbi throws confetti at her part dhshd

it’s refreshing to see how the girls improved

unfortunately, izone will be disbanding this year ;-; this is why I never liked the produce series

but we do have some ideas what will happen to the members though, we all know yena will be added into everglow, i having a feeling that eunbi and chaeyeon will be debuting as a soloist, they have so much potential plus the radiate chungha energy

nako, hitomi and sakura would most likely return to Japan, although I see sakura staying in korea to pursue an acting career and hitomi as a producer since she wrote some of izone’s songs

yuri might debut as a solo or debut in a new girl group as main vocalists, the same goes for chaewon

i see minju and hyewon going into acting careers and CF contracts, the same as kang mina, especially since minju is now an mc for music core

whereas for wonyoung and yujin, their both still young so I think they’ll finish school before re-debuting in groups plus yujin will be attending sopa

especially wonyoung, we all know that she’s actually really smart and is good at academics, i also think she might do modeling work, she fits the criteria

i also kinda see yujin pursuing an acting career because she will be in the theatre and film department in sopa. unless starship is going to debut a new girl group, I hope that yujin can debut as a soloist instead

WEKI MEKI: OOPSY

*inhales*

LUCY AND LUA FINALLY GETTING THE LINES THEY D E S E R V E D

I’m so happy dhshdhhs

also lua fits the short hairstyle so much, I’ve literally fallen for her help I can’t get up

as much as I love yoojung, it’s nice to see lucy rapping

the song is very catchy, I especially like rina’s part in the second verse of the song

i also love the “wolf & hunter” concept for the album

like the pictures were very beautiful, I also like how they use white for the wolves and black for the hunters, it’s like painting the hunters at the bad guys and the wolves as the good guys

I am in love with Lucy, Lua and Sei’s “nonono” part in the chorus

and the choreography for the chorus too

as much as I love elly’s blue hair, she slays in black hair dhshd I

I really love their outftis this era, i like how it’s all pants for the girls too

my favorite outfits are the black outfits from the gif

overall, this is definitely their fairest line distribution cough tika taka and dazzle dazzle cough

NATURE: GIRLS

this is my second favorite song of the month

I love the whole horror concept and I also like the fact that they released the uncensored version of the mv

it’s give the song much more of the horror vibe

I’m new to Nature and as far as I know, a member is stuck in China and another member sat out due to an injury. please correct me if I’m wrong

the outfits might be simple, but it fits so right with the song, I prefer the white dresses over the black ones

it kinda gives out the feeling that the girls are like asylum patients ya know, whereas the black dresses gives out that the girls are rich daughters that were sent away

I really like LU and Haru’s parts

the dance is also kinda a simple but it looks great!

overall, I hope that Nature will do this concept again, actually I hope to see more groups do this kind of concepts more

WAYV: TURN BACK TIME

did this comeback scare me? yes yes it did

bro the teasers were so scARY

yangyang was literally laughing like a mANIAC

MANS WAS IN AN ASYLUM OKAY

their teasers gave me so much suicide squad vibes

also, why the fuck were 4/7 members not wearing shiRTS

sm do you have a shirt shortage??? I’m sure nctzens are more than happy to donate some shirts to you

okay anyways, I’ve always liked wayv’s sci-fi concept, I don’t know if the mv’s are connected or not but I think they are

“take off” is them basically flying away from earth and they landed in space in “moonwalk” and it seems they have been captured in “turn back time”

very inch resting dhshd

listen, I may be chinese but I can’t understand 70% of the song because of how fast it goES

so with that saying, yANGYANG DID NOT COME TO PLAY

his rap was amazing !!!! he is definitely one of sm’s best rappers along with taeyong and mark

my favorite part is lucas and hendery’s rap parts and then it switches to xiaojun and yangyang + kun, ten and xiaojun getting highnotes

the dance break is so satisfying to watch too

“stop, rewind, turn back time” and “5432” part is so satisfying

also I’m really impressed with how fast LabelV responded when fans pointed out that some of the outfits had offensive phrases in them, they took the time to edit it out of the teasers and the mv, cheers to them

also! i find it funny that wayv released the Korean version of “turn back time” but all of us were much more shocked at the fact that Ten got another cat dhshd

SEVENTEEN: LEFT & RIGHT

first of all, dokyeom looks so gOOD IN THE MV

second of all, vernon and wonwoo’s “hana dul set” will forever be iconic

third, seungcheol is back 😭😭

just like twice, they get to perform as 13 again dhsjdsn

AND THEY LOOK SO HAPPY DURING THIS ERA TOO

LIKE HAVE YOU SEEN WONWOO?? HE’S SUCH A SMILEY BABY with his orange mic dhshd

also if y’all don’t have tiktok, svt has been doing the “left & right” with so many other idols including chungha and apink’s naeun!

haha joshua hong and wen junhui being real disrespectful with those sleeveless shirts

bonus point we got svt x nct china line + mark and joshua interaction at music bank

their choreography looks so fun too dhshd

the entire comeback is so cute and colorful

my favorite parts are vernon and seungcheol’s rap parts

also vernon be rocking that greaser style

their new album is so versatile, like, “fearless”, “left & right”, “kidult” and “my my”?? who’s doing it like seventeen

i love their new songs so much especially “kidult”

overall, I really really love this comeback

WJSN: BUTTERFLY

I couldn’t find a group scene gif pls forgive me

let me say, I am absolutely in love with the concept, the outfit concept for this is so creative, I don’t know if any other groups have done it before but !!

their outfits evovle like a butterfly!!

at first, the outfits were plain pastel colours but they slowly become more detailed and colourful throughout the stages, like a caterpillar to a butterfly!

center yeoreum!!!

and dayoung looks so pretty in short hair 🥺

and again, as far as I know, the Chinese members are in China, two of them are apart of the Chinese group Rocket Girl and I think Chengxiao recently returned to Korea

I really like their ending pose where their hands are in the butterfly gesture and the “wings” are slowly flapping

and how their arms represent their wings during the chorus

by far one of the moor creative comebacks in my opinion

also, it’s nice to hear soobin doing the high note instead of yeonjung, let yeonjung rest her voice once in a while ya know

SUNMI: PPORAPPIPAM

THE QUEEN IS BACKKK

also wonder girls reunion uwu

the teaser gave me so much "barbie: island princess" vibes so the entire mv was not what I expected

at all

the mv literally describes sunmi a lot, she basically does whatever the fuck she wants like when she posted that pic of jyp on instagram dhshdhs

it’s so funny especially the scene where sunmi is wearing the teletubbies head

and at the end when she wakes up and goes back to sleep is just a mood lmao

something about the song really gives me a lot of “siren” vibes but happier???

i really like the way she pronounces “pporappipam” it took me one week to finally pronounced it dhshd

idk why but I really like the instrumental, especially the intro, it’s very melancholic

also she wears converse while performing the song bc she has to step on the dancers at one part !!

speaking of that part, it’s so cool!!! the way she climbs up the dancers like stairs and then she just trust-falls into their arms

[randombtsprincessa]

BADLANDS || 1

All Rights Reserved.

Author: Randombtsprincessa

Characters: Jung Hoseok x Reader (1st POV)

Summary: You are keen on the Golden Boy, Park Jimin but nowhere getting his attention. A late night decision to win him over leads you straight to Jung Hoseok - opposite of gold and rival to Jimin. On your quest to land the prince, you learn that not everything that is gold, glitters.

Warning: Some social drinking and maybe decisions that are kinda wack lol. 

A/N: Who knew Jimin would wiggle his way into this? Not me, nope, I certainly was the most surprised.

Everyone has crushes on someone at least once at a point in their lives. Sometimes, it works out, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes it is just an infatuation that passes in a week or month or so and sometimes it is squashed down till the person moves on.

And sometimes, there is a person who develops a crush on the most impossible person in their vicinity. Don’t misunderstand, a lot of the crushes can be formed on impossible people usually but me…I had hit the jackpot on being Impossible Crusher #1.

Like all crushing parties, I was staring; staring across a college ground which currently held the small fundraiser that would equip the fine arts department with some new musical instruments. I had enthusiastically and joyously written down my name for volunteering, eager to get my hands on a good composing system.

The fundraiser itself had been of a small musical competition, the money earned from the audience had proceeded towards the funding. In return for my contribution, I had been handed an invitation to attend the fundraiser party and now here I was, standing in one corner like a weirdo and staring like a creep.

I hoped the goods the money would buy were worth it, because the fine arts – especially music, in which I was a student – badly needed it. My friends had long since departed, sitting down at a picnic table while I continued to stare.

At one point I think I may have been poked, but everything else hopelessly faded away when he was in line of my sight.

The ‘he’ in question was Park Jimin, golden boy of Seoul Arts College, star of the fine arts department and an overall fantastic person. He was an all rounder that had taken our college by storm ever since he had stepped foot over in the institute.

I don’t remember the exact time that he had joined our fray but I did remember the moment when I had first started hoping that he would look at me and maybe see something more.

“Y/N, I want you to take these notes down to the dance department. These are our possible schedules and timings for practices and I want to know if they can fit their choreography practice in.” The head of your department; Shoji handed you a sheaf of paper that had scrawling all over it.

For the life of me, I did not understand how the dance captain was going to make heads or tails of it but I quietly obeyed, bundling the papers and taking the stairs down.

The dance department was spread completely onto one whole floor. All practice rooms were mirrored, glass walled and so bright you couldn’t miss a damn thing. It was used to show off the diligence and finesse of our dancers. Of course, very soon it would become cause to come and see Park Jimin in motion.

You knocked on the first dance room, the dance captain glancing up at you where he had been talking to two dancers. You had never had much time to talk to the heads of all the departments but it was mandatory to at least know them all by sight.

“Yes,” he called.

You held up the leaflets. “Shoji sent the timetables for the arts department. Can you take a look and let me know there are good?” I asked.

The captain nodded, holding out his hand. He didn’t take one step towards me. I rolled my eyes inwardly. For all the stamina in the world needed to be captain to the dance team of one of the finest institutes in the world, the captain sure was pretty lazy.

Nonetheless, I was the subordinate so I walked in, my own arms outstretched so the papers would reach him quicker. He gripped the bundle, rifling through them and passing a cursory gaze over it.

“They’re fine. I’m just going to add a few more time slots in so I can train up the new kid.” The captain nudged his chin towards the boy who was standing in front of him.

I looked at him just as he turned to give me a beam.

The force with which he hit me was unexpected and I nearly staggered back.

The boy was stunning – like honest to god, no lie, stunning.

Smooth blond hair mopped on top of his head, crescent eyes turned into a smile that was so endearing I was sure he could make anyone do anything for him just to be rewarded with that smile.

Safe to say, I was enchanted and I remained so – till this day.

“He is Park Jimin,” The captain introduced, paying no mind as he jotted down timings to the upheaval that was just caused to my social systems.

By the time I got home that evening, it was late, much later than I had anticipated. The fact that I had managed to find a roommate and a small apartment close to the university was a boon during times like these.

When I entered, sliding the key through the lock, the place was dark. My roommate was probably still at work or had gone out as well. I sighed, slipping out of the tight new shoes I had squeezed into. I made a note to loosen them a bit and placed them neatly on the shoe shelf, trudging in.

I flipped onto the couch, covering my eyes with my arms. I had to be up in about five hours to go back to classes and at this point, the age old debate whether my education was worth the sleep deprivation started again.

I groaned and precisely at that point, my roommate decided to stride in.

Kang Mina, on first sight was alarming. With a name that sounded deceptively sweet, she was the complete opposite of it.

I remembered the first time I’d seen her, the front door to our now shared apartment opening to see a girl my age with a shock of bubblegum hair, a thickly lined eye and chapped lips. She’d looked me up and down before letting me in and despite wondering if I should, I had obliged.

Mina had given me a brief run of the house and it all had seemed nice enough; Hot water, electricity, maintenance but easy access to campus and a safe neighborhood – even if it was small. It had struck a chord and with the way Mina talked, I didn’t think she was going to be too much of a problem.

We had been roommates for two college years and even though we weren’t the best of friends, at least she didn’t hate me.

“What’s wrong with you?” Those were the first words she spoke as she started shrugging off her heavy coat.

I removed my arms from my face, peering blearily at her.

Mina’s pink hair was long gone, now replaced with her natural black – almost too black – hair. She put it up in a bun, still watching me for an answer.

“Life,” I grumbled, turning on to my stomach.

Mina grunted; sounds of her quietly moving about before starting the TV echoing in the apartment. “How was the party?”

“As if you care; how was work? What time it is?” I rubbed my eyes.

“As if you care,” she shot right back. “It’s late, nearly one.” She looked at you. “Don’t you have class in the morning?”

“As do you, what’s your point?”

“I’m used to staying up all night. You’re not. That’s my point.” She didn’t look at me again, flicking through channels. It was silent for a bit, both of us watching the reruns of Tom and Jerry.

“Is this about that guy you like, Jimin?” She asked again.

I shrugged.

Mina gave me her raised eyebrows. “Look I don’t know much about crushes but from what I’ve gathered, moping about because of them isn’t considered healthy.” She said.

I groaned again.

“You’d be right. I stared at him all through the night and he never once even glanced in my direction. Aren’t people supposed to feel when they’re being stared at? He does not seem to have that thing going. No, he kept drinking and laughing about with his boys and then stupid Hyerin began to make eyes at him. All my friends left me, you know.”

I could feel waves of judgment rolling off of Mina now.

“So, you spent three hours at a party which you worked hard to contribute for, only to creepily watch a guy ignore you and got left alone by your own friends? Honey, you need a hobby…and may be new friends.” She firmly turned to face the TV.

“You’d leave me behind.” I pointed out.

“If you were embarrassing yourself; I wouldn’t just drop you because you were staring at some guy.” She muttered and I had to agree. No matter what Mina’s idiosyncrasies were, she was a very good friend.

“Right, I’m going to go crash now. Hopefully, I’ll wake up to go to my classes; I can’t afford to miss them.” You got to your feet, stretching as you made your way towards the hallway when she spoke again, stopping you in your steps.

“You need to get a boyfriend.”

I whirled around, looking at her in horror. “What?”

Mina didn’t look at you. “Get a boyfriend; it’s the easiest thing in the world and it is also a surefire way of making Park turn his head to you. Flaunt your man in front of him to show him what he’s missing.”

I gaped at her, finally making her turn to me. “What?” She asked, defiantly.

“Who are you, and what have you done to Kang Mina?” I teased. “How many of those rom-com movies have you watched?”

She rolled her eyes. “Not a lot, but that’s always the gist isn’t it? The girl wants a guy, guy doesn’t want her, she gets a new guy and guy miraculously wants her and all ends well. Maybe, not for the second guy,” she shrugged.

“Mina,” I returned to sit next to her. “I can’t just get a boyfriend. What will I do with him? I’m not…I can’t flaunt anything that I have no experience with.” I turned my head down.

There was a pause. “I can’t believe I’m saying this…and I’m very sure I’m going to get murdered for this but…I might have the guy for you.” She said slowly.

I raised my eyebrows. “You do?”

Mina nodded. “Yeah, he’s my friend. He’s in the dance department with Jimin as well. He’s also an underground rapper. It’s a real mix, I can tell you. But the dude is okay and I can vouch that he would love to make Park Jimin jealous.”

I bit my lip worriedly. “I don’t know Mina. Sounds far-fetched and…”

I looked down when my twitter notification went off, obviously from Jimin’s account.

It was a group photo; Seokjin, Taehyung and Jungkook sitting around Jimin…with Hyerin on his lap. I cursed.

“Can I talk to him first?”

Mina didn’t look much thrilled by the notion but shrugged anyway. “We can go see him tomorrow.”

Mina’s idea of ‘going to see her friend’ was to take me through to a narrow street with barely any space for two people to walk side by side. I followed her meekly as she led us to a more open space, a door being guarded by a heavyset man.

“Hey Anton,” she greeted, pushing back her hood then jerking her thumb back towards me. “I brought a newbie.”

Anton gave me a once over, grimacing a little at my plain grey shirt, jacket and jeans. Next to Mina’s glittering silver hoodie, and purple pants, I probably looked homeless, but I didn’t let it get to me too much. No matter his personal aversion to my style, however, Anton moved aside, swinging the door inwards.

“Thanks, Ant, have a good one.” Mina patted the broad man’s shoulder, barely touching the top of his arm and I ducked in beside her.

“Where are we?” I asked.

The inside was an explosion of dark lights. Red, white and black was strewn everywhere, flashing lights making it difficult to see anything at all and I very nearly grabbed Mina’s hand like a child to keep from getting lost.

“It’s an underground club. It’s where performance pieces are tried out on an audience.” Mina explained.

“Oh,” I mumbled.

Mina and I walked past the bodies occupying the center space, heading for the bar. My roommate seemed to be looking for someone, weaving through the crowds till she reached a particular man, wearing a huge jacket as he poured over a messy notebook.

The man looked up at our approach, shooting a smile at Mina immediately. “Hey,” they greeted each other with a hug while I hung behind.

The man had thick glasses on, sandy blond hair ruffled under his hood when he took it off. “Joon, this is Y/N, my roommate. This is Kim Namjoon, Y/N. He’s one of the best rappers here and he also goes to our campus.” Mina introduced.

Namjoon gave me a dimpled smile, putting out a hand for me to shake. I took it, looking back and forth between Mina and Namjoon, confused. “I haven’t ever seen him in our classes.” I said.

Namjoon chuckled, answering, “I’m rarely there actually. I go because I need the degree but I spend most of my time composing here.”

I nodded at his explanation. Mina glanced about. “Where’s the J-Hope?” She asked.

“He’s backstage already, it’s his set next.” Namjoon told her, binding his notebook.

“What’s a J-Hope?” I asked.

Mina gave me a sly smile. “He’s the one we’re here to see.” She said.

“His name is J-Hope?” I asked, incredulously. What was I supposed to do with that?

“No, it’s his stage name. It’s kind of an inner joke he has. Don’t worry about it.” Namjoon waved at the bartender. “If you guys are going to stay, you’ll need drinks.” Mina enthusiastically joined at that, leaving me to linger behind a bit.

Was I making the right choice here? What would happen if I did meet this J-Hope, whose real name I hadn’t still found out and he turned out to be some wacko? Namjoon seemed fine enough and Mina was alright, but was everyone in this place all over okay?

I didn’t hear Mina ask for my order when the next minute, lights fell, thrusting the room into near black with one spotlight aimed at the stage where the announcer stood.

“Next up…! You know who he is…yes, put your hands together for J-Hope!”

Cheers and applause broke out, screams ranging from farther back reaching my ears and I politely clapped as the lights came on again, much more flashier and erratic than before.

Beats started from somewhere, low but quickly picking pace. It was catchy, I had to admit with a beat drop I felt in my stomach and then the rapper emerged, his words already midway.

“That’s J-Hope, Jung Hoseok.” I started a little, feeling Mina appear at my elbow, drink in hand and eyes calmly examining the rapper’s performance.

“He composed the song?” I asked, feeling Mina nod.

I had to say, he was impressive. The song was distinctly understated, the beat not really flamboyant but the words and his enunciation made up for it. Small quirks of his voice broke out mid song and the slight slur he had only made the song’s effect lasting. That combined with the distressed baggy jeans, tight army jacket and a bucket hat pulled low over his eyes – he looked like a professional.

“He’s really good. I loved it.” I said, when Hoseok finished, taking a curt bow and flashing a sudden smirk, half face still hidden before he vanished behind the curtain.

On the other side of me, Namjoon chuckled. “Yeah, you’re not the only one.” He said, indicating the still screaming girls. I cringed at a few who were blatantly shouting about what they wanted him to do to them.

I was going to ask this man – this overwhelmingly popular man – to act as my fake boyfriend till Jimin took notice. What had I just walked into?

“Mina, I need to go backstage. Do you and Y/N want to come with?” Namjoon asked, slipping his glasses off and replacing them with black shades.

“Yeah, I need to make a few introductions.” Mina muttered, putting her cup down and grabbing my arm. “Let’s go.”

The backstage to the club was quieter. The screaming that previously deafened me had dimmed by now, eagerly awaiting the next artist to scream for and the lull was bliss to my poor ears and more than likely to the performers also.

Mina and I walked with Namjoon, through the small section where I spied the announcer taking a drink and some boys chatting up fans obviously.

“I’ll be going on now. Make sure you don’t leave without saying goodbye.” Namjoon called, nudging Mina a little with his shoulder before pointing over her head. “There’s Hobi and Yoongi. Go wait with them.”

I watched Namjoon depart, with a small wave in my direction that I smiled at before Mina was leading me over to where two men were deep in conversation.

“Boys,” Mina threw her arms over their necks in lieu of a greeting. The smaller boy jumped a little, immediately retaliating with a smack. “Bitch, I didn’t see you during my performance.”

“I work for a living, Min. Plus, I came, didn’t I? I also brought a friend.” She turned to me, gesturing me to come forward. I took a small step forward.

Two heads turned to me in surprise, eyes boggling a bit. “You have friends?” The taller one, Hoseok obviously, asked. This time it was him getting smacked before Mina snorted. “Only this one, actually; this is my precious, sweet roommate, Y/N. Y/N, this goof here is Yoongi, and that jackass,” she paused, heavy with implication, “is Jung Hoseok.”

My eyes helplessly fixed on Hoseok, who was looking right back at me. His hat was gone, hair falling to the front in a sweaty mass. His head was thrown back, cheekbones high and flushed. His eyes were a little narrowed in thought and he glimmered in perspiration but somehow managed to not look gross.

He was actually surprisingly good looking – hot even. I could understand the screaming girls now. If he looked like this, and his rap sounded like that…well, he probably deserved more screaming fans.

“Looks like your girl has a crush, Mina, she didn’t even look at me.” Yoongi cut in suddenly.

I shook my head immediately, turning to him with a smiling apology. “No sorry; I’m just a little overwhelmed. I’ve never been to an underground rap thing before.” I explained.

“Ah, you’re a little newbie.” Yoongi smirked, teasing with small teeth full on display. Eh, it was cute. Were all Mina’s friends so surprisingly adorable under their intimidating personas?

“What’s the matter, Min? You jealous a chick is eyeing me instead of you?” Hoseok shot at his friend, who grimaced.

“Dude, I don’t need to be jealous of you and your chicks. I distinctly remember a few of yours having STDs the last time. I have enough to handle. Besides, what if she’s already dibbed by Namjoon?”

“Then a duel can happen,” Mina cut in quickly. “Now, are you going to get us drinks or what?”

The drinks happened once Namjoon had joined us. Mina had already given me a silent signal and while I was quickly loosing nerve, I knew I had to take at least one shot. If he refused, well…I could just die in shame, never try crossing paths with him, maybe move out of the shared apartment and oh, die alone. Maybe I could get a nice cat – a Persian.

The three rappers took me and Mina to a booth, sliding in and letting out groans of comfort.

“It’s always better once everyone leaves and we can just chill.” Namjoon explained to me. I hummed, sipping gingerly at my coffee. My eyes drifted, watching where some of the workers had started sweeping out balloons, confetti and glitter. Some were polishing equipment and glasses and even Anton was at a table, nursing a drink. I saw the bartender by the front, counting bills.

“Do you earn from this?” I asked.

“Why, thinking of trying to give us some competition?” Hoseok leaned forward, straight across from me, a haughty grin spread across his face.

I blinked, taken aback. “You don’t seem to have much confidence in your skills, if you think I can give you competition.”

The comment was out before I could even think of stopping it. It bubbled out and I smacked my mouth shut, eyes widening.

Oh fuck, I did not just say that.

There was a stunned silence, a look of genuine surprise passing over Hoseok’s face as he gaped at me. Mina was smirking proudly while Namjoon and Yoongi guffawed openly.

“Nice, blatant insulting mixed with a little self depreciation. You’ll fit right in, Y/N.” Namjoon laughed.

Yoongi chose to answer my question. “We do earn some. You have to start a novice, of course. That’s a no pay show until you create a fan base and you know, actually have people screaming for you. Management gives you…a promotion then. The club hosts us, promotes us, and gives us special shows, even solos. The ones who buy tickets to watch us are what make us special. The money is divided between us and the club.”

“That’s really wonderful. You must all work hard.” I said.

“Yeah, which is why we spend all our time here; composing and writing verses. College is great and all, but we’re artists. Exposure is everything at this stage.” Namjoon added.

I caught Hoseok giving Mina a look and blushed. He was probably going to rant about how I was a loud mouthed idiot. There go all my chances.

“Well guys, this has been great but Y/N has classes tomorrow and I got to get to work. I’ll see you guys very soon.” Min got to her feet, her eyes on me. I took my cue, standing up as well.

Yoongi and Namjoon griped, Hoseok lounging back almost as if he was expecting something. At Mina’s pointedly raised eyebrows, I tossed caution to the winds. “Um, Hoseok, can I have a word?”

There was a pause in which Hoseok turned calm, cool eyes on me, his face blank. Then, slowly, fluidly, he got to his feet, looking at me expectantly.

I turned, keeping my head down to hide my furious blush. Namjoon wolf whistled behind us. “Stop it, Joon, she just wants to apologize.” Mina quickly cut him off.

Hoseok followed me out through towards the exit, taking a turn in one of the smaller hallways.

“This way,” He said curtly, a jerk of his head indicating me to follow him while he led us out, hands deep in his jacket pockets. “It’ll be quieter here.”

I meekly obeyed, taking smaller steps compared to his long legged strides. We reached a double door, Hoseok pushing down the bar lock so we could slip out.

It was probably the back alley of the bar, lined with dumpsters, wooden and metal crates and various odds and ends expected of an underground club, I supposed. It was cooler here, breath rising up in visible white puffs from our mouths.

Hoseok walked to the farther back, leaning against it with one foot propped on the exposed, chipped bricks. “So, what did you want to talk about?” He asked. “I doubt it’s an apology for what you said.”

I frowned a little at that. Mina had said that to hide my ulterior motives, something I was grateful to her for but that did not mean I was going to actually do it.

“I can if you think it’ll help you.” I said, letting just a hint of acid creep into my voice.

Hoseok managed a laugh. “No, Y/N, I don’t need you to appease my bruised ego. Just get on with it.” He said.

I nodded, taking one deep breath. “I have something of a proposition for you.” I said.

The boy in front of me tilted his head to one side. “What kind of proposition?”

I fought hard to not close my eyes, to not let the intimidating Hoseok render me speechless. All I had to do was spit it out. What was the worst that could happen? He could refute the proposal, the least humiliating. He could laugh and call me delusional or a conniving bitch. That, well, that I’d just have to handle without trying to let the fact bother me that I did not come off as pleasant in this situation either way.

The worst of it was probably that I knew it, and yet I was going through with it.

So, without missing another beat, I let her rip. I told him about Jimin, my desire for him and what I wanted him to do. I tried to say it without sounding ridiculous but with the plan out – yes, I could hear the dumbness of it.

I was asking Jung Hoseok – popular, famed, sexy Jung Hoseok, on whom girls and maybe boys threw their bodies with wild abandon – to act as my boyfriend, till Park Jimin took notice, felt miraculously jealous and asked me out. What was the logic? Why would Jimin, hopefully more sensible than me, ask me out when he thought I was with Hoseok?

Even as I finished, Hoseok had lounged further, now looking a little bored.

“Yeah, I know; Mina already told me.”

I stuttered to a stop.

“Mina…she told you what now?” I asked a little weakly.

“All of that which you just said. I already knew that.” He waved a finger in the air to show ‘all that’.

“Hang on…if you knew already; why would you ask me to say it all again?” Irritation had flared up in my throat, fighting the rising embarrassment.

Hoseok shrugged. “Call it an experiment. Mina said you and she discussed this late at night. Weird decisions are made late at night. You showing up here were surprising. So I wanted to see if you could say what you wanted.”

I lolled back on the balls of my feet, staring at him. “So, what’s the conclusion?”

He didn’t answer the question. “I need you to know this. I don’t get along with Park Jimin a lot. I don’t have a problem annoying the shit out of him. I just need to know if you’re up for this.” He lowered his head to pin me with a gaze that was of warning and stern grievance at once.

I paused, weighing options that might mean a whole of an eventful year. Then came; the crinkled, wide smile that Jimin beamed, his golden skin gleaming in the sunlight.

I looked up to give Hoseok a steeled look. “Yes, I’m in.” I said firmly.

Hoseok’s blank stern face melted into a wicked smirk, eyes shining with mocking intent. “We’ll see about that. I hope you’re ready for a fun ride,” He paused heavily, “baby girl.”

[arrogvnces]

     the riot house has always been the exact opposite of its name. bought by the four of them at the very start of their freshman year, the chalet was meant to be a place where they could run off from their suffocating roles at st. agathe’s; find peace and comfort in a brotherhood that withstood time and space. they’ve rarely needed to text or call to find one another, instinctly knowing when classes were off and clubs were done with, they would find each other inside the winter doll house. while the dorms are where they’re obligated to find sleep, riot house is where rest is truly found. a twenty minute ride down the alps from their school, hidden beneath thick trees, only sinclair, calvin, simon and luna hold the keys to their two-story space, barring access to any of their peers who wondered what hid behind the sturdy wooden doors, home to the most influential amongst them. except for tonight. 

     stepping out into the doorstep, sinclair sighs into the chilly late september night, the cabin behind him shaking with loud bass drums and the cheers of st. agathe’s crowd. simon’s idea, of course. he’d arrived the day prior, as luna practiced her piano, calvin and sinclair napping on the leather couches to the soothing lullabies she played. 

     “we’re throwin’ a party,” he’d announced, booming voice ripping through the air as the pair of men were rudely awakened, their pianist startled into harsh notes. 

     “no, we’re not,” luna had immediately answered, standing up from the bench to face him. the two had gotten into another habitual stare off, which luna was used to winning with her cold, harsh gaze. simon deflated, if only a little.

     “yes, we are,” he’d retorted, still speaking as though an invisible music played in his ears. sinclair had sat up, watching the entertainment, as calvin had shoved a pillow against his ears, grunting swear words under his breath. practice had been extra early that day. “do you know why i named this place riot house?” 

     “your flair for the dramatics, i guess.” 

     “i did it because i thought we were going to be the fuckin’ life of the party! this is literally the best place in this forsaken mountain, luna. no school, no parents, no authorities. . . you can kill someone and bury them in the backyard and the world would be none the wiser.” the example was disturbing to say the least, but simon hadn’t been lying. they bothered no one and in return, were bothered by no one. whatever went down here, the world would never know. 

     “so you want to make this your home of debauchery and sin?” she’d asked, rethorically. crossing her arms, sinclair had thought they conversation was done. “the more people get inside, the more eyes we’ll attract. the only reason the dean hasn’t said anything so far about us constantly sneaking out is because we haven’t caused any trouble.” 

     “one night,” simon had insisted, bending at the knees, hands joined together in a silent prayer. “just give me one night, and one party. if it goes wrong, i’ll never ask anything again.” 

     luna had observed him at length, the sharp tips of her fingernails tapping against her forearm, letting simon grow increasingly angrier at her. the two had always been fire and water, co-existing solely because of their ties to sinclair and calvin. finally, she sighed. 

     “anything that breaks, you pay for it,” she’d said, as simon had practically jumped in the air. “and none of us are helping you plan it. you want a party so bad, you do it by yourself.” 

     “what?” he’d exclaimed, the short-lived joy dwindling down. “but i need help!”

     “too bad, because sinclair needs to study, calvin needs to rest and i frankly just don’t care.” she’d turned away from him, and it was decided. riot house would throw their very first party.

     now, sinclair wishes he’d spoken up. taking another swig of his drink, he tries to block out the chatter that makes its way back onto him, sitting on the steps leading up to the porch. it’s not the music or the dancing or the booze. it’s the people. the people who breathe, laugh, yell --- exist. it’s fine when they do all of that in their space, but this place is his. they don’t belong here. the clock on his phone tells him it’s only a quarter past ten, and the night won’t be over any time soon. so he drinks a little more, hoping the alcohol in his blood stream will render this situation more easy to swallow. 

     the door opens once more behind him, the heavy steps as familiar as his own. calvin leans against the ballister next him, his own drink in hand. 

     “don’t tell me you’re bored,” sinclair says, taking notice of the deep lines in his best friend’s face. he wants to say lacrosse season is taking everything out of the new captain, but he’s never seen him quite like this. here, but not. he pushes the doubts away, certain it’s only his imagination.

     “nah, i just needed a break from all those chicks jumping on my dick,” calvin replies, a small smile playing on his lips. more like him. “you know what they’re calling it, these days?”

     “destroyer of worlds?”

     “mjölnir. only the worthy can lift it.” 

     sinclair laughs, then, the two chuckling in the dark of the night as the party continues to rise behind them. they exchange terrible jokes, the lighter atmosphere and the full cup inside his belly making everything more bearable. it’s only when he sees two silhouettes making their way towards them, that the sourness in his mood returns. he still hasn’t texted her, he realizes, as the duo gets closer and closer. 

     “oh damn,” calvin whistles, as mina kang and henrietta huang arrive at their doorstep.

     “theo let you out of your cage?” sinclair teases, addressing henrietta even as he spares mina a single up-and-down glance. “how generous of him.” 

[momothegeckho]

Magi19 is Online...

Mystic Messenger Fanfic. Yoosung x Reader (OC)

Note: So i totally did this when this game first came out, and its been collecting dust for a long time lol. I know its a bit lat and irrelevant now, but I enjoyed writing it so here it goes. I may not continue it unless I feel it needs more, so this is just what I wrote.

•:•.•:•.•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•☾☼☽•:•.•:•.•:•:•:•:•:•:•:• Yoosung unlocked his door and sighed. His Professor had caught him texting during class again and really let him have it after the session ended. He went into his room, dropped his bag, and jumped onto his bed. “He just had to give me extra homework, today of all days! What luck…” Today was a special event on his favorite MMORPG, LOLOL. If he wasn’t there today, it would be gone tomorrow. Yoosung sat up and looked at his bag, then at his computer. After what seemed like forever, which was really five seconds, Yoosung chose LOLOL. He just couldn’t wait. And the homework was due on friday, anyway. He pushed the power button on the side of his computer and smiled. 

“Armor is 60% off today! As well as certain boosts, too! No way can I miss this event!” The desktop on his screen lit up to show the background picture of him when he was younger, holding a light brown puppy with brown eyes. Rika’s puppy. He smiled at the memory and quickly opened up LOLOL, put on his headphones, and logged in. As soon as he was about to review his character, Yoosung’s phone beeped. A new chat room had opened up on the messenger app. He picked up his phone and sighed. It was Seven again, most likely signing on to poke a little fun at everyone. He turned on the app and entered the chatroom.

707: Yoosung!!!!

Yoosung: Seven… why are you here? Didn’t you say you had work?

Mina (MC):He does… but he’s putting it off until the last minute. Hello Yoosung! How was school?

Yoosung: Fine I guess, but my prof. yelled at me for being on my phone… I was just about to get on LOLOL.

707: Yoosung.

Yoosung: What?

707:… Get a girlfriend.

Those words made Yoosung sigh. Ever since Seven and Mina had gotten together, Seven tried to set Yoosung up on dates with girls he barely knew. He just wanted to find a girl naturally and connect with her through a mutual friendship, though he knew it wouldn’t happen overnight. Even though he wished it would.

Yoosung: Seven… Pls.

Mina: Seven! That was rude! Let Yoosung find love by his own terms! Sorry Yoosung. You know Seven is just playing.

Yoosung: Thanks, Mina. I’ll find someone someday!!!

{Jaehee Kang Has Entered the Chatroom}

Jaehee: How soon is someday exactly? Because from what I see, you barely put yourself out there.

Yoosung: Jaehee! You’re so mean!!!!

Jaehee: Just speaking the truth. Hello Seven, Mina. Finally got a break from Mr. Han!!!

Mina: Glad you made it out alive! How is Jumin? He hasn’t been in the chatroom lately.

Jaehee: He’s been on a lot of business trips lately. Just this morning, he took off for America for a transaction. And this time, he took the furball with him! 

707: Wow. You must be really happy. Elizabeth Third! Come baaack!

Jaehee: Don’t jinx this. Please.

Yoosung: Lol. Jaehee. Do you really not like Elizabeth the Third? She’s cute!

Jaehee: No… She’s the devil with shedding hair. Zen’s new role in ‘Love Under the Cherry Blossom’ is cute! ////

Yoosung: Whatever. LOLOL calls for me. Later, everyone!

Mina: Bye, Yoosung!!

Yoosung put down his phone and started to play LOLOL. He smiled at the prices on new armor and buffs for his character. It was like being a kid in a candy store! He bought up a few things and started to play. He found a dungeon to go into and saw another player standing outside of it. The character wore a white cape with gold decorating the edges, while the armor she had on was very amazon-like. The character’s hair was black with white tips, and she had a sword on her side. Almost as if on cue, the messenger block popped up with blinking dots. The player was contacting him.

Magi19: Hello! Are you here for the event, too?

Yoosung: Yeah! I mean, who could miss it? I would hate myself if this passed and I wasn’t here to participate. What did you get?

Magi19: Right!? I just got a few buffs to help me cast spells quicker. I also got some new armor! You?

Yoosung: A few armor suits and some buffs. Hey, do you want to be friends? We could conquer the dungeon together! 

There was a small pause after Yoosung’s question, and he started to feel awkward. Was he too straightforward? After all, He only met Magi19 a few seconds ago. The worst thing that got to him was that he was thinking so hard about this as if he was asking out a girl… He was about to dismiss his question when a beep came from his computer.

Magi19: Yeah, sure!! I haven’t went inside yet! Let me send you my info really quickly…

Yoosung received Magi19’s profile info and looked through it. Everything seemed normal, from her gender all the way to her stats.

Yoosung: Wow! You’re really experienced! Level 60? You could clear this level by yourself if you wanted!

Magi19: I’m not that experienced. I just fight monsters here and there for the items. You have a really high level, too. Lol!!!

Yoosung: I’m sure you’re great! Let’s go!

Magi19: Wait! Shouldn’t we hook up our mics so we can talk instead of type? I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit of a slow typer…

Yoosung: Oh yeah, sure! Here’s my sky-pic number.

Magi19: Thanks! Hold on…

Magi19 stopped typing and then called Yoosung on Skypic. He answered and was met with a smiling face. “Hi! You’re Yoosung, right?” The girl had brown hair with light purple tips, brown eyes, and a really bright smile. 

“Yeah… Hi. I’m Yoosung! Nice to meet you…” Yoosung trailed off, not knowing her real name and smiled. “Sorry! My name is Yoona. Nice to meet you, Yoosung!” Yoosung smiled and laughed with the girl as they entered the dungeon together. Jokes were exchanged between the two as they slayed monsters and talked about daily life “You go to Sky University, too?” Yoosung looked at the girl on his screen as she nodded and smiled. “Yeah! I actually got there a few months ago! You see, I had to transfer from my other college for a few reasons…” Yoona trailed off and slayed a beast in front of her. “But I like Sky. It’s the best school I’ve ever been to!” Yoosung smiled and laughed a little. 

Where was this girl all his life? She liked video games, she was super comfortable around people, she has a great personality, and to top it all off, she was comfortable in her own skin. She didn’t need to be told she was pretty, because she didn’t care. Yoosung liked that. “So Yoosung, what are you planning on making your occupation later in life?” Yoona looked at Yoosung and picked up some items from the dungeon. “I’m going into medicine to become a veterinarian. What about you?”  Yoona stopped moving her character and looked into the lens. Yoosung knew that she wasn’t there with him and couldn’t really stare through a camera, but still felt as though her eyes were going to pierce his soul. “I wanted to go into medicine to be a veterinarian freelancer, but instead, I want to become a patissiere! I have already went to culinary school in France and got my degree, so now, all I have to do is get this degree, and I’ll be able to open up my own shop! It doesn’t sound stupid, does it?” Yoosung smiled and shook his head. “No! I think that it’s amazing you can study so hard and still have time for LOLOL. How do you do it?” 

Yoona thought for a moment and sighed. “To be honest, I don’t really know. Once I got everything down on a schedule, it all fit together. How about you? I only just got here, and I already know that the Uni’s homework is a bit… piled.” Yoosung sighed deeply at the question and instantly got depressed. “To be honest with you, I don’t do a lot of my work. You see… I’m addicted to LOLOL. As we speak, I have homework I still haven’t gotten to. How about you?” Yoona smiled. “I already finished! You know, if you want, I could help you with your homework!” Hearing Yoona say she would help made Yoosung tear up. He didn’t know many people from the campus, but loved to meet new people along the way to graduation. 

“You’d really do that for me? Thank you so much!” Yoosung wiped away a fake tear and laughed. “Anything for a fellow LOLOL player and teammate! Here’s my number…” Yoona gave Yoosung her number and smiled. “I hate to do this now, but it’s getting really late. I have to go now.” Yoosung groaned and gave her puppy eyes. “You can’t stay a bit longer?” Yoona smiled and sighed. “Sorry! But hey! We go to the same school! Let’s just meet up tomorrow, kay’?” Yoosung nodded and exited out of the game. They said their goodbyes and signed off, anticipating if they would really see each other tomorrow. Yoosung was excited to make a new friend like Yoona. She seemed really cool, and definitely had a certain enthusiasm about her. He couldn’t wait to see her again. Even though they had literally just met a few hours earlier. He logged onto the messenger and saw no one was online. He took the opportunity to open a chat room. He smiled as he typed in the news.

Yoosung: Everyone, I met someone today. She’s a really nice girl, and she also likes LOLOL…

Yoosung: She’s really pretty, her name is Yoona. 

Yoosung: Turns out, we go to the same school… and have probably been passing each other everyday.

Yoosung:… 

Yoosung: What should I do!?!?

Yoosung: I’m meeting her tomorrow! Should I buy her something? Should I?

Yoosung: … Is it weird that I’m talking like this even though I met her a few hours ago?

Yoosung: Gahhh!!!

{YOOSUNG HAS LEFT CHAT ROOM}

•:•.•:•.•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•☾☼☽•:•.•:•.•:•:•:•:•:•:•:• There are 3 other chapters I made, so this is just the first one. ugh its so cringey lmaooo - 

[beautifulpeaceangel]

Namseon High School Series (SF9 x TWICE)

Let your eyes sparkle and shine with love as Project M brings you the romantic love stories of 18 high school students from the fictional Namseon High School. Join Hae-eun, Jonghyun, Ha-joon, Seul-ah, Hyun-jin, In-ha, Jin-hong, Ji-hye, Ji-na, Hyun-ki, Hyeon-woo, Soo-hye, Junho, Jin-hee, Seung-ah, Eun-seop, Won-hyeok and Ah-young as they give you a glimpse of their love stories!

#RowoonxTzuyu - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 1 - Love Notes] She watched over him but he couldn't see it. She loves him but he doesn't know it. Love Notes tells the story of Park Hae-eun (Tzuyu) and her huge crush on Namseon High School's new student Kang Jonghyun (Rowoon). However, Jonghyun doesn't see her as anything more than a fellow classmate. Will she be able to tell him how she feels and will he discover how she feels about him?

#ZuhoxJeongyeon - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 2 - Love and Hate] The more you hate, the more you love. Love and Hate tells the story of Namseon High School's Yang Ha-joon (Zuho) and Shin Seul-ah (Jeongyeon) who are sworn enemies. The thought of dating each other sounded so wrong to them. Their hate for each other gets tested when Ha-joon asks Seul-ah to pretend to be his girlfriend to stop girls from asking him out. She agrees because it was just a fake. It was only ever meant to pretend but before any of them realize it, things begin to change between them. Will Ha-joon and Seul-ah discover that their feelings actually go beyond hate after all?

#DawonxSana - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 3 - Once Upon A Kiss] The love story that started with a kiss. Once Upon a Kiss tells the story of Im Hyun-jin (Dawon) and Baek In-ha (Sana) who as kids, became friends. but their friendship was cut off by their mothers' dispute. Will time erase their friendship or will it lead to love and a happy ending?

#InseongxMina - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 4 - One Step at a Time] There is no way for a girl and a boy to simply be just friends. One Step at a Time tells the story of Kwon Jin-hong (Inseong) and Lee Ji-hye (Mina) who are best friends. Jin-hong falls for Ji-hye but is afraid to confess his feelings for her. Will Jin-hong have the courage to tell Ji-hye how he feels before it's too late? Can best friends turn into lovers with just one step?

#YoungbinxNayeon - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 5 - Really Like You] Once you start having feelings for someone, it's hard to turn back. Really Like You tells the story of Han Ji-na (Nayeon) who hasn't let anyone get too close to her, not even her mother or her best friend.  It may seem like a lonely life, but that's exactly how she prefers it: having very few attachments, no connections to her past, and no one knowing who she really is. Then she catches Choi Hyun-ki (Youngbin)’s eyes from the first sight and he wants to know more about her. It’s difficult because her guard is always up and she has a thick wall keeping herself from letting him in. Will Hyun-ki be able to bring Ji-na's guard down and let her know his true feelings and will Ji-na finally learn to warm up to someone?

#JaeyoonxChaeyoung - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 6 - Love Phobia] Once someone has hurt you, you're so scared to get attached to someone again because you never want to have your heart broken again. Love Phobia tells the story of Jo Soo-hye (Chaeyoung), a girl who promised herself that she'll never fall in love again after her ex-boyfriend had left her heartbroken. She then meets Jang Hyeon-woo (Jaeyoon), a guy from her class who seem to be taking advances towards her. But what happens when an  offer from Hyeon-woo is to tempting and breaks Soo-hye's phobia of love? Will he keep Soo-hye's heart intact or will he break her heart and her fear once again to become true?

#TaeyangxJihyo - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 7 - Symptoms of Love] The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness. Symptoms of Love tells the story of Hwang Junho (Taeyang) who had his eyes on Kang Jin-hee (Jihyo) ever since he first saw her on the first day of school. He has been constantly bothered of a feeling he has never felt before. He finds himself always thinking about her. Will Junho soon realize the first symptom of him being in love?

#HwiyoungxMomo - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 8 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love] We always feel a little pain inside but we still want to keep that person. Even though we don’t where that person is today, what that person is doing, but that person is the one who makes us know this… Crazy little thing called love. Crazy Little Thing Called Love tells the story of Choi Seung-ah (Momo)who falls in love with Yoon Eun-seop (Hwiyoung), a member of the school broadcasting club after hearing his voice on the intercom. At the urge of her three best friends, Seung-ah follows the advice of the guidebook called Nine Recipes of Love, which can supposedly win the affection of the man of your dreams if followed closely.  Some of the methods described in the book sound outlandish to Seung-ah at first but she willingly tries them all eventually. Will she be able to end up with Eun-seop?

#ChanixDahyun - [SF9 x TWICE SERIES 9 - You Taught Me the Meaning of Love] When destiny knocks at your door, open it. Who knows, he might be bringing you the one you least expected to meet. You Taught Me the Meaning of Love tells the story of Sung Ah-young (Dahyun), a simple girl from Tongyeong who moves to Seoul because of her studies. However, one encounter changed it all. She meets Han Won-hyeok (Chani), a student of Namseon High School. After meeting each other for the first time, their lives seem to be intersecting each other’s ever since. What happens when they find out that their lives were intertwined ever since the beginning? Will they give their destined love a chance?

[bambikisss]

Café Rewind {Chapter 2}

SUPRISE! HERE’S CHAPTER 2! I decided to not wait and just post it now before I take a nap. Enjoy!

~<3

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Chapter 2

All throughout class, all I could think about was Jaebum.  

What’s his major? He said it’s near here...hmm

“Y/N?!” I snapped out of my daydream and looked at my best friend Mina. She was handing me a piece of paper that I needed to hand to the people next to me. I quickly handed it to them before sighing and working on the worksheet that was on baking. As much as I want to be a pastry chef, it does grind against my dance major. “You ok? What are you thinking about?’’ Mina asked, tapping my shoulder. I nodded before sighing. “Just work. I got a new job today and it’s very busy, so I’m just tired.” Mina nodded before grabbing her pencil case and showing me a letter that was in it. It was from her nursing internship. “I got in!” She excitedly whispered as we began packing up. Mina has been wanting to intern at Seoul National Hospital for as long as I could remember. “Congratulations, Mina! I’m so proud of you” I hugged her tightly, making her gasp. We were walking out of the classroom when a bunch of girls pushed past us and ran down the steps towards the parking lot. “I wonder what's going on” I walked to where the group of girls were and immediately regretted it.  

Jin Hoon

Jin was the most popular guy on this campus. He’s so popular that the school opted for him to take his classes online to avoid him drawing too much attention to himself and cause commotions.

Like this one.  

“Ladies, ladies. Please don’t touch my car. She cost more than this school can pay it’s professors.” All the girls laughed and swooned at his comment, as if he was Lee Min Ho. As his eyes scanned the girls as if he was choosing a toy from a toy store, we locked eyes. With devilish smirk, he got up and walked up to me, pushing Mina to the side. His breath reeked of smoke, alcohol, and some third smell that I couldn’t recognize. “Hello there, baby” he whispered, trying to be sexy. I rolled my eyes and pushed him off, walking to Mina, helping her up from off the ground. She gave me a weak smile before hugging me and making her way to the bus. As she was walking away, Jin came up from behind me and hugged me, making me push him away and stumble backwards.  

Does this man not know the meaning of ‘No?’

As I stumbled backwards, I felt a pair of arms around my waist, stopping me from falling to the pavement. I looked up and noticed Jin’s jaw lock. “You ok, Y/N?”  

That voice.

I looked up and just like I thought, there was Jaebum, holding me. He helped me up and looked back at Jin, rolling his eyes. “Still hitting on random girls, Jin? I thought you grew out of that after Kang Daniel knocked you the hell out”  

Oh crap.

The group of girls all started to laugh at Jin (which never happens) and walk away from him, creating a bigger circle around the two. “Jaebum, that was none of your business.” Jin looked mad and like he was going to fight Jae. “OK, party's over! Everyone disperse!” it was like when someone turns off the light when a bunch of moths are around it. Whenever the principal comes over, you better run before you get in a trouble. When he reached where Jin was, Jae stood me upright and turned to get in front of me. “Go get in the car. I’ll go ahead and clear up the air with the principal” I was about to object when Jin mockingly called Jae over. I never thought I’d see a man look so hot when he’s mad, but I was wrong. Jae’s chin jutted out before he turned around and walked to the two men. I hope he’s ok.  

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“Jin got suspended?!”  

I was cleaning up the tables when Jae told me. He was a quiet the whole way here, but now, he looked so happy and cocky. “He’s not allowed on school campus. Not only that, he pushed that girl you were with, so he’s in trouble for that too.” A part of me was happy about him getting in trouble for pushing Mina, I mean, you shouldn’t push girls. “I thought we were supposed to be getting lunch. Why are we cleaning up?” I stopped cleaning and looked at him as he folded a towel. He sighed a bit before his eyes met mine. I felt small again and looked back at the clean table, hoping for some sort of spot on it to appear. “The shift after us didn’t clean up, so we have to before our shift begins, or it’ll be complete chaos.” I nodded. At my other café, if nothing was clean or organized, it was a huge mess. We went back to cleaning when 6 guys walked in, each holding backpacks. I recognized 2 from the faucet incident, but the others looked new.  

“What took you guys so long? This mess isn’t going to clean itself” Jae chuckled before tossing Jackson a spray bottle. He didn’t catch it though. It bounced onto the table I had cleaned and opened, spilling cleaner on the table, floor, and my (sadly) opened backpack. “Oh my god! I am so sorry...” Jackson mumbled as he moved my backpack as the others laughed, except for two. One guy with blue hair and the other with light brown hair came up to me and began cleaning the table. “Guys, this is Y/N. Y/N, those guys are your shift mates: Jinyoung is the one helping Jackson clean up your backpack, Youngjae is the one cleaning the table, BamBam and Yugeom are the younger ones who are supposed to be getting ready for their test!” He raised his voice in a threatening manner as the boys bowed and waved at me before rushing to the back. “Lastly is Mark. He’s the one at the table in the back doing homework.” Jaebum pointed to a guy at a red booth with a textbook and notes spiraled out along with highlighters. I said hi to all of them before Jinyoung walked up to me with my binder. “This is all we could save. I’ll help Jackson redo all your other notes for you. Welcome to Café Rewind, by the way” he smiled. The sides of his eyes crinkle when he smiled, which made me giggle a bit. The smile soon faded as he walked back to Jackson who was complaining about the notes.  

This is going to be fun, I guess.

I looked around for a place to go through my notes while everyone else was busy working. The table by the window? Nope, too sunny. I decided to sit with Mark in the booth. Mark looked up from his textbook page as I walked over to him. He moved his notes from the other side of the table to give me room and motioned for me to sit across from him. His silver hair was slightly a mess, but it paired well with his flannel and jeans. I sat down and opened my binder, noticing most of my notes were gone, including the ones I took for the test next class.

Crap.

I began panicking a bit when Jaebum walked up to me. “I’ll go get us some food. Stay here and make sure the guys don’t burn down the place before I get back, OK?” I nodded as he walked away. I then went back to my notes, flipping through my binder aggressivly.  

“If you want, you can use mine, Y/N”

[heisthq]

you all certainly didn’t make this easy on me — it was an incredibly tough decision for many of the roles. there were THIRTY-EIGHT applications for only ELEVEN roles, which is insane, and please know that every single one was incredible. i’m only one person on the internet, and this decision is in no way a reflection of the quality of your writing ( seriously, i know i just said it, but i’m kind of shocked by how good every single app was ). i’m so grateful for all the love heist has gotten, and i couldn’t be happier with the beautiful submissions i received ! from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

for those of you who were accepted, please follow the checklist, familiarize yourself with your fellow members, & review the triggers list. once your blog is set up, please send it in to the main within 24 hours so i can send you a link to the discord server. 

but enough talking — the newest members of HEISTHQ can be found under the cut !

welcome, DEDE ! you have been accepted as THE BLEEDING HEART, otherwise known as JUDY FAULKNER PRYCE ( ELIZABETH OLSEN ).

good god. what a way to start off acceptances — judy reached into my heart and took it for herself, and i’m not upset about it in the slightest. her gruff outer shell, still with that instinctive need to help, to do something, is so bleeding heart, and i ached at every step of the way through her journey. i knew i was really in for it when i dedicated a skeleton to loss itself, but you spun that concept into a living, breathing person and shot her back at me. i’ll happily let her knock me down any day, and i know she certainly will as soon as she makes her way onto the dash.

welcome, CHERRY ! you have been accepted as THE CAREER CRIMINAL, otherwise known as MISCHA DOSTOYEVSKY ( NATASHA LIU BORDIZZO ).

though you made my decision very difficult with that eleventh hour app, i couldn’t stop coming back to mischa. from the beginning of her childhood crimes to her current position as the head of the motherfucking bratva, she pulled me in and got me hook, line, and sinker. you painted such a brilliant picture of her that i felt she was going to jump off the page at any moment — and that last line of her bio ? chills. literal chills. finally, i have now decided their next heist is going to be stealing lip gloss from claire’s, shoutout to mischa for that hot idea. all in all, she’s an absolute delight, and i cannot wait to have her here. 

welcome, REED ! you have been accepted as THE EYE IN THE SKY, otherwise known as INDIANA “INDIE” ASCENCIO ( ANA DE ARMAS, BUT ONLY WITH PINK HAIR ).

okay, first of all, are you kidding me with that bio structure ? that was the coolest shit i’ve ever seen. what a way to kick it off for the eye in the sky — i said break the stereotype and you said bet. indie is an absolute gem of a character, as stunning as she is valuable, and damn if she doesn’t know it. she’s so vibrant that i could practically hear her voice when i read your answers to the prompts; i’m still howling at thirty five pages of criminal offenses. the eye in the sky needed to take me by the throat to show me who they are; you broke down the door and said here she is. i couldn’t be more honored to have her.

welcome, NOAH ! you have been accepted as THE GETAWAY DRIVER, otherwise known as CARLISLE “JACE” JACOBI HARRISON-SHEA ( CYRUS AMINI ).

the getaway driver was, arguably, the toughest choice i had to make — but i couldn’t help myself. jace drew me back in every single time like a moth to a flame, and i know he’d read that fact with that same, secret little smirk. every moment of reading your app is exciting, like i’m white-knuckled in jace’s passenger seat, along for whatever twists and turns his psyche brings, which was exactly what i was looking for. there are too many incredible quotes to put in one acceptance post, but one such example is stunningly simple: you weren’t just running. you were chasing. i posed a question in the getaway driver’s skeleton, and with one quick pivot, you took my breath away. just... wow. that’s all.

welcome, MARS ! you have been accepted as THE HIRED GUN, otherwise known as ASLAN “MAZZIE” YILMAZ ( ALPEREN DUYMAZ ).

mars, i’m gonna be honest, i hate you a little bit ( but not really. i love you ). i’m pretty sure forcing me to choose between two stunning apps should count as some sort of personal attack, but after much agonizing, i’m delighted to settle with the absolute tragedy that is my newest son mazzie. there’s a quiet power, a quiet ( but no less imposing ) threat threaded throughout his story, and somehow you managed to weave my own heartstrings into the picture alongside it all. you sent me tumbling head over heels for this man who, in his own words, is death himself. you gave me my hired gun, and he’s everything i dreamed. thank you.

welcome, LUCY ! you have been accepted as THE INSIDE MAN, otherwise known as IVY WANG ( GEMMA CHAN ).

lucy. lucy !!! you didn’t make it easy on me, but man, i couldn’t be more wrapped around ivy’s finger, which is probably just how she’d like it. the structure of your app was so interesting & unique ( that arrest report ?? HOT ). she encapsulates the inside man so perfectly — from her mannerisms to her motivations, everything was so spot on that i’m pretty sure you reached inside my brain to pull out my exact vision. she feels so real, so human and so powerful all at once, and i would personally let her arrest me and write her a thank you note for putting me in jail. i’m obsessed. obsessed !

welcome, BEE ! you have been accepted as THE MASTERMIND, otherwise known as BISHOP LEE ( CHOI MINHO ).

my beautiful mastermind is no longer mine — he’s yours, bee, every inch, and i couldn’t be happier about it. from his recruitment log ( which was !!! you wove his voice into it so perfectly ) to his reasoning for creating the group in the first place, bishop is someone i didn’t expect, but i adore him, shaping his little family & leaving behind a legacy he can be proud of ( “so bishop acts like they’re immortal, because he truly believes they are. it’s just his version of immortality is in the history books rather than an eternally beating heart.” are you KIDDING ??? ). please don’t take him from me — i don’t want to let him go. 

welcome, MIA ! you have been accepted as THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, otherwise known as MARTY CHOI ( KANG MINA ).

listen, i’m pretty relieved i didn’t get another app for this character, because i didn’t need one — marty is the new kid, through and through. she has that hunger that is so quintessential for this role, the drive and ambition for something more in this grand universe of ours. it’s so perfectly exemplified by marty’s own words: let me be excellent at something again. let me be proud of my own capabilities again. let me be part of something so i'll stop feeling so alone. this !! this is so perfect i almost jumped out of my skin reading it. thank you for bringing me our perfectly imperfect new kid — i can’t wait to see her in action.

welcome, LEXI ! you have been accepted as THE SECOND IN COMMAND, otherwise known as PERCY BANKS ( BRENTON THWAITES ).

holy shit, lexi. holy shit !! from the moment i saw “STATUS: deceased” at the beginning of your app, i knew i was in for a wild ride — but i had no idea what truly awaited me. from percy’s humble beginnings through his ambitious rise to hotshot fbi agent ( speaking of, can you say hot fucking take to have him as ex-fbi ? i’m floored ), i was hooked into the twists and turns of his story, my jaw dropping when i realized who jupiter was after all. the highs and lows of his first foray into the world of heists had me on the edge of my seat, and i truly cannot wait to see what percy does next — because at this rate, who knows where he’ll end up ? i’m excited to find out !

welcome, HANNAH ! you have been accepted as THE STAR OF THE SHOW, otherwise known as STRIKER KIM ( CHARLES MELTON ).

god, hannah — break my heart, why don’t you ? as each tidbit of striker’s past fell into place, that’s what you did, and i’m aching for this boy who’s just trying to stay alive ( and live as much as he can while he still is ). though the star could be played in so many different ways, you took this role an entirely different direction, and suffice to say it blew me away. literally, your mind. exhibit a — you didn’t go running to high society for fame or fortune, no. it was your insurance policy — god, striker !! he’s such a complex, heartbreaking character, and i can’t wait to see him on the dash. he may have a hand in two different worlds of crime, but he’s also got a place in my heart, and god knows he could use the love. also, making me crack a code just to understand your bio headings ? touché. i deserved that.

welcome, ELLIE ! you have been accepted as THE WATCHDOG, otherwise known as THEA JAIN ( NAOMI SCOTT ).

the watchdog requires a delicate balance: soft edges bathed in steel, a gentle person capable of terrible things. it can be a tough image to capture, but i shouldn’t have worried. your entire app painted a picture of this exact person, tugging at my heartstrings until the very end: remember that you are thea jain, and that you are a good person. you are kind. you are loved. and you are in control. that was it — just like thea’s fifth rule to round out the reminders of her morality, you completely sealed the deal. the way she cares for the team, baking for them and occasionally mothering them, exposes that soft underbelly guarded by her quiet yet surprising strength and power. you’ve made a beautiful character, ellie. i can’t thank you enough for bringing her to me.

[mewhoiskpopfan]

REASONS TO LOVE HOTEL DEL LUNA

1. IU – it’s IU, what’s not to love about her. Honestly I used to only be a fan of IU as a singer, but now seeing her acting skills made me want to respect her more as an artist. Only IU can easily pull off the mixture of melancholy, temperamental and comedy in Man Weol’s character.

 2. Yeo Jin Goo – as a child actor, I’ve always seen him in numerous dramas and I had always known how competent he is as an actor, but it’s in Hotel Del Luna that got me hooked on him. His character as Chan Seong was introduced first as hilarious, he’s just so adorably funny every time he gets spooked by the ghosts in their hotel, but as the story unfolds, Jin Goo is doing a great job into transitioning to the more sensitive side of his character. 

Have to give this to both Jin Goo and IU for their chemistry is indeed praise-worthy. They’re not cringey and their team up exudes the perfect balance between comedy and romance.

3. P.O and Mina – the couple we never thought we needed but we ended up uwuing. I’m actually a fan of PO in his other shows like JTTW and Kang’s Kitchen and he is just one big fluffy guy. As for Mina, she’s one of my favorite IOI members coz she’s so adorable. Thus, seeing them together is a delight and their scenes always made me smile. Who would’ve thought that they would look good together?

4. Chung Myung – The character that got everyone interested in Man Weol’s past other than herself and Yeon Weo. Anyway, I gotta admit, if I hadn’t first love Chan Seong I would really want Chung Myung to continue his story with Man Weol. And by the time I am writing this, there’s still a lot to be told on their story… may he be a traitor or not, I still love him and his love story with Man Weol.

5. The Plot – kudos to the talented writers. The plot is just a combination of beautiful, sad, funny, awesome, out of this world and many other positive adjectives. In my opinion the transition between the past and present are not confusing, the characters are well developed, romantic scenes are romantic-not-cringey-type and overall the story is just easy to follow.

6. Man Weol’s fashion – previously being a thief, it makes sense how she is obsess with beautiful things, that includes her wardrobe which is to die for. Man Weol never fail to look fashionable wherever and whatever the situation is. Rumors has it that because of her fashion sense, vintage style clothing will make a comeback in the Korean fashion industry soon.

Just a side note – I’ve always thought IU as a Princess, with her previous roles and her being once Korea’s nation’s little sister, but watching Hotel Del Luna, I’ve witnessed how IU turned into a Goddess, which is emphasized by her equally stunning wardrobe. In each scene her presence is just dominating in a good way.

7. Amazing OST – their soundtrack is so beautiful it will make you cry. Seriously. All of the songs are chosen well to  perfectly support the story. I like almost all the OST’s but my favorite is Taeyeon’s A Poem Called You. Whenever this song is played along with Chung Myung and Man Weol’s scenes, especially that part where Man Weol is secretly waiting for him as she lived through different eras, it just never failed to bring tears to my eyes.

8. Backstory can be a stand-alone story itself – what can I say… Obviously I’m really a big fan of Chung Myung and Man Weol. I know, I know, I love Chan Seong, but there’s just that melancholy feeling of attachment about our first loves that we’re somewhat attracted to. Despite everything Man Weol has been through, I’m just hoping that Chung Myung really did loved her despite how tragic their story ended.

Of course there are still numerous ways why we should love and support Hotel Del Luna, I could go on with how amazing the overall story is, the other characters - Sanchez, Kim Seon Bi, Choi Seo Hee, Yeon Woo now Young Su, Mago and even Mira, their star studded cameos - Joon Gi, Sulli, Da Reum, Kim Jun Hyun and many other factors that get us fans hooked to this wonderful drama, but this post is long enough, so for now, I’ll just leave it as it is.

[joonyverse]

The President - Baekhyun (EXO) (Part 5)

A/N: Hello! It’s finally here! I know I take like LOTS of times to continue the series, and I’m really sorry for that :( Anyway I hope you guys enjoy this part! 

Summary: Being the youngest Minister is not easy, especially when it seems like the whole world is trying to go against you. Proving yourself is proven to be a difficult thing. But things had to get even more tangled when dark pasts are coming out, and truths are being unveiled

Genre: Drama, romance, fluff, angst

Warning: Age-gap (10 years), some curses, bad english, grammar error, unedited

notes: yln = your last name, yfn = your full name

masterlist

Byun Baekhyun x Female Readers

If you’re uncomfortable with age-gap relationship, please just scroll through it

Bottle of pill and a glass of water were placed at the side table on your side. Your TV was on, yet it was on mute. Your eyes were focusing on your phone, trying your best not to fall asleep. The clock showed ten minutes to seven in the evening. The doctor hasn’t allow you to work just yet. Being inactive makes you feel tired, spent, and sleepy for the whole day. You decided to use the time to complete the decoration of your new apartment. Smell of jasmine and pear fragrance filling the whole apartment just enough, not too much to sickening one’s smelling sense.

Seeing the clock on your phone, you finally got up from the bed to dress up semi formally. The president for some reason want to meet you at his home at eight o’clock. If it wasn’t for the fact that it might be for serious occasion, you wouldn’t even consider it.

After putting on some light makeup to make yourself look more presentable and do your hair a little bit, you decided that it’s finally time to leave.

Unlike usual, you don’t have Mina to accompany you that day. Not wanting to make her work when you’re going to have a late meeting. So, it was just you and your chauffeur in the car. It was a serene and nice drive.

As you stepped out of the car into the comfort of Baekhyun’s home, just like yesterday, his house-makers greeted you at the entrance. What different was they come out of the house as soon as they finished greeting you, gaining a raised eyebrow from you.

As you stepped into his living room, there was everyone, who in your thought, had been called for the same reason as you. 

There was the police deputy chief if you remembered his name was Jinyoung, someone who you recognized as a prosecutor, a judge that looks way too familiar yet you can’t pinpoint who was she, a lawyer that was known to be the president’s friend named Junmyeon if you remember that correctly, and of course Baekhyun himself was present. All of their eyes were on you.

“I’m so sorry for being late and making you wait” you apologized, which received a chuckle from them. “It’s okay, you’re actually just in time!” Junmyeon said to you as he pat the seat beside him, which is the only empty seat… and of course it has to be beside Baekhyun.

“Well, if it isn’t the president’s lover” the judge said, with a playful look on her face.

Too used of it at that point, you simply chuckled at the remark. “I’m sorry, I haven’t introduce myself, I’m y/n” you said, despite knowing they’re probably know that already. What surprises you was the surprises look on their faces. You might be a little bit way too observant than you would like to, but you can’t help it, not when they tried not to stare at Baekhyun in confused look. 

Clearing his throat, Baekhyun decided to break the ice. “Y/n, this is Sowon from Seoul’s prosecutor office, Judge Kang Minkyung, and you probably know this is Junmyeon, and that is Jinyoung” he said as he introduced them one by one while politely pointing at them to make it clear who was he’s referring to. 

You nodded in acknowledgement. Most of the people there actually look young, around your age, or a little bit older than you. You knew Jinyoung as he was your senior during university days, Sowon because recently she won a big case , Junmyeon as he was well known for being Baekhyun’s friend and a top tier lawyer, and yet somehow, you feel like you know MInkyung yet you don’t. Judging from the wrinkles that has formed on her beautiful skin, Minkyung was the oldest here.

“You guys probably already know why I called you here” Baekhyun started. “I formed a team to investigate the recent bombing tragedy” Baekhyun added, a little bit more solemnly.

You looked down. Memories of the moment it all happened come into the poor tired mind. You sighed down. You looked up, slowly looking into everyone’s faces one by one. “It’s… that serious?” you asked.

Sowon moved closer to the edge of the sofa she was sitting on, eyes on you. “You really don’t remember, do you?” she asked skeptically.

Before you could even ask what did she mean, Baekhyun and Minkyung cut in into the conversation. “Sowon, cut it down, give her time” they said something along that line, as they groaned.

“Excuse me, what do you mean?” You asked, confusion painted your face. “Do I have anything to remember?” you added.

Baekhyun had his hand rubbing at his forehead, frown was apparent in his face. “y/n” he called, caught your attention. He deeply look into your eyes, as if trying to plant assurance and search for something in you. “It’s nothing” he said with a tired smile.

You really did want to press on the matter. Not liking the situation where you don’t remember something, and yet it feels like everyone does. But you knew Baekhyun seems like he’s tired enough and just want to get into a more important matter now. And you respect that.

You pulled out some files that you had prepared beforehand, not wanting to go empty hand and not knowing into the meeting. “From the data I compiled, I realized that the method of the bombing, the bomb, the strategy, and the targets, it happened not only once but had happened so many times too in the past-“

“Hold on, how did you know how the bombing method that happened now? I thought I made a specific order to Mina to not report this to you until you finally can get back to work?” Baekhyun cut you off.

“I didn’t know you did that, which by the way is ridiculous as I can handle this, but I did my research, thank you” you said as you raised an eyebrow at him, not liking how he underestimated you, or so you thought. “And also, it was still not known whether it’s simply only one psycho that did it or a group of terrorist, because some of the proofs indicate that only one person is in the work, but yet it feels like a group that did it, and no terrorist group had claimed for it” you said.

“It was… a group of people and yet a person only” Jinyoung said, his eyes staring into nothing. 

You tilt your head in confusion. If you thought this meeting couldn’t get any weirder, well it just did. “”I’m sorry, what?” you asked for clarification.

Baekhyun and Minkyung exchanged stares. You nervously looked at them. You sighed can’t take it anymore. “I thought we are a team?” you said, voice raising. The rise in your voice caught everyone’s attention. “If we are a team just like what you said, I should be able to trust you, and you trust me, and yet, there’s so many secrets among us that feels important and yet you try to hide it, because if this is how this team goes, then I’m not sure I can work with you” you said.

No one responded. Not knowing what to say. But you felt like you already said what was needed to say. You sighed. It was final you thought. You got up from your seat, “That’s it, have a good evening everyone” you said.

“Wait, please sit down” Baekhyun said, stopping you from walking away.

“With all due respect, you make me feel stupid and dumb for not knowing, and when I asked, you all just give me an ambiguous answer, that don’t really answer my question, when trust is what we need” you said, anger radiates from you.

“I know, y/n, I know, so please sit down and hear me out” Baekhyun said.

“I’ve obeyed and respect you enough sir, but if I’m being treated like this, perhaps I rather go” you retaliated.

“Sit down! and hear me out!” Baekhyun shouted, shocked everyone in the room, well, except you.

“I tried to not raise my voice, at you, I really do sir” you said, in dangerously low voice. “I tried to make you understand my point of view” you added.

Baekhyun sighed. “You’re so fucking childish you know that? We have a so much important matter to discuss, and now we’re wasting time just because you can’t keep your stupid emotions at the bay” he said.

And you felt like that was the last straw. You’re done being treated like this. “I better go than stupidly waste your time, then” you said as you stepped away from the living room.

“y/n, stay, if you don’t want to hear Baekhyun out, you have to hear me out” a voice that you recognized as Minkyung’s said, stopping you in your track.

“Why? Why do I have to hear you out?” you asked.

“Because you’re being stubborn, letting your emotion get the best of you, and it’s important to you and also the case to hear me out” she said.

You turn your back, heading into the living room, and sat at the seat you just left.

“There’s still so many things we couldn’t explain to you, but when the time comes, it will comes to you and you will understand why, but we can’t, for now at least” she said carefully, trying not to tick you off.

“The terrorist, they called themselves Scorpion” Minkyung said. “We can’t… really explain why Jinyoung said what he said, but anyway, that’s what they called themselves” she added.

“How do you know that?” You asked.

Minkyung sighed. “I know, you’re trying to get to the root of it, to the very bottom, and it’s in your instinct to do so, but when we give you an information, please just take it as it is for now, no question, unless you have an information that you gained by your own self” she said.

Really, Minkyung’s explanation doesn’t make sense in your head. But deep in your heart, you knew she meant well, you didn’t know how, but you know she meant well. You just simply sighed.

“Investigation starts tomorrow, come to the address I’ll give you tomorrow after you put your absence in, in your own respective office, I expected you to come around 10am, show your faces in your office, and then come there” he said as he dismissed all of you.

It was early when you arrived at your office, not wanting to be swarmed by the media trying to get a piece of mind. You greeted everyone with a smile. Despite being early, some people were already there, you suspect they were cycling, judging by the outfits they wore and the change of clothes they brought. 

Stepping into your very own office, it feels like going back to school all over again. Where chaos now will really start. A pile of files were seen on your table, a long due paperworks probably you thought. You checked the watch that you wore, it was 7am. And so you decided to kill time by doing the works that you had left.

With a sigh, you plop down into your armchair. You open one of the file, reading every words carefully, You admit paperwork was never your favorite thing, but sometimes, situation force people into doing things don’t they? Without you realizing, you finally fall deep into your works, not paying attention to the surrounding, just you and the files.

Knock on your door waking you up from the deep concentration you were in. You can feel your brain starts to hurt at the amount of information it receives in a short span of time. “Come in” you said tiredly followed by a yawn.

Mina appeared from behind the door. A file was in her embrace. “It’s time” she said.

You immediately looked at the watch on your wrist. It was 9am now. You didn’t realize just how much time had gone as you were so focused on the job at hand. You got up from your seat and walking towards the door, when Mina gave you the file she had with her. “This is probably what you’re going to need” she said. You gave her a genuine smile. Mina is always helpful with you, and you can’t take her enogh. “Thank you so much Mina, you’re a life savior” you said. 

Mina gave you a smile in return. “i will need to stay her in case anything happen” she said as she gave you a pat on the back.

“Thanks, see you later!”

It was an interesting ride, really. Everything have to go through some security procedures. An officer had to be inside the car with you. Complicated and a little bit bothersome really, but you understood the need to. You had to be blindfolded, had they not ask politely, you would tell them off. It’s called the bunker for some reason. 

They took off the blindfold as soon as you arrived. You can see through the car window that this place is a huge underground basecamp or whatever that is. Lights were illuminating it, enlightened the ‘building’, replacing the lack of sun or any lights that usually came outside of the building that’s over the ground. 

In amazement, you stepped out of the car, eyes scanning the whole building. The building that people thought was a myth. That people don’t know when it was build even, but looking at it, they must took their time to build it. It was so well built really. “This way, ma’am” an officer said to you as she leads the way. Had you not in amazement, you would let out a remark over your disagreement on where people’s tax had gone to.

She lead you into a room, far into this underground building. It was almost at the end of the building. She knocked gently into the door, and you wonder, would people be able to hear it because every wall and everything that’s built here seems so thick. Not long after, the door was opened, revealing what seems like a meeting room. And there was Baekhyun sitting in the middle seat. She gave him a bow before she let you in and got out from the room.

You chuckled as you took your seat near Baekhyun. “Fancy basement huh?” you asked in teasing manner.

He raised an eyebrow at you. “You called seventy million dollar underground building, a basement?” he asked in serious tone.

You rolled your eyes. “Geez, calm down grandpa, it’s a joke, if you want to be serious enough, I would complain on where people’s tax had gone to” you said in as-a-matter-of-fact tone.

He chuckled. “Fair enough” he said.

Not long after, the others came one by one. Many of them was complimenting the building, but also complaining about how bothersome the security protocols were.

“You know, I wonder why we have to go underground just to solve a bombing case, that certainly is not a confidential matter” you said. “But knowing you guys, you probably won’t tell me and get on the ‘you’ll know when you know’ bullshit” you added.

“As a matter of fact, that’s correct” Baekhyun said. “You’ll know when you know, lover” he teased. 

You rolled your eyes. “Oh please, that’s like so last year” you groaned.

“And we’re still wondering whether it’s real or not” Junmyeon said, a teasing smile on his face. You groaned even louder.

“Oh come on! I don’t even know why those media did that! They’re dramatizing everything” You said followed by a sigh.

And then you saw Jinyoung and Sowon exchanging a knowing look before they look at you innocently. “Oh no, not you two” you said which earned a chuckle from them. “We said nothing y/n, nothing” Jinyoung said through his chuckle.

“Enough joking, now let’s get into it, what do you guys have on you?” Baekhyun asked as he eyeing the documents all of you brought.

You look at the documents in front of you. You read the words on the document carefully. Doing a quick scanning on what the documents are about. Some of them date to so long ago, and some of them are more recent. Just when you thought this case can’t get any more interesting. “Whoever did it, they’ve been doing it for so long” you said.

Photos were attached to each files. Photos of the scene, photos of the corpses, photo of the bomb’s debris. As you read the files, you realized the lack of survivor in this case. You frowned in wonder. “No one survived?” you asked.

And suddenly, all of them look towards each other with knowing look. And it makes you feel dumb all over again. You slowly sighed, trying not to be loud. You rolled your eyes before focusing back into the documents.

Hours of reading make any normal humans dizzy of course. You can feel your eyes burning and begging to be closed. But yet, your ambition and motivation won’t let you. Every time your fatigue almost won over you, you quickly motivate yourself to let it be open for more minutes.

Until finally, something caught your eyes. After thousands of words, hundreds of pages, finally, something caught your attention,

Scarlet Reapers.

[laurakinnvy]

Do you happen to know any Korean or Japanese female Faceclaims that could fit a middle first year high schooler, like 14-18

i won’t suggest face claims for anyone under sixteen , so here are 30 + korean face  claims and 40 + japanese face claims that are around 16 - 18. thank you @sonamhelps and @steinfeldofrph for their high school directories. 

olivia hye ( korean , 17 )

choerry ( korean , 18 )

go won ( korean , 18 )

kim hyun jin ( korean , 18 )

heejin ( korean , 18 )

kim sae-ron ( korean , 18 )

jeon somi ( korean & dutch , 18 )

kim ji woo “ chuu “ ( korean , 19 )

choi yoo-jung ( korean , 19 )

kim do yeun ( korean , 19 )

yoo yeon-jung ( korean , 19 )

kang min na ( korean , 19 )

kim lip ( korean , 20 )

kim so-hyun ( korean , 20 )

jang yeeun ( korean , 20 )

kim yerim ( korean , 20 )

lee soo hyun ( korean , 20 )

son chaeyoung ( korean , 20 )

kim so-hye ( korean , 20 )

haSeul ( korean , 21 )

kim yulhee ( korean , 21 )

choi “ yuju “ yuna ( korean , 21 )

piper curda ( korean & european , 21 )

sydney park ( korean & black , 21 )

ha soo young “ yves “ ( korean , 22 )

park sooyoung “ joy “ ( korean , 22 )

jinSoul ( korean , 22 )

park chae-young ( korean , 22 )

jung eunbi ( korean , 22 )

kim chungha ( korean , 23 )

jennie kim ( korean , 23 ) 

moon ga young ( korean , 23 )

tati gabrielle ( korean & black , 23 )

yumi lambert ( korean & belgian , 24 )

adeline rudolph ( korean & german , 24 )

fivel stewart ( japanese , korean , chinese & white , 22 ) 

maria makino ( japanese , 18 )

reina yokoyama ( japanese , 18 )

haruka kudo ( japanese , 19 )

son chaeyoung ( japanese , 20 )

haruka komiyama ( japanese , 20 )

anna murashige ( japanese , 20 )

rina fukushi ( japanese & filipinx , 20 )

masaki sato ( japanese , 20 )

sakura oda ( japanese , 20 )

haruna ogata ( japanese , 20 )

kim dahyun ( japanese , 21 )

marie iitoyo ( japanese , 21 )

kaylee bryant ( japanese & european , 21 )

nicole fujita ( japanese & white , 21 )

sakura miyawaki ( japanese , 21 ) 

nakai rika ( japanese , 21 )

tina tamashiro ( japanese & american , 21 )

miru shiroma ( japanese , 21 )

riho sayashi ( japanese , 21 )

suzo hirose ( japanese , 21 )

mina myoui ( japanese , 22 )

sana minatozaki ( japanese , 22 )

hirai momo ( japanese , 22 )

jihyo park ( japanese , 22 )

jurina matsui ( japanese , 22 )

rena kato ( japanese , 22 )

mako kojima ( japanese , 22 )

mizuki fukumura ( japanese , 22 )

ayumi ishida ( japanese , 22 ) 

asami zdrenka ( japanese & european , 23 )

yurino ( japanese , 23 )

nana komatsu ( japanese , 23 )

reina hardesty ( japanese & white , 23 )

lyrica okano ( japanese , 24 )

saila kunikida ( japanese , 24 )

fumika shimizu ( japanese , 24 )

mariya nagao ( japanese , 25 ) 

arisa komiya ( japanese , 25 )

emi takei ( japanese , 25 )

janina jung ( japanese & german , unknown age )

note : the majority of the girls have resources where they are younger / can play younger than their age. 

[lifewithsehun]

Those Eyes I

Note: Ok.. I finally was able to get the Chapter up, hope you all like it!🙂

Characters: Exo, Y/N, Kang Mina

Pairing: Sehun & Y/N

Genre: Fluff (future angst & smut)

"Donde estas? Te dije que no tomaras!" (*Where are you? I told you to not drink!*), you whisper yelled into your phone. Whenever upset you'd speak to her in another language in hope that no one around you knew what you were saying, especially if you were yelling like a crazy person and right now Spanish was what came out. Your life long friend/secretary, Mina, was barely waking up, leaving her 30 minutes to get ready and arrive at a very important meeting with a client. You were an interior designer, who works for an international company and currently working in Korea with a very important company that was redesigning one of their buildings and designing some of their new apartments. Your secretary was supposed to be ready by now and accompanying you to get some coffee before the meeting, but she slept in. "OMG, I'll be ready in 10", she replied with panic. You grunted and hung up. As you were putting away your phone, you walked towards the cafe, but didn't make it far without accidentally bumping into someone's chest, which you assumed belonged to a guy because of how hard it was. You totally hadn't seen him standing there in the middle of the way, why was he blocking the way anyway?!. "I'm sorry", you heard him say in a deep voice. You looked up at him, but only saw his eyes, because he was wearing a face mask. He had nice eyes though and.. wait you've seen these eyes somewhere. You stared and tried to remember, but you heard him cough awkwardly taking you out of your thoughts. "Oh no.. it's my fault, I wasn't looking up, I'm sorry", you said. "It's fine, I was in the way and it seems like you're having a tough morning", he replied with an eye smile. It was cute the way his eyes turned into little moons. "I.. uh yeah.. wait how'd you know", you asked with wide eyes. "I kind of heard you talking, well, yelling on the phone as you were walking over here", he chuckled. "Oh", you replied as you looked somewhere else. "Don't worry, I dont know what you were saying though, what language was that?", he replied immediately. "Spanish", you replied with a small smile. "Oh that's ho.. cool", he responded. "Umm.. well I have to go..", you responded with a tight lipped smile. "Yeah.. me too… hopefully the rest of your day goes better", he replied. "Thanks, uhh…", you started, but realized you didn't even know his name. "Hun, you can call me Hun..", he said and reached to shake your hand. "Y/N", you replied as you shook his hand, wow it was big and soft. "Bye Hun", you said and walked away, while he waved goodbye to you.

You rushed into the cafe and thank God, there was no line, because now you had 20 minutes to get to the location of the meeting, which was luckily only a 5 minute drive away. You got yours and Mina's coffee and headed to the meeting arriving 8 minutes before the start. You were nervous and Mina still wasn't here. "My boss will be running a little late, he's really sorry", you heard Mr. Lee's secretary say as you sat in the conference room. "That's fine don't worry", you responded with a smile. 'It's actually perfect', you thought as you saw Mina rushing into the conference room. "Where's everyone", she said breathlessly. "Gone, you took too long", you said seriously. "What", she whisper yelled. You shrugged your shoulders and she let her head fall onto the table with a grunt. You tried not to laugh, but failed and she looked at you confused. "I'm kidding, they're running a little late", you laughed. "Evil, you evil thing", she pouted. The CEO walked in about ten minutes later and the meeting went smoothly. You felt a big weight lift of your shoulders when Mr. Lee said the design was perfect and that you could start next week. "My day is going well", you whispered as you got into your car with Mina. "What?", she asked with a frown. You shook your head and smiled as you remembered your interaction with Hun. Mina just shrugged and asked what you were both going to eat. "You're always hungry", you chuckled with a roll of your eyes. "I'm hungover", she replied with a pout. "Let's go eat", you said.

The week had passed by quickly and now you were currently standing in front of SM entertainment. You had heard a couple of things about this company and their artists, but you weren't that into them like Mina was. Maybe it's because she's Korean, but honestly right now you were surprised at how calm she looked, although deep down she's probably freaking out. You had decided it was best to work on the building first and one of the apartments and then move onto the rest of the apartments, which were a total of 7 and each idol had different ideas and preferences. You tried to keep their ideas incorporated with your ideas, so that they felt more comfortable in their new homes. Your team had already designed Minseok's apartment with a design that you created, but you hadn't been able to come personally at that time. You had seen pictures and he had emailed you about how happy he was with his new home thanks to you and your team. "Let's get started", you cheered to your crew and Mina. As you were working on the building, you encountered several of idols and wow, now you knew why Mina was so into them, they were beautiful/handsome. They would bow each time they saw you, and you felt kind of weird at first because you knew most were older than you and although you've traveled a lot, most people wouldn't mind you enough to greet you. "They're very respectful", you whispered to Mina as you bowed back. "Yes, they are and so cute", she whispered back. "I wonder where Exo is tho", she pouted. "That's Minseok's group right?.. the one with what's his name… oh um Lay in China and Kyungsoo, who's also enlisting in less than a month?", you questioned. "Yes", she replied with a fake sob. "Right in the wound?", you chuckled. "Yes… thanks a lot..", she pouted causing you to laugh until you saw her eyes freeze at something behind you. "What", you asked as you turned around. Exo was walking up to you both and you felt your self freeze like Mina. "Hello, I'm Kim Junmyeon", you heard one of them say as they all bowed lightly at you. "Hello, I'm Y/N L/N and this is Kang Mina", you replied as you both bowed back. Junmyeon pointed to the other 6 guys and introduced them as they each smiled at you. You smiled back to each of them, but froze once you made eye contact with one of the taller members. He was really handsome, but what caught your attention were his eyes.. they had a familiarity to them that you couldn't pinpoint. He locked eyes with you and you shifted your eyes back to Junmyeon nervously. 'Why am I nervous', you thought. 'What was his name.. Sehun?'.., you continued to think. "Umm well, we just wanted to introduce ourselves because you'll be working on our new homes, you'll actually be working on Kyungsoo's first", Junmyeon spoke up taking you out of your thoughts. You turned to look at a handsome man, with plump lips and big eyes, who apparently was Kyungsoo. You smiled at him and he smiled back as he said, "I look forward to working with you and your team". "Yes, we look forward to working with all of you", you replied with a grin.

They left and you heard Mina take a big breath. "Wow", she whispered. 'Wow indeed', you thought. You kept thinking about Sehun's eyes, they were so similar. They kind of reminded you of Hun's eyes. 'Could it be him and Hun is just short for Sehun? They are the same height and all, but Hun couldn't be Sehun could he? You were in Korea anyways, so there were many other tall Korean males around, it'd be too much of a coincidence. Why would he even talk to you in the first place anyways?', you thought. "Hmm", you hummed. "What", Mina asked. "No, nothing sorry, let's continue our work", you replied. You're team continued to remove all the old materials, hoping you'd get it all out within two days so the painters and flooring installers could start and then your team could continue redesigning with the new items/furniture as soon as possible. After a couple of hours of removing stuff from the bottom and top floors, you told your team that they could continue tomorrow with what was left. As you were barely going to leave, you saw Kyungsoo and Sehun walking towards Mina and you. "Hello again Miss L/N", Kyungsoo greeted with a small bow while Sehun just stared. "Hello Mr. Do, just Y/N is fine", you bowed back. 'Do I always have to bow', you thought and you heard Sehun chuckle. You turned to look at with a questioning look and he shrugged his shoulders while saying, "You don't look very comfortable with the bowing and don't call him Mr. Do, he hates it. Just call us by our first names". You nodded with a small smile. "They informed me that you wanted to look at the apartment tomorrow in person. I'll be available at noon, if you have time.", Kyungsoo spoke up. "Ah yes, that would be perfect Kyungsoo, I'll see you tomorrow at noon. Here's my business card, it has Mine and Mina's work numbers on it, just in case you need something", you responded. You heard someone clear their throat and you turned to Sehun, who was just looking at you and then your business card. "Sehun since I'll be working on your apartment too, you'll need my contact information. Can you actually give these to the rest.", you said as you handed him some extra cards. He frowned slightly, but took them anyways. "Well, we should get going and it seems like you were leaving also. I'll see you both tomorrow", Kyungsoo said and almost bowed but stopped himself and smiled instead. "Bye, I'll see you tomorrow", you smiled back. "Bye Y/N, I'll see you around", Sehun said. "Bye Sehun", you said and walked off with Mina, who was just staring the whole time. "You need to stop staring and talk", you whispered. "They make me nervous and Kyungsoo omg Kyungsoo kills me", she whispered back causing you to laugh out loud. You covered your mouth and turned to look hoping Kyungsoo and Sehun had left already, but they were still standing there. You looked at Sehun, who seemed to be staring at you and he winked at you. You turned away immediately and walked faster, pulling Mina with you. 'What was that… did he wink at me?!', you thought as you walked to your car.

The next day, you stopped by at SM to check up on the work before you headed to Kyungsoo's place and everything was going smoothly. "I can't believe I'm going to Kyungsoo's home", Mina squealed once you were on your way. Apparently Kyungsoo was her favorite and she had this platonic crush on him. "Don't make it obvious", you said with a roll of your eyes. "I can't even talk or breathe when I'm around him, do you think he has noticed?", she questioned with wide eyes. You chuckled and shrugged as you parked the car. Once you were in front of Kyungsoo's door you rang the door bell and you could hear Mina whispering, "Breathe, breathe, breathe..". You were about to tell her to stop when the door opened and you saw Sehun standing there with a smile. "Sehun?… Am I at the wrong place?", you questioned as you looked at the apartment number again. "No.. you're at the right place.. I'm just hanging with Kyungsoo hyung", he chuckled. "Come in", he added. Mina walked in with you following her and Sehun right behind you. You were about to ask where you should go as you saw that the hall split into two areas, but you felt Sehun's hand on your back guiding you as he told Mina to take the left side. His hand felt big and warm on your back, it was actually comforting. The three of you stepped into what was supposed to be the living room area and Sehun let go off you. You almost let out a whine at the loss of his touch, but you bit your tongue. 'What the hell is wrong with me, I don't even know him!', you thought. "Hyung, Mina and Y/N are here", Sehun called out and Kyungsoo came out of the what was probably the bedroom on the other side of the hall with some blankets in hand. He greeted you both and apologized about not having anywhere to sit yet and placed the blankets on the floor. You nodded and sat down. You showed him the plans of your ideas and asked what he thought. He liked most of your plan, with only a couple of changes here and there. He knew what he wanted and you were glad, because it made your job much easier. "Ok, so that's done, I have the appliances and furniture ready, now we just have to look into purchasing the paint for the walls and the extra items that you want. I have some places listed where I prefer to buy from", you said as you looked through your portfolio for the list. "Mina did you take out the list?", you asked when you couldn't find it. "Ah yes, I did, but it should be saved on the work laptop..", she replied. "I have my personal laptop..", you replied with a frown. "I have some in mind, but not the whole list for every item", you looked over at Kyungsoo. "I can go get it at the office", Mina spoke up. "Actually yes that would be best because we need to order them as soon as possible in order to finish everything on time", you replied. "I can take you..that way we can get some food on the way back..", Kyungsoo offered. "Ok.. thank you", Mina answered shyly.  They left, leaving Sehun and you alone. You sat there silently as you pretended to do something on your laptop to avoid his intense stare. You felt nervous about being alone with Sehun and he seemed to be enjoying it because when you looked at him, he simply smirked at you. You shifted your eyes back down, but he leaned in to close your laptop. You glared at him and he just laughed. "Why did you do that?", you asked. "I know you're not doing anything darling", he shrugged. "Darling?", you asked with an eyebrow raised. "Can I call you that?", he asked with a small smile. You laughed and rolled your eyes. "You don't even know me,", you responded. "But I want to know you..", he replied as he sat next to you. "We've only seen each other like what 3 times...and I need to use the restroom", you chuckled nervously. He made a bitch face at you, a literal bitch face and pointed to other side of the hall and said,"Second door to the right". You rushed to the restroom in a hurry and locked the door behind you. You didn't even need to use the restroom, but he was making you very nervous with those eyes and his handsome face all close to you. You washed your hands, but couldn't find any towel to dry them, so you walked out to ask for a napkin. As you were walking to the living room, you looked down to get your ringing phone out of your pocket and you bumped into someone's chest. "Again", you heard Sehun chuckle. "What?", you asked as you looked up. "You're distracted by your phone and crashing into me again", he chuckled. You frowned and then it clicked. You dried your hand on your pants and placed it in front of Sehun's face, so that only his eyes were visible.

"Omg… you're Hun?", you said with wide eyes.

"Yes I am", he replied with a smile.