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sehunniepotwrites · 4 years ago

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a day of firsts | j.jh

🎄SYNOPSIS— You didn’t think your first day back at NC Toys would lead to a boy asking you out on a date, but hey, you weren’t complaining, even if he was dressed in a Nutcracker suit. 🎄GENRE— christmas!au, fluff, humor 🎄PAIRING—jung jaehyun x female!reader 🎄WARNING—cursing, sexual innuendos 🎄WORD COUNT— 2633

It was the first of December and you were heading to your favorite seasonal job: a worker at the famous NC Toys.

As a lover of Christmas, your younger self always dreamed of working at that famous toy store. You had made so many cherished memories there with your family— moments running through the aisles, waiting in line to talk to Santa, drinking hot chocolate to keep yourself warm, and playing with the people dressed in nutcracker costumes. You loved it all and now, you were about to start your second season at the shop. A rush of excitement hit you as you gave yourself a last-minute check in the mirror.

You smoothed down the material of your work uniform: an ugly Christmas sweater with a red flared skirt that ended an inch above the knee. Placing a beanie over your head and slipping on your winter coat, you grabbed your bag and keys with a skip in your step.

Locking the door to your apartment, you hurried your way down the staircase and into the winter cold. Something cold nipped at your exposed nose and you looked up to see small specks of snow fall from the sky. A wide grin took over your lips— the first day back on the job and it was the first snowfall of the season.

You extended a hand towards the sky, hoping to catch a snowflake on your fingertips. Unaware of your surroundings, you weren’t able to catch a tall figure charging his way down the sidewalk. His strong build bumped into yours, sending you down into a pile of snow. The cold seeped through your stockings, wetting the material and you groaned— what would your manager say when you clocked in with a damp uniform?

“Ow, my shoulder,” a deep voice whispered.

You looked up to see a bundled up man with a bright red coat hanging on his forearm stopping in front of you for a second. He had a black beanie covering his flattened caramel hair but the tips of his red ears peeked out of the hat. You only caught a glimpse of his face but he sure looked handsome in his laid-back fit. He made no moves to help you up— he only stared blankly at your fallen form.

His dusty eyelashes flickered against his rosy cheeks as he blinked at your figure. “Why are you just looking at me like that?” You whined, slipping on the snow as you attempted to get up.

His brown eyes widened and the boy quickly bowed his head as he continued his way down the walkway.

“I’m sorry!” his melodic voice called out. If it weren’t for the unfortunate situation, his voice sounded as sweet as the treats left for Santa.

“Hey!” you glared at him from your place on the freezing ground. “The least you could do is help me up, you asshole!”

“Sorry,” the handsome boy yelled over his shoulder. He gave you a bright grin, a silver of a dimple coming out to play. “I’m running late for my first day at my new job!”

You watched his figure disappear as you pushed yourself off the sidewalk. “Ugh, how rude,” you muttered as you brushed the snow off your clothing. After checking the floor for any dropped items, you continued on your way to work. You took a second to check your watch for the time and you gasped to see that your shift started in less than fifteen minutes.

Cursing, you quickened your pace, trying to ignore the cold air hitting your skin. You ran into many people along the way as it was the first weekend of the Christmas season; many families were out and about carrying shopping bags filled with intended presents. You murmured more than a couple of half-hearted apologies before you finally made it in front of NC Toys.

Your hands rested against your lap as you huffed for air. Your face was flushed with heat as you tried to calm down your pounding heart— a clear reminder to get back in shape in case this happened again.

Glancing up, your eyes landed on the teddy bear shaped door handles and the rush of childlike excitement returned. You pushed the doors open only to be hit with the warmth of the store’s heater and Christmas music blasted through the speakers. The bright holiday displays were already set up and parents gathered their children in front of them for pictures. The sounds of delightful laughter filled the room as you continued your way to the back of the store. The familiar scents of gingerbread cookies and peppermint reached your nose and you breathed it in while passing the store’s famed cafe, making a note to drop by during your break.

You took a glance at a decorated stage in the middle of the store. It was surrounded by nutcrackers and fake pine trees but the stage itself was empty— that was weird. You didn’t remember this set up last year. Shrugging that thought off, you continued going on your way to the back, walking by all the thrilled children waiting to meet Santa.

Successfully making it into the employee break room, you stripped yourself of your outerwear and set your belongings down in a locker. Just as you were going to clock in, someone pounced on you from behind with a high-pitched giggle. You knew that voice anywhere.

“Joy!” you squealed, tugging your friend into your arms. Your tall and beautiful friend laughed into the embrace, happy to be reunited with her work wife.

“Second season in a row, baby!” she yelled as she clocked in on the desktop. The system deployed her first assignment and she stepped aside for you to do the same.

“The dynamic holiday duo is back,” you chuckled while clocking in right on time. You grabbed your first assignment and groaned.

“Aww, why the groan?” Joy asked, peeking over to see what you were deployed to do.

“Clean and monitor the stage area, how boring,” you muttered. “Guess they have too many people on the floor right now.”

Your friend hugged your side, “Aww, I’m at registers but at least you get to see the new nutcracker!”

“Who?” You raised an eyebrow at her.

“There’s a new nutcracker this year— oh my god, even with all that blush on, he’s so hot,” she said, fanning her face. “Perfectly sculpted face and from what I saw, pretty nice arms, too.”

“First day back and you’re already on the hunt for eye candy?”

Joy gave you a pointed look, “Listen, if you saw him, you would totally fall for him, too.” You rolled her eyes at that comment. You were there to work and Joy was obviously there for other pressing reasons.

“Mhm, what I’d do just to lick his candy cane,” she muttered under her breath.

Shrieking, you slapped her arm. “Joy!”

“With a peppermint cond—”

You let out a louder squeal, hands moving to clamp her mouth.

“I’m just saying,” she said into your hand, licking your palm when you kept it on her mouth for far too long. Wiping your now wet hand onto your skirt, you glared at your friend and she innocently smiled back.

Someone from behind cleared their throat. You and your friend turned on your heels to find your manager on duty, Kyungsoo, giving you an unamused look. “Day one of the job and I already find you two gossiping like little school girls instead of working?”

Joy sent him a sheepish smile, “Sorry, boss.” You repeated her apology in the same tone, hands playing with the edge of your red velvety skirt.

He sighed and pointed his finger to the door. “Go,” he commands with an authoritative voice and you scramble out the room with Joy right at your tail. You stopped at the stage area, surprised to see more nutcrackers on display than what you saw just five minutes prior.

Huh. Weird.

Joy let out a flirtatious giggle the moment she skipped past, shooting a wink at you. Or behind you? You honestly weren’t too sure. Someone coughed behind you but you only saw the stationary nutcrackers.

Did someone pass by?

Shrugging at the odd interaction, you sighed upon seeing the area you were assigned to clean. Loose Christmas ornaments surrounded the fake trees, the ropes lining the stage were in the wrong place, and the uniforms of the nutcracker displays weren’t as prim and proper as they usually were. One by one, you hung the ornaments back onto the trees and aligned the ropes, taking you around ten minutes. You whistled along to Christmas songs playing in the background mimicked the announcements that rang through the speakers, having them memorized since the last season. It was an odd habit but it helped fill the void of working by yourself.

Glancing at your watch, you had ten minutes until the first nutcracker show of the day— you pondered if the new guy Joy was talking about would be part of the spectacular. Stopping yourself, you wondered why you even cared— you were there to earn money not to get attached to a pretty boy that just stood there to take pictures.

Walking to the first of the nutcrackers, you started to fiddle with its skewed uniform. Taking note of its condition, you noticed that there were rips in the costume and faded paint on its face. You clicked your tongue— you had to bring that up to Kyungsoo later. It looked sloppy compared to the shinier ones on display.

“Five minutes until our Nutcracker Spectacular! Please come to our center stage!” Joy’s cheerful voice boomed through the store’s sound system. You heard the chatter of the crowd approaching your area, sending you into a panic. You needed to finish up with the last nutcracker before the audience arrived.

Making your way to the one standing closest to the stage, you realized this nutcracker looked different than the others lining the area. It’s face was so realistic— it almost looked like a real person. The nutcracker has the brownest of eyes and full eyelashes that highlighted his glossy orbs. There was this rosy blush painted on its cheeks along with a constellation of freckles that brought out the nutcracker’s porcelain complexion. Soft tresses of caramel hair peaked out of its long black hat and you felt tempted to comb the stray strands back but you were running extremely low on time.

“Geez, this one is such an upgrade compared to the other ones. It looks so real. We need more nutcrackers that look like this,” you said to yourself.

If you were paying more attention, you would have seen the figure you were working on holding back a chuckle.

Your hands immediately reached out to dust some snow off the nutcracker’s chest. Why the display had traces of snow on their uniform, you didn’t know— they never made their way outside the store. Straightening the medals on its breast, you realized this display was sturdier than the others. Must be new material.

Your nimble fingers danced to the nutcracker’s high collar to fix a piece of stubborn material that was folded down. The warmth of your hand brushed against its neck and you thought you were seeing things when the nutcracker slightly shifted. You blinked before carrying on.

The crowds were approaching fast and you were almost finished. You tugged on the red coat’s sleeves, making sure there were no wrinkles on the material before stepping back to admire your handy work.

“Wow, this one’s really handsome,” you said aloud, before moving forward to fix one last crooked medal.

Just as your hand touched the decoration, it— rather, he spoke. “Ma’am, I know I’m handsome but could you please stop touching me?”

“Jesus fucking Christ!” you shrieked so loud, the incoming crowd all turned in your direction. You clamped your shaking hand over your mouth and backed away.

The boy in the nutcracker sent you a quirk of a smile, the tips of his pink lips turned up to reveal a dip in his painted cheek. “Yes, that is the name of the Christmas birthday boy,” he amusedly whispered.

“Why didn’t you say anything?” you hissed back, heat rising to your cheeks.

“And stop a cutie from calling me handsome? Nah,” he teased, his tone playful and flirty. Aware of the crowd and the Christmas Carol loop stopping, you quickly turned your head and began to walk away. You were stopped, however, by a warm hand to your wrist. It was a minimal movement, not to attract the attention of the big crowd— he didn’t want to ruin the magic of the upcoming show.

“Wait,” he muttered, doing his best to keep his lip closed. “I just wanted to say sorry for bumping into you earlier, I didn’t want to be late for this— I’ve wanted this job for a while.”

Your eyes searched his sincere ones as his ears flushed with a burning red. “You were the rude guy from before,” you stated in a hushed whisper, your mind flashing back to the handsome stranger.

“Can I make it up to you?” He tugged on the sleeve of your ugly sweater.

“How would you do that?” your voice flirted back. Wait, where did that confidence come from?

“We clocked in around the same time, yeah?” You nodded in reply.

“How about we take our break together at the cafe? Grab some some cookies and hot cocoa— I’ll pay,” he shyly offered, his confidence disappearing for a short moment. If he wasn’t on stage with an audience, he would be rubbing the back of his neck to deal with his sudden burst of nerves.

“Sounds like a date,” you giggled. The boy released the material of your sleeve, his fingers lighting brushing against yours. You squeezed your hand at the fluttering feels that sent shivers down your spine.

“One minute before our Nutcracker Spectacular!” Joy’s voice ran through the speakers again.

“Well, I’ll be watching, Nutcracker,” you winked.

“Jaehyun,” he blurted back.

“Hmm?”

“That’s my name,” he smiled, “Jaehyun.”

“Well then, break a leg, Jaehyun.” Another wink and a smile and you quickly make your way out of the crowd to stand behind the bustle of people.

The show goes off without a hitch— the children were amazed at the handsome nutcracker coming to life when a girl playing Clara came on stage. They sang familiar Christmas songs, danced with gorgeous smiles on their faces, and laughed happily at the audience interactions. You had fun simply watching them from the back. The best part, though, was when Jaehyun would look over at you and charm you with the brightest grin as he sang.

Jaehyun braved himself to sing a line with his gleaming eyes directed straight at you. “All I want for Christmas is you,” his baritone voice projected through the microphone. You bit back a smile as he sent you a shameless wink. A few teenage girls in front of you swooned, thinking it was for them, and you shook your head with a ghost of a smile.

Maybe keeping the stage area clean wasn’t that bad of an assignment as you thought it would be. After all, you had some great eye candy in the form of a handsome nutcracker that kept glancing your way.

Checking your watch, you had another two hours until your first break and you couldn’t wait for it to come. And by the looks of it, Jaehyun couldn’t wait either.

What a way to ring in the holiday season— first shift back at your favorite job, first snowfall of the year, and a first date with a cute nutcracker who won your heart with a corny Christmas song.

🎄AUTHOR’S NOTE— happy december 1st, y’all! i wrote this a month ago and i’m so happy i can finally post it! more fics coming your way this month! stay tuned! uwu

#neowritingsnet #cznnet #christmas!au #jung jaehyun #jaehyun #jaehyun scenarios #jaehyun imagines #jaehyun x reader #jaehyun fluff #nct scenarios #nct imagines #nct x reader

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exosmuttytalk · 4 years ago

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Exols Secret Santa 2020

This is my Exols Secret Santa present for @jissoyaa

I hope you had a wonderful and warm Christmas and that you enjoy my belated present!

PROFESSIONAL

Characters: Byun Baekhyun, unnamed OC.

Rating: Mature (but not a lot)

Word count: ~3000

Summary: Adapting to a new job is never easy, especially with an attractive boss criticising your every move.

As soon as the last chords of the song stopped playing, Baekhyun stormed off the stage, clutching the earpiece he’d ripped off mid live performance. You bumped into each other at the turn of a corner and that only seemed to increase his anger despite the fact that the person he was looking for was, in fact, you. His fingers wrapped around your wrist to raise your hand and he forcefully put the earpiece in your palm.

“I don’t think you have noticed, but this has been shocking me since the music started,” he explained harshly.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Maybe the wire isn’t connected properly…?” You trailed off as you started to examine the faulty piece.

“I don’t know if it’s connected or not, that’s your job and not mine. This is a beginner’s mistake. Please, do your job.”

Despite not having raised his tone, the severity on his words made you recoil enough for him to swiftly walk away in direction to the dressing room. You were in the verge of tears when you saw two of the other members walking down the hallway in search of their own rooms. Kyungsoo gave you a sympathetic look.

“It’s okay, those things are awful. We’ve all been shocked once or twice, at least.”

You faked a smile in response.

“I’m sorry in his behalf. He’s not usually like this, but it’s been an exceptionally hard time for him.”Junmyeon’s excuse for his friend didn’t really make up for the fact that the short time you had been working as a manager for Baekhyun had been, simply put, awful. Although you had already been working in the industry for quite some time and had acted as a manager temporarily for other idols, you had only been able to half-ass his demands and had been the cause of delay at least a couple of times. The pace at which they worked was way faster than what you were used to, and Baekhyun hadn’t been merciful. The stress was starting to get to you.

“Thank you both,” you straightened up and gulped your tears. “But he’s right. I haven’t been on top of my game, as you deserve. I’ll do better and everything will be better.”

“I’ll try to talk to him,” Junmyeon nodded understandingly.

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Water, bottled, check.

Sweetened green tea, bottled, check.

Red tea, in bags, check.

Instant ramen, check.

Fruit (strawberries), check.

Towels, hands and body, check.

Outfit cases 1, 2, 3, check.

Lapel microphone, 2, check.

Hand held microphone, 2, check.

Earpiece and batteries, 2, check.

It was the third time you went through the papers that listed everything necessary in the dressing room and the second time you stopped at that exact point to check on the item which had caused the most trouble last time. You had not yet seen Baekhyun again and had only contacted him through text messages to tell him the time he’d need to be at the venue and ask for any other requests, which he had only answered with a formal “no need, thank you”.

You were still fumbling with the earpiece when the sudden opening of the door startled you and made you drop what you in your hands between your feet and the just arrived Baekhyun. His eyes dropped down to the shattered earpiece on the floor and then slowly back up to meet yours.

“I had to wear that today.”

His fixed stare was already starting to wear off the confidence you had worked so hard to build over the last two days. You stumbled over your words until an idea popped into your mind. It was okay. You were prepared for such a scenario.

“I have a backup earpiece. In case anything happened to the first one.”

“Hmm,” Baekhyun nodded seriously, his eyes were scanning the rest of the room and came to a halt when he found the basket of assorted fruit, which displayed a hefty amount of the strawberries you had found through another member of the staff he liked. “Everything seems in order. Please, go find the stylist.”

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You got to watch the interview the group gave from the outer part of the stage and couldn’t help but notice how different Baekhyun’s demeanor was in comparison to when he talked only to you. As it had been normal through the years the group had been on the spotlight, Baekhyun stole the spotlight with his bright smile, bubbly personality and witty comments. Polar opposite of the cold, distant and sometimes downright mean person he had been to you. It would’ve come as a lie if you told yourself you weren’t the slightest bit disappointed by this turn of events.

By the time Exo debuted you had already been working in the industry for some time and knew pretty much everything there was to know about the idol life. Still, you couldn’t help but be smitten by the presence of one particular member. That initial infatuation, luckily for you, subsided through the years and let way to a deep appreciation and admiration for the man that now was technically your boss. The same man who had motivated you to do better in your own career and who was, ultimately, the reason why you had chosen to take the plunge and apply for SM. The same man who had turned out to be…standoffish, for lack of a better term to describe him.

It definitely was a disappointing turn of events, but you were determined to be the better person and the better professional.

As the performance unfolded, you watched Baekhyun intently; prepared in case a situation like the other day’s should arise again. But it didn’t. Everything went swimmingly and the group was all bows and smiles as they exited the stage.

You tried to disguise the smug expression in your face when you walked up to Baekhyun and handed him a hand towel and a bottle of water before he even asked for it, but your smile grew wider when he seemed surprised to see you there and well prepared for the occasion.

“Is there anything else I can help you with?” you asked solicitously.

“That’s all I need now, thank you.”

“Would you maybe like to have lunch in the dressing room? The catering service seems pretty good here, better than the dry noodles, I feel.”

“Uhh…yes, I think that would be nice.”

“I’ll take care of that,” you responded before turning around to leave, crossing eyes with Junmyeon, who was showing off his best reassuring smile towards you.

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Precariously balancing the tray holding the plates of food against your hip, you knocked loudly on the door of the dressing room for the second time. Still no answer, so you pushed the door open and came into the seemingly empty room. The room offered the same neat appearance as when you left earlier in the morning. You had already started arranging the plates on the countertop when rustling came from the door at your back that lead to the bathroom.

After considering the possibilities, you tiptoed as silently as possible towards the door, hoping to get out of there as soon as possible. But it was too late. The door slid open and out came Baekhyun, one of the towels you had carefully arranged that morning wrapped against his waist and wet hair sticking out in all directions.

His eyes met yours and no one said a thing, but you were trying to calculate how likely this was to be the last straw that would finally get you fired.

“That’s a lot of food,” he said, diverting his gaze towards the food arrangement.

“I knocked,” you answered without processing his words.

“Yeah, I know.”

“But I knocked twice.”

“Yeah. I know.”

His nonchalance about the whole thing caught you off guard, your hand in the door knob as you watched him move across the room to the table, still in the towel and seemingly not caring about his partial nakedness. The spicy side dishes caught his attention first and he started eating right away. He picked one of the empty plates and handed it over to you, not much thought into the action. His eyes went back to search for you when you didn’t pick the plate. He was still chewing when he said:

“Eat up. We can’t be throwing that much food away.”

He filled up a plate of his own and sat down in one of the rotating chairs, looking at you standing there, awkwardly.

“Are you gonna turn me down?”

“No! No, no!”

You rushed to the table and filled up part of your plate. As unusual as the situation might have been, it was already two hours past your lunch time and the food looked delicious. You sat down and started eating in silence, trying hard not to brazenly look at the half naked man in front of you.

“Look, I wanted to talk to you,” he blurted before taking a gulp of water.

“Okay…”

“Junmyeon has…brought to my attention how unwelcoming I have been since we started working together.”

“I wanted to talk about it to you too,” you interjected. He seemed surprised but you didn’t back down. “I don’t want to beat around the bush anymore. I know you don’t like me. I have made mistakes, I’ll admit that. Still, if you feel I am not a good fit for the position, I’ll ask the company to reassign me with someone else.”

“I don’t think that’s necessary. It’s not your fault.”

“It’s not my fault?”

He just shrugged as a response.

“Then why are you being such an ass?”

Your hand darted up to cover your mouth as soon as the words came out.Baekhyun just looked at you fixedly. Then, he left out a small chuckle that grew little by little until it became full blown laughter. The ridiculousness of the situation puzzled you, so you just stayed silent until his laughing fit subsided.

“He, he…he… You have some temper huh?”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to say that,” you eyes dropped down to your lap where you still held you plate, heat creeping up to your cheeks.

“No, no! It’s okay, really. I found it really funny. Are you going to cry!?” he slid across the floor towards you to grab your free hand.

The sweet gesture caught you off guard, but you didn’t get to pull you hand away before he let go off it first. He stood up and walked around the room, his hands clutching the hair at the back of his head; but his expression was neutral again when he sat back down on his chair.

“My previous manager had been with me since the beginning. He didn’t leave; he was fired after he had some issues with a superior. We all interceded for him, but there was no use. He was like family to me and it’s been hard adjusting.” His eyes traveled aimlessly through the room and he let out a sigh. “But it’s not your fault and you have been improving. I’m sorry for being unfair.”

He seemed genuine and you wore your heart in your sleeve. You reached towards him and grabbed his hand the same way he had tried to comfort you earlier. Mind you, your intertwined hands were resting on top of his toweled thigh, dangerously close to…

“I should get going!”

You stood up as if you had been shocked, sending the plate that sat on your thighs to the floor. Immediately after, you kneeled down, trying to pick up the mess and leave as soon as possible. Baekhyun also wanted to help, and leaned in at the precise same moment as you did. Your heads bumped into each other and the impact made you fall down on your butt.

“Oh, God, are you okay?”

As he rubbed the sore spot on his forehead, he held his hand out but miscalculated the strength he’d need to help you stand up, which made you bump into his chest and hold onto him for balance.The sequence of blunders had left you at a loss for words, but he still sported a mocking half smile as he looked at you intently. Being so close to him, you were able to smell his shower gel.

“So… do you forgive me?”

“Yes! Yes, of course,” you answered taking a step back. “I am looking forward to working with you, Baekhyun.”

“Me too,” he answered while shooting the first genuine smile you’d seen on his face.

That smile made your heart skip a beat and time seemed to stretch as you looked at each other in silence. The possibility of leaning in to kiss him crossed your mind.

“Do you think we could maybe, sometime, go out for a drink? As in, together?”

The proposal came so much out of the blue that you responded in the only way you could think of. You leaned in and kissed him.

It was short and quick. A simple peck on the lips that was enough for a spark of fun to appear in Baekhyun’s eyes, and after waiting for the approval in yours, he went back in for a second kiss. Hours or seconds could have gone by and it wouldn’t have been any different to you. As soon as his hot breath grazed your skin, all your precautions were out the window. His hands that caressed your neck and your back made you forget you were making out with someone who could finish your career off and you didn’t care. The murmured curse he let out when you pressed your body against him in a fit of boldness gave you butterflies in the stomach you hadn’t felt since you first saw him on a screen.

The door knob poking on your back made you realize he had been pulling you around the room as he kissed you. He looked at you with a serious expression despite the flush on his face and his disheveled half dry hair.

“Do you want this?” he asked with a husky voice you hadn’t heard from him before.

You only nodded in response.

“Then do me a favor and lock the door.”

Your hand slid between the door and your back, searching for the lock while never leaving Baekhyun’s eyes. He responded by slamming you against the wall to proceed attacking your neck. His lips were soft and warm against your skin, but he would nibble slightly when you least expected it; the contrast making you crazy. The blouse you were wearing had been pulled out of the waistband of your pencil skirt and his hands already explored freely the skin of your back and your belly. As he began unbuttoning the blouse, you grabbed onto the hair on the nape of his neck. He let out a malicious chuckle and introduced one of his legs between your thighs pinning you even more against the wall and creating that delicious friction you craved.

“You’re such a tease, who would’ve told,” he said with a smug expression as his hands slid under your bra to fondle your breasts.

“You don’t fall short of that either-”

The last word came out as a moan when Baekhyun leaned in to capture your right nipple between his lips. It took no time of him sucking, licking and biting for you to be a wriggly mess. His other hand, which had been occupied in your other breast glided down across your stomach to toy with the zipper that held your skirt together. Instead of taking it off, he slid his hand past the fabric of the skirt and your underwear and carefully stroked around until he found the wetness that had been pooling for quite some time by then.

“Look at you! I’ve barely kissed you but you’re already so wet.” He pulled his hand out to raise his fingers towards your open lips. “I’ll take care of that.”

The hint of mockery in his voice drove you wild and you licked your fingers with delight as he looked you on like an eagle watches its prey. Soon enough, his fingers were back where they had left and they wasted no time. Baekhyun set a relentless pace that had you panting for air in just a few minutes. You were holding onto his shoulders for leverage and left some scratches on his soft skin. His forehead was pressed against yours, eyes closed, breathing off each other. A single drop of sweat rolled down his cheek. His fingers inside you were working magic and you could feel the buildup starting to form in the lower part of your belly. Your only warning came in the form of another tug from his hair and, as soon as he heard what you were going through, he covered your mouth with his free hand and helped you ride your high.

You opened your eyes to find him still holding you against the wall, looking at you with an illegible expression on his face.

“You have beautiful eyes,” he said with a sheepish smile before letting go off you.

Despite having the door locked, you suddenly felt the urge to get everything back into place and get the hell out of there. You readjusted all your clothes and took a quick glance in the mirror to decide your hair needed to be put in a bun in order to look presentable again. When you were done, you turned around to face Baekhyun, who was sitting down again and observing your rustle.

“So will I be able to see you again soon?”

“Yeah, hmm…You’ll see me tomorrow morning. Radio show with CBX, remember? I’ll text you the reference this evening.”

A satisfied expression spread over his face as he approached the door to open it for you.

“Thank you. That’s very professional.”

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sooibian · 3 years ago

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tag games!

here’s me catching up on all the fun a million years later <3

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thank you for thinking of me @haechanblr @exoxobsession @xiusoomygod @his-mochi-cheeks @cxsmicmyeon

why did you choose your url? kyungsoo (the loml) + suibian (mdzs)

any side blogs? none active... i will soon deactivate baekislub

how long have you been on tumblr? since oct’19

do you have a queue tag? q: srb for my fics

why did you start your blog in the first place? upon my sister’s insistence to write fics for exo and rekindle my long lost love for writing

why did you choose your icon/pfp? do i need a reason? ;~~~~~~~;

why did you choose your header? again, do i need a rea-

what’s your post with the most notes? my dad!baek fic - like father, like daughter

how many mutuals do you have? 60ish

how many followers do you have? *thinking*

how many people do you follow? 72

have you ever made a shitpost? somebody please *awkward* explain to me what is a shitpost! the definition online is quite vague :/

how often do you use tumblr each day? i pop in every once in a while

did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? erm not exactly but i do remember 2020 being a dreadful year for the exo writing community

how do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts? i just do what i want hehe

do you like tag games? take a wild guess 😆

do you like ask games? i don’t usually play ask games cuz they make me nervous 🥲

which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? my moots are all incredibly talented and i am blessed to have found friends in so many of them! i’m sure they're all tumblr famous 😎 more often than not i find myself wondering why they chose to follow me

do you have a crush on a mutual? i am by default an unnie to most 😂

tags? at the bottom!

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8 songs 8 people 🎼

thank you for the tag @cxsmicmyeon @rosetvler !!! soooo i’ve only been listening to exo and nct sometimes in the last two years eeeeeep so idk how i’m going to fare here.

favorite song at the moment: runaway by exo

song u associate with ur favorite ship: wuji for wangxian <3

a song that could be about you: at the risk of sounding slightly pretentious...and i literally don’t know why but i used to think that...oooff idk...okay miss jackson by p!atd. also, when my friend moved to a different college and found new friends and started to ignore me i would cry to 'how to save a life' by 'the fray' in the autorickshaw on my way back home from college :P

a song u think is overrated: i don’t wanna go around starting fires for fun. not today.

a song that reminds you of a good memory: oh, there are so many! paranoid by jonas brothers; thriller, billie jean, and smooth criminal by michael jackson; stayin’ alive by bee gees; one more night by maroon 5; ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING A R RAHMAN!!!!!

the last song i listened to: SKIN TO SKIN BY LUHAN! ahahah same as starry when she did this tag!

a song that makes you laugh: lu by luhan (the man says to “blow it like a flute” and he made it when he was drunk. need i say more?) - YES I TOTALLY STOLE STARRY’S ANSWER AGAIN AND WHAT ABOUT IT *small voice* i'm sorry starry 🤧

a song i want my mutuals to listen to: i’m the last person to be recommending music since all of you know better but to answer the question...'what if i said’ and ‘catch me when i fall’ by luhan and please stream dftf hehe

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zodiac sign game! ✨

thank you my bebes @rosetvler @exoxobsession !!!

☆ list your zodiac sign: pisces sun, taurus moon, capricorn rising

☆ list a few personality traits associated with your sign: sociable, composed, dreamy, tactful, empathic, vengeful, quick to deny things.

☆ list 3 idols/celebrities with your Zodiac Sign: nct jungwoo, wayv ten (same b’day), bts yoongi

☆ list 3 signs that are most compatible with yours: google says taurus, cancer, capricorn, and scorpio.

☆ list 3 signs that are the least compatible with yours: google says aries, gemini, and sagittarius. google is not wrong about sagittarius 🥲

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bias selfie tag

tagged by squishy @kyungseokie 🥺💖

here's a lazy, 'cant get out of bed', 'new glasses are giving me a headache', 'can either smile or look into the camera or hold my phone steady', 'thank god for filters' selfie of mine next to the most gorgeous man to ever grace the earth.

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lockscreen + homescreen reveal📱

i love you, rosie @rosetvler 🥰 i did this on sunday hehe

inviting everyone tagged above + @is-that-baekhyuns-shirt @vampwrrr @leewalberg @kunrengui @kyoonqs @privebbh @crossandchange @littleflowercrown13 @making-me-blush @j-pping @jenmyeons @7wanderingpaws @changshapatrol @smolgirlbigthoughts @thedeviousdo @fightoh @royal-aeris to participate in any or all of these games (only if you wish to) 💖

#tag games!

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exhoe-imagines · 5 years ago

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Since I am in the midst of wedding planning, would love to hear what you guys think each of the EXO boys' wedding would turn out like (assuming their partners give them total control 😂)! But also an important lesson I learned: social distancing doesn't stop people from reaching out virtually to you so me time became so much more essential these days!!

teehee we’re still so excited for your wedding 🥺🥺🥺 and we had a lot of fun discussing this crackhead shit LOL – also you’re SO right. texting is suddenly blowing up and i’m like “time to check out” JKDSJFAKWE

minseok ✧ i feel like he’s a great middle ground. he’ll keep you sane and handle the stuff that you don’t have time for, he’ll give valid and real comments, but won’t be controlling. it’s very much a team effort. unless you want like a candy bar or something bc “darling, that’s a little out there.” and you’re like minseok, have some FUN. live your best LIFE. but it’s ok bc he’ll get you everything you want as a surprise and you’ll cry like “omg” and he’ll just PREEN bc YES he IS the greatest husband 😌

luhan ✧ im sorry you’re giving HIM control? u want him to go into CARDIAC ARREST??? if you want your wedding to take place in a shack with 6 people attending, then sure, by all means, give lu control. but if not, please for the love of GOD do not ask him. he’ll put in comments every now and then (for cake flavors definitely or like. his tie color or some shit like that) but if you ask him to pick between maroon and rhubarb he’ll ERROR 404: LUHAN IS NOT RESPONDING. and just stand there like a mannuquein 😳😳😳

yifan ✧ oh christ don’t do that to him, he can only handle so much LOL. he’ll defintiely tag along for everything bc he’s clingy and he wants to see the dress/tux/whatever you pick and you’re like “it’s a surprISE YIFAN” but he does Not Care. but he doesn’t know the difference between silk or satin so he’s basically no help KAMFKSFJKE. he does pull up with the hella gaudy shit tho and you’re like “yifan you cannot have GOLD CHAINS as part of your outfit” and he’s like “but babe,, the swag” 😎

junmyeon ✧ ok myeon is the MVP. he’s like Peak Husband Material. he’s picky but sweet – makes sure you get what you want but isn’t a groomzilla u feel? like he’ll send that sickly sweet smile to the dress/tux assistant and be like “my love asked for the WHITE piece, not the IVORY, thank you :)” and they’re like “o-of course mr. kim!!” and you’re like “omg junmymeoN PLS.” but everyone loves him bc he tips well and is geniunely kind when he isn’t standing up for you LMAO 😂

yixing ✧ ok definitely another good balance one. he’ll let you know who he wants invited, what kinda traditional things are a Must Have, etc. but he’s SO SUPPORTIVE of what you want. like you can geniunely pick ANYTHING as long as he gets his like,, two small requirements. you could walk out in a trash bag and be like “i want this” and he’d tear up like “anything you want, baobei” and drop $4k to get a gucci plastic bag. deadass. and god he CRIES at the wedding bc you do SO well and keep his wishes in mind and WOW he loves u 😭

baekhyun ✧ ok he wouldn’t do a HORRIBLE job if you gave him all the control -- who am i kidding. your wedding would end up looking like a frat party. however, he do got POPPIN ideas. he will be zero help for the vital shit, but if you want some crazy shit, he’s the man. he’ll be like “ok babe don’t be mad -- i forgot to book the venue BUT i found a tiny dog tux for Mongryong so he can be our ring bearer what do you think!!” and for a moment you consider what it would be like to live in widowhood ☠️

jongdae ✧ the PICKIEST motherfucker. ik i mentioned that in the drabble i wrote you, but like i am SERIOUS. you will go to like twelve bakeries before he finally settles on some BASIC ASS FLAVOR like vanilla and you’re like “i might murder you.” but he makes sure you’re picky too so you get EXACTLY what you want and the day of, when everything is set you’re like Hol Up. this do be poppin. it’s everything you dreamed of and you DO be having to thank jongdae for his brattiness after all 😪

chanyeol ✧ honestly bold of us to assume he’d have any role in the planning bc he’s too busy teasing you over how seriously you take it all. to keep you from going crazy tho, he pulls a few pranks and you’re 🤏🏼 this close to calling off the wedding when he makes you think the decorations came in the wrong color or some shit. but on the acutal wedding day, he surprises you with a new song/dance and you realize he’s actually been taking care of something very important this whole time too ❤️

kyungsoo ✧ god you have chosen the BEST man to plan with. he’s so patient and attends EVERY appointment with you. he takes SUCH good care of you and makes sure you’re never stressed or piling too much on your plate. just a total gentleman. he’d book you a huge bridal/groom suite for the night before the wedding with white roses and all this cheesy shit and he would NEVER LIVE IT DOWN. and then when you think he can’t get any better he surpries you with a secret honeymoon trip and you’re like “god is real huh” 🙏🏼

zitao ✧ hahaha you think you GIVE him permission and he doesn’t just TAKE it? hahaha. that’s a GOOD one. prepare for the most extra reception and ceremony you have EVER seen. but don’t worry, you and tao will be the only ones who have any opinion on the planning. your friend will be like “what if you guys-” and tao’s like “did someone say something.” so by all means, tell him everything you want, bc he WILL get it for you. and on the special day he cries like a baby and you’re like AW bc u think he’s being all lovey-dovey but he’s just like “wow i did SO good” 😢

jongin ✧ wedding? did you mean an excuse for a huge party? do not, and i can not stress this enough, do NOT give him all the control. the second you do, he’s inviting every friend and family member to come help him bc he has NO CLUE what he’s doing. but it’s ok you keep them all in check and you’ll get what you want bc your manz is whipped. and when you and your wedding party get stressed, he just hands you $15k and is like “go on a shopping trip babey ily” and you’re like “maybe you’re not THAT bad, kim” 🤑🤑🤑

sehun ✧ he INSISTS on being included in every MINISCULE step. i mean EVERYTHING. and so you’re like “fine baby, what do you want?” and his mind goes blank. he truly has no opinion. no help whatsoever. you’re like “cream or ivory?” and he’s like “what’s that.” so he ends up flaking and you plan most of it – thankfully !! but when you walk down the aisle he SOBS and you’re like “ok fine you’re redeemed” 🥰

bro.. this was a Blast. ily and ur asks and im sorry we take 100 years to answer them MFJAKLFJEAWKGJWE - admin ruby and admin jewels

🌙 SLEEPOVER SATURDAY 🌙

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fullyellowsun · 4 years ago

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Subtle | 11

"Christmas Spirit"

I do not own the gif, credit to the owner.

This is my first series so please cut me some slack but also I welcome constructive criticisms! This is in Korean so for those of you who can read Korean and English, go ahead! I will post a full English version link to the Wattpad story in the masterlist!

Pairing: baekhyun x dayeon (reader), sehun x suah, suho x bora, chanyeol x sunny, kai x yoona

Genre: kpop group collaboration!AU

Word Count: 1303 words

Description: Today is the day where they start the process of creating the album book by taking photos! Oh, and it’s Suah’s birthday…

Disclaimer: I have no idea how any of this works. I’m just going off of the little info I DO know so please bear with me as I try to fill the chapters with what I think (or what I just make up) on how to make an album and the other kpop things.

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"Cuz we have the Christmas Spirit! 우리는 너와 공유하고 싶다. 우리의 Christmas spirit을 받아들이겠어?"

"안녕하세요! Welcome to our VLIVE! This is our VLIVE for new album 'Christmas Spirit'!" 준면 starts as the directors give us the signal that the cameras are rolling.

"네, how about we introduce ourselves?" Bora says, right next to Suho. Yup. Our first VLIVE's as couples and each of us were sitting next to each other while 종대, 경수, and 민석 sit on the floor. There we 2 couches and 1 large armchair so Bora, 준면, 종인 and Yoona were sitting on the first couch, 선희 (Sunny's real name, Seonhui), Chanyeol, Suah, and Sehun were on the other couch and I was sitting on the large armchair while Dayeon sat on the armrest. This is the first time I saw her in like natural yet not too natural makeup. It was either really natural or really drastic. This was in the middle and th artists did well making her eyes look bigger, even though they were already big, and just making each of her features cohesive. Her outfit went really well with the makeup as well. An oversized knit sweater that I recognized as mine with mom jeans and a cute light up reindeer headband. Her hair, perfectly curled, sat on her shoulders nicely and overall, she looked like the star of the show.

"Ah, 네, I guess I'll start. 안녕하세요, 엑소 리다 수호 입니다." He bows formally. I was so close to yawning. This was as boring as we first met.

"안녕하세요." I snap out of it when I hear her voice. Oh, it's me next. "버불검의 다연 입니다." She bows.

"아 네, 안녕 에리들!" I wave at the camera. "백현이 왔어!" I say dramatically. The others laugh and Dayeon slightly giggles.

"아, now that we've all introduced ourselves, why don't we start right away." 준면 starts again.

"Over here, we have some questions that the fans asked and we are here to answer them and maybe even share some Christmas spirit." Bora says pointing to the little coffee table in front of us with a acrylic bin decorated with santa hat and christmas light stickers. Each paper was a different color and were folded to resemble a santa hat.

"Good one 언니." Suah says.

"종대야 아니, 첸씨, would you like to pick one of these hats?" He pushes the bin towards 종대, who was across from him. He choose the green paper.

"Who had the most Christmas Spirit during the album process? By the way, 사랑해 오빠들이 그리고 언니들!" 종대 reads.

"Ahh..." 경수 starts. "I think 다연씨 had the most Christmas Spirit." He stops there. I laugh.

"왜요? Please explain." I say.

"Oh, well, she always wanted to help and was super bright and cheery but is still super kind and not annoying." He says.

"오, 감사합니다 but I'm always like that. That's not just Christmas Spirit. It's Dayeon Spirit." She says.

"Just accept the compliment." Yoona says tiredly. "Let's move on, shall we? 카이씨, do you want to pick one?"

"Sure." He reaches over to grab a paper. He grabs a purple one. We continue with questions and start to play some games.

"Our first game is a test." Minseok 형 explains.

"Ahhhh, we're not in school! 시험을 받는거 싫어요!" I whine slightly flailing my arms and legs like a child.

"This will be a more fun test," Minseok 형 continues calmly, ignoring me, "In your 'couples', you will take a test to see how well you guys know each other. Whichever gets the highest score wins 3 points, 2nd place, 2 points, 3rd place, 1 point. 알겠어요 여러분?" We nod. One of the staff members passes 형 a stack of clipboards and he hands each of us a clipboard. "Guys, spread out, we don't want anyone to cheat, do we?" As we spread out, I look at the form, it was the typical questions, favorite color, animal, things like that. Aish... I never asked her those, I should've asked. After 15, everyone was about done with their quizzes and returned back to their seats.

"Ahhh, now that we have finished the tests, let us now look at the answers. With your partner, check your answers and let us know your scores." The camera starts going around, filming the couples as they compare their answers. Dayeon got almost all my answers right, turns out she did a background check on everyone in EXO and now has random facts in her head from the weird websites she looked at. Me, on the the other hand, only got half right. Better than none I guess. We got about 85% average. Lucky for us, that was pretty high. Sehun and Suah got 60%. Junmyeon and Bora got 50%. Chanyeol and Sunny got 45%. Jongin and Yoona got 25%.

"Great start for this live right? Good thing you did a background check on all of us. Did you think we were gangsters or something? Why did you do a background check?" I tease Dayeon. She blushes and hides her face with the clipboard.

"I like knowing stuff..."

"Congratulations on your 3 points, dream team." Chanyeol gives us a thumbs-up. We played charades next, which was hilarious by the way, and of course, the dancers won. Don't worry though, we got second. 5 points... we're still in the lead.

"Lastly, the game we all have been waiting for, the 빼빼로 게임! 여러분, 이 게임이 아시죠? Since we do, let's just start." Kyungsoo starts.

"Dream team, you want to go first, or last?" I look over to Dayeon.

"Let's get this over with, we'll go first." Ouch, that hurt.

"You want to get this over with? Am I that boring?" I tease. We were passed a 빼빼로 stick. I bit on one end, she did the other. "도전!" I say with the stick in my mouth. We bite until our lips are touching but not fully. I let go and let the stick fall into my hand.

"와... 되게 짧아..." Dayeon whispers.

"How are we supposed to beat THAT?!" Sehun says.

"I have no idea... just lose?" Suah says.

"Yeah, we already lost." They shake their heads. The others have a hard time getting close to our 1 cm stick. Junmyeon 형 and Bora just kissed, they ate the whole stick. Smh...

"I guess the winners are Baekhyunnie and Dayeonnie." Bora says, slightly dazed from the kiss.

"8 points, not bad... we're in first place right?" I ask.

"Yeah, you never told us what the prize was." Dayeon follows.

"Oh, 맞다. That was the last game and the prize, I don't know but it's this box soo... here you go." Jongdae says. He hands us a wrapped present from under the tree.

"열어." I hand the box to Dayeon. She rips it open, her eyes lighting up at what was in the box.

"오빠, 오빠!" she pats my shoulder in excitement. "한우이야! 이거 봐!" I look inside the box and a smile immediately appears on my face.

"Why didn't you tell us the prize earlier?! We would tried harder!" Junmyeon complains.

"So you didn't try your hardest?"

"No, we did, but we would've tried harder."

"아무튼, we got 한우 and you didn't, haha..." I taunt.

"Okay, since 다연 and 백현이 won, you guys will sing your duet song in our new album, "Christmas Spirit"!" They pass us a microphone as the melody starts to play. 다연 starts singing the verse solo and then I start harmonizing. As we finish the song, I hear the others clap.

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#baekhyun #exo baekhyun #baekhyun x reader #byun baekhyun #byun baekhyun exo #baekhyun imagine #baekhyun imagines #baekhyun fanfic #exo fanfic #exo imagine #exo imagines #exo fanfiction #baekhyun fanfiction #baekhyun x you #baekhyun x oc

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kaisooficrec · 5 years ago

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I am a bookworm and movie lover! Therefore, I need me some new fics based on classic books (or modern doesn't matter) and romantic movies, can you help me please?

We are too!! Here are some and we added a mixture of new and maybe-not-so-new but they haven’t been recced before ^^

Gnome is where the heart is by vavole (Harry Potter) - this is very very veeery sweet and adorable! hp fans but also non-fans (like some of the admins) will enjoy it so much! jongin has his garden ruined by the gnomes so he calls a professional who not only gets the gnomes but his heart too ;)

You know you love me by almokyungg (Gossip Girl): every gossip girl lover should read this! of course its the push and pull relationship like blair and chuck (aka kaisoo) and a lot of feels!

Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Velvet Kaisoo, twilight inspo ;)

Lawyer up (my ass) by at1stsoo: (loosely based on Suits) hilarious! It has so much law jargon, the author is also really good so everything feels natural and well built + Sequel: Legally Kaisoo

you look like a movie, you sound like a song - to all the boys i’ve loved before inspiration! also pure 71k! there’s a very nice description of the cultural differences they characters experience and compare it to the sk and us, tbh so good!

Kissed by Fire - ChanBaek centric, side KaiSoo, based off of Game of Thrones. Pretty damn good.

I Think I'm In A Tragedy - based on a movie Stranger than fiction.it’s a bit more kyungsoo-centric, who works at a shelter with animals. this is also a very good story

Fix Me - 100 days my prince with frankenstein twist! royalty au where jongin saves a stranger and then discovers there’s more to him than what it seems!

No Tomorrow - titanic au and historical au. french supermodel jongin wants to start a new career in new york as well as escape his abusive manager and meets a charming boy kyungsoo

Shipwrecked - also titanic au! A film history assignment on the movie Titanic has Kyungsoo all stressed out during his first experience on a major film set– especially when he finds himself waking up to the sound of the ocean, a starry sky moving above him and a man that looks a lot like actor Kim Jongin running past him.

BITE - twilight inspo where kyungsoo is a vampire and jongin a werewolf and they’re soulmates ejfjjsdf

Spice Up my Party - the mortal instruments au inspired. jongin is a shy shadowhunter and kyungsoo a confident warlock who doesn’t give up easily and keeps pursuing jongin. no smut, very cute and leading soo unf

Monggu’s Purpose - it’s inspired by a book called A dog’s purpose. the pov is told through jongin’s puppy’s eyes....so beautiful :’((

paper cuts - so it’s inspired by the movie called You’ve got the mail au. very romantic and beautiful!

Everlasting Light - inspired by Ethernal sunshine of the spotless mind!!!!! that’s def a must-read in itself :o

We’ve also recced many books and movie inspired stories here (or click on the hastag below) so don’t forget to check them out ^^

- KFR Admins

#kaisoo #kadi #fic request #r:books movies #j

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riversonfire · 4 years ago

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Please share your btobexo thoughts!! I want to hear them :)

awww ❤️ be careful what you wish for because here it is lol

firstly, I've spent a lot of time thinking about the similarities (and differences) between the two groups and among the members.

the kindest, most patient leaders

both look after a group of rowdy children who make a hobby out of teasing their respective leaders but the two have always been understanding and loving towards them. Suho once said they were close, which makes sense- two extremely beautiful, kind souls as friends ❤️ please cry with me over these photos of them 😭😭😭

do kyungsoo and im hyunsik!!

no discussion about btobexo would be complete without talking about the long time friendship between these two. as the story goes, hyunsik transferred to a new school and asked who the best singer was and became friends with him- kyungsoo! it's fitting that they'd ultimately debut around the same time, in the same year <3 one of my favorite moments is from the 2018 kbs song festival where they both lowkey disassociate from their groups as they dance to amor fati during the ending stage and just watch from behind lol

twinning at the 2018 mbc music festival

they had a similar black & white dress code and when they stood next to each other during the closing stage, they looked like one group lol minhyuk even took the new years greeting video suho posted on his IG

minhyuk went on vlive afterwards and mentioned that btob, exo and vixx were together and reflected on how much time had passed since they all debuted in 2012 🥺

the god tier vocals of eunkwang and chen

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both successfully showed off their vocal prowess by singing the epically difficult "tears" on knowing brother in the original/female key but they've also covered (one of my favorite songs) paul kim's "every day, every moment." this video is a mashup of their covers and IT IS ART 💖

speaking of eunkwang and chen, the vocalists match up pretty well- eunkwang↔️chen, changsub↔️baekhyun, hyunsik↔️d.o. neither xiumin nor suho sound like sungjae but you can't win everything lol.

golden, baby maknaes on top 🐥🦊 they both have this fascination with their respective last names. sehun always chooses the number 5 because oh (오) means 5 and sungjae does the same for the number 6 because yook (육) = 6. they're really cute, attractive, tall babies who are thoroughly babied by their members. also, imma say it again, I cannot believe they were together in busted yet had zero meaningful scenes (I mean, maybe they did but none of it was aired ☹️). this is the extent of their interaction ("him" = sungjae) lol

anyway, if you're interested in more btobexo moments, check this twitter thread and watch this video.

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as for my thoughts, I mostly imagine how awesome it'd be if they covered each other's songs LOL. if you look through the twitter thread I mentioned, you'll see that changsub and ilhoon love "tempo" and oh my good night, I would die the happiest person on earth if btob sang "tempo." as for exo doing a btob song, I'd love to hear them do " it's okay" just to hear baekchen hit the high note modern line do at the end of the bridge 🤧 anyway, it's weirdly comforting that some of them are together in the military (currently, suho and hyunsik/sungjae/ilhoon are training at the same place). seeing xiumin and changsub together in the video of a bunch of idols in the military collaborating on a song made me 😥 at the end of the day, I'm super happy to be a melody and an exo-l and I look forward to seeing them at award shows and year end festivals together again ❤️

#this post took a long ass time to do lol #but thank you for wanting to hear my thoughts! ❤️❤️❤️#btob #exo #i'm still tentative abt posting too much exo lol #but i live for btobexo moments 😭

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omyeol · 5 years ago

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chances - 00 | kjm

word count: 4000+ words

genre: angst, fluff, but mostly angst.

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prologue - 2018

The apartment was filled with so many cameras that it made Minhyo feel so subconscious ever since she woke up. People could say that she grew up in front of the cameras, but even until now, cameras still made her nervous. Now that her apartment was filled with things that made her nervous, it became a little bit uncomfortable to move. Everywhere she looked, there would be a camera ready to catch her every move. Well, except in the bathroom, which was also the place she spent quite a few time in the morning to actually shower and to get herself together before facing the world.

When she woke up in the morning, she tried to act indifferent and still did what she usually did in the morning. She still made herself a light breakfast with soft pop songs playing in the background. She still had her breakfast while she watched the morning news on TV and called Bomi to make sure that she was awake.

She started to feel a bit more normal despite the very unusual situation until Bomi said something that had the same effect as pouring cold water on her.

“Happy birthday!” That’s what Bomi said when she called Minhyo back to thank her for the wake-up call.

“Is it really my birthday?” Minhyo ended up asking back as she placed her empty breakfast bowl on the coffee table and leaned back on the sofa, her phone still lying beside her and the call on speaker. She didn’t like putting the call on speaker, but she had to for the sake of the camera.

“It really is! Why would I lie about it?” Minhyo pondered for a moment and ended up agreeing to it. “Oh! Also, unnie, I think I left my pouch at your guest room. My phone charger and laptop charger, and my earphones are in it. Could you please check it for me?”

“Yah, why do you always do this? You left your stuff everywhere.” With a sigh, she walked to the guest room to check if Bomi’s pouch. And there it was, Bomi’s pouch, left on the bedside table. “I found it.”

“Is it okay if I come over to fetch it later? I’ll be done with my schedule before midnight, and I’ll go straight to your place.” Minhyo could only agree because she knew Bomi couldn’t leave without her laptop and that she hated buying a new charger.

Bomi’s phone call seemed to open the floodgate of birthday wishes from her family, boyfriend, close friends, manager, and her fans. There wasn’t a quiet moment in her day where someone didn’t wish her happy birthday—when Minhyo met her sister for lunch or when she went grocery shopping and met some people that recognized her. While it’s nice to have so many people remembered her birthday, it also made her feel forlorn.

That’s why she decided to bask in the glow of her loneliness at 10 p.m. She already did everything she was supposed to do on her list that day, and with only two hours left of her birthday, she decided to spend it with a tub of ice cream and a whole four episodes of The Most Beautiful Goodbye. She knew that when the episode of her doing all these airs in the future, people would wonder why she decided to do what she did. She had a group of friends who cared immensely about her, but their unavailability to spend her birthday with her had dampened her mood and she could’ve sworn that if the cameras weren’t there, her day would be much worse.

The heart-clenching part was coming and a few tears were already spilled, when the doorbell rang. With a loud grunt, she rose up from the couch and walked to the foyer, placing the ice cream tub on the dining table as she walked by.

Thinking it was only Bomi, she opened the door in all her‘bare face, messy hair, and pajamas’ combo, but only to be greeted only by Bomi but also the other four men—Kim Junmyeon, Park Chanyeol, Doh Kyungsoo, and Oh Sehun. To the world, all the six of them—including Minhyo—were a famous celebrity group who were all from the same company and was envied by others. The visuals and talents combined in the group were overwhelming that it got so much attention from the public. When someone spotted them hanging out together, they always let out awe at them and felt intimidated.

But to Minhyo, these people were the only group of people she could only trust with her whole life—the people that she could talk to whenever she felt like something was wrong with her—the second family that always made her feel so loved and appreciated. The five of them had been her pillar and also the very reason why she hadn’t lost her mind. She took her friendship to the heart and held it very dearly. It was a treasure for her.

When each of them called to wish her birthday earlier in the morning, Minhyo already thought that they wouldn’t be coming to give her a surprise—Junmyeon was practicing for his upcoming musical, Kyungsoo was promoting his new movie, Sehun had a photoshoot in Japan, and Chanyeol wasn’t feeling well. Bomi was the only who’d come, and even then, Minhyo didn’t hope for anything because they had a tradition to not celebrate a birthday until everyone was present.

That’s why she burst in tears when she saw everyone gathered at her door, Bomi was the one holding the cake and Chanyeol was the one recording everything with his phone—everyone was already singing happy birthday to her.

“Make a wish! Make a wish!” Minhyo shut her eyes, although a few tears still spilling out from the corner from her eyes—and she could feel someone wiping them out of her cheeks—and made a wish that she always made every single year.

Opening her eyes to see all her friends watching her expectantly with eager eyes, she finally blew the candle, triggering another whooping—that was Chanyeol and Sehun, she knew—and applause from the others. They were all still crowding in her foyer and Minhyo ushered them in to let them settle in her living room.

“You all are really terrible people,” Minhyo complained as she plopped down on her previous spot on the couch after a round of group hug that made her feel warm all over. Bomi sat next to her while the guys were all sitting on the floor with the cushions. “I really should’ve been more suspicious, but gosh, I can’t believe you all just tricked me like that, especially you, Oh Sehun.”

That opened up a floodgate of constant chattering and laughing in her apartment. What once was quietness inside, it all changed because of them. Although mostly it was Junmyeon doing most of the whining because Sehun didn’t want to cooperate at first, Kyungsoo fueling the fire, and Chanyeol failing miserably at containing his laughter, Minhyo couldn’t feel any warmer. Yes, with all of them by her side sometimes her voice was drowned by the guys, but she was okay. She was okay because they had managed to change her slightly bitter day into a really much better day.

Somewhere between watching Chanyeol trying to make Kyungsoo do aegyo for her—it’s his gift for you, noona!—and chuckling at them because Kyungsoo looked like he was done with Chanyeol and his antics, Minhyo could feel her phone vibrating. Sliding them out of her pocket, she realized that it was a message from Junmyeon. She looked up from her phone to give him a look, but he wasn’t looking at her.

With a sigh, you opened the message.

You okay, babe? You haven’t said much.

I’m okay. Just grateful and blessed to have you and the kids.

Locking the phone and putting it back in her pocket, she leaned on the back of the couch and sneaked a few glances at Junmyeon. It took both of them a few tries, but when he finally caught her glance, he cracked a small smile behind the beer can he was sipping on. The move was simple and not subtle enough to be caught on camera and twisted into a piece of news. Her heart maybe was a bit uneasy and her hands were a bit itchy because she couldn’t sit beside him, hold his hand, and lean on him like she used to, but that simple smile from him was enough.

For an actress, Minhyo had a quite terrible poker face. While her brain and mouth could still work in sync and get her out of the tricky questions asked by the hosts, sometimes her facial expressions just couldn’t lie. She could hardly maintain the poker face. A split second after whatever things she spurted out to answer the question, the corner of her lips would twitch and her fingers would shake slightly. It was not a problem at all if she didn’t personally know the hosts, but if she did, they would tease her and make things more complicated.

Just like the show she just did with one of the senior MCs from the same company, Hyun Moo. Minhyo had never really met him outside of a few shows they did together, or company gatherings, but Hyun Moo was close friends with her current boyfriend, and while she knew he wouldn’t dare to ask questions that could point to that direction, she just still felt uneasy.

As if Hyun Moo could sense her uneasiness, he approached her and signaled her to talk somewhere less crowded.

“Don’t be nervous. You know I’d never ask anything about your relationship with Junmyeon on TV.” The words reassured her a little bit, but her fingers twitched out of nervousness as a small part of her still worried over the other hosts.

“But what if the other hosts—“

“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it if something happens.” Her eyes widened at the words. “Not that something would happen, though.” She let out a loud sigh and hung her head down, feeling her heartbeat to calm down a little bit. “You worry too much, Minhyo-yah.”

The recording started just a few minutes after the conversation she had with Hyun Moo. She had to wait a little bit before the hosts called her to join and talk about her routines while she lived alone for years. It was a bit weird, seeing her daily life shown on the screen provided in front of them.

When the scene where Junmyeon and the others came over to sing and wish her a happy birthday along with her other close friends shown on the screen, she felt her heart skip a bit. Worries began to build up within her, and she prayed that she could maintain the small, easy smile on her face as she watched the interactions between her and Junmyeon in the kitchen that was managed to be caught on camera.

“Ah, you’re really close with your co-star Kim Junmyeon.” Park Na Rae quipped from beside her, her eyes still on the screen watching how Junmyeon moved about easily and effortlessly in Minhyo’s apartment.

“Yes, yes, we’ve been friends even long before the drama. We always see each other too at the company workshop and parties. He’s a kind man, and it’s easy to talk with him,” Minhyo responded calmly, and Na Rae just nodded before concentrating on the screen again.

On the screen was shown the clip where Junmyeon was making himself at home, setting the takeaway containers he bought at the kitchen island while Minhyo grabbed the plates and chopsticks from a kitchen drawer. Na Rae noticed the domesticity between the two of them—especially after Sehun joined Minhyo both in the kitchen and whined about her both taking too long, which she replied with a mother-like scold—and questioned it.

“The six of you together are like actual family, and you and Junmyeon are the parents,” Park Na Rae commented casually and Minhyo let out a chuckle at the statement because it was true. The lot of them were like a big family; the one that she could handpick herself because she clicked with them.

“Yes, it’s somehow like that. I actually nag a lot like a mother,” Minhyo acknowledged herself with a laugh and a faint shake of her head.

“How actually does the friendship start between all of you, though? I’m sure a lot of people are curious about it,” the host prompted and Minhyo grabbed her bottle of water and untwisted the cap, taking a few sips of it before she started speaking.

“Well, it actually started when I first became friends with Kyungsoo. We met at the company workshop in Jeju a few years ago. We were in the same team during the workshop and although we actually have seen each other a few times before, that was the first time we became friends. It was only the two of us until Kyungsoo brought Junmyeon and Bomi around. He spoke something about how Bomi is a huge fan of mine and how Junmyeon is like a real brother to him. From that, Junmyeon brought Sehun, and Sehun brought Chanyeol. And I guess, that’s when everything starts,” she explained softly with a far off look. “Originally I didn’t have close friends from this industry. It’s hard to find the people who really connect with me and I don’t think I have many friends too. I just couldn’t find the people that have a deep connection with me, until the five of them. So, yeah, it’s really nice to have them by my side.”

After requesting her to send a video message to her close friends and watching the remaining fifteen minutes of the clip, the shooting finally came to an end. As usual, she exchanged pleasantries with the hosts and the other crews and even took a picture together before she could finally leave the place. The whole time she was glad that the hosts didn’t ask any further about the relationship between her and her close friends—especially between her and Junmyeon. If someone had picked it up asked her about it, she actually didn’t know how it would turn out. She knew neither she nor Junmyeon was ready to have the relationship out to the public just yet.

Minhyo could feel the heaviness in her eyelids as she struggled to keep her eyes open and herself awake, waiting for her boyfriend to come. The text she received earlier in the day when she just wrapped up an interview for her upcoming drama made her look forward to finishing her day. It’s something that they both had always been aware of—being busy with each of their schedule and limited communication throughout the day—but despite it being a problem in the past, now it was something that pulled them closer. The obstacles they faced made them work harder and look forward to meeting each other at the end of the day more memorable—like all their hard work throughout the day was finally paid off.

That’s why even though Minhyo felt like she could fall asleep anytime soon, she kept her eyes open and glued to the rerun of Return of the Superman on the TV. It was almost midnight, and knowing how busy Junmyeon could be, he could be home at any minute or he could be home at 2 a.m. She could never guess.

But the sound of the front door opening halted her thoughts. A smile spread out across her face as she turned the volume of the TV down and listened to the sound of Junmyeon dragging his tired feet to the bedroom where she waited. She waited with her heart hammering against her ribcage as if they hadn’t seen each other in so long—when in fact it was only two days. Two days were too long for her, though—especially when her mind was going to many different directions.

“Babe? Are you asleep yet?” she darted her gaze away from the TV to the doorway where the door was already opened and her boyfriend was making his way inside the room, still clad in black track pants with red linings on the side and a black t-shirt under his grey hoodie, his hair hidden under a black cap. Even from her place, she could still see the worry lines on his forehead that were caused by something that happened during rehearsal or meeting with the company. Her hands itched, wanting to smooth those lines and run her fingers through his hair, scratching his scalp with her blunt nails to soothe him and relieve him from his stress.

Minhyo just hummed and blinked her eyes at him, a small smile spreading across her face. “Ah, I thought you fell asleep again watching that show,” Junmyeon commented as he placed his bag near the dresser and made his way to his girlfriend who was lying casually on her stomach on the bed, plopping on the space beside her.

“How was your day?” she asked as both of them situated themselves to get comfortable on the bed, Minhyo rolling over to lay on her back and Junmyeon lying next to her, turning to face her and put his arm around her.

“Long. Tiring,” he breathed out. “Gosh, I can’t wait for tomorrow.” Minhyo shut her eyes and smiled at the thought of being away from their hectic life for a few days. The thought of finally being able to walk around the town with Junmyeon while holding hands and probably sneaking a kiss or two made her feel giddy and excited.

“Yeah, me too,” she murmured, opening her eyes only to find that her boyfriend was already looking at her with a fond look and a small smile across his face. Her heart skipped a beat when he leaned in to press his lips against hers, her eyes automatically shutting at the feeling of his soft lips. She hummed when he placed his hand on her cheek, his thumb caressing her jaw ever so softly.

She liked it when he kissed her like this. It was definitely one of her favorite things—one that she looked forward to every single day. What was stuck with her the most was how she could sometimes taste a little bitter taste of coffee in his mouth, and how he always cradled her face in his hand with his thumb stroking her cheek—one of his favorite body parts of hers—delicately as if she was made of glass and everything fragile, when he knew she was the exact opposite of that.

Junmyeon pulled back too soon for her liking, eliciting a whine from her and a low chuckle from him. “How was your day?” it was his turn to ask, wanting to show Minhyo that he also cared about her and kept her in his thoughts throughout the day. “Did something happen?”

A lot happened, she thought but didn’t dare to say. Her mind drifted to the things that happened that day—the promo, the talk with her father and her brother during lunch, the meeting with the company, the crying fest in her car, and the dinner with her sister. Out of the things that happened in the span of twenty-four-hour, she had a hard time choosing the one better suited to tell him.

“Nothing much happened, to be honest,” she opted to say after a moment as she situated herself to lay on his chest. “I managed to have a late dinner with In-Hye, though. She kept babbling on and on about this party she went to last weekend and how she met this really cute guy. But you remember she told us how she would never bat an eye at any guy for a while, right? She’s unbelievable.”

At her words, Junmyeon let out a chuckle. “You out of everyone know how she likes to exaggerate things sometimes. That’s why I told you she would never stick to what she said. A month is all it takes.” He absentmindedly stroked her hair, causing a rush of warmth to run through her veins. It was the perfect little touch that she had been missing all day.

The gentle touches on her hair and the steady heartbeat were slowly lulling her to sleep. And she would have done so if Junmyeon didn’t ask her another question. “You’ve been watching that show a lot. Are you trying to give me a hint or what?”

“Huh?” She furrowed her eyebrows in pure confusion and looked up.

“You know, babies…” The faint blush on his cheeks and the pout across his face really made her feel so many things at once. That look was one of the reasons why she was in love with him. The way his peachy cheeks naturally reddened and the way his lower lip jutted out in a pout whenever he felt shy or embarrassed. That look made her want to reach up and kiss that pout away.

“I admire you trying to be sensitive and all, but no. Not that I don’t want to have kids with you, but it’s too early. Maybe sometime in the future, but not now,” she reasoned with a soft smile across her face and planted a kiss on his jaw.

“Mhmm. Fair enough.”

There wasn’t much to say after that. As the clock ticked and the night deepened, the woman was already fast asleep on the man’s chest and the TV was shut off. After making sure that the pillow had been fluffed, Junmyeon moved her head to the pillow really, really and brushed the hair off her forehead before planting a kiss on it.

Apart from the sound of Minhyo’s soft breathing filled the room, it was quiet inside the bedroom. Junmyeon laid down beside her, watching the way her eyebrows furrow in her sleep as if something confusing just happened in her dream and throwing his arm around her waist protectively, hoping that he could help and save her from whatever happening in her own dream. Scooting closer to her, he leaned in until his nose pressed onto the side of her head. The scent of her shampoo filled in his nostrils, the apple scent relaxing him to the bone.

It was a typical night for both of them. Half-asleep conversations, settling on the bed after midnight. Every little moment they could have together always left them feeling warm as if their insides were burning. It was one of the moments they had always cherished the most, no matter how simple it was. Being wrapped up in each other’s presence in their own little bubble was a kind of their fuel to always keep the romance between them alive.

The overjoyed and satisfying feeling of being together again after a few days apart made Junmyeon think of the possibility of them living abroad together. For once, he wanted to be selfish and spend time with her out in the open, holding hands without minding other people. Spending a day out in the sun and the night in the confines of their house was a very tempting thought. If only their lives were simpler, he could make that happen. But sometimes reality crashed on him in the worst possible timing ever and he thought there was a slim possibility they could do that. There was basically almost no possibility of them doing that, for the storm that they would face in the future and the reality that would dawn on them after their life was put to test.

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Chapter 13

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Warnings: None

A/N: Soomin belongs to @anzalulu! I just want to add that I know Chen is getting married and he has a fiancée but for the sake of this fic since I’ve already written it on another site, he is in a relationship with Soomin. Thank you for understanding.

Songs used: What’s Your Name - (G)I-DLE

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Sehun was the first to awaken the next morning. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and sat up, the covers falling from his bare torso, and he combed his fingers through his hair. He looked toward the corner of the room with a short yawn where Vivi was still sleeping.

He got out of bed, his feet hitting the cool floor and grabbing his t-shirt, slipping it over his head and stepping into the hallway. At the sight of the door across from him, Sehun closed his hand around the doorknob carefully, opening it slightly to check on his new roommate.

Haneul was sleeping soundly, the covers pulled to her chin and her breathing steady. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, long lashes casting shadows on his cheekbones, and her hair was braided to keep it away from her face.

He sighed with relief, content she was comfortable and catching up on sleep. He imagined she hadn't gotten much since her grandmother's passing. Sehun closed the door gently, deciding to go about his morning routine before he left on important business.

A few moments after his footsteps had left the front of her door, Haneul opened her eyes, shifting toward her side to look at her cracked phone, the time unreadable. She decided to sit up, stretching her arms over her head and getting out of bed. She propped the pillows neatly and smoothed out the comforter, taking the time to make her bed and pull out any wrinkles before stepping into the hallway. She could hear the shower running, assuming Sehun was getting ready for the day, and she sat on the couch, waiting.

Just as she hugged her knees to her chest, Vivi had come out from Sehun's room, smiling at her and jumping onto the couch to join her. He yipped kindly, and she managed to smile back at him, scratching behind his ear. "Good morning, boy. Did you sleep well?" She asked, putting her legs down and he curled up in her lap, tilting his head and putting his tongue out.

Sehun had emerged from the steamy washroom, rubbing the towel over his wet hair with a new t-shirt and sweatpants on, his gaze on the brunette as she smiled down at Vivi. "Neullie?" He asked, hoping to grab her attention, and she faced him, her eyes wide as a doe's.

"A-Annyeonghasaeyo..." she bowed her head once.

"Annyeong," he replied with a grin. "You look refreshed. You must have had a good sleep."

He wasn't wrong. She didn't have a nightmare last night nor did she feel drained. Instead, she could feel the energy returning to her body, and she wasn't trembling.

"You should get ready too," the raven-haired hitman said, holding his towel in his hand. "and don't worry about breakfast. We'll be eating there."

"Where's 'there?'" She wondered, bewildered.

"The Kim Estate," Sehun answered, looking down at Vivi and making kissing sounds. "Vivi, come." He commanded and the Bichon left her lap, standing beside his master and wagging his tail. "You'll be meeting the rest of my brothers. If I'm to protect you, they'll need to know you too."

"R-Right," she sighed, standing from her seat and walking past him.

"Don't go too crazy about to wear," he added with a soft chuckle.

She continued back toward her room and grabbed something she thought would be appropriate for meeting the other members of the EXO Clan--a blue cut arm long-sleeved shirt with jeans. After grabbing her toothbrush and other essentials, Haneul took a quick shower. After drying her hair, putting on eyeliner, a lip tint, and drop earrings, she was ready to head out. Walking back toward the living room, she found Sehun was already waiting for her, wearing a black buttondown with red designs, dark jeans, and blazer, his hair into a comma style. She had to admit, he pulled off the look effortlessly, and his sense of style was like no other.

"You look beautiful," he spoke sincerely, his dark gaze glazed over as he took her in. Compared to the black dress she wore the other night, the color blue brought out her innocent beauty, accentuating her chocolate eyes and her pale skin, her hair tumbling past her shoulders. He watched as she averted her gaze, her cheeks becoming flushed, and he couldn't help but smirk, content with her reaction. "Let's get going," Sehun gestured, grabbing the keys to his car, and she followed him out of the apartment.

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Chen took it upon himself to help the housekeeper clean up the estate. After spending the early morning getting rid of every speck of dust, he was now in the dining room, fixing the silverware and folding the napkins carefully while setting the table.

"Jongdae-ssi," the housekeeper, Soomin--a young woman in her last year of university who was pursuing a career path in psychiatry, with brown hair, a soft, round face and big eyes--pleaded with the older male. "you don't have to this, you know... I feel terrible..."

"Yah, Soominnie," he stood straight, turning around and giving her a smile. "what did I tell you before? I don't mind helping you."

"But you're not the one getting paid," she argued. "Jongdae-ssi, I've never gotten on Junmyeon-ssi's bad side, and I don't think he'll approve if you--"

"--And did you forget the other conversation we had?" He interrupted, smiling sweetly, closing the distance between them and wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her close.

"Oh!" She pursed her lips, breathing with surprise when their bodies were pressed together. "I can't argue with you, can I... Chen?" She frowned.

"You know it'll hurt my poor, little heart," he pouted cutely. "You don't have to hide our relationship, you know. Junmyeon hyung isn't going to fire you..."

"Still, I need to work," she rolled her eyes and that earned her his lively laughter.

"You are working, and I'm helping," Chen stated.

Soomin looked down, her hands resting on his arms now, "What's it going to take for you to let me work on my own?"

"I'm not going to budge, nae sarang," the older male leaned down and she met him halfway, getting on her toes, their lips mere inches away from each other.

"Jongdae hyung!" Sehun cut them off suddenly, and Chen pulled away with slight frustration, his eyes on the younger male. Sehun looked between the two of them, knotting his brows in suspicion for a moment before looking to his side, where Haeul stood. "Neullie, this is Kim Jongdae, but the others call him Chen. I mentioned him yesterday after the others left. And she is Soomin, the housekeeper."

"Ah," she nodded slowly and Chen's slightly irritated expression faded, greeting the girl graciously.

"Annyeonghasaeyo. You must be Cho Haneul," he said. "As Sehun just told you, my name is Chen."

"Annyeonghasaeyo, ahgassi," Soomin bowed.

Haneul bowed before them as well, and Sehun pressed a careful hand to the small of her back, ready to lead her away, "Do you know where Junmyeon hyung, Kyungsoo hyung, and Kai are?"

"They should be in his study," he said. "they're also waiting to meet her."

"Breakfast will be ready soon. Until then, please make yourselves at home," the housekeeper spoke, going back to work.

The hitman hummed in compliance, leading Haneul away from the dining room and toward Suho's study with Chen trailing behind them. While they walked the many corridors of the estate, the girl observed the many antiques and chandeliers, the Victorian-styled furniture in one room with contemporary items in another one. There was even a library, a piano room, a sunroom, a garden, a pool--back when she had no knowledge about the mafia, she would have assumed this estate belonged to royalty.

"Minseok hyung, Baekhyun hyung, and Chanyeol are handling some small business," Chen said to the raven-haired male. "they're making sure Lay hyung's imports from China have come safely. They'll be home in time for breakfast."

He opened the door to Suho's study, and Haneul spotted three men. One was of average height with short hair and thick eyebrows, and his eyes harbored this soft glare. The second male was tall with beautiful gold skin, full lips, and a lithe physique. She reminded of him a dancer, and he had a very sweet smile. The third male was slightly shorter, his hair a fluffy light brown and he had a kind expression, his skin flawless and his eyes large, his eyebrows slightly thick.

"Sehun, Haneul! Welcome," the kind male said, grinning from ear to ear.

"Good morning, hyung," Sehun greeted him and gestured. "That's Junmyeon, but everyone calls him Suho."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," the tall male with gold skin walked up to her and grabbed her hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. "What a pretty thing you are. I'm Kai."

"I'm Kyungsoo," the male with the soft glare smiled a bit, holding his hands behind his back. "You're the girl from the Cho Clan, yes?"

"Um," the brunette was unsure how to answer that. "Well," she pulled her hand away from Kai's grasp gently. "I... don't really know much about the Cho Clan. I've never really been involved in anything. Sehun just told me about my family yesterday..."

"Is that so?" Chen stepped in front of them to join the other men in the room. "Then I guess it's a good thing she doesn't know. The innocent shouldn't be involved in the underworld."

"I agree but it's not that simple," Suho stuffed his hands into the pockets of his slacks, frowning slightly. "Now that the FT Clan know she's here, they've made her a target."

"FT?" Ha-Neul parroted. "What is that supposed to be? Another syndicate?"

"A very dirty and dangerous one, yes," Kyungsoo answered her question quickly. "But don't worry. You're safe with EXO protecting you."

"That's right!" Kai piped up suddenly. "Your father was our ally! We swore we would always protect the Cho Clan, even when they were in their graves. Since you're a survivor, that applies to you too!"

Though it made her relieved that there were people here to protect her, she still felt it would be a difficult task. Haneul looked at them with uncertainty, "Are you sure? I don't want to be a burden..."

"You won't be," Sehun looked down at her, his gaze firm and determined. "We'll protect you and your friends. You just have to stay out of harm's way, which means you have to stay with me at all times."

"And you'll have us to keep you company," Suho rounded the desk and stood in front of her. "You're in good hands, Haneul."

Even though they said she would be in their company, it still wasn't her friends in The Magic Shop. She didn't mind making new friends but it hurt knowing she had to stay away from them to keep them safe. Nothing would ever be the same now, and Haneul would have to live with that fact.

She would have to live knowing she was a danger to those most important to her.

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Some time after breakfast, and listening to the boys in the EXO Clan ramble, Haneul found herself walking around the Kim Estate and exploring all the different rooms. It wasn't until she came across one that caught her eye did she stop wandering.

It was a room with a grand piano, and it looked exactly like the one her grandmother had in their house. The brunette entered the room, walking toward the piano and seating herself on the bench, opening the flap which revealed shiny ivory keys. She tapped a key, listening to the soft note that tickled her ears, and her fingers began to tingle, the urge to play taking over her.

I haven't touched a piano since... Her thoughts trailed off, and she recalled playing the piano a day before her grandmother's murder. Has it been that long? She shook her head of any unpleasant thoughts and brought her slender fingers to the keys, beginning to play a song she had written some times ago but never got to sing it at The Magic Shop.

[Haneul]

Enclose all the harsh words and feelings in the clouds

Sit down, forget, like a night's dream

These beautiful words, "we," "you," now

There are no more, I don't know

After one day, they have all disappeared

If we gather the painful rainwater

Shall we go between the little stars?

You were my life

You were like you were my ocean now

What's your name?

Oh, what's your name?

Sehun could hear the distant sound of the piano and her voice as he traversed the hallway. He recalled going to the room whenever Chanyeol and Baekhyun wanted to play the giant instrument. They would either make beautiful music or just jam on the keys out of pure mischief.

Now, there was someone else touching those keys, and another voice that belonged to these hallways.

Once he found the piano room, he watched as the girl sang and played, making the most breathtaking music just like the other night at The Magic Shop. How she was able to captivate him with her voice was beyond him but he didn't want her to stop.

He wanted to hear her sing more. He wanted time to stop so he could listen to her play the piano forever.

He wanted her to write songs for him.

To Sehun's disappointment, the song came to an end and she released a deep exhale, closing her eyes and tilting her head down. He furrowed his brows at her melancholic expression and walked deeper in for he room, taking a careful set next to her on the bench.

"Are you okay, Neullie?" He asked, and she opened her eyes, facing him and giving him a nod.

"Yeah, I'm okay," she answered. "I was just thinking about how long it's been since I played, that all..."

"It's a beautiful song," he complimented. "Did you write it yourself?"

She gave a nod and looked back at the keys, "Yes. I came up with it out of the blue one day... I wanted to try my hand at love songs... but I'm not the most romantic person."

"Jinjjah?" He asked, smiling half-heartedly at her words. "I thought maybe... you would have been with someone. I mean, you're absolutely beautiful."

"I never dreamt of men," Haneul chuckled. "I was too busy daydreaming about becoming a singer to think about them."

"Not even a crush?" Sehun cocked an eyebrow.

"Nope," she shook her head. "Never crushed on anyone."

I guess I'm learning something new about her everyday, he thought as he stared at her side profile, adoring the way her long eyelashes cast shadows on her cheekbones, how soft and rosy her pale skin was, the chocolate pools of her eyes that held mystery. Maybe I have a chance...

#romance #eventual fluff #eventual romance #eventual smut #eventual happy ending #exo #sehun #exo sehun #bts #oh sehun

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pcygoldenchild · 6 years ago

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What Are Friends For?

✨summary: You were having a pretty bad week and needed a big pick up to brighten your mood. Who better to do that than your nine crazy best friends?

✨warnings: extremely cute

You know those weeks where you get more and more excited for it to be over? Those weeks where it’s just a shit storm of unfortunate events that make you incredibly irritable? Well you were having one of those weeks. Everything from work to your social life was going to shit. You had to pull extra hours at the office to make deadlines which resulted in you barely getting enough sleep. Which meant you were always cranky. Which meant you were annoyed by every little thing. Which meant that you were pent up in the office or at home to avoid being rude to people. Which meant you were going crazy and falling into a dangerous anti social cycle.

But alas, it was Friday and the long treacherous week was over. You were finally free to regain your strength and sanity. You were going to order in and binge watch Peaky Blinders or Game of Thrones and enjoy yourself. So you thought. Until about 20 minutes after you got home and heard your front door open and a stampede of footsteps enter. Here they come.

“Y/N!” Baekhyun called out not even caring if you were asleep.

“You can come out of hiding now!” Yixing called, quieter than Baek but still too loud for you.

“Y/N we know you’re here so you can just stop avoiding us because we’re not leaving.” you heard Junmyeon say. You rolled your eyes and walked out to the living room where they all were. They all smiled at you and you faked a quick smile back before rolling your eyes again.

“You all are so dramatic. I was literally in my room.” you said crossing your arms and leaning on the doorframe. You noticed they had a bunch of stuff with them along with what looked like overnight bags. Chanyeol held out his arms and pouted for you to sit next to him. So you walked over and laid across him, Sehun, Jongin and Kyungsoo.

“What do you guys want with me? Can’t you see I’m wallowing in my own loneliness.” you say dramatically. They all just laugh and you pout and let out a sigh.

“It’s not funny.” you deadpan.

“We are here to get you out of this weird funk you’re in.” Jongdae says trying to hold in a laugh.

“Yeah it’s a real buzz kill knowing your like this. We haven’t talked to you in like a week and you’re surprisingly important to our everyday lives believe it or not.” Sehun said shrugging. You glared at him and stuck your tongue out.

“I know right. It’s really a shocker to us too.” Chanyeol teased.

“Well what can you all do to save my poor decaying soul before I disappear into oblivion?” you ask dramatically again.

“Wow Y/N you’re extra dramatic today. I think we already lost her guys. Her sense of humor is gone.” Baekhyun says. You let out the first laugh you’ve had in a week at his very unfunny joke.

“Woah did you hear that? I think...I think she laughed.” Jongin said. They all gasped and you just laughed. Why were you friends with these losers?

“I’m literally not even going to entertain your sarcastic statements.” you say. You closed your eyes and sighed again. Only to be tickled on the stomach by Jongins hands while the others held you down. Oh no. Once they started, there was no stopping them. And they knew how much you hated being tickled but couldn’t contain your laughter.

“Guys stop!” you finally get out after 5 minutes of torture. You escaped their grips and slid onto the floor. After laughing you instantly grew angry like always.

“I don’t know how many times I have to tell you I don’t like being tickled.” you say standing up.

“It was Jongin’s idea. Don’t hit us!” Sehun said putting his hands up. You sit down on a single chair and roll your eyes.

“Ok well anyone have a better idea?” you ask the other 8 men.

“We could all just take a nap.” Yixing said making you laugh.

“Yes I agree with that but I’d rather do that alone.” you deadpan. Although you all knew you were lying.

“Oh please Y/N. We all know you can’t sleep without someone playing in your hair or rubbing your back.” Baekhyun said.

“Or singing you to sleep.” Kyungsoo said as he got up taking a bag into the kitchen. You had a feeling you knew what his way of cheering you up was.

“Ok well maybe we can do that after I’m cheered up. Although so far, I’m not so sure it will happen.” you say letting out another dramatic sigh.

“Why don’t we play PUBG?” Baekhyun said. You all just looked at him with the same annoyed expression.

“Ok never mind then.” he said getting up and sitting between your legs on the floor. You ruffled his hair and laughed.

“Maybe tomorrow Baek but I don’t think playing a rage inducing game will brighten my mood.” you say. You look around at the rest of the boys. They all seem to be second guessing their choices of how to cheer you up.

“I’m going to...check on Kyungsoo.” Minseok said pulling Junmyeon with him. They seemed to be planning something but you of course could never figure them out.

“What’s that about?” you ask looking at the remaining 6 men.

“Um...don’t worry about them. They’re just...helping him cook. Yea. That.” Jongdae said. He wasn’t a very great liar.

“You should have just said nothing Dae. I’d maybe believe you then.” you laugh. Just then Kyungsoo came out with your favorite meal. It was Ramen but the kind Kyungsoo made you when you were having a rough day. It always made you happy because you could taste the love.

“Now we’re getting somewhere.” you say taking the bowl and digging in. You looked up and saw them all smiling at you before going into the kitchen to get their own bowls. You would admit it took longer than usual but they could be doing anything. They were a mysterious group.

After you all finished eating and talking. It was pretty calm. You got to vent out about your shitty week and they all listened and reassured you that tomorrow is a new day. You had such amazing friends.

“Hey we have a surprise for you.” Junmyeon said smiling his cute excited smile. He looked around at all of them and nodded his head. They all got up and went to their overnight bags and went to what you guessed was your room and guest room. You sat there confused as to what this surprise could be. Then you heard it.

You heard the beginning of ‘Heaven’ being sung as the boys started to walk back into the living room. They were wearing matching sweaters with a picture of all of you on them. They had lightsticks and microphones in their hands as they came to stand in front of you. Minseok wheeled out a large speaker you kept in your closet that they somehow already had connected. Sehun handed you a light stick and ruffled your hair. You couldn’t help but smile. This was the song they dedicated to you. It was the song they all had as your ringtone. It was the song they’d hum while you drifted off to sleep. It was the song that always made you smile because you thought of them. And here they were giving you a concert. You looked at them with such love that all your sorrows melted away. It was the little things like this that told you they cared. Once the song ended you felt so emotional.

“Thank you guys.” you said with tears in your eyes. It might have been a bit dramatic to get this emotional but you didn’t think so. They were your best friends. They did everything they could to make you happy even if it were as simple as this. They all crowded around you and smiled down at your semi crying happy form.

“You should eat a snickers or something. You’re not yourself when you’re...doing whatever you’re doing right now.” Chanyeol teased. You laughed and punched his stomach.

“I’m just really grateful to have you all. You don’t have to do half the things you do for me. It means the world.” you say sniffling trying to stop the fluffy feeling.

“We don’t have to do any of it but we want to. You deserve it.” Jongin said.

“You’re the most hardworking person we know. A little private concert is nothing if it means it will make you smile.” Minseok said.

“Anddd, now we get to have a sleepover! I call bed with Y/N of course.” Baekhyun said killing the soft mood a bit. It wasn’t everyday that you got to be this happy. But the days you did, it was worth it a thousand times over.

#exo #exo fanfic #pcygoldenchild #exo fanfic rec #exo fluff #bestfriend au #exo scenario #exo scenarios

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lovinitkpop · 5 years ago

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Brown Sugar and Honey

This one is about a new girl group at SM. You could say EXO sister group there may be a love line put in it who really knows. I mean I know but then again I might not know. Heads up I’m sorry for any spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes after rereading it over and over I can’t deal with it.

Oh the reason I came up with this title is because the main OC is black and DO KyungSoo looks damn sexy and handsome when his skin is dark and tan and NOT WHITE WASHED!!!!! STOP THE WHITE WASHING!!!!!!!!

If there is a love line then it will be my first Kyungsoo series. Hope you like it but if you don’t guess what I don’t give two shits leave my blog then. Anyways enjoy bye.

Warnings: Fluffy, Angst, Language, Bullying, Stupid, May not make senses, Brain frat, May not have smut, Trigger, Suicide talk, Racism, Blood, etc.

Pairing: OC x DO Kyungsoo

Chapter 36

October 4, 2019

Renesmee sits in the studio with Moka as they go over the songs. “Ugh he was right the songs do go with the album concept.”

Moka covers her mouth giggling watching Renesmee. “You wanna record my parts first?” She asks pushing her back before getting up. She walks over to the door going inside the booth.

“Yeah let’s get this done while those two are busy.” Renesmee says smiling as she sits up fixing her hood. “Ready when you are.”

Moka nods and Renesmee starts the first track. As Renesmee and Moka work on the songs one of their managers walks in. “How long have you girls been here?”

“All day, Moka I’m gonna run it back some just before that verse do it again please.” Renesmee speaks and Moka looks up looking at her.

“You want me to change the way it flows?” Moka asks fixing her headphones.

Renesmee nods explaining how she should say the lines. “Ah okay I see now, okay I’m ready.” Moka says nodding her head and Renesmee starts it over again.

“Yeah we’ve been all day, why did something happen?” Renesmee answers as she nods to the beat. “Perfect much better.”

“I’ve been looking for you two.” He says sitting next to her.

“Well we don’t have schedules plus you told me to work on the album.” Renesmee replies still focusing on Moka. “Moka that was great for this last verse I need lots of energy, because you and Tae go back and forth rapping.”

Moka nods reading over her lines as she thinks. “Don’t hold back on your part.” She says checking the sounds making sure there right. “Remember in this part of the series, we’re showcasing the good side of the box.”

“How many songs have you done?” He asks watching her and she nods before tilting her head. “Nessie?”

“Oh uh this is the last song, when she’s done I go in and finish.” Renesmee says looking back at Moka. “Ready?”

“Yeah let’s get it.” Moka says smiling and Renesmee smiles staring the song again.

“Then we wait for Ten and Taeyong to come back.” She says sitting up as she changes the pitch a bit hearing Moka. “Good, good I like that.”

Once the songs stop Moka takes her headphones off stepping out the room. “Killing part?” She says looking at Renesmee after bowing to their manager. “Who gets it?”

“Either me or Tae.” Renesmee says nodding saving the recording. “That was great Moka.” She says looking smiling at her.

“You’ve definitely have improved since debut.”

“Thank you.” Moka says walking over sitting on the couch. “Will they have enough time for this?” She asks taking a sip of her water.

Renesmee shrugs listening to the playback. “They said they were fine with doing the album, but they have a tour next month.” She replies humming as she nods fine tuning the track.

“I feel bad for them, they could have waited to push a tour.” Moka says before getting up and Renesmee stands up. “You ready now?”

“Yeah I’m good to go, and you’re right they could have waited.” Renesmee says taking a swig of her water before walking into the booth.

October 14, 2019

Taeyong walks into the studio with Ten. Renesmee sits there with her back to the door with her headphones on working on beat. Taeyong walks up behind her wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

Renesmee turns her head feeling someone hug her from behind. “You look exhausted Tae as do you Ten.” She speaks pulling her headphones off.

Ten nods as he cover his mouth yawning. “Maybe just a little bit but our manager said once we finish recording these songs we get a few days off.” Ten replies as he sits on the couch dropping his bag on the floor.

“Are you sure you two can handle this?” Renesmee asks as Taeyong steps back and she turns around. “I would feel a lot better if you get some rest.”

“We’re fine Nessie.” Taeyong says pushing his hair back.

“No you’re not Tae, y’all just debut SuperM and are about to go on tour.” She tilts her head folding her arms. “It would be better to release the album next year.”

“And we still have the tour next year as well.” Ten quips scratching his head and she just pouts. “We’ll be fine but if you honestly feel you wanna postpone the album that’s fine too.”

Taeyong sits next to Ten waiting as they look at her. Renesmee sighs closing her eyes as she thinks. “I don’t want you boys to be overworked.” She whines kicking her feet.

Taeyong smirks watching her as he leans back against the couch. “How about we just do a single and do the album next year?” Taeyong suggest tilting his head.

“You still wanna do a dark concept plus it’s getting close to Halloween.” He adds and Renesmee jumps up sitting next him.

“Really you mean it?” She asks hugging him and he blushes. Ten sits there laughing seeing her face light up.

“Yes I mean it and I’m sure you already have a song ready.” He says pulling her closer wrapping his arm around her. “So we’ll record tomorrow then work on the dance.”

“I swear you two are cute.” Ten says smiling still.

“Yeah we are but we don’t want to ruin our friendship.” Taeyong says kissing Renesmee cheek. “Besides it’s all the more to tease her.”

Renesmee looks at him pouting and he just smiles. “You better be lucky you’re my vampire.” She says wagging her finger at him and he just laughs.

“Come we should all go home and get some rest.” Taeyong says patting Renesmee leg before letting her go getting up.

They all walk out and head down the hall. Renesmee looks up from her phone whining as a shiver runs through her body. She stops wrapping her arms around herself.

Ten and Taeyong both stop looking back at her. “Are you okay?” Ten asks tilting his head in concern and she shakes her head. “What’s wrong?”

Renesmee crouches down shaking her head as she closes her eyes. Taeyong hums kneels Down next to her. “Do you need to see a doctor?” Taeyong asks touching her shoulder.

“No I think I’m good now.” Renesmee says sighing and they nod. “Sorry about that.”

“It’s okay but what was that about?” Ten asks helping her back up.

“Something bad is going to happen.” Renesmee says looking at them.

“What do you mean?”

“I don’t know, but what I just felt was real.” She says pushing her hair back. “I don’t know how to explain it but when ever I get a shiver and a stabbing pain like that something bad always happens.”

“Really?” Taeyong asks.

“Last time the pain was that strong my two dogs and cousin died all at the same time.” Renesmee replies sighing as she closes her eyes. “Yeah I should go find my mother, bye guys!”

Renesmee takes off running leaving the building. “It amazes me how strong she can be even with so much stuff happening to her.” Ten says folding his arms as they stand there.

“And that’s one of the many reasons I picked her.” Sooman says walking up behind them. They both turn around and bow to him saying hello.

“Do you know about Nessie noona?” Ten asks looking at Sooman.

“Uh yes I do know somethings about her, but her mother wants her to remember on her own.” Sooman replies nodding his head. “Be careful boys she’s never wrong when she says something bad will happen.”

October 17, 2019

Renesmee sits in the practice room in the dark as she thinks. She yawns covering her mouth as she reaches over for her phone. “I really can’t do this anymore.”

She pulls her hood up laying down on the floor. She sighs looking up at the ceiling as she waits. “Do you want to talk?” Sooman says and Renesmee turns her head hearing him.

“No I’m fine just you know relaxing.” She says looking at the floor as she lies.

“I know you’re lying.” He speaks folding his arms.

Renesmee hums seeing her phone light up. “No I’m I really was relaxing okay not relaxing pre say.” She says getting up grabbing her bag heading to the door.

“More like I was waiting, for my friend to text told him I’d pick him up from the airport.” Renesmee says as she jumps up and down fixing her pants. “He’s moving here to Korea and we are going to hangout order some take out.”

“You aren’t dating are you?” He asks watching her.

“Nope, he’s like my very own brother.” Renesmee replies smiling as she moves around. “I always wanted a sibling but I guess faith was like nope only child.”

“Be careful what you wish for.” Sooman quips smiling watching her. “Have fun Nessie.”

“Okay bye thank you.” She says bowing before leaving.

Renesmee walks into the airport looking around. She pushes her hair out of her face. As she stands there she pulls out her phone checking the time.

Rai comes running up to her pulling his suitcase. He stops right in front of her smiling. “Boo.” He says and she looks up.

“Yah Rai!” Renesmee says throwing her arms around him hugging him. “Ugh I’m so happy you made it.”

Rai laughs hugging her back still smiling. “Finally good to see you again.” He says letting her go stepping back. “I’ve missed you and Jisoo so much.”

Renesmee giggles nodding. “I haven’t even told her yet to much is going on.” She says looking at the floor. “Oh thank you for helping me with this project.”

Rai nods with a sad smile and Renesmee sighs closing her eyes. “Hey it’s okay you’re not alone remember.” He says rubbing her arm. “Let’s go we can order some chicken.”

Renesmee bites her lip smiling as she helps grab his bags. Once they get to Rai’s house she helps him get settle. “Thanks for helping get moved in.”

Renesmee smiles nodding her to the music. “No problem Rai.” She says looking at him and he smiles back. “Omg Rai you have our albums!”

“Of course you know I had to support you girls.” He says walking behind her laughing. “All albums and light sticks go on the blue bookshelf.”

“Got it.” She says walking over to the bookshelf putting the albums up.

“Hey I’m almost down with the room.” Rai says walking back down the hall. “We can start recording and filming soon.” He adds grabbing some more boxes.

Once they finish unpacking they take a small break. “So ready to get started?” He asks handing her a bottle of water. Renesmee nods taking the bottle.

They head into the spare room and start setting up the lights. “Now you just want your silhouette for this channel?” He asks setting up the camera.

“Yeah I don’t want anyone to know about it.” Renesmee says as she works on her hair. “I always feel hidden anyways so this works out.”

“So I read the lyric you sent me.” He says as he looks over at her. “It’s really deep.” He says smiling and she tilts her head back looking at him.

“I know a lot is going on so if you ever want to talk.”

“Thanks Rai you really are the best.”

After they finish recording the videos they sit there going over the footage. “I’ll add these effects to make your intros really stand out.” Rai says as he edits the videos.

Renesmee smiles resting her head on his shoulder. “Wow I really like that.” She says as he shows her the video.

“Here you start setting up the channel while edit the other videos.” Rai says handing her his laptop. “What is the name of the channel?”

Renesmee sits up taking the laptop nodding as she pulls her knees to her chest. “The Lost Angel.” She says biting her lip thinking. “No what about the Hidden Angel.”

“Hidden Angel I like it.” He replies nodding.

Renesmee nods back as she works on get the email set up for the channel. She tilts her head looking at the photos smiling. “These pictures are amazing.”

After a few more hours they get all the videos uploaded and eat Renesmee packs her bag. “Again thank you for the helping me with my channel.” She says as he walks her to the door.

“No problem, I should be thanking you for helping me get this place.” Rai says hugging her one ast time. “Now just send me any videos you don’t have time to edit, I know how busy you can get.”

“Oh and all three of us need to get together for dinner.”

“Most definitely, I’ll see you next time.” She says putting her shoes on before leaving. “Uhh so not to push but I have some extra cars if you need one let me know.”

Rai stops looking at her confuse and she just giggles. “Long story.” She quips pitting her bag in the car.

He waves bye as she drives off and he heads back inside. Renesmee heads home to work on her music.

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rkevent · 5 years ago

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It’s a brand new weekend and a brand new episode of the Mnet Global Auditions. It’s already the third one and, for the first time in years, the show brings back the duo challenges to check what the contestants have to show for themselves when they’re with someone else. Some of the more memorable performances from the previous episode get a second to shine as small cuts appear on the screen before the public is reminded of who was sent some. In a survival show, not all will survive.

“What were your thoughts on last week’s episode?” The interviewer starts asking the contestants. “I thought my heart was about to explode. No, seriously!” LEE SUWOONG lays a hand over his chest and feigns exasperation. “I was terrified,” CHWE HANSOL comments. “I really thought that it was the end of the road for me. The fact I’m still here… I’m grateful for it every day.”

It’s CHOI MINHO’s face on the screen now. “I think there’s a lot of talent on the show this season and it’s amazing that the judges can narrow down the top 3.” HWANG YEJI appears next. “Getting told by Tiger JK himself that I am a good dancer- made me really happy and honored, honestly, I never imagined that I would be mentioned in the top performances. Let alone chosen the best dancer?” She nods her head. “I was confident that I wasn’t going to be grouped in with those who were eliminated,” JEON HEEJIN says, “but I wasn’t expecting to be picked as the best that day- like, not at all. I can only hope to keep meeting their expectations as we go forward.��

The camera spins around the set, showing the small modifications for the new episode. The contestants are all seated next to their partners and, as majestically as always, the CEOs make their way to their seat, officially starting the episode. From one of the corners, a judge picks up his microphone.

“Let’s bring the first performance of the day, please.” Hyun Bin asks and a camera zooms in on the duo sitting in the furthest corner. It’s pixelated, but it’s clear that one is a tall man and the other is a much smaller girl. The two make their way to the stage, and their identities can be confirmed. “CHOI MINHO checking in,” the man says with a grin. “I’m LEE NAKYUNG! Please watch us nicely!”

There’s a couch prepared for them and the girl is the one to lay down on it while the man chooses to lay on the floor. Before the song can start, the screen shows Minho in his interview. “How was it working with your partner?” They ask him, and he opens a wide grin. “Nakyung is the best. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner for the duo stage.” And then it’s the girl’s turn on the interview. She places a hand on her chest, her eyes shooting up while she smiles. “Ah, I really…” She looks back to the front where the camera is. “I’ve been a big fan of Convex since before their debut so this is… this was really something to me!”

They focus on her face while she’s laying down before showing Minho again on the floor. The audio around them is of someone leaving, closing the door behind them, and then driving off. The man takes on the role of a dog and goes pester Nakyung, the cat. At the start, their performance is cute and theatrical, incrementing their animal’s behavior to the dance. Suddenly, instead of running to the other’s arms, the girl pretends to hit him in the face. With this, the song takes a complete turn to something more energetic and the duo truly gets to show off what they got. In the end, however, had left at the start of the song comes back, and Minho drops his partner on the floor before laying down as he had at the start. To pay him back, Nakyung steps on his stomach before reclaiming her spot on the sofa.

It all ends as it had started, and the man appears again on the screen for some final comments. “We got to show different sides of us. Doesn’t Nakyung make a cute cat? I hope we get to work together again someday.” And the girl appears again, adding her own thoughts. “I hope that if there are more group opportunities in this season, that they pair him with someone else. I think most contestants could really learn a lot from working with him, just like I did.” Before they can call out the next duo, the camera shows the two in their seat once again. “I think we did well,” she’s the one to whisper to him.

“I enjoyed their performance a lot,” PARK WOOJIN says, “and I think that kinda routine needs good teamwork to pull off.” He stares blankly at the camera before continuing. “From an audience’s standpoint at least, it was just enjoyable to watch.”

The second duo to perform is two girls who make their way to the stage together. On their way there, KIM MINKYUNG gives CHOI YEWON an encouraging pat on the back. For their introduction, the two speak in unison. “Hello, we are Minwon.” Then, they move on to their personal introductions. “I’m Yewon the cutie rapper,” she says her words as cute as possible before winking at the judges. “I’m… just Minkyung, but I’ve never received any complaints!” The other jokes and then both move to get in their positions.

Choosing a song from Global Icon meant that you needed the charisma to make it work, and both girls show no problem with it. Yewon is in charge of the rap, and Minkyung is in charge of singing, and the dance isn’t too hard for both of them to follow along. If that wasn’t enough, the dance break is given to their cute rapper who shows off the skill she decided to move away from the last episode. She does her moves cleanly before stopping with a hand on her hip and a smug look on her face.

Once the song ends, the two share a hug before leaving the stage. Soon it was time for another pair. CHOI YOONA and WANG JACKSON take on the stage, and before they get to introduce themselves, the man appears seated for his interview. “Oh, I really enjoyed working with Yoona! She’s a really nice person and she’s also dedicated.” The girl also gets her turn. “Jackson's a sweetheart,” she says smiling. “We got along great — I think I got lucky getting paired up with him.”

She’s the one to open up the stage, the rapper in their duo. Their standing side by side, holding to one of each other’s hands. They get close a lot during their performance. There are times when one will cup the other’s face, while others when someone will touch the other’s nose, or pull them closer together. Therefore, the dance choreography is saved mostly for the chorus. It’s nothing too challenging, probably to fit their skills. Overall, it’s clear that they’re having fun from start to end. The performance ends with finger hearts that are aimed at the judges up on their seats. They hurry off the stage when they're done, but their faces appear again for some final thoughts.

“I think it was easier to work with one person, rather than a group?” Jackson comments. “Last year… there were a lot of opinions, and a lot of tension, but when it’s only me and her, it’s really easy and fun to work. We can only hope we delivered a good performance.” Yoona is shown as well. “Is it okay if I say I think we did well? Jackson and I wanted to do something fun and upbeat, we wanted to enjoy ourselves onstage — and I think we did. I did, at least.” She says, smiling.

Two more make their way to the assigned spot on the floor. The girl makes sure to give herself a proper introduction. Waving both hands, she grins brightly. “Do you see me? I’m SIA KIM!” When the camera moves over to her partner, CHWE HANSOL, he’s smiling. “Hey, I’m Vernon. Hopefully, this gets you thinking about your first love in the best of ways.” While they get ready to start, the boy appears somewhere else. “How was it like working with your duo?” They ask him.

“With Sia? She’s amazing.” He says without hesitation. “It was like two peas in a pod. Our heads were always in the same space.” Sia gets to share her thoughts as well. “I was a little nervous at first? I’d never met him before. We ended up working well together, actually! I helped to pick a song that I thought was good for both of our skills. We just really complemented each other, I think.” And so the lighting changes to accommodate their performance.

The girl is the one who starts by singing. Instead of going with a complete cover of their chosen song, they do some of the smaller movements so that it fits their own skills. The colors of their outfits match as if they’re a real couple and their voices work together to show their puppy love story. It’s during the chorus that they truly make use of the original choreography. It isn’t too hard to keep up with and it matches their skills well while they have fun. In the end, Sia rests her head against Vernon’s and looks out to the cameras, her hands lifted up to show a pair of finger hearts. “How do you think you did?” It’s the boy on the screen again being asked questions.

“I mean… isn’t that for the judges to tell me?” He scratches his head lightly before they move on to his partner. “I think we managed to show a bright side of ourselves today, and it was really fun to work with Vernon. Either way, I won’t have regrets but I’ll… cross my fingers. I think it’s all I can do.” HWANG YEJI appears to share her thoughts. “Chwe Hansol’s performance with Sia really had me captivated when I watched. They looked like a couple in love, right?” She smiles.

Followed by them, is two boys this time: DO KYUNGSOO and KIM YUGYEOM. They introduce themselves briefly before getting ready to perform. The two wore plaid shirts, but Yugyeom had a beret on his head, while Kyungsoo simple let his hair messy. “I will admit, I’m a pretty shy person.” Kyungsoo is the one to say it in his interview. “So I was nervous about the fact we were going to work in pairs.” Yugyeom seemed to have shared some of these thoughts as well. “I was nervous at first, you know? He’s a singer who I haven’t seen any dancing from. We both went into this unsure of what to expect. A singer and dancer paired who can’t do the other skills? Talk about a work in progress.” He laughs a bit at his joke.

When their performance starts, though, it’s clear that they plan on showing all of the skills they own. They’re both dancing, and they’re both singing, even if there was a claim that they weren’t good at each other’s skills. At some point in the chorus, Kyungsoo walks forward and shows the palm of his hand. On it is a red heart taped right at the center, and the boy shakes his hand excitedly before returning to the rest of the choreography. Once the chorus is over, Yugyeom puts in more energy on his dance, showing what he got. The ending pose is a heart that the two make together. “This was the most difficult performance for me to date,” Kyungsoo says. “I haven’t danced much in the past and it was hard. I think it is important to keep challenging yourself. One does not grow by staying comfortable.”

Yugyeom says the last few words. “I think we really came together as a good team.” LEE NAKYUNG appears to comment. “Kyungsoo didn’t have the skills to keep up with Yugyeom and it didn’t feel like they had harmony at all. Kyungsoo’s performance last week was so creative and eye-catching… I’m sure it was Yugyeom’s fault, though. I don’t even remember his performances, at that. I doubt he’ll make it far, and if he brings Kyungsoo down with him then that’ll be a shame, really. I liked him.”

The camera zooms in on HA SUNGWOON as he wipes his palms against his tights. “Nervous?” He asks the one beside him, his partner for the week. NA JAEMIN looks over to him and smiles a bit, humming as he nods his head slightly. “It’s now or never, though…” It’s the first of the two who takes on the interview. “I only vaguely knew of Jaemin in previous rounds,” he admits. “When our pairing was first announced I was pretty anxious. I didn’t know if we’d be able to work well or not. And admittedly, some of my fears were valid — I mean, we definitely clashed in the beginning. We both have strong opinions and we’re stubborn not to back down.”

Returning to the two on their seats, their names are the ones called. Sungwoon gives his partner a double thumbs up and a smile. “Let’s get it done!” They make their way to the stage, and start off with introductions. “We’re your lucky stars, Sungwoon and Jaemin.” Sungwoon is the one to finish it. “We’ll be performing with our own spin, courtesy of Jaemin. We hope you enjoy!” They choose to perform a rearranged version of a song originally performed by a female vocalist. The change in keys makes it easier for him to sing it, and while he does so, Sungwoon looks Jaemin’s way from time to time. The rapper gets to show off his skills in a long verse, and after their performance is done, the two share a one-armed hug.

After them comes what could be considered one of the more unusual combos. HWANG MINHYUN and SONG YUQI stand on the stage together as partners for this week’s mission. “I had fun,” the male admits in his interview. “I wasn’t sure what to expect when the names were called, but we got along well, and I think it translates well in our performance.” They take their seats on the stage this time, Minhyun holding onto his guitar. He gives her a nod before he starts playing.

They chose an acoustic version of a group song and, while he plays, Yuqi moves her head around waiting for the cue to her first lines. While the lyrics are gloomy, they try to keep the melody somewhat upbeat. They change glances throughout the song and move their bodies along to the rhythm. After they’re done and have to leave the stage, the two hug each other. “I’m so proud!” Yuqi tells him. “No matter what…” the girl holds onto his hand. “You’re amazing.” And so they show the man back in his interview. “I’ll be cheering her on for the indefinite future. You can count on me, Yuqi,” he says to the camera with a thumbs up.

“I could’ve done better, shown more of myself maybe, and I have some regrets looking back. It was nice to be able to play on stage.” KANG DANIEL appears on the screen next. “I really liked Minhyun and Yuqi’s performance. Their arrangement was really nice, and I thought it showed off their styles well. They’re both really strong and it was… a bit graceful? Elegant.”

This time is for HWANG YEJI and PARK JUNHEE to take over the stage. “Junhee oppa has been amazing,” the girl nods in her interview. “He has a great voice and is very underappreciated. He is in the same boat as Minho… not as known maybe but he’s amazing as well.” Junhee introduces himself first, followed by the girl. “Today, I want to show another side of myself.” She looks over to her partner who nods her way, and just like that they’re ready to perform.

The boy starts in the center singing acapella. After his first four lines, the song starts to play, and Yeji appears from behind him. She starts to sing as well, this time also dancing along to her words. Even with their song being in English, the duo does a good job at it, expressing the strong feelings that came with the musical song. When they finish, the two are standing side by side. Junhee swings an arm around the girl’s shoulder as they bow, and then exit. “I’m so proud of you,” he says to her. “We did well, didn’t we?” The girl chuckles, this time back in her interview. “I don’t think I can talk about how thankful I am to Junhee oppa. Thanks to him and my hard work I can say that I’m proud of myself.”

“Yeji had a lot of confidence when she walked on that stage,” DO KYUNGSOO comments on the performance. “I think that helped with her performance. Honest, I think she might win this whole thing.”

The next few names are called: JEON HEEJIN and KANG DANIEL. The boy looks over at the one beside him and gives her a grin. “Let’s do this.” He slings his bass over his shoulder as he stands up, and the scene cut to show him in his interview. “Heejin is great. She’s younger than me, but I admire her a lot. She’s self-assured and knows she’s meant to stand on stage, and she is. I was really scared of her at first,” he admits with a laugh. “Just because she- she won the title of best singer! And that’s entirely justified!”

“Working with others has never been an issue with me,” the starts on her own interview. “But I will say I do tend to perform better when I’m able to do exactly what it is I want to do- no one knows your strengths and weaknesses as best as you do.” They both stand on the stage, each with a different instrument. While Daniel chose his bass, Heejin carries an electric guitar. Just as worthy of the title given to her, the girl starts off by singing. The duo also decides on changing a more popular song into a dance remix, making it their own. While Daniel sings as well, the boy is also given some rap to perform as he did in the previous episode. Their voices eventually echo around the room, finishing off strongly. “I’m really proud of this,” the boy is the one to say it.

“I feel like this is where I really shine. I’ve put ‘instruments’ as my main skill on my MGA form for two years ago,” he laughs. SOHN YOUNGJAE appears on the screen. “If I remember right, Daniel hyung was involved in a band remix last year as well… Doesn’t it feel like a repeat? Honestly, I can’t help but wonder what he’s doing in a competition like this. Him and the rest of the band guys as well. I mean are they trying to become idols or do they just want to promote themselves? If they’re just here to promote their band… I think they should have let people who actually want to be here have a chance instead.”

“Let’s do this,” LEE HOHYEON mutters under his breath, sending a small nod towards JO YURI, his partner. Once on the stage, they take care of introducing themselves. “Hello, we are Riot!” The boy continues alone. “I’m Riot’s cool rapper, Lee Hohyeon.” And the girl finishes it off. “Hello, I am Riot’s main vocalist — Jo Yuri.” She smiles and waves towards the judges. “Please enjoy our performance.” Before they can actually start it off, it’s time to show some of the boy’s interview first. “I have to admit, it wasn’t easy at first.”

He lets out a small laugh. “We really didn’t hit it off on the right foot. But we managed to make it work and with a lot of hard work.” The cameras are back on the stage, focusing on each of their faces before their chosen song starts to play. “I want to see you all moving in those seats.” Hohyeon starts by looking at the CEOs before turning towards the other contestants. Yuri is the one who starts singing, voice deeper than what she had shown before. While the girl is in charge of reaching each pitch, the boy takes on the rap. When their gazes meet, they smile. During the chorus, the duo decides on following the choreography which is simple but adds a little extra to the whole performance.

They bow in thanks at the end of their performance before returning to their seats. Yuri gets her moment, too. “I was honestly surprised that we ended up working together. Plus, we definitely killed that stage, so uh…” she shrugs.

The next performance is by two girls, KIM JUNGEUN and JUNG EUNJI. “We’re Kimjungeunji,” Jungeun says in the safety of her interview, not in front of everyone else. “I haven’t shown much of my singing yet but she encouraged me to do my best.” But then a rather different question is asked. “So, did Shin Yuna’s comment about your dye get to you?” The girl who, now, has brown hair rolls her eyes and the scene is perfectly cut to show one from the previous episode. “Jungeun was a trainwreck.” One of the eliminated contestants, SHIN YUNA, says in the black-and-white filter. “Even her dye job couldn’t help her performance.” Back to the present, Jungeun comments about it. “Well, it seems to have helped. I’m here still,” the girl states. “She isn’t. Maybe she should have dyed her hair blonde, so she could stay in the competition.”

On the stage, both Jungeun and Eunji stand with their back to the camera, a hand on each other’s hips. With the start of the song, the girls turn around, and Jungeun is the one who starts singing, something she hadn’t shown before. They dance throughout the song, but it’s after the end of the chorus that things get serious. There’s a switch on the song, and what’s happening is a dance break which incorporated many aspects such as floor choreographies, wacking, and tons of hair-flipping. When Jungeun attempts a high note, Eunji joins her soon after, showing off her own set of abilities.

“It was a perfect remix to showcase their vocal talent.” CHOI MINHO says. “I think I was hooked the whole performance.”

Next up is a couple of boys, KANG HYUNGGU and SEO CHANGBIN. “How was it like working with your duo?” They ask Changbin first. “Oh, with Ggu - I mean, Hyunggu-ssi?” He laughs awkwardly at his response. “Please cut that first part out.” It’s on his partner’s interview that the other’s supposed mistake makes some sense. “I was surprised that I was partnered with Changbin, actually,” Hyunggu says. “I didn’t think that out of all the people here that I would be paired with someone that I’ve known for most of my life?” He grins then cups his mouth, leaning closer to the camera. “Binnie-ssi, I know you like to pretend you don’t know who I am, but we both know it’s a lie.”

They are each standing on their spots before their introduction. Hyunggu starts by screaming, running, and then doing a cartwheel, before hopping into Changbin’s arms. “The floor is on fire!” His partner replies appropriately. “It’s okay, I’ll freeze the floor, then.” Changbin spins, pretending to get rid of the lava and sets down the other boy back on his feet. “Hello, we are fire and ice!” They properly get into position this around, waiting for their song to start. It starts off with them both singing together. There’s a choreography that goes along with it and they start together with it as well. While Changbin raps, Hyunggu stands to the side, adlibbing and moving his hands to the beat. The dancer eventually gets his own chance to shine with a dance break of his own.

After being done, they high five each other before sitting down.

“Prepared, hyung?” KIM SEUNGHUN asks the one beside him, KIM HYOJIN. “I’m as prepared as I could be,” the other replies. It’s their turn on the stage, and they stand there together before introducing themselves. “Hello, we’re Spicy Pork! I’m Kim Hyojin,” he says. “And I’m Kim Seughun!” The other says. “Like our team name and our hair colors,” Hyojin gestures at their head, his with a red color and the other with ash brown. “We’ll make sure to burn the stage with our spiciness!”

Before they can start their performance, Hyojin appears in his interview. “It was like a dream,” he laughs. “Have you seen Seunghunnie? He’s handsome, tall, good at singing, charismatic - wow. He’s like my soulmate. I love you, Seunghunnie.” The boy flashes a finger heart to the camera and the other side of this romance, Seunghun, also gets to add his own thoughts. “I call him my soulmate,” he can’t help but cringe. “I’m embarrassed!” The boy hides his face behind his hands, laughing at himself. “Hyung, I love you!” he ends it with a playful and exaggerated tone.

The moment the instrumental starts, the two begin to sing in harmony. They carry fiercer, more serious expressions than the ones they were showing off before. It’s a rock remix of a more recent song that plays, and they have to live up to the part. The playful duo of soulmates has a new intense gaze to show off. Their tones are different but they don’t crash. They harmonize for the high note and then intercalate. When it finally comes to an end, they hold their charismatic poses before leaving the stage.

The next duo walks over to the stage, LEE CHAERYEONG, and NAM JOOHYUK. “To the top, we’ll be iconic!” The two say at the same time before introducing themselves individually. “How was it like working with your duo?” They ask the male of the group, Joohyuk. “Honestly, a bit daunting,” he admits. “I mean, you know at the end of the day you’re working not just for yourself anymore but for someone else’s dreams too. But I’m insanely grateful to be paired up with Chaeryeong-ssi. She was amazing to work with and she’s one of the most talented contestants around.”

They smile at each other before the start of their chosen song. It’s a popular song even these days, proven by the fact they had chosen it. The two manage to carry the skills to execute it properly, Joohyun with singing, and Chaeryeong with rapping. Having ranked as one of the Top 3 in dancing the week before, she also manages to show off in that area, even if the choreography isn’t the hardest for someone like that. Once they’re done, the girl gets to share some words from her interview as well. “It was very interesting to work with a complete stranger, but I think we worked together well and created a really nice performance. It was also really nice to show everyone on stage!”

Two more appear for their turn. It’s LEE SUWOONG and WONG YUKHEI wearing matching outfits. “Prepare for trouble,” Suwoong starts. “And make it double,” Yukhei continues, both of them pointing to the camera. “I’m Lee Suwoong,” the first one introduces himself by pointing a thumb to his chest. “And I’m Wong Yukhei!” Just as it often goes, there’s a break for comments, this time starting with a few words from Suwoong’s interview. “It’s like we’re platonic soulmates! At first, I was a little intimidated, because he’s tall and handsome, but he’s easy to talk to and doesn’t get stressed at all!” An image of his partner appears on the screen, a heart matching the ones on their matching shirts floating around him.

Yukhei appears after him. “I hope we can remain friends.” The heartbreaks, but the boy continues to speak. “He’s a fun guy and I think we go well together. It was sort of like working with an old friend.” And so they’re back on the stage, a bench appearing behind them. Yukhei starts off by singing first. Suwoong brushes his chin, and this wouldn’t be the only romantic moment between the two of them. They take a few steps back, sitting on the bench. When Suwoong begins to sing, the two hold up a sign with ‘I ❤ U’ written on it and then pretend to kiss behind it. They dance together, and the romantic duet carries on like that. It ends with them sitting back on the bench and a hand heart.

Taking a bit of a twist in the performances so far, two beings walk to the stage. They both have boxes on their heads as they bow down and then finally take them off, revealing their identity. It’s MIYAWAKI SAKURA and SHIN RYUJIN. “How was it like working with Sakura?” They ask the other member of the duo. “It was honestly the best thing that has happened to me in this show so far!” Ryujin says. “I enjoyed my time with her the whole time and whether we were practicing, out shopping for our outfits or making our cute boxes I had a pleasant time.”

The song they chose is fun and different. Both girls get to show off their rapping skills, starting with Sakura, and then eventually getting to Ryujin on the second half. When it’s the chorus and instrumental is what takes over their performance, the two girls dance together in a dorky, goofy way, feeling the rhythm of the song. It’s silly but refreshing. When they’re done, Sakura appears in her interview. “She really complimented my style of rapping, she has a deep voice that meshes with my soft voice!” She giggles softly, placing her hand over her mouth.

“Ryujin and Sakura were both cute. DO KYUNGSOO comments. “I appreciated the change from regular hard rap songs.” HWANG YEJI also has thoughts to share. “I doubt anyone imagined two girls to pull that off so well. It was like made for them and they had fun on stage. It was contagious.”

After the two girls, come two men. There are only three duos left, and with the boys come two chairs to the top of the stage as well. They introduce themselves as PARK JINYOUNG and YOON JEONGHAN. They each take a seat but, right before the song starts, it cuts to Jinyoung’s face. “We worked on musicals together in the past. I looked forward to being with him on stage once more,” he pauses. “I think we connected easily and shared ideas that strayed away from our main comfort zone. We took a risk. He made taking that leap a lot easier.”

Back to the stage, the song starts to play, and the two follow the same choreography, except mirrored. Jeonghan is the first one to sing. The dance is sensual but not sexual, and the two try to keep it like that. Without the presence of backup dancers like in the original choreography, they are bound to use each other instead. Jinyoung cups Jeonghan’s chin, one of the changes needed to be made for them to fit. They stand up from their seat and the dance gets more intense while they harmonize together. Their expressions follow the concept of the song with intense gazes and grins. With its end, Jeonghan appears in his interview as well. “I’m very happy with the stage Jinyoung and I put on. I don’t think I could’ve had a more suitable partner.”

With each performance closer to an end, the next duo is composed of PARK WOOJIN and ZHOU JIEQIONG. “I hope I don’t embarrass you up here.” She grins, elbowing her partner as they rise from their seats. “Let’s have fun, yeah?” And to that, the boy replies with a “yeah.” They are up on the stage now, and the girl is the one who starts them off by speaking in Chinese. “Hello!” She greets. “We’re the Cuties.” As she says this, the look on Woojin’s face is of pure regret. “We spent the week choreographing this ourselves so we hope you all love it!”

The look on Jieqiong’s face is of excitement during her interview, though. “I was so. freaking. excited.” She says. “I love working with other dancers, and Park Woojin and I worked really good together. He’s a cute and a talented kid.” Woojin shares his thoughts right after. “Her talent for choreographing is really cool. I’m grateful to her for guiding me along. I know I must’ve been a bit of a drag,” he chuckles nervously, rubbing at the back of his neck. Back on the stage, the two are crouched next to each other, side by side while the song starts to play around them.

They interact with each other, which is a notable amount, just as much as they do with the audience at the start. The choreography starts strong, and that carries along as the song progresses. They aren’t scared to get close to each other either, but it all stays in the lines of playfulness. The fun and upbeat song seems to be a good pick and one that matches the name of their group with their dance. Even at the end, they get to play a bit, following the fading music.

“They did a great job.” LEE NAKYUNG comments. “There was a lot of interaction between the two of them. They didn’t worry with getting close and I think that helped make it very refreshing.”

When it’s time for the next duo, SON HYEJOO giggles as SOHN YOUNGJAE offers his hand for her to take. They link hands and sway between them on their way to the stage. They bow dramatically before the start of their introduction. The girl introduces him first. “Give it up for our main boy, Sohn Youngjae!” And then he is the one to introduce her. “And this is Son Hyejoo, AKA Olivia in the house! Together we are Sons of Anarchy!” The team name is a pun on both of their surnames. “Please take care of us!”

The girl takes her position on the floor and the boy remains standing. With the start of the song, the two start stretching and yawning. When Youngjae lays down, Hyejoo sits up and starts to rap. Youngjae had his lines to sing, and then jumps into the chorus, both figuratively and literally. The original choreography that served for nine people was adjusted to fit only the two of them. When the song ends, the two of them fall to the ground dramatically. “Noona is a really cool person, don’t you think?” The boy says in his interview. “I think girls who rap are totally awesome!”

Hyejoo speaks a bit as well. “I’m really pleased with how this week turned out. I think we were able to show a different side of us.”

The final performance arrives. “It’s nice to see you again!” TAKADA KENTA greets with his partner, YOO TAEYANG, by his side. “We are Taiyo. It means ‘sun’ in Japanese, which is our name because we’ll be burning you up today.” The other boy wraps up their introduction. “Please enjoy our stage.” They face away from the judges, prepared to start.

Kenta starts it off by walking away, turning around and walking towards the judges this time as Taeyang comes rolling in beside him. They move around each other, following the same routine but giving each of them the chance at the spotlight. Taeyang gets his time to dance alone, followed by Kenta’s turn. They reach toward the judges, making a gesture with their hands. For the last piece of the song, they dance next to each other, but with their movements mirrored. In the end, they stand back to back in the middle of the stage. “I think that we did good,” Taeyang comments with a few small nods. “I think we complement each other well.”

“I think, um…” Kenta says in front of the camera. “We were really sexy. That’s all I can think about.” LEE SUWOONG appears again. “When you look at them… you don’t really think ‘sexy.’ Taeyang is always too serious, and Kenta’s cute. I told them to show off their abs during this part, but they didn’t listen!” SON HYEJOO has some thoughts to share as well. “I really enjoyed the powerful dance duo. I think it’s the perfect opportunity to watch these amazing dancers both of who have their own styles within the same category come together and produce something that sharp and precise.”

Bringing an end to the performances, the camera pans over the judges slowly before Tiger JK picks up his microphone. “There were a total of 20 duos, and you were all judged as a package, not individually. All of you gave your best here today. Even so, we’ve come to an agreement that some did better, and some did worse.”

“Who do you think is the most likely to make it to the next round?” The interviewer asks. “I mean, isn’t it kinda obvious?” JO YURI comments. “I feel like everyone who placed first in their skill will. Other than that, it’s a game of chance, really.” DO KYUNGSOO adds his own thoughts as well. “I think SUWOONG and YUKHEI had great energy together.” He puts an emphasis on the last word. “I really thought they looked like a couple.”

LEE HOHYEON comes next. “Also…” he chews on his bottom lip. “I do think it’s a little unfair. Of course, Mason is going to be one of the best. He was previously a debuted idol and had proper trainee training. How is everyone else supposed to compete with that?” CHWE HANSOL appears on the screen this time. “People keep mentioning Minho having been in Convex before makes the playing field unequal but wouldn’t it be held to a higher standard for him competing with rookies when he already debuted? He had expectations that had to be met and now he has to exceed those plus the expectations of others here too. Plus his fanbase is no joke. Even I am a fan of Convex.”

The screen shows the set again, this time slowly coming closer to the judges. It was time.

“We’ll start off today,” Tiger JK continues, “by announcing the top 3 performances.” The camera shows the contestants this time, all of them probably wondering if it’s their name that will be called. “I’d like to invite to the stage three duos. These are CHOI MINHO and LEE NAKYUNG, CHWE HANSOL and SIA KIM, and LEE SUWOONG and WONG YUKHEI.” The man nods slowly as the top best contestants of the week make their way to the stage. On each of the duos, one half was part of the top 3 on the previous week, each for a different category.

With all of them lined up, the man proceeds with his speech. “All of you showed that you could not shie on your own, but that you could also complement each other well. The six of you managed to show your own skills, as well as highlight that of your partner and deliver a good performance. However, only one of you can be considered the best of the week.” He takes a pause, staring at the contestants below him before he shares what’s on his mind. “The best duo of the week is… CHOI MINHO and LEE NAKYUNG.”

The man nods again, the corner of his lips only raising slightly. “You did not only show off your abilities regarding performance skills, but you put on a creative performance. While the two of you are very different, you managed to come together and use that to your advantage.” His gaze moves to the other contestants on the stage. “Of course, the four of you also did a great job. Congratulations to all of you.”

With the end of the announcement, all were looking forward to, it was time to break the news people were trying to avoid. Another judge picks up his microphone getting ready to speak.

“Unfortunately, not everyone can win.” So Jisub nods, scanning the room with narrow eyes. “Just like last week, there will be eliminations today. You were all evaluated on your performance as a duo and, because of that, we’ll be eliminating both members that took part in the performance.” This was already known information but that the CEO makes sure to remind everyone of. “While last time 10 contestants had to go home, this time it’ll be 6 of you. This means that from the 20 duos here today, 3 will be eliminated.”

The camera pans over some of the contestants' reactions before returning to the judge. “And the first duo to leave us is…” The usual tense song that plays exactly in moments like these gets stronger, everyone in the room nervous to know who it’ll be. “PARK JINYOUNG and YOON JEONGHAN.” So Jisub nods in their direction. “While you two seemed to have worked well together and complimented each other, I think you just complimented in a way that made you both seem mediocre. You’re both talented individually, but it felt like your performance overall wasn’t as great as we had expected it to be. We hope that, in the future, you’ll find something that works best for you.”

Jisub looks down once he’s done, confirming who is next that he needs to call. “The second duo to leave us is… CHOI YOONA and WANG JACKSON.” The screen shows some of the random reactions from the other contestants. “While it was clear that you were having fun on the stage, there are more factors to a good performance than that which, of course, you didn’t get to reach. You can’t just do what you like because you like it, but it needs to be something good, too. We may have had some expectations for you so, this was truly a shame.”

And so there can only be one elimination left. “The last duo to leave us today is… HWANG MINHYUN and SONG YUQI.” If the last duo could have been considered a surprise, this is at least a little bit harder to believe. “Considering Yuqi was one of the top contestants on her skill last week, this was a tough choice to make, but one we all agreed with. We could see that your previous stages could be considered a bit different from the other, and we were looking forward to seeing what you could come up with. It’s safe to say that wasn’t what we expected and also not better than it, either. It’s a shame that the result had to be this, but it’s what it must be.”

When the man finishes speaking, someone else picks up the microphone. This is usually the time they congratulate the ones who passed and say goodbye to the ones that are gone, but Katie Lee says something instead. “Except… this may not be the end of your road just yet.”

To see all the of this season’s contestants, click here!

And now, let’s see what’s in store for our fourth episode!

After the announcement of the latest eliminations, those who moved on to the next challenge were once again organized in duos, but this time with different partners. Both of the people involved should show at least one of their performance skills. The theme is to impress and to manage to show your colors even when sharing the stage with someone else. A list of the duos can be found below:

#5050 - ZHOU JIEQIONG #5032 - LEE SUWOONG

#5048 - YOO TAEYANG #5035 - NAM JOOHYUK

#5047 - WONG YUKHEI #5038 - PARK WOOJIN

#5045 - TAKADA KENTA #5033 - MIYAWAKI SAKURA

#5043 - SON HYEJOO #5029 - LEE HOHYEON

#5042 - SOHN YOUNGJAE #5027 - KIM YUGYEOM

#5040 - SHIN RYUJIN #5026 - KIM, SIA

#5039 - SEO CHANGBIN #5011 - HWANG YEJI

#5037 - PARK JUNHEE #5023 - KIM MINKYUNG

#5034 - NA JAEMIN #5013 - JEON HEEJIN

#5030 - LEE NAKYUNG #5022 - KIM JUNGEUN

#5028 - LEE CHAERYEONG #5014 - JO YURI

#5025 - KIM SEUNGHUN #5002 - CHOI MINHO

#5020 - KIM HYOJIN #5017 - KANG DANIEL

#5018 - KANG HYUNGGU #5007 - DO KYUNGSOO

#5015 - JUNG EUNJI #5008 - HA SUNGWOON

#5006 - CHWE HANSOL #5004 - CHOI YEWON

Eliminations will be made in duos which means that if a performance is considered sub-par, both contestants will be eliminated. Therefore, make sure to work well together and choose something that fits the two people involved. Or not! Take your risks if you’d like to.

The twist this time seems to be that those eliminated on this episode may still have another stage to show what they got. Those six people were organized into three new duos and will arrive earlier than the rest for the recording of their part of the episode. Only one duo will be allowed to return. After the results are announced to them, they’re allowed to wait backstage where a TV can be found and watch the rest of the recording. Those who don’t get a chance back on the show will only be allowed to leave after the other contestants are already on set to avoid breaking the surprise that’ll be the revelation of the returning duo at the end of the episode. Both of the people involved should show at least one of their performance skills. The theme is to impress and to manage to show your colors even when sharing the stage with someone else. A list of the duos can be found below:

#5049 - YOON JEONGHAN #5010 - HWANG MINHYUN

#5046 - WANG JACKSON #5036 - PARK JINYOUNG

#5044 - SONG YUQI #5005 - CHOI YOONA

All contestants are supposed to make their own way to the recording studio prepared specially for this episode. The set will be the same as last round and will look something close to this. On each side, 18 chairs will be prepared for the contestants to sit on and watch each other’s performances. The duos should sit together and, to ensure so, the seats have been marked with their numbers. Starting from the first chair on the left and going all the way to the last one on the right, the numbers will follow the list of duos found above. There will be an empty pair of chairs which are to be taken at the end recording with the announcement of the returning duo. Just because most eyes will be on the performance doesn’t mean no one will be paying attention to you. A set of cameras will have their lenses ready to capture any sort of interesting reaction from those watching (beware of the evil editing) while a couple more will allow different angles of the main performance to be captured.

Sitting on the higher ground, much more comfortable chairs are lined in front of the stage — five in total. This is where the CEOs of each big company will be sitting to make sure only the most captivating contestants will continue their journey to make this the best season yet.

Tune in next Saturday, the 20th, for our fourth episode!

MGA Season 5 episode four preview: It’s the second week of duo performances, and things couldn’t be more interesting! Will the contestants get to work well with new people, or will this be their new demise? If your favorite contestant got eliminated on the last episode, will they manage to come back? Tune in next week to find out!

[ All of the performances were aired in their entirety. Cuts from the show itself were uploaded to Mnets’s Official Youtube Channel. ]

If you made it this far, either if you were eliminated on this episode or not, you may add +3 POINTS IN A PERFORMANCE SKILL to your points tally. Make sure to link back to this post for verification.

Contestants have until midnight EST at the end of Friday, the 19th, to post their 200+ words solos about the duos challenge in front of the CEOs. Please tag all related posts with #rkmga5 and #rkmga5duos2. They’ll have two minutes to perform their chosen skill to capture the attention of the CEOs (as long as it doesn’t break any laws). Good luck! Song choices should be submitted to the rkevent inbox. Two duos performing the same song will not be allowed and this will be chosen on a first come first serve basis. This applies to the returning duos as well.

After the last performance is done, the CEOs will leave to discuss their thoughts privately. While this happens, the contestants will be taken one by one into a small room to be interviewed on their thoughts of the current state of things. They will be asked a variety of questions and some may be included in the list found below! Feel free to come up with your own questions if you think they can be fitting.

What did you think of the results last week?

How was it like working with your duo?

How do you think you did?

Were there any performances you liked?

Were there any performances you didn’t like?

What did you think of ___’s performance?

Which duo do you think complemented each other the most?

Was there anyone you think that brought their partner down?

Who from those eliminated last episode do you think will return?

Is there anyone you are certain will move onto the next phase of the MGAs?

Is there anyone you are certain will be eliminated today?

Once they’re done, they’ll be taken back to their seat to wait, or may go to the bathroom if needed.

You may also write an extra 200+ words solo about your muse’s interview, as explained above, to also be posted until midnight EST at the end of Friday, the 19th. For doing so, you may earn +2 CHARISMA OR CREATIVITY POINTS and these can be added to your points tally as soon as it is posted. Please tag all related posts with #rkmga5 and #rkmga5duos2. Please link this post as verification.

#rkmga5 #rkmga5duos

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