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tranquilpetrichor · 1 year ago

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a heart that still beats

— when in the midst of despair, do you lose all hope?

synopsis: the year is 2080. in a world destroyed by climate change, there is only one hope left for safety, and of course it is one exploited by the rich and famous—make it to the airships that are fueled by oxygen on earth. unfortunately, you are neither, but you are a skilled mechanic who is separated from your companion by yet another flood.

lonely, bitter and lost, you eventually find a purpose in being the mechanic for 10 boys that have an ambitious plan to shut off the machines that fuel the cities above the earth, being welcomed as one of their own.

but this mission is their most crucial one, one that could cost them their lives. and as you think about your leader, daeyeol, you're inspired by his courage, but very nervous for the upcoming events to transpire.

cast: gn mechanic!reader x daeyeol ft. golden child members and mentions of sf9's youngbin

genre: sci-fi, dystopian!au, end of the world!au, loosely based on golden child’s ra pam pam mv, angst with comfort if you squint

wc: 6.6k (6,674)

warnings: mentions of death, gunshots, blood, flames, pollution, lots of cursing, reader cracks maybe one dirty joke (which is only dirty if you understand it), we get pretty existential here. lmk if i missed anything

a/n: reader has habit of calling everyone older hyung as that's what they've decided they're comfortable with (just y and daeyeol here), ignore the fact that it’s y on the banner LOL this is for aesthetic purposes. there's a few perspective switches near the end, and of course i always end up making the relationship ambiguous. also why is the plot so messy.. ugh i just want to get this fic out. yes this is the second time sf9 youngbin makes a cameo in my fics. i think daeyeol said he had no same age friends and i’m like oh wait who else is a 93 liner? so yeah, enjoy, because this took way too long to do.

[d-7]

you watched and gave a small nod of approval as your rc car (which jangjun had decided to name damdadi for some reason) wheeled across the tiled floor of the hideout. bomin and sungyoon were examining the oxygen tanks, but your main focus was on your tech.

ah, good. it works. and it's quiet too.

damdadi, like your other projects, was carefully crafted, because god knows you couldn’t afford to make any mistakes with your mechanical work—not that you liked to make mistakes with anything anyways. everything you did got a quality check at least twice.

nevertheless, you were nervous about whether the oddly-named damdadi would be able to complete its task of surveillance or not and with the lives of friends on the line, you certainly had no time to lose.

to the side, you picked up yet another rc car (bomin decided he'd name that one genie) and checked if it was in working order, because as a dear friend named youngbin had reminded you long ago, “it’s best to have backup plans in case any bullshit happens.”

"and bullshit will always happen," you finished the phrase easily.

as the phrase came into your mind, you wondered what had happened to him after a flood separated the both of you about a year ago—the occurrence of natural disasters was not uncommon, but that didn't mean it was any less devastating each time one occurred.

god, you remembered it so well. he had gone on a mission to gather supplies for your camp when the flood occurred. from the wreckage, you had emerged confused, tossed around like a ship lost at sea.

then, it turned into denial that he was gone, anger at circumstances you couldn’t have controlled, and then reluctant acceptance that you couldn’t find him. it wasn't like you couldn't survive on your own, but without someone to ground you, you'd be talking into a void of nothingness. still, you didn’t know if anything could fill the even deeper void in your heart.

youngbin said once to you, “loss is inevitable. remember jaeyoon? you know i would have done anything to save him, but i can’t control the fact that the soldier shot him in the damn chest, but i tried my best, and yet the feeling of not being able to save everyone fucking hurts. losing someone you love… ah, fuck. sorry if this was depressing. but if there’s anything i’d prepare you for, it’s that."

inevitable.

that word alone carried so much weight to it.

and from then on, you reminded yourself that nothing is permanent, not even the companionship of a friend. it’s the only way you got yourself through your separation.

after the flood, you were on your own for a while, trying to find youngbin. however, an annoying little shit named jangjun found you after you stole some supplies from a soldiers’ base. apparently he had the same idea.

after this incident, he took you back to meet the other 9 members of the crew you were part of now. although initially reluctant to trust them, you found their company to be likable enough. you assumed the role you always did, finding spare parts that could be repurposed as you always used to do with youngbin.

you knew youngbin and daeyeol were two separate people, but you couldn’t help but see one in the other and think that they might get along. thinking about the two of them together made things so much harder.

thinking about those days, you sighed. you couldn't believe a trip down memory lane could randomly be triggered by one glance at an rc car, but it would be unwise to stay there for too long. of course, you allowed yourself those brief moments of distraction in your memories, and then focused on the task at hand again. it was a reasonable way to live.

yes, you did miss those you had lost, but now was definitely not the time for that.

don't get too distracted. you have work to do. you have to keep going.

despite the gravity of the situation you were in, you couldn’t help but crack a joke in your mind about being good with your fingers as you fiddled with some more machinery. some things never changed, like your less-than-appropriate humor that either got you lighthearted scolding (from sungyoon and daeyeol, and of course, youngbin) or laughs from people who liked your occasional jokes (mostly jangjun, and surprisingly bomin too).

while examining a control panel, you felt a soft tap on your shoulder, which could only possibly belong to one person out of the group you currently lived with—lee daeyeol. he spoke with a gentle tone but it had a sense of authority. “could i talk to you for a second?”

mentally, you prepared for hell because whenever he used that familiar tone, he was being nice but definitely meant business and may the gods help whoever tried to get in his way. “of course, what did you want?”

he placed folded diagrams on the table. "i just wanted to check on your progress on that rc car, although knowing how fast you work i’m guessing you’re almost done. we've finalized a plan about how to shut off the machines.”

ah yes, he was talking about the machines of project aether, or better yet, a way for those with enough money and power to save themselves and leave the poor and helpless to rot. the act of using the oxygen on earth for airships to create a "paradise in the sky" for some while damaging the atmosphere down below made you scratch your head at the backwards logic.

it was starting to get a little sweaty in the room, and you fanned yourself with an old newspaper. "things are going well, dae. this rover should be ready in a few minutes for jaehyun and jibeom to take when they need it. better early than late. you ready to do this?"

he glanced at you, and let out a deep sigh, one filled with what you interpreted to be as deliberation. "it doesn't matter how i feel. this needs to happen soon."

as the leader of the group, daeyeol was required to handle many burdens and although you and the boys were usually with him, no one could never completely understand what was going through his mind. there was a special spark that was required to lead.

sometimes, you wondered how tired he really was, but he didn't like to show that side of him, always wanting to be the helper instead of the helped.

and of course, that reminded you of youngbin, which wasn't such a great path to take your mind to. so you'd put it upon yourself to move on from him, which you had done semi-successfully.

of course, he still had a designated space in your mind, no matter how hard you tried not to think about him.

you put down what you were working on to focus on daeyeol's words, knowing it wouldn't be good for your mind to go off on more tangents today. "alright then, let's go over the plan once more. i figure you want to run through it again. i just need to hear it too."

he nodded and opened one diagram, which you recognized as it was labeled project : aether (floor plan), with a picture of the air machine itself. you remembered researching machinery for that. he pointed to the spot where it said passcode entry point.

"because of you, seungmin and donghyun, we were able to get the password that controls the fuel source of the cities. as you know, we need to enter the password at that location in order to shut the machine off. but we're unsure of the exact situation with guards and their patrol routes, so we're going to send the rovers with the camera attached in order to assess it. the last thing we need is for there to be surprises we didn’t expect.”

he probably hadn't changed any aspects to the plan, but you asked for confirmation. "it's just you going, right?"

"yes. the rest of the group looked uncomfortable with the idea and as concerning as the idea of going alone is, i can't risk anyone else's life.” his lips set in a thin line. "and there's a limited supply of oxygen tanks, anyways."

you let out a humorless chuckle, knowing just how brutal it was out there. "dae, we're clearly not as selfless as you. no one asks to potentially get shot at by assholes in hazmat suits.”

not being able to hide your true thoughts, you quietly added, “and honestly, i’m probably the most selfish of you guys.”

out of the corner of your eye, you saw him frown. "now don’t say that, you help in your own way. you've been invaluable in developing the technology for this mission. remember, nothing goes unnoticed by me."

you still did get a little flustered whenever people mentioned your skill, and you brushed his words off with the lazy swipe of a hand. "oh, i can't take all the credit for this stuff. seungmin helped me a lot." the mentioned guy was currently fiddling with the screen on the wall to make sure it actually worked.

yeah, you knew you were decent at what you did, but it's not like you wanted the spotlight for it, preferring to remain behind the scenes most of the time. to put it simply, you liked working in the shadows and only showing up when necessary to report something.

"you sell yourself short, y/n," he said with an amused grin on his face.

"do i, dae? if you want, i could just start bragging about myself all the time."

he laughed, and oh, how you took the sound in like nourishment. true laughter was hard to come across nowadays, as a lot of things were. "now let's not jump between extremes, okay?"

you made a salute as if you were on some pirate ship. “aye-aye, captain!” damdadi was still turned on, and you maneuvered it next to daeyeol, just to demonstrate the functionality, before turning the power off.

“god, imagine being pirates. we’d be the worst pirate crew ever. imagine trying to wake up bomin and get him to do anything but sleep prettily!”

daeyeol shrugged. "well, i could probably use captain privileges to boss him around, anyways."

"as if! he listens to no one, especially you."

the two of you grinned, sharing a moment. there were times when you forgot that the air was polluted, the rich were assholes and food was hard to find—now was one of those times. it was nice to not think about that for a bit. you were aware however, that the cold reality waited around the corner like a gunman waiting to fire.

you rested your head on his shoulder, an action you had grown more comfortable with gradually after he told you it was okay to do it. it seemed to say a message without words, i don’t know what the future holds, but at least i’m here with you.

daeyeol closed his eyes and spoke his next sentence quietly. “hey, i know i told you guys i’d be prepared for anything and we're aware of how this might end. it might go badly. if i’m honest, it’s been very nerve-wracking to prepare for this. i just wanted to say that i will protect you guys. whatever it takes. i think we have a chance to end this once and for all.”

won't you protect yourself? won't you be selfish too for once? that's all i need. you thought, but didn't say aloud.

you, who never thought you'd shed a tear since getting separated from youngbin, who didn't like getting very sentimental in front of others, embraced daeyeol. "hyung, sometimes i wonder how people like you can exist, so full of hope and all that optimistic stuff. shit, i promise i don't mean it in a bad way, but...” you trailed off.

"it's hard to have hope, right?"

"you could say that."

from the moment you had met him, he had struck you as someone who wouldn’t give up. all of the group did, but especially him. to keep fighting, one had to think that things would get better someday. one needed hope.

he rested one hand on your shoulder, as if he were transferring his wisdom over to you merely by touch. “until the moment i die, i won’t stop having it. it’s the only way we’ll be able to keep pushing through. call me optimistic, but if there seems to be no hope, we have to create it for ourselves. i don't want live hopelessly knowing that i could have tried to make a better future."

you played with a screw in your jacket pocket. "hope's short in supply sometimes, i admit.”

“it is. but all you need is a bit of it to survive.”

you felt your chest rise and fall, acutely aware of your breath. if you really thought about it, it was dangerous to risk it all on one mission, a singular chance to get this right before the soldiers could wipe you all out.

but you thought of the boys you had come to know over months of time, and everything became clearer.

joochan deserved a chance to sing in air that was truly clean. donghyun would get to dance outside without fear of being shot. jibeom and jaehyun could simply mess around with the rc cars you and seungmin made instead of just sending them out into the dangerous world outside their base. most of all, daeyeol would be able to breathe easily (quite literally and metaphorically), after the mission was over.

and of course, you wanted to take that first breath of air with each and every one of them.

hope brought a world of possibilities to think about, so close and yet so far away. it would fuel you, so long as you believed it still existed—and although you didn't really consider yourself as much of an idealist as daeyeol, you needed to be, especially now.

you brought up your hands to your head, which happened to hurt a little, and his voice brought you back to the present.

“hey, y/n, you seem like you’re lost in thought. all good?”

as expected, he can tell what goes on with you.

“just thinking about our upcoming mission. can't help but stay awake...”

he frowned. “it's late, take a rest too. i can't let everyone else in the team deprive themselves of sleep. don't overwork yourself, y/n.”

and before you had known it, he left and came back with a bit of water he had saved. water was difficult to come across but the group was fortunate to have some, so you savored every drop you got to taste. “thank you, daeyeol.”

“always.”

although you continued working, you knew these coming days would be difficult, and later you finally decided to take daeyeol’s advice, eventually letting yourself slip into a dreamlike state on the smooth metal beds.

(you wouldn't have known anyways, but daeyeol glanced at you several times while you were asleep.

you'd be alright, he knew. still, it was nice for him to make sure. he smiled, and got back to work.)

[d-3]

the main room, with all 11 of the crew, wasn’t outwardly panicking, but it contained a nervous energy that simmered and quietly stirred everyone's feelings of anxiety. the crew always worked hard, but this particular week needed everyone's dedication, whether it was finding spare parts, to looking over diagrams, to last minute research.

despite these demands, you were impressed with everyone's resilience.

youngtaek shrugged his shoulders in an attempt to relieve tension. he turned on the medium-sized screen that was inside the hideout, which currently was connected to a phone you and seungmin had built together. "the camera works fine, i see the footage from it showing up.”

you sighed in relief. it was good to know that something worked.

"ow, my feet," jibeom interjected, as damdadi rolled over them.

"alright, thanks youngtaek!" jaehyun grabbed the phone from him and affixed it onto damdadi. he then gestured to jibeom. “come on, let’s go send the rc car to survey the terrain, before y/n does that annoying thing where they yell at us for using their tech all wrong.”

“okay well, you can't just use damdadi to run over jibeom's feet, we got a mission!” you yelled from across the room, where you were working on a drone.

jaehyun smiled innocently at you. "yeah, well it'll be fine and we'll get it done. i think we're very capable. or at least, i am—"

"hey, take that back!" jibeom glared at jaehyun. “i hate you."

the two continued to bicker like children. "okay. jibeom, just so you know, if the guards come and you run too slow, i will be leaving your ass behind!"

these two argue so much, it's almost as if i'm watching a tv sitcom.

"just go already, guys," you said, amused by their antics. "and don't die, of course."

“have a little faith,” jibeom whined. jaehyun laughed at him again, and with the turn of a knob, damdadi rolled to the door with them.

after they left, you went to talk to daeyeol, showing him a few of the drones you had made with seungmin. “i was thinking that i can use these to divert the soldiers' attention so that they're less likely to shoot at you. couldn't hurt, right?”

"hm, good idea, just make sure your drones take a different route to the location. you thought of me that much?" he added, lightly teasing you.

your cheeks warmed slightly, but you kept your face impassive. "well, precautions are necessary, are they not?"

he was serious, but you could sense a bit of amusement coming from him. "they are. you always think ahead, don't you?" and with that, he approved of your addition to the plan.

you let out a sigh of partial relief, and continued to test out another drone.

"just say you love him or something, because even i can tell." seungmin, who had been working next to you muttered this after daeyeol left to wake up bomin. he screwed in another bolt. "you might as well remind him before...."

he doesn't finish the sentence, but he didn't need to. the two of you looked at each other in understanding. survival was never guaranteed in a world as wrecked as this one. he looked away for a second and closed his eyes briefly before continuing to talk.

"never mind. anyways, let's just keep working—we're making good progress. after this, we'll have 4 drones to use. it’s always useful to have something that flies, i suppose."

you obliged, figuring it would be better to shut up and just continue doing what you were always good at—attempting to ignore anything not related to your job. but seungmin's words still lingered and you would do anything to get them out.

later, seeing a frightened jibeom and a tired jaehyun return with news that a soldier had captured the rc car was enough to make you quietly simmer with rage (it was precious technology, after all), but you were almost thankful for the feeling.

at least you still felt something.

[d-day]

this was going to be rather interesting.

lee daeyeol was not supposed to be scared—or at least, he was not supposed to show it. in fact, he was the one whom people looked to for comfort, strength, guidance, and sacrifice (even if no one would say it aloud). if he looked scared, it would set the tone for this mission. who would believe in them? in their cause?

so he shouldered his burden of shutting off the machines of project: aether with calm determination, trying to steady himself despite his accelerating heart rate and the vague feeling of the world swaying beneath his feet. “i’m going out the route we discussed. send the drones out a different exit and wait for the radio signal from me to go up. if something unexpected happens, only one of you should check first."

"got it. stay safe, hyung." sungyoon checked daeyeol's oxygen's tank one last time, sighing to himself.

daeyeol looked to you, a hint of sadness in his eyes. "do you have the ring?"

you wordlessly got up to grab daeyeol's ring from the table, and watched as he slipped it on carefully. the piece of jewelry was special for him, as it was a gift from a childhood friend he had kept for his whole life.

to him, it signified many things, but he could never deny the fact seeing the ring gave him hope.

your voice was soft yet full of conviction as you gave him words of reassurance. "stay strong. we'll be waiting. but even if you don't return, i want to thank you, for everything. i love you, in every sense of the word."

daeyeol closed his eyes. you weren't usually the sentimental type.

it was times like this where he found it hard to walk away. if he let his heart take over, he would stay safe with you against the harsh reality of the world. but he knew that first, he had to carry out his plan.

he extended his arms towards you, pulling you into a tight hug. "you as well, y/n. remember, i'll be with you, always."

he double-checked the levels in his oxygen tank, affirming that they were alright. now, it really was time to go.

"if you don't stay safe, hyung, i'll kick your ass all the way to the sky," jangjun yelled.

"got it," he said, a small grin on his face. of course jangjun would be the one to joke around.

and with that, he turned away, walking towards the entrance of your hideout with conviction. the doors opened, and he stepped out, leaving behind the people he loved most. it would be painful for him to turn around now, and so he chose not to.

at least, if he thought of his team, full of people he wanted to give the world to, he had something tangible to fight for.

as daeyeol left, the 10 of you stared at the door and no one dared say a thing, for fear of it being wrong, but a distinct sigh came from bomin, who could not hide his frustration as the youngest. that's when you knew it was time to do your part, just as daeyeol would do his.

slightly trembling, you got into position and used the camera on the one of the drones to help examine its surroundings and navigate it through the twists and turns of the hide out.

sungyoon, much to everyone’s surprise, stood up a minute later. “i'm not letting him do this alone. lee daeyeol, i swear if you go alone at this point.."

"take care, hyung," bomin said.

he nodded in response.

you buried your head in your hands. it's not like you needed his life at risk too. but sungyoon could be rather stubborn at times, and you weren't trying to argue with him at a time like this.

besides, it's not like he couldn't handle himself out there.

he went to grab an oxygen tank, put its heavy weight on his back, and exited the hideout. but with his running skills, the team knew he would catch up to daeyeol soon enough.

outside, the chemicals in the air gave the impression that everything was a fatal orange, the orange that burned from that pillar of fire daeyeol saw in the distance. it seemed like it would burn straight to his soul and consume him.

but daeyeol found he could run faster than even he anticipated, fueled by a fire of his own.

above the flames, the floating paradise of the rich taunted him, as if they were situated in the heavens and looking down upon people like him, those who couldn't make it up there with what they had in their pockets.

those who were left to perish amongst the ashes.

daeyeol kept going.

unbeknownst to him, sungyoon was making his way over, navigating past abandoned trailers and trying not to alert the presence of any guards—he was quite aware of their patrol routes now.

after a few minutes, he found daeyeol, whispering, “hyung. i’m here."

the older boy looked over in surprise. "now that i think about it, i'm not surprised."

sungyoon's presence had revitalized him completely, a blessing that he wasn't to take lightly. daeyeol gave sungyoon a nod of acknowledgment, and they headed for the passcode entry point together.

as they did, a group of 3 soldiers ran across an elevated ledge.

"we gotta go!" dayeol exclaimed, pointing upwards. they sprinted towards the tower that felt so close, and yet, was still feet away.

a bullet punctured sungyoon's oxygen tank, and the hiss of air leaking out could be heard.

shit, daeyeol thought. he needed to do something, and quick.

they took cover some medium-sized storage crates as he removed his oxygen mask and put it over sungyoon's face, transferring the tank as well.

then, covering his mouth, he ran as fast as he could towards the tower. only a few feet away the tower, the soldiers shot him in the back. and yet he ran, bleeding through his denim jacket.

he inputted the correct code into the security screen.

3-2-6-4.

as sungyoon rushed over to him, daeyeol pushed the lever to shut off the tower off with all of his remaining strength. the pillar of fire emerging from the tower's base shut off, and the smoke in the area began to dissipate.

"you really did it, hyung." sungyoon said, looking around in awe. he sat beside daeyeol. the older boy smiled back.

i can rest, at least sungyoon is fine. no one else had to suffer.

he blinked several times to try and stay awake as sungyoon took off his vest, pressing lightly against one of daeyeol's wounds.

a few minutes earlier...

back at the base, your body felt frozen, except for your fingers, which were the only thing moving. it was quite difficult to steer a drone with the intense weather conditions outside and turmoil within you. but this was your responsibility, and you had to carry it out to the end.

"maybe a little higher," you muttered to yourself as the drone continued to fly. there was a smaller phone next to you, which allowed you to see out of the tiny camera on the drone. seungmin, tag and bomin had drones too.

“i see guards.” seungmin said sharply. “oh wait, i think daeyeol and sungyoon are in the distance too.”

jangjun spoke up. "okay, i'm going up to the warehouse building. i just need to safely observe what's happening outside in case your drones go down."

"someone, hand him a radio! i only have mine." seungmin yelled. "and remember, keep yourself hidden."

donghyun gave the remote to jangjun, who thanked him and left the base quickly.

amidst the chaos, you continued to maneuver the drone, trying to stay in control. the guards appeared to aim their guns in the general direction of the tower, which was where daeyeol and sungyoon were headed to.

you knew the guards were mostly there to prevent people like you guys from shutting off all the technology rich people had paid for. disgusting and vile.

“ah, shit, gotta steer away from there,” you muttered, your hand grasping the right controller stick. the drone flew slightly off to the side, and from what you could make out, the direction some of the guns were firing in changed.

oh god. there's a ton of soldiers. damn.

in all honesty, what happened next was chaos. a few of the screens lost connection. on a screen that was still intact, you saw blood, or at least, you thought you did.

the world blurred around you, but then came into focus again, but you knew that you couldn't collapse, not now. thankfully, your bottle had some water left.

"something's wrong," you say, fidgeting with your hands.

"of course something is wrong!" seungmin said, groaning. "what the hell is happening?"

youngtaek observed the surrounding area through his drone, but soon he had to find somewhere to land it, making sure it was well out of view before doing so.

he groaned shortly after. "great, the camera on the drone is almost dead. but from what i was able to see outside, i can tell someone shot sungyoon and daeyeol as they were headed over. i don't think they'll be coming back soon," he remarked. "so, maybe three to five of us should go out and help. we'll need to treat any wounds."

"do we even have enough medical supplies for this?" you asked, your mind racing. you began to sort through the stuff in the emergency backpack, making sure you could pack as much as possible.

shit. are daeyeol and sungyoon going to die? damn it, those two—

your thoughts were interrupted because over the radio, jangjun’s voice resounded, loud, clear and... somewhat excited? “come. look outside. i can't fucking believe it! we’ll finally be able to breathe the fucking air! you gotta see for yourselves! oh my god... is this real?”

his voice got faint, so you assumed he was busy staring at the sky, and how could you blame him?

everyone looked at each other with shock and disbelief. it's been a while since you've stared out the windows of the warehouse, but whenever you did, it was always the same—a sea of orange and the menacing presence of security drones. seeing something different would be a relief, a sign that daeyeol had gotten the job done after all.

still, you didn't want to be get too excited.

seungmin spoke into the radio. "alright, be there soon, hyung, but we have to go check on daeyeol and sungyoon afterwards. by the way, stop cursing so much, you potty-mouth.”

you heard a crackling sound before he responded, “fuck no.”

ha, he certainly is something.

afterwards, you took the radio, greeting jangjun with a laugh.

"hey, jangjun! is the air really as clear as you say it is?" you said, rolling your eyes. "you get fired up so easily and exaggerate. how do we tell you're not just messing with us?"

jangjun sighed once, one of those sassy why-don't-you-listen-because-i'm-right type of sighs. "just look at the damn sky before you come out, okay? i took off my mask and it felt okay, but don't take my word for it. bring the surgical masks if you're really worried."

you shrugged. "we'll be there. but let's be careful."

then, talking to the rest of the team, you said, "help me grab medical supplies and weapons. once we meet jangjun and get outside, we have to make sure there are no soldiers or drones."

"alright, i'll go ahead with jaehyun to go check on daeyeol and sungyoon and give them necessary medical attention," youngtaek said.

you found a pistol and picked it up. "got it."

"found the surgical masks!" jaehyun exclaimed.

everyone headed out, feeling mixed emotions of fear and anticipation. bomin was by your side. “y/n, will it be okay?”

to be honest, you weren’t the greatest at comforting people, but you tried your best. he was the youngest, and although you knew he was an adult and could handle himself, you still had a bit of a parental instinct.

“i don’t know. i trust that they did their job. we can have a bit of hope, can’t we?”

“yeah. i guess we can.” his breathing became steadier, and you were grateful.

soon enough, you were ascending the steps of what used to be functional escalators. light shone through the tinted glass ceiling, so oddly colored and dirtied that it was difficult to tell what life was like on the outside.

jangjun was leaning against a column, his gaze turned towards a sky that was finally more blue than orange for the first time, devoid of the flame tower in the air that everyone had grown so accustomed to.

you walked beside him, quietly waiting for him to acknowledge your presence. while continuing to stare, he shook his head rapidly, as if trying to wake up from a dream. "i still can't believe it. damn. it seemed like yesterday that there were drones swarming outside the window."

you laughed. "believe what? that we're alive? that this stupid machine is off? that the sky is blue?"

"all of it."

it was rare to see jangjun's contemplative side, but it was certainly present right now. you weren't sure that you believed it either. maybe you dreamt this entire incident up too. unless anyone said otherwise, though, this was real.

you shrugged. "well, there's been crazier things in this world."

"you're damn right about that."

the crew talked quietly amongst themselves, not wanting to ruin the atmosphere that was established by the strange stillness outside the window.

"i think we should go out now." seungmin said to the group, still in a state of shock.

everyone walked out towards an outside balcony where people probably used to hang out long before you were alive. apparently there was a time when the outside air wasn't so dangerous.

as you stepped out of the building, you found a place to stand. after a few minutes, you felt comfortable removing your mask.

you took a breath in, slowly. then, you exhaled. surprised at how easy and yet difficult it was, you repeated the action. it wasn't perfect air—the atmosphere would probably never return to 100% normal—but it was certainly something.

you tried to spot the telltale red lights of enemy drones, but you couldn't find any, to your shock.

there'd be no point in sending them anyways, you surmised. the job's been done.

of course, your heart felt conflicted with the absence of sungyoon and daeyeol, especially the latter. you'd need to check on them soon, just to see how they were doing in person.

you leaned against a white ledge, alone with your thoughts for just a second.

it'll be okay. surely, they'll be okay, you thought, trying to be optimistic.

and yet, there was still a part of you that wondered if you would find their lifeless bodies. but even that would be better than not finding them at all.

that's highely unlikely, of course you'll find them.

you looked at joochan, who had found a place beside you. he was humming softly. the two of you weren't as close (hey, it was hard to get to know the ten others in your crew equally), but you knew he loved music and saw it as his life. through song, you felt as though you understood whatever emotions he wanted to convey.

"wow, i think i'm dreaming," he says, his words riding softly on the breeze. "i never really understood why people sang songs about blue skies until now."

you laughed, despite yourself. "you're not the first to think that we're dreaming. maybe we'll wake up in a few minutes. but for now, this is our reality."

you heard youngtaek's voice over the walkie talkie in your hand. "daeyeol was shot in the back, so he's our priority right now. sungyoon's not in critical condition, but he does have a few bruises and needs to rest as well. make sure you secure the area you're in—we'll let you know when we're done here."

conversation broke out amongst the group.

"why did he do this by himself again?"

"i can't believe it..."

"hyung, you really are crazy for doing this."

meanwhile, you tried to process the news yourself. you weren't doubtful of youngtaek and jaehyun's medical capabilities, but after hearing about this, you knew that it would take a while for him to heal.

you told the group that you were going to go check how sungyoon and daeyeol were faring while they finished scanning the area.

after crossing between a maze of storage crates and covering a long stretch of flat land, you finally made it to the base of the tall tower.

despite all of the hardships you had been through, the sight of the tower without a flame made you smile, even if just for a second.

you spotted daeyeol sitting on the stone floor, his back against the control panel and sungyoon beside him. jaehyun and youngtaek were busy giving them medical treatment. they were obscured on two sides by large crates, which was good.

you were glad sungyoon and daeyeol had survived, but you couldn’t stand to see them in pain, especially your leader.

it only made you feel like you had failed as a companion in protecting him.

first, you talked to sungyoon, who seemed to have a few bruises and was panting heavily, but otherwise, seemed to be alright. he stood up

"i'm glad the two of you weren't alone," you said to him.

sungyoon nods. "he says he can do things alone, and although it's probably true, i wanted to be by his side."

you think of youngbin, and how you lost him. the feeling of deep loyalty isn't unfamiilar to you.

"i... understand."

you wish you were still by youngbin's side.

"here's some water," jaehyun said to sungyoon. luckily, he was able to drink on his own.

next, you looked over at daeyeol, whose eyes were set in a solemn gaze.

on closer inspection, you examined blood trickling from several places in his body. you hated seeing him like this, wanting to give him whatever strength you had.

you approached him slowly, not wanting to overwhelm him. “hi, daeyeol. how are you holding up?”

his response came in slow, short sentences. “i'm fine, for now. need… water. it’s good... to see you, y/n.”

you pulled an extra bottle of water out of your bag and slowly poured it in his mouth. you weren't the medical authority amongst your team, but you knew it wouldn't be good if he was required to move, considering the fact that he had been shot.

“it's good to see you too.” you laid a hand on his shoulder and continued speaking softly. you wanted to envelop him in a bone-crushing hug, but you were sure there'd be time for that when he was fully healed.

when, not if, right?

“i know you're probably thinking about the next step in all this, but.." you hesitated. "let us take care of you a while longer. you've already done so much for us."

he laughed, the sound strained. "i won't do anything drastic, don't worry."

you sat down in front of him, fingertips inches away from his. suddenly, you were a little tired as well. "please, let me know if there's anything that you need.

daeyeol took your hand. "you're here... for me, that's enough."

the golden ring on his hand glimmered in the sunlight. he said it reminded him of many things—your team, as his duty as a leader, the memories you've all shared.

you had always been more of a realist. youngbin was too, accepting that things were the way they were, and taught you that there wasn't much you could do except try to survive another day and solve things practically.

but daeyeol taught you something too, that hope was something that could be cultivated, even in the face of struggle. you took a glance at your friends, feeling a weight lift off of your shoulders.

no, problems weren't going to magically disappear. wounds took time to heal. work still needed to be done. you could lose it all at any moment. it was scary, to not know what came after this moment.

but as long as you had a heartbeat, as long as you were alive, you could have hope, even if it was faint.

"yes," you said, gazing at the endless sky above you. "it's enough."

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@lavenderdwaekki here is your idol life ship!

Sorry for how long it took..hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed doing it !!

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Stage name: Eden

Liner: 00’s

Group: Ateez

Group members: 9

Positions: ——>

Co-Leader,Lead Dancer,Lead Vocal,Sub Rapper

MBTI: ENTJ

Languages: Korean and English

Nationality: Australian

Face claim: Gaon from Xdinary Heroes

Fun facts:

- He shares the dorm with Yunho and Yeosang

-He’s the leader even tho he’s part of the maknae line

-Hongjoong says that he’s really confident and diligent for his age

-Hongjoong often asks Eden for advices

-Artistically his taste are similar to Mingi

-Hongjoong has a lot of respect for him

-In 2021, Eden, along with Seonghwa, Jongho, Yunho and San, debuted as an actor in the Korean drama ‘Imitation‘.

- He’s the co-leader along with Hongjoong

-He is one year older than Jongho and together they call them the “fake maknaes” because of their mature appearance

-Eden was a contestant on MIXNINE. He ranked 36rd

-He was the last member to join KQ Entertainment

-All members said that he seemed cool as a first impression and was afterwards too

-Jongho and Eden (Ateez),Chani(SF9),Hyunjin,Han and Felix(StrayKids),Sanha (Astro),Soobin(TxT) Sunwoo and Eric (The Boyz), Daehwi (AB6IX) have a 00’ liner groupchat fun fact they also added Beomgyu(TXT) and Eden thinking they were born in 2000 too and in the end kept Beomgyu as their maknae and Eden as their Hyung.

-Wooyoung and Eden (Ateez),Yeonjun (TxT), and Changbin (Straykids) are a well liked and known 99’s friend group.

-He graduated from Hanlim Arts School where he met Jongho(Ateez) and Sanha(Astro).

-Him ans Jongho are fan of Monsta X and monbebes

-Eden,Felix(Stray Kids),Jake(Enhypen),Danielle(New Jeans) and Lily (Nmixx) posted a titktok dance chalenge for the last ateez comeback alltogether becoming the first public appearance of the Aussie line rumored group chat.

-Eden role model is Hyungwon of (Monsta X)

-San,Yeosang and Seonghwa chose him as the most attractive

-Mingi and Yunho voted him as the member they would date in the group if they were girls

-If they could switch identity with a member for a day Hongjoong would wanna switch with Eden while he would wanna switch with San the morning to workout with an hot body, Hongjoong the afternoon to give orders to members during the day, and Yunho the night to have the most comfortable bed.

-Seonghwa said that when he argues with Eden it seems he is arguing with a mirror because they get angry the same way and it’s a lot of who yells louder but it never lasts long. pt1

-Eden answered that he likes arguing with Seonghwa as both of them are honest and solve the issue fast even if they are loud they never give the cold shoulder to each other and make the group mood awkward he said that he don’t argue much with Wooyoung cause he know at the end he has to be right at all costs (member laughed and sayed that’s true at which answered Wooyoung: “Because I’m often right”) pt2

-Yeosang loves teasing Eden and he named their ship himself Yeoden saying it sounded pretty.

-He said he dislikes lazy and complaining persons

-He said his ideal type would be a girl who takes care of herself and keeps improving day by day.

-Fans started shipping Eden and San after a pepero game where they seemed so imperturbable and like in a k-drama fans went crazy and created the Saden

-Eden said he’s close to Jongho and knew him for the longest but that him and Seonghwa are the one he argues the most often with.

-When they asked if he could choose his dorm mates again who would he choose Eden sayed everybody would be okay apart from Mingi cause they would talk all night rather than sleep as they have a lot of common interests and similar tastes.

-Eden one time sayed that while the member feels like his real related blood brothers, Yeosang and Hongjoong seems like his mother and father.

-Wooyoung revealed that by error he was Eden first kiss when they played a paper mouth passing game and that the paper fell to the ground.

-He voted Yunho as the member more similar to him personality wise

- He won a lot of popularity during Kingdom when his mic stayed on while breathing loudly

-His members revealed that Eden takes really badly defeat and that just after their debut when the group struggled winning popularity he used to cry openly a lot as well during Kingdom but that now he cries a lot less and hides it if he does

-His first appearance for fashion week was with Gucci and he posed with Hanni, he also went for Louis Vuitton with Felix(StrayKids).

-He said in an interview that when you train to debut young you don’t have time for friendship apart of your members and even tho he got to know with time a lot of idols he considers only some of them true friends

-Fan says hi best era was Pirate King even if his members say he was the most handsome in Say My Name

-Eden sayed he worked really hard on his body to show off savage and exotic look and to show some skin to his fans but haters hated as usual to what he answered with a self-love message laughin it off and even older idols of the industry complimented his attitude for his young age and the clip went viral as well as an hashtag for him trended on twitter

-Fans voted him as the members who dresses the better and he agreed with them

-He was voted as one of the best body of the 4th gen and he shared how he wasn’t always this skinny and muscular and that he struggled like everybody with self confidence before he also said how he liked San body

-He voted Mingi and Seonghwa as the most handsomes and said if he could switch up appearances he would be Seonghwa and have Mingi as his hot friend.(lol)

-Eden got a scandal one time about a girl on internet saying he dated her and two-timed while he was in Australia, she had photos of him nobody had so he was really afraid of people not believing his innocence but fast enough the agency reacted saying they would take legal actions against her and every false rumor as it wasn’t a thing for agency to do that at that time caught by surprise she stepped back and made an apology letter saying she was the friend of an old friend and wanted to make Eden a “”joke”” in the end he just skipped for 1’week promotion of Inception and went back with no problems.

-Even when its not his turn or his things Eden cleans the dorm sayed Yunho he grumbles a little but in the end it’s all perfectly cleaned up

-Members said that Eden seems really contained in front of the camera but that infact he’s really emotional

-Members chose him as the most difficult member to prank as he plays along even knowing about it to prank back his hyungs

-They sayed Eden is easily jealous and he explained that being 9 feels like there’s always one left out and same being 3 by dorms that’s why when two members are together he will try to stick to them he also said that Yunho and Yeosang often have fun faking to ignore him(They laughed) and him and Jongho also have to fight for the love of the hyungs.

-They voted Eden at the second scariest when angry cause they can be laughing and the minute after he bursts out

-In kpop they call him the duality-king as he passes radically from cute to sexy

-Members said he’s the most different from what they show on camera and that he talks more than it seems in real life

-Hongjoong said even tho is good at giving advice he never wants them back

-He is a good listener

-He would define himself as ambivert

-He loves children’s and wants to be a father in the future

-He’s really good at doing fan service and a lot of fans started the #RaiseEdenPay after a fancall with a fan

-The training coaches liked him a lot and said he was such an all rounder already when he came to the agency for the first time

-Members said he has a dark humor

-He acted in a boy love with Jun (a.c.e.)

-He was the first kpop idol being an ambassador for Balenciaga and after posing with Han Sohee their interaction went viral and some dating rumours sparkled too

-He produced song for Ateez

-He passed 2020 new year with Hyunjin,Beomgyu and Jeongin.

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Real name: Eden

Age: 23

Trained for: 2 years

Known has: Duality king, oldest maknae,leader son’s, Human Balenciaga

Side activities: Producer,Acting,Égérie

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Relation with the group:

(They all got a close bond so the score don’t go lower than five neither more than 9,5/9 and more than about closeness it’s also about how much they argue.)

How you see Ateez: To you Ateez is like a real blood related family that impacted on your growth. You feel that there’s a part of yourselves than only the group can see and understand. Sometimes tho you feel that Ateez holds you back from new opportunities and when you think about renewal of the contract you know you would renew it only to not hurt your members and the group and to stay together. You feel often that the group is not ambitious enough and consider it rather as a step to do for the future than an eternal project.

How Ateez sees you: Ateez are really protective of you and most member feels like you grew up too fast or that you missed childhood time like them and wants to give you a break you never had. Sometimes they think that you can seem quite detached tho and insensitive when managing as a co-leader the group you seem to see think of Ateez before even the members of Ateez individually. Sometimes they even feel scared of you not renewing the contract because they know your ambitions and ego. They feel like you already have too big and idealistic projects in mind and think you should slow down.

Relation with the members:

What you think of Seonghwa: Seonghwa is a role model for you even if you don’t like sometime how he underestimates you and sees you as a child. Contrary to the “hold back” you feel with the group Seonghwa is a member that gives you energy and motivation by is assertive and independently nature. A love-hate relationship: you love and respect each-other when you are able to complement each other, and you hate each other when you fail to understand and appreciate your differences. When disagreements arise, the argument is between your egos. You are grateful to Seonghwa tho as often because of your impulsivity you don’t know how to express yourself and he often helps you find the words like a corrector. Eden: “I think y’all exaggerated and that your reasons aren’t valid at all” Seonghwa: “To me y’all took it a litlle too personally and it’s hard for me to understand your reasoning but I’m trying my best to tho” Eden: “WHATS EVEN THE DIFFERENCE” Seonghwa: “It’s the same just how a kind and well mannered leader talks✨” Eden: “ok..got it..I guess”

Overall: Eden sees Seonghwa as and older brother who helps him mature. Relation:7,5 Affection:8

What he thinks of you: He’s supportive of you and you remember him a younger version of himself but sometimes he treats you like a child. Seonghwa is quite admirative of the way you carry yourself.(Fun fact: Seonghwa thinks you physically handsome?). Alove-hate relationship: you love and respect each other when you are able to complement each other, and you hate each other when you fail to understand and appreciate your differences. When disagreements arise, the argument is between your egos. Seonghwa thinks tho that your communicative skills improved and that often when he explains you something you listen and understand his point but he thinks you shouldn’t do it only to stop an argument or because your hyung said so but to keep harmony and mutual respect between group members (as a co-leader). He thinks you are really strong mentally and admires how sometimes you carry the group to yourself and how it is your priority but he thinks you should empathize more with the members in it.

Overall: Seonghwa sees Eden as a younger brother who needs to be guided a little and surrounded of good influences. Relation:7/10 Affection: 7,5

What you think of Hongjoong: Since the first time you saw Hongjoong there was already “that” connection you two became close the faster maybe and you feel a true affection for him. You are reserved with your feeling but with Hongjoong you do your best to show him you support him and typically you feel like you can support him without it holding you back on your goals. Him choosing you as his co-leader touched you more than it seemed as for you logic thinking self why would he wanna share the role he would have to share it’s good points with you.(Literally your soft spot nobody hurts hyung). You and Hongjoong have the type of friendship where you don’t need to talk to understand each other across the room and sitting together in silence isn’t even awkward anymore. Sometimes tho you think Hongjoong is too clingy and don’t understand his need to introduce you to new people when y’all already have your group (Chan and Changbin) and the “spend more time 2gether excuse” makes no sense to you as you see him every day and you like to separate your time with him,time with your common friends and time with your own friends.

Overall: Eden sees him has one of his only totally genuine friends and as an important figure in his life he cares a lot for Hongjoong and tries his best to give back the support he gives him. Relation:10/10 Affection: 10

What he thinks of you: Same for Hongjoong since the first impressions he felt like he met exactly the friend he needed and you two became close naturally and works really well as a duo so he has no problem choosing you as his co-leader even tho the others weren’t so enthusiasts. You two have the type of friendship where you don’t need to talk to understand each other across the room and sitting together in silence isn’t even awkward anymore. Hongjoong doesn’t sees you as insensitive just someone that doesn’t knows how to express his feelings and that shows he cares his own way. Hongjoong tries often to introduce you to his friends (as he’s not the biggest fan of some of yours) but the fact that he often say you can’t come meet them last minute hurts Hongjoong more than you think. Overall: Hongjoong sees Eden as his absolute best friend and as a brother that he wanna help and support his best. Relation:10/10 Affection: 10

What you think of Yunho: Eden doesn’t really know how to read Yunho even after all this years, in the dorm they are roommates and even tho Yunho is the oldest (in months) he feels like he should be the one in charge but in the end he feels like he takes care a lot of him, he feel like they are similar but at the same time can’t read his actions neither understand what he thinks but strangely can’t get angry at him, he has affection for Yunho and often feels privileged for him to talk about his feelings to him rather than the other members also because of the fact members often joke(or not) about him being insensitive. Yunho flatters his ego a lot and he enjoys it but he’s afraid at the same time that the moment he finds a better listener he just puts him aside. Eden has often control over relationships but without even doing it on purpose Yunho has total control of Eden. Yunho brings happiness to Eden that’s why even within the group he is often jealous of other members interactions with Yunho. Overall: Eden sees Yunho as the type he never met and treasures him. Relation:8/10 Affection: 8/10

What he thinks of you: For him you actually quite easy to read and even if he was part of THE members disapproving your leader position he thinks like Hongjoong that it’s just difficult for you to express your feelings. He genuinely thinks you are a good friend and try to do your best he also sees you as an essential emotional support and thinks you give good advices. He thinks tho you are a litlle insecure and that you should deal with your control issues and jealousy. Overall: Yunho sees him as a good friend that is often misunderstood and that has internal fights to solve you are not irreplaceable but he has affection for you and empathize with you a lot. Relation:8/10 Affection: 7,5

What you think of Yeosang: He’s the first member that talked to you and helped you open up in Ateez. You think he’s a good but too worrisome person and that he should chill a bit you also grateful for how much he does for you and you don’t feel the need to overly show it as the time you spend with him even if doing in particular is you way to say “thank you” out of cameras you don’t like acting flirty with him as for you he’s like a blood related brother (ick) and you feel really comfortable in his presence. When he complains about your coldness with him you tell him it’s because you don’t feel the need to prove anything as he knows what are his thoughts of him.

Overall: You see him as a really close person to you and a blood related brother also as the second most important member after Hongjoong you also grateful for everything he did for you. Relation:9/10 Affection:9,5

What he thinks of you: It’s a flirty friendship with lots of skinship and you two get often shipped by fans. Even if you two seemed to be so different you unexpectedly became close really fast like with Hongjoong. Yeosang enjoys your presence and have fun with you. He personally really appreciate all sides of your personality and if you quarrel with the members he will be the first to tell them to go easy on you and that they are exaggerating. Tho he doesn’t think you reciprocate the same energy and while he could even consider you one of his best friends he often thinks you treat him as a casual member or friend and that hurts his pride and feelings, he understands how particular is your relation with Hongjoong but he doesn’t get how sometime you can be sweeter to Yunho that barely asks you if you okay when you sick while Yeosang becomes the whole damn nurse, or how when you feel excluded in the dorm come and say “Don’t steal my Yunho” while it should be the opposite. And like Hongjoong when he tries to spend more time with you with meeting his friends as an excuse it hurts him how you seem annoyed about that. So there’s a lot of Yeosang being angry at you and refusing to talk with you not even gettin the reason. Overall: Yeosang sees you as his closest friend but dont feel you reciprocate Relation:8 Affection: 10

What you think of San: You and San were really close in trainee days but somehow after the debut and then success of the group your relation deteriorated considerably at the point to avoid each other in the dorm sometimes. You two share similar tastes and vision on the group and similar motives for wanting to be idols but also similar passions out of the entertainment and often people though you two where brother when trainee. The first years after debut you didn’t noticed a change of attitude but the more the time passed and Ateez gained in success it seemed to you that every little things was a reason for San to get mad at you and naturally you two fell apart without even realizing it and every time you tried to talk to San about that issue he said there was no problem to solve or apologized saying it was stress and that you two could hang out the next day and you would hang out and everything would be like in trainee days and his attitude would change maybe for the next day too but the day after it would start with little remarks before you two arguing and everything all over again. You got sincere affection for San but the more the time pass the more you are tired to try and think that your friend is not the same anymore you don’t even get jealous of Wooyoung as you too just grew close to other people in the group and you think that it must be like this. The fans also ships you a LOT so the agency often encourages you to skinship and in pepero games if you two are not already near you know you have to be and actually because San is your friend basic skinship did not disturb you in the beginning but then when your relation grew messier it made no sense to you to act all flirty on stage for him to then yell the shit out of you but strangely to him it’s okay and when you tell him you don’t wanna act close in front of your fans he just says “but we are close I’m not faking it you are my friend like Wooyoung can be there’s no difference” to then again act like an ass right after. Overall: You care for San but think that more the time passes more he is trespassing your limits and you consider him as a friend even if you don’t know if it’s really a friendship anymore. Relation: 7 Affection: 9

What he thinks of you: He was really close to you in trainee days and tbh he appreciated you and your friendship even more than he did with Wooyoung. People often mistaken you for brothers and coaches and teachers said your strong points and weaknesses were practically the same you even wore matching outfits as you found it fun how people told you you were so similar both aspect and personality wise. You two shared similar way of thinking and of seeing the things and when Hongjoong asked to vote you as a co-leader San didn’t thought much about it and thinked it could only be positive for the group to have 2 leaders that it would be innovative and offer balance during decision making moments but only after he realized what it implied. When the positions were given San had a strange feeling he was happy and proud of you but at the same time a little envious still not in a toxic way but teachers always told you were so similar but you still got more positions than him tho. The more the group got success the more it was obvious who where the popular and well-liked member and even if San was part of them Eden was too and even if San was slightly more popular he knew it could change in a fraction of seconds but of course they are a group so of course he can’t be the only one having success the thing that scared him was the fact you two were popular for the same reasons and for your international fan base exactly like with the positions he became paranoid and also because you two shared the same ambitions that Eden knew more than anyone else about SAN’s one San started drawing all the scenarios of opportunities where Eden would be chosen over him and from then the love-hate started he knew Eden could do nothing about it but he just decided that if being Eden was enough to get everything so easily he should at least have some hard work at the dorm and naturally some remarks became argue and before even San could realize it he broke the friendship. When he knew by the agency of the two of them being shipped even if he was a little awkward about that he decided to play along and realizing how much fan liked it he just started to do fanservice as much as possible both to please fans and gain popularity but also because he missed Eden but when Eden talked to him about how it was odd he felt guilty and a litlle shameful realizing what he done he tried to fix up but as soon as they get back In a competition context he can’t help but becoming unfair again. Recently San started realizing it and how much he hurt and deceived Eden for him to be awkward to them holding hands even after such a long friendship. He became more mature and stopped the whole “being mad for nothin” thing but he feels like things are not the same anymore and that Eden doesn’t even wanna try to save things anymore when there’s nothing to save and he honestly understands him. Overall: Eden iis important to him no matter what and he thinks he was an important part of his life and he has been there in San’s hardest moments even if San can’t say he did the same. Relation: 7 Affection: 8,5

What you think of Mingi: You and Mingi have really similar tastes and ways of displaying affection he also often gives you advices on style and you like to go shopping together while you are on tour, it’s a warm and easy friendship. You have respect for Mingi and only good intentions towards him and even when fight arises you always mean well. You genuinely have affection for him and nothing else. A lot of internal jokes. You tend to help Mingi affirms himself and give him a lot of affections naturally. Sometimes tho you get hurt by the fact he doesn’t seem to trust you enough to confide you his problems. Sometimes you think Mingi takes things too deeply and is hurt easily when you don’t mean to. Positively you two for closer faster because of being born the same year and like to represent 99’s liners. Overall: You love Mingi and even if he’s a little older than you you feel a protective instinct towards him like a younger brother you think he’s easily hurt and should become a little bit stronger. Relation: 8,5 Affection: 9

What he thinks of you: Mingi feels like it’s easy to be with you he loves your style and feels like you two complete each other quite well in term of tastes you will never argue for which film to watch and often if you take a meal the other will just go with “the same”. Mingi has the capacity to make Eden chill down and he also feels appreciated. The vibe between you two is so good that sometimes Mingi feels like he can’t talk to you about serious matters not because he doesn’t trust you but because it would ruin the whole mood also not in a bad way but sometimes Mingi feels like in important matters you couldn’t understand is sensitivity and so when he’s sad he just avoids confiding in you rather than telling you directly he don’t think you can understand to not hurt your ego or your feelings. He also thinks your critics are too direct and hurtful. Positively you two for closer faster because of being born the same year and like to represent 99’s liners. Overall: Mingi is a little scared of Eden reactions but really loves him a lot and admires his confidence. Relation:8 Affection:9

What you think of Wooyoung: Your relationship is complicated you always felt some kind of good rivalry between you and him and always envied is sunshine side. You always thought Wooyoung brings a lot to the group and some time feel threatened by it also the fact that he became San best friend made your relation a little distant but you never felt jealousy. The good point is there’s no game like with San it’s always 100% truth even if it harmful. There’s always some kinda tension but you don’t really pay attention to it since you already used to that vibe you also think Wooyoung plays the saints but that he isn’t better than you and luckily he agrees quite easily about that. You feel like if there wasn’t the whole San issue you and Wooyoung could be good friend as before that situation you two got along really well. You feel also like Wooyoung matured and grew up a lot and still have light feelings for him. Producers thinks also your voices mix really well so they like to put you together musically. Overall: You like spending time with him when San is not around and feel that the more he matures and make his own opinion the more you two build a great friendship. Relation: 7,5 Affection:8

What he thinks of you: Wooyoung relationship with Eden never been easy and San talkings on you made his opinion quite biased. He always been honest about what he thinks of you and often complained about your control issues. There’s always some sort of tension and when San would complain about something Wooyoung would be sure to remark it at least Wooyoung thinks it, not like San who just search something to say. Sometimes tho Wooyoung goes against San to defends you as slowly he started understanding the whole story and felt an idiot for following San like that mostly because at the end of the day he appreciate time he pass with you without San being around. He also thinks that you never really considered him and that hurt is ego, San gave him attention and he naturally took his side. He used to feel like he was the clingy little brother and when Eden compliments him he feels like he got finally recognized. Producers thinks also your voices mix really well so they like to put you together musically. Overall: Lately he realize he maybe got Eden wrong all long and that spending time with him is not that bad after all. Relation: 7 Affection:7,5

What you think of Jongho: You feel like the other members some nurturing duty toward Jongho. You feel like you known each other forever and you feel like you can trust him you do your best for Jongho to feel the same towards you. There’s the maknae line feeling too that makes both of you being really close and secretive about your problems wanting to solve them alone without the help of the other members and of course they dislike it. Jongho helps you with past issues and you give him advices in current relationships things that only you two know about. This closeness can be sometime a little toxic tho as each other take the bad habits of each one. A lot of people says you are alike and you dislike it as it gets tiring and that’s what destroyed your friendship with San. You have sometime some competitiveness with Jongho but only good feeling one. Sometimes you feel like Jongho idolizes you in a strange way and imitates you strangely but you think it’s normal as you are his hyung and should only be a phase. Sometimes It can be a little creepy as he tries to imitate not only style and good traits but also your flaws and that makes you a little angry like the mommy duck again you hope it’s a phase and that if you smoke he will not do the same. Overall: The annoying lil bro, you like to spend time with him but when you have to hang out in your free time you prefer go with your own groups as he is bro-zoned. Relation:9 Affection: 8,5

What he thinks of you: He considers you as his big bro but sometimes thinks you and other hyungs overdue the maknae things as he is only one year younger he doesn’t dislike that treatment tho but he’s neither fond of it. He thinks he has a lot to learn from Eden and sometimes comes off as cringy trying to imitate some of his actions but he does it by pure admiration and nothing else. He also likes Eden friends and would like him and Eden to share more out of the group even if sometimes he thinks he comes off a little bit too clingy to Eden and tries not to step his boundaries. Bonus: He thinks he’s really attractive for women eyes and often asks him for advices in relationships. He also confides in him when he did something wrong knowing he will not be judged and that Eden is the type to say truth even if it hurts. Overall: He sees Eden has a close like family friend and always looks out for his advices. Relation:9 Affection:9

Social circle: Many friends but only some close ones. Unexpectedly you feel equally close to the 00’ liners and the 99’ liners (Out of your group). You also recently became closer to the 98’ thanks to Seonghwa and Minho.

Best friends: (Sees and call them at least once a week they know him better than some members)

Minho (Stray Kids)

How you became friends:

You and Minho didn’t became immediately best friends it was a really progressive thing, at first when becoming close to Stray Kids to you Minho was just one of the fun hyungs and shared sometimes a good laugh with but nothing else, you knew tho he was quite close to Seonghwa. One time Minho asked Seonghwa backstage when he was free to hang out and as you were just near, spontaneously he invited you too knowing that both of you weren’t close enough and had no intention to hang out it was only a polite formality but Seonghwa answered naively as you were about to kindly refuse “Eden isn’t it the day we both free?” He said “No,no you are probably wrong hyung i have things this d-“ you answered but he insisted “No but I remember you said you would do nothing on that day you even complained about it!” To which Minho said “He must be busy you shouldn’t force him-“ and Seonghwa concluded “He’s just shy he will come he can’t reject his hyungs like this anyway what a punk trying to escape it lying aren’t you?”. After that you just surrendered and y’all went for a coffee in cafe managed by Seonghwa’s cousin that assured they would be no fans, as the new formed trio sat down Seonghwa got a sudden emergency and had to leave but since a free day is difficult to have and you just arrived ,awkwardly you and Minho had to stay, as you both knew it couldn’t get worst you inexplicably started to laugh about how awkward it was and neither of you wanted to be there on your free day, slowly it became a conversation and as in late afternoon Seonghwa tried to call you to apologize feeling you would kill him at home he was surprised to see you two were still together and telling him to says what he had to say fast as you and Minho where in the middle of a debate. After that it didn’t took long for them to have the bond they have now.

The friendship:

You two together become the gossip duo literally, if something happens in your life and you need immediate physical advices and mental support you call Minho at 4am and be sure he will be there in less than an hour. Eden has also the ability to understand what Minho’s thinking or wanting to say in a scary way. As Minho has more friends than it seems sometimes Eden is quite afraid to be too clingy and make him escape as for him spending all his free time with Minho isn’t an issue as he never gets bored of him, even in skinship he feels like doing too much will make it seem like Minho is his only friend. Together they dare to do things they couldn’t do alone and even disobeying agency (of course with consequences they regret later). Minho is really supportive of you and even sends cofee trucks and express it publicly promoting you as you were one of his members even when you aren’t there. Sometimes tho Minho feels like not to burden him Eden tends to do omission and hide the fact he’s doing poorly and ngl he hates it when he comes to know that by someone else and tends to block Eden for some days as it happens so often that Eden apologizes seem unnecessary now also cause he know in the end he’s the only one Eden will truly confide, it’s just retarding the moment and it gets on his nerves and patience. Another fun thing is how the two are usually quiet but after long time they do not see each other they will tend to even talk over the other one because of all the things they waited to say (in a cool way). Again Eden is a soft baby for Minho and that’s why other are always shocked to see how much skinship he does and Minho not even noticing as it is normal to him. Y’all need your dose of each other daily and it’s hard to imagine replacing the other one. One of the criteria for your future partner is to be approved by Minho and same goes for him, if the love of your life told you to spend less time together you would be like “bxtch let’s just break up it will be faster”. You two together became unstoppable and chaotic not only Minho but you too. Minho calms down Eden and make him chill down quite easily at least more than others. Eden isn’t really disturbed by Minho being older and he likes the 98’s line.

Sunoo (Enhypen)

How you became friends:

There it’s quite an unexpected combo but with a quite normal story, initially you wanted to make friends with Jake for the Aussie bond but Sunoo took you by surprise as he was really excited to meet you the first time you were introduced to Enhypen and people a litlle too energetic like him usually annoys you or when someone’s over gentleness seems fake he remembered you a litlle of Wooyoung too but strangely you saw he was sincere and that was just his nature and as he was a litlle shy he asked your number to Soobin (when you were still close) and the same day wrote you, fast you met again and almost instantly got along as it’s easy to get close to someone like Sunoo you felt at ease and got affection for him soon. Your schedule don’t often coincide and as Sunoo is a rookie you don’t have much free time but the litlle he has he gives priority to you and you text each other often maybe the most with the fact you can’t meet him like your other friends, with time tho it’s easier to meet.

Your friendship:

You feel the fact you are older (grandpa vibe) and in the beginning felt like you were hanging with a kid (like with most of enha even tho you get along better with the maknae line) and as Sunoo grew he was a lot more comfortable with you and less admirative or complimenting added to the fact you don’t see often, and when you asked to hang out with his group of friends who are younger too he was like why would you, you often felt a litlle jealous in the time before knowing actually Sunoo wanted to gatekeep you as his friends likes you too what made you reassured but that made the relation be a lot of on and off. Because of jealousy and time issues there’s often a up and downs. Switching on a funnier side your tastes in dating are polar opposite and often Sunoo warns you before getting in a relationship and his guts feelings are ironically always true, the “I’m your boyfriend until you find the right one” energy’s there, you also have the tendency to find ugly each person the other will like that is quite hilarious and helpful knowing you will never fight for someone(side eye). Rather than criticizing your introverted nature Sunoo likes it and you appreciate is more positive side. You two have quite that flirty ambiguous relationship (and that makes jealous someone COUGHjungwonCOUGH) the type to call each other “jagiya” like jooheon and hyungwon and have no problem to say the other is attractive and shouldn’t lower his standards. What’s cool is that Sunoo never felt overshadowed even over time by your more experience and even tho you have a tendency to take the lead and being the iconic one (like he is Eden’s friend not the other way) he perfectly adapts to it. Sunoo as his spot as your bestfriend as he never doubted you and understands you easily without the need to explain (cute warning) to him you are perfect with your flaws and they are what makes you the perfect friend for him, and even in an argue where you can come off as rude he will let you calm down wait for you to come back and apologize and will always forgive you, he knows you have a good heart and even when everybody is against you he will stand by your side. Sunoo being savage about the skinship in award show and Eden telling him to be discreet is the real show he for sure wanna show off their friendship. What at the end of the day makes Sunoo and your relation truly important to you is how he understands your humor and never get offended, the confidence you both have in each other and last but not least Sunoo’s by your side and makes it clear. Also the more the time pass the less are present the beginning issue and even years later you feel Sunoo enthusiasm about you and you don’t hesitate to support him and recently even more publicly as is number one fan.

Soyeon (G-Idle)

How you became friends:

Since Soyeon started writing and producing for G-Idle you became a great fan of her, you wanted to meet her but since it’s difficult with girl groups because of dating ban and scandals you had to ask her number trough a hairstylist staff that worked with both, you thought it was a litlle embarrassing but it was the only way and it surprisingly worked! You started texting each other for some months and when promoting at the same time you understood it was better to ignore the other but before going on stage Soyeon saw you and surprised smiled, you discreetly smiled back but after the show she came to you and wished you good luck for your stage in front of everybody and all your members teased you asking how you knew her and if you dated you denied and ignored them just blushing, after that and seeing you were a little embarrassed she apologized for coming so suddenly, you thought you f.cked up but then she asked you to come to the dorm and that it was the easier way to hang out, after that your friendship started.

Your friendship:

You and Soyeon are so close that often you would be mistaken for a couple and people in the industry would gossip about you two, but your common ground is how you don’t care bout agency rules and what people think so really you didn’t give a f*ck. It’s true tho that your friendship is quite ambiguous first because of Soyeon possessiveness, when you take a partner over to meet her she will be overly smiling and kind and then after leaving will start listing all the reasons why she doesn’t like her and she’s better but you know it’s in a sisterly way, second it’s how you constantly flirt with each other and mostly in a physical way, Soyeon starts it but you play along (of course in a respectful way) so yeah even if for you it’s purely friendly you understand how other can doubt you two are friends coz even you have doubts sometimes, but yeah you know production studio + some shots.., anyway you understood that was problematic when you started dating,also STRANGELY Soyeon tends to be more touchy when there’s your lover around what wasn’t particularly odd to you but started pissing you off when she started to make feel insecure your gf/bf. But bros before hoes Soyeon always helped you see clearer in toxic situations and cut off toxic peoples she always did her best to tell you the truth without hurting you too much and was the one to open your eyes on San,Wooyoung and Yeonjun situation. You are younger than her so to her you are like the little brother she never had. However the whole strange closeness is a true issue after starting your first serious relationship and putting her boundaries the bond you had went a up and down with one day being close like before the other cause of your partner acting totally distant and Soyeon didn’t liked that at all so she respect that but started ghosting you and when you would try to ask why she overreacted she just answered you to find a boy/girl that would accept your friendship and that you always told her she came first but you lied, so you just brushed it off for some time. In the end it’s hard to let go of her and you also know it would be impossible to part ways peacefully it would also impact your relation with the group you also feel she confided to Miyeon something cause after your first big argue while the other seemed normal and to not really know about it you felt like Miyeon was a litlle more distant than the usual. Even if sometimes she gets on your nerves and you would wanna hit her on the head you can’t deny she always accepted you for who you are with your flaws and qualities and would be ready to do anything for you (stalking crush together vibe) she wants the best for you and if she often sees your partners as rivals it’s cause she do natural selection he/she has to takes both of you or nothing.

Hongjoong (Ateez) The typical soulmates + ->>>(Your moons match). Your relation is almost unrealistically good you two match each other and you hardly could replace the other or being who you are now without each other presence. Your trust in each other is almost unbreakable and silences are rather relaxing than awkward there’s no need to talk just to be by each other sides.

Close friends: (See them often not necessarily with a group and know they your qualities as well as your flaws)

Jun (a.c.e), Felix,Bangchan,Changbin(Stray Kids) Yeonjun,Soobin and Taehyun (TXT) Shuhua,Yuqi,Minnie(G-Idle)Danielle(NJ) Jake,Sunghoon and Niki (Enhypen) Momo,Jeongyeon (Twice) Wheein,Moonbyul(Mamamoo) Jaemin,Renjun,Jisung(NCT dream) (the highlighted are the one you are closer to and the groups where there is no one are the equal bonds)

Friends/Friends of friends:

(Enjoy a day time to time with other friends and know your good parts)

Holland (soloist) Beomgyu,Kai (TXT) Hyunjin,Han,Seungmin,Jeongin (SKZ) Hanni(NJ) Jungwon (Enha),Miyeon (G-Idle)

Has a crush on you:

Yujin (IVE) It’s some platonic crush since she knows Liz dates Eden now, she finds is awkwardness cute and intellectuals and artistically connects to him a lot, like his work and honestly when he does song for Liz she’s quite jealous and imagine they are for her without trespassing limits. One time she innocently asked one for her and since Eden is kind he said yes even if she knew would but one time she visited the studio she saw on his pc he had a folder she didn’t opened where he really was doing it..she was moved even tho she knew it would never be more than that..

Jungwon (En-) Jungwon knew Eden by Sunoo and one day as they were invited to fashion week for the same brand and Jungwon was so stressed about going alone but Eden was attending too and Sunoo informed him about Jungwon attendance and if he could stay near him so when Jungwon was on the verge of the panic attack Eden arrived like a savior and reassured him (jungwon was like wah 🥺😭) he made Jungwon gain confidence again and after that Jungwon became all shy around him and his litlle crush lasted since, now with time it stayed and grew in some sort of admiration and thankfulness and even when not crushing anymore Eden makes him all giggles and ngl if Eden came and instantly confessed Jungwon would not be against it at all ;) .!

Exes:

Soobin

How you met:

During a certain period TXT and your group promoted at the same time repeatedly and you saw them almost daily so both of the groups naturally grew closer. You first made friend with Taehyun since you liked his whole vibe and people already told you you two would get along and were sort of similar then with Beomgyu you thought he was fun to be around and easy to talk to. Then you had diff planning and didn’t really made “friends” with the others until you had a first collab at MAMA with Hyunjin,Yeonjun,Yeji,Heeseung,Wooyoung and Karina , Wooyoung already knew Yeonjun and introduced y’all even tho he wasn’t expecting you would get immediately along and wasn’t really pleased to say the least. You started hanging with Wooyoung,Yeonjun and Changbin and there started the iconic quadrio. You met again with Taehyun and Beomgyu and started to hang with them (Beomgyu,Hyunjin,Jeongin crew created) and they all said in the end you were more similar to Soobin than Taehyun and that you should meet him. After that since you came so often to the dorm it would have been awkward to not introduce you to Kai and Soobin. A fun fact is one day you slept at the dorm and Soobin wasn’t informed since he came home late in the morning Kai was asleep, Beomgyu left early for an advertisement and Taehyun and Yeonjun went down to bring breakfast home. Your hair were blond in this era like Yeonjun and you wore a borrowed clothe of Beomgyu that Yeonjun wore a lot (cough stole cough) Soobin just finished showering so you didn’t heard the shower on he jus came out with nothing on you immediately understood the situation feeling the warm of the shower and decided to not move since the voice wasn’t familiar Beomgyu and Manager wasn’t home and half probability if members you were close too Yeonjun/Taehyun showing off or members you weren’t close to Kai/Soobin only you didn’t knew at that time that the other two were out (Yeonjun Taehyun) Soobin convinced it was Yeonjun just approached the sofa being like “Are you trynna get killed by Gyu, Junnie? Go steal one for me too then so I can put something on-“ seeing you didn’t answer he turned to see you putting your hands against your eyes he jumped of the sofa screamin’ and Kai that woke up rushed to see the scene screamin’ too thinking you two were in some business Soobin ran after him to explain, some business Soobin ran after him to explain, Yeonjun and Taehyun came back almost at the same time screamin’ surprise breakfast so yeah your “i got to do something really important I better leave” didn’t worked AT ALL and was totally vain they dragged all of you to the table and Yeonjun feeling the strange vibe was like “Yo what’s up with this silence? Did you made friend? Did you fought? Eden’s scary but he’s a good and handsome guy..” seeing nobody answered he replied to himself ”Isn’t it Eden? Come on introduce yourself”

Flirt (While):

After what happened Soobin couldn’t stop thinking about Eden but didn’t really knew how to approach him, so he often asked Yeonjun trying to look uninterested when Eden would come in the beginning Jun found it odd and one day after he asked for the 10th time in a week he jokingly told him “you should ask him” and Soobin told Yeonjun to give him Eden number to what Yeonjun turned around shocked Soobin being like “what..you told me to-“ Yeonjun answered “If you wanna befriend him just hang with us you should have asked” but Eden was totally hostile at this idea after the surprise event of the last time he even avoid coming to the dorm so they came to Ateez dorm and even tho is shy Bin tried his best and after he sent subliminal message that you didn’t understood Yeonjun told you to give him your number to what you answered “He should have it we are on the same group chat..at least you didn’t saved me?” The two melt of embarrassment and Soobin was like “right..right! I did but since you never talk there Hyung I forgot”. After that you realized he tried to get close to you in a way too clingy way for your introvert persona and he reminded you of Sunoo, you thought he maybe was interested in a G-Idle member and tried to gain your favors by befriending you and when he did an interview where he said his ideal type it fitted Soyeon perfectly and for you that was the answer to everything, you also noticed how he was when he thought you weren’t there (only with members) and how he became strangely kind in your presence, you hated fake people Sunoo was an exception cause he was straightforward at least, you started to despise him and other members noticed also his strange change of attitude that didn’t happened with other Ateez members Yeonjun at that time already understood something was going on and while Taehyun and Beomgyu found nothing abnormal in it Kai suspected something too. After some time Yeonjun decided to keep quiet but he literally knew. One day after the situation lasted for way to long (around 1 month since the incident) you were alone at TXT dorm after a long time since you avoided going there waiting for Yeonjun that by Soobin words would be “late” you went to Beomgyu bedroom where there was the pc where you would play with Jun you closed the door and watched your phone laying on the bed and less than a minute after Soobin enters nonchalantly and as you where about to be rude and ask if he had any business here you retained yourself and simply voiced “yo” Soobin asked what you were doing and while trying to see on your phone he fell on top of you, he passed unconsciously the limit you pushed him harshly before he had time to apologize and yelled to him “damn can you stop acting like that and tell me what you want?!” He seemed so shocked cause the truth was he wanted nothing he didn’t even totally realized he liked Eden at that time “I- nothing! I just fell-” Eden yelled “DONT follow me or you will have to explain to Yeonjun why I left” then you slammed the door, Soobin felt awful and he decided to go out get some air Yeonjun that just arrived just letted him pass and watched Eden in confusion as Soobin face was screaming “I’m not ok” and when Eden explained it Yeonjun worriedly told him “You idiot..I think he likes you in the like you a lot way” and at that moment it hits you, every gesture and small act became really clear it seemed obvious and you felt like a true dumbass for not realizing be4, you unlocked a whole new perspective on the situation. 1 week after you,Hyunjin and Jeongin came to sleepover and play videogames with Beomgyu as you came in and Beomgyu greeted yall you noticed all the other members missed and he told you they were eating out so y’all wouldn’t be disturbed. It was late at night when they came (around 1 am) yall came to great the others and they seemed surprised like they knew they were friends over but not which and you could read that on Soobin face that remained impassive.

One day after the situation lasted for way to long (around 1 month since the incident) you were alone at TXT dorm after a long time since you avoided going there waiting for Yeonjun that by Soobin words would be “late” you went to Beomgyu bedroom where there was the gaming pc where you would play with Jun you closed the door and watched your phone laying on the bed and less than a minute after Soobin enters nonchalantly and as you where about to be rude and ask if he had any business here you retained yourself and simply voiced “yo” Soobin asked what you were doing and while trying to see on your phone he fell on top of you, he passed unconsciously the limit you pushed him harshly before he had time to apologize and yelled to him “damn can you stop acting like that and tell me what you want?!” He seemed so shocked cause the truth was he wanted nothing he didn’t even totally realized he liked Eden at that time “I- nothing! I just fell-” Eden yelled “DONT follow me or you will have to explain to Yeonjun why I left” then you slammed the door, Soobin felt awful and he decided to go out get some air Yeonjun that just arrived just letted him pass and watched Eden in confusion as Soobin face was screaming “I’m not ok” and when Eden explained it Yeonjun worriedly told him “You idiot..I think he likes you in the like you a lot way” and at that moment it hits you, every gesture and small act became really clear it seemed obvious and you felt like a true dumbass for not realizing be4, you unlocked a whole new perspective on the situation. 1 week after you,Hyunjin and Jeongin came to sleepover and play videogames with Beomgyu as you came in and Beomgyu greeted yall you noticed all the other members missed and he told you they were eating out so y’all wouldn’t be disturbed. It was late at night when they came (around 1 am) yall came to great the others and they seemed surprised like they knew they were friends over but not which and you could read that on Soobin that remained impassive Yeonjun took you apart fastly “It would be good if you talked to him he’s been moody all week and acts like there was nothing when I talk to him” “but maybe there’s nothing Jun” he replied again “Just in case do it please” you let a sigh and nodded “I will but I when other sleeps” Yeonjun patted ur back smiling tenderly and after that you returned playing with others. At 3am when everyone was asleep you entered discreetly in Soobin (like imagine if Kai got up AGAIN lmao) and as he was asleep you gently woke him up, he was surprised but you made him a sign to not talk to loud, you could see he was mad and answered only “what?” While frowing “it’s 3 am…” after that you apologized for last time and told him what you believed and he seemed astonished, you talked a lot and ended up falling there asleep found by Kai who literally screamed again (like bro wth) and Yeonjun teasing you like “You only had to apologize I didn’t asked you more~-” (STFU PLEASE) after that without really realizing you started being interested to Soobin and the flirty one, you offered him gift and made him laugh and not much after you two got into a relationship.

Relation(while/during):

You are definitely the one in charge proposing activity and the more bold leading one type, during the relation they were definetely up and down, first you decided for obvious reason to keep it secret under a friendship disguise and people believed it quite easily! In your friends only Hongjoong,Yeosang,Soyeon,Sunoo,Shuhua and Minho knew while in his friends he told nobody but Yeonjun eventually got to know and Kai isn’t blind neither..apart from them everybody else would have never even guessed. The strong point of this relation were how you two couldn’t hide anything to the other even it eventually became harmful and you two got a brutal honesty that hurt the other more than one time, octet Eden called Soobin “sunshine” and really felt he was one he made him wants to be a better and sunnier person on the other end he tried to make Soobin less naive cause everything isn’t fluff and kindness and even if he fell in love with him for this side in the first place he felt like the need to make him see life for what it really was. Soobin changed a lot to please Eden (decided on his own never forced) he tried to be darker and act in a less childish way which made him come off as rude sometimes and other members weren’t pleased when they noticed that change. Soobin and Eden flirted and denied their feelings a lot before deciding to enter in a relationship. After long and bad day really Soobin was Eden glimpse of light, and until now Eden thought he found a twin flame in Soobin. Both had an intense physical attraction and it was like a game to retain to do anything suspicious, but they also had to keep jealousy apart and Eden didn’t enjoyed that to say the least he hated that was really possessive and it often ended in drama, quite a power struggle. Soobin feels Eden needs him and his also proud to be his knowing is high criteria’s and even after all the argues he never gets tired of him. Argue hurt even less than just thinking to breakup. Speaking bout that often in argue one would come up with the “you wanna break up then?!” “No!” “Me neither” and it would solve as it easy as that. Even if secret Eden felt bad that not even TXT that is a small group knew about them like Soobin wanted to hide he felt like their relation was never confirmed, and that Soobin was ashamed or afraid of romantic acts and for Eden that’s not normal when you are a couple. The jealousy isn’t about closeness as they often joked about it being a distance relationship but again about Soobin non demonstrative nature he made Eden happy of course but not intentionally and Eden missed that. Sunoo said that if he loved you he should be able to prove it with both acts and words but you brushed it off saying that even if the relation wasn’t conventional it was okay and you even liked it more this way + Soobin did things and tried to change but it was tiring as you never seemed to notice. The whole relation felt like a roller coaster and you were okay with it and getting emotionally involved until schedules started to be full and it to be a good person wrong time it’s a relation were you needed to be well in your head and okay with your mental health to deal with it. The rare times you saw TXT you spent most of your time with Soobin what made you get more distant to the rest of the group.

The break up (end):

Even tho the relation kept going for 1 year and a half that for this industry is a LOT the last 6 months were like you already broke up since you saw each other like once a month and didn’t even texted apart some good night or apologizing for having no time and the other doing the same. Soobin brought up the « maybe we should break up » first but he expected a conversation after this so he was more than surprised seeing how you immediately agreed and nodded almost like he spelled the words for you. Eden even if sad just knew he had to move on and honestly didn’t even had the time to be sad, but Soobin literally right away regretted it, he was confident in your feeling and he would have expected you to beg him as always and to be in terrible pain but Eden just acted like he was freed from some weight and not even a month after hanged at the TXT dorm greeting Soobin in a casual way. Members worried for Soobin and Yeonjun even told Eden to let some time pass before returning to the dorm also cause everything became quite awkward now. Soobin took it bad, he didn’t wanted the relation to go on and lost the spark but the moment you really left him he felt everything all over again.

Post break up (now):

Since you still have common friends and jobs Eden did his best to keep the relation polite and friendly and even tho Soobin didn’t liked that and preferred everything or nothing he just decided to accept that. Now that some time passed you two even hang out in group and Eden really consider Soobin a friend even if hanging out alone the two of you is still too soon for Soobin. Yeonjun thinks Soobin didn’t got over it and that he even fell in love back again with Eden but Eden denies it and say both are over it and that Jun thinks too much.

Wheein

How you met:

You and Ateez were invited to a kpop European festival in which Mamamoo would perform too, you knew you were in the same hotel but didn’t really interacted to not create problems. On the night before the concert yall divided to go visit at night some places since it would be more *discreet*, you went without managers and members since you enjoyed some time alone and by coincidence you met her, she had an hat and a mask you saw she was Asian and that she got quite the Korean style so you thought she must be a Korean tourist seeing you observed her she turned surprised and recognized you, you didn’t recognized her immediately and though she was a fan but when she said “Don’t you know who i am?” You instinctively bowed and apologized understanding that she was a sunbae she laughed it off and said she was from Mamamoo and there you screamed “Wheein!” Finally remembering her name to which the only two tourist present at 3 am turned around, you apologized awkwardly and you two laughed it off, you ended the hang out with her and came back late at 6am to what managers weren’t pleased.

Flirt (While):

After that you bragged to your members about it a little but didn’t interacted again during the festival only shy smiles and seeing how Mamamoo members watched you backstage you knew she told them about you. Back in Seoul you thought you wouldn’t really see her again but when she wrote you saying that she couldn’t ask you number out of shyness at the festival but that a staff that worked with you gave her you couldn’t help but feel butterflies in the stomach. The flirt by text was childlike for a week before you decided to meet, you two enjoyed the same things and she even took to her parents home as a “friend”. Eden let Wheein taking the lead and even if she’s older he feels like she’s a ball of fluff he has to protect and what’s even more funny is that she thinks same about him even if physically she’s like half of him. Fast enough even if you know how difficult it will be you decide to start a relationship with Wheein being your first relation with another idol.

Relation(while/during):

You two were really optimistic starting the relation maybe even a litlle too much counting that you two had also a considerable age gap. Often Wheein calls Eden a baby (with affection ofc) and Eden feels Wheein makes him take responsibilities and grow more mature. Still Wheein doesn’t underestimate Eden and feels she can rely on him. It’s a youthful relationship but soon enough you two realize difficult to date in the industry and while Wheein warned Eden, he prolly didn’t expect the stress that would decade of it and Wheein felt bad to make him handle it so soon and endure it as a rookie even if he repeated he was serious about it Wheein felt bad and knew it was unfair to tie him to her. Wheein became insecure too, thinking a younger girl would suit him better even if Eden said he didn’t cared at all.

The break up (end):

Wheein was the one to break up it hurt her cause she felt Eden was really in love and she liked him a lot too but she thought it wasn’t the right moment for them even if he cried and said that she was crazy to think he could find better than her she told him it was better for them to cut it out there and maybe in some months after Mamamoo tour start again as “just friends”.

Post break up (now):

After Mamamoo tour ended you didn’t kept your promise to contact each other again, Eden was too proud and even if it’s sad Wheein already moved on but around one year later you two saw each other at a music show and Wheein came to talk to you and hugged you as a big sister proud of Ateez success after that you saw each other again and breaked the “ex can’t be friend” thing! Also fun fact Soyeon being a big fan of Mamamoo encouraged you to rekindle your friendship so she could hang out with her too lmao

Boyfriend/Girlfriend:

Jaemin

How you met:

You met Jaemin in the most basic way at work, it was an after award party and while you were at the bar you two asked for the same drink simultaneously what made you laugh and when the bartender answered there wasn’t you again asked for the same other one at the same time and when other members joined you since some NCT and Ateez members get along and see each other they found you two laughin dead and Mingi explaining you two were already like that when he arrived like “when those even became close to each other?”

Flirt:

After that you two “InNoCeNtLy” [ ;) ] exchanged number (but fr tho) and agreed to hang out some times. So Like the bond started chaotic as at the first hangout at the arcade Eden told Jaemin before the other night he always thought Jaemin seemed like a snobbish self centered SM idol and that arcade would have been a cheap entertainment fro him to what Jaemin was shocked and told Eden he would show him he knew how to have fun (infact Eden let Jaemin won that day but shhh). Jaemin after starting to hang out with Eden will start to change a little and be less conventional and more confident and even tho some members will tell him Eden is a bad influence for him he just doesn’t care and without realizing it he will start wanting to be more to Eden really quickly Eden will understand what he means by that but prefers to take his time as Jaemin remembers him of Soobin and he wanna be sure to be over Soobin before starting anything else. Jaemin is okay with that and will wait patiently not listening to the ones telling he’s being played. The way Eden confess he’s so cute he literally invites Jaemin to the studio and sings a ballad he wrote for him with the guitar that is quite clear about what he feels and after saying he will never do something that cringe again literally Jaemin jumped into his arms.

Relation:

To Eden, his relation with Jaemin is what he always needed (and missed while he was with Soobin) he doesn’t think of Jaemin need for independence threatening to the relationship because the rest of the time this one is really demonstrative. When arguments occur they don’t try to search for who’s wrong and who’s right they rather accept the fact they can have different opinions and don’t let that ruin the good moments they pass together. Eden literally never bored with Jaemin that always succeeds to surprise him even in activity that Eden wouldn’t usually go for. Most of all they respect each other and even when some argue take become on a big scale they will never “insult” or bring down the other. Like yeah a TRUE power couple. People often refer to Eden as the “rigid” one but to Jaemin he’s like a a soft bear and feels like he’s too good for this world he also admires his work and think he is a true artist and that K-pop industry waste his talent knowing damn well nobody gonna let him write and produce his whole damn song all alone and then release it (Jaemin is a true sm idol after all 🥲) but he don’t wanna break it to him so he just encourage his lover. Ok don’t know where to put this but yeah unexpectedly Jaemin is the big spoon..There’s still some weakness to that relation, jealousy again and again and from both side even if different. In that Jaemin is odd like Eden can become crazy jealous and Jaemin will absolutely enjoy it and find it cute (OKAY??), on Eden side the jealousy manifests as possessiveness even if like everybody (I guess ?) he can feel jealous with Jaemin socializing at the end of the day he doesn’t really care that much cause he trust him but man..literally he wanna control and possess Jaemin so bad like to Eden it’s worst if Jaemin comes later home than what he told him than if he’s flirting with someone in front of him (okay..? X2) and like Jaemin is even worst on that cause he will play it and if Eden isn’t jealous of him doing skinship with members ect he literally get upset he didn’t noticed (ㅠㅠ? x3) and honestly Eden does notice it but he knows what’s Jaemin goal and prefer just ignoring it ( bro we all know your jeno’s hetero stop the act ). At the end of the day it’s still a lot of sweetness and Eden forgive everything for Jaemin 💕 bonus: You didn’t really became close to NCT since you two preferred to hang around out of the dorm you only know some members close to him like Jeno but not a lot since the relationship still fresh.

Liz

How you met:

You met Liz in the most basic way (yeah too) at work, after a special solo stage on a music big program they filmed reactions backstage and yours became viral we could see on your face how you were amazed and comments flowed like “I want my man to watch me like Eden watch Liz” or “He should try to hide it at least ㅋㅋㅋ“ IVE already debuted since some years and you could see they weren’t rookies anymore, they re passed images on the big screen behind Liz and you and Ateez went on stage just after you were shy after that and try to not see her until the end of the show but in backstage that caught you off guard how she came to you and just bowed giggling you smiled quietly trying to act cool and after a small talk said bye. After that episode her solo stage went viral as well as your reaction and people did challenge when one danced and the other was like “wouaw” then the same but reverse on the sound/beat, you and Liz met backstage some weeks afters when this blew up and decided it would be fun to do it to which it blew up again! As an excuse to send the drafts Liz tried to ex number but not taking the hint you told your manager would settle this by email luckily Liz manager that isn’t dumb told you two were “adults” and could do that alone (LIKE TAKE THE HINT) after that Liz texted you and you two started becoming close.

Flirt:

What’s fun there is that Liz did pretty much all alone and it’s really a friend to lover trope, Liz took her time or Eden just didn’t took the signals but it was a really slow thing also because Eden was still healing of his past two failures and Liz was still growing out of her rookie phase and he didn’t really saw her as a “romantical option” even when he started to get the hints he was kinda in the friend zone vibe even tho he liked both her appearance and personality but Liz was so determined that she would get what she wanted lmao..so litlle by litlle Eden surrendered and decided to try out an “us” and that was definitely a good choice for both.

Relation:

A power couple, a duo, a combo, like literally it’s the “IT COUPLE” and everybody new in the industry is introduced to them as the Lizden as a whole (Hyuna and Dawn vibe). It can be almost the annoying type of couple to be with like they overflow of love but at the same time you envy them like they even like to argue together if they can spend time with each other I can’t ㅠㅠ👋 . They share everything like some friend comes and his like we should talk in private Eden be like “what you mean, Liz knows already everythin” or “You still have to tell me what happened since I was taking a shower Eden answered at my place on kakao 😃😆” . Still both have their pride and often will ignore on purpose the other just to run to each other dorm one day after (ㅠㅈㅜ¿). The two also love to surprise the other with big love gestures like seriously st valentines is THE date. They support each other work the best they can and have an unbreakable trust in their bond. They can argue often and sometimes not know how to handle each other crisis or past wounds/traumas. Like you trigger each other sometimes without realizing it and tend to overstep boundaries in argues but never to hurt the other one but love should come every when the intention is noble (right ?:’u). Liz youngness sometimes make feel Eden like he’s the only one giving stability to the couple while he’s still developing his own self but at same time he knows how much efforts Liz puts to be more adult to please him and he also don’t wanna change her neither and he enjoys her childish,youthful and fresh sides/nature/aspects (nothin weird) he also realized thanks to her that he can’t control everything and rather than changing himself or her just accept differences and go with the flow. 💗🫶🏻🌈🐈

Rivals:

Yeonjun

Why: Nothing between you two personally, fans created it after a stage were you performed together Blood // Water by Grandson you two known for your eccentric style while on the style Yeonjun won by his earrings and crop top combo you were amazing with your electric guitar and none was out dancing the other, Moa and Atiny created some sort of fanwar for the title of “it boy” when an interview came out were people knew that the idea of taking the guitar came you during rehearsal the same day you had to come on stage people praised you again and Moa were mad they dragged you about the fact you wore a skirt and had your hair long the club scandal was recent and even Atiny thoughts it wasn’t clever from you in the end in a V-Live Yeonjun talked of how he liked to perform with his friend (you) to remind people of your friendship and to stop it already, he saw a lot of tweets and honestly was angry at his fandom, he didn’t really impacted you friendship tho,maybe a lil more on your side.

Your relationship: First of all Yeonjun and you are close and as he was born 1 day later than you you created the tradition to celebrate together your birthday you would spend the 12th of September together all day then at midnight it was Yeonjun turn, and even did birthday v-live together. The issues came after your breakup with Soobin, that just summed up with the other problem that got constantly in your friendship way, Yeonjun best friend is Wooyoung and as you can guess he got no problem talking shit bout you if it was San it would have been different since you close but Wooyoung is really Yeonjun best friend but at least Wooyoung wouldn’t do that in front of Changbin that would obviously defend you and tell you about this (he did infact lmao) but at that time it was only Wooyoung against Changbin word and he honestly didn’t cared bout your problems with San since you two were closer. After your breakup with Soobin let’s say your relationship with TXT changed a bit and Yeonjun way of seeing you too. A little like Miyeon and Soyeon like even if you are in “polite/friendly” terms with Soobin you know he probably got no problem to tell Yeonjun bad things about you.

Group you are friend with:

Stray Kids: You made friend with Hyunjin trough Jongho and Changbin through Wooyoung that made you meet Felix aussie like you that also made you meet Bangchan (that then was the one to introduce you to Xdinary Heroes). Probably one of the group you the closest too as you are close to a lot of the members.

What do Stray Kids thinks of Eden and Eden of them: They admire him a lot and when he comes to the dorm they are all overly compliments him even tho sometimes Eden feels it’s exaggerated. Remember about the family feeling with Ateez? Sometimes he finds it as well in Stray kids dorm and he feels a real friendship bond there he also thinks Stray Kids are fun and that there’s no awkward feeling with anyone of the members. Often when Eden goes back to his dorm Stray Kids is like “You should debut as our new member so you wouldn’t have to leave” and it make Eden thinks even tho Ateez is big how would have been things if he debuted in a bigger group under a biggest agency or if they won Kingdom instead where would they be now? At Stray Kids place maybe and he could be the one saying that.

TXT: Ok so TXT is a group you are close to..so close that you and other members have beefs regularly..basically you really close to all of them and have been for a long time only that you argue a lot and it’s often a Yeonjun,Wooyoung vs Changbin Eden but of course you go trough those things as adult. You sometimes hang with Hyunjin,Jeongin and Beomgyu altogether too but you less close to that group.

Xdinary Heroes: As soon as your Stray Kids friends knew you where a fan of their younger group they told them about it and when you were in the backstage of a music show with Ateez they ran to you bowing and introducing themselves, saying they were equally fans. You didn’t had the chance to get close to one of them in particular but with time everyone dropped the formalities.

Enhypen: Danielle wanted to present you to Jake but before she had time to do so one time that you were hanging around with TXT you met the full group you got along with all of them and in particular Sunoo (who became your actual best friend even trough the age gap)

Newjeans: You got to know Hanni at a Gucci event and she introduced you to Danielle who had aussie descents like you after that you met the other members too and did TikTok challenges with them.

IVE: You met them in the backstage of a music festival for the first time and congratulated them on their latest release after that you got close to Liz,Yujin and Rei. (You were already close to Liz tho)

G-Idle: You were a big fan of Soyeon work and after you met her and became close often coming “secretly” to the dorm, you naturally grew close to each one of the members and surprisingly you consider all of them close friend they as well are the girl group you closer to.

Eden scandals:

Two timers: Fake you didn’t even knew that girl personally and honestly it seemed absurd to you. Company just made a denying statement and you didn’t participated to Inception promotions for a week as at that time they were a lot of scandals going on and idols leaving their groups.

Han Sohee dating rumours: Fake You met her for the first time at the Balenciaga event in Italy she was really anxious and was impressed by how calm and self-confident you seemed to be (even if you were actually stressing like her) photographers asked you two to pose together and after that she attempted a small talk you two ended by exchanging numbers but after the rumors blew up none of you dared text the other one as it was quite awkward. The scandal had a positive effect and gave you popularity.

Club scandal: True You went clubbing with Holland (Soloist) and Jun (a.c.e.) in a club that has a reputation of being frequented by LGBT and as during the promotions of your BL you said it wasn’t a problem for you to kiss a boy people started making assumptions about your sexuality especially k-nets you made an apology letter for “clubbing” and didn’t participated in entertainment programs and music show for the following week. The scandal had an important negative effect on your Korean popularity but made international fans like you more.

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