─ hongdae

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ Though she knew it wasn't Sua's intention (how could it have been when no one knew) but her words were a bit too close to things she had heard from her fiancee at one point in time. Eunbi thanked the heavens for the hoodie covering for most of her face so that Sua hopefully wouldn't catch the blush that was spreading. Fun sized. Even the memory of it was enough to make her feel flustered.
"O-oh yeah, I'm sure we could. Should we look for something for Gin and Lixie too?" she hurriedly continued as she hurried along behind Sua. "Maybe different colours or details on the back?"

@♊︎ kwon eunbi ᴱᵘⁿ “I’m just the right kind of tall though unnie. You’re cute size, that’s okay. Perfect for cuddles.” She grinned, wiggling her eyebrows in a playful manner before her gaze turned to where her companion pointed at, nodding in acknowledgement. “That sounds cool, especially the vintage leather jacket, we can probably use that as some sort of theme for a future comeback.” Sua squealed in excitement before she held onto hers and quickly pulling her along. “Unnie, you’re the best unnie in the world.”

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ The teasing comment earned her a shocked gasp of a laugh from Eunbi, followed by a light slap to the shoulder with the long sleeve of her hoodie. "Rude, miss beanstalk," she chuckled before pointing a bit further down towards the main street. "It's like a shop with more alternative clothing. Like vintage leather jackets and full playsuits and all. It's really cool, though some of it can be quite tacky." She held out her hand for Sua to take before nodding in the direction she had pointed earlier. "I'll even buy you something if you find something you'd want."

@♊︎ kwon eunbi ᴱᵘⁿ “I’m saying your height hid you well.” She teased the woman, chuckling softly as she pulled back from the hug to look around. “Alt shop? What’s that?” formed an o as she turned to look back at Eunbi before giving her a smile. “Window shopping sounds nice though, we can eat later on after we look around?” She suggested.

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ "So you're saying my disguise did its work well?" Eunbi asked with a smug smile, using a single finger to bounce her glasses on her nose in a silly manner. But the second Sua hugged her, she wrapped her arms around the taller woman and gave her a happy squeeze back. "It is nice to see you though. Hungry? Or do you wanna windowshop a little first? I know this cool alt shop not too far away."

@♊︎ kwon eunbi ᴱᵘⁿ The girl’s gaze continued to wander around, looking for her friend, one hand hold her phone, while the other held a bag of snacks she bought nearby. Her quest to search for the blonde came to a stop when she heard a boo, making her jump a bit as she pouted, turning to the source. “Aye unnie, I was looking for you all over. The crowd seems to have hidden you.” She joked before wrapping her arms around the woman, pulling her into a tight hug.

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ Eunbi did her best to remain inconspicuous as she snuck up behind Sua. The hood helped hide most of her face (from the little that was visible beyond her shades) though a few strands of her bleached hair still hung out. Leaning in closer to her friend, she let out a small: "Boo," to alert her of her presence. "It seems you found the right place."

@♤ goo gunil () <3 i'm sorry that i'm going to break your heart, but i'll make up for it in the future

The last time that Jooyeon had had a friend this long was Jonghyun. Jonghyun had passed away from cancer the summer before their last year of high school together, and as childhood friends, it'd been a devastating blow. The two had been inseparable, much like him and Gunil were nowadays. They'd gone on similar adventures, held hands, lain together to count the stars... There'd even been one time, when Jooyeon had been sleeping over, that he thought they'd kiss, but they'd both pulled away at the last second. It was a friendship like no other. And if anyone had told Jooyeon that he would find another kindred spirit in his hyung here... He'd have called them a liar. But Jooyeon treasured his senior. Their friendship was something he looked forward to and that kept him grounded in the chaos their idol schedule brought.
Seeing his hyung's smiling face now, in front of him, Jooyeon gifts a rare bright smile back. "Do you remember that clothing store we passed four months ago the last time we came? You pointed to a mannequin and said: "Ah, that looks nice!". It's called Exquisite? Do you remember, hyung? We're going there first." He's moving his hands excitedly as he talks, despite one of them being held. He lets go only when they get to the car, hopping in and rolling down a window to let the fresh air in. "There's also that gaming store we both liked. But we can't take too long because we have to make it to the cafe before it closes." As he speaks, one of his hands hangs out the window, swerving and moving with the waves of air that meet it. "Oh, is there a place you wanted to go to, hyung?"

@♤ lee jooyeon ʲᵘⁿᵉ This was a it, a year. They had officially been dating for a year, it was their eleventh date, and his heart was beating so loudly that it felt like it was in his throat and his ears. Yet, when he turned his head to glance at his boyfriend, everything calmed, like he was surrounded by a peaceful blue ocean. There was something about Jooyeon that did that for him, calmed him, made him feel as though nothing could go wrong because they had each other. Jooyeon had been mentioning a cafe, and the fact that he had mentioned it a few times made it more evident that it was something he was interested in so Gunil easily obliged and thought, maybe that would be the perfect way to celebrate their one-year together. He already had everything together, he just needed to get Jooyeon there after their shopping.
"Joo, I'm ready!" He excitedly replies, patting the pockets of his pants to check for his wallet and keys to the car. "Let's go bug!" Taking Jooyeon's hands, he slips their fingers together, a habit that they had begun halfway through their many dates. It felt so natural now, the way Jooyeon's fingers perfectly fit between his own, leading him through the door and down to the parking garage. "So did you have any idea about which store you wanted to visit bug?" He asked while opening Jooyeon's door for him, shutting it behind him as he got into the car before getting in himself. Starting it, he then begins their way towards the shopping district of town.

@♤ lee jooyeon ʲᵘⁿᵉ (Omfg this is so cute! ♡ I'm going to reply once I'm done work ahhh my heart!)

@♤ goo gunil It was another, beautiful, and temperate winter day when June and his senior Gunil decided to go out again. This was outing number 11 (he knows, because he counted) and every single outing had been ridiculously fun. He had called his mom every other day to explain the adventures they went on and food they ate, and she would remind him to apply his sunscreen to which he'd whine and so on and so forth. That day, they'd planned to do some shopping (June wanted to get his hyung a gift, but he couldn't tell him that), and then they were going to hit up a cafe that June had wanted to go to for weeks. It was video gamed themed. It sounded super cool.
"Hyung," he calls after Gunil, tapping his shoulder. "I'm ready. Do you have everything?"

@✵ lee seungjoo⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *the confirmation text interrupts an ridiculously entrancing video of objects being hydraulic pressed, prompting Hyunji's gaze up to the notification before she quickly swipes it away to rejoin in the judging of which crushing is and isn't swag. she didn't need to respond, knowing he'd be around eventually.
and arrive he does, sailing through the rickety shop door like an vision in two-toned hair*
Tch, took you long enough!
*complains despite having completely lost the passage of time in what was probably her 50th little video. she sits up in the same motion, doing a little stretch before hopping off the chair to go grab her sketchbook from the front desk and joining him back at the chair*
Hi, did you eat? How are you? Can I do color today?
*gets all of the culturally expected greetings out of the way before launching straight into plan talk while she flips through the book*

@◈ hwang hyunji ᴘᴜʀғʟᴀᴍɪɴɢᴏ⁻ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ /as his phone buzzes loudly against the coffee table where it had been discarded, Seungjoo seriously considers ignoring it feeling almost too lazy to push himself up to get it, but at last, he finds the mental will to do so, unlocking the device to come face to face with a text from Hyunji. his brows furrow a little at the sudden invitation, but considering Seungjoo's current plans consisted of remaining slumped over on his couch and watching the latest Lakers game he'd recently missed due to practice schedules, the girl's suggestion actually sounds perfect. plus, it had been a while since he'd last stopped by the girl's workplace so he was down for some new art. after sending the other a quick text in confirmation, he switched into some casual clothing and was on his way. a small excited grin was plastered on his face the moment he pushed the studio door open, eyes immediately landing on the only other person within the premises/
Hello? I heard you were offering some free tattoos in exchange for great company?
/the boy joked as he let the door fall close being him before approaching the other for short greeting/

@✵ lee seungjoo⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *with a couple of last-minute cancellations, Malli Tattoo is extremely empty for the next few hours and, being the only one in for the day, Hyunji is equally bored. she's sprawled on a tattoo chair, mindlessly scrolling through tiktoks when she has her little lightbulb moment and opens the messaging app instead*

( texting: lauren :clown: )
- yah, are you busy?
- say you aren't and then say that you'd like to come get a new tat :pray:

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@☼ hwang hyunjin *hums noncommittally, well-settled into her role as one of few actively conscious—maybe over-conscious—of her image and everything she has to lose*
It's what I do, it's what I do~
It's not nearly as momentous as you're kidding yourself into thinking it is, though
*she informs with a snicker, trading cup for chopsticks once more while playing the good therapist friend role*
An apology is a good start.
You admitting where you might have done wrong and explaining your point of view, ideally him doing the same. If you're both voicing your sides candidly—being open to hearing both and actively working to come to a mutual understanding, not just talking at each other—the only thing that would make you fight is if you both have the emotional maturity of a brick. And I'd like to think my bestie is a liiittle bit better than that, no?

@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ Booo! You're so boring and for that, I thank you for single-handedly saving our images - no sorry, just my image needs saving - over and over again
*pretends to bow in place, hand waving out from my forehead like I'm tipping a hat* But - *starts while righting up* you'll tell me the second we're in enough privacy to do so!
That's what /I/ was saying but he wouldn't listen. He was all like "We already live together" blah blah blah
*drops my voice so no one in the store can overhear us* I don't like the truth you're telling me
Can I re-roll and try again?
*shoulders deflate nevertheless, absorbing the advice with a tinge too much of guilt*
I know I have to go back and talk to him... But I don't know what to say
What if we fight again?
*distracts with another wing, getting a regular one and dipping it into the tteokbokki sauce*

@☼ hwang hyunjin Nope~ we'll talk about it later
*tuts, lightly tapping the side of your head with a knuckle before you actually get into a vague rundown of your issues. she takes a thoughtful draw of soda as you finish before shrugging lightly*
No, yeah, I can see how that would freak you out. It's different when it's a conscious choice and, like, what happens on the slim chance that things change? BUT you can't just run away from your problems, that makes them worse. Gotta grow a pair and confront them. Dive in, look danger straight in the eye
And stop running away every time you get into a fight?? What's that going to do other than let made up scenarios fester on both ends? Taking 10 in another room, sure. But you actually have to stick around so you can talk once things have cooled down

@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ Aish, you're gonna hold out on me until we're safe in private somewhereeee?
*groans, dismissing your horror over me dubbing your dog Gooberji, and trying to devise a new way we can communicate here about the thing in question without having anyone hear us*
What if you text it to me?
*flinches back when you actually bring us back to my own issues, smirking sheepishly*
Ummm... I plan to .... Ignore it until the problem fixes itself?
Listen, it's just - like I know we share a dorm, we share a hotel room - but this thing is ... It's ours
There's no one else, and there's a lot of things about that that are terrifying
Yeah? Yeah.
*nods, confirming the thought to the rice cakes I splice between chopsticks, silencing myself with food*
Ooo, that's hot -

@☼ hwang hyunjin *gasps sharply, pulling the phone away because you clearly don't deserve to lay eyes on her scrunkly baby*
How dare you say that about my son? And it's Gol-Baen-Gi. Golbaengi! Like sea snails!
*hisses your way and then gives the picture little air kisses before laying the device face down on the table. she shrugs, picking around to create the best tteokbokki bite*
Nothing that I'm cool with saying in public. /I'm/ not gonna be leak. But /you're/ avoiding something too, so don't try to therapize ME, mistER
*waves the chopstick-full of food at you in an accusatory manner before popping it into *
What's the plan after this? Since you panicked and threw us all off course and stuff

@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ *squints at the photo you pull up, lips stained red while they wrap around a spicy wing*
Nah, that's not a dog. That's a goblin.
*snorts, popping the entire wing in my mouth, stripping it of the meat like I'd seen in a Tiktok video once, not quite nailing it but getting it well enough*
Slightly less , huh? That means Gooberji didn't fix you 100%?
*lowers the bones to the designated empty box slowly filling up*
You're not telling me something
*leans in, one elbow propped on the table, our shoulders bumping together*
What aren't you telling me?

@☼ hwang hyunjin I'll make sure to send you lots of pics so you can be more jealous
*jokes, "smoothing" it over with an air kiss and snickering after. she polishes off the wing flat before chasing it with a couple of radish chunks and gratefully accepting the wing and laughing, fishing around in her pocket for her phone*
Yeah! I've literally always wanted one, but life always too much until now. Slightly less
*jokes while thumbing through her gallery for a picture*
Little baby chunky old man Golbaengi~ He's still a baby, but he gives big oldie energy hehe


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@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ I heard you guys were going to Hawaii! So jealous!
Talk about a work-cation, all we get is shipped straight into a comeback post tour
*snorts, stealing a sip of my drink through my straw to lube up for the heaps of food that could have fed the entirety of aurora (but definitely not Janus)*
I saw the teaser photos for your comeback by the way - can we say: DSF's best visual?
Because I did, and /I'm/ their best visual
*struggles to get the thin, plastic glove over my fingers, wrestling it into submission in time to offer you a spicy wing*
Here, one for you - wait -
*scrunches up my nose* You got a DOG?
*skirts over the pause from before, too distracted by your addition of a canine* Excuse? Photos?
Where? *uses the chopsticks to slam a rice cake in my mouth, tutting around my chews* So rude, not even showing me photos of my godson

@☼ hwang hyunjin *at the table, she sheds her coat and hat, tying her hair up in a messy bun with one of the hair ties always on her wrist. once you and the food make landing, she also gets to work with set up: placing tteokbokki within mutual reach and the styrofoam bowl of radish closer to her*
Wahh, smells great~ Thank you~
*coos before you continue. she eyes you suspiciously as you try to change the previous subject, but opts for humoring you for now*
Well, what /isn't/ going on?
*starts, gloving up just one hand and diving into the spicy wings*
Finished promos of course, but no rest for the wicked because we're supposed to be going to Hawaii soon for that brand deal from ten billion years ago. Then, before the jetlag can marinate, it's straight into prep for the awards show. All while I have to pretend like I'm not about to-
*purses her lips, going for a second bite, deciding a public restaurant is not the place to air her Schrödinger's-idol complaints since it'd only fuel the true-mors*
Roomie Nancy and I got a dog. His name is Golbaengi

@✵ jeon somi⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ ________________________________________________________________________________________

@✵ jeon somi⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Eh? but-
*can barely get a word in, struggling to keep up as you quickly shift plans and he's left to just dumbly stare and cluelessly bandwagon chuckle when you reach for the cow belly—his own hand resting upon it a delayed moment after. only manages words once things are "set" and you're halfway down the street*
Y Yeah, sure! It's good to see you too, we'll talk!
*calls in return, bringing the hand that was formerly waving high above his head to rest in a pinky-thumb phone position by his face*
Take care!

@◈ ok taecyeon⁻ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉʳ New restaurant, eh?
*sneaks a brochure out of your padded hands, giving it a once over and peering behind your shoulder to the store front*
Maybe I'll swing by after my schedules and grab a bite then
*with your number safely stored in my phone, I wiggle the device up in the air, eyebrows wiggling in a mock-provocative way*
How about you join me?
The meal will be on me, since you're already working so hard
*pats the cow costume's belly with a laugh, almost snorting from the force of the giggles as I mutter out "cowstume" again under my breath*
I can't believe I almost assaulted you. So yeah. The meal's definitely on me.
Clear your schedule for tonight oppa, we're gonna make Hyemi a fortune with our bill tonight!
*gives you another pat with a wide grin, still in disbelief* Ahh! It's been so great seeing you again oppa...
But I really have to run!
Keep your phone close! I'm keeping you to those dinner plans!
*shouts the words while backing away, eventually twisting and taking off at a light jog to make the next bus that would get me there late but the detour was worth it*

@✵ jeon somi⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Well, I'm helping out Hyemi—ah, a friend—with her new restaurant
*explains, absentmindedly rubbing his arm as if the smack actually hurt*
I'll believe it when I hear it. So far, you look just like the same ol' Somi to me. Just..blonder hehe
*insists with a grin before laughing*
Heol, and you're acting like I've been gone for years! It's been...years. Sheesh!
*laughs, after slowing down to count off on his fingers to confirm that it had, in fact, been far too long. taking the phone, he keys in his number, taking a few moments to remember how it even starts*
Heeeere you go, let's catch up soon, mh? Wherever you want, my treat

@◈ ok taecyeon⁻ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉʳ *the brief hug done and over with, I sit back to gape at you increduously, doing a one over of the cow-costume again, this time with less disdain (thought maybe just as much judgment)*
What are you even doing in this thing? I thought you had your skincare thing going on?
I mean, I know it's been a while but - oppa !
*whacks you lightly on the arm, shaking my head*
I've changed a lot, I'll have you know!
*glances at my watch again* Shoot... I really have to get running to this meeting
*pulls out my phone, swiping up the contacts app*
Give me your information. We /have/ to catch up now. This is destiny.

@✵ jeon somi⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Yeah! In the flesh
*quips, carding a paw-hoof over his mussed hair but pausing half-way through in a mental short circuit between the decision of following through or quickly reciprocating the hug. The latter choice wins and he wraps his free arm around you give a firm, warm squeeze*
Aha yeah..my bad. I mean, it wasn't on purpose...
*defends weakly, ducking out of your hands to scoop up the abandoned purse—much too nice to just be lying on the constantly damp streets, amid the weekly snowfalls*
I've been good, though. Just getting back into the swing of things here
*gestures vaguely to the whole of the city before grinning and returning the bag to your shoulder, getting a proper look at you now that 80% of his vision isn't obscured*
You haven't changed a bit, y'know? How are you?