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@⊹ kim yerim. Hyoseop nodded in agreement while a half smile curves on his lips. "That's noted. Let us throw the formality away and be casual". He watches the female fill up his glass again and chuckles lightly to grab it after and drinks it to half. "Thanks for that. I feel refreshed now".

He lifts the cover of the pizza and before them is a 4-cheese and meat supreme pizza. The smells spreads quickly inside the small loft which made him drool internally. "I heard this pizza place is popular these days. Let's put it to test then. And the price? Doesn't cost that much. Don't worry about it, Yerim. Let's dig in". Hyoseop grinned as he initiated on slicing the pizza using the free plastic sharp roller. Putting one slice of each flavor on the female's plate before he serves himself. Directing his gaze on the channels in front of him, he takes a huge bite of the pizza and munches on it, producing a satisfied hum after, "Woah. This is good . Try it". He puts down the half slice to his plate as he was offered a toast, finding it rather adorable as Yerim smiled brightly at him. He took his shot glass and raises it in the air before clinking it to her afterward. "You're always welcome, Yerim. Toast for a wonderful night, indeed! Thanks for keeping me company as well on this Friday night. If it wasn't for you, I'll probably be just at home scrolling on my phone or watching a boring tv show".

@⊹ ahn hyoseop. "oh no, please don't apologize. i guess the formality can be thrown out of the window now that we get to share our personal space. but, please, feel free to use formality or otherwise as long as you're comfortable with it." seeing hyoseop take the drink in one go is beyond surprising, her surprise obvious with her rapid blinking; in return, she fills his glass with more water in case he wanted more of the drink.

taking a space on the couch, not far enough nor too close to his personal bubble, yerim nods with his sentiments. "of course! how much did you pay for this, by the way? and i'm good with just soju. we can have other stuffs in it later along the way." her snort is soft, rather affection too, at the shake, finding it all too familiar with the amount of dramas she have watched. while he's filling their shots, yerim switches through the channels to find a famous streaming app for background noise; pizza boxes now open and some chips inside the bag lined neatly on the table. seeing as her glass is filled, it is sign to make a toast with her visitor, raising her glass in deep gratitude. "thank you for the treats and agreeing to be my company. toast for a wonderful night!"

@⊹ kim yerim. "Aha, I'm sorry I got used to being formal. Yerim it is". Hyoseop expresses a grin as he gratefully takes the cold glass of water from the female and drinks it in one go. He seemed really thirsty after walking a few miles as he picked up the pizza from the specified location as the rider's motorcycle got flat so he has to meet him somewhere. Anyway, he started to feel cool after drinking the cold water and the free flowing air coming from the balcony contributes as well. "No problem. We find ways if we want something, right? Ah and a movie? Do you have a Netflix subscription? Maybe we can choose from there". He motions to the television and puts the empty glass down on the coffee table, humming in thought at her question. "I like soju with or without yakult. How about you? Shall we start pouring shots?". He offered as he picks up a bottle of soju and shakes it first just how they do in kdramas and pops it open before pouring some on their shot glass.

@⊹ ahn hyoseop. "ah, please drop the formality around me. i feel like we're in a business meeting right now as we speak." even though there is a sprinkle of playfulness in her words, she means it to heart; letting the man in first and air a friendly atmosphere in between dimmed lights (most lights that graced the lounge from the movie she currently paused before her footsteps beeline to the coffee table to set the pizza down. yerim doesn't know whether or not to point out sheen yet subtle layer of something on hyoseop's forehead but sensing him not talking about it a more reason to drop her queries down — his compliments enough to distract her supposed to be aired concerns out in a chuckle and oppositions instead. "you are too kind... thank you for saying it's clean, i try my best. and for the pizza too! never knew there could be open stores near for it until now. and feel free to choose a movie of your liking!"

yerim then quickly made her way to the kitchen to and back as quickly with a pitcher with one hand, a larger glass with the other. she made sure the glass is filled almost to the brim before the glass is offered to him with a small bow. "here you go, hyoseop-ah. by the way, do you like your soju with those yakult drinks or do you like it as is?"

@⊹ kim yerim. The moment the door was pulled open, a small smile graced his lips upon seeing the smaller figure, chuckling lightly to himself at how cute her height is knowing he stands 6'2 ft tall above her. "Hey there Yerim-ssi. It's okay, don't worry about it please. I'm pretty sure you've done a very good job at maintaining your loft clean. And ah, yes please. Water will be nice. Thank you." He gratefully responded and once the pizza boxes were taken from him, he quickly pulled out his handkerchief and wipes the sweat building up on his forehead and nape before he followed the girl inside. He removed his shoes and sets them aside to where the shoe cabinet is and roamed his eyes at the expanse of the room, appreciating how tidy and minimalist everything is. "See, spotless clean i must say." He commented while patiently waiting for the female to come back, he checks on the soju bottles resting on top of the coffee table and takes the empty chair.

@⊹ ahn hyoseop. yerim looks like she took her time to clean her space but then it looks a bit messy at the same time.

text messages received from hyoseop — the one that implies him already on the front door now — she still manages to make more clutter than keeping it arranged. at least the common area is rather neatly, soju bottles and empty glasses waiting for them on their coffee table; it might be too early to bring out the cookies in her opinion as to why she keeps the container chilled until needed. it takes a few more minutes before she convinced herself it's fragrant enough with the help of an air freshener she decides to sneak in somewhere before she opens the door for him, her grin may be sheepish but genuine nonetheless when her hands busy with taking the pizza box from him. "hey there, apologies if i made you wait a little more. it was a little... messy but i made it clean a bit. please make yourself at home. do you like a glass of water before we start drinking?"

@⊹ kim yerim. It's been a while since Hyoseop went out on a friday night especially with a girl. It's rare for him to be seen outside of his loft (other than being in his office) due to his busy schedule and just the usual reason that his social battery is at level zero. However, something about Yerim pushed him to go out and live a little. He can only hope for the best tonight. So with two boxes of pizza on his hand and a brown paper bag filled with some chips, he pushed the doorbell button at Loft 22. A bit of sweat pearls running down on the side of his neck as he rushed his way towards the place and he silently hopes the female won't even notice.