그때 느껴 봤던 새로움.

[cassandravld]

hello  everyone  ,  i  am  back !  for  those  of  you  who  don’t  know  me  ,  my  name’s  gwen ,  i’m  19  n  i  am  the  mun  of  the  lovely  &  confrontational  cassandra  park ,  aka  cassie  of  iota.  her  private  profile  ,  her public profile  ,  and  her  plots  are  all  linked  in  this  sentence  so  please  like  this  lil  ol  intro  to  plot  with  her  !  

born  in  chicago  ,  illinois  to  two  very  successful  parents  who  were  very  naturally  gifted.

she  was  born  the  first  of  decemember  1996  and  her  twin  younger  brothers  were  born  almost  exactly  four  years  later  &  from  the  start  it  was  clear  her  parents  had  a  preference  for  her  brothers  over  her  as  even  as  babies  ,  they  exhibited  signs  that  they  were  big  smart.

her  parents  stopped  making  her  a  priority  and  she  was  almost  taking  full  care  of  herself.

flash  forward  to  her  teenage  years  where  she  was  used  to  the  neglect  and  her  brothers  showing  off  yet  another  god  given  gift  of  athletic  ability.

she  decided  to  kinda  do  her  own  thing  &  fuck  her  parents , so  she  would  lock  herself  away  in  her  room  each  day  after  school  &  would  just  watch  youtube  dance  covers  as  well  as  k-dramas.

cassie  joined  her  school’s  dance  team  and  made  it  on  the  jv  team  ,  the  team felt  like  the  family  she  never  had  &  absolutely  loved  it  ,  but  as  she  entered  her  second  year  of  high school  she  joined  choir  &  fell  in  love  with  singing.

started  to  do  musicals  to  mix  singing  and  dancing  and  adored  it  just  as  much  if  not  more  than  dance  team.

junior  year  a  video  of  her  portraying  the  role  of  cinderella  in  her  school’s  rendition  of  into  the  woods  caught  the  attention  of  a  small  korean  entertainment  company.  they  offered  to  fly  her  out  for  an  audition  and  her  parents  began  to  give  her  attention  now  that  it  was  clear  she  wasn’t  completely  useless  and  average.

auditioned  &  got  in  ,  began  training  only  to  be  swiped  away  by  summit  to  participate  in  the  muses.  one  of  the  older  team  artemis  members  ,  but  still  fit  in  because  of  her  baby  face.

after  she  won  &  was  to  debut  with  iota  ,  her  parents  began  to  actually  give  her  the  attention  she  had  once  so  intensely  desired.  and  after  getting  a  taste  ,  she  knew  there  was  no  way  she  was  gonna  let  her  brothers  overshadow  her  &  as  a  result  ,  she’s  super  uptight  about  practicing  and  what  not.

believes  she’s  made  to  be  a  star  ,  that  her  ‘  average  ‘  life  before  coming  to  korea  was  her  fairytale  tragic  backstory.

dad  of  iota  ,  complete  with  the  bad  jokes  &  constant  need  to  establish  dominance  over  other  groups  by  bragging  about  her  kids  in  iota.

wants  to  be  babied  ,  but  on  the  down  low.  will  only  happily  accept  affection  from  iota’s  mom  ,  min  saeun.  affection  from  others  is  met  with  pats  on  the  back  and  a  high  five  except  when  she’s  babying  someone  else.

loud  just  like  all  the  time  ,  variety  isn’t  her  strong  suit  as  some  find  her  to  be  aggressive.  she  is  aggressive  but  not  in  a  way  you  would  think.  doesn’t  give  up  when  she  wants  something  and  will  complete  anything  she  sets  her  mind  to.

very  petty  &  is  actively  hogging her  parent’s  attention  to  spite  her  brothers.  she  feels  bad  but  not  bad  enough  to  stop.

big  sagittarius  energy.

[wjsn-girls]

Seola ✧ after school club (190611)

[cassandravld]

      cassandra  gripped  her  stomach.  she  gasped  for  air  ,  closing  her  eyes  just  for  a  moment.  the  hard  wood  floor  was  cold  against  her  back  ,  it  was  almost  refreshing.  she  opened  her  eyes  ,  quickly  checking  out  the  tall  male  before  sitting  up.  “you’re  killing  me!!”  the  woman  exclaimed.  “i  literally  think  i  have  abs  now  ,  i   don’t  know  how  to  react.  do  i  thank  you  or  kick  you?”  cassie  got  to  her  feet  ,  brushing  off  her  pants  before  attempting  to  crack  her  neck  and  failing  miserably.  “i’m  gonna  wow  you.  sit  back  ,  relax  and  enjoy  my  rendition  of  the  iconic  toxic  by  britney  spears.”

      just  as  she was  about  to  start  the  song  ,  cassie  broke  out  in  a  fit  of  laughter.  “i’m  sorry  ,  i’m  sorry.  i  can’t  be  serious  when  i’m  singing  toxic  in  front  of  you.  i  feel  like  i’m  on  the  voice  or  something.  i’ll  turn  around.  then  i  can  focus  and  show  you  that  i’m  coming  for  britney’s  career.”  she  spun  on  her  heels,  facing  away  from  him.  she  could  see  his  reflection  in  a  dark  part  of  the  tv  screen  and  she  once  again  broke  out  into  a  fit  of  laughter.  “you’re  distracting  the  talent,  sam!”

♡  for  @samuelvld​. <3

[cassandravld]

vldjaemin‌:

status: closed ( @cassandravld ) location: a quiet cafe in gangnam time: 5:30 pm

jaemin dragged his fingers down his face in frustration. he’d actually studied for this; cassie was truly the only person who could really convince him to pick up a book to learn language and not just learn it from watching tv and youtube. and yet, when she started speaking, all the english he knew seemed to exit his mind. 

“i wish to see… film. in a… in a…” he paused and, after a second, let out a heavy sigh. “this is difficult. i know many words of food; let’s talk about pizza.” he gave her an almost pleading look before switching back to korean. “i promise i looked over that list you gave me last time. i just haven’t had to use them often. they haven’t stuck yet.”

he lifted his cup of tea up to his lips and took a sip, enjoying the warmth of the cup against his cold, paint stained fingers. “i don’t get to see movies very often anyway.”

      jaemin  was  cassie’s  most  promising  and  only  student.  her  eyes  sparkled  as  the  male  spoke.  a  grin  was  plastered  across  her  face  as  she  listened  to  him  speak.  “you  were  doing  good!”  she  said  ,  shaking  her  head  in  disappointment.   the  girl  paused  to  think  for  a  moment.  “we  need  to  schedule  a  movie  night!”  cassandra  declared  ,  slamming  her  fist  on  the  table.  “what  movies  do  you  want  to  see?”  she  asked  her  friend  in  english.

      she  had  begun  to  feel  as  if  she  was  losing  a  grip  on  her  english  as  she  constantly  spoke  korean  to  communicate  with  her  staff  ,  members  ,  and  fans.  cassandra  felt  like  jaemin  was  helping  her  as  well.  “we  won’t  use  subtitles  ,  just  for  an  extra  challenge!”  she  snickered.  watching  movies  in  korean  helped  her  get  a  better  grasp  on  the  language  when  she  had  first  moved  to  start  training.  movies  tended  to  work  better  than  tv  shows  ,  but  she  also  was  kind  of  a  movie  nerd.  “how  about  we  watching  something  scary?  like  the  shining!  it’s  such  a  good  movie!!”

[cassandravld]

vldsaeun‌:

Saeun would be happy to eat chocolate for dinner, but she didn’t want their managers to get mad at them for not following the diet. Not that any of them cared that much, there was always junk food at the dorms and she always made sure the girls ate more than what they had to. Of course she understood that they had to look like everyone’s ideal type, but she also wanted them all to be healthy and have enough energy to deal with their busy schedules. A grin played on her lips at Cassie’s suggestion – It was possible, Saeun knew so, but it would take a while and it wouldn’t be so much a secret with the smell. Anything to make the girls smile. “We can bake it and share it with the other girls, so we don’t eat it all ourselves.” It was all about compromise, after all. “Besides, if they find out and we don’t share it, it’ll be the end of everything.”

It was no secret that Saeun didn’t usually let the girls go into the kitchen and cook since it always ended up in a disaster, like the time they had set the kitchen on fire during a V LIVE, and people still talked about it years later. But she supposed she could do an exception this time, if she kept a careful eye on Cassie. So much for following a diet that avoided any gluten. “You know, I’m supposed to say no to getting any coke, but we do need something to wash the cake down and I believe it will go well with it.” If their managers caught them drinking coke that late, they would be in trouble, but it would be so worth it. "Come on, let’s pick the chocolate we need.” She had everything else they needed at home, since she had been considering baking a batch of cupcakes for the TwentyTwenty boys, but that could wait. She took Cassie’s hand in hers and led her to the other side of the store, where all the chocolates were. “We should pick some dark chocolate as well so it isn’t too sweet.” A baking Instagram sounded like a fun idea, but they all knew how controlled their accounts were. “We can take some pictures and share them on our accounts for now.”

     it  was  clear  to  anyone  ,  earthshine  or  not  ,  that  saeun  was  iota’s  leader  for  a  reason.  saeun  was  cassandra’s  voice  of  reason  in  a  time  like  this.  she  tended  to  get  over  excited  easily.  “if  we  didn’t  give  them  any  cake  ,  they  would  start  to  act  like  we  never  fed  them  in  the  first  place.”  cassie  giggled  as  she  practically  heard  the  member’s  whines.  she  followed  saeun  closely  ,  nodding  at  her  statements.  “coke  is  the  perfect  drink  to  wash  anything  down.  it’s  a  cold  ,  hard  fact  no  one  can  deny.”  she  brushed  her  bangs  out  of  her  eyes  ,  her  mouth  watering  at  the  mention  of  dark  chocolate.

     “that’s  such  a  good  idea.  have  you  been  watching  kitchen  nightmares  with  chef  gordon  ramsay?”  cassandra  grinned.  she  was  once  again  overwhelmed  by  the  selection  ,  it  made  her  heart  happy.  it’d  been  a  while  since  she  had  been surrounded  by  this  much  chocolate.  “should  we  get  white  chocolate  too?  even  though  it  isn’t  technically  chocolate  ,  it  still  has  chocolate  in  the  name.  people  give  it  a  lot  of  shit  and  for  what  reason?”  she  frowned  slightly.  why  were  so  many  people  so  passionate  about  hating  white  chocolate?  “you  get  me  ,  right?”

[cassandravld]

jiyongvld‌:

when: 2020.02.29 where: gocheok sky dome, seoul what: seoul music awards with: @cassandravld​​

​Despite the lights and eyes that bore into him on such occasions, the young man found himself rather at peace among the yelling swarms of faces and flashing lenses. While some may have attributed it to the fact that he’d been in the spotlight for over five years now, his comfort levels had flatlined, and although there were still plenty of unusual situations in which he could fine himself, there were few that offered a feeling of shock when it came to award shows.

While there were a variety of other opportunities for the public to glare and stare at him—the eccentric rapper from the group scorched by their predecessors—it seemed that they took a special kind of pleasure in picking him apart on the red carpet. He’d made the mistake of reading comments online after an awards show towards the beginning of Legion’s career, a misstep that not only awakened his otherwise dormant inhibition, one that led him to avoid reading comments for nearly six months. Perhaps it was for the best, some had said, while others criticized him, claiming he clearly couldn’t care about Unit very much if he wasn’t frequently replying to them.

With one blade through his side, the only way he knew was forward.

As the camera lights harassed his corneas, the rapper was thankful he donned sunglasses. Offering a slight bow of thanks to the journalists, the four men were then led inside the building.

The space was abuzz with conversation and anticipation, the air so thick it was almost as if it could be sliced and divided and handed off to the individuals that were producing the nearly palpable excitement.

Head swiveling to returning his attention to his group, the blonde realized rather suddenly that he was—for whatever strange reason—now alone. Well, “alone” in the sense that the rest of Legion was nowhere to be seen, swallowed by the humming and bustling crowd. Doing a slight spin, the rapper turned about, only to step on someone else’s foot.

“Excuse me,” he said, an apologetic sentiment thick on the words as dyed brows furrowed upwards.

      it  started  to  feel  like  she  would  never  get  used  to  the  demands  of  the  idol  life  style.  she  covered  her  mouth  as  a  large  yawn  escaped  her  lips.  maybe  sleep  wasn’t  for  the  weak.  she  brushed  a  stray  strand  of  black  hair  behind  her  ear  as  she  looked  around  at  the  various  groups  of  fans.  signs  for  idols  from  all  different  groups  surrounded  her  ,  her  eyes  quickly  scanned  as  many  signs  as  they  could  ,  on  a  desperate  search  for  her  name.  her  search  was  cut  short  as  she  felt  a  pain  on  her  toes  that  caused  her  to  wince  slightly.  a  scowl  formed  on  the  girl’s  face  and  her  eyes  narrowed  ,  looking  for  the  culprit  behind  stepping  on  her  toes.

      “hey-”  she  hissed  before  realizing  who  she  was  talking  to.  her  jaw  dropped  and  a  nervous  laugh  exploded  out  of  her  mouth.  her  heart  dropped  to  her  stomach  ,  it was  im  jiyong.  she  stepped  back  as  far  as  she  could  without  running  into  someone  else.  “my  bad  ,”  she  chuckled  ,  her  cheeks  heating  up.  thank  god  her  thick  foundation  hid  it  from  the  public.  “i  didn’t  see  you  ,  if  i  had  i  would  have  rolled  out  a  red  carpet.”   oh  god.  why  did  she  say  that?  after  mentally  slapping  herself  ,  she  rubbed  the  back  of  her  neck.  “cause  i  mean  you’re  so  talented  you  deserve  it....”  she  trailed  off  ,  waiting  to  see  the  latter’s  reaction.

[cassandravld]

vldlucas‌:

He’s already hard at work by the time Cassie’s ribbing him, fishing around in his pocket for another four tokens. There’s that ‘Zanski fire: for a guy who’s so laid-back with pretty much anything else, he’s awfully pissed off at this claw machine. One part of him reminds him that it’s all in good fun, that Cassie probably won’t actually make him pay up two-hundred, but it’s way past the money at this point.

This is war.

By the time she’s suggesting to name his pig disappointment, he’s got a line of sitting, smiling animals at the top of the claw machine: a purple dog, a red fish, a yellow chicken. Not a blue cat, though, ‘cause the world hates him or something.

His eyes spark mischievously when she suggests he just reaches in and grabs something. Chancing a peek over his shoulder, he’s pleased to discover it’s empty save for a teenager who looks like he really, really wouldn’t care if a 6′3″ superidol got stuck in the claw vending machine.

Which is good, because a 6′3″ superidol might very soon be stuck in the claw vending machine.

“Cover for me, will you?” He whispers conspiratorially to Cassie before scooting the machine away from the wall, muscles straining with effort, and looking for a lock. “Oh, the hatch is up here!” He says before clambering atop the machine, diving headfirst, making quick work of the recalcitrant cat through the prize dispensing box, ignoring the young man’s “Hey!” (as predicted, he goes back to his magazine immediately afterward) …

… and tipping forward headlong, wedging the thick of his elbow through the prize dispensing hatch. Seriously?! He was joking about getting stuck, world …

“Agh!” He yelps between fits of laughter, legs kicking in the air. “Help me out!”

      cassandra  did  not  expect  him  to  be  this  determined.  she  was  a  little  worried  he  might  end  up  spending  over  200  dollars  on  tokens  trying  to  win  her  this  cat.  the  point  of  this  challenge  was  to  make  a  prophet  from  the  game.  the  animals  kept  lining  up  and  cassie  fought  the  urge  to  arrange  them  in  color  order.  eventually  ,  she  gave  in  and  stood  on  her  tip  toes  to  place  the  fish  in  its  rightful  place  in  front  of  the  chicken.  when  lucas  asked  her  to  cover  for  him  ,  she  immediately  turned  to  keep  an  eye  out.  the  events  of  the  next  moments  happened  in  slow  motion  as  cassandra  turned  around  to  watch  her  tall  friend  get  stuck  inside  the  machine.

      “LUCAS  ,  OH  MY  GOD!”  her  hands  clapped  over  her  mouth  as  she  choked  back  a  loud  laugh  in  order  to  appear  concerned  and  not  about  to  pee  her  pants  laughing.  “if  you  get  us  banned  from  here  ,  i’ll  kick  your  ass.  i’m  not  joking  ,”  her  eyes  darted  to  the  machines  around  the  game.  luckily  ,  there  was  an  air  hockey  table  not  to  far  to  the  left.  she  rushed  to  push  the  table  up  against  the  side  of  the  machine.  she  checked  over  her  shoulder  at  the  worker  who  had  seemingly  no  intention  of  helping  them  or  dealing  with  the  situation  whatsoever.  “can  you  push  yourself  back  out?  there’s  a  table  right  under  your  feet  ,  so  you  won’t  fall.”  cassandra  paused.  “i  mean  it  might  break  but  we’ll  cross  that  bridge  when  we  get  to  it.”

[jiyoos]

the prettiest star in the galaxy ✨

[cassandravld]

vldruri‌:

She was close, but not close enough. The claw had gotten the tail of the stuff toy, but a cute pink teddy was laying on top of it, keeping it from being pulled off. A pout pushed itself onto Ruri’s lips. She wanted her member happy, but she was gifted enough with games to at least attempt a few times so Cassie could have the plush she wanted.

Ruri folded her brow into a line. A moment was spent surveying the cabinet filled with the plush toys. They were precious, Cassie wasn’t wrong, and they all needed rescuing. She already had her room filled with plush toys. Winning one for Cassie would fill the void of more plushies and cute things being in the dorms. Alas, the little kitty was in such a bad spot. “We probably have to get the little teddy first because the kitty is, like, all boxed in,” she stated with a small shrug. A hand went out for some money to give the game a shot. “Gimme, I’ll try again for you, ok?”

      a  warm  fuzziness  filled  cassandra’s  chest  as  she  saw  how  dedicated  ruri  was  to  winning  her  the  cat  her  heart  so  strongly  desired.  the  female  moved  next  to  her  fellow  iota  member  ,  wrapping  her  arms  around  ruri’s  arm.  “i  believe  in  you  ,  ruri!!”  she  exclaimed  ,  giving  the  latter  a  thumbs  up  before  turning  back  to  watch  the  claw.  “if  you  get  the  teddy  my  kitty  will  have  a  friend!!!  it’s  a  must  now  ,  i  don’t  want  him  to  be  all lonely.”  

      ever  since  the  what  is  love  m/v  was  released  ,  cassie  had  started  to  notice  an  increase  of  cari  stans  and  she  knew  that  if  they  saw  ruri  trying  to  win  cassie  a  stuffed  animal  they  would  lose  it.  the  thought  made  cassandra  giggle  as  she  looked  at  ruri.  “we  should  post  a  family  photo  with  the  teddy  bear  ,  kitty  ,  you  ,  and  me!!  we  can  hashtag  it  cari  to  scare  the  stans.  they’ll  feel  exposed  and  we  can  watch  them  freak  out.”  cassie  let  out  an  evil  laugh. “they  won’t  have  to  know  i  bribed  you  to  help  me  with  two  hundred  dollars.”

[cassandravld]

cassie  +  her  very  first  instagram  post  ❥  (  circa  july  31  ,  2019  )

[cassandravld]

vldsaeun‌:

Saeun had been craving an orion choco pie for days, ever since she had overheard someone mentioning it, and she hadn’t had the chance to get one. Of course she knew they shouldn’t be eating any of this, but she did enough exercise to allow herself some sugar. And special occasions weren’t meant to follow rules, and those were their date nights. Saeun had decided that if they were going to do this, then they were going to do it right and worry about anything else later. Pink lips around a bright green straw, the sweet taste of her cherry slurpee dancing on her tongue as she focused on the many snacks they had to choose from. At Cassie’s words, she looked up and reached for the treat without a word. Saeun was used to this, so much she didn’t even think about it. “It doesn’t have it, but it says that it was manufactured on machinery that also processes milk and gluten,” she read and handed it back.

A sigh escaped her as she looked at Cassie and smiled. “We can get something like a salad or fruit, I don’t mind. I know this is our thing, but we can do something different tonight.” They had the Seoul Music Awards coming soon and she knew they had to look their best, and so she had been only having tea and fruit for breakfast and a green salad for dinner. It sucked, but there wasn’t much they could do. But tonight she really wanted some honey butter chips, or maybe homey and apple twists. Oh, pringles and banana milk could also be good. She laughed at that and moved closer to her friend, curling her hand around the other’s arm. “I just really want an orion choco pie. Do you want us to get some decent dinner instead? Anything you want.”

      cassie  sometimes  found  herself  wondering  how  she’d  survive  without  saeun.  feeling  a  sudden  wind  rebelliousness  ,  a  mischievous  grin  formed  on  her  face.  “bold  of  you  to  assume  orion  choco  pies  won’t  make  a  decent  dinner,”  she  held  the  green  bag  close  to  her  chest  as  she  turned  to  saeun.  “what  if  we  tried  to  make  an  orion  choco  pie  cake?”  she  suggested  ,  her  eyes  lighting  up.  she’d  recently  seen  a  video  on  instagram  of  someone  making  a  cake  with  ding  dongs  ,  a  true  american  delicacy.  she  assumed  by  following  the  directions  and  just  replacing  the  ding  dongs  with  choco  pies  that  it  would  make  the  cake  of  her  dreams.

      she  was  determined  to  make  this  cake  and  post  a  picture  of  it  online  just  to  flex  how  good  of  bakers  she  and  saeun  were.  “should  we  get  cola  too?  we’re  gonna  need  something  to  wash  down  the  best  cake  ever  made  in  the  history  of  all  time!!”  this  date  night  was  exactly  what  cassandra  needed  ,  just  baking  a  cake  with  the  girls  ,  as  one  does  of  course.  her  eyes  scanned  the  store  ,  looking  for  the  goods.  “did  you  see  them  on  the  way  in???  maybe  it’s  by  other  chocolates  we  can  add  as  toppings.”  if  it  wasn’t  completely  obvious  at  this  point  ,  cassandra’s  heart  was  set  on  this  cake.  “saeun  ,  i  can  see  our  baking  instagram  account right  now!”

[cassandravld]

vldlucas‌:

A ROGUEISH SMILE flits across ‘Zanski’s face. He’s nothing if not competitive. This claw machine is absolutely no exception. He’s well aware of how annoying these things can be; he remembers many, many years ago when he tried winning a duck for his girlfriend at the time and got so obsessed he ended up ignoring her for the better part of their date trying to win her said duck. Fortunately, she seemed to forgive him when he eventually did.

“Oh, yeah. I always win these things.” He cracks the joints in his knuckles and stretches his neck side to side. “Two hundred bucks is on, Cass. Money’s on the table.” He pulls up his bank and types in the KRW equivalent, flashing her the screen. “I win this, you put your name on the sender tab. I lose— which I won’t, by the way— I’ll be putting my name down and you’ll be two-hundo richer. Bet.”

So, with agile fingers, he leans down to the slot of the machine and deposits the tokens— clink! clink! clink! clink!— and begins moving the claw, hulking form hunched over the glass.

The claw hovers, and picks up a stuffed toy. It releases, and ‘Zanski, with great disbelief, pulls a green pig out of the prize box. “….oooookay. So that’s not a blue cat. How’s two out of three?”

      “what  did  i  tell  you?”  she  said  ,  trying  to  hold  back  her  ‘i  told  you  so’  smile. “this  machine  is  impossible.  except  for  your  green  pig  ,  of  course.  he  was  probably  chilling  in  there  for  years  with  the  blue  cat.  we  should  give  them  names  ,  i  think  it’s  only  proper.  especially  if  we’re  doing  two  out  of  three.”  cassandra  paused  ,  deep  in  thought.  “you  should  name  your  piggie  ,  but  if  you’re  looking  for ideas  i  would  suggest  disappointment.”  the  younger  female  snickered  at  her  own  joke.

      with  a  wide  grin  ,  cassandra  did  another  lap  around  the  machine.  as  much  as  she  wanted  him  to  get  the  cat  for  her  ,  she  also  enjoyed  being  right  and  winning  two  hundred  krw  just  as  much.  “you  definitely  need  a  cool  training  montage  like  in  rocky  because  it  looks  like  the  cat  is  really  stuck  in  there.”  she  turned  to  face  the  glass,  bending  her  knees  to  match  the  height  of  the  cat.  “zanski  will  get  you  out  eventually  ,  i  promise.”  she  whispered.  “there’s  also  no  harm  in  just  shoving  your  hand  in  the  box  and  waving  it  around  in  hopes  you  might  grab  something.  if  you  get  the  cat  that  way  i’ll  buy  you  dinner.”

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      the  array  of  different  colored  stuffed  animals  overwhelmed  cassie  as  she  pressed  her  forehead  against  the  glass  of  the  claw  machine.  her  eyes  flicked  from  the  stuffed  animals  to  the  person  controlling  the  machine.  a  small  smirk  formed  on  her  face  as  she  let  out  a  small  laugh.  “i  told  you  ,  this  claw  machine  is  the  only  machine  that’s  rigged  so  good  no  one  can  win.”  the  female  stood  on  her  tip-toes  ,  eyeing  the  array  of  cats  ,  ducks  ,  and  dogs  the  machine  had  to  offer.  she  huffed  and  leaned  back  on  her  heels.

      “those  precious  babies  aren’t  going  anywhere  any  time  soon  and  not  only  because  this  place  is  dead  ninety-five  percent  of  the  time.”  the  desolate  arcade  had  plenty  of  good  prizes  waiting  to  be  won  ,  but  every  machine  was  difficult  to  win  which  cassie  suspected  to  be  the  reason  of  its  emptiness.  brushing  her  hair  over  her  shoulder  ,  cassandra  did  a  lap  around  the  machine  before  her.  “okay  ,  here’s  the  deal.  if  you  can  win  me  that  neon  blue  cat  i  will  give  you  two  hundred  bucks.  you  up  for  the  challenge?”

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      a  loud  slurp  echoed  through  the  tiny  convenience  store  as  cassie  observed  the  snacks  in  front  of  her.  she  bit  down  on  the  straw  of  her  iced  coffee  ,  eyes  narrowing  as  she  grabbed  a  shiny  green  bag  to  read  the  ingredients.  her  eyes  weren’t  bad  ,  in  fact  ,  she  had  20/20  vision. “saeun-ie  ,  can  you  read  this?”  cassandra  extended  her  arm  out  to  her  friend.  as  the  parent  line  of  iota  and  best  friends  ,  cassie  had  invited  saeun  out  on  a  ‘date  night’  which  despite  the  name  was  typically  just  the  two  of  them  getting  coffee  and  snacks.  “the  colors  hurt  my  eyes  and  i’m  supposed  to  be  avoiding  gluten.”  the  keyword  in  her  sentence  was  supposed  as  she  was  pretty  sure  her  coffee  could  have  gluten.

      the  female  tucked  a  fews  strands  of  loose  black  hair  behind  her  ear.  “what  are  good  snacks  that  don’t  have  gluten?  there  are  none.  this  diet  is  so  stupid.  everything  has  gluten.”  cassie  ranted  ,  turning  to  back  to  face  the  snacks  in  front  of  her.  cassandra  ,  so  far  ,  refused  to  see  any  benefits  of  not  eating  gluten.  “what’re  you  thinking  about  getting?”  she  asked,  her  eyes  still  focused  on  the  mountains  of  various  chips  and  candies  in  front  of  her.  “craving  something  sour?”  she  asked  ,  wiggling  her  eyebrows.  “or  maybe  something  sweet  like  you?  oh!!!  no!!  i  know  ,  tell  me  if  i’m  right.  you’re  in  a  mood  for  some  rich  chocolate  ,  right?”  a  wide  grin  spread  across  cassandra’s  face.  “i’m  kind  of  psychic,”

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We  are  pleased  to  announce  that  we  have  just  welcomed  CASSANDRA  PARK  to  our  family.  You  may  also  hear  them  simply  referred  to  as CASSIE.  They’re  a  ‘96  LINER  and  LEAD  VOCALIST  of  IOTA.  Many  have  already  commented  on  how  much  they  look  like  KIM  HYUNJUNG  (  SEOLA  ).

hello  everyone !  my  name’s  gwen ,  i’m  19  n  i  am  the  mun  of  the  lovely  &  confrontational  cassandra  park ,  aka  cassie  of  iota.  her  private  profile  ,  her public profile  ,  and  her  plots  are  all  linked  in  this  sentence  so  please  like  this  lil  ol  intro  to  plot  with  her  !  continue  reading  down  this  post  to  get  a  tldr  of  her  life  and  personality  to  get  to know  her  better.

born  in  chicago  ,  illinois  to  two  very  successful  parents  who  were  very  naturally  gifted.

she  was  born  the  first  of  decemember  1996  and  her  twin  younger  brothers  were  born  almost  exactly  four  years  later  &  from  the  start  it  was  clear  her  parents  had  a  preference  for  her  brothers  over  her  as  even  as  babies  ,  they  exhibited  signs  that  they  were  big  smart.

her  parents  stopped  making  her  a  priority  and  she  was  almost  taking  full  care  of  herself.

flash  forward  to  her  teenage  years  where  she  was  used  to  the  neglect  and  her  brothers  showing  off  yet  another  god  given  gift  of  athletic  ability.

she  decided  to  kinda  do  her  own  thing  &  fuck  her  parents , so  she  would  lock  herself  away  in  her  room  each  day  after  school  &  would  just  watch  youtube  dance  covers  as  well  as  k-dramas.

cassie  joined  her  school’s  dance  team  and  made  it  on  the  jv  team  ,  the  team felt  like  the  family  she  never  had  &  absolutely  loved  it  ,  but  as  she  entered  her  second  year  of  high school  she  joined  choir  &  fell  in  love  with  singing.

started  to  do  musicals  to  mix  singing  and  dancing  and  adored  it  just  as  much  if  not  more  than  dance  team.

junior  year  a  video  of  her  portraying  the  role  of  cinderella  in  her  school’s  rendition  of  into  the  woods  caught  the  attention  of  a  small  korean  entertainment  company.  they  offered  to  fly  her  out  for  an  audition  and  her  parents  began  to  give  her  attention  now  that  it  was  clear  she  wasn’t  completely  useless  and  average.

auditioned  &  got  in  ,  began  training  only  to  be  swiped  away  by  summit  to  participate  in  the  muses.  one  of  the  older  team  artemis  members  ,  but  still  fit  in  because  of  her  baby  face.

after  she  won  &  was  to  debut  with  iota  ,  her  parents  began  to  actually  give  her  the  attention  she  had  once  so  intensely  desired.  and  after  getting  a  taste  ,  she  knew  there  was  no  way  she  was  gonna  let  her  brothers  overshadow  her  &  as  a  result  ,  she’s  super  uptight  about  practicing  and  what  not.

believes  she’s  made  to  be  a  star  ,  that  her  ‘  average  ‘  life  before  coming  to  korea  was  her  fairytale  tragic  backstory.

dad  of  iota  ,  complete  with  the  bad  jokes  &  constant  need  to  establish  dominance  over  other  groups  by  bragging  about  her  kids  in  iota.

wants  to  be  babied  ,  but  on  the  down  low.  will  only  happily  accept  affection  from  iota’s  mom  ,  min  saeun.  affection  from  others  is  met  with  pats  on  the  back  and  a  high  five  except  when  she’s  babying  someone  else.

loud  just  like  all  the  time  ,  variety  isn’t  her  strong  suit  as  some  find  her  to  be  aggressive.  she  is  aggressive  but  not  in  a  way  you  would  think.  doesn’t  give  up  when  she  wants  something  and  will  complete  anything  she  sets  her  mind  to.

very  petty  &  is  actively  hogging her  parent’s  attention  to  spite  her  brothers.  she  feels  bad  but  not  bad  enough  to  stop.

big  sagittarius  energy.

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