Eden had woken up all by herself earlier in the morning, waiting for her boyfriend to wake up
by himself so he could get the rest he needed. When he started shuffling awake, she quickly put her phone down, rolling onto her stomach with her head in her hands as he stirred.
When he finally opened his eyes, he threw his arm over his face to block out the bright sun shining through the window. She poked the constellation of moles across his skin before he finally stretched his limbs out.
“Good morning baby.” She hummed, kissing his elbow.
He groaned, turning his head over and squinting his eyes. “Good morning.” He placed his hand on top of her head, messing with her hair.
“Did you sleep well?” Eden ran her fingers through his hair, slicking it back as she scooted closer to him. She left kisses on his arm leading all the way up to his cheek.
He nodded, opening his arms and motioning her to cuddle him. She crawled up to him, laying comfortably down in his arms as her head rested against his chest.
warning(s) / includes | mentions of sickness, loss of appetite, stress, exhaustion bc juliet has a cold </3 (please lmk if i missed anything!)
pairing(s) | ot9, chanliet
summary | in which juliet is so sick, and unfortunately it’s not as fun as the neyo song.
a/n | inspired by the anon who sent in this ask <333
“Absolutely not.”
“But I feel fine!” Juliet protests. She’s lying through her teeth, and it’s clear from the firm looks the eight boys—especially Hongjoong—give her that they can tell.
“Your face is literally as pale as a sheet of paper,” Jongho points out, arms crossed disapprovingly over his chest. “Stay home. I promise missing a few days of practice won’t hurt.”
Seonghwa nods, his eyes soft with sympathy as he pats her head. “He’s right, duckling. We know you want to practise as much as possible, but you’re in no condition to do so and your cold will only get worse if you don’t rest enough.”
“And if you don’t get better, you won’t be able to perform,” Hongjoong finishes. The finality in his voice is unmistakable as he zips up her hoodie before looking back at her with a small smile. “Eunjung noona said she’ll be here around lunchtime to bring you something to eat, okay? In the meantime, try to get some more sleep.”
Knowing her members are right, Juliet nods sadly, dispirited by the fact that she has to stay home alone while being really, very, extremely sick. “Okay… I’ll try. Thanks, guys.”
“Drink lots of water, and remember to take the medicine after lunch,” Seonghwa instructs while the other boys affectionately ruffle her hair. “You’ll feel better in no time.”
“Take care, Julie!”
“Sleep lots!”
“Don’t worry, we won’t have too much fun without you!”
“Call us or noona if you need anything!”
Juliet waves goodbye to the boys before the door closes behind Jongho, leaving her in the now empty dorm. She sighs and looks out the living room window, taking in the fluffy white clouds complimented by a brilliant blue sky. It’s such a lovely day—much too lovely to spend it indoors, but alas she doesn’t have much of a choice. “An incubus of viral plague”, as Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada would call her.
A soft groan leaves her as she rolls off the couch, sniffling at the ache that settled deep within her bones and is making her limbs feel as though weighed down by bricks. She shuffles down the hallway back to her room, promptly burying herself in her covers as she waits for sleep to overtake her.
“Auntie, I’m okay, I swear! I don’t want to get you sick too.”
Juliet’s aunt, who had come over as soon as she got off work, tuts as she places a steaming mug of tea on the nightstand. “Do you know how worried your mother was when I told her you were sick? Why didn’t you tell her?”
“Sorry…” Juliet sniffs, bringing her covers up over her nose to minimise the chances of passing on any germs. “It’s just a cold, so I thought it wasn’t worth mentioning.”
“A bad cold,” her aunt corrects, “you need to tell her these things, Young-ah. Do you know how it got this bad?”
“The doctor said it’s probably because my immunity system got weakened by exhaustion and stress…”
Her aunt shakes her head in pity as she softly strokes Juliet’s hair. “My poor girl… Did you have lunch today?”
She nods. “Eunjung unnie brought me food,” she answers, recalling when her manager stopped by earlier this afternoon with lunch, which Juliet immediately recognised as being from one of her favourite restaurants near their dorm. Sadly, she could only manage to get several bites down before losing her appetite yet again, but she was grateful for Eunjung’s attempt to cheer her up.
Smiling warmly at how Juliet’s eyes start drooping, her aunt asks, “Feeling sleepy?”
Juliet nods weakly, slipping deeper and deeper into her imminent slumber the more she tries fighting to stay awake. “I think…” she slurs, “it’s the medicine finally kicking in…”
“Get some rest, then. The boys texted me to say they’ll be home soon, so I’ll be back tomorrow,” her aunt says, gently patting the girl’s hand in a rhythmic pattern to lull her to sleep. “Sweet dreams, Young-ah.”
Another few hours have passed when Juliet finally emerges from her room with a blanket draped over her shoulders. The shuffling noises of her slippers dragging against the floor echo through the hallway as she makes her way to the living room, still blinking the sleep away from her eyes.
Seonghwa and Wooyoung get up from the couch, abandoning the show they’d been watching the moment they spot her.
“There you are!” Wooyoung says as Seonghwa pulls out a chair for her at the dining table, “we were wondering when we should wake you up to eat something. Are you feeling better?”
Juliet manages a smile in thanks as she plops her aching body onto the chair. “I think so,” she says hesitantly. “I think the headache’s gone away a little, but I still don’t feel great.”
“You pushed yourself too much lately,” the eldest says sympathetically, “Wooyoung made you soup, so hopefully it’ll clear your sinuses up a little.”
She perks up at the mention of a late dinner, never one to pass down his cooking. A part of her worries if she’ll lose her appetite again as he turns on the stove to reheat the soup; not that he’ll blame her, but she hates the thought of wasting all the effort everyone made for her today.
Just ten minutes have passed before she realises she had nothing to worry about after all: the second she dug into the steaming bowl of kimchi stew Wooyoung set in front of her, she knew she could probably finish the whole pot if she tries hard enough.
Not wanting to inconvenience anyone further, she slowly shuffles to the stove with her now empty bowl to help herself to seconds. As she returns to her seat at the dining table, she notices both boys watching her instead of the TV.
“What’s wrong?” she questions, feeling a little shy from the attention, “why’re you two smiling at me like that?”
“Nothing,” Seonghwa says, still smiling fondly, “Eunjung noona said you weren’t really able to get anything down earlier today, so I’m just happy to see you feeling better.”
Wooyoung nods in agreement. “We missed you a lot today.” Practice went well, yet it was evident that everyone felt something was missing, an unmistakable void left behind by the absence of the youngest and the vibrant energy that followed her wherever she went.
Brightness returns to her dull, exhausted gaze at their heartfelt sentiment. “I missed you guys too. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful the company is giving me a few days to rest, but being home alone while sick is so boring.”
With a grin, Wooyoung reaches out to ruffle her hair. “Then you better rest up so you can get better soon. And who knows? You might end up regretting not appreciating the peace and quiet enough.”
“Sounds ominous, especially coming from you of all people.”
His smile turns devilish, and Juliet knows he’d be up to all sorts of antics around her once she fully recovers. If she’s being honest, however, she looks forward to it; she doesn’t know how much longer she can handle of dealing with this cold.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
Juliet quizzically glances between the bowl in her hands and the frown on Jongho’s face. “I’m… doing the dishes?”
“You’re sick,” he states simply as he makes his way over to her by the sink. Before she can reach for the dishwashing gloves, he snags them before her eyes and slips them on.
“Hey! It’s just a cold, I can do my own dishes,” she argues, tightening her grip on the bowl when he attempts to wrestle it out of her hands. “Let me do it!”
His insistence matches hers in intensity. “You should be resting, go back to your room or lie down on the couch.”
“You all are doing more than enough for me, I—” Juliet lets out a loud yelp when he pokes his finger into her side, letting go of the bowl in the process of flinching away from the ticklish sensation. “Choi Jongho, that’s so unfair!” she complains while he chuckles, “you cheater!”
“Just go,” he says, gently bumping her away from the sink with his hip so he can fully take over the dishwashing, “no one wants your gross germs all over the dining ware.” His words hold not an ounce of genuine disgust, and along with all her years of knowing him, Juliet knows this is his way of showing love.
Still, it doesn’t stop her from trying one last time. “But—”
The firm look he gives her puts any remaining thoughts of resistance to rest. Upon adjusting her mask so it sits snugly across her face, she gives him a quick hug. “Thank you.”
Juliet’s fading in and out of sleep when the sound of the doorbell reaches her ears. She rolls over in bed with a frown, confused as to who would be at their dorms at such an hour. Maybe Eunjung or another one of their managers?
She reaches over to flick on her nightlight, bleary eyes are trained on the door as footsteps pad through the hallway before stopping right outside her room. The door opens and Chan peeks in through the crack, his eyes widening in surprise when he sees her awake and sitting up in bed.
“Channie? What are you doing here?” she croaks. “I’m sick.”
“I know,” he smiles, shutting the door behind him, “that’s why I’m here: to help you feel better.”
Juliet shields her face from him with her covers. “I can’t get you sick, you have schedules! And tour rehearsals soon!”
“I won’t, baby,” he reassures as he approaches her bed, “I’m strong, I’m not gonna get sick.”
Still frowning, she grabs a spare mask from her nightstand. “At least let me keep this on then, or I can’t bring myself to let you stay this close. And promise me you’ll take some medicine if you start feeling unwell.”
“Deal.” His quick but firm response puts her mind at ease, and she shuffles aside to make room for him as he removes his jacket, neatly draping it over her chair. The mattress dips under his weight as he slides in next to her, his arms automatically fitting around her body and pulling her to his chest.
Juliet hums in content at the warmth radiating from his body, burying her face further into the soft fabric of his shirt. “Thank you for coming over,” she mumbles, “I missed you.”
Chan momentarily stops stroking her hair to drop a kiss atop her head. “I missed you too, baby. Are you feeling better?”
She nods. “A bit. I feel very spoiled by everyone today.”
“You have that effect on people,” he chuckles, pulling her closer before he speaks again in a lowered voice. “You have to take care of yourself, okay? Your health always comes first before work.”
Juliet nods against his chest, feeling utterly at peace as she lets his steady heartbeat lull her to sleep. “I will, I promise. You’ll stay with me tonight… right?”
“Silly, of course I’m not going anywhere.”
a/n: juliet my baby i love you forever </3
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warning(s) / includes | food mentions, flirty 2ji lol (please lmk if i missed anything!)
pairings | angel x jisung (2ji)
summary | how angel spent valentine’s day this year.
a/n | ik this is super super late i’m so sorry </3 but i thought this was too cute not to write ab ;-;
“What’re you watching?”
Personal space is no longer a thing when you’re with Han Jisung, though it’s not like Angel minds. It was endearing when he fiercely called dibs on the seat next to hers, and even more so when he pouted at the huge divider between them. That’s what you get for flying business.
Still, that didn’t stop him from removing her left earphone so she could hear him better over the show she’s watching. If he were a stranger he wouldn’t have hands anymore, but he’s Jisung so he gets a free pass.
“Inventing Anna.”
“What’s it about?”
Angel hits pause on her iPad and removes her other earphone. “Spoiling as little as possible, it’s about a girl who pretends to be an heiress in New York City and scams money out of rich people.”
“Sounds fun,” he mumbles, gazing at her with his best puppy eyes. The question at the tip of his tongue couldn’t be any more obvious, but where’s the fun in giving in so soon?
“Yeah, it’s pretty good so far,” she hums, fighting the urge to smile at his reaction towards her feigned obliviousness. He’s so cute.
Jisung sighs, a satisfying (to her, at least) indication of his surrender. “Can I watch it with you? There’s nothing I feel like watching on their entertainment system.”
Angel gently pinches his cheek, letting out a quiet laugh at his sulky expression. “Should’ve just asked at the beginning.” She places her hand on his and closes his palm around the earphone he’s still holding, her way of telling him that he’ll always be welcome to join her no matter how much she teases him.
His bottom lip juts out even further as he puts on the device. “You’re so mean to me, and so far away too. How are we supposed to watch it together?”
With a soft grunt, she pushes the divider between them out of the way before placing her iPad on the ledge between them. She raises her brows at him, as if to say, See?
“But we can’t cuddle this way.”
“You wanna ask the flight attendant to demolish this table?”
“Can she?” Jisung giggles at his own joke, the light flick she leaves on his forehead hardly deters him from leaning in, and her heart skips a beat at how the twinkle in his eye compliments his cheeky grin. “What if you sit on my lap?” he suggests.
In front of her, Minho lets out a groan just audible enough for both of them to hear. “Oh, Jesus,” he mutters, no doubt having overheard the conversation as he dramatically drapes his blanket over his head. Face growing warm, she gives his seat a kick, causing him to whirl around to throw her a playful glare.
“Please get a room, you two.”
“We would if we could,” Jisung shoots back, earning him an eye-roll from the older boy and a smack on the arm from Angel. Minho snorts at the small yelp it elicits before returning to his movie, cranking up the volume and praying the airplane headphones drown out their flirty banter.
“I am not sitting on your lap,” Angel hisses with pink cheeks, the sight only making her more adorable in his eyes.
“Why not?” Now he’s playing dirty; looking at her with the saddest eyes like a kicked puppy. She almost doesn’t have the heart to say no again… almost. After all, they’re still in public and if the wrong photos get leaked, no amount of damage control by Chan would get them out of the trouble they’d be in with JYP.
Grinning, she leans in until their faces are only inches apart. “Later,” she whispers sultrily, knowing the immediate effect this will have on him, “when we’re not around all these people.”
The unexpected switch in her demeanour brings a blush to his cheeks instantly, and he can only gaze at her with a dazed look in his eyes before nodding dumbly.
“Stay still, lemme take some pictures of you too.” Upon landing and settling in at their hotel, the nine of them split up in small groups to explore the city. Absolutely no one was surprised when Jisung and Angel chose to spend the rest of the day together, though it’s hardly unreasonable—it is Valentine’s Day.
The café they’re currently in is packed due to the holiday with couples and friend groups filling every table available, but they managed to find a small one in the corner that offers a little more privacy.
Striking a pose, she holds the fork up to her face in a cute manner, smiling at the camera as he snaps away. Satisfied, Jisung pockets his phone and makes a mental reminder to change his homescreen later.
Now with plenty of photos of each other, some of which will undoubtedly be uploaded to their group’s official Instagram soon, the two eagerly eye the assortment of desserts in front of them, trying to decide which one to dig into first.
“Did we order too much?” Angel wonders aloud, though she doesn’t really seem too worried as she picks up a forkful of salted caramel cheesecake.
“It’s okay, we can get the rest to go for the others.”
“Yeah, because they’ll be really happy that we brought back half-eaten cakes.”
Jisung snorts at her sarcastic response. “They’ll eat just about anything. It’ll be the best leftovers they’ll ever have.”
Making a noise of agreement, she goes for another bite of the cake, only this time she holds it out towards him. “Try it, it’s incredible!”
With flushed cheeks, he eagerly accepts the bite, chewing slowly as the sweetness of the caramel melts on his tongue, the silky texture of the cake the perfect complement to the buttery biscuit base.
“It’s so good, right?” Angel grins, utterly endeared by how his fluffy blonde hair bounces along to his vigorous nodding.
Upon swallowing, Jisung cuts a piece from one of the other cakes and offers her a bite like she had. “Try this one, it’s the strawberry shortcake.”
She lets out a satisfied mm at the taste of the classic dessert, oblivious to the boy’s eyes lingering on her lips as her tongue peeks out from between them to lick off a speck of whipped cream.
“Is this a date?” he blurts. At the confused look she levels him, he blushes and rushes to get his next words out. “I-I mean! You know how most couples go somewhere fancy for Valentine’s Day?” She nods. “I guess I feel a little bad that we can’t do those things because we’re technically here for work and don’t have much time…”
Her confusion only grows, as neither of them are particularly fond of crowded spaces or anywhere with rigid expectations of how to present oneself. “I thought you’re intimidated by fancy places.”
“I am! Well, maybe just a little… or slightly more than that… but I’m still willing to try! I-I just want to give you a special experience…”
His rambling may be endearing, but Angel’s heart still aches at how much pressure he seems to be putting on himself. “Jisung,” she begins softly, putting her fork down to lay her hand atop his, “this is special. I don’t care where you take me as long as we get to enjoy ourselves and have a nice time.”
Jisung nods, lips still subconsciously jutted out in a small pout. “Yeah, you’re right…”
Her gentle squeeze of his hand encourages him to finally lift his gaze to meet her eyes. “I don’t want anything other than you being your true self. You never have to sacrifice your comfort to make me happy, you know that, right?”
“I know, I really do.” Shyly, he returns the smile, flipping his hand so he can interlace their fingers. “Thank you.”
Jisung’s seconds away from sending a search party to comb the entire mall. It’s been ten minutes since Angel left his side to use the bathroom, and he’s starting to panic. What if she got lost and couldn’t find him? What if she’s not feeling well? What if she got recognised and is being mobbed somewhere? What if—
A pat on his arm causes him to whip around in alarm, his shoulders slumping with relief when he’s met with her grinning face.
“What took you so long? I was getting so worried! Are you okay?”
Angel laughs. “I’m okay, I’m sorry I worried you. Close your eyes and hold out your hand and you’ll find out.”
Eyeing her suspiciously, Jisung does as she says. He feels her place something light in his palm before letting his fingers wrap around the object, and the sound of crinkling plastic reaches his ears. Eyes fluttering open, he looks down to find himself holding a beautifully-wrapped rose.
“Wh—”
“Happy Valentine’s Day, Jisungie,” Angel says, the tips of her ears tinted pink as she leans in to kiss him softly on the cheek. The look of utter astonishment on his face makes her smile shyly. “I saw someone selling these on my way to the bathroom and thought I’d get you something. It’s really not much, but—”
“I love it!” Jisung blurts. Now that he’s recovered from his shock, he’s grinning so widely that she wonders if his cheeks hurt. “Really, I do. Thank you.”
“Of course,” she murmurs, happily leaning into his touch when he pulls her into a hug. Her shoulders fall along with the deep, content sigh she lets out, cherishing the warmth radiating from him as she buries her face into his shoulder.
His gaze is tender and adoring as he pulls away slightly to look down at her. Her heart does somersaults in her chest as his hand smooths down her hair.
“Just you wait ‘til White Day. I’ll have something prepared for you.”
a/n: :’)))) 🫶🏻
feedback is always greatly appreciated :’) do let me know what u think hehe <3
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warning(s) / includes | none (please lmk if i missed anything!)
summary | in which juliet makes a surprise appearance on going seventeen.
note | based on this episode; gif is mine!
a/n | i have no idea when they filmed this ep and if it coincided with when ateez were on tour so let’s just assume she’s in sk 😭
italics & [ ]: parts that were edited out
Chan’s brows furrow in concentration as he attempts the tongue twister he’s given. It’s hard to tell if he’s doing a good job—even Vernon had some trouble with his—but what he does know is that this is way too many words starting with ‘p’.
“Peter Piper picked… Piper picked peppers…”
“Wow, you’re doing great!” Jeonghan says amidst Joshua’s gleeful laughter, a boost of confidence that encourages Chan to continue. “You’re good!”
“Peter picked a… Piper picked… picked… picked a…” That doesn’t sound right, he thinks, prompting him to burst into a fit of giggles as Vernon buckles over in laughter as well.
“Hey, don’t you think you’re laughing too much?” Jeonghan playfully scolds Joshua, knowing it’s out of endearment much like any other instance they poke fun at one another during shoots.
At Chan’s insistence that he finish the rest of the tongue twister, the others quieten down to hear him, his gaze never leaving the card in his determination to get through the final few sentences.
“Pickled peppers… where the peck of pickled peppers that—”
The silence barely lasts three seconds as a loud guffaw leaves Vernon followed by Jeonghan and Joshua’s giggles.
Jokingly, the youngest throws the card down and concedes defeat. “I don’t think this is possible, I got the name wrong from the very beginning already.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay,” Joshua rushes to reassure, “that was still a good try. Do you want to go again?”
Suddenly, an idea springs to his mind and he looks to their managers sitting off-camera. “Actually, am I allowed to call someone for help?”
Immediately intrigued, Jeonghan turns to him with a mischievous gleam in his eyes. “Why? Who are you planning to call?”
At their manager’s nod, Chan reaches into his back pocket for his phone. Curiously, the other three members lean closer for a better look at the screen as he searches through his contact list. Upon seeing the familiar name, they begin exclaiming excitedly, especially Jeonghan who urges him to press ‘call’ without hesitation.
“Really? Really?” Joshua asks, hand covering his mouth in surprise. “You’re going to call her?”
Vernon’s practically at the edge of his seat as Chan presses the call button. “Do you think she’ll pick up?”
“I think so, if she’s busy we can move on,” he replies, bringing the phone up to his ear, yet it’s clear to the others that he’d want nothing more than to hear her voice, knowing the two haven’t been able to see each other as much as they’d like due to their busy schedules.
As he waits, he begins counting the number of rings in his head, his body jolting in part surprise-part delight when she picks up right before the third one.
“Channie?” Despite the confusion that laces her voice, he can tell she’s still smiling. “I thought you were filming for Going right now.”
“We are, we’re doing tongue twisters and we wanted to see if you’re free to try one of them,” Chan explains before adding softly, “you don’t have to if you’re not comfortable with that, of course.”
“No, no, that sounds fun! But… your managers are okay with it?”
He gives another look to them, certain they can guess who’s on the phone just by judging from his tone. They exchange a few brief words before nodding again.
Relieved, Chan shoots them a grateful smile. “They are. I’ll put you on speaker now, okay?” He places the phone nearer to the centre of the table so the others can hear her better. “Do you want to briefly introduce yourself first?”
“Hello,” Juliet says shyly, her voice filling the space, “I’m Juliet from ATEEZ.” She’s glad she’s not physically there when the four immediately start clapping and cheering, knowing if that were the case her red face would be on full display.
Jeonghan leans in even closer so she can hear him. “Julie, it’s me!”
“Oh! Hi, Jeonghan oppa! Who else is here?”
Joshua and Vernon answer almost unanimously. “Me!”
Jeonghan continues his questioning. “What are you doing now?“
“I just got home from practice. You said you wanted me to try a tongue twister?”
“Yeah, I’ll send it to you,” Vernon says, already grabbing his phone to take a photo of the card. “It’s the Peter Piper one.”
“It’s so hard,” Chan complains, “I barely got through the whole thing, please save me.” He’s completely oblivious to not only the smirks exchanged between the two older members, but also to the cute whine that naturally creeps into his voice when talking to her. It’s not often when he talks like that in the presence of his members unless it’s for the cameras, so they’ve come to enjoy it while they can.
On her end of the call, Juliet quickly scans the tongue twister Vernon sent her, trying to commit as much of it to memory as she can. A Going Seventeen episode gets at least a million views, and to say she’s terrified of making a fool of herself is an absolute understatement.
Without thinking, she lets out an audible exhale, eyes widening immediately upon realising her mistake.
“Oh? What was that?” Joshua teases. “Why’d you sigh? This should be a piece of cake for you.”
“If I mess up, can it be edited out?” she blurts pleadingly. “Please don’t replay whatever mistake I make.” Her reference to the editors’ propensity to doing so has everyone on set cracking up, even the producers and directors hidden behind the cameras.
“Don’t worry, the editors will be much nicer to you than they are to us,” Jeonghan says in feigned hurt, hand placed over his heart. “So do it comfortably. You’ll probably do much better than anyone else here can, anyways.”
“Okay, I’ll give it a try…” Taking a deep breath, she begins reading off of the card in the photo as quickly as possible; despite fumbling slightly midway, almost throwing her off her game, she finishes the rest of the tongue twister with no errors.
The room erupts in cheers amidst Joshua’s playful protests that he didn’t get a reaction nearly as enthusiastic when he attempted one earlier.
“See? You nailed it, ba—Julie,” Chan beams, pink quickly colouring his cheeks knowing he almost called her ‘baby’ on camera. “You—”
“Is that Julie?” The four turn their heads to find Hoshi’s head peeking out from the heavy curtains used to separate the different sets.
This is promptly followed by Seungkwan doing the same. “How could you guys not tell us?” he complains as the two immediately make a beeline for the table. “Hi! It’s me!”
“And me!”
“Seungkwan oppa, Hoshi oppa, hi!”
“Why didn’t you call us instead?” Hoshi pouts. “You could’ve starred on our radio show!”
“Sorry, you know I’d love to, but they were the ones who called!”
Despite rolling his eyes in mock exasperation, Chan’s unable to suppress the fond smile on his face as he gently pushes the two towards the direction they came from. It warms his heart every time seeing his members adore her as much as he does. “Go back to your own show! She had practice and needs to rest.”
“Bye, Julie! We’re being kicked out by Lee Chan!” Seungkwan yells. “I hope he gets in trouble with you later! Rest well!”
Juliet laughs. “Thank you, and good luck with your shoot! I should probably go too,” she says, addressing the four in charge of the English radio show, “I’ve taken up enough of your time.”
“No, no, it’s nice talking to you,” Vernon reassures, “thanks for making an appearance.”
[Chan reaches for his phone, bringing it closer to himself before speaking in a softer voice. “I’ll call you later, okay? I miss you.”
He can practically hear the smile in her voice. “I miss you too.”]
Juliet hangs up, and the four prepare to return to their segment when Seungcheol wanders in from the other set.
“Was that Juliet?” They nod. “Why didn’t you let me say hi?”
A little while later, as the members and crew go on a short break from filming, Chan takes out his phone to send a quick message.
Think you can stay over? That phone call only made me miss you more
Her response is instant.
I’ll be there 💗
a/n: juliet being everyone’s favourite <33
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note | the edit is mine! some of the questions were taken from this post, the rest i made up!
warning(s) | mild swearing, talks about a zombie apocalypse (but it’s very lighthearted) (please lmk if i missed anything!)
pairing(s) | angel x juliet (my ateez oc @ateezjuliet)
summary | what if angel and juliet were in the same universe? and what if they did a best friends interview together?
a/n | canonically, i put angel and juliet in separate universes, but i got this idea one night and thought it was too cute to not do!!!
HOW AND WHEN DID YOU MEET?
JULIET: Through Felix!
ANGEL: I think we met before you debuted?
JULIET: Yeah! It was a little bit after you guys debuted and he asked if I wanted to meet you, and the rest is history!
ANGEL: I’d be a total loner if it weren’t for them, to be honest.
JULIET: Don’t say that! You’ve gotten a lot better at socialising over the years.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY TOGETHER?
ANGEL: Do you remember when you stayed over?
JULIET: Which time?
ANGEL: The time Jisung jumped you.
JULIET: [snorts] Oh, that time.
WHAT HAPPENED?
ANGEL: We passed out on my bed while watching Business Proposal together, and Sungie came into my room and plopped straight onto my bed like he sometimes does—
JULIET: It was like, 2 am because he just came home from his studio at your company.
ANGEL: And he crashed right onto Julie and she screamed.
JULIET: I’ve never seen you laugh that hard in all my years of knowing you. To be fair, he was really tired and he didn’t know I was staying over, but it was…an interesting experience being violently awoken like that.
ANGEL: [laughs] I thought she was getting murdered from how loudly she screamed.
DESCRIBE EACH OTHER IN ONE WORD.
ANGEL: Fairylike.
JULIET: Awww~
ANGEL: It’s true, though! You reminded me of a fairy from the first day we met because you’re so cute and pretty and—I don’t know… delicate?
JULIET: I wasn’t expecting you to say fairylike, that’s really sweet. For you… I’d say misunderstood?
ANGEL, jokingly: Ouch!
JULIET: No! I meant, like, I think some people have a biased perception of you before they even got to know you. But after they do, they realise all the stuff they heard about you isn’t true, and that you’re a really warm, kindhearted person in reality.
ANGEL: Shhh, don’t go exposing my secrets like that now.
WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT ANNOYS YOU ABOUT THE OTHER PERSON?
JULIET: Oh, God. Can we skip this?
ANGEL: No, it’s not like I’m going to be mad!
JULIET: ……
ANGEL: I hold grudges, but never with you.
JULIET: That’s true. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten super annoyed with you, but if I had to choose one—
ANGEL, half-jokingly: Why am I kind of scared now?
JULIET: It’s nothing bad! I guess I get annoyed when you don’t share your food with me?
ANGEL: I do share with you! You know I only pretend not to at first because it’s funny seeing you get all sulky.
JULIET, already sulking: I don’t get sulky.
ANGEL: Please, you pout so much whenever it happens. It’s cute, though, it’s really no wonder why Chan—your Chan—can never say no to you.
JULIET, blushing: Oh, shush.
ANGEL, WHAT ABOUT JULIET?
ANGEL: Oh! You’re literally an angel so I can’t really think of anything… This is more funny than genuinely annoying, but you don’t listen to me when I tell you not to buy something useless.
JULIET: That’s unfortunately true, and then I regret not listening to you.
ANGEL: No, because I’ll literally send this girl a whole list of reasons why she doesn’t need a certain thing, and she’ll be like, “Mm… you’re right.” Then 30 minutes later she tells me, “I bought it.”
JULIET: You have to admit that salad spinner is really cool.
ANGEL: You could get the same result by tossing a salad with a fork and spoon, but sure, I guess it’s cool.
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TOGETHER, WHERE WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
JULIET: Ooh, where should we go? I’m thinking somewhere we typically wouldn’t visit on tours?
ANGEL: Yeah, definitely. Maybe somewhere like Iceland?
JULIET: Or maybe somewhere in Southern France? Like Provence.
ANGEL: That sounds really nice.
FAVOURITE INSIDE JOKE?
JULIET: If we told you, it wouldn’t be an inside joke anymore, would it?
ANGEL: Nice.
… ARE YOU REALLY NOT GOING TO TELL US?
ANGEL & JULIET: Nope.
WHO TAKES LONGER TO GET READY IN THE MORNING?
JULIET: I think there’s not much of a difference between us? [ANGEL nods] But if we had to pick one it’d probably be me.
ANGEL: I feel like when you’re in this life or this industry, you eventually master the art of getting ready in 15 minutes.
JULIET: True, and our makeup artists prefer when we go in bare-faced anyways.
ANGEL: And you want to sleep for as long as you can, so…
JULIET: I could probably take up a whole hour if you let me take my time, though.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING MATCHING?
ANGEL: A lot! We just got a pair of—
ANGEL & JULIET: Sunglasses.
JULIET: I made her get them with me.
ANGEL: She loves those cool, funky glasses, and to her credit she does wear them whenever she can.
JULIET: We also have a bunch of matching hoodies and T-shirts. Same design, different colours.
ANGEL, feigning sadness: And yet we’ve never had a dating scandal together.
JULIET: I’ve had enough scandals for a lifetime.
ANGEL: Me too.
JULIET: What did we ever do?
ANGEL: I swear, we get into shit even by just breathing—sorry, do we have to bleep that out?
WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO TOGETHER?
JULIET: We just talked about me staying over, and we do do that, but we actually spend more time out of our dorms.
ANGEL: We live with eight men—well, only four for me now—we need some girls’ time. We go to cafés a lot, and we do a lot of shopping together.
JULIET: Sometimes she gets me to go jogging with her by the Han River, and then we get breakfast.
ANGEL: The success rate of convincing her to come with me is a solid… 63%.
WHAT IS THE OTHER PERSON’S LOVE LANGUAGE?
JULIET: Yours… [squints] Yours is definitely quality time and acts of service.
ANGEL: Yeah, I think so too.
JULIET: Because when you don’t like someone, you won’t even bother spending time with them.
ANGEL: Exactly, exactly, so it’s really easy to tell if I like you or not. [laughs] If I’m constantly trying to get out of hanging out with you… now you know.
WHAT ABOUT JULIET’S?
ANGEL: Physical touch, and acts of service.
JULIET: Mhm, you got it. I’m pretty clingy naturally.
ANGEL: It’s cute, it’s never felt overwhelming to me, and that’s saying something considering how rarely I do skinship.
JULIET, teasingly: I’m flattered.
ANGEL: And I feel like we both have acts of service too because we like showing our love through small actions.
JULIET: We’re both pretty observant people, so we like doing things that let the other person know we’re paying attention to their needs.
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➞ genre: fluffy fluff like really fluffy:/ jwon is literally the best boyfie ever (god me when…)
➞ tw: kissing. jwon being cute☹️ (yes that’s a warning)
➞ word count: 1.9k words.
➞ prompt: “I genuinely don't think I've ever felt this strongly about anyone like I feel for you” + going to a concert together
ela says💬: hi hi !! so, this is one of the options that won (with 24 votes) for the special chapter for ts!au so<3 i truly enjoyed writing this and i hope u enjoy reading it as well!! (almost cried to my own writing… unbelievable) also, i do strongly believe that jungwon is a coldplay enthusiast, and no, i do not accept any other opinions. ❤️// you don’t need to read the au to understand this drabble
ela p.s🖊️: not proofread bc we die like real men here!! wrote this at 3 am since my thoughts couldn’t stop picturing this scenario so,,
i recommend you listening to this song while reading this. ♡
find the masterlist of the series here.
“Which one do you like better?”
Jungwon extends both hoodies in front of you, his brows scrunched in concentration as he was in deep thought on which color he should choose. You giggle a bit, shrugging.
“I don’t know, both look cute.”
He hums, then he looks at you. “Try it on! And we can make a decision based on that.”
You’re about to shake your head in denial, but the pleading pout he gives you makes you give in. Sighing, you leave your phone on the merch stand, extending a hand as a signal for him to give you the piece of fabric.
“No, no! Let me help you put it on.”
He takes a step closer to you while whispering a small “please raise your arms for me baby,” the nickname making butterflies fly inside your stomach and warmness spread to your cheeks, making Jungwon smile at your cute reaction.
After setting the white hoodie on you, Jungwon can’t help but coo in tenderness; you were the cutest person on earth.
“Oh my god!” He softly presses both of your cheeks with his hands, making your lips pucker and he’s quick to plant a quick kiss on them, making you giggle. “The hoodie looks so cool and you look so gorgeous! We’ll take this design.”
Looking at the tired boy behind the merch stand, he nods. “I’ll take another one, please!”
After he finishes putting his own hoodie on, Jungwon is quick to fish for his wallet and pay for the overpriced Coldplay merch. Grabbing your phone and putting it inside his jean’s pocket, he thanks the staff working there as he takes your hand and intertwines his fingers with yours so you could start walking towards the line that was starting to form outside the concert venue.
Jungwon swings both of your arms together, his dimples decorating his pretty smile as he takes pictures of everything. You can’t help but smile in fondness as you look at your overexcited boyfriend.
You and Jungwon had your fourth month anniversary just a week ago, and being very honest, you panicked at the thought that you didn’t know which gift would be the perfect one for him.
That was until you heard him talking with Jay about how sad he was that he didn’t manage to get tickets for the coldplay concert. An idea popped inside your brain, and even though you didn’t know how would you manage to buy the tickets for the second date, you were 100% sure that you would get the both of you inside the venue one way or another (which led you to send Sunoo and Niki outside the venue since early morning so they could get in queue and try to buy the tickets.. which, wasn’t an easy task, but you bribed them into paying their lunch for a whole week if they went; you entering the website two hours prior the selling in case the web would crash, and almost selling your soul to the devil —read: Park Sunghoon— to contact resellers in case you didn’t manage to get them on the selling day.)
Blood, sweat and tears were shed, but you managed to secure two tickets for you and your beloved boyfriend.
You will never forget the way his eyes lit up and the gorgeous smile he gave you after opening his present; Yang Jungwon made it all worth it.
“Wait, wait—“ Jungwon interrupts your train of thought, cackling a little at your confused expression. “I need to take a picture of you.”
“A picture of... me?”
Jungwon hums, walking backwards and placing himself some meters away in front of you. Holding his phone with both hands, he nods.
“Smile!”
Hearing some clicking from the camera app, he returns to your side and places the phone in front of you, now the camera being in selfie mode. Jungwon presses a kiss on your cheek, and a picture gets taken. You can’t help but giggle at his cute antics.
After taking some pictures together, you resume your walking as Jungwon looks through his gallery with that same excited smile on his face. Finally reaching the queue, you look at him when you hear him gasp in shock.
“What? What happened?”
“I just… can’t believe this,” he says, turning his phone screen so you can see it too, one of the pictures he took of you on display. “I can’t believe that I’m dating the prettiest girl in the entire world.”
Jungwon laughs when he sees you shy away from his eyes, his hand pulling you to him as he puts an arm around your shoulder to hug you.
“Yah, Yang Jungwon! What are you even saying?” you cover your face with your free hand, making him let out a loud laugh.
“It’s true!” Jungwon softly kisses the crown of your head, making your heart melt in the process. “You’re the prettiest person on earth. How did I get so lucky to have you?”
Uncovering one of your eyes, you feel your face reddening at the sight of your boyfriend already looking at you with a mischievous smile. You slightly push him away, making him laugh again.
“Shut up, let’s just get our bracelets on.”
“Okay, okay. I’ll shut up… for now.”
“Jungwon!”
You smile when you hear him snorting a little.
Yang Jungwon loved to have that effect on you.
Jungwon is talking to you about how he was going to start tutoring some high-schoolers after your break ends as the both of you watched how the standing zone was starting to slowly fill up with people. You weren’t that far from the scenario so you couldn’t see, but you also weren’t that close to it so you could get pushed or squished by the excited crowd: it was exactly in the middle, the spot being perfect as you had enough space to move around as you pleased.
The first thing your boyfriend did was to place himself just behind you, his hands positioning themselves on your hips while he rested his chin on your shoulder.
(A frown made its way to your face at not seeing him beside you, but he was quick to tell you that this way he could protect you from the crowd around you if people got agitated and started pushing others. Your heart jumps a little at hearing his reasoning, making you smile immediately.)
“Teaching math isn’t that hard,” Jungwon says, sighing, “the hard thing is making the students pay attention to you, but I guess I can make it work.”
You hum, “I know you got this Won, but you know that if you ever need help, you can tell me and I will try my best for you.”
The boy smiles, leaving a small kiss in your jaw. “Thank you baby, I appreciate that.”
He opens his mouth to add something else, but the sudden turning on of the big screens interrupts him, the crowd starting to cheer at seeing the band members making their way to the stage. You hear him gasp in excitement, Jungwon’s head leaves his place on your shoulder as he gives you your phone back and takes his phone out with one hand to start recording, while his other one keeps planted on your side. Opening the camera app too, you decided that instead of recording the scenario, you had record Jungwon’s beautiful smile and shining eyes at the excitement of seeing one of his favorite bands live.
He would sometimes sway you around with him to make you dance, making you laugh heartily. Jungwon also would stare at your camera and scream “sing with me, love!” and the both of you would sing your lungs out. After some minutes, you decided to put your phone down and enjoy the moment with Jungwon; the both of you never stopped cheering happily as you smiled at the other with love in each other’s eyes.
It’s when all the lights turn off, and your wristbands turn yellow, that you hear Jungwon squealing out of giddiness at recognizing which song was about to get played next. People around you starts cheering in excitement too when the piano starts playing.
Turning you around in your place so you can face him, Jungwon smiles with tenderness at you, looking at you as if you were the most precious thing in this world to him.
Grabbing both of your hands, he puts them on his shoulders as he locates his on your waist. Pretty yellow lights are surrounding the both of you, but he only had his eyes on you and nothing else as he sways you gently while the intro of the song sounds in the background.
“Y/n,” the boy says in a whisper, a hand raising up to meet your face and put a stray piece of hair behind your ear, “I genuinely don't think I've ever felt this strongly about anyone like I feel for you.”
Hearing these words make your breath get caught on your throat. Jungwon continues.
“I think— No, I— I know that you’re my person… And I hope that you’ll continue to be my person for as long as life allows us to share this love together.”
Pulling you closer to his body and with his face centimeters away from you, you feel the ghost of his lips on yours as he mutters the song lyrics to you.
“Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and everything you do… Yeah, they were all yellow.”
Leaning in and closing the gap between you, you feel his lips moving softly along with yours in a sweet kiss, one where he tried to convert the adoration he felt for you. A kiss where he tried to let you know that you were the only owner of his love and his heart.
He hoped you could feel the sincerity behind his actions.
“Turn the lights on! Let’s go!”
You separate a little when you hear the vocalist talking to the audience and the full instrumental starts playing, just in time to see the fireworks exploding in vibrant colors and decorating the night sky, making you open your mouth in awe.
It looked so beautiful.
But again, Yang Jungwon only had his eyes set on you while his heart hammered strongly against his chest as he admired your beauty. He wanted to imprint this image of you in his head and carry it around with him forever: the way your eyes glimmered at the sight of the lights, the way your skin glowed so beautifully, and how you were literally the most breathtaking person his eyes has ever seen.
Anyone that looked his way would’ve known that he was, indeed, a fool in love.
Feeling his stare, you finally connect your eyes with his, smiling at seeing his dimples in full display at you.
In that moment, with you giving him one of the most gorgeous smiles he has ever seen in his life, he swore he fell in love with you all over again.
Raising one of your hands to his face, he kisses your palm while still making eye contact with you, making you feel all giddy inside.
“This song,” Jungwon mutters again, like a shared secret that only the both of you could hear, “it’s my heart’s confession to you. So please, accept it.”
There’s a small beat of silence as you keep staring at the other, and when cups your face and presses your lips together again, he finally let out the words his heart have been asking to confess for some time now.
“I love you, Y/l/n Y/n.”
The both of you smile into the kiss. Both hearts of two lovers linked under the same night sky.
“‘unnie would you marry me—‘ 😏 you don’t need to ask, of course i’m gonna say yes.”
being the 3rd most biased out of the group (… by girls)
“why does it feel like danger is near me? *looks at her right* oh, it was only hyunjae–“ “nooNA?!!”
calling eric and sunwoo her “sons”
“look at my cute baby sons!!” * shows her entire camera roll that’s literally full of pics of the 00 liners*
compilations of ashley just staring at everything and everyone with a blank face like 😐, making everyone think she’s unapproachable
pls she just zoned OUT, she’s a soft girl</3
watch idols have crushes on her but being scared to talk to her (and girly was just thinking what she was going to order for lunch after isac’s recordings finished JSKAKA)
queen of high notes and strong stage presence, she be performing like the landlord is knocking at her door and she got kids to feed
“today i declare lee sangyeon as the official enemy of the state” “the state?” “yes. it’s me. i’m the state.”
always passed out, sleeping at random places during behind the scenes content or boylogs of everyone else
chanhee: *talking about the comeback* / ashley in the background laying on music bank’s couch: 💤
has her own personal collection of teas lol
loves interacting with fans<3 there’s a lot of compilations out there of ashley being all smiley and euphoric while holding fan’s hands or even waving all excited while arriving at airports
someone: ashley unnie!! / ashley: 😯☺️😆👋❤️
kevin’s partner in twerking, yes besties move your booty!
moonlex starting to twerk out of nowhere / everyone else: NO! DON’T!
always holding younghoon’s hand, it makes her feel safe
“i know you’re definitely not dead noona, stop pretending and please wake up, we have to go,” “dammit, just when i thought my acting skills got better…”
the way she collects female idols tho… how does she do it??? ashley being a whole introvert, making a gg member fall for her when she doesn’t even talk? more likely than you think… the power she holds
literally the least competitive member😭 doesn’t even care about trying (and the fact that she still wins? watch changmin lose his mind about it LMAO)
everyone else: *at each other’s throats* / ashley: *looking at the staff* if i lose, can i go home early?
no because they be playing mafia so intently and when she gets accused she be like “me? *shrugs* i guess i’m guilty then” “you have to defend yourself noona!” “or you can just kill me instead–“
hidden comedian, she could be zoning out the whole recording and suddenly say something so out of the blue?? or she adds her sarcastic comments and everyone else is like 🤣😂
tries to always stand beside juhak because she loves side hugging him😞
sunkyu’s official tiktok partner. besties be slaying every single dance challenge😌
learns choreos so fast and ends up slaying all of them like ??? how ??? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS QUEEN
“i used to say i would do it when the queen died but.. since she passed away *minute of silence*… i have yet to find a new excuse”
listens attentively to every single one of her members🥺 like, chanhee could be talking about what he had for lunch and you see ashley looking at him, being 100% interested and invested in whatever he has to say
deep british accent, so whenever she’s trying to make a point and she’s talking in english?? the foreigner line be imitating her💀
“did you even listen to what i was saying?” “it’s chusday innit–“ “KEVIN!”
makes the Mom™️ stance whenever everyone else is wilding (ft. sangyeon standing like a dad beside her KDKSKS)
talks so properly😭 has a very clear english and doesn’t tend to use slang neither in korean nor english,,, she’s really a mom
loves recording dance covers, specially from groups her friends are part of<3 and she also likes playing their songs on her lives
“STREAM STICKER!!” *proceeds to blast that fucking flute on the computer’s speakers*
we love a supportive friend❤️
quotes twilight way too much JDKSJS
“so the lion fell in love with the lamb—“ “… what are you talking about noona?” “you ruined the moment jacob💔”
fighting pose every time she catches sight of juyeon or hyunjae approaching her💀 (then they would 1) play fight or 2) just hug)
screaming competitions with the 00 liners💀 there’s not even context for this one
“TiMe tO gOo, bye bye!” *proceeds to try to cover the camera, fails miserably and ends up making it fall* *changmin laughing loudly in the background*
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warning(s) | none (please lmk if i missed anything!)
pairing(s) | angel x skz
summary | in which angel goes out to meet renjun, but not everyone is happy.
a/n | hehe rengel “date” :>
Shutting her bedroom door behind her, Angel passes by the boys’ rooms on her way to the main living space. A soft chuckle leaves her at the muffled sounds of frustrated groans and furious tapping on keyboards; it appears that Hyunjin and Felix are still gaming.
She briefly wonders if she can get away with sneaking out, though it quickly becomes evident that it’s impossible as Minho, Jisung, and Jeongin are lounging on the couch while watching TV in direct view of the front door. Plus, she doesn’t think any of the boys would appreciate her vanishing at 10pm without any notice.
Chan would actually have her head for not letting anyone know her whereabouts this late into the night.
Unbeknownst to her, the three boys exchange glances behind her back as she’s lacing up her sneakers, confused as to why she’s leaving.
“Excuse me, where do you think you’re going?” Minho’s voice rings out from behind Angel. She turns around to find him cocking a suspicious brow at her as the other two boys wait expectantly for her answer. “It’s almost 10. Did Channie hyung and Changbin call you?”
“No, no, I’m not going to the company.”
His eyes only narrow further. “Then where are you going? What are you hiding?”
“I’m not hiding anything!“ Angel protests, “I’m just going to see a friend!”
“At 10 pm? What kind of friend is that?”
She sighs, knowing she has no chance of stepping foot out the door unless she comes clean. “It’s Renjun, okay?” she reveals exasperatedly. “He said he wanted to meet up before we leave for tour.”
Now it’s Jisung who picks up the interrogation. “You two actually kept in touch after our collaboration?”
“Yes. Yes, we did. Can I go n—”
“Why?” Jisung blurts, his brows practically forming a single line with how deeply he’s drowning.
Sensing something odd about his demeanour, Angel angles her body to face the three boys better. “Because… we want to get to know each other better?”
Jeongin, who had been silent the entire time, finally speaks up. “Be careful, noona,” he murmurs worriedly, “if you get caught, you’ll get into trouble. We’re not allowed to date yet.”
“She never said anything about dating,” Jisung says hurriedly before Angel has a chance to. His wide eyes flicker back to her, irises shaky and gaze panicked. “R-Right?”
Choosing not to comment on his odd behaviour, she nods and turns to Jeongin with a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry, Innie, I won’t get caught. Dating’s not something I’m considering now, especially not with someone I’ve only known for a month. We’re just friends.”
“You have a way of getting home?” Minho asks as he pads over to the dining table where his puffer jacket is draped haphazardly over a chair. Angel lets out a startled squawk when he tosses it at her, catching it just in time before it can drape over her head and mess up her hair. “Put this on, please, you’re hardly wearing enough for the weather.”
Obliging, she puts her arms through the sleeves and zips the jacket up, slightly miffed that it covers up most of her outfit but still grateful for the almost instant warmth it provides. “To answer your question, he said he’ll walk me back here after we’re done.”
Minho nods, seemingly finally approving of something as he settles back onto the couch, trying his best to look disinterested. “Good. Just give me a call if you need anything, don’t you dare walk home alone.”
Angel bites down on her lip to suppress the teasing smile that threatens to make an appearance, both amused and touched by his nonchalant display. “Okay, thank you. I won’t be out long, so I’ll see you guys soon. Bye, Sungie. Bye, Innie.”
The front door shuts behind her before her ears can pick up on Jisung’s gloomy “bye”.
a/n: poor hanji 😭😭
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date of release | early august (filmed around two weeks before ateez’s comeback)
warning(s) / includes | alcohol mentions, mild swearing, food mentions
note | you can find her outfit at the end!
pairing(s) | juliet x youngji
[pink and in brackets] = editor’s captions
italics: english
the episode started with youngji introducing her sponsorship and the food they prepared
not a single atiny was surprised it was fried chicken and extra-spicy tteokbokki bc they’re some of juliet’s favourite snacks <33
she was truly spoiled that day 😌 yeosang was v v jealous when she showed him pics of the food
the alcohol of choice: ✨soju✨
that’s when miss julie made her appearance <3
they filmed the security panel that showed her standing outside the apartment
youngji: ooh she’s so pretty~ YA WHO IS IT
juliet: youngji-ya, it’s julie~
this was one of the first times she was the older than the host 😭 so for once she was not babie 🤧
youngji let her in and they showed a brief clip of her part from the guerrilla teaser
[ Guest for today: ATEEZ Juliet ]
[ New generation performance genius Juliet ♥ ]
youngji: unnie, do you like my cat ears?
juliet: they’re so cute, do you have one for me?
youngji: …………….anyways 😄
cue the staff laughing in the background 😭
yes youngji wore a white cat ear headband for the episode bc of juliet’s resemblance to a cat 🤧
juliet: it’s okay it’s okay~ i can make my own [makes cat ears with her fingers]
after greeting and bowing to the staff in the room her eyes immediately went to the food
juliet: youngji-ya you prepared this for me???? 🥹
youngji: [gestures to the staff] they did, i just picked the best place after your manager told us you like fried chicken and tteokbokki
juliet: [turns to the staff] oh 🥺 thank you so much
the staff were instantly whipped SKSKSKSJ the coos and aww’s they let out when she smiled at them were so loud 😭
staff: you’re so pretty~
youngji: unnie, your smile is no joke, seriously
juliet: ah, really?
staff, explaining: when you smile your eyes smile with you, it’s really pretty
pls it made juliet so shy 😭 so true though julie prettiest smile <33333
okay but she came prepared ✨ she was holding a bag when she came in and when youngji asked her what was in it she revealed they were bottles of hangover drinks and coconut water
and she also bought a tub of pre-cut watermelon for youngji bc she heard the water content in watermelon helps with hydration especially after a hangover
[ So sweet ♥ ]
juliet bestest girl in the world 🤧
youngji and the staff there were all so 🥺🥺🥺
youngji: i wanted to have you on the show for a really long time
juliet: omg really?????
youngji: yeah after meeting you on immortal songs! we didn’t get to talk a lot but i thought you were really sweet, and then you went on stage and BAM!!!! you became a completely different person
juliet: no but i also thought you were so so cool on immortal songs, when you started rapping nicki minaj’s part i got goosebumps. and i also watched your cover of juice with seungkwan oppa, that was really really good and you looked so pretty 🥺
suddenly the episode turned into them gushing about each other 🫶🏻
youngji: unnie, you know—you are so hard to book [staff and juliet laughing] really! i tried to get you on the show but every time i reached out they said you were busy 🙁
juliet: ahhhh i think it was because we were on tour a lot this year before immediately preparing for the comeback 😔 give me your number, i’ll drop everything for you next time you wanna hang out
and that’s how they got each other’s number hehe <33
youngji: we’re gonna drink a lot today
juliet: ahhhhh~ okay okay~
youngji: that’s okay with you?
juliet: yeah but i have dance practice after this…….
youngji: girl you can’t go anymore, you won’t be able to walk in a straight line after this
juliet: it’s fine i’ll just stay the night here
youngji: [looking off-camera] your manager is panicking rn 💀 your company told us you can’t hold alcohol well too
oh boy did this bring out competitive juliet
i meannnn kq didn’t lie but she was so insulted 😭
“they said that?????” THEN SHE GRABBED HER SHOT GLASS AND THREW IT BACK WITHOUT HESITATION?????????
youngji: 🤯🤯🤯
the staff cheered while poor eunjung (her manager) was there like 🧍🏻♀️ bc she knew what was coming in a little bit
youngji: unnie, when was the last time you got drunk?
juliet: my birthday i think, but i was only with one other person, so i wasn’t in a bar or anything and i was stopped before i got too drunk 🫣
youngji: what about your members? do they hold alcohol well?
juliet: dude some of them are as bad as me 💢
just juliet casually exposing the other teezers <3 nothing new to see here <3
after that they ate a bit and decided to play a drinking game where if they spoke english they’d have to take a shot
youngji actually planned another drinking game in case this one didn’t work that well but juliet switches to english so often that they ended up not doing the second game 😭
“so tell me about your group’s newest song” “okay so—”
youngji: 👁👁
juliet: ?????? [realises] ah shi—
youngji: 👁👁👁👁👁👁
juliet: 😐😐😐😐😐😐 [takes another shot]
this went on as she continued to talk about their new album, the meaning behind guerrilla and some of her/ateez’s hopes for this era
both of them lost a few times but juliet was a lot worse 😭
so eventually she <3 gave up <3
“anyways as i was saying, we really hope to show a new side of our music—”
everyone in the room: ⁉️⁉️⁉️😃 what.
youngji: that was like at least 10 english words
juliet: oh…really? guess i’ll drink more then
SHE TAKES HER OWN BOTTLE AND STARTS CHUGGING FROM IT????????
bro youngji panicked
she pulled the bottle away from her lips while juliet just giggled
even the staff were equally shocked and impressed 😭
“WOAHHHHH” “WOOHOO”
another day another instance of an ateez member being too competitive and taking games too seriously
youngji: unnie……….you’re kinda wild
juliet, innocently: isn’t that the point of the show though?
youngji took a shot bc she respects the hustle 😮💨😮💨😮💨
at this point juliet’s cheeks, chest and stomach were bright pink from all the soju 😭
she also had an oopsie moment bc she decided to wear a pink shirt to the filming so her skin literally matched her shirt 💀
youngji noticed and started shoving a bottle of water into her hands HELP
“youngji-yaaaaaaaa ‘m not drunkkkkk 😩😩🥺🥺”
youngji got up to bow to her manager in apology 😭
“i’m so sorry manager-nim but i really think she can’t go to practice later, just take her home and put her to bed”
“noooooo i can do it!!!!! c’mon, do the guerrilla challenge with me now!!!!!!!!”
cue juliet showing youngji the choreo for the challenge and the staff bursting out laughing 10 seconds in bc of how difficult it was
youngji: 🧍🏻♀️🧍🏻♀️🧍🏻♀️🧍🏻♀️🧍🏻♀️🧍🏻♀️🧍🏻♀️ unnie…….i thought it was supposed to be a cute challenge
juliet: it’s really not that bad!!! let’s start again—chumeul chwo break that wall uri feelro 👊🏻💥yeogijeogi ullyeo peojyeo guerrilla 🔥⚔️
okay but she nailed the challenge despite already being more than tipsy atp 😌😌
[ Still killing it ♥ ]
after that they went back to their seats to eat and talk about ateez’s comeback
youngji: i watched a lot of your fancams before today, you always look so confident in them
juliet: ah~ i gained that confidence slowly. if you watch videos of us from just after our debut, i always hid behind my members and didn’t speak much
youngji: is it because you were the only girl?
juliet: yeah, i thought i stood out enough because of that, so i was scared to draw even more attention to myself. but it’s because of the acceptance and love from our fans, my company, and my members that i’m able to be more confident and show a better side of myself
drunk juliet also means sentimental juliet bc she started crying after that 😭😭
cue youngji and the staff comforting her and handing her tissues <///3
juliet, still crying: i just [sniffs] love my members a lot [sniffs] they’re really good people, so please give them a lot of love [sniffs] my company is also really good too [sniffs] they gave me an opportunity when i felt really uncertain about my future [sniffs] and our fans are so lovely…. [sniffs]
she took some time to calm down before they went back to filming and talked about more lighthearted topics
at one point the clasp of her necklace shifted to the front so youngji helped adjust it
“this is a pretty necklace, unnie” “oh thanks, it’s from my boyf—”
PLS the way she immediately clapped a hand over her mouth 😭
youngji panicking part.2
“it’s okay it’s okay it’s okay don’t worry we’ll just cut this out”
“oh, everyone already knows…i just didn’t expect myself to blurt that out so casually”
“see? that’s why you should drink water instead starting from n—what you mean everyone already knows????? 😱😱”
cue juliet pulling out her phone to show youngji the article that exposed chanliet on january 1 😭 (and also to take a selfie with her hehe)
youngji, reading the article and comments: no they did not 😠 GASP NO THEY DID NOT!!!!!
juliet: mhm….mhm…….. 😕
youngji: this is such a coincidence because last time chaeryeongie was here she said most idols don’t want to date, and yet the guest after her is dating
juliet: it was kinda unexpected, i didn’t know i’d end up being in a relationship with him. i thought i was already lucky enough to be his friend, so i didn’t dare be greedy and hope for more
youngji: but everything turned out well and you’re happy now, right?
juliet: of course of course 🥰
her whipped smile :((( chanliet beloveds :(((((
she didn’t give too many details after that though bc she still wanted the privacy
but she kinda confirmed that chan was the one who confessed first sksksks
it was a really cute episode :’))) especially towards the end where youngji told juliet to tell herself that she’s doing well
“juliet, you’re doing well”
“more confidence!”
“juliet, you’re doing well!!!”
“NOT ENOUGH!!!!! MORE CONFIDENCE!!!!!!!”
“JULIET, YOU’RE DOING WELL!!!!!!!!!!”
“THAT’S HOW YOU DO IT!”
and then they both took their last shot before juliet had to leave 🥹
juliet: this was really fun, seriously. talking to you is very natural and comforting and you’ve created a really great show, you’re doing well too youngji, and the staff too
youngji and the staff: 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
she was so wobbly when she went to go put on her shoes 😭
“unnie…….you really can’t go dance in this state 💀”
“i’ll send you a video of me dancing as proof 😤”
youngji, after closing the door: i didn’t expect her to drink so much today, i was so scared when she took the bottle and started chugging… i hope she doesn’t fall over at practice—
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