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final post: I'll officially be on my new blogs from here out. if you'd like to plot a bit with either of my boys you can catch me on discord at aggressively forcefully female#4006
not to continuously bother you all but since aging taejoo up i’m struggling to make a decision for faces. so in order to fix that i’m outsourcing the decision: poll. none of these options should conflict with people’s current faces but let me know if i missed something/you wanted one of them.
i’m gonna close this poll now. thank you for your help, guys. i’ll go with yonghoon for taejoo since he just squeaked out above seungsik.
not to continuously bother you all but since aging taejoo up i’m struggling to make a decision for faces. so in order to fix that i’m outsourcing the decision: poll. none of these options should conflict with people’s current faces but let me know if i missed something/you wanted one of them.
minor update: i’ve decided that i’ll be archiving both tae and ziqi’s blogs just for better organization.
another (slightly embarrassing) update I've totally forgotten my old discord so if you need to get a hold of me aggressively forcefully female#4006 is the place to do it for now.
minor update: i’ve decided that i’ll be archiving both tae and ziqi’s blogs just for better organization.
fmdtaejoo:
I am at work currently but I have plans on keeping Taejoo and Ziqi as of now. Currently I’m looking at the main vocal of Platinum for Taejoo and the main dancer, lead vocal of Quantum for Ziqi (with a backup plan of main vocal 1 or 2 in the same group) but I’m not completely certain at this point.
final update before bed <3 slight change of plans for ziqi
fmdtaejoo:
I am at work currently but I have plans on keeping Taejoo and Ziqi as of now. Currently I’m looking at the main vocal of Platinum for Taejoo and the main dancer, lead rapper, vocal of Quantum for Ziqi but I’m not completely certain at this point.
UPDATE: I just want to stress that if anyone else is looking at positions and is worried about it that I’m super open to changing these so feel free to reach out to me. The other thing is I will be changing the ages of both Taejoo and Ziqi to fit with their new respective positions which means new faceclaims for them both as well. So any established plots will be dropped in order to start with the freshest slate possible. However if you would like to hammer out some new ideas I am very open to discussing that.
I am at work currently but I have plans on keeping Taejoo and Ziqi as of now. Currently I’m looking at the main vocal of Platinum for Taejoo and the main dancer, lead rapper, vocal of Quantum for Ziqi but I’m not completely certain at this point.
fmdjoosung:
ah, good, he hadn’t made a ridiculous fool of himself to have asked for help. win for sung. “thank you,” he’d said with a nod, and turned his sight back down to the laptop where he squinted in order to set up a new recording track.
as he was flicking out the microphone’s cord so he could more easily hand it to tj, a bomb dropped on him. potentially several bombs, if he thought about it. nerves reformed into laughter, one barely loud enough to share the space between them, “what? i’m, um, i’m fine.” hyung. was tj trying to signify he wanted to be closer? was sung the wrong one for having put up the barrier of impersonal speech? this person was supposed to be his new maknae. regardless of his own troubles within this new group, he should be the one taking care of tj, not the other way around. gosh, why was all of this so hard to swallow? his hand tightened around the microphone. “actually, uh, i… well, i recorded the guide earlier, but i lost it. deleted, or something. so, i’m recording again. it’s all a bit stressful.” that was an understatement, one that stretched far beyond a lost vocal guide, though joosung didn’t care to elaborate.
taejoo hesitated wondering if he should have asked. maybe joosung didn’t want to be that close. maybe he should have picked a different honorific. taejoo felt himself deflate just a little bit when joosung attempted to brush it off. he wanted to offer some kind of support but he supposed if joosung was determined to keep it business only then there was no point in trying to push...
taejoo’s eyes flicked up widening slightly when joosung admitted that he’d lost the initial guide that he had done. “oh... i’m sorry.” taejoo said reflexively even though he didn’t know what he had to apologize for. it wasn’t as if he had deleted the guides or even knew that joosung had recorded it. “i’m happy to help make a new one, though.” taejoo didn’t really know what else to say. so instead he reached out hesitantly to pat joosung’s shoulder, in what he hoped was a somewhat reassuring action.
durifmd:
“i ate an american hot dog with lucid’s jeonghwa and it was… very odd?” he said, giggling softly. “you put a lot on it and i really didn’t like it… i ate it though! but, it was still really odd. i don’t think i’d eat one again,” he admitted, head nodding softly. duri had gotten good food within california when everyone was there. however, some of the food wasn’t really the greatest, if he was completely honest. the tacos he ate with jaeyeol, the pancakes he ate with jace, and the ice cream he ate with alice was probably the best, truth be told.
he giggles softly, a bit flustered at the compliment from the other. “ah, thank you!” he said, bowing towards the other out of thanks. he still giggled a bit, simply from feeling a bit flustered. “i’m really looking forward to this song, i really like it a lot! so, i hope you like it too!” he says, his smile beaming a bit more now. “i’m working on some other stuff too that should be coming soon as well,” he teased, giggling softly once more.
“oh really? that’s good!” he said with a nod. “i’m assuming it was everyone that performed at the triple fantasy fest?” he asked, a bit curiously with his head tilted a bit. it probably was so, but duri didn’t want to fully assume or anything. though, taejoo probably couldn’t actually tell him yes or no to the question. “that’s fun! it sounds like you’re all working really hard. i really look forward to seeing your debut!”
“i don’t think i had a hot dog when i was there.” taejoo said. he had tried a burger which was fine but very greasy. “maybe i’ll try one when we go back.” taejoo supposed that he shouldn’t shut himself off from new experiences. he just wasn’t sure that he’d like it much more than duri did. the one thing that he had eaten while he was there that he’d ended up liking were the burritos he’d had. though from his understanding burritos weren’t american.
taejoo smiled broadly. “i’m sure that i will.” he said cheerfully. there was no reason for him to believe that he wouldn’t in any case. he had liked everything else that duri had put out to date. “oh, other stuff? you probably can’t tell me but i’ll be looking forward to it whatever it is.”
taejoo just smiled slightly. “i can’t really say, it’s supposed to be a surprise when the pre-debut videos start dropping.” he said. however, taejoo didn’t think it would really be that much of a surprise. almost everyone knew that gold star was going to be doing something with the members of element. “but thank you. i’ll be working hard for it.”
fmdrioh:
He’s not going to lie to himself, hearing Taejoo’s reassurance and comforting words tugs at his heartstrings, and if he didn’t have a fairly strong grip on his emotions right now, he’d probably become overwhelmed and start to cry. In truth, he sometimes feels like he doesn’t have many people he can talk to. While he has tons of friends ( both old and new ) around him, he knows that they’re busy and have their own stresses, and naturally, he would never want to unload all of his troubles on top of their shoulders, too. So, it’s incredibly sweet that the older of them is offering wisdom during his time of need. If anything, this moment is only further convincing Rioh that the taller of them is a great match for him.
Despite his newfound confusion regarding his longtime comrade, he’s slowly but surely figuring out that they may be pretty perfect for one another, and while he doesn’t want to rush into any conclusions, he can’t help but feel like all is right in the world when they’re together. That, and he’s been tempted ( multiple times, actually ) to reach over and just grab Taejoo’s hand during their outing; craving so much closeness and physicality, but he isn’t sure if the other would want all of that, too. For now, he just imagines what it would be like to be closer to him, and wonders if these roseate reveries will blossom into a blissful reality sometime soon. You know, whenever he’s finished weighing out the pros and cons of taking things further with someone he considers a best friend. It seems like such a romantic concept, but he doesn’t want to ruin the relationship they’ve spent so long building up by pushing boundaries.
“Thank you, Taejoo…” He begins, stepping closer to him. “See? What did I tell you? You really are the coolest person ever—you always know exactly what to say!” A large smile tugs at the corners of his lips, his effervescence still as infectious as ever. “How about this? We go do some dancing and make plans for the USA! I think it’ll be like working out, right? We’ll still be exercising and getting our blood pumping!” Without even waiting for the go ahead, he decides then and there to start heading back to the company, and as he’s a few paces ahead of Taejoo, he looks back and smiles. “You coming?”
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The instant they find an empty rehearsal space at Gold Star Media HQ, Rioh rushes over to the sound system; connecting his phone to it. “Do you know what you’ll be dancing to? Do you already have choreography that you have to learn?” He asks, anticipating all the details. “I can pick up on things really quickly, so not to brag, but… I’m kinda the perfect guy for this kinda stuff.” He adds, chuckling delicately.
Taejoo almost wanted to deny it again. He wasn’t cool, let alone the coolest. He was just himself. Just trying to flounder his way through life. The confidence that Rioh seemed to have in him certainly wasn’t unwelcome but Taejoo wished he had even half that same confidence. Rather than respond to the first part Taejoo just smiled and responded to the latter question. “Yeah that sounds good to me.”
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The walk back to Gold Star was much like the walk to the gym. Companionable and easy. Rioh and Taejoo easily found subjects to talk about. Conversation between them had always flowed naturally, Taejoo never felt pressured to fill the silences between them. However, the closer they got to Gold Star the more Taejoo felt nervous. He knew that Rioh wouldn’t judge him but the idea of showing him the choreography weighed heavily on his mind. There was part of him that wanted to impress Rioh, that part that wanted to earn that “coolest” superlative that Rioh had attached to him.
When they found an open practice room Rioh was quick to jump on the sound system, obviously eager to begin. Taejoo had to agree that Rioh was probably the perfect guy for this. He had seen what his friend was capable of through Vive’s choreography. It was safe to say that of the two of them Rioh was the far better dancer. And he made it look easy, in a way that Taejoo himself just couldn’t replicate. “I think you’re perfect for this too.” Taejoo agreed as he pulled out his own phone.
“Yeah, I have a video on my phone of the routine.” He said scrolling through his gallery until he found the video that he was looking for. There were two routines to learn but the one that caused Taejoo more troubles was the one set to Cardi B’s Lick. Primarily because he started in the center of that choreography. He passed his phone to the younger male his phone so he could see the choreography as performed by the choreographers.
fmdjaeyoon:
If Jaeyoon was unsure where he stood when it came to the group he was supposed to debut in, there was even more uncertainty when the topic was his members. Although they were living together and training together, Jaeyoon had to admit it felt he had an even more impersonal relationship than he did with the guys he shared accommodations in at the military. At least then there was some sense of comradery, an attempt at trying to make things slightly less uncomfortable for everybody considering they were all miserable on an average day. But with the other members of Quicksilver, Jaeyoon felt like he was stuck at a standstill. No matter how many group bonding activities Gold Star set up for them, it seemed like it would take a truck to move them even an inch towards a good place.
Jaeyoon was fine with that. If he had to see his members as co-workers, he was fine. He had plenty of friends already, he didn’t need more of those. It didn’t mean he couldn’t extend some kindness towards his members anyway, so seeing Taejoo looking kinda pathetic there, it was easy for Jaeyoon to reach out to him. “Do you wanna show him what you’re coloring?” Jaeyoon asked Eunhee, who shrugged and showed Taejoo the unicorn she was currently coloring using only purple and green. It was… certainly a combination of colors, but Jaeyoon would let her baby brain have fun with that. “Isn’t she such an artist? I’m pretty sure she has a future in this field if this is what she wants to do.” Eunhee preened and Jaeyoon smiled, turning to Taejoo once Eunhee became too concentrated on what she was doing to care about their conversation. “Are you having fun?”
Taejoo wondered if it should be easier for him to talk to his group members. Even with Jaeyoon the member who he should arguably have the most in common with he felt like there was a bit of wall. Taejoo just didn’t know how to overcome the awkwardness between the four of them. It felt like it was practically insurmountable at this point. So he was a little bit surprised that Jaeyoon had reached out to him. But grateful all the same.
“Yes, I think so too.” Taejoo agreed, as he took in the purple and green unicorn that Eunhee was coloring. “Purple is my favorite color, you know.” Taejoo added earning a bright smile from the tiny artist. Eventually though, Eunhee became absorbed in her coloring seemingly unaware of their presence with her. Jaeyoon’s question caught him a bit off-guard. “I-I think so?” Taejoo wasn’t having a bad time at least. “I haven’t really been around kids a lot...” He admitted.
fmdrioh:
He needed this. He really, really did. After so many days—no, that’s not right… so many weeks—of work in a row, Rioh truly needed to just hangout with someone close to him; someone that understands him; someone who understands what he’s going through; someone that’s familiar and forever locked in his heart; and it goes without saying that one Han Taejoo checks off all of those boxes for him. Being in his presence is exactly like a breath of fresh air in his lungs, one that completely rids of the constant gray cloud that’s hovering over him only to replace it with a million beams of bright sunshine… ones that only shine brighter when the older of them smiles. The warmth that he radiates wraps the younger of them up in its grasp and holds him tight; an effort to remind him that things aren’t so bad and that better, freer days lie ahead. Even without saying anything, Taejoo’s able to clear up his headspace, and slowly, Rioh’s getting attached to how it makes him feel—and he has no idea if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
“I’m glad that I’m not sounding like a whiney little brat… if I were to open up about any of this to my brothers, that’s the first thing that they’d call me.” He sighed, shaking his head softly. “It’s a lot, you know? I don’t think they realize that it’s not as flashy as it seems on TV. It’s a lot of work—and exhausting work, at that. No one who’s never trained or debuted gets it…” The smaller of them breathes, then glances over to the taller. “That’s why I’m glad I have you.” He nudges his cohort to emphasize playfulness, then grins wide. “And you think I’m good at adapting? That’s a little funny, not gonna lie. I feel like I’m the worst with change…” He’s supposedly learning a lot about himself today as he knows that Taejoo would never lie to him about things like this.
Though, when the mention of losing contact is brought up, Rioh feels his heart shake, but does his absolute best to ignore it. “I—I don’t want us to lose contact either. I’ve always thought of you as like, someone really special to me. You were—and still are—the coolest person I know!”
Wearing his heart on his sleeve is a trait he’s always had, and it’s one that sometimes causes a lot more trouble than intended, but he hopes that it’s acting as a bad thing in this moment.
“Hey! We’ll have a little bit of overlap in the U.S.! We’re gonna be there from around the 1st to the 16th, so at the beginning of your trip and the end of mine, we can maybe meet up? I think we’ll mostly be in Los Angeles from the 12th through the 16th, but I’d have to double check…” The possibilities could be endless, but he doesn’t want to get his hopes up too high.
“Let’s totally practice some dancing though! We can head back to Gold Star and use a practice room? We’d have to go back to Gangnam, but maybe the trip’ll be fun? What do you think?” He near about bounces where he stands; the excitement made very obvious. “It’ll be fun! I’ll feel like I’m actually getting to teach or help you for once! That, like, has never happened with us!”
Taejoo understood where Rioh was coming from. He supposed if he wasn’t a trainee he wouldn’t get it. That complaining about busy schedules and being so popular would sound spoiled to him. He’s never experienced the second part but he knows how jam-packed Rioh’s schedule has to be, how many hours the younger has to be working in order to be there at every single schedule prepared to perform.
“Your hard work shows.” Taejoo said gently. “But if you ever need to complain I’ll listen to you. No judgement included.” He didn’t mind letting Rioh unload his feelings a little. He’d been something of a confidante in their younger days as well. Though, that had been largely about subjects that were a bit lighter in nature. Listening to Rioh’s worries just felt natural to him. He smiled as Rioh nudged him, his face warming a little bit at the news that Rioh was glad he had Taejoo.
He looked at his feet. “Change isn’t easy for anyone. But if you weren’t good at adapting you wouldn’t be here right now, y’know?” Taejoo was afraid that his own adjustment period was going to be much more difficult. He’d been a trainee for so long he wasn’t sure he’d know what to do when he officially became an idol. He didn’t know what sort of reception they’d get either. Part of him was afraid to know. Gold Star had already proved they didn’t mind ripping a\n underperforming group apart and starting from scratch.
Taejoo’s smile came back at the mention of being the coolest person that Rioh knew. “Cool?” He laughed. “I don’t feel like I’m very cool.” He felt like a loser these days. He’d been training for 6 years and had nothing to really show for that time except the promise of a debut behind super popular group that was also a boy group. He felt like that was a recipe for Quicksilver to get over-shadowed.
“I’d like to meet up if you can find the time.” Taejoo wasn’t entirely sure how much time Rioh would have let alone himself. But being in a foreign country with at least one friendly face was a nice thought. Not that his groupmates weren’t friendly but he didn’t know where he stood with them really.
Rioh’s excitement about helping him was nearly contagious. The nervous feeling in Taejoo’s chest loosened a bit. If nothing else Rioh wouldn’t judge him. Taejoo often felt a bit nervous to ask for help from his groupmates. He felt like he was notably behind the other three, in reality he wasn’t probably that far behind but it felt like he was. “I definitely would be grateful for your help.”
durifmd:
it was always a bit interesting with how it managed to happen in a way. duri’s youngest friend was probably a decade younger than him and he wouldn’t be able to determine how old his oldest friend is. it was something that seemed to happen, being able to make friends with those younger and older than you - especially being in the idol industry and seeing the same people rather often. it had become a bit easier, to say the least.
he giggled softly, head nodding softly. “ah, that’s true! it’s going to be a lot nicer, instead of falling asleep at the table,” he said, the giggle still holding out a bit longer. “at least we have better looking food this time too,” he added on. the way the food looked on the plate back in california when they ate together was a bit odd, to say the least.
“i’ve been rehearsing a lot for my upcoming solo single and i’ve been recording some more stuff,” he said with a nod, beaming a bit more. duri couldn’t really reveal that he was currently working on a solo album, even though bc entertainment had confirmed to him that he was happening with a release soon. that was something he’d have to keep to himself for a bit. however, that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to tease it. he’d just tease a little bit, a bit of a sprinkle. “have you been focusing mainly on training stuff?” he asked, a bit curious.
taejoo smiled in response. “i didn’t like the american food either.” but he was going to have to be going back there soon. taejoo wasn’t sure what he was going to do but they would be los angeles so hopefully there would be some food there that wasn’t all together too different from what he was used to. if he had to cook some of his own meals that would be fine with him, he just couldn’t eat greasy american food for every single meal. the portions were huge too which was another problem for him, especially if he wanted to maintain his weight for debut.
taejoo nodded as duri spoke again. “i’ll be cheering you on. i’ve always liked your solo songs.” he said a bit shyly. it seemed to him as if duri could never release a song that he didn’t like. taejoo often found himself trying to replicate the same sounds as a newer trainee until he learned to treat his voice as his own and not someone else’s. so he was excited to hear that duri was working on something new.
taejoo nodded a bit when asked about what he was up to. “gold star has pretty much decided on the group.” taejoo didn’t think he was allowed to say fully who it was but considering that they had performed as a group at the triple fantasy concert he didn’t think it would be too hard to guess about the makeup. “so we’ve been working together on some pre-debut content.”
fmdjaeyoon:
location: volunteering opportunity at an orphanage date: august 30 with: open
Having a younger brother who was many, many years younger than him meant Jaeyoon pretty much raised Jaeho. He remembered when his brother was tiny, having just been born, fitting comfortably in Jaeyoon’s arms even as a ten year old. Now, at fourteen, Jaeho was already taller than Jaeyoon, which wasn’t a particularly hard thing to accomplish, and strong enough that Jaeyoon was pretty sure Jaeho could pick him up with ease. Whereas the responsibility had filled Jaeyoon with annoyance when he was a teen, to the point where he had yelled at his brother unnecessarily more than a handful of times, the truth was that he missed when Jaeho was tiny and Jaeyoon could carry him around. Jaeho had also been an adorable kid, so easy to smile and so easy to make happy, a sweetheart in a way that Jaeyoon never was.
The nostalgia was inevitable, and it hit extra hard now that Jaeyoon was sitting on the floor with a kid on his lap. The little girl with the cute pigtails, Eunhee was her name, asked Jaeyoon to help her to do some coloring and he had gone willingly and happily. Ultimately she didn’t actually need or want his help in the first place, seemed content with just sitting there chatting away at Jaeyoon about her day and her friends in the orphanage and the dog that sneaked into the house the other day which she got to pat. Twice, even! Jaeyoon nodded enthusiastically, interjecting at all the right moments to get her to keep talking, and when she finally stopped to breathe, he noticed the other person sitting next to them, looking a bit lost. “Hey,” Jaeyoon called out to them, Eunhee looking up from her coloring to also look at the person. “Wanna join our coloring session?”
taejoo had always wanted a younger sibling. his upbringing as an only child had been a rather lonely experience. as he’d gotten older he’d been glad that his parents didn’t choose to inflict themselves on another child. however, taejoo had grown fonder of little kids the older he got. he found them and their antics adorable. so while he was a bit bummed to have missed the opportunity to volunteer at the animal shelter, volunteering at the orphanage seemed like a happy enough alternative for him.
of course liking kids in theory didn’t wipe away taejoo’s natural nervousness around new people. he’d been doing fairly well initially. but at some point the little boy that taejoo had been playing legos with decided to move on to someone else leaving taejoo to pick up the toys so that no one accidentally stepped on them. afterwards he was at a little bit at a loss for what to do until a voice nearby invited him to join in coloring. jaeyoon, taejoo was grateful that the elder had seemed to pick up on the fact that taejoo had no idea what he was doing, “sure. what are you two coloring?”
LOCATION: rented house TIME: july 16 8pm pst / july 17 12pm pst WHAT: taejoo is feeling homesick so he calls home for the first time in long time.
taejoo knew it was a bad idea as soon as he typed the number in. he knew it was a terrible idea when he heard the phone start to ring. taejoo didn’t do this often. didn’t call home to his parents. he would answer the phone if his parents called him but he didn’t call them or reach out first.
he could blame it on the fact that he didn’t like the food in america. or because he always felt like he was being talked down to when people heard him speak english. (the amount of people who just repeated themself in a louder tone rather than choosing simpler words when he asked “what?” made him almost angry). he could even blame it on feeling frustrated that he was the weak link when it came to dancing. it felt like it was always him that everyone’s eyes went to when they were cleaning a dance.
what it really came down to was that taejoo wanted his parents to be people that they weren’t. he wanted his mother to comfort him when he was feeling frustrated and lost. he wanted his father to encourage him to say that he knew taejoo would be able to make it he just had to put his mind to it.
he wasn’t having an easy time of preparing for debut. and taejoo wasn’t sure if that was because he just felt insecure or if it was because maybe he wasn’t ready after all. it’d be ironic if even after almost seven years of training he just wasn’t ready.
“why do you always call at the worst times?” no hello. just straight into berating him.
“hi, dad.” taejoo said quietly as he sat down on his bed. “do you and mom have time to talk? i just- i wanted to see how things were going...since we haven’t talked in a while.” taejoo picked at imaginary loose strings on the comforter beneath him. maybe he should just hang up. taejoo wasn’t sure he wanted to be caught possibly crying by the others.
“we were about to go out for lunch.” his father’s voice was harsh and cold, freezing even. “i’ll get your mother to pick up the other line though.”
taejoo stared at a spot on the ground wondering why he was doing this. his parents weren’t going to give him what he wanted out of this conversation. at this point he’d almost be better off calling rioh. the only thing that stopped him was the knowledge that he might be busy with vive’s tour.
“taejoo, when’s your debut?” his mother’s voice came on the line a few moments later. taejoo felt himself wilting a bit. this was typical behavior for his parents. it wasn’t anything surprising. but he was feeling drained and a bit defeated.
“probably next quarter. the dance videos we filmed will be coming out soon.” taejoo answered as best as he could.
his mother made a noise that taejoo could only interpret as ‘that’s still too far away’. “how is filming going?” she asked. the question itself could be considered showing concern for him. but taejoo knew she wasn’t asking about his feelings.
she wouldn’t care that taejoo wasn’t particularly having fun with this schedule. she wouldn’t care that he just wanted to go back to south korea. she wouldn’t care that he was feeling insecure. what she wanted to know was that he would be showing up often in the footage. that she could have something to point him out in. “i think it’s going alright. the dance teachers are really good.”
that at least taejoo had to admit. gold star had gotten them some top of the line dancers to help refine their skills. taejoo still wasn’t fully convinced that there weren’t dancers who were just as good in south korea. but he could at least admit that he was learning a lot. he wasn’t a bad dancer, it just had never been one of his strengths. he had to really work on it whereas when it came to singing taejoo didn’t have to work nearly as hard at it.
“we need to go.” his father spoke up again. “call us again when you’re back in korea.”
taejoo hung up after saying goodbye. call us again when you’re back in korea. taejoo tried not to put too much meaning on that simple sentence. but even as he told himself it meant nothing there was the tiniest glimmer of cruel hope that maybe it meant more than he thought it did.
fmdjongho:
there was something that was still so odd about being recognized by other people for his work in decipher. despite having been active for thirteen years and counting, jongho still felt like himself. he still felt like the knobby kneed fourteen year old boy that debuted all those years ago. the only time that he felt like decipher’s lj was when he was on stage, which was why he was always so surprised when other people voiced their respect towards him. like he did with taejoo, he always tried to make sure people could see the difference between jongho and lj, and he was glad that taejoo seemed to relax a lot more around him after that.
he had been in taejoo’s shoes at some point. waiting to debut, feeling excited and anxious. or he assumed taejoo was excited and anxious. that was how the majority of soon-to-be idols felt, right? he nodded and opened the door, waving the younger idol inside. “great. i’m so glad you actually answered my call to meet me here. it’s always a lot more fun working out with a friend.” he walked over to the front desk, signing his name into the sign in sheet, before turning his attention back to taejoo. “what are you focusing on today? cardio or weights?”
it had taken a little time for taejoo to grow used to the difference between lj and jongho. however, he wasn’t going to turn down the chance to get to know an older idol better. especially one who taejoo had drawn inspiration from in his trainee years. someone who if he was being honest he still drew inspiration from. he could only hope that quicksilver would last half as long as decipher had let alone have the same kind of staying power that decipher’s discography had.
taejoo nodded in agreement with jongho’s statement as walked through the gym door. “i agree! i have a lot of free time yet. so i figure that i should take advantage of it while i can.” debut was getting closer and closer. and from everything that taejoo had gathered so far, debut was one of the most hectic times for an idol. “weights. i was thinking about doing upper body today since i did legs the other day.”