RAISING HIS EYEBROWS HE GRINS AT HER. “ i’m all prepared. see ? ” he says and he rips open his bag to show her the water bottles he has in there for when he needs them, he’s got about three, he usually does get thirsty when he’s like this and he nods. “ you’re welcome. ” he says and then he smiles at her again, unable to help it. “ enjoy practice. ”
miyumi wasn’t going to argue with him. the girl quickly accepted that the elder was taking care of himself and that made her feel at ease; she hated seeing people fall ill or get in trouble. truthfully, she was still in the honeymoon phase after making the valetta group and the fact that she was still on cloud nine was obvious to any onlookers. “thank you, sir. i will try my very best.” with another nod, the girl pulled a smile and then walked towards the rehearsal rooms.
kimi turns happily when she hears miyumi’s voice, big eyes shining brightly up at the girl she had basically adopted since he first day at solar. “of course you can!” she smiles and offers the sushi to miyumi. “open up!” she coos in japanese, giggling softly at the younger girl. “my little cutie~” she dotes so much on the younger girl, but she’s always felt so at home around the other, and being able to speak her native language with ease just helps that feeling. she adores miyumi and tries to make the other feel happy where she is.
miyumi felt safe around kimi, mostly because it was so easy for her to converse with her and that she looks after her. she would have been so, so lost if it wasn’t for the other who took the time out of her precious day to help her get to where she needed to be in her first week at so!ar entertainment. miyumi was never going to leave her side at this rate but there was a possibility that she would become a little too dependent on the other as she frequently shied away from others after the bad experiences she had had at school with other kids. opening her mouth as instructed, her eyes are quick to light up as the taste hits her in all the right places. “that’s amazing. wow. i could cry...” she did miss her culture and that caused her to fight back tears slightly. “you need to teach me how to make this... only if your mother allows the secret to be shared!”
TAESONG LOOKS UP AND HE RAISES HIS EYEBROWS HEARING THE GIRL SPEAK. “ hi. “ he says softly and he shifts and sits up, shrugs his shoulders. “ i’m okay, i was just tired. “ he nods and he runs his hand through his hair and gets to his feet. the maknae of his own group blinks and then yawns. “ are you okay ? “ he asks now rubbing at his eyes. he doesn’t show any anger because he gets it he really does. he’d have done the same.
talking to her senior in this manner did make her very nervous, nervous enough for him to not understand the point she was trying to make. “it is not healthy for you to fall asleep in the sun. it will make you dehydrated and ill.” she gave him a sincere nod before clasping her hands together. rocking back and forth from heel to toe, miyumi grinned. “i’m okay, yes. thank you for asking. i’m on my way to practice.” another nod followed. “once again, i apologise for disturbing you.”
WITH AN ACTUAL DAY OFF WHERE HE DOESN’T NEED to think about practice, he doesn’t need to think about anything OTHER than whatever he wants, taesong decides that since the weather’s nice he’s gonna lay on the grass outside the dorms, ignoring the fact that anybody could see him he closes his eyes over and lets the drowsiness take him, or at least it’s about to when he hears voices and he groans trying to drown them out.
the male laying on the grass in the sunshine did not escape miyumi’s attention. while she realised that the other wanted to be left on his own for some peace and quiet, falling asleep out here wasn’t the best thing for his health. stood over him, the girl bent down to poke his arm. “sir...” she was quick to bow her head. “are you alright? i didn’t want you to fall asleep out here and get sick.” although she was smiling, the maknae did feel somewhat anxious as she hoped that her senior wouldn’t show anger towards her for disturbing him.
“come on please?” kimiko juts out her lower lip, holding out the small piece of sushi. “you said that you would be my taste tester, and i really want to make sure this is okay before giving it to the manager!” she pushes it towards the other again, eyes hopeful. “it’s my mom’s favorite recipe, and she sent it to me to use for my group members and manager! her specialty.” she wriggles eagerly. “it’s my national food come onnnnnnnn.”
miyumi watched, giggling to herself as she watched kimi try to force someone to eat sushi. the maknae definitely looked up to the girl and she was glad that the other had taken such good care of her when she first came to so!ar entertainment. shaking her head with a big grin still on her face, miyumi approached kimi. “are you trying to give people sushi again without asking me ? if they’re not going to eat it, i certainly will. i bet it’s so good ! “ clasping her hands together, she battered her eyelids and looked up at the other with big eyes. “please ? ”
hi, it’s yuna again with my second muse, my little baby miyumi ! this one’s a bit short but please look after her !
˗ˏˋ ( kato kokoro. eighteen. cisfemale. she/her. ) miyumi kimura is a 00 liner + has been at so!ar entertainment for one year + seven months. they are the lead dancer, main vocalist + maknae in the group valetta. they are known by their fans to be optimistic, charismatic + imaginative but they can also be paranoid, reserved + naive. i hope that they can make it in this industry. [ penned by yuna, 18, gmt, she/her ]
born in japan, miyumi’s family wasn’t rich by any means. her parents both worked full time and all of their wages went on her and her elder sister - there was no treating themselves, everything they earned, they earned for their girls. while they did wish that they had more so that they could give them more, they had each other and that was a priceless thing.
although she didn’t come from riches, the girl was very rich in personality. she loved being different, dancing like no one was watching when they were and even if her moves were a little questionable, they brought a smile onto the oberver’s face. she loved seeing other people smiling and she loved performing so she was destined to be in some sort of entertainment industry.
her sister used to love to tease her about liking kpop; why the girl wouldn’t listen to jpop along with her when she couldn’t even understand the music she was listening to, she’d never know! however, her elder sister did take care of her and would always stand up for her if things weren’t right. as miyumi was a little different, she was a prime target of bullying and there was nothing she could do about it.
miyumi taught herself how to dance from watching kpop stars on the internet. she wanted to be just like them but had no idea how to get there... she had dreams, ones that were a little obsessive but she had this unexplainable desire to be like them was always there.
as she talked about her dream, the girl was bullied more and more harshly until she felt unsafe and became a lot more reserved. she didn’t understand why people thought she was embarrassing or why they made fun of her - it was hard to shrug it all off so she would just shut down and cry in her room every night. she wanted to become an idol, to prove that she was worth something but with hardly any money, that seemed less and less likely.
after months and months of begging her parents, they took her to a so!ar entertainment audition in japan. she gave it her absolute all and while she wasn’t on anyone’s technical level, the company did see a little special something in her and they wanted her with them. she had never been trained and that was clear to them but she had rhythm, passion and she didn’t shy away from bolder moves; she was going to do great things there as a trainee.
miyumi couldn’t speak any korean when she came here - she only knew korean lyrics and this was a great problem for her. she would give the brightest and biggest smile, then nod, but not everything was position so this just created frustrated people. she did use other japanese trainees as a crutch as they had been here longer and could speak korean. she was so grateful that they helped her.
she’s still learning it and while she has improved, she’s nowhere near perfect. however, she would focus in her dance and would become great. the girl worked hard as she wanted to make it. she studied so very hard to understand korean and she’s still learning every single day. there’s always something to learn and she will never stray from that.
when she made the group, valetta, it felt surreal to her. she cried tears of joy, literally. however, some of the other trainees who didn’t make it were jealous so now she’s paranoid that everyone wants her to fail when that’s not the case. she’s turned into one of the more shy trainees that relies on her seniors to help her.
miyumi is still at the point of keeping herself to herself in her group - she’s scared of being how she used to be and being ridiculed once more; if only she would realise that her old personality is desirable in this industry.
