⁺ ♡ : the planting festival. it was an event hyerin knew like the back of her hand, one festival she’d personally planned several times. it was a joyous occasion marking the start of spring, the start of another great farming season. today, however, wasn’t a joyous occasion. instead, the darkest part of the town was out in full force, luring out those who were naive enough into their trap. joja. there was no denying that the corporation was poisoning the town, digging its roots in further with every event or promotion they ran. this, however, was hyerin’s territory.
the concept of protesting wasn’t a stranger to her. she knew the drill, how to stay safe and smart, but logic tended to fail her in times of passion. “down with big business!” her voice wasn’t the loudest, but her conviction rang far. being so out in the open, the stares were inevitable, from locals to transplants. how could they walk by without more than an apologetic look? it wasn’t long before she stepped in, almost pleading with the unlucky passerby, “don’t you care that joja wants to ruin the history and sanctity of yangwon?”
⁺ ♡ : frozen. she was still, unsure whether or not he was being truthful. people tend to lie about being mad, she’s learned. his hand falls over hers, though, and her eyes flit to his face, lips curving apologetically. “it’s okay, you’re right,” she started, nodding slowly and stepping away from the counter she’d been leaning on. she’d been careless, frighteningly so. the mention of yumi seemed to snap her out of the thoughts trapping her and she nodding, apologetic expression turning bright. “mm, that sounds good. you know, i wouldn’t be too surprised.” with a wink, she followed him grab her own coat, slipping it on and laughing.
“i’ve just got to learn how to make her toys and i’ll be able to steal her away completely,” she turned to him with a wider grin. yumi was a beacon of light, not only to jae, but definitely for hyerin as well. seeing her was always a welcome improvement and she had hope for the future of yangwon because of her. “what’re you thinking for lunch, anyway?”
hi friends, i’m bijou ! i’m 18+, i use they/them & she/her pronouns, and i’m in cst ! i hope you all end up enjoying my lil busy bee, hyerin ! she’s a yangwon native full of love and a LOT of town pride. you can find her basic stats here, her bio is here, feel free to like this post if you wanna plot or smth and i’ll hit you up !
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there was much to do in his garden and thankfully, he’d been offered help by the lovely hyerin. kiha puts on his favorite pair of overalls, with a striped shirt underneath for such a task as weeding out his garden. a sunhat completes the look as he’s on his knees in the dirt, pulling at the plants that threaten the life of the others. “so just,” he says pausing. “be sure to pull them out root and all. if you need there are some tools for some of the stronger ones.”
he smiles at hyerin and gives her a mischievous smile. “if you destroy my actual plants,” he pauses. “we’ll have a problem.” it’s an empty threat, although he’d rather not lose any of his small crop. kiha uses his bare hands, pulling above root and putting the weeds to the side. he’s looking at a tomato plant, just barely raising above the ground before turning his gaze to the sky and then to hyerin. “hopefully it doesn’t rain. that would be unlucky… although i think some of my plants are a bit parched.”
⁺ ♡ : the start of spring always brought the start of the seed rush, people buying what they could, planting heritage crops, or preparing beds. it wasn’t anything that she was unfamiliar with, though her own garden had been rather... lackluster the past few years. it was nice to be with someone as spirited as kiha as she got back into the work. “don’t worry, i won’t hurt your babies!” of course she was met with a sharp breath as she very nearly knelt onto one of the small plants.
“what’re you gonna plant, anyway?” her fists closed around some of the weeds as she yanked them from the earth, the smell of the soil sending her back. a long forgotten smile creeped onto her lips as she glanced over her shoulder at him, hands falling into the same familiar rhythm she’d felt working with her mother, ages ago. she lifted one of the small tomato leaves with her finger, nose scrunching slightly. “you could set up a little tarp, rainy season’s coming soon. think they’ll be big enough to take it when it rolls around?”
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⁺ ♡ : “you know, that’s awfully bold. i’m still older than you, so how about we try this again?” despite the tease, hyerin dropped her arm, which was holding him away as she dangled his phone behind her, and held the device toward him, rolling her eyes. she had only taken it to prove a point, but as they went back and forth, she picked up a big of tension, maybe a facade, that was enough to drop the act.
“next time, though, just tell me i’m your favorite noona and we won’t have any problems!”
⁺ ♡ : “wait, really? is that why it took you so long to answer my calls?”
her nose scrunched at the thought, chest squeezing uncomfortably. the idea of hating anyone was foreign to hyerin, despite some town folks very occasionally getting on her nerves. kiha had become a beacon in her days, mysteriously enough, and the thought of hating him was near impossible.
she rested her fingertips on his arm gingerly, offering a warm smile and shaking her head resolutely. their friendship would last another day as long as she could help it. “i’m glad it was just a dream, silly! are you eating sugar before bed, though? i heard that can mess with your head!”
hi friends, i’m bijou ! i’m 18+, i use they/them & she/her pronouns, and i’m in cst ! i hope you all end up enjoying my lil busy bee, hyerin ! she’s a yangwon native full of love and a LOT of town pride. you can find her basic stats here, her bio is here, feel free to like this post if you wanna plot or smth and i’ll hit you up !
under the cut, i’ll put up a little more information about her, some lil connections (you can find my plots page here !), and stuff, but if you have any questions, hit me up on IMs or add me on discord: ♡ genyatta lovebot ♡#2995
information dump!
hyerin’s family tree runs back generations in yangwon, far enough back that her grandfather was one of the integral pieces of building the community center, so her loyalties to the town are strong
despite her background in horticulture, hyerin’s true passion is with bees. she’s love to be able to have the time and space for her own apiary and make her own honey
hyerin is FULL of love (and bad ideas, but mostly love) and treats everyone like they’re her close friend, which can sometimes be a point of contention
at 10, hyerin’s parents got divorced (messily) which resulted her spending her school years in gwangju and breaks in yangwon until she was in college, which she mostly took online
the key to hyerin’s heart is anything homemade, be it food, jewelry, little trinkets. she really eats it up and it’s an easy way to befriend her
despite how chatty and kind she can be, hyerin is fairly insecure about people liking (and respecting) her, which she really only shows if she’s under the influence
starter ideas!
we have the same phone case and i might have stolen your phone and called your mom thinking she was mine but i still don’t know whose phone this is
thank you so much for driving me home when i got embarrassingly drunk, i wanna send something as a gift but wait-- is that your name in my phone?
we've gone back and forth for almost a year now, trying to owe each other more favors and i swear i'm gonna get you next time
hey, you used to come around every summer and we were pretty close friends but hey! you live here now? let's catch up!
we’ve matched on literally every dating app i have but i still havent replied to any of your messages because you live in the area and it makes me too nervous
it's super last minute, i know, but is there any way we could use your venue for a small event? it's only a party of 25!
thanks for killing that spider for me but there’s actually another one now do you… uhhhh… mind coming to kill it again?
