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"because the dawn right before the sun rises is the darkest." kang taejoon. retail worker by day, aspiring artist by night.

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chamiyeon

Miyeon had been sitting on the couch, minding her own business as a fellow roommate also occupied his time in the common room. While she remained primarily focused on her text books, the girl couldn’t help but side eye the other’s activities. Feeling hesitant, Miyeon scooted over to a further distance on the couch, keeping her movements subtle as to not offend the man.

Her eyes continued to scan the sentences before her, but she couldn’t help but get distracted by the soft mutterings of the other speaking out loud. Tae is a professional. It’s okay, Miyeon. Just keep reading. She ushered the thoughts, chanting desperately to herself in an attempt to ensure herself that she was safe in his presence.

But then she felt a cool feeling near the edge of her chin and nape of her neck. Miyeon couldn’t speak. She sat still for a minute before slowly raising her eyes up to the male with a look of disbelief. “Kang Taejoon!” The girl shrieked so loudly, she could probably be heard across the globe.

Taejoon yelped after Miyeon’s shriek pierced the air. “M-Miyeon,” he began with an awkward, open-mouthed grin. “I-I can explain.” He quickly hid the offensive can of paint behind him, as if the action could hide what he had just done. “On the other hand, red is a very becoming color on you. Have I told you that before?” He shot a finger gun in the other’s direction with his free hand.

“Also, did you know colors help with studying? Although, maybe not, uh. Colors. On yourself. You know, on your person.” Laughing awkwardly, he reached over to try and rub at some of the paint near the nape of her neck. However, unlike what he had expected, he managed to smudge the paint into a larger surface area. “Well, shit. I mean, uh, did you know showers can help with thought processes depending on whether you take a shower at night or morning?” He made a clicking sound with his tongue before giving Miyeon a thumbs up..

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kwnhaera

Sitting on one of the couches upstairs in the lounge, Haera scrolled through her phone, thinking the house was empty. A couple minutes of useless scrolling, she heard someone shake what sounded like a can of something. Furrowing her brows, she locked her phone and slowly got up then made her way downstairs. A body appeared as she became closer to the lower level. Making her way over to the person, she slowly formed a smile and opened her mouth ready to greet them but was then greeted with a spray of paint across her torso. Holding her breath while her mouth was agape, she then looked at the streak of paint on her shirt and closed her mouth. Narrowing her eyes, she looked at the male. “Can I see that can for a second?”

Taejoon gulped before bowing ninety degrees. He’d never formally met the female in front of him before, but a little something told him he had just made the worst first impression. “It was an accident. I’m really sorry.” Pouting, he cautiously held out the can of spray paint. “D-Do what you must to feel avenged,” he stammered before biting down on his lower lip. His eyes widened as he waited for whatever was to come next from the roommate before him.

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chinchadae

Dae had only wanted to make it safely to his room. He had only wanted to unpack, rest a little, then look around for familiar faces. He definitely had not known that he did not want to get attacked with spray-paint by an idiot.

He looked down at the straight line on his shirt, then straight into the assailant’s eyes. Now everything made a lot more sense, and Dae could not even feel angry about the whole situation.

Dae shrugged. “Well, at least you missed the face.”

“I am so sorry -- oh, hyung, it’s you!” Taejoon stopped mid-bow to wrap his arms around the older male. “Not only have I missed your face, I’ve missed, uh, you.” He grinned cheekily as he pulled away from the hug, only to notice how he had spread the paint on the other’s shirt onto himself as well. At least his striped sweater already had paint on it, what was a bit more?

It had been a while since Taejoon’s favorite webtoon artist had left the house without much of a word to him, to his dismay, but now the other had returned as if nothing was out of the ordinary. “Where have you been? Did you miss my attempts at art lessons?” He grinned before tossing his can of spraypaint into the air and failing to catch it, the can rattling noisily as it hit the floor instead. “Uh, pardon, that was supposed to -- yeah.” He groaned softly as he bent down to retrieve the can.

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After watching a YouTube video documenting the life of a graffiti artist, Taejoon had felt inspired to try painting a canvas using cans of spraypaint instead of paintbrushes. However, currently, he wasn’t making much progress; his canvas stood blank and off-white as he sprayed the can of red paint in his hands to no avail.

“Why isn’t it spraying?” He frowned as he continued to shake the can, beginning to spin around in the living room. In retrospect, he probably should have started spraypainting outside, but at least he had opened windows -- “Oh, shit.”

He really should have put more thought into this, because now he had accidentally sprayed one of his roommates. Mouth agape, his right hand holding the offensive can of spraypaint slowly lowered while his left hand raised to cover his own mouth. “Oh, oh. Oh, shit.”

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noexitjj

Joohyeon blinked a few times a little surprised by that. “Then I should…hold on I think I kicked it under the couch.” Joohyeon hung upside down (finding it a little funny considering that was how this whole thing had started out though it had been Taejoon doing it at first). He finally caught sight of the sketchbook he’d pulled the piece of paper out of. He supposed he should try to take better care of them but he didn’t really consider himself much of an artist and honestly the only ‘private’ thing that someone would encounter was one of his million and a half sketches of Sam or Seonghwa or Jaewook (since those three were the only ones that would sit still for him).

He grabbed the book and sat back up. He flipped through a few pages and handed it over to the other male. “This one’s Quin hyung.” He explained. “Most of them are of my bandmates.”

Taejoon raised his eyebrows, tilting his head to the side as the other male hung upside down to find his sketchbook. For a person who drew for fun, he hadn’t expected Joohyeon to simply leave his sketchbook lying around -- possibly under the Roommate living room couch, no less. Still, he wasn’t Joohyeon, so whatever the other male did with his belongings was up to him.

When the other sat back up and started flipping through the pages, Taejoon leaned closer to see the sketches he had started explaining. Soon enough, the sketchbook was passed like a baton, and he gingerly grasped it with both hands. “Is there a reason why you only draw people?”

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Bailey liked being near Taejoon as much as he could be, but because of scandals and obvious reasons, he couldn’t publicly see him as much as he wanted to. The closest he could get to being alone with him at the moment was taking him to his dorms. Bailey hadn’t been back at his dorms since he had been on hiatus, and now his members were visiting home or things similar now promotions were over, he had the dorms basically to himself.  Meaning he could relax in a quiet setting with Taejoon, and that was all he wanted at the moment. To just be alone and enjoy the others company.

“You now get to see where I’ve spent most of this year.” Bailey smiled, excited to show the other around his dorms. It was nothing fancy, as they were only a rookie group, but it was home. Or as close to home Bailey could get since most of his family were in Japan and his grandparents lived too far away for an occasional trip. Perhaps one day he’d take Taejoon to visit his grandparents, or even to Japan. But for now the closest he could get was inviting the other to see his dorms. He’d specifically requested that his members find a way to leave the dorms so that he could enjoy his time alone with Taejoon. Since his scandal, he’d been alone (no pun intended) more than usual. A lot of time was also put into a recovery so that Bailey would be able to participate in the next comeback. He wasn’t sure if he could do it in the beginning, but he’d managed almost to get back to his previous weight and was much stronger, meaning he’d got the a-okay to partake in their next comeback.

“I do hope you like it; it’s not much. But, it’s home.” Bailey spoke, lacing his fingers with the others as he unlocked the door to the dorms. “Here we have it, the place I’ve spent much too much time in.” He breathed, glad to see his dorms once more. He’d missed them, the Roommate house was great, but it wasn’t his dorms. The dorms to him felt much more homely and comfortable, for that reason he loved them much more than the Roommate house.

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People say, Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Taejoon -- surprisingly -- could not agree with that statement more. After Bailey’s scandal had broken out, and after the two of them had used it as a springboard to discuss the circumstances surrounding it, Taejoon had barely seen the other in an effort to allow his boyfriend time to recuperate on his own. Besides, cameras were everywhere in the Roommate house, and he had to be careful not to be caught doing anything the general South Korean public would disapprove of seeing on their public networks.

Thus, when Bailey had gained a little more color in his cheeks and a little more of a skip to his step, Taejoon happily accepted the other male’s invitation to visit the Alone dormitories. Besides, there was no way he’d turn down alone time with the Alone member either. “I’m pretty excited,” he commented before quickly looking around. Once certain that the coast was clear, he quickly pressed a peck to the other male’s temple before watching him unlock the door to the dormitory. “It isn’t every day I get invited to visit the dorms of an idol star. This is definitely a first.”

He let out a whistle once they were able to step through the front door. As he shuffled forward, he realized that being able to come here meant he was going to learn yet another part of Bailey that he’d never seen before. It made a feeling of content wash over him, and he smiled at the other male without comment before reaching over to hold his hand. “So... What’s there to see in your home, love?”

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UH... WELL... MISTAKES HAVE BEEN MADE...

A slew of personal issues -- and school, ‘course -- made it difficult for me to get back in the swing of things after my brief appearance here last week. I’m sorry towards the people I was plotting with on all four accounts, but I’m especially sorry to those plotting with Jay and Sino. Maybe I’ll bring ‘em back some other time, but for now, I’m only going to bring back two of my accounts... Especially since my activity has been so wonky lately, and final exams are just around the corner for me (RIP me).

Anyway, I’m on Thanksgiving break now, so hopefully I’ll be a little more active. As always, I hope everyone’s been well, and happy (early?) Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate it.

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@taemonet posted 19 minutes ago

it’s friday the 13th... maybe i should just stay in bed all day? ヽ(≡ω≡;ヽ)

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noexitjj

Joohyeon laughed softly when he saw Taejoon lift a hand for a high-five and turned slightly so he could give a proper one. He didn’t comment for a while considering that. He knew he wasn’t the only ‘adult’ with issues. Of course he wasn’t. It just seemed like that accident had been controlling his life for nearly two years now. Sometimes he just got tired of it – especially when it seemed like absolutely everyone else had moved on.

Joohyeon laughed again. “You don’t have to flatter me.” He said. “I’ve done better sketches.” He worried the edges of the paper with his fingertips almost absently. He’d probably end up tossing the paper anyway or tucking it away in one of his many sketchbooks. He nodded slightly, coming back to the present again. “For fun mostly. I’m no Michelangelo.” 

Taejoon tilted his head to the side when the other didn’t reply. He continued to stare at the other for a while longer, waiting to see if a verbal reply would come, but it seemed as if the other man was deep in thought instead. Oh well, at least he had received a high-five and hadn’t been left hanging.

He shook his head before puffing his cheeks out slightly. “I wasn’t just flattering you,” he murmured indignantly. “I was being honest, but if you’ve done better sketches, I’d love to see them. I like to consider myself an artsy-fartsy person.” He chuckled before continuing on with the conversation. “Are there some of other roommates too?”

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noexitjj

“It’s fine. I’m an adult – or at least I think twenty counts as an adult –” Joohyeon was aware he was starting to ramble a little so he took a breath and continued. “I shouldn’t be hiding behind the couch like a little kid I think is the point I was trying to make. I can’t really remember.”  He stared at the black television screen as though it was going to suddenly turn on again and throw him directly back to a place he didn’t want to be.

“Oh…” Actually Joohyeon hadn’t expected that question. It really wasn’t any different than him using Sam or Jaewook as a subject for his sketches but it felt a little weird to actually admit to who he was drawing out loud. “It’s just Kurt.” He said, ignoring the odd feeling that came with that admission. “I just wanted to see if I could draw someone without having that person in front of me.” Drawing was a lot safer topic than cars and why Joohyeon had been behind the couch in the first place. He could deal with this subject.

“Oh, yo, that makes us same-aged friends.” Taejoon raised both his eyebrows before holding up a hand in an attempt to high-five the other. “And I don’t know, sometimes, I think adults are still kind of like kids. Just, uh, really big ones.” He shrugged his shoulders before following the other’s gaze towards the television. “We’ve all got things we don’t like or can’t stand. Things we’re afraid of. That sort of thing.” He rubbed his chin dramatically then, as if imitating his own idea of Confucius.

Taejoon laughed. “No way? Really? That’s kind of funny, because I thought it kind of had Kurt-like characteristics.” He grinned as he pointed towards the picture, now back in Joohyeon’s hands, and gave the other male a thumbs up. “Not bad then, man. Do you draw often?”

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racullenn

“it’s weird to think about now. yura had to make things okay between us.” cullen said looking up at the ceiling of the bus thinking about it. even though he was usually intimidated by everyone he meets - it was weird to think that he felt that way towards quin. he was his best friend and cullen would easily describe him as a marshmallow. when taejoon once again mentioned hatoful boyfriend his mouth turned into a small ‘o’ shape, his face blushing. “i don’t- i don’t think that’s a good idea.” cullen said even though part of him figured taejoon as joking. “did you know you’re the only person who knows i like that game?” when he asked his question his voice raised in pitch a few notches.

cullen smiled at taejoon and nodded. “it could be much worse.” he twisted his hands around in his sleeves as he considered the thought. if anything, being hungover was a state much worse then intoxication. even if he might be drunk more often than he should, it could be worse in many ways. “nothing bad happened so- so it is kinda funny. i just showed up and he didn’t question anything he just - got drunk to. he didn’t even know me.” he brought up his sleeve covered up to his face to rub his nose. cullen looked up at the front of the bus before gesturing at the small panel with his other hand. “the stop name will just come up there.”

“Yura, huh...” Taejoon’s voice trailed off as he thought about the idol female. He had never had the good fortune of formally meeting her, but she must have been a good person if she was one of Cullen’s best friends. “She must be a pretty cool cat, meow,” he joked before mimicking a paw’s movement by the right side of his face. A look of surprise colored his face when the other mentioned how no one else knew he liked Hatoful Boyfriend. “Wait, really? But it’s such a great game. Prime bonding material, you know what I mean?” He brought a finger to his lips before nodding sagely, a serious expression on his face. “But all right then, we’ll just keep this game a secret between you and me then. Understood.”

Taejoon’s eyes widened. “Sounds like a good kid if he just got drunk alongside you despite not really knowing you, I guess. A good kid up for drunken bonding and all that jazz.” He laughed softly until Cullen gestured towards a small panel. “Oh, okay, cool. Glad to be in your experienced care, Bus-Riding-sunbae.” He pretended his fingers were guns before shooting them jokingly at the older male, an open-mouthed grin on his face.

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ramoanakim

Ramona cocked her head to the side at his comment. Is that so? Hm. Interesting. His little statement sparked a curiosity she didn’t know she had. She nodded in response to him as she put that on the back burner of her mind. She slowly released the tension built up in her muscles. “Ah, sorry,” she choked out in slight embarrassment. How is she supposed to stay in place of she doesn’t freeze up like that? Whatever, she isn’t the artist. He would know better than her. She nodded once more as she raised a hand with her index through ring fingers were pressed together in a Boy Scouts’ salut. “I promise!” It’s a good thing he reminded her of the most important aspect. “Ah, of course,” she chuckled quietly before reconstructing one of her previous expressions.

“Oh, no need for an apology though. I understand it can be a little intimidating to be drawn by an ‘artiste’ such as myself.” Taejoon scrunched up his face before laughing as the other girl mimicked a scout’s salute. “Good, good,” he complimented as the other quickly remade one of her earlier facial expressions. He grinned before bringing his stick of charcoal to his paper, making contact and beginning to sketch out the basics of Ramona’s facial structure.

When Taejoon got into The Zone, he was in The Zone; what could potentially have been an hour or two of time felt like nothing more than a few minutes when he was really into a drawing. Thus, quite some time passed by as he continued to put more and more detail into his impromptu portrait of Ramona. When he finally felt satisfied with his work, he looked up with an apologetic expression. “Hey, sorry, you okay? I didn’t take that long to draw you, did I? If I did, my bad.” Smiling sheepishly, he flipped his sketchbook around so that the other could at least see what he had been working so diligently on.

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noexitjj

Joohyeon wondered vaguely what this scene must look like. With him hiding behind the couch and Taejoon practically hanging off of it in order to talk to him. “Let me…” He scooted forward a little bit to avoid hitting the other and made himself stand up. He still felt shaky and off-balance but better at least than he had been. He moved around to sit on the couch almost automatically moving to curl his legs under his body so that they wouldn’t be hanging off the couch. “So you don’t have to hang upside down.” He explained.

He noted the blank TV screen wondering if Taejoon had shut it off earlier. He should’ve done that. But that was what a reasonable person did. “I was trying to draw a roommate at one point but he didn’t turn out very much like the real thing.” Joohyeon said truthfully, though he didn’t know why. He shook his head again when Taejoon continued and turned his attention to his hands picking at his thumbnail.

Concerned, Taejoon watched with bated breath as the other male carefully stood up and moved to sit beside him. “Ah, I could have made my way down though, you know.” Pouting slightly, he watched as Joohyeon curled into himself on the couch. Maybe the other male needed more space. With that thought in mind, the pout stayed on his lips as he inched away from the smaller male.

“Do you mind if I ask which roommate?” Taejoon grinned before bringing fingers to his chin at a right angle. His grin fell when the other male shook his head and looked down, but a smile quickly returned to his face when he reached over to quickly place a reassuring hand on one of the other male’s shoulders. “Okay, well, if you’re sure. Just know that, uh, I’m here for you. If you need a listening ear ever, I mean.”

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WOW HELLO LONG TIME NO SEE. I’m a little late, but I’m back from my hiatus; I-I hope people still remember me, LOL.

Just a forewarning, but I’m completely dropping all the camping/Halloween event threads I had going on before I had to go on hiatus! Also, if you want to drop any of the non-Halloween threads you have going on with Taejoon/Kurt/Jay do let me know. I understand if you’ve lost muse for ‘em, since I have been gone for a while...

Also, since Siyoung joined in during the camping event, LOL... This means he no longer has any threads going on whatsoever, so I’ll probably post a starter for him tonight or tomorrow night. Maybe for my other characters too, IDK yet. But otherwise, I hope everyone’s been well! Did I miss anything big?