ROSE :
rose knew that she was on a time crunch. even though it was one of the days that she didn’t have any prior engagements or schedules, there wasn’t a lot of time for her to spend there at the gaming cafe. her manager had dropped her off and told her that he would be back in the next few hours. like always, she just bowed her head respectfully and agreed to the conditions. she was used to being told what to do and following orders after all. it had become second nature to her.
when the decision to spend the day, or more accurately a few hours, at the gaming cafe was one that was spur of the moment. she wasn’t sure who to invite with her on her little expedition, but when she came across laylia’s contact information in her phone, she knew that she had to reach out to her. even though they knew each other well enough to have each other’s phone numbers, they still weren’t extremely close, and rose took this as her opportunity to change that.
“it’s been way too long.” she reached out to give her arm a friendly squeeze and rub, the smile never leaving her lips. “the plan honestly is just to enjoy as much time as i’ve been given here. my manager’s supposed to be coming to pick me up at five,” she glanced at her phone, which signaled that it was just a little after noon. “i’ve been good! just finished up promotions for 2bee, and now we’re working on our next full group comeback. what about you?”
truth be told , laylia was taken aback by the whole place. the cafe with gaming props sounded like her dream just came true and she was able to connect two things she loved dearly , coffee and gaming , and the idol was glad to be invited there despite her busy schedules in a few past months. every opportunity she had to meet someone new felt like a part of her was becoming free and that’s what she was going for. although rose wasn’t a stranger to her , they never really had a chance to grow closer and laylia had all the courage in the world to make some changes. and so did the other.
“ five is still a good few hours away so we’ve got plenty of time ! “ female nodded her head a few times as her lips grew a genuine smile sent towards the other. ryuyoung’s eyes were shifting back and forth from rose’s face to the menu , grabbing her stomach softly to pat it a few times in a rather theatrical manner. “ i am starving actually , should we order some snacks before we head to some games ? “ she suggested before she focused all her mind on the other updating her about what was happening during the time they haven’t seen each other. laylia frankly enjoyed this type of conversations because it only proved to her how many different life paths were there and that’s just interesting ; on top of that young idol genuinely wanted to know how she was doing.
“ that’s great to hear ! i’m going to look forwards that comeback , i really enjoyed your most recent release. i even included it in our playlist that we listen to in our car. “ she admitted , letting a soft chuckle out. “ there’s currently not a lot happening in my world besides our tour. despite some dates being rather tight , we get to rest in between shows. i even managed to visit home for a bit so that was something new , you see my family never saw me performing live before and now everyone was there in the audience and it was super special. “














