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the air purifier in the corner of the room hums steadily. daesung listens to it intently, thinking. he doesn’t know where to start. so much has happened, and he wants to share most of it—but he’s tired now that he’s got the comfort of companionship and he comes up empty-handed.

she breaks the ice further. i’ve missed talking to you. he likes hearing it because he knows that she means it. their friendship isn’t plagued by doubt. “yeah,” he agrees quietly, feeling sorry for himself and for her. “i missed you.” he sighs, warm and heavy, and shifts onto his side. there’s a chip in the paint on the wall. knowing better, he reaches out and picks at it further.

“there’s a fucked up hole in the wall in my room,” he tells her. “i don’t know what happened. maybe mold. it just appeared one day, like three weeks ago, i think? i’m picking at it right now.”

he’s still thinking about where to start. he can’t remember any of the stories he’d saved; or he can, but they feel dumb and unimportant now. no more noteworthy than the paint on the wall, cracking and giving way under his thumb.

“i’m sorry for calling late. as much as it pains me to say it, i was…” he takes a deep, performative breath. exhales slow. “lonely.” he ends it with a scoff. “there, i said it. i know that’s really uncool of me, but yeah, i was feeling pretty lonely. i’ve been so busy recently. i’ll fill you in soon, but i don’t really want to think about it right now. i don’t know. i just want you to talk to me.”

lovedrome

she only hums in acknowledgment of his words. even though aeri was the one who said it first, she is starting to feel embarrassed by how easily she admitted it. so, she decides to leave the whole i miss you conversation at that since knowing the feeling is mutual is enough for her. aeri remains quiet, only offering the occasional hum to show she's listening.

there are several things she thinks of saying in response, but all of them are disregarded after his dramatic pause in favor of the exaggerated groan she lets out at the word lonely.

"oh my god. shut up, daesung. it didn't really matter to me why you called, but i can't believe talking to me is something so unbearable that you only do it as a last resort. wow. be honest, do you hate me? because it sounds like you hate me." she knows the answer to that question, but she was't able to resist the low-hanging fruit and the urge to be a little dramatic. "maybe i should remove you from the list of contacts i allow notifications from while my phone is on do not disturb."

but before she moved on, she adds, "though, maybe i should be the one apologizing, because cool-" she abruptly cuts herself off, ending the thought before she fully it voices it. "you know what? never mind. you're cool. now, how about you stop touching the hole in your wall before you make it worse?"

aeri goes quiet once again, trying to decide what she could possibly talk about now that he's put her on the spot. recounting her day would be the easiest option, but she's also not eager to spend the night discussing work because it's already waiting for her in a few hours.

"i've been thinking about taking an art class. i don't know if i actually want to do it, though." she doesn't really have the time to take one at the moment, but that hasn't stopped her from thinking about it. "i'm not sure if i ever told you, or if you remember because i could've still been doing it as a hobby when we met, but i used to draw all the time when i was younger. i don't really remember when i stopped, but it definitely was around the time i started training because i didn't have time for it anymore." time had been part of it, but drawing had mainly lost its appeal because it, like most of the things she did at the time, had become something she felt she wasn't good at and therefore wasn't worth wasting time on when she had to train.

"i thought a class might help so that i don't give up after ten minutes when whatever i create looks terrible. i've saved a few on my phone, but that's as far as i've gotten. i don't even know if i want to draw again specifically. maybe it'd be better to try something completely new. what do you think?"

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for: @lcvebait at: kh ent. company building

if there was one thing about aeri, it was that she kept tabs on those she considered her friends. her calendar was marked with their comeback dates, birthdays, and any major events her friends had. the sheer number of reminders cluttering her calendar probably would stress out the average person, but aeri simply liked knowing what everyone was doing. her own schedule typically prevented her from checking in with frieds as often as she would've liked.

due to her friendship with youra, serene's tour dates had earned their own place on it. aeri waited a few days after the tour ended before finally went looking for the other at the company. style recently been released gave aeri a perfectly reasonable excuse to stop by without appearing too eager to see youra. there were challenges to film, after all, and hanging out with youra under the guise of asking her to participate in one made enough sense to the younger idol.

"you're back," a smile was already plastered on her face the moment she spotted youra. aeri took one look over her shoulder and scanned the room before entering. as she walked, her eyes swept over youra to see if she make any guesses on her current mood. "how are you feeling? did they give you time to get any rest, or did they put you back to work as soon as you landed?"

without giving youra a chance to answer, aeri made herself comfortable in the nearest available seat and continued. "if they let you rest, i'm sorry that i'm the one putting you to work. i came to ask if you wanted to film a dance challenge with me," she explained, although it was obvious that wasn't the reason she had sought youra out. she hadn't brought anyone with her to film them, nor did she look like she was getting up from the seat anytime soon. "but we can talk first. you know, since i'm already here and not in a rush." the casual shrug she gave did little to hide the fact that talking had been her real intention all along. "unless you're too busy for me.”

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a starter for @lovedrome; in the kismet dorms

the air conditioning unit's hum is constant white noise in the background of arin's life, as least while the calendar still shows summer months and the weather forecast promises fittingly seasonal weather. the machine whirrs, sucking the hot air and humidity out of the shared living space in return for cool, dry air that soothes against the summer's heat. that one machine is the single benefit in arin's life that keeps her from boiling over and melting down some days, in some ways more literal than metaphorical.

she knows she does most of it to herself—prideful independence doesn't exactly benefit a girl group after all. but it's hard to be anything else; there's never been a point in her life where choi arin could truly rely on another person. not her mother, who would sooner criticize her weakness before making any attempt to cover it up. not heal it, not strengthen the girl, but hide her flaws behind a careful mask and pray the chips never show through the new coat of paint. not the directors, who only saw her as a product to be sold. not the girls who came and went from kh entertainment long before kismet's debut, even the ones who debuted without her. being able to do it all herself was necessary to arin for her own survival, so she stopped leaning on others at all. nothing ever good came from putting trust in an external source, after all.

the comeback is just days away. one weekend left to practice, to wrap up all the loose ends and clean up sloppy details before they show it on stage. if arin can only name one thing to hate about being in a group—and there are many things that get under her skin on a daily basis—it's the fact that she can only control herself. she can only scold and nag so much, ultimately the other girls are responsible for their own effort and behavior. it's an ever-lingering anxiety in the back of her mind. anyone could screw up and it would be arin who the company staff speaks to first, it would be her fault for not being a better leader.

it's there, sitting in front of the air conditioner after a late night practice, waiting for her turn in the bathroom because it's not worth fighting over who gets to take the least lukewarm shower, that she catches aeri out of the corner of her eye. not that that's anything unusual, it would be more odd if she didn't see another kismet member somewhere in their dorm. it hits arin only then that aeri is someone she doesn't have to worry about. they hardly speak, barely interacting outside of what work demands of them. it's probably arin's fault; she's never been a very open person to begin with. but it's probably the ache in her muscles and the heaviness of her eyes that causes a little sentimentality, at least this once. a rare moment of vulnerable humanity reaching out to a person in this world who seems a little trustworthy and solid when everything else feels like chaos.

"thank you for being easy," arin finds herself saying, her words blending with the hum of the ac unit's fan and turning them more robotic than usual. "not in a weird way. i just never have to worry about you. i should let you know i appreciate that."

maybe aeri will think she's weird. arin didn't consider that before she opened her mouth, her brain a little sluggish in its exhaustion. ah, well. she can try to salvage the situation, to let aeri simply ignore the gratitude given out of the blue and move on with whatever she was doing anyway. "sorry. i didn't mean to bother you."

lovedrome

the sincerity of arin's words catches aeri off guard considering neither of them are really the type to exchange words without a reason (namely a camera filming them). it's a little awkward, sure, but aeri doesn't think she would've done any better if their roles had been reversed. but, she's willing to tolerate a little awkwardness in exchange for praise. it's not like arin's going to become a never-ending fountain, spewing compliments at her all night.

not wanting to make this any weirder for the two of them than it already is, aeri just gives arin a small smile. "you're not bothering me. i'm not really doing anything important right now." she's happy to hear that she's not making arin's job harder, but it still gives aeri an itch under her skin that is begging her to retreat into her room. this territory with arin is extremely unfamiliar and she's unsure of how to proceed.

the discomfort she's feeling starts to reveal itself as aeri starts picking at the fabric at the hem of her shirt. "i'm not exactly sure how i'm supposed to respond to what you said, but you should know that i appreciate hearing it. i figured you already have a lot on your plate, especially as the leader, so i try not to add onto that too much. it's probably not the most favorable role to have, and it may not mean much coming from me, but i don't think anyone we've trained with would've done as good of a job as you have."

aeri typically didn't talk much unless she was prompted t, but that didn't mean she didn't have any strong opinions. arin's leadership style happened to be one that aeri liked. she'd seen other leaders take up a maternal role as leader, and it would've driven aeri up a wall if arin was like that. aeri's always been the independent type, and she attributes that to part of the reason why the two of them work so well together despite not being close.

"this may sound silly considering you're older than me, so feel free to ignore me," she starts, averting her gaze away from arin and focuses on the closest wall instead. "but i don't think i've ever found myself worrying about you either. ever since the day i joined this company, you've always taken care of yourself and worked diligently." she pursed her lips as she briefly thought about her next words. the last thing she wanted was to come across as pushy, or worse, condescending.

"although," she pauses, finally looking at arin once again with a small, easy smile. "it's a little difficult to keep believing that right now. at the risk of being a hypocrite, make sure to get some rest tonight. partially for selfish reasons, i'm quite fond of the idea of my leader being well-rested during promotions."

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daesung doesn’t know what time it is. he’s been intentionally avoiding glancing at the top left corner of his phone screen, staring at anything else until his vision blurred from the dedication, so that he could remain blissfully unaware. so that he could call aeri without a second of hesitation, and he could remain honest in his pre-prepared defense of not having realized how late it had gotten.

it is late, though. he knows that much. it’s been a while since he’s heard any doors creaking in the dorm, which means everyone else is probably asleep now. which means he should be trying to sleep too. but he’s laying in bed, one arm stretched upwards and curled over the top of his head, the other held out in front of him, holding his phone as it rings. it’s been a while since he’s talked to aeri. he hadn’t missed her until he realized how much time had gotten away—then, all of a sudden, the loneliness had kicked in. it couldn’t be ignored.

he’d been uncertain whether or not she’d answer. when she does, he takes his phone off speaker and wedges it between his shoulder and ear.

“aeri,” he greets with a smile that can be seen through his tone. there are a million things that he could ask or tell her. all of them prove less important than the winning question, asked plain and simple: “are you mad at me?”

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aeri had spent the better part of the last hour doomscrolling. she was midscroll when she received the call, and she nearly decides to let it ring, figuring whoever it is can wait until morning. however, she took one glance at the caller id to see wexactly who was calling her this later, and she answered without a second thought. who knows when the next time he'd reach out if she didn't?

she doesn't answer his question immediately. instead, she shifts onto her stomach, taking her sweet time getting comfortable first. aeri is prolonging the silence on purpose just to make him sweat a little. though, they've known each other long enough that he should already know she's not mad because she never is.

"...i don't know," she hums into the phone, "i should be after you suddenly remembered i exist at this hour." she breaks before she can keep the act up any longer and lets a soft chuckle slip past her lips. "the fact i didn't ignore your call should answer that question for you. but if you really need to hear me say it that bad, no, i'm not mad at you, daesung." the jury is still out on whether aeri is capable of being that upset with daesung. sometimes the radio silence does annoy her, but she'd be a hypocrite if she ignored the fact that she's just as guilty of the same thing sometimes. besides, she's always been a little too lenient when it came to him.

"in fact, i'm the exact opposite of mad. i answered your impromptu call despite being very busy these days. think that tells you everything you need to know, don't you?" even if she's kind to a fault, aeri is nonconfrontational at her core. if she were genuinely upset with him, she never would've answered in the first place and possibly open the door to an argument. she'd have ignored every call and text until she'd had enough time to sort through her feelings and get over it.

"so, what's new? i want to know everything that's happened since i've been banished from your life. or should i start with asking if there's a reason you called me this late? because this is kind of making me look suspicious." it's not. aeri had made more than her fair share of unreasonable late-night phone calls and texts, and it was obvious she wasn't trying to sleep, so she wasn't exactly in a position to nag about his timing.

maybe it's the late hour. maybe it's how long they've known each other. or maybe it's simply hearing his voice again after so long. whatever the reason, she finds herself speaking with a little more honesty than she normally would this early into a conversation.

"i'm glad you called, though." she smiles to herself, absentmindedly tracing the edge of her blanket with her thumb. "i know we've both been busy, but..." she trails off, sighing at the next words that she was about to say. she'll find a way to wipe daesung's memory if he makes it a big deal. "i've missed talking to you. a lot."

#( THREAD. )#( please dont feel like you need to match length )

a letter to aeri's future self.

dear park aeri of 2027,

if you're reading this, then we've successfully made it to 2027. i don't know what to talk about, actually. it feels a little weird writing to myself knowing i'll read this back one day.

i guess i can start with the fact i've been thinking about the future a lot lately, like way more than i should. before debut, everything felt so far away that it was easier to think about tomorrow than where i'd be in a year. it's kind of the same now, actually. the thought of kismet in a year kind of scares me. a year is still so far away. anything could happen from the day i write this to the day i get this letter back. nothing is certain in this industry.

i wonder what kismet looks like in 2027. are we different? we probably are, but not too different if i had to guess from our career so far. i can't imagine spending another year together without having some sort of evolution. i just hope we've changed in ways that make us happier, and that we've gotten even closer instead of getting busier. i think everything feels a little easier when we're all on the same page and continue choosing each other through every season no matter how difficult.

i've had people ask me where i see myself in five years, what my goals are, what kind of artist i want to become, and i always struggle with answering that because i don't know if the future version of me would still agree with the current version of myself by the time five years are up. i guess it's not that deep, but i take the words i say seriously. i don't want to say things just to give an answer and have my word mean nothing. but we're not even halfway through our contracts, so i don't think i have to have my entire career mapped out yet, or know exactly who i want to be as an artist just yet. for now, i'm going to do what i've always done and trust in management to guide us in the right direction and help me become an artist i'd be proud of. as long as i continue showing up every day willing to work hard, learn and improve, i don't think i'll have much to regret. i think if i do those simple things, i'll end up exactly where i'm supposed to be.

i do have a few wishes for my future self.

first, i hope you've been kind to yourself. i know that's always been the hardest one, and it's second nature to pick apart everything i've done, but i really do hope that, eventually, i've learned to show myself a little more grace. i know you've constantly been hearing people say that your worth isn't measured by one performance or one mistake, but i hope in a year from now, you genuinely believe that. i also hope you've stopped apologizing for every little thing that doesn't go perfectly in your eyes, especially if no one from staff mentioned it. i hope you've celebrated your successes with the others instead of immediately asking yourself what you could've done better.

but if none of those things have happened yet, that's okay. i don't expect myself to have everything figured out by 2027. i'd only be twenty-three, and there's still so much growing left for me to do. as long as we've continued making an honest effort, that's good enough.

second, i also hope you've loved and cherished the people around you to the best of your ability. not just with kismet, but all of your friends. i think this is one of the areas in my personal life where i still have the most room to grow. i worry that i'm not as good of a friend as i could be. i get caught up in my schedules, or i assume people know how much they mean to me without ever actually telling them. i hope i've gotten better at that. i hope i've become someone the people around me know they can rely on, and that i've repeatedly shown them how much i appreciate them. i think it would make me really happy if i turn out to be someone who makes others feel seen.

third, i hope you're still curious about everything. that's one thing i don't want us to lose. i hope you're still the type of person who asks staff too many questions, and that you still watch other artists perform because you still enjoy it and want to learn from their artistry as you continue shaping your own. i think my never-ending pursuit of knowledge is one of my favorite things about myself. maybe it's a little inconvenient to want to know everything sometimes, but i don't think i'd ever trade it for anything else. and this isn't just for me in 2027. i hope at no point in your career do you let yourself believe that there's nothing left to learn. the day i stop being curious and want to learn is probably the day i stop growing, both as a person and as an artist, and i don't want either of those things to happen for a very long time. so keep asking questions. keep wondering why people behave the way they do. keep picking the brains of those around you to get a different perspective than your own. it should do you more good as an artist and as a person, and should also prevent you from ever becoming complacent.

honorable mention before i forget. this may be a long shot, but i also hope you've gotten better at sleeping. i know you're probably laughing at that sentence because i currently am. if nothing else in this letter comes true, the one thing i really hope does is that i've finally figured out how to get adequate sleep during promotions. surviving on short naps isn't sustainable, and it's a miracle i've managed to get away with it for this long. logically, i know that and probably should've fixed it by now. emotionally… i've done a pretty good job convincing myself i'm the exception. the consequences are something future me will have to deal with. but hopefully you've proven current me wrong and figured it out by the time you're reading this.

fourth of all, i hope you haven't lost your spark, and still have gratitude for all of this. i know by now it's pretty ordinary for me to be on stage, but i hope there's always a small part of me that quietly says, "i can't believe i get to do this." i don't ever want to become so used to this life that i forget there was once a version of myself who dreamed about it every single day, and wanted it so bad that i sacrificed so much to get here. i still remember being a trainee, wondering whether i was improving fast enough or whether i deserved to be here. questioning whether or not i was working hard enough to justify the faith management seemed to have in me. i hope future me remembers those feelings as vividly as i do now, because i don't ever want to take any of this for granted.

i'm incredibly thankful for the people who believed in me when i didn't believe in myself. i hope you've continued thanking them, and all of the people around you, even for the little things. the staff. the managers. the members. our fans. i know it currently makes you uncomfortable to put those feelings into words, but i don't want my gratitude to only come out during award speeches or anniversary messages. i hope it's something you've continued to have each day, because i think that's the best way to make sure the spark never fades.

fifth and finally, i hope you're still creating because you love it. i know it started off as something i did because i felt like i had to prove my worth to debut, but it turned into something i truly love. i hope that's still true until the day i decide to retire and leave the industry. i want to still get excited whenever i pick up a pencil and start jotting down lyrics at the age of forty. if that's still the case, then i think we're doing okay. i also hope i've challenged myself a bit more a year from now. i hope you've become more involved in producing and maybe even composing. i don't expect to be an expert in a year, or to make something that'd get released to the public, but i hope i've at least given myself a chance to try it out.

i think that's all i have to say to future me.

see you next year, aeri.

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running on fumes with: @lovelettersbymio at: music bank waiting room during style promotions

aeri had been awake long enough that everything had begun to blur together. if it weren't for the fact that she knew they were at music bank, she wouldn't have been able to confidently say whether today was thursday or friday without checking her phone. most of the sleep she'd gotten over the past twenty-four hours had come in twenty-minute stretches curled awkwardly against a van window, each one inevitably interrupted before she could fully fall asleep.

the waiting room was always a very tempting place to sleep, but she'd learned three things by this point in kismet's career that made her never sleep in a waiting room. first, the second she got comfortable, someone would inevitably appear in the doorway to announce they were next. second, even if she did manage to sleep before they were needed, people were constantly talking and walking in and out of the room. trying to sleep here would end no differently than her attempts at sleeping in a vehicle. third, she actually hated sitting back down in the stylist's chair to have her hair or makeup fixed after it was finished.

a nap really didn't seem worth the effort. instead, her gaze wandered around the room until she spotted mio who looked more awake than aeri felt, which wasn't a high bar to get over in the first place. grateful for someone to help occupy the lull, aeri made her way over before dropping into the seat beside mio.

"...you know, i was going to say i wish i was in wonder so i could get some sleep right now, but i just remembered they're starting their own promotions next week-" she let out a quiet laugh, shaking her head. "so never mind, it's a lose-lose situation because what are the chances they're actually sleeping instead of practicing right now?"

aeri's attention drifted downward, idly taking in their stage outfits. aside from a few small details, the entire group were dressed almost identically. she'd always liked looking like a team first with their individuality showing in the details. that, and the fact that matching outfits on stage made her think of sapphire. but as she was idly admiring their outfits, the bright red socks she was wearing drew a giggle out of her before she could stop it.

"...sorry, i keep looking at my socks." she covered her mouth for a second, but the smile refused to leave. she lifted one foot slightly off the floor, showing off the red pair to mio. "they're just..." another laugh interrupted her thought. "...they're really red. every time i look back down, it's like i'm seeing them for the first time. am i cursed, mio? because i don't think this should be as funny as i find it."

eventually, her laughter settled into a small smile, one that typically appeared on aeri's face whenever she talked to mio. aeri let her foot drop back to the floor before absentmindedly smoothing out her skirt.

"i really do like when we're styled like this," she admitted. "simlarly, i mean. it reminds me of some of my favorite sapphire performances." aeri suddenly went quiet, one of her telltale signs that she'd disappeared into her own head. more often than not, it meant she was about to come out with a question or thought that seemed to come out of left field. after a short pause, she looked back at mio. "do you think we've changed a lot since debut? or even since we became trainees? sometimes i look at us now and it feels obvious how much we've grown, but there are other times it feels like we only debuted yesterday."

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AERI'S LYNKLIST

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Park Aeri (박애리) is a member of the South Korean girl group KISMET under KH Entertainment.

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teddy (s/h) here introducing park aeri, kismet's lead dancer, vocalist, rapper. i have nothing to offer you all but my honest heart and thoughts about aeri. information about her and some plot ideas under the read more. if you'd like to plot, leave a ♥ and i'll msg you!

valentine's baby! born on february 14, 2004, and unfortunately she had made that fact most of her personality growing up. she is was completely obsessed with the idea of love and all of the different forms it comes in. romance novels, love songs, rom-coms, handwritten letters, soulmates, destiny, first loves… if it had anything to do with love, she was interested. she has found other interests and hobbies after joining kh entertainment as a trainee, but she still loves love.

despite how much she loves the idea of love, aeri is actually pretty cautious when it comes to herself. she falls in love with stories, songs, and possibilities much more easily than she falls for actual people. the reality of being vulnerable with someone is far more intimidating.

she's the child of a model and a businessman, and was raised to follow in her mother's footsteps. obviously she didn't, but she became very aware of herself and her appearance from an unusually young age from a young age. as a 22 year old, it left her with a tendency to be hyperaware of how she's perceived by others, and something she feels a little too aware. she sometimes comes off as vain for how much she cares about the little things, but it's just habit by now.

she's introverted. she's pretty quiet if a camera is off of her. aeri would much rather listen than to be the one speaking, and tends to people-watch to gauge how much of herself she wants to share.

if you manage to crack through those walls, she's a fiercely loyal and genuine friend. she's sincere, and she loves and cares others deeply. it kind of ties into her love for love. despite being penchant for solitude, she still gets attached to people more easily than she'd ever admit. she keeps her circle close to her heart.

she holds herself to impossible standards that nobody else cares about. aeri tends to focus on what she still lacks rather than what she's did good. if you ask aeri how she's doing after a performance, there's a good chance she'll immediately start talking about the areas she could've done better or the mistakes she made that nobody else noticed.

really likes dancing, and in turn also loves performing on stage. she kind of doesn't know what she's doing being an idol since she's not really good in all the other areas, but she feels like she's finally living once she's on stage.

she's into songwriting. she likes it, and it gives her a true purpose in kismet. she's hoping one day to write one of their title tracks, but she doesn't really have the confidence to think she's capable of that yet. if she's not writing, she can be found drawing something. if you ask kh staff, you can tell if a paper in a studio belonged to her based of the amount of doodles that covers any open space.

other things she's into: sapphire and origin. those two groups are the main reason she joined kh entertainment in 2018. but it's only publicly known she's a fan of sapphire. she'd rather shave her head, change her name, and move planets than admit to being a nexus. it's nothing against origin personally, she is just more embarassed by the thought of it being known since they're closer to her in age.

speaking of embarrassment, she is easily embarassed. if anything embarrasses her, she'll stay up at night thinking about it. experiencing second-hand embarrassment is just as bad, possibly even worse. but her reaction kind of makes her a fun target for others.

the public considers her boring if she's not on the stage, and she prefers it that way. the less sought after she is, the less she has to deal any criticism from the general public. but no matter how "boring" she tries to be, aeri continues to attract attention regardless. opportunities in the form of apperances in magazines continue to find their way to her, and she is afraid that she will be pushed further into the spotlight than she is comfortable with at the moment.

she's suprisingly stubborn. most assume she's passive because she's quiet and on the nonconfrontational side, but once she's made up her mind about something, she's difficult to sway. though, she can be convinced but only after a compelling argument backed by three sources.

plot ideas

childhood friends? she grew up in seoul. they may have though of her to be stuck up from how she acted or remember how set she was on becoming a model.

anyone that was a kh trainee at the same time as her? she joined in 2018. they likely watched her struggle through evaluations and stay to herself.

someone who somehow found out she's a fan of origin. there are several ways to go about this, and it all ends with the fact that aeri knows way too much about origin and the members for it to be casual or from being under the company so long. i think this could be a humorous plot since she'll never admit to it and come up with some bogus lie for why she knows certain things.

anyone into music production? she's more into songwriting, but she'd like to explore composing and arranging songs eventually. maybe just someone who exchanges lyrics and demos with her and offer honest feedback.

her closest friend(s)? someone (or a small group of people) who knows absolutely everything about her, is the first person she calls with good news or bad news, and one of the few people who gets to see her completely unfiltered. aeri can talk their ear off for hours if she's excited/passionate/upset about something, and this person has probably been subjected to many long-winded rants, emotional spirals, and late-night conversations since aeri deemed them her best friend.

someone who drags her to try new experiences because she tends to stay in her comfort zone. this friend likely also encourages her to pursue things she actually wants instead of things she thinks she should want.

industry senior who becomes a mentor figure for her? aeri still has a long, long way to go

someone that people constantly compare her to as a "friendly" rival in dance or performance? though, aeri doesn't really like the comparisons since she overthinks them.

i'm open to many more ideas beyond these. feel free to throw any at me in dms!

#persona:intro #i hope this is enough...