chaeyeon.
ever since the beginning of produce 101, relaxing had become a luxury she could no longer afford. the girls moved into the dorm in december of 2015 (not to mention the fact that her group had debuted in september of that same year), so it had been over ten months since she was granted a proper break and kept away from the public’s eye. regardless, chaeyeon was rarely ever one to complain, and in this particular case, she simply could not. a majority of the girls in i.o.i had it the same, and the thought of the countless number of trainees that would do anything to be in her position right now made her bite her tongue every time she even thought of doing so.
but that didn’t change the very obvious fact that such a lifestyle was draining, both mentally and physically. nor did the fact that she always seemed to fall short of something help her withering mindset which had only gotten worse as she became the butt of criticism and controversy. now, with yet another promotion dawning upon them in less than a week, it all seemed to have taken a toll on the female. thus, instead of complying with her usual routine of heading to the practice room, she remains tucked under her sheets with her cellphone in hand, seemingly endless scrolling coming to a halt as she comes across a particular name in her list of contacts.
[ KKT: 김민규 ] mingyu-yah.. are you busy? [ KKT: 김민규 ] i wanna go for a drive.
[ KKT: 채연이 ] ㅎㅎ who told you i could drive? [ KKT: 채연이 ] but ah, i was just packing up. i leave for hong kong in the morning.
a lie. he does leave for hong kong early the next morning, but he wasn’t exactly packing. in fact, he should’ve been done gathering his things for the trip hours ago but a sudden lethargic mood settled over him late afternoon and didn’t seem to wear off for the remainder of the day. he found himself sprawled against the dorm’s floor with his head propped conveniently against the edge of his inadequately loaded suitcase, phone held high in order to read and respond to the messages.
[ KKT: 채연이 ] are you allowed to go out anyway?
back space, delete. she wouldn’t be messaging him with the proposition if she hadn’t already settled upon the plan; it registers to him fortunately quicker than his thumb could hit the return key. his mind rifts through possible scenarios now; the likelihood of returning home with enough time to continue packing appeared unfavourable to him (and the odds of being scolded by a manager significantly more enthusiastic in contrast) but the idea of a relaxing drive before his hectic foreign schedules kicked off was engaging enough to have him succumb to her idea.
[ KKT: 채연이 ] i’ll get the car from a hyung of mine. meet me at the back of your building? where those huge garbage bins are. give me 30 minutes. [ KKT: 채연이 ] it’s a black kia, by the way. don’t get into a stranger’s car. ㅋㅋㅋ

















