Mona's note : Hiii guys, this will be my first time publicly writing (>.<) English is not my first language, so sorry if I miss some word. Also, I might gone inactive on this account so you can contact me on this one instead.
Todayโs shoot was not it. Despite everything the members say, Dokyeom knows, deep down in his heart, that this isnโt it.
โGreat job, guys.โ The director said. Dokyeom smiles at him, but the smile never touches his eyes. It weighs heavily on his shoulders, the fact that he didnโt give his best.
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Seungcheol notices it. Of course he does. Thereโs a reason why heโs the leader, you know? He always notices small things that are often missed by others. He embraced Dokyeomโs drooping shoulder, โhey man, are you okay?โ
Dokyeom wants to lie and say everything is fine, he really did, but he just shakes his head. โI donโt know how Carats are going to respond to this.โ He lets out a heavy sigh.
โItโs okay, Kyeom. Youโre doing great there, Iโm sure Carats will love it.โ Seungcheol gave his shoulder a reassuring tap, โIโll get going. I need to be on the next schedule in 20 minutes. Donโt worry about today too much, okay?โ
No, he canโt. Heโs a big F guy, of course he will overthink. The ride back to the apartment was gloomy, even his manager worried something had happened and offered to stay with him, so he wouldnโt be alone until the other members arrived.
Dokyeom sigh when he enter his apartment unit, then sigh again when he took his shoes off. He walk straight to the kitchen and take a bottle of water out of the fridge. The water quickly dissipates. He squeezed the now empty bottle.
โYo, are you okay, bro? You donโt look good.โ Vernon, who just arrived home, asks. He can sense that his older member is in a bad mood, God knows whatโs the reason.
Dokyeom rubbed his face and shook his head, โno. But thanks for asking.โ
โYou want to talk about it?โ The younger member asks again.ย
Dokyeom removes his hands from his face and smiles, โthanks, Non. Iโm just going to take a shower and cool my mind off a little bit. Good night.โ
Vernon understands that he doesnโt want to talk about this anymore, so he just nods. โGood night, too.โ
The shower did nothing, in fact it just made him more blue about the situation. He turned off the water and dried his body with a towel. He looks at the reflection on the sink mirror. โYou should do better. I know you can do better than that. Why didnโt you? Itโs your fault if Carats hate us, Dokyeom.โ He may look crazy, or maybe he is crazy. Talking with one's own reflection is a bit strange after all.
Dokyeom dressed in his pajamas, and did his usual skincare. Maybe sleep will help, and tomorrow when he wakes up, heโs in a better mood.
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Itโs another day, Dokyeom is in a better mood because today is a fansign event. He loves Carat, itโs the best thing that could happen in his idol life.
So with a wide smile, he greet the fan. โHi, long time no see. How are you today?โ
โOh, hei, Dokyeom.โ Thatโs strange, their tone is unexcited, this never happened before. โMmm well Iโm good.โ
Dokyeom signs the album they gave him, then asks โwhy with the tone? Are you in trouble?โ
โNo, but I think this will be the last fan event I attend.โ That is alarming. Even without voicing his question, Carat understood and replied, โyou know, after the recent Going Seventeen episode where youโre not as funny as usual, I think I never knew who you really are. The more I think of it, the more I grew to hate you, youโre not funny.โ
โNo! I am the funniest member.โ
The fanโs face changed. The eyes dark as abyss, and they have this weird unsettling smile. โStop lying! Youโre faking it the whole time. Youโre boring, unfunny, and none of your jokes makes me laugh. And now, the world will know just how boring you are. Hahahaha.โ
โNo, noโฆ Thatโs not.. NO!โ
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โNO!โ Dokyeom jolts awake. Heโs drenched with sweat and out of breath. He looks at the clock on his nightstand, 3.04 AM. โThatโs just a nightmare. Hah.โ He tried to calm himself.
After a while he chuckled, none of that is trueโฆ Right?
He decides to make a post on Weverse.
The replys from Carats are encouraging and after reading it for quite a bit, he finally get to sleep knowing Carats love him. Even though sometimes his jokes are dry as hell.
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Mona's note : well isn't it fun to write wkwk (idk how to write laughs) obviously this is an exageration after the recent GoSe Emergency Meeting episode and i read a comment saying DK must have had a nightmare about being not funny. so with the encouragement from my sis, i wrote this. hehe
โ ๏ธharsh language, workplace disagreement, ignore the timestamps
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Itโs a hard day at work, Haneul just got back from visiting suppliers to confirm ingredients for new products. She lets out a huff and takes a look at her watch, 13 minutes to 1 PM.
โJust fucking great.โ She whispers under her breath because of course there was a problem with the ingredients and the old man from the other company insisted they're not wrong, even when Haneul had the copy of agreement printed out. And now she skipped lunch.
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As if her suffering wasnโt enough, her supervisor called from her room. โMs. Baek, can you come to my room?โ
She puts on a business smile and goes into the lionessโ room. โMrs. Haynes, is there something wrong?โ
โYes. Your proposal is trash, Iโm sorry but I donโt understand what's going on inside your head that makes you think this is okay to be presented to our executive. Itโs even worse than before.โ Haynes threw the proposal on the table.
โExcuse me?โ Haneul asks, all the politeness gone, โI prepared this whole promotion with the whole 2nd team. You were too busy with your affair to care about this project yet you got the nerve to say this?!โ
โWatch your mouth, Ms. Baek!โ Haynes glanced outside. Sure enough some of the workers who're close enough to hear are looking through the glass.
โYou should watch your behaviour, everyone in this office knows already.โ
Haynesโ face turned redder by the second.
Outside, people whispered โshould we call HRโฆ?โ The other person just shakes their head, โnah, this is entertaining.โ
โWe already submitted and re-do the proposal 6 times, every single time you didnโt bother to actually read it properly, you didn't even notice the last one doesn't get changed at all.โ Haneul paused to take a breath, then continued โyou know what? Fucking do it yourself!โ
She walks out from the glass room, straight to her own desk, takes her stuff, then opens the top drawer where she kept a resignation letter ready.
โWhat are you doing, Han?โ Her co-worker, Matthew asks carefully. His eyes widened when he saw Haneul take the letter. โNo way!โ
โYes way. See you in a better place.โ She gave him a wink then went to the HR department.
Haneul let out a groan when she tasted the dish. It was just a simple Gukbap but it hit the right spot. She tears up a little bit.
Living abroad at such a young age is cool and all, but she misses home.
โFound you!โ Someone held Haneulโs shoulders from behind. When she saw who it was, her smile grew.
โBelle! What are you doing here? Did you just come back from crosschecking with our distributors?โ She moved her jacket and bag from the chair so Belle could sit down.
Belle took a seat beside her and eyeing the menu. โYep. But when I got back to the office, youโre gone already and itโs a mess. Haynes got called to HR and came back out really flustered.โ
โSo you skip the rest of the day?โ
Belle didnโt get the chance to answer when a voice chimed in, โwe did. Maโam, 6 more gukbap for table 17!โ Jake shouted.
Jay and Matthew are already moving another table to join with Haneulโs table. The whole 2nd managing team was there, Belle, Jake, Jay, Matthew, Ningning, and Yunjin.
โHey! I want a kalguksu.โ Yunjin slaps the back of Jakeโs head then goes to the cashier table to correct the order.
โJin, I want the beef hot plate and order a naengmyeon for Jay. He got mouth ulcers.โ Matthewโs words make Jay angry.
โOy I did not!โ
Chaos ensues.
After the food came, the table got quiet and got somewhat peacefully.
Ningning clears her throat, โso what are you gonna do next?โ
โI donโt really know. But I think Iโll go back home for now.โ Haneul answers back.
Jay looked up from his samgyetang, โyouโre going back with your parents?โ
Haneul shakes her head before answering. โNo. Announcer Baek is really busy right now, he is assigned to cover the olympic games for Korea. And my Mom would go with him, obviously. Theyโre still so in love, itโs borderline gross at this point.โ She shivers lightly.
โOh yeah I saw the videos of them going out on a date, they looked cute tho.โ Jake mutters.
โWhy would you see videos of them?โ Yunjin asks.
โItโs on her fanpage. Iโm the biggest fan of Lee Doona after all.โ He says that with so much pride.
โYikes, talk about creepy. That woman is married and her daughter is right here!โ Ningning teases him.
Haneul clapped her hands to divert attention back. โBack to me. Iโll take a look at property in Korea, maybe itโs time to fulfill my dreams of owning a homestay in a village.โ
โWait, I think one of my family is trying to sell one of their houses. Let me ask them.โ Jay takes out his phone and makes a call outside.
A few minutes later he comes back with a smile. โMy granduncle is going to sell one of his houses. Itโs in Sokcho I think? Near the entrance for Mount Seorak. Do you want me to send you his contact information?โ
โYes please, oh my Godโฆ Thank you very much Jay!โ She is then busy messaging the contact Jay sent.
โBut why would he sell the house?โ Jake asked the important question. Mathew then added, โwas there a murder case that happened there recently?โ
Jay shakes his hands quickly. โEy, none of that. He is a very superstitious person and the shaman he usually goes to said that he needs to sell that house if he wants his grandchild to get married.โ
Ningningโs eyebrows rose. โWhatโs the correlation between that?โ
โOh it doesnโt matter. I love this house, Iโll buy it!โ Haneul looked up from her phone and showed a picture of the said house.
The whole table got closer to see the photo. Some agree that it looks beautiful, but some remain a bit skeptical.
Matthew drew back first. โArenโt you supposed to see it in person before deciding to buy it?โ
Haneul just raised her shoulders. She doesnโt care about that, really. โMaybe. Anyway! Letโs enjoy these last moments before I go back home guys. Youโll miss me when Iโm not aroundโ
Belle just rolled her eyes, โIโm jealous of you. I want to quit too, but my internship isnโt finished yet.โ
Then thereโs a chorus of โme tooโ from around the table. They continue their days with arcade games and karaoke.
Mona's note : would you look at that... 1,097 words how on earth did i do that? now i'm struggling with the 2nd part because in my mind i need to write as much as this :" also i might be updating this slower cuz of my final research. i hate it so much but i hate college even more so i need to graduate rq
โI quit!โ Thatโs what she says. A week later she stood in front of an abandoned house she bought impulsively.
โThe house is a bit old, but with a bit of repairing itโs good as new!โ Said the old homeowner cheerfully. A bit of repairing is to dismantle and rebuild half of the roof, replace most of the windows and doors, repair a bit of the rotten walls, update water and electricity systems, and finally painting and decorating the house.
โIโm sorry old man, I donโt think this house requires a bit of repairingโฆโ Haneul pauses, โit needs a whole lot.โ
The old man had the nerve to laugh, โwell, feel free to ask my grandson and his friends for help! Right, Sanghyuk-ah?โ He asked the young man beside him who just facepalmed.
โMeow!โ A black cat came out of the house and rubbed its body against her leg.
โOh look, a cat! Consider it a service from me. See you lad!โ
Mona's note : rrrah it's here!! idk writing would be this hard... i was so stressed because i want the story to be just perfect, then the color theme, banner design, translating it to english... so much work. but let me know what you guys think?
These 6 men live all their life in close proximity with each other. And Iโm talking, their house is on the same street and they still share food like you see in the K-drama Reply 1988. So naturally, they made a friend group. Some had lived in another city and then come back, some never left their hometown, but nonetheless, theyโre here.
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โ Lee Sanghyuk (Riwoo)
He prefers to be called Riwoo, much to his grandfather's regret. He doesnโt like how much his grandfather values shamanโs opinion over other things. He works as a freelance programmer who sometimes goes to the city to attend some meetings or workshops.
โ Park Sungho
Art teacher at local high school and photographer on weekends. Heโs the studentsโ favorite teacher to annoy. He secretly loves it though, but donโt tell his students because he will never hear the end of it. Heโs tired.
โ Myung Jaehyun
Independent music producer and has many hits, but somehow his parents think heโs unemployed. So he does a part-time job at Gaeulโs cafe so his parents stop bothering him. He is also a weird guy that sees too much brain rot content on the internet.
โ Han Dongmin (Taesan)
Another independent producer, often works with Jaehyun. His love for music grew because his parents also loved music and opened a record store which he now manages after his parents retired.
โ Kim Donghyun (Leehan)
Nice guy, fish guy, matji- huh? Who wrote this??? Anyway, heโs another weird guy but this one thinks heโs a fish. I donโt know how to explain it and I donโt want to know. Works at the local pet shop, and always spends his afternoon at Gaeulโs cafe to see the fishes in the aquarium there.
โ Kim Woonhak
Professional screamer. Much like Haewon, you can hear him from miles away before you see him. They say, donโt put those two in the same room, but you canโt control who comes to Autumn Leaves Cafe. Heโs still a student in university, majoring in sport management. He wants to work with Lotte Giants someday.
Mona's note : this is all so new to me, idk if i will ever use tweet form but i think this is such a nice and frankly quite easy way to introduce a character. but yeah, i'll learn on my pace
They always hang out at Gaeulโs cafe. The place is cozy, aesthetically pleasing, and has a nice view of the sea, but the internet connection is shit. So Gaeul started to remind the group to bring cash whenever theyโre going to hang out at the cafe.
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โ Baek Haneul
The newest addition in the neighbourhood. Recently quit her pretentious job overseas, and impulsively bought a house/villa in the countryside. Currently unemployed but working on some freelance work. Always get dragged on doing farm work by her next door neighbour/old homeowner.
โ Kim Gaeul
You think you like money? WRONG!! She loves it more. Owns a cafe, named it Autumn Leaves Cafe, but open all season. When itโs peak holiday season, she (forced) her friends to help around the cafe. Also an avid novel reader, she can sniff even the faintest ship.
โ Oh Haewon
LOUD, you can hear her before you see her. Surprisingly, sheโs a kindergarten teacher. Even more surprising, sheโs good with her job. But donโt let the persona fool you. Once sheโs with her friends, the filter is off. She knows everything here, youโd hate to be her enemy.
โ An Yujin
An influencer and teaches dance at Seunghanโs academy part time. She created a lot of choreos and dance trends on Tiktok. ยฝ of the podcast channel โDid Yu Know Me?โ and sometimes invited the others as a guest.
โ Hong Seunghan
a.k.a Xnghan. A dancer/choreographer. Heโs in a dance crew called Xoulite and co-own a studio, XoulXtudio with his crew members. He used to live in Seoul, but now he only goes there if thereโs work. He also choreographs for a lot of artists.
โ Shin Yuna
A fashion lover, she even has her own channel where she shares fashion and make-up tips. The other ยฝ of the podcast channel โDid Yu Know Me?โ. She used to model for high end brands, but now she manages her motherโs boutique.
Mona's note : the gang is here, but they're going to make appearance later (after part 3/4, i'm still considering). i'm not used to write in 2nd pov so it's a bit awkward for me to write y/n hence i named my character as haneul. feel free to read it however you like! also i'm using kazuha as the fc for a reason but you'll know it soon.
She bought a house out of impulsiveness. He thinks his grandparents is crazy for selling one of his property because of a shaman words.
cash only | aura farmers
prologue | Should we call HR...? | Are you... are you, like that? | Just need a bit of paint job | more to be added...
Mona's note : at first i want to write smau, but i think i'm more of a paragraph girl... there will be some part that has a social media in it, but most of them would be written
oneshot where you and woonhak is inseparable duo, so it's natural that questions arise about your relationship.
Mona's note: Hiii omg I've wanted to write something for boynextdoor since forever, but I second guess myself and decided to scrap the idea I worked (it's riwoo x reader, btw) and start from beginning. So I think I will rebuild the universe and the guys here will also present in my other works, just don't put your hopes up... I have chronic procrastinationitis, but I don't mind if you guys want this to be a perm series too. Lmk what you guys think!
- aka the chaotic life of lngshot's manager (1/2/3)
Contain: smau, crack, harsh language, flirt!ryul (no one surprised), older!reader (reader is 2-3 years above the 06z)
โ ๏ธEnglish is not my first language
Author's note: i had so much fun writing this, i hope you also enjoy reading it. And funfact, the skipping school part was actually the first one i made before i make the rest of the series.
She bought a house out of impulsiveness. He thinks his grandparents is crazy for selling one of his property because of a shaman words.
Lngshot
Being a manager is fun, they said (1/2/3)
the chaotic life of lngshot's manager
Contain: smau, crack, harsh language, flirt!ryul (no one surprised), older!reader (reader is 2-3 years above the 06z)