SLOWLY rebuilding i feel it in me g r ow i n g in numbers growing in p e a c e people they come together people they f a l l apart NO ONE can STOP us now 'cause we are all made of s t a r s.
kitaek spent the majority of his time at the school’s library. between his classes and tutoring for all the math challenged students at hongdae, he could always be found near the table up against the window in the far corner. he preferred to focus on his work and rarely went out. there were just too many temptations outside the walls of the library. walking towards his usual table, kitaek quickly noticed that someone was sitting at his spot. well it wasn’t his table, but it was unspoken tradition that no one shall take his table. “excuse me, but um. i’m going to need this table.” he spoke to the back of the person’s head. kitaek preferred to be alone and he wasn’t going to stand having someone interrupt his studying.
daesung turned around at the sound of the familiar voice. ‘ kitaek! hey, you know you can sit here WITH me, right? did you not recognize me ?? ’ he teased lightly, scooting the chair out beside of him. he motioned for kitaek to join him. he pointed towards the book in front of him, ‘ i was actually doing some reading on the andromeda galaxy. it’s so fascinating to see the pictures taken from the hubble telescope !! ah, i hope by the time i get to NASA, we would have so many new discoveries! i want to study everything there is about space !! ’ ironic since daesung hadn’t considered if kitaek wanted HIS space and didn’t want to be bothered. daesung pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose. ‘ what’s it like with math, though? do you think there’s more to discover there too? ’
wow , this kid had TOTALLY just become her favorite person in all of hondgae. the push forward appraisal reminding her that , yeah she was doing the right thing with her life. maybe she didn’t work at a company or study medicine , but dammit she made A R T that people enjoyed and felt personally about. what else could be better??? be more self fulfilling than hearing about what her films did for him??? the girl excitedly s h o o k his hand , repeating out quiet thank you , thank you , thank yous. ‘ i’m not THAT good , but that’s definitely my goal. world domination by a female director. it’s all i want. ’ the sweetest giggle left her lips , memories flooding back from the months spent writing , directing , filming , and editing her videos. while it may seem like everything happens in a SHORT amount of time , that was never the case. the girl always working on more than one project at a time , but fuck , it felt so good to know that her hard work paid off. ‘ the alien is MY favorite too!! it plays on the symbolism of immigration , segregation , and discrimination of aliens and cultures in a foreign land. i was inspired by the things i had seen when studying abroad in america during high school…it was such a M E S S over there. ’ the girl RAMBLED , the passion that encompassed her soul flowing out of her like an aura of c o s m o s . ‘ oh , thank you so much for your offer !!! ’ the girl said with slight hesitation. it wouldn’t be the first offer of help she has received and no doubt it would be the last. lily didn’t want to DISAPPOINT him though , the g l e a m in his eyes drawing her like a deer in headlights. ‘ i can’t promise anything because my manager usually deals with stuff like that , because you know background checks and yadda yadda……BUT ! of course you can come on set. i film a lot around hongdae university. have you heard of it??? i’ll be filming later tonight actually. you can just come on then !! ’
‘ wha ---? you studied abroad in america?? that’s so cool ! i actually want to be a NASA scientist once i graduate. i’ve taught myself english and everything !! ’ the words practically flew out of his mouth, he was so excited. he knew she spoke english but never knew anything else about her. nothing outside of her WONDERFUL artstic vision. her other channel wasn’t catered towards his interests, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t watch the occasional make-up tutorial & drool all over the screen. also, he hardly had the chance to practice speaking his second language and therefore he happily took advantage of the situation. he decided to switch over to english for the rest of the conversation. ‘ did you know that forty-five percent of koreans have very limited english proficiency? ’ how daesung managed to know the most random bits of information was a mystery. he could have a conversation about ANYTHING and he’d still manage to have something to say about it. his eyes lit up once she mentioned the school. ‘ NO WAY !! i go to hongdae university too! see, it’d be pretty CONVENIENT to have me as your assistant. i can be there whenever you need me without a SINGLE doubt ! ’ he was trying his absolute HARDEST to convince her. if he let this opportunity pass by, he wouldn’t know what to do. probably cry before he went to bed at night, wondering where he possibly could’ve gone wrong. ‘ and oh my god, that would be so amazing?? to see YOU at work?? like..... wow. i really wanna pinch myself to make sure this is not a dream ! you know, in the average dream ---- OH ! ’ the boy was so caught up he had forgotten to tell her his name. ‘ my name is daesung, by the way ! an absolute HONOR and PRIVILEGE to meet you, lily. ’
tara’s heels tapped softly against the ground and she was careful, once again, to walk gracefully along the sidewalk. however when daesung suddenly appeared right next to her, she widened her eyes slightly indicating how surprised she was to see him. she was still adjusting to the fact they interacted in public since they were always so private. “hi daesung.” her voice comes out softly as tara smiles at him while glancing up. she can’t help but find it incredibly endearing daesung’s behavior was, especially knowing it was because of last night. tara simply listened to daesung ramble on with an amused smile and cocking up an eyebrow. normally she wouldn’t allow him to talk so much, prefer his mouth doing something far different. but he was so cute! “daesung, my head only tapped the ceiling. plus i was distracted by… other things you were doing.” she waved her hand towards the direction of daesung’s mouth, shrugging as she continued to walk. “my hair is the last thing i’m concerned with the activity we part took in. but thank you for being so concerned.” if this was any other person, tara wouldn’t be acting so kind. she would have criticized any other person. “well since you’re offering…” she was going to suggest another make out session, but a large part of her was convincing tara for something else. “maybe you can buy me lunch? and join me for the afternoon while i go shopping?” she continued to smile softly towards him.
‘ oh? y-yeah !! absolutely! ’ daesung nodded his head furiously. he was relieved she wasn’t mad at him or anything. now, he could finally be free of his guilt. tara intimidating him most of the time. whatever she said, WENT. daesung would always have to follow along like a baby duckling. he honestly didn’t MIND, though. he couldn’t really get this type of affection from anybody else. ‘ uh, anywhere you want to go in specific? there’s a few cafes around if you wanna go to one of those. oh ! or there’s this really COOL diner i know that serves great pancakes. but uh, it’s totally up to you. i’m not picky.’ he pursed his lips. ‘ by the way, i’ll hold your bags if that’s what you want but i have to warn you, i’m NOT very strong. oh wait... you know that. we wouldn’t be doing this if i hadn’t hit you in the head ! ah, tara i’m so SORRY ! ’ it’s like he had come full circle with himself. despite everything she’s said to dismiss the situation, he still felt AWFUL about it.
「 @ohdaesung –– look at the stars, look how they shine for you & everything you do ! 」
hues of pink and purple littered her the underside of her arm, tough skin wrapped in clear bandages to allow the healing to progress. her tattoo was a beauty. something she would eternally be grateful for. her sister’s name peeked through as the stem, the name that was filled with so much love and care being the foundation of who she blossomed into. the corner of her lips dances upwards at the mere thought. seeing yeju almost radiate with optimism was an odd sight but one she embraced solemnly for however long it would dwell. suddenly her mind raced with the image of a specs bound boy, daesung in all his scaredy cat glory. the brown haired teen easily made her self to his place unexpectedly accompanied with a few horror movies here and there along with some clipping of a science magazine. she had managed to go through the library’s stash and successfully cut out the few articles concerning the unknown, something they were both very much into. yeju didn’t think for one second that the boy would come through with a scary movie night together and she was okay with that. truthfully, all she wanted was to keep the good vibes alive. push down all of the thoughts swarming in her mind about her brother and how they just weren’t clicking. she wanted to relive the ball night. another go at looking at the twinkling lights and just being allowed to l i v e and be young for a change. arriving to his doorstep, yeju pounded her fist against the door carelessly before allowing herself to call out for him. impatiently. ‘ hey dae, open the door before i kick it in ! this is an emergency !! ’
the last thing daesung saw was a group of ALIENS attempting to perform an operation on him. that’s when he AWOKE with a startled jolt ! the knocking had interrupted his nap on the couch, but it was probably for the BEST. he did not want to know what happened next anyway. WAIT. the knocking.... the dream... it was all too CONVENIENT. holy neptune, the aliens were here to take him. this was it. this was how he DIED. who would tell his story? who would take care of his telescope collection while he was gone ?? ALTHOUGH, if he were to die like this.... WHAT a way to GO ! should he leave yeju a text and tell her his goodbyes? maybe she’d be able to preserve his body && tell everyone about who he was. it would also be great evidence that aliens do, in fact, EXIST ! daesung went for the door cautiously and his heart hammered against his chest. it wasn’t until he heard yeju’s voice that a sweep of RELIEF fell over him. and typically, ‘relief’ and ‘yeju’ never go together. he opened the door easily now and blinked. ‘ what? an emergency ?? also, wow you are very ASSERTIVE. your knocks could be a little SOFTER next time !! you scared me. ’ nonetheless, he moved aside and allowed her entry to the house. he closed the door afterwards and tried his best not to look like he wasn’t ready to DIE a few seconds ago. ‘ so.... what’s the -- what’s the emergency? did you see a ghost ? like, literally and not in the expression way. ’ daesung went over to his seat back on the couch. he decided it was for the BEST if he didn’t say anything about his paranoia.
okay , so maybe ( but JUST MAYBE ) the soon to be future director went a smidge overboard during her congratulatory “ holy shit i finally finished that script !!! ” shopping trip at the nearest mall from the university. inspired by the all so lovely Parks and Rec quote, treat yo’ self , lily han’s wallet became incredibly LITE while her hands and arms were thanking her for lifting 8 pound dumbbells once a week. splurging on makeup , prosthetics , home decor she had no n e e d for , and a dog bowl for her doggless apartment ––– lily had no self control. but she was satisfied. so D A M N satisfied with herself and her spendings that she was already planning her next lollanna video. ‘ unnecessary things to buy when you have no self control , ’ the girl spoke aloud , mainly to herself though harboring a surprised stare from an old woman as she plopped down on the nearest bench. her arms were tired ( damnit should’ve done ten pounds , she thought ) and she needed a breather. maybe even h i n t on her snapchat her newest video , knowing how much her viewers LOVED the tiny spoilers. just as she was reaching for her phone , there was a quick jump in her chest at the sudden usage of her name. looking up with slightly wide eyes , a smile quickly g r a c e d her features at the sight of an obvious fan. lily always considering her fans more like FRIENDS , she stood up and greeted him in return. ‘ thank you so much !! of course you’re not bothering me , i love things like this. ’ the smile on her face grew even w i d e r as he expressed his feelings of her films. while many people knew lily for her main channel videos , lollannastrikesback was not as often discussed. ‘ all of them???? my god , that makes me so HAPPY !!! ’ the considered celebrity just as excited as the boy , her hands reaching out and cupping one of his in gratitude.
‘ you’re welcome !! you know, usually films on youtube aren’t.... GOOD, but yours... they’re like masterpieces ! i don’t even know how you manage to create such DRAMA, such EMOTION, and PASSION is such a short span of time! i think you could give someone like steven spielberg a run for his money ! ’ holy shit, is this kid so freakin’ in awe of this girl. once he goes on about her, he probably won’t ever STOP. ‘ the ALIEN one has got to be my favorite !! the way he was just so misunderstood... i think i might have cried a little? ’ he laughed a bit but once lily’s hands touched his, everything in his mind, body, and soul FROZE. his jaw dropped a little and his lips quivered slightly. HOLYSHITHOLYSHITHOLYSHIT ------ she was TOUCHING his hand ???? SHOOK. daesung would never wash it again !! he cleared his throat, ‘ uh, and uh, just.... like.... your film about the dog.....i .....i, uh, that was really GOOD too. it was funny and moving at the same time.....’ his voice grew weaker as he continued to talk, eventually trailing off. now in his mind, between the internal screaming, he had to constantly remind himself to NOT fuck this up. he HAD to be her friend!! ‘ you know, if you ever like, need anything let me know? i would love to see you at work ! i wouldn’t mind helping you out with whatever it is you need. my schedule isn’t BUSY aside from school things.’ he’s unaware he just admitted to being a LOSER with no life but he didn’t care. the fanboy only cared about the amazing and absolutely lovely girl sitting in front of him. ‘ i don’t know a whole lot about film production but... i can do other things !! like, carry and move stuff around? or get you coffee ?? oH or maybe i can just be your hype man? anything at all, i don’t MIND ! ’
as soon as he saw tara walking a few feet ahead of him, he had to jog in order to catch up to her. ‘ uh, hey ! ’ daesung smiled, a bit sheepishly as he walked along side of her. he would be lying if he didn’t say he felt GUILTY about making her hit he head in the closet the previous night. it ATE him up at night !! how could he live with himself? how could he SLEEP knowing he had made tara’s head hit the ceiling? it wasn’t acceptable. ‘ about.... uh, the last er, MEETING between you and i last night.... i’m sorry i hit your head on the closet’s ceiling. i was so busy....’ he lowered his voice now, so nobody around could listen, ‘ ...doing you-know-what, that i couldn’t really calculate how close you were to the top half of the room ! totally my fault. i should NOT have picked you up. don’t know why i did that anyway.... i’m not very strong, i know. ’ the more he spoke, the more nervous he got. ‘ if i messed up your hair or something, i’m really sorry! you really like your hair, i know. well, i’m assuming since you seem to care so much about your appearance but... ! ’ the poor kid started to ramble. he drew a deep breath and got to the point. ‘ i...i hope i can make it up to you, somehow. ’
he had already purchased all the necessary school supplies, thanks to his parents. daesung decided to spend the leftover amount on clothes and the mall had seemed like a good idea ! his shopping bags by his side, he sat down on one of the mall’s benches. he was taking his break and occupied himself by shoving a pretzel down his throat. the boy’s hunger never seemed to end. he glanced around the mall and watched the people pass by. however, when one girl took a seat across the bench from him, he couldn’t believe it. he blinked rapidly and pressed the glasses closer to his eyes. there was NO WAY he was seeing this correctly. it was LILY HAN !! youtube sensation and someone he admired with his ENTIRE heart ! he immediately got up from where he was sitting to sit with HER instead. ‘ uh h-hello ! ‘ he greeted excitedly. ‘ you’re lily right? i’m a huge fan !! i-i hope i’m not bothering you or anything. i love your films! seriously, i think i’ve watched like, all of them ! ’ there was no shame in this.
she’s torn between rolling her eyes or smiling at daesung’s adorable way of being so oblivious to her advances. normally, tara wouldn’t have spoken to daesung in public. it was her reputation to involve herself with people who were considered “cool.” so the young man standing in front of her was very different from her usual crowd. which was what tara liked about daesung. he was far too cute for her own good. crossing her arms as daesung went on about some kind of zombie topic, tara tilts her head to the side. “if an undead school body is what you want, then go for it,” she shrugs but gives daesung a very sultry gaze and dangerous smile, “though i was thinking more of a private activity.” it’s been a while since their last make out session and tara was beginning to feel the withdrawals without daesung closer to her. she kept her distance from him to assure to no one knew of what tara had in mind, but her same flirtatious smile remained. “thank you. took you long enough to notice.” she winked before taking reaching over to grab another pastry. the frosting once again lingered on her lips and slowly she licked it away. “do you still want that zombie breakout? or will you meet me in the coat check closet in five minutes? up to you daesung.” licking away the last of her frosting, she gazes intensely at daesung.
oh ? OH !! it suddenly clicked to him as to what she had meant in the FIRST PLACE. a small smirk found it’s way onto his lips. the fact that someone like her wanted HIM so bad gave him an immense amount of pleasure. it gave him a bit of a confidence boost as well -- it was as if he was the chosen one. although, he never really understood on WHY she originally wanted to make out with him, but whatever. it was fun and that’s all that mattered. ‘ ....the zombies could wait.’ he responded, giving a small shrug in return. his night had been somewhat uneventful, so daesung might as well treat himself with an old-fashioned make out session. tara was always beautiful, but tonight she shone brighter than any star the astronomy major could’ve known. to have her make out with him while looking like THAT... god. he grew more and more eager by the second, and watching her lick the frosting did NOT help the situation. he was too weak and the champagne had gotten to him. ‘ fine. sure, five minutes, whatever. you got yourself a deal ! ’
‘ what? you want to DITCH? ’ daesung asked. he was mentally going over the idea in his head. he wasn’t entirely against it because he was starting to get bored of walking around while shoving various foods down his mouth anyway. ‘ where would we even go ? ’ he knew yeju was a bit... WILD. wild, but in a good way. she was always there to watch alien documentaries with and have debates about the supernatural. even though his classmate liked saying the strangest things which would lead to him being f r e a k e d out, she was definitely in the top five of his favorite people list. he even got a temporary tattoo for her !! a MATCHING one !! if he could spend the rest of the night with anybody, it might as well have been her.
this was tara’s first official event since attending hongdae university and she was on a mission to make herself known. though the students at hongdae weren’t the usual crowd she hung out with, the petite dark-haired beauty was determined to make sure everyone knew her name. dressed in one of her finest custom made dresses, tara walked perfectly across the banquet hall in her tall heels. people turned their heads as she moved on, each step filled with the utmost confident. the only problem with this event, though, was that she was starting to get bored. standing idly near the food table, tara grabs onto a dessert piece and takes a bite. “i have a feeling this ball needs something more than desserts to makes things exciting. what do you think?” she gracefully glances over to the person standing next to her, while licking her lips of the frosting.
daesung was taking full advantage of the free sweets being distributed out at the ball. it wasn’t like he really cared for anything else at the ball, anyways. though, he had been drinking a bit earlier in the night. so make that two things that took his interest at the ball: the food and the champagne. his head snapped up from the pastry in his hand once he heard the voice. it sounded all too familiar. he looked over at her and raised his brow, ‘ what, like a sudden zombie breakout? ‘ his eyes lit up suddenly, as if he just heard what he had said. ‘ that would be pretty cool, actually ! ’ he’s completely oblivious, as per usual, but he’s also extremely pleased that he FINALLY gets to talk to her in public. he doesn’t even notice she licked the frosting off her lips. all he’s thinking about is zombies now. ‘ though, the probability of that ever happening is very SLIM. unless, there’s something in the dessert that makes us turn. in which case, i guess i should stop eating it so much.’ he laughed a little before stopping himself short. he knew tara didn’t like it when he... well, TALKED. he cleared his throat, ‘ -- er, but uhm, you look really GOOD. that’s a nice dress !! ’
howdy, my dudes!! i’m the youngin ari and this is my newest baby, daesung. i #exposed him to some of y’all already and it encouraged me to Just Do It. i was originally gonna have him pop in after the event bUT change of plans lmao. if you’d like to plot with him after reading his lil about, pls like and i will come to you! <3 ( also i’m sorry i embarrassed myself sending in the app ok)
ok so he’s like the nerdiest kid alive fjdskfsldfksd
his dad’s a doctor and his momther is a scientist so they get mad money but daesung doesn’t rlly care about the money. he just wants to be a NASA scientist when he grows up. he loves science and the stars so u gotta combine them together.
he knows english ‘cause duh if he wants to be a NASA scientist he’s gotta know how to communicate over there w/ his fellow scientists. he had to teach himself w/ textbooks and websites online. he’s very excited to try it out lol.
he’s honestly rlly smart and intelligent and LOVES learning new stuff and showing other people what he knows and having nice, thoughtful discussions. always got straight a’s & high test scores.
sometimes people were dicks bc of how nerdy this kid was in high school and they would snicker at stuff he said (like with his iconic word choices) and tease him but other than that he was fine.
srsly he’s the stereotypical nerd HE LITERALLY DOES THE *PUSHES UP GLASSES THING* (esp when hes nervous or excited. or just when his glasses are falling fhdskfls)
hes smol and scrawny. honestly you might think he’s twelve. (he needs some milk)
he’s awkward but he doesn’t even realize he’s being awkward ????
also he’s always spitting out facts even though nobody asked lmao??? sometimes u can mistake him for being a smart ass but he doesn’t mean to be one :(((((((
he doesn’t even know his sexuality lmao girls r pretty and make him so nervous but dudes are also cute as fuck and make him shook??? wtf
when he gets drunk he goes on weird rambles and rants about science & conspiracy theories. i----
anyways, he’s at hongdae to study astronomy and then once he’s done he’s off to America to become a N A S A scientist !!!! :)
he doesn’t really mind the criminals here but they sus asf so he’s cautious?? but he’s also rlly curious abt them so if he gets nosey i’m sorry
he does tutoring sometimes :-)
fun facto: his favorite color is yellow
personality:
pretty friendly? he’s also not shy just rlly awkward dsjfkslfdsh. but sometimes he just likes chillin alone while he studies or thinks.
honestly he’s fragile ok don’t hurt him you’ll hurt his feelings and tears will well up in his eyes and he’ll just sulk away and cry.
this boy..................,,,, is so cringey sometimes i’m so sorry. he’s an actual cringey meme.
speaking of which, he loves memes and he snorts when he laughs at them.
jae who?? this is the REAL chicken little.
he’s clueless asf tho. when’s being awkward/cringey or being a smartass or just about other people’s feelings in general.
you, clearly not fine: i’m fine.
daesung: oh kk good! ttyl :-)
he’s not very creative???? like he only sees things how it is. if you show him an ink blob and be like “what do you see??” he’ll be like...... “????thats an ink blob ://”
he’s honestly pretty pure and innocent. he just.....loves...science and NASA ok.....everything else? irrelevant. weed, parties, and doing.... It(insert trademarked symbol) ? what are those. never heard of it.
very very curious abt everything !!!!!!!!!
uhhh yeah fhdskjfsl he’s new asf im sorry abt him. pls be his fren
THATS IT I THINK AND IF U HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO ASK! dont know why i typed that in all caps but... the end !!
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