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hey do u have a master list or anything similar to one abt isa ??

hey! I do! at the start of every post, there's a link under the "masterlist", where it takes you to a masterlist with all of Isa's post (or, you can click here, and it will take you to my main masterlist, with both Isa's and Hannah's masterlist) 😊❤️‍🩹

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ewwwww not tate🤢 and AI????

well, as I've said before on a couple asks (here and on my maing blog), choosing a faceclaim doesn't mean I agree with every single thing that person has ever done, or said, or anything like that

Isa's old faceclaim was Somi, who has also talked publicly about unhealthy relationships with food and body image, and nobody seemed to have an issue with that. at the end of the day, we don't actually know these artists personally

as for AI, I've used it maybe three times, and one of those was literally just to put two people in the same picture for fun. meanwhile, there are entire accounts posting AI-generated scenarios and edits every day, and I don't really see this same energy directed at them

Tate ended up being Isa's faceclaim, simply because I think she fits the character visually. that's all there is to it and it's not that deep

Isa is an OC. she's not Tate, she's not Somi, she's not anyone else. a faceclaim is just a visual reference for a fictional character.

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Isa as TATE and RM would look SOOOOO GOOOD

I know... I just did a little thing on Gemini and, OMG 🥵

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i know u talked about manon’s hiatus and how isa reacted but do you think that now that its been 6 month without manon and that she missed sm things and that maybe hybe dont want katseye to talk abt her, but will isa talk abt her ?

I don't think Isa would explicitly bring Manon up out of nowhere, especially if it's obvious the company wants to keep the focus on the six active members. she's very PR-trained (korean style pr-trained, btw), and she knows when saying too much can make things even harder

BUT... I do think she'd naturally become the one answering most questions about Manon because Sophia leans on Isa a lot in situations like this.

Sophia is the leader of KATSEYE, but every leader needs someone they can look at when the room gets tense, and i think Isa fills that role 🥺☝🏼

her answers would probably be short, respectful and leave absolutely no room for speculation. something like: "we miss her every day. she's still our sister, and we're looking forward to the day she's with us again", and then she'd move the conversation on immediately.

I also think Isa would sneak little references into speeches in a way fans instantly understand, like at the end of a Brazil concert she'd have said: say: "I just wish all seven of us could be here to experience this moment together."

she'd never make it dramatic or fuel theories. in fact, I think she'd shut speculation down pretty quickly. if fans started saying things like "KATSEYE is six now" or "they're better as six," Isa would probably answer very firm, and that's it. conversation over 🧚‍♀️

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parking lot

kasteye 7th member au

when Isa and RM finally met each other

WARNINGS: this is set right after RM's discharge. enjoy it!

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The HYBE building felt strange for Isabelí that week, specifically.

Not in a busy way, because it was always busy, but charged, somehow. Staff walked faster through the hallways, managers whispered in elevators, old employees who had worked there since the BIGHIT days looked emotional every five minutes.

Isa knew it had a reason: BTS was slowly coming back. 

Actually, she noticed the whole mood shift as soon as she landed in Korea. The greetings were more formal, securities doubled around the company, cameras waited outside the building almost every day now. Meanwhile, she was drowning in preparations for the Beautiful Chaos Tour coming up. She barely remembered what day it was anymore. 

By the time she finally stepped out of the dancing studio that night, it was nearly midnight.

Everything hurt. The oversized black hoodie hanging from her shoulders belonged to one of the stylists after she'd spent hours complaining about how freezing the studio had been. Her dark hair had been tied into a messy ponytail sometime around dinner, though half of it had already escaped the elastic.

Still, the artist floor was surprisingly quieter than usual. Most lights had already dimmed automatically into nighttime mode, the polished floors reflecting soft gold from the ceiling lamps.

Isa walked slowly toward the elevators while scrolling mindlessly through messages from the girls. Sophia asked if she was alive, while Megan replied she last saw her at the studio and Yoonchae asked for some chocolate milk. 

Isa snorted to herself, before hearing someone approaching from around the corner. The girl’s eyes widened immediately and she whispered a desperate ‘fuck’. 

There he was. Kim Namjoon.

Ironically, out of all seven BTS members, he was the only one she'd never actually spoken to. She'd met the others in passing over the years. Some recognized her from the company cafeteria back when she'd worked there during her trainee days while others had offered polite greetings in the hallways or backstage at HYBE events.

She'd even spent a few hours in a writing session with Yoongi once, when the company unexpectedly invited her to contribute ideas for a KATSEYE track. She still remembered walking out of that room convinced she'd imagined the whole thing.

But, somehow, despite working in the same building for years and crossing paths more times than she could count, Namjoon and Isa never exchanged anything beyond a polite nod from opposite ends of a corridor.

As if feeling her desperation, he looked up. 

"Oh, hi!" he was the first one to speak. 

Isa blinked, then hurriedly bowed.

"Hello, sunbaenim." she said. 

Namjoon laughed lightly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"There’s no need for that."

Isa smiled at him, pressing the elevator buttons more times than she’d like, as if that would get there faster. 

"I’m sorry." she said. "Habit."

"I know." he smiled, looking around the deserted hallway before looking at her again. "But we’re the only ones here. Isa, right?"

She nodded.

"Yes."

Her mind, meanwhile, had completely abandoned her. What was she supposed to say? She was freaking out. 

"I don't think we've actually introduced ourselves." he said, holding out his hand. "I'm Kim Namjoon."

Isa stared at his hand for a split second before letting out an involuntary laugh and shook it.

"I absolutely know that." she let out.

He laughed too, dimples appearing immediately. 

"I figured."

Isa felt like she was an idot. 

"I’m so sorry." she groaned. "That sounded so stupid."

"No," he tsked, waving it off. "don’t worry about it."

A comfortable silence settled between them as they waited for the elevator. Why was it taking that long? 

Isa's eyes immediately dropped back to her phone, scrolling through the same three messages she'd already read twice. Anything to avoid looking at the man standing beside her.

She vaguely remembered seeing him countless times in the old BigHit building, but standing next to him now… It was different.

Somehow, he seemed much taller than she'd imagined. Calmer, too. There was none of the intimidating aura she'd unconsciously built around Kim Namjoon over the years. Just a tired man in a hoodie, quietly waiting for an elevator after what had probably been an equally long day.

A soft ding echoed through the hallway and the elevator doors slid open. Isa instinctively stepped aside to let him in first. Instead, Namjoon extended a hand toward the open elevator, holding the doors with the other.  

"After you." 

She couldn’t help smiling back, completely off guard. 

As they stepped inside the elevator, an almost instinctive formality settled between them. They stood side by side, leaving a respectful amount of space, both with their hands loosely folded in front of them as the doors slid shut.

The soft hum of the elevator filled the silence.

Namjoon's gaze drifted to the oversized black hoodie hanging off Isa's shoulders. It was at least two sizes too big, the sleeves swallowing half her hands.

"Long day?" he asked, breaking the silence once again. 

Isa looked down at herself before letting out an exaggerated sigh.

"I've been in Studio B since..." she glanced at the clock on her phone. "Nine this morning."

Namjoon winced.

"Ouch."

"We're getting ready for tour. Suddenly, everything is an emergency." she explained. 

"I heard! What’s it called again?" he asked, genuinely curious.

"Beautiful Chaos Tour." she answered. "It’s exciting, though."

"I know!" he agreed. "And exhausting too, right?"

Isa gave a weak laugh, nodding. 

"If you're the one saying that," Isa continued. "who am I to complain? You're the expert one."

Namjoon shook his head immediately, giggling. 

"I don't know about expert."

"Oh, come on!" she said. 

"I’ve survived a few of them." he said, shrugging. 

"A few?" she repeated, joking. 

"Yeah, maybe like… Four? Five?" he shrugged, almost sheepishly. "But when you say it out loud, it sounds like I’ve been doing this forever."

"But you kind of have!"

"Yeah, I have!"

They said it at the same time, and for a second, they simply looked at each other before laughing.

The elevator continued its slow descent.

Neither of them spoke again, though the silence no longer felt awkward. It was comfortable, unexpectedly so.

Namjoon glanced at Isa from the corner of his eye. She laughed easily and there was nothing calculated about her reactions. No carefully rehearsed idol answers, no perfectly polished smile for the cameras. She simply said whatever came to mind, then laughed at herself whenever it came out wrong. It was refreshing.

He'd expected someone far more guarded. Instead, she felt remarkably easy to talk to. His lips curled into the smallest smile before he looked back at the glowing floor numbers.

Across the elevator, Isa was trying very hard not to look at him again. She'd spent years unconsciously building an image of Kim Namjoon in her head. Brilliant, intimidating, probably the kind of person who made everyone think twice before speaking. Instead, he was warm and funny in an effortless sort of way.

The elevator slowed to a stop with the doors sliding open with a soft chime and, for a brief second, neither of them moved. However, Isa stepped out first and, surprisingly enough, Namjoon stepped out too. 

"So," Namjoon said as they started walking through the quiet underground hallway. "how long are you in Korea this time?"

"I honestly have no idea anymore. Our schedule changes every other day." she nervously giggled. "I came here thinking it’d be two weeks. Now I’ve just stopped asked." 

Namjoon laughed at her honesty.

After passing through the security gates with the building's facial recognition and fingerprint scanners, Isa offered a quick goodbye to the doorman and the security guards on duty, earning a chorus of tired 'good nights' in return.

She started toward the section of the underground garage where she'd parked, but as they reached the heavy glass door separating the lobby from the parking area, Namjoon stepped ahead of her. Without saying a word, he pulled the door open and held it there, again. 

Isa glanced up at him, a small smile tugging at the corner of her lips.

"Again?"

One of his shoulders lifted in a casual shrug.

"Old habit."

She couldn't help but smile as she walked through.

The parking garage was nearly empty, illuminated only by rows of white fluorescent lights reflecting off the polished concrete floor. Their footsteps echoed softly as they walked side by side. By the time they reached the row where Isa had left the company car, she instinctively started patting the pockets of her oversized hoodie.

"My keys are..." she checked one pocket, then another. "...somewhere." 

A second later, she pulled the key fob free with a triumphant grin. 

"Ha!"

The headlights of a gray car blinked twice a few spaces ahead and they kept walking. She took two more steps before stopping so abruptly that Namjoon almost walked past her. 

"Wait a minute." Isa stopped and Namjoon looked at her, a few steps behind him. "Your car isn’t even here."

He glanced toward the elevators leading to the executive parking level. "I know. It’s upstairs."

"Oh, my!" Isa said, nervously laughing. "Why did you come all the way down here?"

For the first time that night, Namjoon looked almost embarrassed. He rubbed the back of his neck.

"It was late. I just wanted to make sure you got here." he answered her, shrugging. 

There was nothing dramatic about it. Actually, he said it so matter-of-factly that it took Isa a second to process it.

"It just felt like the right thing to do." he answered. 

Isa smiled, warmth spreading through her chest. 

"I think that’s very sweet, actually.” 

By the time they get in the driver's door, Isa unlocked it and turned back to him. 

"Well, thank you for walking me." she said, smiling at him. 

Namjoon smiled back. 

"My pleasure. Drive safely, okay?"

"I will, sir." she answered. She turned around to get in the car, but then turned around again. "It was nice finally meeting you."

He nodded, his smile softening. 

"It was."

"So… I'll see you around?" she said, not wanting to sound strange, but how could she not sound strange when that was THE Kim Namjoon?

"I hope so." 

Isa climbed into the driver's seat, closed the door and started the engine while Namjoon waited until the headlights came on. Only then did he turn and walk back toward the VIP garage. She watched him disappear in the rearview mirror until he rounded the corner.

The second he was out of sight, Isa let out a completely silent scream.

"Oh my God..." she covered her face with both hands. "Sophia is going to lose her mind."

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but i do see where you would want to bring her in because visually and dance wise— she’d be a KE member

yess, she just matches the whole vibe and I think she's pretty much the closest to what I imagine Isa... I'm glad you understand my pov

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Tate is associated with a lot of nasty people and that would definitely be conflicting if were to use her for as a face claim for a group with multiple cultures and race

yeah... i heard about it :/

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u should change isa’s fc for either anok yai (hear me out) or stella from flo ?? i fear they match katseye

they're both STUNNING 😭 especially anok!! I love her SOOOOO much!!!!

but i don't think they really fit the image i have in my head for Isa. i'm actually still looking for a face claim that feels exactly right because i'm super picky LOL

i definitely see the vision though!!

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strongly thinking about changing isa's fc to tate mcrae.......

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does isa have any friends that are celebrities, influencers, kpop idols or is she only friends with ppl in her company and katseye ??

she doessss! 😭 Isa is surprisingly social, even though she always has the straightest face during interviews and public appearances LOL.

her friendships are basically divided into three completely different worlds, and when you think about it... it actually makes 1000% sense. bear with me!

she has her 'celebrity' circle in LA, and I can absolutely see her hanging out with people like gracie abrams, reneé rapp, conan gray, and sabrina carpenter (not besties, but definitely the kind of people she'd stop to chat with backstage or grab dinner with after an event). I also think a lot of her favorite artists know who she is, like: demi lovato, doja cat, dua lipa, miley cyrus... all of her pop divas have probably mentioned her at least once or interacted with her somehow, even if they're not necessarily close

then there's her internet circle! that's where people like emma chamberlain, jake shane, alex consani, and quenlin blackwell come in. It's honestly the most random group ever, but somehow it works.

back in korea, besides everyone at HYBE and the idols she trained with before debuting (TXT, LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans, etc.), I'd say she's especially close to NMIXX's lily and Stray Kids' bang chan. and I just KNOW Isa would be one of the idols slowly breaking that awkward "boy groups vs. girl groups" barrier. she's incredibly media-trained and knows when to be professional, but she's also like... guys, we've literally known each other since we were teenagers, can we please act normal? 😭

as for brazil, she's basically that girl whenever she's back home. she isn't as deeply rooted there anymore simply because she spends most of the year between LA and Seoul, but she's friendly with a lot of influencers, streamers and TV personalities. she'll randomly pop up in someone's Instagram story, disappear for six months, then suddenly be at a football match with an entirely different group of people. she definitely has a few celebrity crushes and a couple of rumored flings here and there, but nothing too crazy

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i would like to read like how Isa and Namjoon met or how their relationship started

oh, thanks bae! it's gonna be out tomorrow 😏☝️

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will you write more about Isa and Namjoon? (also kinda hoping that their relationship lasts)

of courseeee!!! is there anything specific you'd like to read about them?

well, can't promise you a long lasting relationship but I can promise a lot of fluff and cute things of them 😇

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ICONIC BY MISTAKE

katseye 7th member au

isa's outfits and lines in the "ICONIC BY MISTAKE"

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LINES

2:18 - 2:21 24-7, more like 25-8

2:23 - 2:27 Your digital footprint is looking so insane

2:27 - 2:37 (Center) Hating me is like all you do, breakfast to dinner Algorithm bulletproof, br-breaking your fingers Thank you for the comments, it's because of all your hate

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is Isa close to the Cortis boys?

sure! especially the ones who joined before BIGHIT turned into HYBE, like Martin and Keonho

I wouldn't say they're extremely close (like Isa might be with the TXT boys 🤐), but they're colleagues, yk?

she was definitely behind all the jokes about Martin being BIGHIT's ghost because of his height and all that, but nothing super close 😭

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isa in iconic by mistake ???

yesssss! and, btw, serving center/rapper material 🤌🏽✨️

I'm just finish some stuff from uni to post her outfit, lines and the fans reaction but, as soon as I heard the song, I could IMMEDIATELY imagine her with the girls

also, can we agree that she'd have some participation on the writing process? 👀

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ISABELÍ TORRES BEING UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY

katseye 7th member au

isa funny live moments that would go down on history

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1) Freaking out on her first solo live

"Y’all, calm down!"

Isa laughed nervously, trying to keep up with the comments flying up the screen faster than she could read them. Which, naturally, only made the chat worse. Watching Isa visibly start freaking out only encouraged everyone more.

She covered her face for a second, already losing the battle.

The comments turned into complete chaos, switching between Korean, English, Portuguese, and Spanish so fast her brain visibly short-circuited.

"Everyone, calm down. Calma! Jinjeonghaseyo!" she said all in one breath, hands waving dramatically at the camera.

2) DanIsa talking about how they met (chaos)

"Oh, wait." Daniela said suddenly, already starting to laugh before she even finished the sentence. "Should we tell them how we met?"

Isa immediately looked at her suspiciously, then started laughing too.

"No, because YOUR version is wrong." Isa said, pointing at Dani dramatically.

Dani gasped. "My version is literally what happened!"

Isa tilted her head back, laughing harder.

"You mean how you thought Portuguese and Spanish were the same?"

The scream Dani let out was immediate.

"GIRL! Don’t do this!" Dani buried her face into the couch cushion while Isa clapped like she’d just won an award. "I thought I was being nice!"

3) Being there for when Megan came out

"Happy Pride Month, Lara." Megan said with the most mischievous smile on her face.

Isa giggled, playing with one of the ginger extensions and pulling it over her forehead like fake bangs.

"Oh, thank you, Megan. You too!" Lara joked back immediately.

The girls burst into laughter, all of them knowing the truth but not knowing whether fans would take it seriously or think it was just another joke.

"Should I do it?" Megan whispered through gritted teeth.

"Go, do it!" Isa encouraged her.

"One, two..." Lara counted.

"Okay, guys." Megan stepped forward dramatically. "I’m coming out. I’m bisexual."

The girls instantly started jumping around and celebrating.

4) Isa being the intermediator for all of the girls beefs (honored mention to Megan x Yoonchae's)

"Oh, you were the worst!" Isa exclaimed as Megan brought up her sudden beef with Yoonchae during debut preparations. "My God!" Isa covered her face, remembering that time. "It was so hard to have, like, a normal conversation with you."

"I know!" Megan whined while Yoonchae burst into laughter.

"I remember once Yoonchae was talking to me in Korean. In Korean, guys!" Isa said, turning to the camera. "Megan misheard something, and then I went to talk to Sophia, and Megan was like, 'they were talking about me. I heard my name.'"

She mimicked Megan dramatically as the others laughed even harder.

"Sophia came to me almost crying for help because she didn’t know what else to do, and I was like, 'us? Talking about Megan?'"

"But you helped after that." Megan pointed out.

"Of course I did!" Isa exclaimed. "I couldn’t live with someone who was defensive 24 hours a day."

"That’s why we only speak in english at the dorm now." Yoonchae added.

5) Being a savage to LE SSERAFIM's Yunjin and bringing up their old trainee time

"Now," Isa clapped. "be honest, unnie." she said to Yunjin during one of their shared instagram lives, pointing her fork at her from across the table.

"Bring it on!" Yunjin joked, taking a bite of her ramen, all the way from Korea.

"You were happy I didn't make it into LE SSERAFIM, weren't you?" Isa suddenly revealed.

Surprised by the sudden question, Yunjin choked, disappearing from the camera's view for a moment to compose herself while Isa laughed out loud.

"No! I wasn't!" Yunjin complained once she was back. "What do you mean?! We all missed you a lot!"

"But you never texted me!" Isa complained. "Everyone else did. Even Kazuha, and I knew her for, what, two weeks?"

"Oh..." Yunjin stopped moving, her chopsticks hovering over her bowl. "That's right, I didn't, did I?"

"You didn't!"

"No, but the thing was," Yunjin started explaining herself. "I was really scared at that time too. Because it felt like my one chance after training and after a lot of almosts-"

Isa interrupted her immediately, throwing her hands up in disbelief.

"BITCH! MINE TOO!"

Yunjin immediately doubled over laughing.

"I KNOW!"

"You're saying it like I was chilling!" Isa kept going, laughing out loud. "You could've texted me, unnie."

"What would've I said?" Yunjin asked, crossing her arms. "Hey girl, sorry you got kicked out?"

Both of them immediately started laughing again.

"Oh, and we also used your vocals as vocal guides to Blue Flame." Yunjin revealed.

"YOU DID WHAT?"

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can we pretty please make it canon that LE SSERAFIM's "Saki" was actually featuring Isa? 😬🙏 i just feel like that would've been such an iconic moment!!!!!