baby, good night

[rkariel]

❝ ONE MORE TIME   —   9월 30일       ✦

          news of the audition keeps her on her toes. minutes, hours, days, spent wondering what direction to take for the audition itself. what to capture and portray in such a brief amount of time. not to mention, the title of the drama itself could mean a number of things. endless possibilities even if her mind is quick to jump to concepts like the princess diaries because of her own biased preferences. 

          anne hathaway is one of her absolute favorites after all. the sheer range! who could imagine mia thermopolis as an assistant to a fashion editor or a ceo ( she thinks or some other position pretty high up there in a company hierarchy ) and even engaging in occasional thievery? the titles and roles seem countless the more she tries to recall them and she wants to be that kind of actress one day. that kind of singer. performer. 

          versatility. range. the ability to do it all. it can’t be said that ariel isn’t a leo. the days after the audition as as nerve-wrecking as the ones leading up to it and she’s ecstatic on the day a decision reaches her. time and time again, she’d go back and forth between insisting she must have gotten it to believing she wasn’t going to. all without knowing what the role is itself. but it’s the possibility. 

          possibility always gets her. it’s what convinced her to move to seoul those years ago. 

          noble, my love. a romcom? romantic period drama? something to do with horses and stables? the last of her guesses wouldn’t have been close to accurate. a veterinarian. she’s as confused as she is delighted. doesn’t this mean she gets to work with animals on set? sounds like the best kind of work day. if only she could convince them to use her own pets or ahyoung and jinki’s. there’s domo even and just a number of pets she wishes she could see more often. 

          just where does the title fit in, she wonders. ugh, why can’t tomorrow come faster? she’s aching to read the script and make her own notes already. 

[rkariel]

❝ LET’S GET IT STARTED   —   9월 23일       ✦

          though it’s so clearly one of their night concepts   —   from the rock sound ( albeit more so pop rock as one of her friends from back home would not-so-affectionately dub it ) to the somewhat dark lyrics   —   it almost has a vibe close to that of their day concept. in fact, if not for the idea of stealing someone away and keeping them just for their own sake, isn’t it pretty?

          at least, the lyrics are pretty to her, even if the line about seven lights makes her sad. briefly. momentarily. a fleeting moment in which ariel lets herself think of what could’ve been. but she loves the girls, constantly reiterates that she wouldn’t change a single thing. from training to their debut to now. wasn’t it all to get them to this point? the solo activities, the cute little articles that come out about them, the viral moments. though there might still be people who dislike them from their pre-debut teasers or after debut, they leave no gap to doubt talent and hard work. 

          that hope is what she holds onto during the in-between time, the mystery that comes with not knowing what their next comeback will be and when. there’s also always the scary question of if that ariel purposely ignores. it can’t be a matter of if for them, right? it’s when and she believes in that as much too. still, tension melts away in her shoulders whenever song lyrics make their way into her hands. 

          though the choreography seems unclear to her, the beat different to her from what she tries to imagine dance-wise ( maybe she should ask yeri for her opinion later ), she knows once she ties lyrics and parts to the dance, she’ll fall more for the song. for now . . . just what part to start with? 

[rkariel]

❝ red flavor — ♡

rkxblue​:

ahyoung has always had a small, innate need to be rebellious. while it was more pronounced during her younger years, most of the rough edges smoothed out by training and the promise of debut, there’s a flame that still lies within her that could never really be smothered. and it shows itself within ways that are almost trivial; such as the words that leave her mouth after ariel talks about being a great roommate. “nuh uh, now just because you said that i’m gonna let you eat your whole stash up and wait until you have one left – and then i’m gonna take a hefty bite out it. then put it back in the wrapper for you to find.” note that trivial was the key word, and she knows how childish she sounds with the way her grin grows so wide.

but as soon as ariel mentions psychic powers, ahyoung is the one pointing at her with an index finger with an smug, knowing nod and grin. as expected, from someone she calls her girlfriend – but what she wasn’t expecting what the vague hint of her boyfriend as well, and it’s enough for her to straighten up with a “yah,” though it’s more in surprise than anything else, a hand moving backwards to swat the smaller girl at her side, “what does the box have to do with anything! unless it told you something i didn’t know. or did but didn’t know it was telling you … whatever!” she’s sure ariel would have got the point by now – she should, considering how she’s fluent in not making sense and the other just rolls with it a lot of the time. it seems that they’ve traded places with that in this current situation though, the sweet talk coming out of nowhere – ahyoung wants to comment on it but she’s too distracted at the revelation of the leader’s previous occupation, eyes practically popping out of their sockets as she fully turns her body towards the other, “what the fuck! how come you’ve never told me that before, huh? a whole ass bartender, and you’ve never made me a drink!” cue a dramatic gasp that has her cocking her head back, and she continues, “i am – shocked, hurt and betrayed right now! look at this! my heart, it hurts!” she whines, pointing to her heart with a pout, but a switch is flipped and she’s back to normal in a couple of seconds, “anyways, yeah! please, lets go out to eat and get fresh air and shit! and then we can go to the store and get some shit so you can make some drinks to make up for your sinful deception.”

          " well, now that i know your diabolical plan, i could just change my hiding spot! you’ll never find it! ” she huffs, crossing her arms, knowing damn well that it’s just for sure. ariel genuinely enjoys seeing the secret stash diminish from time to time. she’d rather think the girls are eating or indulging rather than restricting or not allowing themselves small moments, small joys. it’s part of why she thinks the dating ban is odd at times. it’s true that it can be distracting, pursuing another person or being wrapped up in them, but even group members can do that to each other. no relationship can be perfect or flawless, problem-free is a superficial notion, so if someone finds a good relationship, why hinder that? why keep that from them? but even she believes that as a person who once ran from relationships, from attachments too deep. 

          because loss is something she still doesn’t cope all too well with. 

          “ mm, they’re just love messages right? ” she teases, though truth be told, she doesn’t think his more recent messages are for her anyway. if anything, he used to give her a heads up because heaven forbid she sees something she can’t cleanse her eyes of. again, no matter how much she supports their relationship, it’s so weird thinking of him like that. besides, it’s a joke she makes for nearly all of her guy friends   —   that their girlfriend is too good for them. this might be one relationship she doesn’t make the joke so often for. 

          the dramatic gasp sends her into a small fit of laughter and she rolls her eyes, “ says the evil girl who would bite my last chocopie and leave it for me to find and spiral into sadness! ” she clucks her tongue, shaking her head and crossing her arms again before pulling at ahyoung’s arm. “ sounds like a plan! i knew you would be best to ask, ” not that any of the girls would say no but ahyoung is just always so high spirited and funny. she wishes she had that kind of vibe from time to time but it suits her roommate so well. “ tch, my deception? after your chocopie threat? what a rude accusation! you’re lucky i love you so much, ” she lets out a deep sigh as she lets go to put on her shoes, checking the pockets of her thin zip-up hoodie for her phone and card holder. “ okay, go time! especially before yeunhye catches onto us. hm, which one should we go to . . . ”

[kaliumpop]

[rkariel]

❝ 여긴 party time — ♡

haseulrk​:

“Yeah, that seems a bit strict, but we’re probably just as bad, if not worse, I guess,” she laughs hearing Ariel about to swear, thinking that would have been quite funny for her to be swearing through this Samsung party, though obviously not if she got caught.  “That is pretty stupid, though.  I thought things were more relaxed for that stuff in America.”  It was always interesting to learn about the other country. She had never had a chance to go there, so it was something she hoped to learn more before she did.  “I–  Okay, yes, but in my defense, it was because I hung out with my brother and his friends, I thought I was being so cool seeing movies I shouldn’t have been seeing!”

She nods in response to the question.  “Yeah, I like regular soju, it’s nice to drink with friends.”  She’s laughing again “A lot of people like it! It took me a while to, but I do enjoy a good one.  I wouldn’t necessarily say that I like it more, but I do like it.”  Granted, it had been a while since she had partied, unless she counted the night she drank with Ahyoung doing shots at the dorm’s kitchen table.  “Right, right, not right now, but I think it could be fun for us to do sometime, but yeah, let’s see if they want to later.”  Knowing Ariel was right, when they got to where the drinks were, she only got a cup of ice water, even if the talk of alcohol had gotten her mind onto that topic.  “This is kind of nice, everyone being around, too bad we can’t stay longer.”  

          " not anymore. at least, not in the same way, i think . . . i don’t know. guess it depends on what aspect we’re talking about here. like, did i ever tell you, a friend of mine that worked at smile told me how she learned about birth control and all that and that she basically knew nothing. what kind of censorship is that anyway? not teaching people about those kinds of things properly. school prepares you for nothing but . . . i dunno, grinding out paperwork and stuff, you know. ” which, if someone is into that, finds it relaxing or nice to keep the mind and body going, then great. truly, she believes that but if it’s just to make money   —   well that she can’t imagine.  she’s damn lucky to be able to pursue her dreams, to have made it this far. not everyone gets to do the same. to have the opportunity to be happy with their career choices. she wouldn’t change a thing that got her this far. 

          “ uh huh . . . right, right. because you have absolutely no interest in it for yourself, right? pfft, i bet you helped choose or liked the movie choices! ” she hums at the line of reasoning. be that as it may, beer just isn’t that appealing to her. then again, she’s had more of a sweet tooth when it comes to drinks and desserts. sweet over savory. sweet and salty can be best, like sea salt caramel or sea salt milk foam atop coffee. honestly one of the best drinks she’s had. getting herself some water too, she purses her lips, nodding in unfortunate agreement. they do have to leave soon after all. “ do you miss it? the parties when we were still trainees. that kind of thing. ”

[rkariel]

❝ gallery — ♡

rkxblue​:

in all honesty, it’s a little embarrassing that the other walked in upon ahyoung doing basically nothing – staring into the ceiling rather blankly, nothing going on within in her mind even though it looks like she’s concentrating, zoned out to the world and her surroundings. it’s also embarassing that she doesn’t know how long she’s been this way, but luckily ariel’s presence is heard thanks to the sound of light footsteps entering the room, so she isn’t too surprised when their leader ends up landing upon her – literally. and naturally the dramatics kick in, arms and legs flying upwards after ariel’s “impact”, the girl letting out an ‘oof’ even though the other was hardly heavy. “you wanna go with me? you kind of sound and act like a puppy put into a human’s body. is that your true identity, ariel? are you a puppy?” and ahyoung makes sure to give her a couple of “pets” – taps on the head – for good measure before she’s laughing.

“wait, you’re serious?” propping herself upon her elbows, she’s gazing at her roommate with raised eyebrows. not that she would have anything against ariel going with her – hell, that actually might make her more comfortable than she realizes – it’s just something that she hasn’t really thought about before. “no ~ what if i walk in there with you and i’m doing bad and they look at you and are like ‘hey you get in there instead’ and i have to walk home because i have brought shame to the eclipse name! huh! all because you decided to do your little eye smile thingie at the camera man when you gave him some water!” so far off the realm of possibility, put ahyoung is pointing a finger at her with her head tilted back, but it’s not too long before the grin finds her way upon her face once more. “hey hey! stop sounding creepy! that’s also why you can’t come, you like my body too much,” she jokes, moving to swat ariel’s butt with a loud pop that rings within the air, “i don’t know … it just kinda doesn’t feel real? like they told me but i don’t really like, model and stuff, so it feels fake, i gotta wake up tomorrow and then i think i’ll feel nervous and shit. like how do even pose for sports shit? do i gotta look like a basketball player?” the woman questions, suddenly sitting up to move her arms rather awkwardly, as if she’s cradling a baskeball and shooting it.

          laughing at ahyoung’s reaction, hand reaching to poke at her roommate’s side, she mimics one of her favorite emojis to use these days: the thinking emoji. finger cradling her chin as she sits up, she hums, " a puppy? really? i thought people tend to be the opposite of what they prefer most. so since i’m a dog person, do i act like a cat? that never made sense to me, you know. ” the taps to her head only make her laugh harder, shaking her head before swatting at ahyoung’s hand. “ my hair! ” though, especially when in the dorm, she doesn’t mind it at all. 

          “ of course i’m serious!” ariel whines, lips pulled into a pout as she reaches for ahyoung’s arm, tugging at it with a louder whine. “ why wouldn’t i be? if i thought we were allowed to go before, i would’ve gone to more schedules with all of you. i’m the best cheerleader, okay! best hype man, woman, person. if you joke about me being a puppy again, i’m gonna demand to be carried. but anyway, i will make sure they don’t even acknowledge me as an option because i’ll talk you up so much. besides, what idiot would ignore the absolute goddess you are? sounds fake! try again later    —   that’s just my impression of, like, a magic 8 ball or something. don’t actually try again later because it’ll be the same answer! ” 

          with a crinkle of her nose, she pushes at ahyoung’s shoulder before taking hold of them and shaking the main vocalist and top model of choice a little. emphasis on little because can’t jolt the model too much, right? what kind of hype woman would she be if she did? “ i’m not creepy! it’s just the truth! ” squealing loudly when ahyoung swats her butt, she pinches ahyoung’s side, eyes narrowing as she huffs. “ well, duh, you’re not modeling til you get there. ” is that borderline a dad joke? might as well be for how lame it is. “ uh . . . if they give you a basketball, maybe? i don’t know. i figured it’s more of a show off your long legs and pretty lean muscles because it’s impossible to miss, ” she grins. okay, maybe it is getting a little creepy but disclosing the reasons ariel thinks ahyoung is a perfect choice for it isn’t anything to be ashamed of. never. 

[rkariel]

❝ red flavor — ♡

rkxblue​:

she should of prepared herself the moment she heard the thumps of footsteps rapidly heading her way, should have known something was going to go down, but she was too focused on the text conversation with a certain someone about why horses were probably manmade creatures of chaos ( listen. she has been working on this for a while and has connected all the dots, okay ) to realize before it was too late. ariel truly isn’t that much smaller than her but ahyoung likes to pretend anyways, letting out a “hak!” once lithe arms around trapped around her neck, slightly bending her knees so that ariel has a better time upon her chin. “chocopies?” she questions, leaning her head back until it hits the other girl’s shoulder – not exactly comfortable, but at the time it seemed like a decent idea. “you’re like, mega obsessed with those things. you gotta always keep a stack around? are they even that good?”

because she’s just as much as a snack fiend as the rest of the girls in the group, but choco pies have never really stuck out to her all that much – ahyoung is sure she’s tried it a handful of times, but the taste never commits to memory for her to want more, weirdly enough. opening her mouth to say more, lips only remain parted because it’s ariel that starts speaking first, and she notices the interruption and the way silence hangs in the air. “besides what?” she questions, lifting her head back up to blink at the leader with curious eyes, especially whenever she decides to change course rather suddenly. but then again, she’s not the type to pry all that much when it doesn’t seem like a big deal. “what, what, like what? what kind of adventure? can we get street food instead? or fuck it, anything that requires soju? do you know how long it’s been since i’ve had a decent drink? jesus christ …” and a free hand lightly slaps at her cheek, rubbing it downwards at the lack of alcohol in her life.

          that ahyoung never seems to mind or particularly dislike ariel’s antics is one of countless reasons why they’re such compatible roommates. she’d said and thought it time and time again in the past, even now, but it truly is a shame they didn’t become closer til moving into the dorm. more than constant companionship and the need to be closer out of intimate proximity, ariel couldn’t possibly list all the ways she and ahyoung compliment each other so well. this just happens to be one of the best reasons that ariel is especially fond of   —   she could count on the other members for the same thing but something about being the same age, about being almost equal amounts of shameless ( because ahyoung has her beat in some areas ) makes it that much easier to be so carefree. “ of course they’re that good. i’d be offended and deeply, deeply hurt if that didn’t make you an even better roommate. i know you wouldn’t steal the last one away and not tell me. ” again, so many other reasons but could she include this in compatibility? hm, well besides the point though. 

         “ oh   —   did you read my mind? did we finally do it? i swear, that little box in our room has psychic powers! ” course, she knows it’s more so that he happens to know when to message them and ariel loves seeing the way ahyoung’s face changes whenever a message comes through for her. their relationship is so cute ariel nearly forgets that it’s weird to imagine him as anything but a squishy teddy bear. but ahyoung is one too in her own way and thus begins an oddly managed circle of thought in ariel’s mind. “ but my sweet sugar honey lemon pie, ” she exclaims, no rhyme or reason to the sequence. “ that’s precisely what i was thinking. we deserve it. although, okay, if you go on about a decent drink, i’m gonna have to interfere there. as a prior bartender, you’re hurting my pride. still, street food and soju . . . what a classic. so what’ll it be? ” half of her is dying to invite naeun out with them to have a ‘ proper drink ‘ but this last minute is harder to manage for members in the same group, let alone different ones in dorms much further apart. 

[jiyoos]

jiu 🔆 lose myself jacket making film

[wnq-writers]

I will fill the sky with vibrations and waves You will hear me

Alli M.A.  

[rkariel]

❝ red flavor — ♡

          ariel barely waits for ahyoung to answer her before she’s dashing towards her roommate’s back, latching on from behind, arms encircling the other’s neck as she leans in til her chin’s on their shoulder. “ pssst, ” she whispers, knowing damn well no one is around and yet she demands the secrecy if only for the dramatics of it all. “ wanna sneak out to the convenience store with me? i’m running out of chocopies. i thought i had more! ” 

          then again, she does say all of the girls are welcome to her snacks and it just so happens that ariel loses track of her own chocopie indulgences. what’s numbers when it comes to happiness in a well-balanced bite of chocolate, marshmallow, and . . . does it could as a cookie? graham cracker? hm . . . anyway   —   “ my treat. i insist. besides, i— ” 

          saying it aloud is weird. she has an audition again and as excited as she is, does it mean she’s not spending enough time with the girls? how many nights does she get like this? how many more do they have in a lifetime? no, not the time to spiral down, ariel. what are you doing? with a subtle shake of her head, she bounces her chin lightly against ahyoung’s shoulder. “ actually . . . i’m kinda craving something else. should we go on an adventure? ” ( @rkxblue ) 

[rkariel]

❝ your eyes — ♡

rkxroyal​:

♡   —   woohyun chuckles, tilting his head to the side as he smiles towards her. “you’re welcome.” he says with a murmur, before he pauses. “i’d sing for you everyday, if i could.” he says with a soft tone, and the raw emotion in it jolts woohyun into clearing his throat, grinning widely at her and straightening up.

“i’d love to hear you sing,” his eyes crinkle at the corners with the force of his smile. “it would be a honor to hear your lovely voice once again.” even though he’s heard it countless of times, scrounging through eclipse’s discography to hear it– how he feels like he can’t get enough, could never get enough.

          looking away proves to be more difficult than expected and she places all blame on the fact that she so rarely gets to see him in person now. that the days of running into him in the kt hallway and making jokes or talking about love and life instead of practicing are behind them. she always knew he would debut but in a different company? she couldn’t have imagined it yet he shines so brilliantly still. even now, even if her eyesight were to suffer, she doubts she could make herself turn away for long. in fact, she doubts she’d be able to even if she could see him in passing in kt now. 

          fingers continue to curl and tense in her lap only because of what she wants to say, of a confession begging to fall from her lips but stifled each time, physical representation in how she leans forward yet the one hand beneath the table is restless. there’s so much she wants to say, to do, and he’s just right there, right within reach so why can’t she? why doesn’t she? 

          the sight of his grin alone tugs at her heart, pulls her lips into a grin of her own, and she knows that the day will never come   —   when seeing that grin doesn’t make her just as happy. “ what songs would you sing for me? ” because she thinks of it again, over and over, how she told him before to sing more about love, to do so openly, since there’s not enough in the world but she’s become greedy since then   —   she wants those love songs to be for her. 

          she could sing the very lines she did in the voice note still unsent, saved for a brave moment that’s yet to come, that she could create for herself right here, right now. but another song comes to mind. one that’s been lingering in her thoughts, a few bars hummed here and there til the words form. lyrics finding a home on her tongue only once she thinks of him. leaning much closer, hand no longer hidden away as she rests her chin in her palm, staring directly at him, she starts to sing, “ your eyes, your eyes, whispering secretly. that night, it’s like the starry sky that night. ” the night she went to him to talk about her concerns, her fears, when she found comfort in his presence, she knew then. no matter how much she denied it, it’s impossible to refute now as she tilts her head, smiling just for him. he makes her feel the way music does. “ even when i’m not listening to music, a song of spring plays in my heart. ” 

          though it feels rushed, though her heart races faster than she moves, she takes the seat next to him now, facing him and holding out a hand, a missed count in the melody that plays only in her head. “ if i follow that sound, already i’m in front of you. ”

[rkariel]

rkness​:

      ( sms // ari 💕 )  

>> i’m working on it, don’t worry. it might come a bit late, but it’ll be a parade all year long baby >> just for you  😏 >> stop you right  😭 😭  i’ll make time!! what’s a couple skipped practices it’s fine we’re not doing much anyway lmao  >> PLEASE BRING HER LET’S GET THE WHOLE FAMILY BACK TOGETHER i have wrinkles from not seeing the two of you what is this witchcraft >> i stream eclipse as much as i stream k.arma  💖 anything for my girlies 😘😘

(  💌 ˟  𝙊𝙐𝙏𝙂𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙂 » 이시연 ; 로크 네스 💫 ) ☇ all year long?  ☇ don’t go making promises u can’t keep!! if it’s a parade for my life, it means u have a whole ass fleet of floats too 😤😤  ☇ kjsdhfjhskdfj don’t sKIP PRACTICE  ☇ but if u did, i might 🤔 ☇ just for u, i mean  ☇ but also meeting up with a bunch of us, come on. not like our group members wouldn’t love each other. just a giant eclipse k.arma party let’s go  ☇ we could even invite luxe  ☇ no boys!!  ☇ maybe chanyeol bc i could see him complaining if we don’t  ☇ he doesn’t count anyway  ☇ u and wrinkles???????? girl please !!  ☇ wowowow, best leader !! best cousin !! best person ever, miss mona!! lee siyeon !! lee siyeon !! lee siyeon !! 

[kimyoohyeon]

🐰

[rkariel]

❝ gallery — ♡

          it’s just the day before ahyoung is meant to take photos for lafuma and ariel goes into their shared room to plop herself right across ahyoung’s stomach as she’s laying on her own bed. “ hi, ” she grins, propping herself up on her elbows to look up at her roommate. “ take me with you tomorrow, ” she whines. more than not having a schedule of her own, she wants to see the others along on theirs. as back-up, as support, as a cheerleader even. besides, seeing model ahyoung sounds like a good story for jinki and so she wants to take all the pictures behind the scenes possible. 

          “ come on! don’t you want to take me along? i’ll even ask for you ~ ” not that their manager is scary. ariel adores her, but her word can be pretty final in a way that even ariel doesn’t like to question if she doesn’t have to. after all, she just wants the best for eclipse, which is something they all undoubtedly want too. “ i heard you’re modeling sports wear. i really want to see that, ” she snickers, getting up from laying on ahyoung and sitting on the edge of the bed. “ are you excited for it? ” ( @rkxblue ) 

[rkariel]

❝ airplane — ♡

          “ it’s one of the safest ways to travel, you know. ” heck, they’ve even used it plenty of times by now as a group. somehow, knowing yeri will be going on her own, though she’s glad doyeon from k.arma is going too. that yeri won’t be the only idol and she’ll have a friend to go with, that she’ll likely make friends of everyone there, ariel can’t bring herself to stop worrying. it’s a more cumbersome feeling than sending yeri off to school and when she thinks of that too, it’s even more overwhelming. that the yeri in front of her is pretty much a grown woman, has been, and the spotlight shining on her is endless, just as it should be. “ did you pack sunscreen? you should bring even more. you never know. oh, or like bug repellent? i wonder if it’s too late to get you one of those mosquito nets. you know, the ones that look like a princess canopy but not as nice or pretty as you would like because it’s mesh and not sheer, uh . . . ” 

          her rambling goes on and on but doesn’t come to an actual conclusion, letting out a soft exhale, a few pieces of her bangs flying upwards. “ do they let you use your cell phones at all? i want to at least know you landed safely . . . how serious is it? i haven’t seen the show in so long. have you been watching? ” as she bombards yeri with questions, she wonders whose nerves this truly eases, her own or yeri’s. so she does her best to calm down, to smile as she reaches out for yeri’s arm. “ i hope you have lots of fun. don’t steal all the screen time, okay? not everyone is as charming as you. ” ( @rkyeri ) 

[rkariel]

❝ pop! pop! — ♡

          going by their company’s youtube channel, the song has gotten a few . . . rebrandings, for lack of a better word, over the years. visuals dreams and pop! pop! but either way, the entire concept of s-pop reminds her of that song for some reason. she’d love to see chichi revisit that song or for samsung artists to do a collective theme song for the channel. did they already and she missed it? either way, the different shows they have with trainee mcs is adorable as much as it is entertaining. “ you know chanyeol, don’t you? ” ariel asks, phone set down in her lap as they drive to the studio for the recording. knowing their manager is listening in too, she clarifies. “ leo took him in like an adoptive little brother years ago and i haven’t been able to shake him since. ” 

          from the outside looking in, it probably seems like the other way around. ariel used to nag him endlessly about overworking himself and not accepting any of her family’s help. he is family, so it’s better to rely on each other than to let him exert himself too much. but his work ethic is what’s gotten him so far, right? a mc on s-pop and for one of the more fun shows from what she can tell. it’s just perfect for him. “ if i seem mad later, don’t worry. it’s not real. he just naturally brings that out of me. sibling rage or something. maybe. do you get that with your siblings? i didn’t til chanyeol but i think that’s because he’s younger than me. ” ( @haseulrk ) 

[rkariel]

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❝ rhythm — ♡

“you know damn well i play all games on easy only,” the girl says with a grin, dipping her voice at the curse word so that it was easy enough for them to hear only – it’s something that’s becoming more effortless and honed as time goes on, the code switching and knowing how to be “off” and “on” at this point. ahyoung wasn’t much of a rhythm games kind of person to begin with, too easily distracted to focus upon tapping at the right time, “i feel like you’d need 15 fingers to master the hard stuff. but wait … there’s a world record? hasn’t the game only been out for like, a couple of months?” it was around the beginning of the year that they recorded the commercial for it, right? these days every waking day blends into another, the only record of time would be the changing of leaves and varying temperature. “how does that even happen? where do they live? how many more hours in the day do they have and why don’t we? i wanna speak to the manager of earth!” she raises her voice slightly, pounding a thigh with her fist.

ahyoung ends up shaking her head at the other’s request, adjusting her body slightly so that the other was more comfortable upon her shoulder. “it’s scary. you watching would be too much pressure – gonna get performance anxiety and shit,” and she lets the words tumble out of her mouth without much of a thought, and it take a couple of seconds before she’s turning to ariel and giving her eyebrows a wiggle or two at the slight innuendo with a grin. “ooh! let me live through you though! i used to do that with my baby brother – he was the one that was like, naturally gifted at video games so we’d both sit in front of the tv and he would play and i’d be moral support,” and it’s something in her grin that grows soft at the thought, tilting her head downward to look at the phone and give it a couple of taps within the other’s hands, gazing at the menu, “you can do it on hard! i bet you love doing it hard, huh?” and the stupidity doesn’t last even a second before she’s bursting out into laughter, a hand covering glossed lips to stifle the noise.

          “ oh, so you like things easy, huh? duly noted, my love. ” snickering, she taps through the songs available on the app, humming to herself as she makes a note to ask later what will be added over time. she’d love to see all of their songs to be honest but she knows it’s not as simple as wishful thinking. “ fifteen fingers, just how would you fit all that on the screen? how would you not fumble with more fingers. i’m good with the ten okay but i bet you’d really enjoy fifteen, huh? ” the laughing is impossible to stifle and she only hopes it won’t draw too much attention to them when they get like this. “ of course there’s world records! besides, these games are about making money, ” she explains with a roll of her eyes. truthfully, she might have spent a bit herself to get all of their cards but that’s her own little secret. “ maybe they have a timeturner. you know, like hermione. imagine having that much free time in the world and running around in secret. i bet you would do it more than possible and there’d be fifty ahyoung’s running around at any point in time. what a gift to the world. ” 

          “ come on! it’ll be fun ~ ” though it’s her own selfish need to see the other try it just so she can regale it all to jinki or, better yet, borrow ahyoung’s phone or another member’s in order to record it all. “ he is? ask him to play the game and see how good he is. i want someone to compete with. but that’s so cute. ahyoung the video game cheerleader. i want someone like that. do that for me from now on, but i haven’t played a lot of games lately. there’s so many cute ones out now! i’m suffering, sufferring. like animal crossing. have you seen all the pics? it’s sooo cute. i think one of the convex members posts about it regularly. ” but mentioning convex probably isn’t wise in the waiting room. still, no one is that close to them right now to be within hearing range. “ hey! ” snorting, she pushes at ahyoung’s shoulders, pinching her side as she lets out a deep breath. “ i should be saying that for you anyway, even if i never wanted to know that much. ”