He was hesitant to even pass this one to her. Jeongguk knew how important becoming an idol was to his little sister. Not only had she witnessed how he got scouted while screaming like a chicken but now he was actually signed.
Taking a cautious step back as he let her read through the flyer, he fidgeted with his hands. “Hey you know… you don’t have to read it. Fuck KT man! I mean… we can do something else, I can take a break. Maybe get some warm drinks? On my of course!”
this was probably the biggest struggle she had faced yet with her dreams. that even included being kicked out from her old company that had basically stolen her teenage years from her. this was a much more of a struggle, because it was easy for her to just hate her old company and all the girls who managed to debut in what would’ve been her group, but she couldn’t exactly hate her brother here. he was entitled to his dreams too, after all, it just stung, especially because it was kt.
she looked at the flyer, her chest aching. she wanted to cry, but she would never let herself do that. “nah... kt is fine. they gave me a call back. they gave me hope...” she takes the piece of paper from him, regardless of the pain, looking it over carefully. “it was the same audition that jennie from eclipse got signed on. i remember seeing her go in after me. i didn’t think much of it then. if i had just been a little better, that could’ve been me in eclipse...” would she want to be in eclipse? she didn’t know, but it didn’t matter. she was never going to be, she hadn’t made the cut. “i hope they treat you well.”
It’s been a while since she’s seen him, but Jisoo was pretty excited. She remembered it like it was yesterday, when she hit on the guy in that coffee shop. She couldn’t forget a face like that, he was gorgeous. And tall. She liked tall. Of course, Jungkook had sort of failed to mention that the guy was going through a heartbreak at the moment.
She had been looking forward to hitting on him again and potentially getting somewhere with it, but it looked like the universe had other plans. His entire demeanor when she approached just spoke as somber to her. That was one broken heart. “Hey man, it’s been a while..” She started off pretty awkwardly. What was she supposed to say? She had no idea.
“How’ve you been?” She hadn’t been up to much of anything different herself lately. She was still doing her musicals at school, still getting chorus parts, and still getting rejected at auditions for different companies to become an idol. She was determined, but it was either that she wasn’t good enough for the big companies or the smaller companies were all listening to her previous label she was signed to that booted her. So she’s been stuck, hopefully he wasn’t in the same boat.
Johnny could never say no to meeting up with somewhat old friends. Jisoo is one of the more memorable ones he had met. After all, he doesn’t meet many people who are brave or crazy enough to hit on him. He doesn’t think he’s an ugly duckling or boring, but he’s sure there are better people who are more dateable than he is. She had made quite the impression on him, and he supposes that having a common denominator helped establish more rapport.
“Jisoo! It’s great to see you again!” He says with a smile. Johnny gets up from his seat and pulls out the chair for her. She may be his friend’s sister, but that’s not an excuse to be more casual. His mother didn’t raise him to be rude to women. He can already imagine what his mom would say if she finds out he didn’t pull out a chair or offer a girl something to drink. “Have a seat. Do you want anything to eat or drink?”
At the question, Johnny finds himself frowning. “Not so hot right now. I mean, I got dumped, and a lot of my friends moved out of the country. Then there’s the usual school woes among other stuff.” He shrugs. He doesn’t really want to bore Jisoo with the boring details of his life. He’s not sure whether she knows he’s with KT, so he doesn’t really want to announce his status as a KT Rookie. “But I’m boring. What have you been working on?”
His peppy attitude certainly helps her get over the awkward hump, any tension she felt in the air leaving. Her nerves are replaced with a kind of warmth, and she finds herself smiling one of her rare, genuine smiles that reaches her eyes. He was... Excited to see her. Her. Wow.. And not because she was going to put out, which was usually the only reason why people were excited to see her. She takes the offered seat. "Wow, what a gentleman. Can the world order some more of you, please?" She jokes, but she honestly can't remember the last time a guy pulled a chair out for her. Maybe that's why Johnny was so different to her. He was someone worthy of a chase. "Can we get some water?" She asks politely, feeling a lot more demure than she's ever felt. Water. That wasn't her typical pick, but her throat was suddenly feeling dry. She's shocked to hear about him being dumped, her manners flying out the window - as per usual - and her jaw dropping to hit the surface of the table. "Dumped? What kind of idiot--?" She can't help but blurt out her honest thoughts. Who in their right mind would dump this handsome, polite God? She immediately and unthinkingly reaches out and takes his hand, holding it to comfort him. Wow, way to remember boundaries are a thing Ji. She shakes her head rapidly to show her disagreement with that statement, her voice softening. "You're not boring at all. Don't ever think or say that. If you were boring, would I be here?" Hell no she wouldn't.
it began with a couple in poverty, who had already birthed and cared for a precious son. an equally precious daughter was brought into the world, but with no means to care for her, and so she was given up in hopes of her having a better life, and with the intention of giving the precious son better support.
what should’ve been jeon, became seo.
seo jisoo was adopted by a couple who were all about appearances. they suffered a miscarriage well into the pregnancy, but rather than tell the families about the misfortune, they covered it up by adopting a baby girl and pretending she was their biological daughter.
their marriage was loveless, and jisoo was raised in an empty household.
her parents were either working, or out spending time with their friends. jisoo had full liberty to do whatever she wanted, mostly because her parents didn’t care about her. was it because she was adopted? she wonders that now, but back then she simply thought she was a disappointment.
she had been rather rebellious, but her parents never cared about what she did. underaged drinking, pregnancy scares, none of it phased them. she decided she wanted a career path full of fame, adoration, and attention, and opted for trying to be an idol. she was supposed to debut... fat chance. she did get into k-arts though, and she currently lives the musical theatre life as a perpetual chorus member. getting kicked out of her old label, however, was the straw that broke her parents’ backs. they finally told her she was adopted, and she went looking for her biological family.
she found love.
not only did she have a father that accepted her into his household with open arms, she also had a brother she clicked with the moment they met. she’s become close to him, incredibly so, ever since she moved in with her father. oddly enough, they’re alike in so many ways it’s as if they were raised together. they definitely shared dna.
“you-,” he begins but his reflexes betray him as he throws a bright, cheeky grin at the camera the moment she asks him to smile. no matter how scared or freaked out, Jeongguk would never pass up the chance to smile for the camera when asked to do so. out of revenge he took a picture of his sister as well, but only then when she was already occupied with her phone again.
candid shots for the win. two could play this game.
“just another one added to the pile of regrets,” he mutters under his breath while lining up another shot to catch a zombie sneaking up on a clueless couple. at least these pics were coming out great to the point they even gave himself the chills. the specific interest in johnny doesn’t go unnoticed by him and only makes the elder sibling raise a brow.
now he was the last to tell his sister on whom she could and couldn’t date or hook up with but a part of him was still very much protective of both her and his friends. “don’t. I know exactly what’s going on in that brain of yours. you don’t stand a chance, little one. you know I’m the last to discourage you in whatever you want to do but this one is a dead end.”
she rolls her eyes at the candid shot he takes - after the fact, of course, once she realizes he actually took the shot of her. “did you get my good side? post it, i dare you.” she actually didn’t mind though. she kind of wanted to be on his social media, she wanted people to know she had a brother who actually wanted to spend time with her. it was... nice.
he’s very harsh and unapologetic about his way of telling her ‘maybe you shouldn’t’ and if just makes her huff in annoyance. “you don’t know that.” she fiddles with her phone even though she’s not doing anything on it, if only to look pre-occupied while she gathers herself up. she finally looks over at her brother, looking unfazed by his words, but in all honesty it did bother her a bit.
“look, i’m the one who even taught him how to flirt. i got him with his boyfriend. i just want to say hi.” lies, all lies. johnny was a rare breed of withstanding her advances. usually men and women alike fell prey to her all too easily. johnny was different, and in a good way. she liked the chase. “if i did go after him though, don’t underestimate me.”
It’s been a while since she’s seen him, but Jisoo was pretty excited. She remembered it like it was yesterday, when she hit on the guy in that coffee shop. She couldn’t forget a face like that, he was gorgeous. And tall. She liked tall. Of course, Jungkook had sort of failed to mention that the guy was going through a heartbreak at the moment.
She had been looking forward to hitting on him again and potentially getting somewhere with it, but it looked like the universe had other plans. His entire demeanor when she approached just spoke as somber to her. That was one broken heart. “Hey man, it’s been a while..” She started off pretty awkwardly. What was she supposed to say? She had no idea.
“How’ve you been?” She hadn’t been up to much of anything different herself lately. She was still doing her musicals at school, still getting chorus parts, and still getting rejected at auditions for different companies to become an idol. She was determined, but it was either that she wasn’t good enough for the big companies or the smaller companies were all listening to her previous label she was signed to that booted her. So she’s been stuck, hopefully he wasn’t in the same boat.
the phone held into his face did little to ease his already tense nerves, a defeated sigh leaving his lips as he shook his head in dramatic disappointment. “I trusted you… my own sister… betraying me like this. the dishonor, tch.” head tilted as he snarled his tongue the dressed up male raises the camera back carefully to his face, not wanting to get any of the make up on his precious baby.
“ehhh uhm… actually… don’t really remember. I was drunk… it was something stupid for sure. I think we did a no-blinking contest or was it… something jump scare like?” interrupted in his craft he straightens his posture as his gaze raises to the sky, eyes squinting while jeongguk attempts to remember.
“there was johnny… and other people… holy shit, I didn’t think I had that many holes in my memory. why do I never forget the penalties doe? ugh. I wish I could have just gotten out of this with a simple ‘was too drunk, don’t remember’,” he complains while walking onward, grumbling under his breath.
“hey, trusting me was your mistake, not mine. i’m just here to carry out the consequences. smile!” she snaps a few more photos for good measure but doesn’t post them, rather holding onto them in case she needs them later. the absolute ‘done’ look on his face was priceless too. she’d want to keep it for nostalgia’s sake.
“of course you were drunk.” despite growing up in separate households, she was finding more and more that her and her brother had a lot in common. “you make all your dumbest decisions when intoxicated. it’s no shock that’s how you ended up here.” she shakes her head in disbelief, their father would be so disappointed, but not surprised either.
she perks up a little at the mention of johnny, her interest a little more peeked than before. “oh? this is johnny seo, right?” again, she rolls her eyes at him. how drunk had he been? “i’m not surprised at any of this, but it sounds like your crew has a lot of fun. maybe i should play the long lost sister card and tag along sometime.” the scene him and his friends were in was definitely up her alley, but her wanting to tag along had way more to do with the aforementioned model boy and less to do with hanging on her brother and befriending his friends.
camera in hand he tries hard to keep his fingers steady and not jump at any sudden noise around him. his nerves are on edge and he’s close to murdering the person who set him up for this. it really didn’t help that he knows Johnny was around here somewhere, probably making sure he was indeed doing his task like the penalty asked of him to do.
jonghyun was a coward. there was no sugarcoating it. he hated horror and gore and everything in between connected to psycho shit. of course in his reckless drunk mind he had agreed to a stupid bet he had promptly lost and found himself in said situation right now. the only person he had trusted to come with him who would have his back was his sister. which seemed now was one huge mistake-
“listen- a man has to do what a man has to do sometimes. I lost the bet, so I suffer through it. they look creepy okay? I’m literally going to die from a heartattack here-”
three, two, one.
CLICK.
jisoo snaps a couple pictures of him on her phone while he freaks out and promptly adds them to her instagram story with a snarky caption. she chuckles to herself, shaking her head. “well, it’s entertaining to watch you suffer, at least. i have to share this joy with our friends too.” she watches him a few moments more before she rolls her eyes and loops an arm with his, grinning softly. “alright, alright i’ll protect you from them. i got your back.”
she ushers them along, glaring at any ‘zombies’ that dare look their way. “who did you lose this bet to, anyways? what even was the bet? i’m curious.” if these were the kinds of bets made in that group then maybe she needed to start playing the sister card and tag along to these hang outs. sounded like a fun crew to her. if only she wasn’t so busy with her theatre stuff. “maybe next time you should go for a water park or something, that might be more your speed.”
why he had dragged her along to this silly event, jisoo wouldn’t know. she didn’t see what the point was, besides milking people for many because of the train to busan movie craze. it was a nice little cash cow, she’d give it that. her brother, though, was being incredibly embarrassing with his squeaks and squeals here and there. “you know it’s all fake, right? you’re not actually going to get eaten and die.”
she flicks the hair of her blue wig behind her shoulder, blinking away the cloudiness of some make up getting in her eye as they continue on, looking around for zombies or whatever it is they’re supposed to be doing. “seriously, why are we even here if you can’t handle this kind of stuff? shouldn’t we do something more your pace? like a carnival or something?” at this point she’s tempted to get her phone out and start filming him and his squealish ways. maybe then he’d start keeping his shit together.
yes, yes i did. hi friends! it’s ila again. i recently dropped june because trying to revive his muse was becoming me beating a dead horse and i was tired of holding onto him cause i’d feel guilty letting him go with all the opportunities he was given. so, rather than keep holding onto him when he didn’t fit into rookies anymore, i decided to give a girl who really wants to be an idol still a second change. say hi to yukji seoji! she’s an old muse of mine with a new face i think will suit her a lot. i’m excited for the new path i have planned for her and to see which direction she goes in this time! kt gave her a call back once but she didn’t get in, so she’s determined to get in this time around and is working hard to make them see what they missed out on the first time around. she’s a hoe for a lot of female idols floating around here too so if you want a fangirl for your muse, let me know! my twt is @__chaeryeong so come and plot with me there!
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