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星 / 별 @ysh03 · now

what should i call them? sunbae? unnie? ella-ssi, i’m a fan...

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星 / 별 @ysh03 · 1m ago

just watched luxe’s latest live... they’re really good!

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hann

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rkjaebvm‌:

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he suddenly stops rocking back and forth, coming to a realization of what he just said. to be quite honest, he’s dumbfounded such words would ever come out of his mouth for someone who’s not even his lover. 

shuhua is too distracted by the stars to answer at first.

she’s not one to get lost in thought often. most of the time, she’s so worried about her surroundings she may seem hypervigilant - always glancing around and making sure she doesn’t miss a single word, even if it’s in a language she can’t understand. just thinking about accidentally ignoring someone makes her anxious (because she knows how it feels).

on this night, however, memories from home weigh on her mind. she doesn’t have many, of course - she’s young after all - but life feels eternal when you’re still a teenager and everything is felt with such intensity it hurts. her heart is heavy on her chest, and her eyes are too captivated by the night sky. she only notices jaebum is trying to get her attention after he sighs, and it’s then that she turns to look at him, head resting against the chain, apologetic smile tugging at her lips. 

“you say funny things...”, she laughs a little. “it’s pretty, though. is it a song?” she pauses, then, before facing him fully. “sorry. i got homesick for a second, that’s all...”

her glance shoots back upwards. “mother tells me you moved here from the united kingdom... do you miss it, too?... do you ever stop missing home?”

[rkshuhua-blog]

— ⊰ feather,

struggling through the simplest tasks with @changminxrk !

ordering coffee should be simple enough, right?

the menu is filled with cool english names. numbers are universal, so the prices are also easy to understand. it should have gone by smoothly, really.

so where did she screw up?

she just wanted a milk caramel. why was the guy behind the counter offering her limited edition travel mugs? and what was wrong with the money she tried to give him – could it be she still hadn’t figured out korean currency?

so many questions bothered her, but the real issue was how she was holding up the line. stress was clear on her features, and it only got worse by the second. the few words she knew were blurted out in anxious apologies, and the staff member seemed just as flustered as shuhua. it was a scene right out of a nightmare in her eyes, so much so that she actually turned around and began leaving without her coffee or her change. on her way, she bumped the guy right behind her, though she was far too embarrassed to realize.

why is everything so difficult around here?

[gowonxrk]

♔ words – shuhua;;chaewon

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showing her to wait for a moment the girl grabs her calender and opens it on the first page. there is a column titled with the word ‘month’ - which is exactly the same word as ‘moon’. pointing at it chaewon looks up at the other one and says it again. before wondering if she can even read hangul.

point in case: shuhua can’t read hangul. it was already enough of a struggle to read pinyin at a young age, and it’s not like she’s the sharpest tool in the shed to begin with. she had always struggled with it back home, and oftentimes it felt as though she was more proficient in english than in her own mother tongue; moving to an entirely new country and having to learn yet another alphabet had proven itself far too herculean of a task for a fifteen year old.

( and, in all honesty, the mere thought of hanja would always send a chill down shuhua’s spine. )

still, she appreciates the blonde’s effort, and a smile still plays on her lips even as the other begins explaining. “dal,” she repeats, and for once it’s a syllable she can more or less pronounce correctly. shuhua repeats it each time after chaewon, and is ready to do it once more when korean hands mimic for her to wait.

her head tips sideways, and it takes a moment for realization to down upon her. “dal!”, she near shouts, then covering her cheeks in embarrassment. without thinking, she grabs a piece of paper nearby and avidly copies the hangul for it. she would practice it later, at least.

“moon. dal.” she nods her head a few times. then, she realizes what the point of this little game was. “red moon?”, and she points to the calendar still held by chaewon. “red dal... when?”

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星 / 별 @ysh03 · now

they just debuted but i already love them! luxe, fighting!

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星 / 별 @ysh03 · 1m ago

i need to buy the album... hopefully i’ll win ella sunbaenim’s photocard... ㅠㅠ

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星 / 별 @ysh03 · 2m ago

uwahh luv game is so good! #luxe

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— ⊰ pink,

on a shopping spree with @rkrose !

“thank you for coming, unnie,” she bows her head once more as they enter the mall. “you’re busy all the time and want to rest soon. i promise it will be quick!” 

shuhua’s mother had been worriedly texting her the whole time already, and it’d barely been twenty minutes since she left the apartment. young girls don’t usually go out past sundown, after all, and especially when they’re new to a country and can’t even follow directions in korean properly. still, she felt safe with rose by her side; they could easily get along despite the age difference, and so inviting the australian on her little trip to the nearest shopping district became an obvious choice.

“i just need a new bedspread and some cushions... we couldn’t bring mine from taiwan when we moved. i want something cute. pink, maybe...” smiling a little, she coos at all the shiny shop fronts. “so cool~ unnie, what is your bedroom like?”

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begging is a virtue!;

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rkbaejinyoung:

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“Give money for charity,” Jinyoung drones, holding out the donation cup. Only one person has donated in the entire hour he’s been standing here and what little energy he had in the first place has quickly been sapped out of him. “It’s for a good cause. Hey, you. Do you have any spare change?”

despite not being able to read most road signs and shop names, she still enjoyed her little trips around the neighbourhood. exploring is good for you, her mom said as she pushed shuhua out the door on their second day in korea. you’ll be busy with school soon. you should make use of what little time you have left to get used to your surroundings. and as usual, the woman was right - though the first few minutes outside were filled with nothing but sheer panic, she soon became familiar with the streets and the people who often came by them.

it’s on the day she decides to venture a little further away than usual that she meets jinyoung, standing near an intersection and holding out what seemed like an old cup. she’s intrigued, and watches him carefully from afar at first; he gestures with his cup many times to every passerby, and doesn’t give up on his quest even as each and every one of them ignore him completely. 

she feels bad for him. 

shuhua begins walking towards him, and then freezes on the spot. the fear of having to speak to a korean person floods her senses and has her breathing anxiously in a matter of seconds. she considers turning away, and she almost, almost does, but something inside of her makes her push through. she doesn’t want to be yet another one who ignores the boy.

so, after several deep breaths, the taiwanese girl finally makes her way to him. “money...?”, she asks him hesitantly, her thick accent showing. “want... money...?”

[rkshuhua-blog]

hello hi hi!! i know i have a lot of messages to get back to still from back when baby shuhua was first accepted -- and i will answer everyone! i’m slowly working my way through my ims, but in the meantime i would really like to get some interactions started! 

i have an open plots page here, in case you wanna check it out. the main reason behind this post though is the charisma starters event, so please reply to this post with a random word for a starter! i won’t cap it at 5, so go nuts! ♥

[gowonxrk]

♔ words – shuhua;;chaewon

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gowonxrk:

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this surely was the most idiotic idea the young girl had in a while. explaining an astronomical phenomenon to someone who doesn’t seem to speak korean very well. her sister would surely laugh at her later.

shuhua needs all of her will power to keep looking up. 

not only can she feel the blonde girl in front of her growing more and more uncomfortable with the language barrier, she herself delves further into self-doubt and criticism with each passing second. she wants to communicate, to be able to carry out a simple conversation with a possible friend... but the words coming from the other’s mouth may as well have been on an extinct alien language instead. 

she recognizes one word. “sun”. it has a somewhat similar ring to its equivalent in mandarin - close enough for her to be able to make the connection. she repeats the word in korean in her mind, trying to memorize it. taeyang. another one for the books!

chaewon gives the chat another try, this time in english, and shuhua breaks into a warm smile. her attempt is adorable, especially with the hand gestures that accompany the few words spoken in a thick accent, and the taiwanese feels a whole new level of appreciation for this new friend. “the red moon is beautiful,” she speaks up right after, nodding her head to encourage the other. then, after a brief pause and a lot of second guessing, it’s her turn to point at things to hopefully get her point across. “taeyang...”, she indicates the bright star shining on that hot summer afternoon. 

“the sun. sun. taeyang.” hopefully, her comparison makes sense enough so chaewon can understand what she’s trying to do. “the moon...? what is name...?”, her broken korean comes out, and her cheeks turn a darker shade of pink. 

talking is exhausting.

[screaman]

Shuhua aegyo

[rkshuhua-blog]

hello hello! this is a late intro and i’m sorry- but it’s here nonetheless!

first of all, thank you so much for your warm welcome, and i promise i’ll start getting to all these messages soon. it’s a bit overwhelming but i’ll do my best ^^;

now onto plotting stuff! i’ve set up a profile page for baby shuhua here, it’s a bit rushed but it should be enough to get her introduced. she’s just a soft taiwanese girl lost in the big city with loads of dreams yet to be acknowledged. there’s lots of room for growth here and i’m very excited to write it all out with you guys!

i’ve also listed some open plots here for convenience, and of course i’m always open to brainstorming! i’m really looking forward to getting to know you all! ♥

[ashuhua]

Pretty ♡