babie

the happy little shadow

[rvsumitra]

her heart fell– she knew that look. this person didn’t know her, but they saw all the headlines. they’d never seen her as an idol, but they saw dispatch labelling her a traitor. all the thai fans calling her a deserter for leaving her group behind for byulbit. “hey, wait, can i explain?” she asked softly. “it’s really not what you think.” 

[rvisis]

“i...if you want to,” isis said. she’d give sumi a chance. the things people had said in the media about dylan had been pretty bad too, right? maybe it was the same thing. just people blowing stuff out of proportion.

[rvisis]

rvmirae​:

“you know how like.. influencers make their own brands sometimes? you could do that, but on a bigger platform!” she laughed

“oh god. i have to work on getting famous first,” she laughed. “it sounds nice, but i have a lot of work to put in first.”

[rvisis]

rvdylanlee​:

“well, i’m not happy. i’m stuck with my little sister in my group. bleh. i’ll never escape you,” dylan teased

“you got to throw ninja stars in your debut music video. shut up-- you’re living your dream,” isis giggled.

[rvisis]

rvmirae​:

“it’s not the same at all! they really need to bring that back– it was cute.”

“maybe one day i can get a big enough platform to rally for that. what else am i supposed to do with fame?” she giggled.

[rvisis]

rvdylanlee​:

“obviously you’d make it special. even if the concept was blah. obviously.”

“yeah, well, whatever. i don’t have to worry about it i guess. auriga is neat. i just resent the idea that that could have not been the case,” she laughed

[rvroyi]

“I’m so tired and stressed,” He drones, holding a small compact mirror to his face, “I’m even starting to break out… our make up artist is gonna kill me….—- always telling me to sleep and take care of my skin….” He let’s out a long sigh, shifting his weight onto one foot, “Then again i might be breaking out because i forgot to wash my face—- BUT i still can’t sleep at night.”

[rvisis]

“i mean... if they are rude to you, that’s really fucked up. not everyone can have perfect skin. it’s not really something you can control. and you’re under so much pressure doing a job that pays their bills.......” isis pointed out meekly

[rvisis]

rvmirae​:

“oh, like the charms! i remember people used to get like… those little toys from vending machines and attach those to their phones. it was cute– smartphones should figure out how to reincorporate that.”

“i’m sure there are cases out there that exist where there’s an extra bit that acts like that but.... it’s just not the same,” isis sighed

[rvisis]

rvdylanlee​:

“i will admit, that’d be pretty funny. people getting all hyped up about what is next, and it just being nothing special. that’s kind of iconic.”

“don’t say that! what if that’s the group i end up in? i debut, and it’s in the group you think is nothing special? that’s so mean...”

[rvdongwoo]

“have you ever had blue light glasses? are they worth the fuss?” dongwoo mused aloud, rubbing the back of his neck. “my literal career is being on a computer, but the eye strain is fucking ridiculous. if it makes a difference, maybe i’ll cop a pair.”

[rvisis]

“my dad swears by them! i can’t say i have any experience with them first hand, though, so that’s the best i can give you...”

[rvisis]

rvjess​:

“me either– and i’m me,” jinjoo laughed. “i was a pretty poor rapper. i look back on the songs i did with my old groups and cringe. especially now that i’m next to byulah.”

“hey, at least you can recognize it! i know my sister gets mad at like... objectively bad rappers who pretend like they’re not that bad all the time,” isis pointed out

[rvisis]

rvdylanlee​:

“you’re right. and for a company that’s whole thing is being innovative, how do you even innovate beyond that?”

“maybe the innovation is in scaling back. like, they release their first ever normal group, and that’s innovative to them,” isis laughed

[rvhimari]

“come on, now, i won’t bite,” himari said, biting back a smile as she saw the person hesitating to sit next to her. “i only play a violent psychopath on television. i promise you, i’m very nice out of the ring.”

[rvisis]

“i don’t think you’re a psychopath!” isis said quickly, blushing profusely. “i just... am a trainee. most people don’t like it when i just go up and chat them up for no reason.”

[rvjess]

“you know, seeing more and more altos in kpop has been really refreshing the past few years,” jinjoo admitted. “in my first groups, they always made me rap because my voice was deeper, even though i’m not a great rapper. and even when we cover old reign songs, i usually do yein’s old parts, because they’re more rap-centric. i dunno– i guess it just means a lot that more and more companies are letting good altos sing, and not relegating them to less important roles just because their voices are a little deeper.”

[rvisis]

“before i saw reign, i think i probably would have said you have big rapper energy, but i can’t look at you and see a rapper anymore,” isis admitted. “you’re breaking boundaries for everyone.”

[rvisis]

rvdylanlee​:

“real talk– do you think new age is going to ever debut another girl group ever again? or are they going to keep feeding new girls into byulbit?”

“i don’t know. like, i can’t see how byulbit could just go on forever. but also i feel like anything after byulbit would just be underwhelming,” isis admitted

[rvisis]

rvdylanlee​:

“i’d assume we both will. new age seems to be all in on this project, and i’m sure all new resources– including trainees– will be going that direction for at least the next few years.”

“god... few years. i wonder how big byulbit’s going to end up being...” isis admitted, eyes wide. “there could end up being hundreds of members by the end of it...”

[rvisis]

rvscarlet​:

“a lot of people have told me that. or that we sound like when fifth harmony was stuck in their girl power phase. and like…..i’m not mad by it because i really like our stuff but…. holy shit.”

“no, i get you. it’s probably such a weird realization to come to,” isis giggled. “i think you guys are way better than kidzbop, though. if that’s anything.”

[rvisis]

rvmirae​:

“you’re welcome! have you thought about getting like…a pop socket or a strap or something? those make ‘em easier to hang onto…” mirae lied smoothly

“i had a pop socket for a while, but then i got a new case and couldn’t salvage it,” isis admitted. “i really wish phones still had like...those things you could loop straps onto. those were so cute.”