silent but deadly

g-project. team thailand. pre-debut byulbit member.

[rvjiwoo]

“People underestimate the things I would do for this bread.” the words are spoken before she takes a ginormous bite of her sandwich, letting out a quiet hum of glee as she wiggled in place. She was truly glad she had found a small mom and pop café-restaurant that she could sit at and not have to worry about fans bomb rushing her. It really gave her a better sense of normalcy and comfort. “The only thing I ask is that you not tell a bunch of people about this place, it’s a secret little hideaway!”

[rvmint]

“i’ve never gotten the appeal of bread. on it’s own, anyway. but it seems to make you very happy-- maybe i should try some,” thet replied with a little laugh. “i can barely get myself to talk during the best of times. i think i’m a good candidate for secret-keeping.”

[rvraein]

“i got asked in an interview yesterday about how new age chooses who’s in what unit, and i feel bad, because i just froze,” raein said, rubbing the back of his neck. “i have no idea what’s going on– do you think new age knows what’s going on?” @rvroyi​ @rvsangmin​ @sangheerv​ @chenrv​ @rvbaohui​ @rvquin​

[rvmint]

“i think they want us to think they know what’s going on,” thet said, tapping her chin. “but look at terra’s lore-- i feel like if they knew what was going on, that wouldn’t have fallen apart as much.”

[rvmint]

“with the whole byulbit expansion...do you think we’re getting new members? like, in lyris?” thet wondered aloud. “or do you think they’re just going to add new countries? there’s so much they could do...” @achararv​ @ditarang​ @rvsumitra​ @rvhope​

[rvtiwi]

“do you ever wish they’d send you on a different idol project?” tiwi mused curiously, smiling at her quiet groupmate. “i can totally see benefits of both seasons, but you would have had way more friends to compete alongside if you went with isis and misaki!” @rvmint​

[rvmint]

“i don’t know-- i think going on this most recent season would have been too overwhelming. i was competing against other trainees, not my heroes,” thet pointed out softly. “i learned a lot on my season, anyway. i don’t have any regrets.”

[rvseulki]

“it’s so cool hearing songs come out that i did the topline and demo for,” seulki said with a grin, scrolling through the new releases on her phone. “like… i know how the song is going to go, but i get to discover it through someone else’s voice and hear how they put their spin on it. i feel like i make coloring books, and now i get to see how people interpret the lines.”

[rvmint]

“i didn’t even know that was a career option. honestly, if i could go back in time, maybe that’s what i would pursue...” she admitted thoughtfully. “do you ever miss being the one on the finished songs?”

[rvmint]

rvraein​:

“yeah…” he admitted with a pout. he just really didn’t like change. he only let theo touch his hair with the promise that they were going just a few shades different, not an alien color. “do you like it at least?”

“i do. i think it suits my face. and it’s a lot lighter and easier to maintain for me,” she answered, assuring him. “you’ll get used to it, i’m sure...”

[rvmint]

rvhinata​:

“It’s risk versus reward thing, I guess… they think making something as punchy and exciting as possible will help their bottom line and the clicks the videos generate confirms that the risk is worth it for them. They really need to be held accountable, it’s just not right.” 

“i’m genuinely surprised there isn’t some sort of regulation against it,” thet commented. “or, if there is, it’s certainly not being implemented. and with how much media kids are consuming, it could potentially be very dangerous...”

[rvmint]

rvsumitra​:

“i mentioned it to dita offhand, but i haven’t gotten to catch up with the others yet,” sumi replied. “i…. don’t have tiwi’s number,” she admitted, embarrassed.

“oh! i do. and i can give it to you-- it’s probably important you have it,” thet commented. “we wouldn’t want to get separated while touring one day and not be able to contact each other....”

[rvsumitra]

“i brought gifts,” sumi offered softly, looking at the faces of her future unit-mates. they’d been training together for a month or so now, and it was awkward. of course it was, what with the rumors attached to her, and the fact that they were all close. but sumi wanted to make this work, so when they all moved into the byulbit dorms to prepare for lyncis’ debut, she made the first step. “snacks and stuff from thailand! some of the good stuff, you can’t get here. i thought….. we could all have them together and have a game night or something…” @ditarang​ @achararv​ @rvtiwi​ @rvmint​

[rvmint]

“you didn’t have to do that...” thet answered with a smile and a tiny bow. “it’s much appreciated though. i think a game night is a great idea. have you talked to the others?”

[rvmint]

rvraein​:

he didn’t even question her– he knew just how she felt. “yeah, i didn’t want to either. i see how hard creed works, and i’m happy for them, but it scares me,” he admitted after reading her note. he liked communicating this way. he felt like a secret spy or something. “yeah, exactly! and like…they can’t sugar coat because of time restrictions. and they can’t be seen playing favorites. they just have to cut to the point.”

i think that’s why i like byulbit so much. there’s a lot of time to rest

she imagined he’d understand-- scope seemed very similar, at least.

hopefully i can remember that and not take too much to heart. i’m a little sensitive sometimes.

[rvraein]

“they changed your hair,” rae said with a little pout, looking at thet over the phone. she was on idol project, and some performances were about to start– he’d wanted to wish her luck. “it looks nice, but i liked your hair before. it was cute.” @rvmint​

[rvmint]

she smiled a little when he called her cute. “you changed your hair when you debuted,” she pointed out. “i think it just comes with the territory of the job, don’t you?”

[rvmint]

rvraein​:

“are you going on the show?” rae asked excitedly, taking a sip of his strawberry milk. “oh, that’s so exciting! well…i didn’t ever think i was going to win. so being able to just go in and learn was fun. and make new friends– because i knew i wasn’t going to make it, they all weren’t threatened by me as much as others so they were nice to me. i guess….. my tip is to listen to the judges. it might sound like they’re just being mean, but everything they say, they’re saying to help you.”

she nodded, adjusting her bangs gently. she was more nervous than anything, really. she didn’t think mnet was going to be to kind and accommodating for her.

‘ i don’t think i’ll win. i don’t think i even want to win’

she wrote. and she meant it. it seemed like too much pressure, and she already knew she was debuting with byulbit. she didn’t want to have to put in as many hours as somi had before somi withdrew.  she listened intently, nodding along with this advice. 

‘ i guess they’d have to be meaner than usual because of the show. better ratings. ‘

[rvmint]

rvraein​:

he watched her write, smiling back brightly and nodding. “of course– i don’t want you to not be able to eat today just because you’re not feeling well. i mean….i don’t know your circumstances or what’s going on, but you know what i mean. anyway, i’ll be right back.”

she smiled as he went off, nervously playing with one of her rings while she waited for him to come back. the fact that he was so kind to her, and he didn’t even know her...it meant the world. he was a kind, kind soul. and once he returned, she was sure to show her thanks.

while they ate in comfortable silence, thet quickly wrote down another note

‘ you were on idol project, right? i’m going on the third season. do you have any tips?’

[rvmint]

rvchaemi​:

“she’s too good– she deserves it. she could be a superstar, but not if higher keeps giving her music videos like that.”

“i really hope they get it together, because it’s not because of lack of resources. it’s lack of effort. and ginny doesn’t deserve to be shunned.”

[rvmint]

rvhinata​:

“Honestly, if it was maybe a younger person who didn’t know better it wouldn’t bother me so much that something like that slips past. But it’s giant content farms, they have the resources to hire researchers if they’re dealing with stuff they didn’t know.”

“that’s my whole thing too. like if you’re that large of a company, you have the money and resources to make sure this stuff is airtight. but they don’t, and put so many people at risk in the mean time.”

[rvmint]

rvraein​:

“okay, cool,” he answered, smiling. “do you know what you want? you could write it down and i can order it for you? or you could point at the menu! or do you get the same thing every time? then maybe the clerks will know…”

thet scrambled to find her backpack, pulling out a notebook and flipping to a fresh page, scribbling down in her best korean handwriting (she still wasn’t used to the sharp angles, so different from writing in burmese...) her order. after a moment, she wrote ‘thank you ♥’ before passing it to him with a grateful smile

[rvmint]

rvchaemi​:

“yeah…it’s really kind of terrible what they did to poor ginny…” chaemi commented with a frown. “she deserved so much better. her debut could have been incredible.”

“i really hope her next song is incredible. it won’t make up for a botched debut, but it’s something good for her anyway, right?”