#benayoung

[bexcam]

simping 101 | @benayoung

->buldak scary lady >> you up?

cam pulled the cap down further over his face, smushing his hair tighter against his forehead in an attempt to stay inconspicuous. usually he wouldn't be so nervous to stay unrecognized, not that he had much to worry about in the first place, but it was a different risk waiting outside of nayoung's apartment.

the plastic bag he was carrying crinkled in his hand as he shifted to look at his phone again when the buzz notified a new kkt reply. the obnoxiously cute theme was a backdrop to nayoung's reply and permission, relieving him a little of the worry plaguing him that she wasn't home or didn't want company. he'd already gone out to the store and while he could've just took it all home for his own use later on, he wanted to do something nice for the other.

crossing paths with her in the last little while was rare. cam was worried for the friends he had currently working on the new reality program experiencing burn out, all of them were hard workers anyways so the added responsibility of filming a show was a lot. they both had already experience next gen, but he wasn't sure how different being in a mentor role was. if he could help out a little with that, it would make him feel better.

getting up to her apartment wasn't a big deal, just trying not to make eye contact with any passerbys. usually, when he wanted to really push her buttons, he would knock out whatever new song on the charts was most popular but nayoung had said she was tired so he compromised by knocking a short melody and waiting, pressing his lips together for a kissy face in case she looked out the peephole.

[bexalex]

@benayoung

[ msg to: crazy ex gf ] i voted for ren in the finals fyi

[bexstevie]

hello future.

< w. @benayoung >

things tend to pop up in his head at the most inopportune times. like now, when stevie narrowly catches himself on his board going over a rock that’s just a tad bit too big for his wheel to handle. he doesn’t fall, thankfully-- but as he fixes his fumble, a reminder of hey, i never restocked my first aid kit practically air drops back is in his memory. so after the little scare, stevie makes a pitstop at the convenience store. 

his original plans were to get some skateboarding in, maybe practice a new trick or two. he can’t do that without the proper and likely necessary materials for when he falls-- which, unfortunately, is inevitable for stevie. god likes to humble him in numerous ways, and having him eat shit on his skateboard is one of his favorites. 

he hops off his board cleanly, double checking to make sure he has his wallet before he ducks on into the store. the bell rings above, and stevie calls out a greeting as he enters, idly looking around to see if he can spot where first aid could be. pausing in his search to direct his attention behind the counter, a grin already on his face for a greeting-- before surprise colors his features. shocked into stopping, he stands there dumbly, blinking quickly at nayoung that peers back at him from behind the counter. 

“oh, hey!” letting out a happy little laugh, he beelines for her, eyes crinkling at the corners from the force of his smile. he braces his hands on the counter. “you work here too?” from what he’s learned, trainee pay isn’t very much. at the core of it, he’s no longer that surprised that she’d be working on top of the hectic schedule of training. “cool! hehe. now i know where i can find you.” he wiggles his brows stupidly, breaking off the expression with another bout of laughter. 

[beyuji]

a starter for @benayoung !!  ( you’re crashing but you’re no wave )

it takes yuji until dinner to get the courage to approach nayoung-- not that she’s scared or displeased to. she’s more concerned with the fact a., the last time they met was a bit of an awkward mess that yuji feels lightly embarrassed about, and b., the image that was edited of her in next gen, or at least the few clips she saw. sure, mnet does have a habit of editing just for the sake of drama, but yuji has a feeling it’s not super exaggerated. 

or maybe she’s projecting her worries. saea and nayoung’s being chosen by sr media feels like a pointed choice, but nothing’s really changed-- catastrophizing and speculating is all she can do when suddenly there’s more girls around and the tensions rise with rumors of a potential debut. 

even if they’re all, in a sense, fighting for spots on a debut team-- they’ll still have to get along if they land it. so yuji takes a deep breath and steers her way to where nayoung’s sitting in the cafeteria during dinner. she pauses by it, hovering, clearing her throat as she shoots the girl an awkward smile. 

“hi,” she greets, shifting her balance to her other foot restlessly. “congrats on landing a contract.” yuji says, the fingers on her right hand drum on the side of her tray, eyes flickering over to the open seating, then back to nayoung. “do you mind if i sit here?”

[bechaerin]

✦ * ·  ˚ @benayoung

“hey, can we go over the choreography for the chorus one more time?”

chaerin’s brows were furrowed together as she reviewed the moves in her head before trying them out in front of the mirror. it’s not that she hasn’t memorized them nor was she struggling with any of the moves, but she seemed to be doing it differently from nayoung. from her experience, the trainers liked to emphasize synchronization, so she felt that needed to be looked at once again. 

“am i doing the counts wrong?” it hasn’t been long since she’s met nayoung, but it was pretty clear from the get-go that the other wasn’t afraid to voice her thoughts and give out constructive criticism. none of that was new for chaerin who spent so long living as an artist, and she actually found it pretty helpful. sometimes,  someone being straightforward was the most helpful. “i can’t tell why my moves look different from yours.”

she understands she might sound a little frustrating, but it was better to ask now rather than hear something from their trainers later on. this would also be their first evaluation as one label, and she wanted to make a good impression to the other trainers. 

[beyuji]

a starter for @benayoung ( takedown )

with the debut project slowly progressing, yuji's getting more and more into the groove of things. focusing more on the things that matter and prioritizing what she needs, lest the company decide to axe her at any point. sure, they said fixed members-- but that could always change.

the bootcamp is hard and it's intensive. yuji doesn't find a lot of it super difficult, but rather trying and challenging. it also doesn't help they're in the midst of summer-- where the heat always make yuji more irritable. she's trying her best to bite her tongue more often though-- keep her complaints minimum, or at least minimize the amount of complains that leave her.

the older girl lets out a long winded sigh at the end of their set, collapsing to the ground as yuji takes a minute to catch her breath. turning her head, she glances over at nayoung curiously. "have you taken martial arts before?" yuji asks, fixing her ponytail idly, fiddling with her hair and trying not to grimace at the feeling of her sweat cooling on her skin. "outside of everything we do here, i think this is the most physical exertion i've done since..." her brows furrow as she recalls. "...probably high school?"

[be-points]

LEE NAYOUNG - PROJECT NOVUS: 3

interview: +5 rap [ link ]

performance solo:  +5 live performance points [ link ]

thread: +3 professional networking points, +5 presence [ link ]

LEE NAYOUNG • MAY TRAINEE POINTS

+3 prof networking, +2 modeling

+3 presence, +2 aesthetic 

VERIFICATION: trainee trainee / other other

[beclaudine]

small chance.

it's been a hot minute since claudine has seen most of the sr girls. funnily enough, despite not being in the same company, claudine thinks she gets along well with them more than she does the trainees from lime. she doesn't dwell on it for too long though, she doesn't exactly have the time and luxury to properly ruminate the fact that she should probably try a little harder with her fellow lime trainees. maybe it's because she sees them as future co-workers, it gets harder to not see them under anything other than a professional light?

she does wonder how the friends she had have been doing lately though, she hasn't had an opportunity to speak to any of them. @benayoung had always been someone with amazing work etiquette that can't be broken, so catching the other girl outside of the axis building is tricky. especially in recent days, what with nayoung being so busy ( claudine can probably guess why, seeing as how hush hush everything related to the mysterious project has been ). it's the perfect time to offer reprieve from the business though!

"you should really drink this herbal tea," claudine suggests, setting her concoction on the table with a smile. "it's a homemade recipe! well, passed down from my mom, and then her mom... you look like you need some modicum of rest." she has no idea what nayoung has been going through the past few weeks, but she can tell she needs a moment of relaxation from her features. "i promise it's not poisoned, i wouldn't want to poison one of my favourite models!"

claudine takes a seat from across the other girl, playing with the straw of her own drink. "i know you have a lot on your plate, so i'm assuming i can't steal so much of your time. still! how have you been doing? did you hear about the drama auditions? it's kind of suspicious how they held it after you guys are whisked away elsewhere. you would've killed it."