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[rklandon]

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《 ★ rkjoohyvn 》 he doesn’t recognize the costume at first and it isn’t because of the general obstruction his costume creates. as heavy as the headgear had become, he got aware with taking it off for parts of the night, lugging it around to proudly show off the full costume whenever prompted. when he can’t figure it out and ends up asking one of the group members, he’s all oh’s and aa’s until a bigger question forms and he’s laughing at himself for not thinking about it first. because he might not have been able to figure out who she was dressing up as at first, but he certainly knows who she is. they’ve crossed paths enough times for yixing to recognize her right away and he calls her by name when he approaches, quick to cover it up with her role for the night too. “aa, instead of apples and witches, we have a lovely peach and the beloved tifa lockheart. do you think they named her knowing she would steal away so many hearts?” cheesy, he knows, but she grew up with minho from what he remembers so he can’t be as bad. 

“wait...” brows scrunching up, he looks around her. “are you... i thought this party was for idols only. did they invite people from the mgas too? aa, i don’t mean that it’s not nice to see you again but... are you here with someone then?” no one would dare bring a date either, right? not to an industry event like this with all the media coverage roaming about. he couldn’t imagine it.

[rklandon]

░▐ ★_デジモン DIGIMON 、

he doesn’t fully recall how they came to this conclusion, who brought up the idea, why it came about, or even what they were thinking other than “that’s it!” when the stylist asks him why he chose a costume that will ultimately cover his face, he has no answer and nothing much to offer other than a cheeky grin and a genuine, very, very, necessary inquiry: “do you think we could make it look like i’m breathing fire when i say pepper breath?” having actual pepper breath, like breath that smells of peppers, doesn’t seem like something he wants. 

what he loves most about a company like sphere, a company that is sphere, is that his opinion is taken into account, that he’s listened to. even if he’s not always heard, he feels like he is, like what he says matters and it’s what he’s wanted since he was a child. to be heard, to be seen, to be acknowledged, to be wanted, to be loved. the accusation that he’s heard from time to time that he wants to be an idol for the attention isn’t insulting to him, not when he knows the hard work that goes into it from all sides. from himself, from the staff members that help and support convex, to the fans themselves. how can any of it be insulting? 

any attention the costume gets, the few laughs and chuckles he sees from passersbys or photographers, it’s worth it too. slowly, he learns that attention is okay, that getting attention because he’s not doing so well in his personal life is okay, and he realizes that might be one of the reasons woohyun paired up with him for such a goofy costume. because convex’s prince thought he needed it, because they all need a night like this, but please... someone tell him why he got such a weird look the first time he said pepper breath.