she's born impulsive. it's the house trait. the forefront of baek ho, beyond determination and bravery and all that. and impulsion, though seldom touched on, tends to be the standard. the running stereotype. baek ho girls and their pistol mouths, sun in their eyes. so on and so on. such is tradition, is fate(?); is the personality she's known of all her life.
the brunt of it anyway.
you'll find that even now, it doesn't change. even in the face of a would-be embarrassing (awkward? humiliating?) situation. nothing has changed. at least, not at the surface. at least, not to any way or reason that serin could rationalize.
but, how else will you rationalize being avoided by your project partner? (sure, context is needed. a given. but what wasn't of them stayed wasn't. and the remnants of what's left between them. even that isn't much. not even a name. not even a hi.)
it leaves her here, tentatively armed with little good intention (to the eyes of others), slipping into the second floor boy's restroom after previously spotting one seo yujun push into its doors. it's mad, i know. but you have to understand—girls like ryu serin seldom gets ignored.
and, if she's completely, like 100% honest, she can't say it doesn't sting.
but back to the main point. back to, the infamous boy's bathroom (not really). it really isn't that different is it? kidding it is. something in the air. something about the wide-eyed first year, flushed and staring that she's quick to wave out of the room. to each and every empty stall but one.
here, there's only ryu serin, seo yujun, and the door between them. (finally. the first sign of normal. hasn't there always been one thing or another standing between them?)
then? then what do you say?
"seo yujun," his name rolls off her tongue in disheartening familiarity as she leans back, palms pressing into the sink for balance. it’s bittersweet. knowing things hasn't been the same since she's returned. it's obvious. he's awfully transparent or she's terribly sensitive. either way. it just won't do.
2019, recently instated professor and housemaster of baek ho
11:23 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun, and 18 more 】 : hello brethren, i’m oh saerim, recently instated professor of transfiguration and also your new housemaster. i made this gc so that we can all communicate with and get to know each other better. congrats btw on having the coolest dorm mom ever ✊🏼
send ⁇ for a worried text
2019, recently instated professor and housemaster of baek ho
00:43 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun, and 18 more 】 : did yall here that crash just now???? yall okay????00:57 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun, and 18 more 】 : lol i just found out what it was…doxies…love that for us 🤪
send ☠ for a misguided advice text
2020, present
18:09 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun 】 : when you’re losing an argument but know you can overpower the person you’re arguing with….18:10 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun 】 : 🤕 👊🏼
send ✆ for a morning text
2020, present
08:14 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun , and 18 more 】 : RISE AND SHINE 🗣 TIME TO GET READY FOR CLASS THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE BELGIAN WAFFLES
send ♔ for an angry text
2020, present
21:53 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun 】 : where are you? do you know you’re about to miss curfew, seo22:03 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun 】 : tell me where you are right now and i’ll let this slide just this once 22:37 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun 】 : love how my kids read my messages but don’t respond, thanks for showing me that you’re alive at least22:40 💬 ➠ 【 bh 🐅: seo yujun 】 : we’ll talk when you return to campus 🙂
send ✺for a sassy text
2020, present
14:07 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : that outfit suits you, yujun-ah!!!14:09 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : the red nose is definitely a nice touch, who dressed you for this event? 😗14:13 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : oh that’s right I DID!!!!!!14:15 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : i hope this teaches you moderation and humility 😃
send ♠ for a drunk text moment
2020, present
saerim had just returned from a colleague’s bachelorette night, which had been full of debauchery, amplified by the alcohol which flowed freely. she had booked a hotel room, but in her drunken stupor, saerim’s first instinct was to follow routine and return to yosul where she’s lived on campus for the past year. she walks barefoot, stilettos dangling in her hand whilst her wand in the other maintaining the lumos she had cast earlier, towards baek ho’s tower where her quarters were ensuite to the student dormitories. as she stands before the entryway to her room, her password eludes her, a password of her own making. not wanting to spend the night outside in the hallway, she slips into the baek ho common room, flinging herself unto the first available couch she sees, her shoes clattering noisily to the floor. in her periphery she sees a student in a far corner of the common room, looking at her aghast. sitting up, saerim presses a finger to her lips, shushing them quietly, “i dare you to speak of this. no one would ever believe you.”
send ☏ for a vague text
2020, present
17:11 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : are there any swamps nearby?
send ♣ for a text not meant for you
2020, present
00:15 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : missing you hours open!!!! jkjkjk they’re open 24/7 HAHAHA00:17 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : i can’t wait to see you, i have so much to tell you baby 😚00:18 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : …wait00:20 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : yujun i’m going to have to ask you to legally change your name to smth else00:21 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : it’s far too close to yoonmi for my comfort 🤡
send √ for a long-winded confession text lecture
2020, present
“i worry about you,” saerim confesses after taking him aside after class. with arms crossed over her chest and a furrow between her brows, she looks like a disappointed mother in the midst of lecturing her son. “i don’t think you’re taking your future seriously. i know you think you can just get by with mediocre grades, but that’s not all the ministry looks at when recruiting auror hopefuls. they look for potential, for what you can bring to their force, and if just ‘cruising’ is what you want to be known as, that’s fine, but they’ll think you’re not cut out for their line of work. please re-evaluate if becoming an auror is truly what you want to do. i don’t want you to get hurt or disappointed when you find that it’s not all you chalked it up to be. take it from someone who has been there.”
send ☢ for a desperate text
2020, present
17:26 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢and 18 more】 : help, i’m craving mint chocolate chip ice cream but i’m too lazy to go to the kitchens and get some :(((((17:28 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢and 18 more】 : first person to bring some to my door gets 50 house points!!!!!!
send ✘ for a text that should never have been sent
2020, present
23:54 💬 ➠ 【 yujun 🤡 💢】 : if i were ever able to have children, i think i wouldn’t mind having a son like you
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) good morning. i just woke up and have the biggest bruise ever on my butt from u pushing me off my broom >:(( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) you know ur gonna have to kiss it better right?
send ♔ for an angry text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) you are SUCH an asshole( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) don’t talk to me for a while bc i might SCREAM IN UR FACE
send ♠ for a drunk text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) whyy yu gtta b a borng old hettty B(( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) ur so HOT yuyu( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) sme g url bettr bake u suuper happppy 1 day( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) oopss i mean t make
send ☏ for a vague text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) so( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) how do you put out a fire?
send ⁇ for a worried text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) are you okay?( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) i didn’t mean to push you that hard( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) please tell me that pop i heard wasn’t ur shoulder( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) i swear if i hurt you you’re totaly allowed to hex me <3
send ♣ for a text not meant for you
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) you’re an insufferable asshole( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) oh wait sorry wrong person ( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) dw yuyu ur lovely( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) maybe lovely isn’t the right word 🤔
send ✺for a sassy text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) oh yes you looked sooooo impressive when you were hanging upside down from your broom the other day 🙄
send √ for a long-winded confession text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) you know i don’t believe the rumours right( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) i know i joked that one time( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) but i dont believe it( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) i dont believe you’d cheat on someone
send ☠ for a misguided advice text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) just ask her to use the grapefruit method( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) if she doesn’t know what it is send her my way
send ☢ for a desperate text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) um i need ur help( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) urgently please( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) PLEASE RESPOND IM BLEEDING
send ☼ for a congratulatory text
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) congrats on that goal at practise( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) most impressive throw ive seen from you im months 😚
send ✘ for a text that should never have been sent
( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) i wish you’d never been pushed into this life( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) fucking around with different people all the time( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) you deserved so much better yuyu( ✉ 🡒 yuyu ☄️ ) you deserve love
