#osh: sphere

[rkohsehun]

**a night in the life of

it's late, sehun is sure. it's somehow become a habit of his to wake up at ungodly hours either feeling ridiculously thirsty or weirdly craving for something to eat. sometimes he wakes one of the hyungs up, anyone who knew their way around a kitchen without setting anything on fire (unlike him). but he figures after a hectic month of promotions, everyone needed some decent rest, so he avoids on waking anyone up. surely he can whip up something simple to eat. maybe jinki hyung had some leftovers in the fridge for him.

the lights were off but the faint glow from the television is still fairly bright. jihoon, he thinks. sometimes he still can't believe the guy had taken the living room as his room instead of an actual bed. maybe he's playing again. it isn't too surprising to see him still playing at such late hours. he walks his way to the kitchen, switching the lights on so he can grab something to drink and eat. he makes sure he's got enough for two. there's enough chips to put in a bowl, and he grabs something for them to drink. switching the lights back off, he ventures his way back towards the living room.

"jihoonie~~" he greets, voice soft but loud enough to catch jihoon's attention. he carefully places the bowl of chips in front of them along with their canned drinks before he sits up, moving to snuggle his friend without actually ruining his play. sometimes it's nice how he's able to just fold on his hyungs and rest his chin on their shoulders. at this point, he's sure it's a kind of talent. "what are you playing so late in the evening?"

@jacerk

[rkohsehun]

**barely awake

every muscle in his body hurts. hell, even his brain hurts. it's been a wild month so far. he wasn't sure exactly when they were given the go signal to finally call it a day. to be honest, at this point, he wasn't sure exactly when the day starts and ends. they're all just a messy blur of practice, recording, and then more practice. he's honestly surprised he's even able to go on autopilot. everyone's sleep deprived again, and sometimes it's hard to keep the atmosphere as light as most of them would like. time to himself are usually are used to sneak a few minutes of a quick nap just to recharge even a bit of his energy. he's not sure how long he'll be able to keep this up, though.

but were they even allowed to complain? of course not. they were told to be thankful that they were given the opportunity for a comeback. he supposes they do have a point, but when you barely have enough energy to even process anything properly, he can't help but think that a bit of time to at least breathe would be nice.

"hello hyung," sehun greets seungcheol and hopes he sounds as cheerful as would like. he plops himself right next to him, waiting for the rest of the members to finish cleaning up. the now familiar bustle in the dressing rooms after the music show promotions oddly relaxes his mind today. he's so tired, but he's sure everyone else are too. he should be working on his energy recharging thing right now, but he feels a little burned out. he rubs at his eye as he rests his head on the older male's shoulder. "how are you doing?" he asks just before he lets out a yawn.

@seungcheolrk

[rkohsehun]

**ride around with me

it's been wild so far, to say the least. practice feels like everything's been three times as hard. everyone seem to be pushing them all more and more past their limits, giving them no mercy like the choreography itself isn't already hard enough. it's trickier this time, harder even to his standards. he rarely remembers a moment that his muscles weren't screaming at him in pain, already exhausted, but he's sure he's not the only one.

but the photoshoot's theme, this time, is definitely a breathe a fresh air for them. he supposes he should be more wary of his every move lest he piss any of the coaches or the staff off. he doesn't want a repeat of the last time they've had their ears told off, specially when they could be enjoying and having fun outdoors for a change. he wonders if this will be a thing for them - shooting the most colorful album theme. it's nice, he thinks, specially after they've all been handed their own bikes for this shoot. it's literally been years since he last rode one. to say that he's excited is a big understatement

"hyung!" he chirps, swaying a little as he sat on his bike. he's sweating already from excitement, but they're outdoors to play and for their comeback album nonetheless. the thought only gives him more energy to burn. "let's ride together! I'm so excited! it's been forever since i last rode a bicycle i might as well have forgotten how to do it altogether!"

@seungcheolrk

[rkohsehun]

convex: first vlive | preparations

it's hard to keep his focus these days. his mind is filled with countless thoughts, but not ones that matter the most, or in this case, not ones that would help him be productive. he knows he isn't the only one, though, so he couldn't be selfish like this and just mope forever. the show must go on-- a shitty way of saying they should move on, if you ask him. but it was true. they have to move on. we got to make him proud.

sehun forced himself to focus this time. they were to do their first vlive as convex, and they were told to do one with their and one alone. they tell them it's for promotions. be closer to the fans. he knows it's a form of distraction. they need something to take everyone's attention from a controversy. he sighs. he needs a nickname. the thought makes him smile. there was once a time that he hated the nickname, but at this point, it's the only one that stuck. he remembers even introducing himself as sphere's noodle boy once or twice.

convex's noodle maknae

sounds... about right. his nickname really didn't much of thinking. but he is glad that it wasn't the nickname he had told the press back at their first presscon. he shudders at the thought. now he just needs to figure out what to do for their personal talent.

oh boy...

he can dance? it's naturally the first thing that comes to mind, but for some reason (and lack of inspiration), he's not feeling up to it that much. he could rap or sing, too, but he wants to something else. something new. isn't that what they usually do for stuff like this? except, he doesn't have any other talent that's... interesting. he can't just go 'i don't have any other special talents' either. he did that belly button challenge once, but he doubts fans would want to see that. he doubts acting cute the whole time would be good either.

he sighs. what else is there to do?

he's been learning the guitar for some time now, maybe he can use that? that would mean he'll need to sing, but maybe if he choose a rather easy one it'll be okay? he sighs again. why is planning a vlive broadcast even this stressful? he groans and stretches. maybe he can play creep, then. might as well put the song he's been learning to good use.

it's then that sehun gets up. maybe he can ask the hyungs about this, too.

[rkohsehun]

**helping hands | osh&hyun

the general idea had been nice, and they had all been excited the moment the suggestion had been first brought up. helping the elders seemed to be one of the many things they all wanted to do, so it wasn't much of a surprise that they had immediatelY grabbed onto the first chance to do it. but maybe they should have thought of this more, or at least he should have thought about it a bit more before he grabbed one for himself started the trek uphill with hyun.

sehun is one of the tallest in the group, and despite the short time he had spent in the gym to work on his physique, he's still quite the noodle kid. a full set of coals is fine, at first, but he's already feeling the weight of it after a few trips. he thinks that maybe this is a sign that he need to make time to get back into shape. with a sigh, he rubs at his eyes and wipes away the sweat slowly rolling down the side of his face.

"don't get me wrong, I'm happy to be helping the ahjummas," he starts, breathing a little heavy as they continue uphill. he shakes his head a little as if that would help him pull himself together. "but this this oddly feels like I'm back in middle school."

@rkhyun

[rkohsehun]

**backstage | sehun&phryme

the eye makeup is proving to be a bit annoying (he would rather not remember how he had gotten teary eyed when they applied his eyeliner). he resists the urge to scratch at it, busying himself instead by taking a short moment in a small corner to practice their performance a bit. he finds this a good method to wake himself up properly (never actually feeling quite human before a decent breakfast or before that nice nap they manage to squeeze in before dress rehearsals). he gets his hair and make up fixed every now and then that has him freezing in his spot everytime, still feeling a bit weird to have someone standing so close to apply make up on his face.

one thing he's gotten used to is the ever hovering cameras around them at some point. they're probably just trying to shoot the funny happenings backstage for a bit of fanservice, but he also thinks it's fun to see the other idols crowd around it and act cute. it makes him giggle as he tries to squeeze a peace sign into the frame when someone near him gets captured. he runs away at the slightest sign if the camera trying to shoot him though.

so he scurries away, spotting seungcheol and immediately hooks their arms together and tugs the older male with him, grinning. "hello, hyung! 'sup? i promise I'm not in trouble, but don't look behind you, okay? let's go this way~"

@seungcheolrk

[rkohsehun]

it’s like we’re back to school-* hyun&osh

the fabric is a little itchy on his skin, a little too tight on some areas, and a tad bit uncomfortable, but it also brings back a lot of memories from the past no matter how old that phrase makes him sound. it feels like it's been a long since he's last worn a uniform, and he briefly wonders if that's a healthy train of thought for a 19-year old kid like him. with a sigh, he looks at himself on the mirror in front of him. the uniform is a perfect fit, perhaps a little too much, but he couldn't deny the fact that it looked good on him. heck, it looked good on everyonel. the thought makes him smile. he almost made the mistake of running his fingers through his hair but his hand is immediately slapped away by a noona before he's shooed away. sehun laughs before he goes his merry way to the shooting site.

shooting site?

the words make him giggle.

he's a little too hopelessly giddy.

he still can't believe that this is happening. even after their semi public debut, everything still feels a little surreal... sort of... because the more they continue doing activities for their debut album, the more things start to feel real to him. still, he can't help but be excited like a kid that he is when they're told to do certain shoots like this. their wardrobe, no matter how uncomfortable at times, adds to his already good mood.

"hyung! you look awesome!" he chirps when he (inevitably) spotted his equally tall hyung. he twirls a little in his spot once he's within hearing range. "does it suit me?"

@rkhongjonghyun

[rkohsehun]

june evaluations convex showcase performance

the lights were blinding, and the silence that greets them when they enteres the stage was as much of a nerve wracking as the reality of performing of a crowd as convex, officially, hits them. suddenly, the clothes on his back felt too tight as he takes it his place in the group. his hands are shaking as he feels beads of sweat start to form on the side of his face--from nerves or from anticipation, he isn't sure, yet. it's probably a mix of both at this point.

no matter how many times he tells himself that they've done this before, that they have performed on stage and with a much bigger crowd, too, the fact that this is going to be the very first impression they'll be leaving with the public as convex makes it a whole lot different from the rest of their performances. all the years and months of hard work comes to this. all the slepless nights and endless hours of practice have prepared them for this moment.

his senses stopped just as the music starts.

there was no crowd, no stage. just them and the music, and at some point he wonders if it's just him, but he thinks they're a lot more in sync today than they ever have been--not that he has a lot of to look back to. he chalks it off to the excitement. everyone seem to be having the time of their lives. after all the nervousness and worries, they're standing in that stage, doing what they have always wanted to do, and it feels amazing. and everyone is smiling as they execute all the steps and all the moves just like they had practice, and probably a bit of something else in there. this is probably what keeps their seniors going. the adrenaline and thrill of showing everyone who they are--why they were there and why they deserve to be there.

and this time, everyone is watching.

(and he may or may not have spotted a familiar face somewhere in the crowd that made him smile)

their performance was rather short, and with how everyone's running on high energy, it feels a lot shorter than it already is. the last bass drops and the music stops, the silence broken with how hard they're trying to catch their breath. there was a moment of silence before the applause reaches his ears and he looks up, the spell of the performance gradually calms down as they slowly return to reality. they form a neat line and it feels like they all took a deep calming breath together before they all take a bow.

and finally, it all starts here.