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wedding celebration w. @lgcalex
In all honesty, the moment Ichika heard about the wedding, she had honestly thought it was because Hyuncheol and Aecha had gotten pregnant and needed to cover up either indiscretion. It certainly wouldn’t have been completely out of the question since things like that happened all the time — she had been conceived while her parents had been dating — but upon seeing the effort the two of them were putting into their wedding and company celebration, Ichika couldn’t help but wonder if her initial response had been somewhat harsh. It was probably for the best that she had kept it to herself, and yet, it wasn’t like she had many people to share her true opinions with. Maybe Jinah would have listened to her without judgement, but there was no way she’d say as much in front of anyone else. She had tried to be good in Japan, be helpful and somewhat social (though there was only so much she could do), while in Japan, but as she stood amongst the crows of staff and other artists, Ichika couldn’t help but be reminded of the lonely feeling she had felt back during the Halloween party.
Cradling the glass of wine she had procured from one of the hospitality staff, Ichika turned back to the room and swallowed, eyes instantly finding the couple. She had no strong feelings towards either manager, they were both highly competent and essential to her journey, but in that moment she couldn’t help but notice Aecha’s smiling face as she spoke to her soon-to-be husband and some other people. Had she found her happiness, she wondered.
She hadn’t really been paying attention to her surroundings as she stood there, so the feeling of her shoulder hitting someone else made her gasp and jump. “Ah, I’m sorry!” She gasped out, turning to look at the other only to find herself looking at someone he had not physically seen in months, and something in her stomach flipped and squirmed. “Oh… Alex..”