#p;yien

[kibumrk]

new places, old faces ;

@yienrk

the meeting is nothing short of kibum. he sits at a conference in the sphere building, staring at baek jiyoung herself as she congratulates them all and tells them about their debut concept. his eyes widen when he’s given the position of dance unit leader, and he bows his head in thanks, unable to even form the words of thanks he knows are needed. he’s been in her company for two days and she’s already made him a leader? he was honestly just counting himself lucky to be here, so he can’t express how thankful he is to be leader. 

it’s kind of terrifying, though, because he doesn’t actually know any of the boys he’s supposed to be leading. none of their names are familiar, and one is clearly foreign, so kibum has no hope of being able to pronounce it without help. hopefully that boy has an easy nickname he can remember. 

after the meeting, he stands with the others and bows low as baek jiyoung leaves ahead of them, then he walks out with the others in a daze. after being in royal for over three years, suddenly being surrounded by strangers who are supposed to be his groupmates is nothing short of unsettling. thankfully, though, kibum manages to hang back a bit to walk next to yien, one of the few familiar faces from around that table. 

“so,” he says, slowing his pace to match yien’s and watching as a few of the others move ahead. “here we are. kinda surreal, isn’t it? way different than royal.” he’s kind of rambling while not even speaking in full sentences, but this hasn’t exactly been a normal weekend. he’s certain that even if yien doesn’t feel the exact same way, he’ll at least understand how crazy this has all been -- after all, he and kibum have been going through the exact same thing. 

[kibumrk]

relief ;

{ date: 9 august 2016 }

kibum hurries down royal’s halls, nearly skipping with glee. two more years. he’s here for two more years. he grins semi-wildly at everyone he passes, and while some of them seem rather shocked and weirded out by his expression, several people he knows grin in return, realizing what day it is and what must have just happened. kibum wants to jump for joy, wants to run to the rooftop and shout to the world that he’s staying right where he is for two more years. 

for once, he’s not going to have to lose it all. he’s not going to have to say goodbye to everything, watch his whole life shatter around him, and spend the next two years picking up the pieces. instead, he’s going to spend the next two years here, where he’s comfortable, where he’s working towards his dream. the dream for himself that so jisub apparently shares, since he decided to spend another two years training him. 

as he nears the cafeteria, kibum recognizes yien up ahead, and his grin somehow widens. he remembers at the beginning of the summer, he and yien worked together on a group evaluation, and they ended up having a serious talk, during which kibum admitted aloud for the first time how much he truly wanted to stay at royal. yien had been certain back then that royal would renew his contract, would want to keep him around, but kibum had his doubts. he still did, up until the moment so jisub handed him those papers just a little while ago. he had entirely expected jisub to tell him that the work he had done and the improvements he had made weren’t enough, weren’t up to royal’s standards, and that he wouldn’t be allowed to call this place home anymore. 

but yien had been right, and kibum can’t wait to tell him that. “yien!” he calls, his giddiness seeping into his voice. “you were right! you were right, i did it! they offered me a contract renewal!” he yells as he finally gets closer, bouncing on the balls of his feet, the adrenaline of his meeting with the ceo still coursing through him. “i’m here for two more years.”