#tenrk

[sichengrk]

hold me tight (or don’t).

♟ starter for @tenrk​ !

they grow closer with each day that passes, or so that’s how it feels to sicheng. although the kiss did make things slightly more complicated for a while, and some of sicheng’s nights are still occupied by constantly thinking about it and replaying the moment in his head, he feels like they’ve mostly moved on from that (whether or not he thinks that’s a good thing, he isn’t sure). he wants to spend every waking moment in ten’s presence and whenever something fun or exciting rolls around, he always wants to share it with his roommate. he’s content, light, and even happy as they walk side-by-side, the back of his hand occasionally brushing against ten’s while he tries not to focus on how much he wants to take and hold it.

“are you hungry?” he looks over at the older boy, a soft smile on his lips. “if you’re not yet, we could try to play a game and see if we can win something...” there are other things that call out to him, too, such as the tarot reading tent, but he wonders if he’d obsess over whatever he hears if he does something like that. he isn’t entirely sure what all of it is about, but that doesn’t stop him from fearing the outcome.

[rkyunho]

☼ baby ballroom

with @tenrk

A few months had passed since he’d arrived back in Seoul, fully upending both his and Seokwoo’s life but he’d manage to settle in. The first weeks were difficult, what with not having an actual means to support himself and basically being an unwanted freeloader. It was just like every single romcom drama on cable tv. thankfully his parents’ had contacts in the ballroom dance world and had managed to secure him a place teaching beginner’s ballroom at one of their friend’s studio.

Most of his classes consisted of younger kids—whom he found adorable and loved to teach—between the ages of seven and thirteen, but there were exceptions. He taught adult beginner classes once a week since there were always some curious people who were interested in learning how to dance for various reasons. Ten was no exception.

Yunho had actually been surprised to see him in the studio. Even with his poor grasp of pop culture he’d recognised him as an ex-idol. Not knowing what to expect had him pleasantly surprised at how easy he found it to befriend the other, especially when his social skills weren’t the greatest. Yunho was just grateful that Ten had been patient with his clumsy attempts.

“Hey man, good job today,” he said softly, smiling at the other as he handed him a bottle of water. “I told you I could find you a good partner. Unless you don’t think he’s good for you? I can always try to pair you up with someone else but with his height and your height... the ratio is really pleasing... and his experience is good for you too...” Yunho scratched the back of his neck suddenly unsure of himself. Again. “Will you be back next week?”

[rkxjongsuk]

gone with the makeup

@tenrk

Jongsuk had only signed up for the makeup and skincare workshop for  the mamonde samples since that was a new brand and he was usually using sephora based brands and was curious how good a korean brand would be. however, as for makeup and skincare, he already knew quite a bit. After all his channel was built on makeup and skincare. That was all he did videos of lately and his own makeup collection was quite extensive, possessing several name brand pallets and a ton of skin care. He always looked good, and there was an art to his perfect skin. 

cheri knew what she was talking about that was for sure, but skincare for a guy and girl were miles apart as he discovered in his trial and error of brands. “a nice cream is always good for the face...” he hummed to himself. leaning back from his phone where he had the selfie camera on to admire himself closer up. as cheri talked about her skincare routine, he hummed under his breath. “well of course, her routine is easier. she’s a girl.” he muttered, under his bretah 

[rkzhengting]

﹢ ignition , ₀₁.

         it’s been two, three, maybe even four months since he last seen this bitch.  though he usually doesn’t deflect blame, this time he’s certain it’s @tenrk’s fault, since he’s the one who’s been ignoring text messages for an unreasonable amount of time -- which is three days by zhengting’s standard  ( any more than three days tells him that you’re dead in a ditch somewhere, and that would just drive his worry up tenfold ).

        but at long last, here he is, standing at ten’s doorstep, looking unimpressed as per usual.

        “looks like you’ve been through some shit” -- is the rather endearing greeting he gives as he steps in and sweeps the small space with judgmental eyes  ( had it been anyone else but ten, zhengting would’ve been kinder, gentler but those words simply don’t exist in either of their vocabulary when they’re around each other ).  “i haven’t been here since---”  forever.  maybe he misses it a little.

        he turns to him.

        ( and maybe he misses his good friend a little more. )

        “god, just---”  he steps closer and wraps his arms around ten’s smaller frame, squeezes him tight.  then, with his chin resting on the other’s shoulder, he murmurs,  “how have you been?”

[rkyjun]

top-tier

ft. @tenrk

being a gamer, yeonjun came to the flea market tonight with one goal in mind. he’s already gotten what he’s wanted from his music wishlist, so he dedicates today for getting cheap games for his gaming pleasures. of course he’s going to avoid the knockoffs... unless there’s one that just seemed too funny. maybe he’ll give that one game a chance. he hasn’t decided yet. 

nonetheless, he goes there for his nostalgia games that he wasn’t able to get when he missed out on the wii craze. he wonders if he can get trauma team at a super cheap price here, since not many people pay attention to the super underrated atlus game. if not, then he’s sure he can find some other classics like cooking mama that he’d have fun with. if not, he’ll at least hope there’s something for his ps4... or maybe a game on his computer. 

as he’s going over the possibilities while trying to find a stand for it, he doesn’t notice how he had bumped into someone. “ah, sorry,” he starts off with his apology before looking up to see someone he recognized well. however, considering recent news, he’s not really sure if he should say where he recognized him from... so instead, he says, “oh! i know you from somewhere!” hopefully, he pulls that off somehow. 

[xiaoxrk]

a  little  more  exciting  !

     Xiao had heard of it before, how his taste in clothes didn’t match his face, how his clothes was too basic for his face. The comments would often just weird Xiao out, because even though he models and surely gets lots of compliments on his appearance he still doesn’t consider himself that handsome. And after perhaps the thousandth comment about how his clothing style was basic and boring, he decided to finally get a better clothing style, in this, he chose to get help from Ten who also needed help with their fashion style, hence the two were getting a “makeover” together. 

The male browsed through a few shirts, but they all seemed… too fancy, not his style, out of his comfort zone, and surely that was perhaps probably the purpose, but still, they were not at all to Xiao’s interest. He turned 180 degrees around and looked at the person he had dragged here “are you finding anything hyung?” he asked, voice soft as his eyes wandered around the shop. Perhaps the idea of coming here wasn’t so good anyway, and he should just keep to his oh so boring and basic style? He shrugged at the thought.

“Ah” he let out as a sudden idea popped into his mind “hyung!” he half-shouted out as he reached out and placed a hand on the older’s shoulder. “What if we try choosing clothes for each other?”

( @tenrk )

[rkjinwook]

[seungcheolrk]

you can lean right here.

@tenrk 

in an unsurprising turn of events, seungcheol actually really loves their debut anniversary song. it’s kind of funky, vibrant in a more boyish way than their debut and first comeback title tracks. honestly, he’s a little worried about the oldest members doing such a youthful concept ( not that they’re old! just not as young as him and ten... god, he’s always digging himself deeper holes ), but inside, he’s really excited. the choreography looks incredibly difficult to him from the few sessions they’ve had so far but at the moment, he’s focusing on the lyrics. he likes to learn every word, not just his own, to help him follow the beat and melody when he dances and later, when they perform it live. ( though he’s not sure how many opportunities they’ll get to perform this for an audience. after all, it’s not going to be a regular promoted comeback and who knows what sphere have tucked under their sleeve. ) 

“hey!” he greets with a bright smile, entering the practice room to find ten already here. he drops his bag at the side, abandoning his printed lyrics to approach the younger. “how are you doing? are you practising the new song?” he bites his tongue, stops himself from offering to leave if ten wants to practice alone. he needs to stop doubting himself. surely ten won’t mind him being here. right? “I’ve been trying to learn the whole song. I’ve got my bits down, I think? I keep accidentally doing yien’s in our bridge, though.” he laughs softly, running a hand through his hair.