poison or love,
@ftlina / where neither can say what they’re really feeling
static had been busy wrapping up promotions around the entertainment world -- critical beauty was nearing its death and so was taewoo’s energy. at this point in promotions, he was able to perform critical beauty with his eyes closed, or maybe even asleep (god knows that he has done it once or twice barely awake, considering the schedule they’re kept to). when he was a rookie, all he would do was practice the routine over and over again, reciting his lines one after the other until it was time to perform -- there was no room for error then, and there still isn’t now, but at least he’s more comfortable. and, besides, he has something more important to tend to: lina.
at least he isn’t as jumpy as he was before when a text comes through; over the past few months, his heart would stop in curiosity every time his phone would ring, wondering if it was her that was seeking his attention (or, the more plausible answer, feeding into his greedy needs). but now? he was more eager than nervous, wondering about her thoughts and tastes and favorites and wanting to learn everything that she was willing to teach him. even if taewoo had felt something similar to this before in the past -- arguably not as strong as whatever he was feeling with lina (like? lust? love?) -- there was something different about her that he couldn’t quite put a finger on. in a way, it was like they were meant to be together; he knew, though, that it was just his heart getting ahead of itself.
outgoing ➟ lina 💕 ↻ — really? that sounds exciting and like a lot of fun! your new song seems like it’ll be amazing, i can’t wait to hear it and cheer you on
part of him hated it -- hated every moment -- because he knew nothing would come of it. besides the obvious elephant in the room of them both being idols (if not forbidden to date by their company, forbidden due to the fact that fans would drop like flies if either so much had a moment on camera together), there was little to no reason for a girl like lina to feel something for a boy like taewoo, after all. he had to constantly remind himself that he was probably nothing more than someone to talk to during her busy schedules -- he’d take it, though.