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@yhyunho
hello! like everyone else, please feel free to ask for my discord and/or twt if you'd like to stay in contact, otherwise it was a lot of fun being here! sorry i couldn't talk or plot with many of you but everyone's characters were great!! and thank you to everyone who did plot/thread with yunho and/or haena at some point! ♡
𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 / serim.
yunho’s honestly not the type of person to get spooked easily. he could sit through most horror movies, haunted houses didn’t really scare him (although jump scares were well, scary, mostly for the sudden shock factor than anything), and typical fears like tight and enclosed spaces, dark places, or even heights like roller coasters didn’t affect him.
what did make him freeze up with fright though, was the realization that he had forgotten to get a gift for his mom’s birthday and all the stores and market stalls were about to close. what could he get on such short notice? surely, his mom wouldn’t want flowers since it’s what they were surrounded with all the time but what else could he get as quick as possible and he knew was readily available? his mind was spinning fast, gift ideas going back and forth in his head like a ping pong ball when someone breaks him out of his endless loop of worries.
“what’s wrong? you look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
yunho didn’t realize he had stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and basically zoned out between when he made his realization and trying to come up with a solution. shaking his head, he turns to the voice and almost whines out instead of a greeting, “i don’t know what to get my mom for her birthday and it’s today!” as if crazed, he suddenly clasps his hands together and pleads with the other out of desperation. “please help me?”
𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 / haesol.
it’s not the first time he’s been told he looks familiar. when he was still an idol, sometimes someone off the street or a worker at a store or restaurant he went to would ask him that - although that only happened very rarely as he was never popular enough to be noticed wherever he went. now that he was back in yunhwa though, if someone were to say that to him, he’d likely take it as a joke about his past career or assume they’re a newcomer to town. after all, most yunhwa natives would be more familiar with him as the child of the flower shop owners who grew up here rather than 'flashy idol yunho’.
“you look vaguely familiar…”
“me?” yunho asks, head tilting and eyes curious as to why someone would say that before it changes into something more amused. “well, i do work here almost all the time,” he continues, his smile playful and light. “so maybe you’ve just seen me often if you come to the market enough times.” considering his former group never made it big despite their decently sized fanbase, he doesn’t peg this customer--he assumes is one anyways--to be a fan of him or his group and that would be why he was recognized.
pushing himself off the counter he had just been leaning on to inspect the male closer, he crosses his arms over his chest and peers at the other once more as if trying to search his memories for him, only to give up and grin. “i mean, i don’t think i’ve seen you around before and i’ve been living here my whole life-- although i did only just move back a year ago so who knows what i’ve missed during that time.”
realizing he’s probably prolonged the conversation enough however, yunho lets his arms fall to his side and stands up straighter. “anyways! sorry to get sidetracked; you must’ve come here for something right? what can i help you with?”
𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 / jonghyuk.
“shit shit, are you okay?!”
yunho wants to laugh at the question, finding it absolutely hilarious that anyone could think someone would be okay in a situation like this: he was about to enter a shop, reaching for the door to open it when it swings out before he can grab the handle first, and hits him square in the face. now he’s the owner of a bright red forehead, of which is currently hidden by his hand held up to it, not to cover the growing bruise but to try and soothe it even just a little bit.
“i could be better,” is what he manages to get out instead, an almost humorless chuckle following just because he’s a little preoccupied with you know, the pain that comes from hitting your head or any body part somewhere. yunho knows it wasn’t the other’s intention to hurt him though--he hopes, anyways, or that would just be really unfortunate if it was--so he tries to fix his tone and attempts smiling to lessen the other’s worries if he had any. “but i’ll live!”
finally, the pain subsides a tad with the initial shock of the collision wearing off and all he feels is a subtle throbbing in his head but it’s much more manageable than what he was experiencing before. realizing he didn’t know who it was that he had run into, yunho opens his eyes (he had screwed them shut when the door first hit him and hadn’t opened them since) and smiles again. this time it comes out more naturally and doesn’t feel as forced like before. “i should’ve watched where i was going anyways,” he laughs, the sound coming out a bit sheepishly. “but i was distracted by a sign mentioning free food.”
send me an idol + an era !
moonbin + baby – for @soppasofi
yunhwa locations starters!
naminsan forest area
“who goes there?”
“is there someone behind me?”
“you went into the forest alone?!”
“i don’t trust anything with the word ‘sorcerer’ before it.”
“you up for a hike?”
“i’ve never seen so many flowers before…”
“wait, you live at the inn?”
“isn’t it scary working at the inn at night?”
“uh i think the sun is setting.”
“should we stay here until morning?”
“don’t you know what happens in those woods?”
“i’m not going to the woods. it’s way too scary!”
“these flowers are sacred- have you heard the story?”
sunjaro street
“how many shops have you ‘just browsed’ in?”
“you’re going to the vet? that can’t be good.”
“maru’s bistro is the best restaurant in town!”
“maru’s bistro is easily the worst place to eat in town.”
“let’s shop at the boutique! i’ll be quick i promise.”
“you’ve been shopping here for an hour.”
“let’s go drink.”
“there’s a weird band coming to the tavern- i gotta see them”
“i have a gig at the tavern tonight! will you be there?”
“haven’t we passed that handmade candle place twice?”
“hardware store? for what?”
“we could walk this street all night, if you want.”
“let’s stay here until it’s dark and all the signs turn on.”
yunhwa plaza
“why’d we decide to hang out in the most populated place possible?”
“i wish we were allowed to feed the koi fish.”
“should we just go to the gas station for food?”
“haemyung artifacts? but there’s nothing to do there…”
“wait, you’re going to the doctor? for what?”
“i need to go pick something up at the post office.”
“have you been to yunhwa town hall? it’s so beautiful there.”
“yunhwa town hall has been the same for years. it’s the ugliest thing yunhwa has.”
“there’s a class i wanna do at the community center, do you wanna tag along?”
“should we take this to the police station? they’ll know what to do.”
“let’s make some cookies for the fire department!”
“this place is so lively- i love it.”
“this place feels too crowded. let’s get out of here.”
“have you ever seen it so empty… it feels too quiet here.”
“excuse me, do you know where ___ is?”
moonjaedo beach
“i think you have some sand… uh… on your…”
“isn’t it too cold to be in the water this time of year?”
“what do you think that weird hut is over there?”
“should we go test our fishing skills?”
“i love sura cuisine! we should go together sometime!”
“i hate sura cuisine. that place is filled with rich jerks.”
“i don’t think fishing is going to work on the beach…”
“you brought floaties?”
“i don’t know how to swim.”
“haven’t you see jaws?!”
“why are you drinking something warm on the beach…”
“the beach is closed… let’s go anyway.”
“the beach is closed… now what?”
** thank you to the hard work of yumiyh for the creation of these lovely prompts!!
hi! i’m just popping onto the dash quickly to say i’ve queued the remaining icebreaker starter memes for yunho to post for the rest of the week! that was all i had left for him until i get replies back so this is my official plot call for anything - event related or not!! like this post to plot (or continue plotting if we were before and i left you on read </3) or if you just want to jump into something, i’m going to reblog the location starter meme tomorrow as well so just send one of those and i’ll write you something! 😊
𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭) 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 / sira.
as expected of a small town with its own legend and stories, it’s no surprise that yunhwa has a celebration for the creation of their home - although yunho thinks it’s completely understandable why they would. after all, yunhwa got its name because of that story so it only seemed natural to honor it. however, he can’t say he was particularly interested in such a legend or even believed in it. it could be true but for the same reasons, it could be false; who knows, really? it’s been accepted as the town’s history though so he wasn’t going to question it and he certainly wasn’t going to not participate in the festivities either.
it’s with this thought that he finds himself in the namisan forest, a slab of wood in one hand and a marker in the other. he’s supposed to write a wish or secret that’ll be anonymous but he feels like if he did write down his true desire, anyone who knows him would realize it’s his message. how many people wish to debut as an idol again, right?
“it’s been so long since we’ve last parted, hm? we have some catching up to do.”
while he’s considering what to write, a voice interrupts his train of thoughts and he turns his head to see who, eyes locking with sira’s when he does. “oh!” yunho lets out a sound of surprise, not having expected the older but pleased to see her all the same if the smile on his face is anything to go by. “hi!”
he had never stayed at yeyun inn for he had no reason to since he’s lived in yunhwa his whole life and even when he came home on breaks, he’d just go back to his family house but as with most people in the town who’ve also resided there since they were born--or just as long--he was familiar with her at least. he did stop by sometimes to deliver flowers and other arrangements as well, when a customer requested it or just to keep relations good, but yunho never had much reason to talk to her a lot or iniate conversation with no reason.
seeing as she was approaching him first though, he figures it’s okay to so he turns around completely, the wish he was trying to decide on long forgotten in favor of focusing on the other. “i guess it has been a while since i last made a delivery to the inn,” yunho says, nodding thoughtfully as he tries to recall when he last did. “how have you been? enjoying the festivities?”
TAEJUN /
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“yunho!” taejun beams before seeing the flowers in his cousin’s hands. “did you pick those for me?”
he chuckles out loud before beckoning for yunho in, “grandma’s in the kitchen. do you wanna stay for some food? or you heading out after delivery?”
taejun doesn’t mean to ask that last question really. especially because he catches the tone of dejection in his voice when he lets it slip. he really just wants to spend some time catching up with yunho but knows it’d be selfish to do that.
“we could go out for something else too if you need to head to the stall soon.”
there’s a split second of surprise on yunho’s face when he sees it’s taejun at the door and not his grandparents but almost instantly, he’s beaming just as wide as the other, any hesitance and apprehensions gone. it was natural to, really--even if he is low-key at war with himself and just generally struggling to keep his relationships with others in tact--because the good times with taejun far outweighed anything bad and through it all, he really did miss his favourite and closest cousin.
“my mom did,” he answers with a pretend scoff and roll of his eyes, as if he’d ever pick flowers out for the male. “but as always, i’m the delivery person,” he sighs this time like he’s truly inconvenienced (he isn’t actually though because he’d do anything his parents asked if it was to help them out).
his act doesn’t last long though and he’s soon grinning, laughing along with taejun as he lets himself into the other noh’s household. "nah, i actually have today off - mom’s orders, as usual,” yunho replies, glancing at the other knowingly like ‘you know how my mom is’. he was appreciative of her decision in the end though because without her, he would’ve kept putting this off - which also meant putting off hanging out with taejun for longer.
he does catch something odd in his cousin’s voice at the last second however and his smile turns softer. taejun’s obviously trying his best to stay positive (perhaps sensing that he was going through something himself and was trying to be considerate?) so how could he say no to him? their birthdays are only a month apart but yunho always felt like he should look after the younger, even more so after his accident. or rather, he wanted to because there’s no way he’d let his cousin be hurt again if he could help it.
“why, you want me to leave? you can’t get rid of me that easily after offering to feed me,” he teases and nudges the other, pushing him further inside the house with a grin. in his attempt to make taejun feel better, yunho finds it’s easier too, to forget that he has something important to tell the male - but that’ll be for later. right now, he just wants to relax and have fun for the time being. “i have all day to bug you so let’s eat first and decide what to do after.”
yunho wastes no time in navigating the house with ease considering he had spent lots of time here with taejun when they were younger, just as much as the other spent time at his own house. “is your grandma making something?” he asks, getting more excited with every passing second and as they got closer to the kitchen. food always made him happy. “i’m actually starving so if i clear out your fridge, don’t forget you invited me in!”
YOOGEON /
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“ah… i’m his grandson.” yoogeon simply states in reply. he’s surprised with himself how easy and smoothly he was able to answer the question. however, an awkward silence quickly falls over him as he tries to figure out what to say next. seeing as there’s not much yoogeon has to say about his grandfather overall.
“hearing that you know him i assume you’ve heard of his passing then,” yoogeon decides to wrap things back around to why he was there despite having initiated the conversation. and to give the male a chance to fetch the wreaths after yoogeon’s barrage of questions held him back.
*
“either is fine,” yunho smiles, remembering at the last second to keep up his customer service. “we accept both!” he may be confused and have more questions than answers but it was still business hours so he should at least try to keep things moving along, in case someone else were to come in. he didn’t want them to wait until he sorted things out with yoogeon on the chance their exchange ended up taking a while.
however, his curiosity wins out in the end and although he could’ve tried stopping the conversation so he could get on with his job, he was much more interested in the other now. “oh, really?” he asks, mild surprise on his face. even though he had assumed yoogeon was related to han daeshim somehow, yunho wasn’t aware that the elder had a grandson at all-- then again, he supposes there must be enough of an age gap between them that they wouldn’t have had much reason to hang out. or maybe he was just too young at the time to notice the other since he didn’t really concern himself with the affairs of and relations with his family’s flower shop until much later? he would often be playing outside or with the other children his age anyways so it was plausible.
before he can get too lost in his memories or think too much further about how he may or may not know yoogeon, he hears the male’s comment and yunho stills, his previous smile slipping away and replaced with something more apologetic. he nods slowly and frowns. “i have, yeah,” he confirms quietly. he had heard from his mother about it and while yunho was never close with the man, it was still sad when someone passed away. however, he didn’t know how close yoogeon and his grandfather were, if at all, and didn’t want to cross any lines when it came to something sensitive like this so he settles for a more typical and customary response.
“i’m sorry for your loss,” he says softly and solemnly but doesn’t ask anything more, not wanting to prolong the topic if the other didn’t want to. “i’ll grab those wreaths for you then,” he informs yoogeon, attempting a smile so as to keep things light. hoping it wouldn’t be taken the wrong way though, he adds on with a chuckle, “i’m sure you must have other things to do than hang around here for too long. just give me a moment!” and with that, he turns and slips away to where they store all the advance orders and searches for the correct name. it doesn’t take him long and he’s back within a few minutes, wreaths in tow - even if it takes a couple of trips to move everything. luckily his strength proved to be of great help.
“okay, so we have the wreaths which have already been paid for and you wanted to cover han daeshim’s tab too,” yunho says as both a confirmation and reminder, punching in the numbers and ringing up the total. “if you’re paying with card, you can use this,” he continues, gesturing to the device next to the cash register. “was there anything else you needed?” he finishes with a wider smile, already slipping back into the friendly and conversational tone he used while working and was very familiar with.
JIHYUN /
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and then, almost hilarious the way her picture perfect smile slides off her face, jihyun redirects her attention to the shameless bastard standing next to her; expression uncharacteristically stiff for someone like her. “sit.“ she gestures wordlessly with a kick to the leg of the chair, momentarily pleased with the way it knocks against his shoe.
petty. you’re being so petty right now kim jihyun, the voice in her head chirps disapprovingly.
oh fuck you! so what?
needlessly, she makes her way around to slip behind the stall, grabbing a pair of tongs with ease and knocking it against the edge of a metal container twice clang clang! to catch his attention (without really referring to him. because why? saying the words noh yunho still makes your face screw up in disdain? yeah? so what? so fucking what?), manner purposely short. “what do you want? i don’t have all day.”
yunho’s really not sure whether he would’ve preferred jihyun’s dad to stay or not. on one hand, having him here could’ve been something like a buffer should jihyun want to yell at him--which she deserves to, honestly, but he just doesn’t want to deal with that right now when the market is still bustling with people--so if anything were to happen then anyone could witness it (and then, talk about it, probably). on the other hand, he’s partly glad her dad won’t be a witness instead; he’s always liked jihyun’s parents and he didn’t want them to dislike him.
he nervously looks from jihyun to her dad and watches him leave, trying to figure out what to do or say next, but not forgetting to nod back to the older man in return. yunho can tell she doesn’t want to see him but in his defense, it’s not like he wanted to be here either! just as he’s about to open his mouth to give an excuse to go though, he freezes when he hears jihyun orders him to sit--rather aggressively, he might add--and lets out a small yelp when the chair hits his foot (he’d never say any of this out loud however, in fear of facing her wrath even more). that coupled with the way her face is immediately devoid of any positive emotions now that it’s just the two of them makes him gulp.
he tries saying something but once more, jihyun beats him to the punch and she’s already left him in order to return behind the stall. the loud noise of her action makes him grimace and if he wasn’t already feeling dread pool in his stomach then he’s sure would be now. unfortunately he already is so this only makes the unpleasant feeling double as he hesitantly sits down and looks over at her again.
“i don’t want anything,” yunho answers, finally speaking more than one word. he’s trying to not sound defensive for he expected this kind of treatment (and again, he deserves it, he knows) but it doesn’t make it any easier to take it quietly. “i wasn’t planning to visit you like this...” he trails off then when something clicks in his head. was she asking what he wanted to eat or what he wanted from her? his face unconsciously scrunches up in habit as he tries to figure out which one she meant but unable to come to a conclusion, he sighs.
“i mean, i don’t know what you’re asking of me specifically but-” a hand runs through his hair as if stressed (which he kind of is, actually; so much for taking a break before returning to work) and pushes his bangs off his face before he glances over at her again. “i can leave, if that’s what you want. i wasn’t trying to put you in a bad mood or make you serve me food so just say the word and i’ll go.”
ok so! after my last ooc post, i obviously failed plotting for the event bc i was suddenly drained of all motivation to do a lot of things + was exhausted from work (but i now have some off bc of covid restrictions again lol) so i went on hiatus for a couple of weeks to sort things out. tbh i think i got overwhelmed with how many messages i had to reply to and send out among other things, which is why i was so slow in general and now that it’s been like... months? since i last replied to people, i feel awkward responding back now djsdalksjsd with this in mind, i’ll be dropping a couple of threads (mainly event ones if they weren’t already dropped by my partner) but keeping the rest & everything is listed below for clarity! if anyone wants to drop a thread even if i was gonna keep it, please lmk and if anyone wants to re-plot/start a new thread, i’m game! i’ll resume plotting after and going through my ims & discord message but i’m sorry it’s taking me so long and all the new members i haven’t welcomed yet :( same thing applies to @haenayh although it’s more asks for her and less threads since i stuck at plotting but! i’m getting there!!!
dropping:
new mayor thread w/ @yheunsang
new mayor thread w/ @yhsejun
keeping:
thread 001 & thread 002 w/ @yhjihyun
thread 001 w/ @yhjiwon
thread 001 w/ @yhsan
thread 001 w/ @yoogeonyh
thread 001 w/ @taejunyh
to do:
6 ice breaker starters - i know still lol but i’ll only be replying to those i don’t have threads with already just to keep some sanity!! also there were some duplicates sent so in those cases i’ll reach out to see if they want a diff random starter or to plot and i can start it then!
YUNHA /
fine, i’ll help you out, @yhyunho !
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taking her place by yunho’s side, she leans close to inspect the pot of flowers (why? no reason, just so it seems like she knows what she’s doing and their loyal patrons would trust her with their decisions). eyeing her brother from the corner of her eyes. a busy man, but not as busy as he could have been like in the past.
“so, alone on white day too, huh?” she comments, a cheeky grin on her lips. “working even today, that’s so sad. a tragedy, really.” hypocrite. she’s here too, isn’t she? to give herself something to do, and also because she doesn’t want to hear her brother return her jab so clearly, she picks up a bouquet wrapping when she sees him collecting flowers.
maybe white day won’t be so bad after all.
on days like these, yunho is so glad and thankful that his sister is well, his. yunha could’ve easily rejected his sos call for whatever reason (and part of him was preparing for it, honestly) but she readily--and quickly--agreed to coming in to the stall to help out, much to his surprise. it was a welcome one, though, because he could truly use any assistance to keep things running as smoothly as possible and so he didn’t implode before the day ended, even if it was his sister who’s admittedly not as knowledgeable about flowers and could end up being more trouble than not.
her response to his messages makes him laugh out loud although it’s cut short when yet another customer appears so soon after the one he just helped had left not even a minute ago. he wants to sigh but that would be rude so he pushes it down and puts on a smile instead, easily slipping into the routine and back-and-forth that he’s become accustomed to: ask what they’re looking for, if they have any requests or ideas they want fulfilled, work with them to build the best bouquet or gift they want, ring them up and repeat. however, with such an individual and one on one service on a busy day like white day, it was difficult for just him to keep up especially if more than one customer showed up.
some more time passes like that and he honestly forgets he even asked yunha to come in at all until she actually does and announces her arrival in a way that’s so her (complete with people sending her weird looks but her not paying them any mind as usual). yunho can’t help but snort when he hears her even if he’s in the middle of wrapping up a customer’s order. “about time,” he calls out to her with a playful roll of his eyes, laughing again when she goes on about how she’s "saved" him. she’s not wrong and he will treat her later as thanks but what kind of older brother would he be if he didn’t tease her?
“what, no date to take you out and pay for you? you have to ask your poor brother to instead?” yunho pauses to finish the transaction and thanks the customer with a smile, asking them to come again, before turning his attention back on his younger sibling. “i could say the same to you, obviously, or you wouldn’t be here right now,” he retorts with a brow arched, all while beginning to gather the flowers for the next bouquet he had to work on. even though there are no customers in person currently, there were still orders made in advance to fulfill. “or are you going to say no one meets your standards and that’s why you’re alone today too?”
maybe it was just a noh siblings thing to do: detract from your own loneliness by talking about something else. the purpose of this day wasn’t something yunho found annoying or hated but he did feel slightly sad and bitter, when he thinks about what could have been. if he was still an idol, he probably would’ve been busy doing something or preparing a gift for their fans and if he was still with jihyun, well, he would’ve made sure to get some time free today to take her out or something - assuming they would still be together but anyways. there was no point thinking about the what if’s when he had other things to focus on right now so he was thankful for the distraction. there’d be time to wallow in his thoughts and feelings later, when he was alone.
after gathering everything for the bouquet, he places the bundle on the counter in front of his sister for her to start wrapping. “at least we’re together, right?” he grins cheekily, knowing she’ll probably shove him for the comment. he is glad to see her though and have some time to maybe hang out with her a bit, at least as best as they could considering the circumstances. “so not technically alone.”
goose chase.
SAN /
@yhyunho
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There’s no way around this.
San is desperate.
Without a second thought, he forces himself forward, ripping the door open and launching himself directly into the flower shop before he can hesitate a moment longer. He slaps a crumpled paper down onto the countertop, too stressed and strapped for time to even consider pleasantries. A haphazard, sloppy sketch of an unusual flower stares back up at him.
“I need help,” San says breathlessly. “Please. Can you help me?”
when yunho had woken up that morning, he really didn’t think anything exciting would happen. he’d eat breakfast (or attempt to because as per usual, he slept past his alarm), rush his way around the house while getting ready then leave as quickly as possible in order to open on time. it wouldn’t be absolutely terrible if he was tardy or if the stall’s operating hours started a bit later than normal (and there was no guarantee that there would even be anyone who needed his services that early anyways) but still. what if there was someone who would have to wait for him?
(there wasn’t, unsurprisingly. in fact, there were no customers at all for at least a couple of hours after he arrived.)
the point is! the most exciting part of his day so far was his morning rush. everything after that was as expected and nothing out of the ordinary - until yunho suddenly hears the loud--and frantic--arrival of a new person. his head shoots up in surprise, his phone almost falling out of his hands (thankfully, it doesn’t) because he was playing a game on it to pass the time, as he takes in the scene in front of him: a very disheveled and obviously stressed san who all but slams a piece of paper that’s clearly been through it onto his shop’s counter.
“hello to you too,” yunho tries joking with a chuckle, only to receive no direct response in return aside from a plea for help so he wisely shuts his mouth. he’s shocked, honestly, because for as long as yunho’s known san--which is to say, not very long as he’s only run into him a few times considering the older only recently moved to yunhwa--he’s never seen the other like this. then again, it’s not like they were particularly close or anything, even if their families knew each other so what did he know? he just didn’t think san gave off the vibe of a... mess?
it takes yunho a few moments to finally catch up with what’s going on and actually process what san’s asking, after he inspects the drawing of what looks like a flower and tilts his head. “what is this?” he finds himself asking in confusion once he takes a closer look. even though he’s been consistently working with flowers and plants for a year now, he can’t recall seeing anything like the one sketched out on the paper in front of him.
“i’ve never seen this before,” yunho continues with a frown as he glances at san this time, some skepticism mixed with the confusion from earlier. “are you sure this is a real plant?” but would san be behaving like this if it was all a joke? he wouldn’t be this worked up if it wasn’t something important or serious, right? “maybe it’s just something i don’t know about,” he adds on after he thinks that, scratching the side of his head. “if you’re okay with my help, we can check deeper in the forests and see if we can find it there?”
bin in ep. 1 of astro’s ssap-dance
𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 / taejun.
meeting up with his closest cousin shouldn’t be as nerve-wracking as yunho is feeling right now but it’s hard for him not to be, when he thinks about what’s happened up until this point. after taejun had gotten into an accident a year ago and fell into a coma, only having woken up recently in the past few months, that meant he missed out on the entire rise and fall of yunho’s career - how his group had gotten their first ever music show win on that day, only to disband a couple of months afterwards despite it and the promise they proved they had, and how he had no choice but to put his idol dreams on pause--possibly forever--and move back to yunhwa to help his mother and his ailing father.
how was he supposed to explain all that to taejun when the other would no doubt ask why yunho was back in yunhwa and what looks like will be for the foreseeable future? it’s not like he never planned on telling him though; he just never found the right timing. he wan’t going to drop the news on him first thing when he woke up either and he also didn’t want to overwhelm him when he’s sure taejun had enough on his plate as it is between re-adjusting to things and trying to settle back into life in yunhwa.
but he felt worse and worse the more time passed and the longer he continued to put off talking about it because as much as he’d like to avoid mentioning the topic at all, yunho knew it would be brought up eventually. one search of his name and group would bring up the news anyways so it’s not like he could pretend it never happened. his cousin also deserved to know because there wasn’t much yunho didn’t share with taejun to begin with. he was basically his closest friend and the year the other was in a coma was the worst - and not just because the accident happened on the same day as that first win (although it did make him wonder just how badly the universe had it out for the noh's).
still, not even knowing that he’d be seeing him soon because his mother had told him to bring over flowers to taejun’s family was enough time to prepare himself. then again, would he ever be prepared? maybe it was a blessing in disguise that his mother had ordered him with this task because he might’ve kept trying to avoid this otherwise.
he thinks this as he walks up the front steps to taejun’s grandparents' house but doesn’t make his presence known yet, despite standing in front of the door. he’s not really sure who he wants to answer but at least if it’s the other’s grandparents, maybe he can just give them the flowers and leave before taejun even knows he’s here. would that be fair though? he missed hanging out with his cousin, too, and it’d be crummy of him to dip just because he didn’t want to talk.
that seemed to make his decision for him so with a deep breath, he reaches out to ring the doorbell, and calls out, “it’s yunho!” here goes nothing.
𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 / jihyun.
yunho should’ve seen it coming after the previous year but white day--and the days leading up to it honestly--was unsurprisingly always a busy day because of how many people came in hoping to get a gift for that special someone. it got so busy that he had no choice but to call in his sister to help out because he could only do so much on his own. however, even then it never felt like enough, especially this year with the special events the town was holding in honor of the day.
not to mention, he wanted to see if he could take advantage of the special discounts and promotions himself--more specifically at the restaurants and eateries--but without the time to leave the stall to check things out or a significant other to use the deals (or just someone he could ask to pretend to be his partner for the day), he had no choice but to sadly skip out on the festivities this year.
did that mean he had no plans at all? not quite. in fact, he had something in mind that he was considering ever since the first advance order for a white day bouquet came in but he was still contemplating whether he should actually do it or not. after all, he wasn’t sure how it would be received since his relationship with the person in question was... just one big question mark. but white day was also the perfect opportunity for something like his plan, instead of doing it on a random day with no pretext or excuse so he went back and forth on his decision until the very day - except he hardly had time to think about it then with how busy he was.
now that it's past operating hours though and he's closing up, he can’t help but revisit the idea. the bouquet he had prepared well in advance for this specific reason is grasped in his hands and he stares down at it, wondering. would jihyun accept this from him? the possibility that she’d just throw it in his face is also high (and he grimaces thinking about the potential poor fate of the flowers if it were to happen).
but what was he even trying to say by giving this to her? sorry for dumping you because i was moving to seoul to become a trainee and wouldn’t have time to keep up a relationship? sorry for not asking your opinion on what you wanted to do before deciding on my own? please don’t try to kill me by making me choke on dumplings again? i think i still like you? no. he’s not sure. he can’t say that anyways even if he is sure. who’s to say jihyun didn’t find someone else in the time he was gone? did he even have any right to give her flowers and on white day of all days?
the questions went round and round in his head as he paces back and forth in front of his stall - or so he thought he was because when he finally looks up, he realizes his feet had carried him elsewhere: right to jihyun’s stall. and who else would also be closing up shop at this time but the very girl he was thinking about? he wants to curse his subconscious for leading him here against his will (but was it really?), with the flowers still in his hands, and is again considering running away before she notices him. however, something in him refuses to move and while he’s not sure if he should be thankful for it or not yet, he decides to take the chance and just do it. no time like the present, right?
“jihyun,” he calls out softly, almost too quiet if the market were as bustling as it always was, but when it’s just the two of them, his voice feels way too loud. “i, uh, got these for you,” he adds on, holding the bouquet out for her and doing his best to not look away from her. “happy white day?”
if this all goes to shit, he at least has a valid reason for avoiding her after this.
