┊‎‎‎ ➷‎‎‎—— Minho turned to look at his roommate for time being at the mention of ditching the turtle snorkeling. "yeah they said we could do whatever we want and don't have to follow the itinerary." the drinking though until getting wasted made him think. "we should check out the bar first before deciding to headfirst into drinking our day away. if they offer too, then i'm down."

𝜗୧ㅤׂ   ﹐          "    they   did   say   we're   allowed   to   do   our   own   thing    ,    right    ?    what   if   let's   ditch   this   turtle   snorkling   and   let's   go   get   wasted   at   the   bar   we   just   passed   by    ?    "

𓆩♡𓆪 —— "I think I can handle a little hike Dustin." in all reality she hoped it was something it could distract her. Rose was such a workaholic that this company outing, while she was happy to take, was feeling a little bit of a detox for her and she had yet to see if it was a good thing or not. "plus i heard the views are to die for and so picture worthy. I need a new background for my computer."

𝜗୧ㅤׂ   ﹐         “    are  you  sure  you  want  to  come  with  me    ?    i’ll  be  hiking  all  day  long  and  won’t  go   down  until  sunset  .    ”

┊‎‎‎ ➷‎‎‎—— Minho, who had just come back from a gym session, turned to look at Sky taking off his own headphone to hear what he said. "And what exactly is the tutorial saying? any you were going to try?" he would have suggested his own way to relax but maybe he wouldn't find running to be relaxing.

open to anyone (summer outing)

"sorry, were you saying something?" sky takes off one of his headphones. "i'm just watching a youtube tutorial on how to relax." they give the other a sheepish smile.

❀᭢ —— "only because you said please." Alexis was quick to jump up at the mention of a free treat, let alone a sweet one at that. they needed to get out if their hotel and this was the perfect excuse. yes she had plan to take a nap but rooming with TJ had proven to be...something else not that they hadn't thought up ways to mess with him but alexis didn't want to get in trouble. "and I don't have to see my roommate."

🫧               ♡            "   hey   ...   i   really   want   to   go   biking   and   enjoy   the   sun  ,    but   everybody   else   is   doing   something   else   or   jetlagged   and   don't   want   to   go   with   me  .    can   you   come   ?    i   promise   i'll   buy   a   sweet   treat   ...   please   ?   "

𓆩♡𓆪 —— "you're not wrong there." she said after taking her own bite. Rose had been reconsidering why she had decided to join Ant, she can feel herself being antsy not having any work stuff to do. She didn't know what to do and now here she was also eating her way almost through all of Hawaii is what it feels like. "Sure just let me know when you're ready for me to take your picture."

considering   how   much   he'd   been   eating   since   breakfast   ,   it   was   a   mystery   how   ant   was   still   walking   around   the   streets   of   hawaii   with   his   mouth   disgustingly   stuffed   with   food   .   "   chrisht   ,   thish   manapua   ish   sho   gooooood   .   "   he   groans   ,   before   swallowing   ,   "   can   you   take   a   photo   of   me   eating   this   ?   i'm   gonna   post   this   on   my   blog   ...   "

꒰ ☆ ꒱ —— daze turned to see what his roommate had been talking out and couldn't help but let out a giggle. yes he was said they weren't rooming together for the trip but that didn't mean they weren't going to hang out. "I think they bite of you provoke them like any animal but i don't think they'll eat you. you don't smell like apples to me. and come on, lets get in the water together already!"

"   do   turtles   bite   ?   "   blair   asked   ,   looking   out   at   the   sea   of   people   floating   around   turtle   canyon   ,   swirling   his   glass   of   apple   juice   anxiously   .   "   i   feel   like   they're   going   to   smell   the   apples   on   my   breath   and   eat   me   .   "

❀᭢ —— Alexis was quick to turn their head to what beau had just said. "please tell me your kidding." she said looking up from her phone after having just taken a photo they will later by uploading to social media. "also did you just call a dolphin a freaky bastard?"

"   you've   heard   those   scary   facts   about   dolphins   ,   right   ?   did   you   know   they   eat   pufferfish   to   get   high   ?   freaky   bastards   .   "

LEE JAE WOOK photographed by Kim Hee June for Esquire Korea B CUTS (2021)

𓆩♡𓆪 —— oh the summer outing, something she knew her whole department had been looking forward. while she was too, rose wondered if she would even be able to have fun since they were not going to be work. it was something she might struggle with but she wasn't going to let anyone know that. "yeah show them Im not just a working robot who lives and breaths edge." rose joked "But yeah I'll probably compliment them in our next meeting." she laughed at what he said. "true a small smile wouldn't hurt."

𝜗୧ㅤׂ   ﹐         "    i   do   believe   that   by   complimenting   them   for   working   hard    ,    would   make   them   ease   up   around   you   more   .    perhaps   the   summer   outing   will   help   you   break   out   of   your   shell    ?    show   more   of   your   good   side   to   your   colleagues   .    in   that   way    ,    they'll   see   that   you're   a   human   too   who   just   wants   to   have   fun   .    "      dustin   doesn't   know   if   he's   in   the   position   to   give   an   advice    ,    but   as   someone   who's   been   looked   up   to    ,    he   has   enough   to   share   based   on   experience   .      "    a   small   smile   won't   make   you   look   crazy   .    "

❀᭢ —— "oh yeah so wise." sarcastically said. while alexis did have a good relationship with her mother, they also bumped heads in many things. "maybe I was, maybe I wasn't." they teased as a laughed escaped them. Alexis had meant it joke but she never thought he would take it seriously and the jokester in them creeped out. "you do give off very much mom vibes to me, you know."

🫧        ♡       seungwoo   feels   a   little   embarrassed   by   the   comparison  ,    evident   by   the   way   his   cheeks   flush   &   he's   now   avoiding   eye   contact  .    suddenly  ,   his   voice   doesn't   carry   as   bravely   as   before   &   there's   a   meek   twinge   to   it  .   does   he   really   sound   like   their   mother   ?    ugh   ..   !!    "   well   ,    your   mother   sounds   like   a   wise   woman   and   you   should   listen   to   her   more   often  ,  "    a   few   beats   pass  ,    as   if   he's   contemplating   (  nagging  )   again  .    but   instead  ,      "   you   were   joking   about   me   sounding   like   your   mom   right   ?   "

𓆩♡𓆪 —— "fine TJ, works for me." she said before stepping away from him to head to her desk.  rose didn't think he would actually agree to it. despite whatever history they had, she knew when it came to business TJ was pretty good at it when it came to photography. "then we get to go on that break you want and we both don't have to work overtime."

𝜗୧ㅤׂ   ﹐         if   it   weren't   for   the   admin's   begging   that   he   takes   this   job    ,    tj   wouldn't   have   .    he   can   survive   on   his   own   as   being   a   freelancer   .    if   it   weren't   for   the   fact   that   he   needs   something   more   secure    and   money   always   coming   in    ,    he   wouldn't   be   here   .      "    well    ,    if   you   want   my   opinion   so   bad    ,    then   you   can   do   it   right   now   since   you're   basically   just   yapping   about   work   .    "

𓆩♡𓆪 —— rose was quick to look up after what they had just said putting down the papers she had in her hand on her desk. "so what are you suggesting I do then as your manager, have you and the rest of the team do overtime and redo it? Or maybe come in on the weekend to work on it?" She retorted quickly as she entered manager mode. "or who do you suggest is it fault here for it?"

🫧      ♡     "   it's   not   that   i'm   picky   or   bossy    —    it's   just   that   i   expect   perfection   for   a   notable   company   such   as   edge   &   unfortunately   i   just   think   this   isn't   cutting   it   ..."

are you fuckin dumb

i dont know what prompted this but yes i promise so much

“And, like all the best quests, in the end, I did it all for a girl: me.”

— Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl (via conceptvals)

❀᭢ —— " i mean maybe its time the company gets a new one but how much we talking here? Cash, card, or check? Let me know." of course alexis was quick to throw money at it in hopes it would help. "fine I promise the next time I break anything here, i'll call IT. I mean I already have you number on speed dial so that should be quick." they said to sanguk. "how long is it going to take?"

𝜗୧ㅤׂ   ﹐          "    are   you   still   going   to   be   a   strong   independent   person   if   you   finally   break   that   machine    ?    because   i'm   pretty   sure   since   you're   the   last   touch    ,    they're   going   to   make   you   pay   for   that   .    "      it   is   in   the   manual   .    as   far   as   sanguk   knows    ,    that   rule   is   applicable   even   on   their   own   company   laptops   and   monitors   .      "    it's   literally   our   job   to   help   you   on   that   .    never   hesitate   to   ask   us   .    "