up-and-coming indie pop band, glow is back on the billboards charts and even more bold than before. the first single from the band's rumored 2nd album -- CHERRY ! is a fun, 2000s nostalgic synth-pop record that heavily draws sonic and lyrical inspiration from legendary popstar, katy perry's "i kissed a girl". this track is destined to be an earworm this spring with an impressive guitar riffs, addictive drum hook, and glow's famed disregard for outdated binaries woven into tongue-in-cheek lyrics. in short: perfectly gen z. lead guitarist and singer, sunny kim coyly stated in a recent interview that the song is inspired by a "lot of experiences". how conveniently vague. though, fans online still speculate. some believe inspiration comes from sunny's rumored brushes in nightclubs with a mysterious red head. others, however, think the girl sunny wants to "give into temptation" with is no mystery at all -- clearly, he has labelmate and drummer of rad dawn jeong in mind. juicy speculations aside, the track appears to be making quite the splash on the billboard hot 100. looks like this could be a big year for glow!

VERSE ONE: She caught my eye, just passing by Her lips and perfume, oh my oh my I couldn't help but wonder what it's like To kiss her, oh

I heard a song on the radio And it all made sense, gotta try it told her my boyfriend won't mind it

CHORUS: I want to taste her cherry chapstick And feel her lips against mine, just real quick I don't care about what's wrong or right Just want to see where this goes tonight I don't need labels to define this feeling she's making me high

VERSE TWO : It's not about labels or gender Just the way that we surrender To the chemistry between us And the way we touch, oh so lush

I heard a song on the radio And it all made sense, don't you know yeah just one kiss, gotta try it she thinks her boyfriend won't mind it

(CHORUS)

BRIDGE: Don't wanna play by the rules tonight Just wanna see what it feels like To give into temptation And take a chance on something amazing, oh

(CHORUS)

sunny  bunny.  he  can't  tell  if  he  hated  it  or  not.  either  way,  that  was  definitely  a  nickname  he  hadn't  heard  before.  she gets points  for  originality.  with  furrowed  brows,  he  turns  around  towards  the  voice  calling  out  to  him.  he  spots  beyza,  oversized  popcorn  bucket  in  hand  while  racing  towards  him.  suddenly  the  strange  new  nickname  makes  a  little  bit  more  sense. "okay where'd? sunny bunny come from?" he teases. most would probably ignore that. not sunny.  she  offers  him  popcorn  to  which  he  happily  accepts , taking a big handful for himself.  "thanks. hm. hadn't tried the popcorn yet. "  he  says through a  mouthful  of  popcorn.  "same."  well,  not  the  parents  never  buying  him  fair  food  part.  if  anything,  his  parents  were  all  to  eager  to  shut  down  sunny's  complaints  with  a  pile  of  cotton  candy.  "they  just  keep  handing  me  stuff  when  i  walk  by.  it'd  be  rude  to  turn  them  down,  y'know. "

sunny  reaches  for  another  handful  of  popcorn. a  laugh  escapes  sunny  watching  her  hand  shake,  "you're  literally  bouncing  off  the  walls."  he  teases.  "just  curious,  have  you  had  any  water  in  the  past  hour  or  so?"  granted,  neither  has  he.  perhaps  it'd  be  a  good  idea  for  both  of  them.  

— for @glcws.

"  hey  !  wait  up,  sunny  bunny  !  "  her  voice  rang  clear  over  the  crowd,  as  she  speed  walked  over  to  the  friend  she  had  just  spotted.  was  that  what  she  usually  called  him  ?  no.  it  was  what  had  come  out  of  her  mouth  right  now  though.  so  far,  she  had  gone  on  every  ride  that  was  remotely  kid  friendly  with  ayla,  eaten  a  concerning  amount  of  sugar  and  soaked  in  the  rare  rays  of  sunshine  that  seemed  to  personally  grace  the  aniversary  celebrations.  truly,  this  whole  party  was  so  cute,  bey  couldn't  help  but  thinking  she'd  do  it  the  exact  same  way  if  she  had  an  aniversary  and  money  like  this.

sidling  up  to  sunny  now,  she  held  out  the  bag  of  popcorn  she  was  holding  to  him.  "  want  some  ?  "  it  had  seemed  like  a  good  idea,  getting  this  giant  bucket  of  popcorn,  at  first  but  she  soon  realized  there  was  no  way  she  was  going  to  manage  eating  it  all  by  herself.  "  i  keep  taking  all  the  food  i  see,  since  my  parents  would  never  buy  me  food  at  a  fair.  my  inner  child  craves  it  but  the  body  is  weak,  i  am  afraid.  "  holding  out  her  hand  to  show  it  shaking,  she  laughed  a  little.  "  i  don't  think  i've  experienced  such  a  sugar  high  in  quite  some  time  now.  "  

Yeonjun ✧ 2023 DECO KIT photoshoot sketch

"ah,  of  course."  sunny  nods.  how  could  he  ever  assume  she'd  wear  the  same  thing  twice?  just  ludicrous.  "i  am  kind  of  offended  you  didn't  take  me  with  you  when  you  bought  it..."  sunny  shrugs.  just  then,  the  softest  shade  of  pink  dusts  onto  his  cheeks.  a  sheepish  smirk  spreads  across  sunny's  lips,  laughter  laced  throughout  his  words.  "hey—  !  that's  is  not  true."  gaining  his  composure,  sunny  feigns  offense  at  the  other's  very  accurate  baseless  accusation.  "  i  love  your  style  for  completely  innocent  reasons."  he  honestly  insists.  though,  that  doesn't  quite  explain  away  the  way  his  gaze  previously  locked  onto  her  waist.  "i  mean,  i  love  the  color  and  material...  what  is  this  valentino?"  perhaps  that  wasn't  the  most  convincing  cover  up.  jokes  aside  —  korday  wasn't  wrong  and  he  knew  she  probably  wasn't  buying  any  of  this.  "okay,  okay  maybe  you  have  a  small  point."  he  concedes.  "  we  both  know  if  you  ever  gave  me  the  chance..."  sunny  doesn't  need  to  finish  that  sentence,  lower  lip  drawn  between  his  teeth.  "anything  for  you."  he  agrees,  "i  could  use  another  glass  of  champagne,  anyway."  his  hand  in  her's  still,  sunny  pulls  them  both  toward  the  bar.  "enjoying  the  trip  so  far?  hopefully,  more  than  i  am."  that's  a  bit  dramatic.  sunny  has  been  having  a  decent  time.

korday was more than familiar with the scene that was playing out in front of her - an executive who didn't know how to stop talking, cornering one of her label mates. she had been in sunny's shoes before, and she knew that there was nothing worse than being stuck in a conversation with a higher up and not being able to get away from them without some kind of out. and she was more than willing to give sunny his out. the singer flashed a smile at the executive before using the hand she had against ki-sun's lower back to guide him away from them. "of course it's new, babe - you know i never wear anything twice." that was an exaggeration, but, funnily enough, not a big one. she couldn't help but giggle as he took in her frame, doing a little turn so he could see her outfit in all of its glory. "you're just saying that because you want to see me out of it," she teased, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. "hm.. you can repay me by refreshing my drink and blessing me with your presence."

the  other's  obvious  faux  embarrassment  elicits  a  laugh  out  of  sunny.  "  i  mean  this  is  quite  a  major  offense.  maybe  i  will.  "  he  won't.  far  from  it.  so  much  is  clear  by  his  playfully  taunting  tone.  in  fact,  this  moment  makes  emre  even  cooler  in  his  eyes.  nobody  likes  boring  rule  followers.  especially,  not  sunny.  "projection?  not  a  clue  what  you  could  possibly  be  insinuating,  emre.  i  am  a  model  citizen."  and  with  that  sunny  does  pull  out  his  phone —  blowing  through  a  few  unanswered  text  messages  as  he  continues.  " what's  got  you  so  distracted  from  riveting  conversation  with  your  coworkers,  anyways? "  most  of  the  conversations  sunny  had  dodged  that  day  nagging  questions  about  glow's  ( delayed ) second album.  "wait  wait,  lemme  guess..."  he  says,  extending  the  hand  emre  just  put  down.  " even more work stuff. "

pestering  sound  of  satisfaction  at  catching  him  in  the  act  of  misbehaviour  drove  emre  to  cock  his  head  to  the  side,  earlier  humourless  expression  not  once  faltering  from  his  features.    “  oh  no,  you’ve  caught  me.  you’re  not  going  to  rat  me  out  now,  are  you?  ”    he  mocked  in  response,  the  sarcasm  laced  within  his  tone  of  voice  not  attempting  to  hide  his  feigned  embarrassment.  he  ended  his  sentence  with  something  that  faintly  resembled  a  smile,  as  he  raised  his  own  hand  to  push  down  the  accusatory  finger  aimed  at  him.    “  besides,  i  would  be  a  little  careful  pointing  the  finger  at  others.  you’ve  heard  of  a  little  thing  called  projection,  sunny?  ”

champagne is supposed to  produce fun  conversations.  new  years  resolutions  and  birthday  wishes.  sadly,  it  seemed  that  many  of  the  attendees  at  this  brunch  only  had  one  conversation  topic  in  mind.  glow's  highly  anticipated  album  release.  an  album  that  sunny...  couldn't  seem  to  feel  at  all  satisfied  with.  there  are  only  so  many  excuses  the  musician  had  to  weasel  his  way  out  of  confessing  he  hadn't  even  finished  a  single  song  yet.  needless  to  say,  the  hand  on  his  lower  back  is  a  welcome  interruption  to  an  already  unwanted  conversation.  "  baby!  oh  my  god,  there  you  are."  ki-sun  says,  hamming  up  just  how  elated  he  was  to  see  the  other  (  innocently  shrugging  and  turning  away  from  the  executive  who'd  cornered  him  —  sunny  clearly  had  to  speak  with  korday  privately  ).  a  grin  lights  up  his  features.  he  chuckles  at  the  way  she  says  brunch  thingy.  sunny's  finger  tips  graze  her  forearm.  "i  definitely  am. well,  now  that  you're  here.  is  this  a  new  outfit?  you  look..."  unabashedly,  his  eyes  trace  her  frame  as  he  speaks.  his  hand  stops  at  her's,  softly  holding  it  as  he  admires  her.  "stunning. i like it. "  it  takes  a  moment,  but  he  finally  pulls  his  gaze  away  to  focus  on  her  eyes.  "  you  just  rescued  me  from  45  minutes  of straight  lying  to  our  bosses.  how  do  i  repay  you?  "

closed starter ft. sunny ( @glcws )

"fancy seeing your fine ass here." the words were said playfully as korday approached sunny from behind, one hand holding a glass of champagne while the other reached out to lightly graze against his lower back, letting her presence be known to him. she quickly stepped up to the side of him, a smirk tugging at the corners of her mouth as she allowed her eyes to sweep over his form for a moment before locking onto his. "i was starting to think that i wouldn't get a chance to see you at this little brunch thingy." brunches weren't anything that korday wasn't well versed in - having been attending them since a fairly young age with her mother. "you enjoying yourself?"

yeonjun ✙ GQ interview

sunny  jumps  slightly  as  a  security  guard  approaches  him  in  his  moment  of  joyful  solitude  (  i.e.  standing  alone  while  shoving  mounts  of  cotton  candy  in  his  mouth  ). for once, sunny isn't breaking any rules -- so the other's appearance was truly unexpected.  "a  situation?"  sunny  repeats,  fearfully.  the  other's  choice  of  words  leading  him  to  make  conclusions  that  were  far  from  just  being  asked  to  ride  the  ferris  wheel  with  him.  "oh,  dude.  scared  me.  i  thought  there  was  something  serious  going  on.  was gonna  start  running."  he  laughs.  clearly,  he's  a  little  relieved.  "hell  yeah,  i'll  ride  with  you.  my  last  ferris  wheel  ride  was  a  bust  anyway.  lets  go.  "  sunny  agrees,  drawing  his  lower  lip  in  under  his  teeth  as  he  eyes  the  other's  kind  offering.  sharing  a  joint  is  one  of  the  fastest  ways  to  befriend  ki-sun.  he  gestures  a  half  finished  cloud  of  cotton  candy  towards  the  other.  "you  want  some?  don't  know  if  it's  a  fair  trade  but  i've  already  had  like...  six  of  these."  sunny  goes  a  bit  overboard  when  it  comes  to  free  food.

@glcws / sunny kim

" Look dude. I know it seems like a bad idea to get into a situation with someone you don't know that you can't run away from. Total stranger danger. I won't blame you if you call me a freak and run. But, uh — " Easy looks over his shoulder at the giant spinning wheel behind him, lit up with sparkling lights, and then back at the man he'd flagged down. " The dude in charge says I have to ride with someone else, no exceptions. I was trying to go solo so I could smoke this alone, but hey. "

Easy holds up a lopsided joint. It matches his lopsided grin. " I'm down to share if you are. "

how  exciting.  finally,  some  use  for  ki-sun's  otherwise  useless  planetary  science  bachelor's degree and hours binge watching neil degrasse tyson videos on youtube  ( i.e.  nerd-splaining  how  one  finds  the  big  dipper ).  sunny  looks  up  at  the  sky  as  he  speaks,  "yeah.  ursa  major  is  actually  one  of  the  easiest  patterns  to  spot  from  new  york.  just  north.  it's  pretty  clear  tonight  too.  oh!  we  can  also  see  ursa  minor.  maybe  even  venus,  if  it  hasn't  set  yet."  distracted  by  his  own  ramblings,  his  vitriol  toward  dawn  is  replaced  with  genuine  interest  just  on  the  topic  of  stargazing.  though,  sunny's  poor  attitude  returns  as  soon  as  dawn  turns  to  him  again.  he  narrows  his  gaze,  "whatever  you  say,  but  you're  the  weird  one  hanging  out  with  my  best  friend.  pretty  strategic  way  to  get  close  to  me. "  heaven  forbid  he  similarly  dares  to  even  speak  to  the  other  members  of  r.a.d.  oh,  wait  —  he  definitely  does.

much  like  every  other  time  he  finds  himself  forced  to  be  around  dawn,  sunny  cannot  imagine  just  walking  away  from  the  situation  entirely.  allow  dawn  to  have  a  great  evening  with  his  best  friend.  that  would've  been  too  easy.  cowardly,  even.  it'd  be  an  admission  of  defeat.  "i  know  we'll  have  fun.  but  dude,  she  sucks  the  fun  out  of fucking  everything."  he  whines  to  jonnie,  as  if  the  person  in  question  wasn't  standing  right  next  to  him.  after  a  failed  attempt  to  somehow  stabilize  jonnie  with  just  one  hand,  his  best  friend  slips  right  out  of  his  grasp  and  falls  into  the  boat.  a  reluctant  chuckle  escapes  him  —  watching  jonnie  topple  over  and  laugh  foolishly.  that  was  enough  to  get  sunny  to  agree.  plus  weed,  stargazing,  and  jonnie  bumbling  around  were  some  of  his  favorite  things.  "fine.  i'll  go.  not  fucking  afraid  of  boats.  "  just  this  once,  he  chooses  to  ignore  dawn's  use  of  his  full  name  simply  rolling  his  eyes  in  response.  "you  could  never  steal  my  best  friend."  he  says,  struggling  to  make  his  step  off  the  dock  and  into  the  boat  look  as  cool  and  intentional  as  his  words.

after  a  somewhat  wobbly  entrance,  ki-sun  settles  at  the  back  of  the  boat  —  allowing  jonnie  and  dawn  to  deal  with  steering.  "not  a  damn thing."  sunny  echos  dawn,  willing  to  guess  that  jonnie  didn't  have  some  secret  boating  experience  he  didn't  know  about.  he  pulls  out  a  blue  lighter  from  his  back  pocket.  "but,  i'm  sure  he  can  figure  it  out. right, jonnie?  i  mean, i  definitely  don't  know  anything about boats. what about you?  are  you  a  boating  expert,  dawn?"  for  some  reason,  sunny  has  a  quite  a  bit  of  confidence  in  jonnie's ability to build boating skills in a matter of minutes. one thing's for sure, sunny had no interest in trying to figure out how to drive the thing himself. it was better for him to just supervise. " gimme. i need to be high to survive this. " he says to jonnie, making an unspecified gesture for one of the joints.

jonnie  knew  he  fucked  up  big  time  when  he  had  seen  both  of  them  walking  towards  him  ,  but  what  was  he  gonna  do  ?  turn  one  of  them  away  ?  he’d  feel  like  shit  !  it  would  totally  not  be  groovy  of  him  to  take  back  the  invitation  of  a  lifetime  (  as  if  him  probably  crashing  a  boat  and  watching  it  go  up  in  flames  while  they  tried  not  to  drown  in  the  middle  of  the  lake  was  the  invitation  of  a  lifetime  )  .  jonnie  didn’t  even  do  it  on  purpose  ,  surely  he  could’ve  ,  especially  when  he  has  to  keep  his  sundawnnie  twitter  account  alive  …  like  this  could’ve  been  the  best  opportunity  to  do  it  !  get  some  exclusives  he  could  play  off  as  being  some  stalker  hiding  in  the  bushes  or  whatever  people  like  that  do  .  in  reality  though  ,  all  he  wanted  was  company  from  people  he  enjoyed  being  around  and  now  they  were  here  and  he  was  not  going  to  let  either  of  them  turn  back  .  “  well  duh  ,  what’s  not  fun  about  braiding  each  other’s  hair  and  stargazing  !  i  know  exactly  where  the  big  dipper  is  ,  i’ve  got  a  whole  lot  of  knowledge  in  this  noggin  of  mine  !  ”  he  raps  on  the  side  of  his  head  and  if  anyone  was  listening  close  enough  they  could  hear  rocks  tumbling  around  up  there  .

letting  go  of  both  of  them  as  they  approach  the  side  of  the  boat  ,  he  kicks  off  his  crocs  and  he  takes  a  wobbly  step  to  have  one  leg  into  the  boat  and  one  leg  on  the  dock  (  not  the  safest  way  to  go  about  it  ,  but  it  wasn’t  like  he  was  really  thinking  clearly  or  ever  did  for  that  matter  )  ,  “  c’mon  sun  ,  ”  jonnie  whines  ,  lip  jutting  out  into  a  pout  as  he  grabs  his  best  friend’s  hand  ,  eyes  drifting  to  dawn  for  a  moment  before  they  were  back  on  the  other  ,  “  she’s  really  not  bad  !  i  mean  not  all  the  time  ,  ”  chuckling  ,  he  sends  a  quick  smirk  in  dawn’s  direction  ,  “  and  we’ll  have  a  great  time  ,  okay  ?  ”  jonnie’s  other  hand  reaching  for  dawn’s  as  the  boat  rocks  from  his  wannabe  balancing  act  ,  letting  go  of  them  just  in  time  to  fall  on  his  ass  in  the  boat  ,  a  sweet  melody  of  laughter  following  the  accident  .

“  yeah  ,  yeah  ,  dumb  — whatever  !  that’s  the  territory  when  it  comes  to  me  you  both  are  well  aware  of  that  anyways  .  ”  picking  himself  off  his  ass  ,  he  settles  back  into  the  place  he  was  before  either  of  them  came  ,  shoving  the  keys  into  the  ignition  and  starting  the  boat  up  ,  “  are  you  coming  or  what  ?  you  can  say  no  ,  but  i’m  gonna  tell  everyone  you’re  a  big  fat  loser  who’s  afraid  of  boats  !  ”  as  if  that  would  deter  either  of  them  from  agreeing  to  come  with  him  ,  but  he  was  really  trying  his  best  out  here  ,  okay  ?  heaving  a  sigh  ,  he  levels  gazes  with  them  — meaning  he  darts  his  gaze  back  and  forth  between  the  two  of  them  who  still  haven’t  moved  an  inch  ,  “  if  i  told  you  i  have  two  joints  in  my  pocket  and  snuck  my  phone  on  so  we  can  jam  out  ,  would  you  finally  join  me  ?  ”

judging  by  the  content  inebriated  smile  set  on  his  features,  sunny  has  had  one  too  many  juiceless  mimosas  (  i.e.  just  glasses  upon  glasses  of  champagne  ).  he  found  himself  floating  from  table  to  table  chatting  with  whomever  would  listen.  sipping  his  third?  forth?  fifth  glass  of  the  day  he  settles  into  a  seat  beside  emre.  "  ooooh,  isn't  there  a  strict  no  phone  rule?  someone's  breaking  the  rules.  "  sunny  teases,  waggling  an  accusatory  finger  in  his  direction.  "i  happen  to  obey  rules."  not  quite.  his  phone  is definitely  in  his  pocket.  anyone  who  even  sort  of  knows  him  knows  that  sunny  intentionally disregards  rules.  "  this  is  scandalous.  i  mean,  what  would  renee  think?  "  with  that,  sunny  finishes  off  the  rest  of  his  champagne.

*       ♡     ◞      open starter      ╱        @revolutionstart​ .

company  wide  events  had  its  downsides    —    forced  reunion  with  the  coworker  from  the  fifth  floor  who  always  leans  in  a  little  too  uncomfortably  close  when  he  speaks  to  you,  not  to  mention  having  to  hold  conversation  without  trailing  off  to  work  matters  with  people  you  barely  knew  outside  of  the  office.  but  it  equally  had  its  upsides,  namely  no  one  questioning  the  use  and  abuse  of  the  bottomless  mimosas  available  at  brunch.  hence  why  emre  found  himself  lifting  champagne  flute  to  his  lips,  emptying  what  must  have  been  his  third  if  not  fourth  glass.  he  considered  it  the  necessary  complement  to  the  task  he  had  assigned  himself,  namely  answering  the  pile  of  high  priority  work  emails  that  had  begun  to  stack  within  his  inbox.  after  all,  it  was  easy  to  give  into  his  workaholic  tendencies  if  it  gave  him  an  excuse  to  escape  the  aimless  small  talk.    “  oh,  you’ve  got  to  be  kidding  me,  ”    he  then  sighed  under  his  breath  at  the  sight  of  a  new  notification,  setting  down  the  empty  glass  as  brows  creased  into  their  characteristic  frown.

closed starters ft. rory ( @loovesicks )

it  doesn't  get  better  than  free  champagne.  no  one  knew  that  better  than  ki-sun.  should  he  be  treating  a  swanky  vow  renewal  brunch  filled  with  revolution  executives  like  a  frat  party?  probably  not.  but,  all  of  his  shame  has  flew  away  with  his  third  glass  of  champagne.  a  single  glass  at  a  time  wasn't  cutting  it.  now  with  a  flute  glass  in  each  hand,  sunny  stumbles  back  to  his  table  with  minimal  spills.  well,  almost.  a  bump  into  his  shoulder  and...  champagne  spills  directly  onto  his  shoe.  "  shit  —  sorry,  sorry!  "  he  apologizes,  through  a  fit  of  laughter.  "  don't  worry  that  was  mine,  anyway.  they're  both  mine.  "  he's  still  laughing  up  until  his  vision  clears  a  bit.  abruptly,  the  giggling  stops.  he  tries  to  put  on  something  of  a  smile  at  the  sight  of  the  other  though,  it's  a  bit....  strained.  "you're  here!  that's  great." his voice unintentionally flattens.  of  course  rory's  here.  everyone's  here.  "  how  are...  things?  " why is he trying to carry a casual conversation right now? not clue but he's already too invested to walk away now.

closed starter ft. jake ( @alterglows )

"  ah,  this  shit  is  rigged!  "  sunny  complains,  tossing  yet  another  heart  shaped  ring  at  the  empty  glass  bottles  in  front  of  him.  unbeknownst  to  sunny,  thirty  minutes  just  flew  by.  some  mix  of his usual  poor  coordination  and  impaired  depth  perception  prevents  him  from  making  three  in  a  row.  despite  his  constant  failure,  his  pride  and  laser  focus  just  won't  let  him  walk  away.  not  without  a  stuffed  bear  in  hand.  still,  it  hadn't  dawned  on  him  that  maybe  he  shouldn't  have  tried  edibles  he  made  himself  in  such  a  public  setting.  he  turns  to  his  bandmate,  pointing  a  ring  in  his  direction.  clear  frustration  set  into  his  forehead.  "  i'm  gonna  get  it  this  time.  watch.  "  sunny  tosses  one  and  he  makes  it.  just  two  more  to  go.  with  a  deep  breath,  he  makes  a  second  attempt—  and  misses.  devasting.  he  mumbles  a  string  of  swear  words.  "  do  you  think  you  can do  it  ?  "  he  asks,  offering  jake  the  last  2  rings.

call  him  a  romantic  sap  —  but,  sunny  loves  big  celebrations  like  this.  granted,  he'd  never  admit  such  a  thing  so  openly.  weddings  and  fancy  vow  renewals  have  a  certain  atmosphere  one  can't  find  at  just  any  old  party.  this is special.  it  wasn't  the  hopeless  promises  of  forever  or  the  overpriced  flowers.  for  sunny,  the  joy  comes  from  the  very  reason  people  seemed  to  gather  at  events  like  these:  to  celebrate  people  they  know.  the  jovial  energy  of  friends  and  other  loved  ones  gathering  together  to  celebrate  someone's  love  is  overwhelmingly  infectious.  it's  beautiful,  even.  conversationally  he  spent  the  majority  of  time  floating  between  both  familiar  and  unfamiliar  face,  the  vow  renewal  seemed  to  only  light  a  spark  in  the  extrovert.  in  short:  kim  ki-sun  is  very  clearly  in  good  spirits  and  the  big  social  event  probably  had  something  to  do  with  that.  that or,  maybe  it's  the  copious  amounts  of  free  champagne  and  the  edible  he'd  had  that  day.

either  way,  there  wasn't  a  better  way  to  conclude  his  day  than  to  fuck  around  on  a  tiny  boat  with  his  best  friend.  8:45.  he  refused  to  forget  the  time  they'd  agreed  to  meet  up.  sunny  spent  the  night  regularly  checking  his  watch  to  make  sure  he  didn't  accidentally  stand  his  jonnie  up  while  wading  through  the  chaos  of  the  evening.  did  he  have  experience  in  boat  riding?  none  whatsoever.  he  hadn't  even  been  near  the  dock  yet  (  when  they  first  arrived,  he  was  more  interested  in  mingling  amongst  crowd  and  the free food  ).  nonetheless,  the  mystery  was  apart  of  the  fun!  now  mildly  sobered  up,  sunny  heads  towards  the  docks  at  around  8:42  —  just  to  make  sure  that  he  wasn't  late.

the  sound  of  the  very  squeaky  grating  (that  he  knows  all  too  well)  comes  from  just  behind  him.  with  that,  his  pleasant  mood  is  siphoned  off.  sunny's  head  drops  with  a  sigh.  he  glances  over  his  shoulder.  as  expected,  it's  dawn.  great.  "you  gotta  be  fucking  kidding  me."  he  groans,  dramatically.  before  he  can  start  complaining,  his  friend's  arm  drapes  over  his  shoulder.  sunny  crosses  his  arms  in  defiance.  despite  his  outward  resistance,  sunny  still  allows  himself  to  be  slowly  dragged  toward  the  boat.  he  knows  jonnie  well  enough  to  predict  exactly  what  happened.  this  probably  wasn't  some  big  masterplan  to  get  him  to  talk  to  dawn.  still,  he  allows  the  other  to  vaguely  explain  himself.  he  deliberately  turns  his  head  away  from  jonnie  as  to  avoid  the  pleading  look  on  jonnie's  face.  seeing such  a  look  would  undoubtedly  soften  sunny's displeased  expression.  "why  does  she  have  to  stay,  though?"  he  whines.  "you can hang  out  with  chipmunk  in  your  own  time.  why'd  you  invite  her  in  the  first  place, anyway ?  you  two  just hang  out all the time ? fuckin... weird.  "  sunny  still  found  it  strange  that  jonnie  could  hang  out  with  dawn  without  finding  himself  in  the  middle  of  a  heated  argument.

" yeah. this  is  a  really  really  dumb  idea,  jonnie.  "  sunny  agrees  with  dawn.  and  that  alone  leaves  a  sour  taste  in  his  mouth.  "oh,  like  you  don't  fantasize  about  my  hair,"  he  childishly  adds  (  to  compensate  for  their  brief  moment  of  agreement  ,  of  course  ).  

jonnie  considered  himself  to  be  pretty  bright  ,  now  would  anyone  else  agree  ?  probably  not  ,  but  that  wasn’t  gonna  stop  him  from  thinking  highly  of  himself  .  especially  not  tonight  when  he  was  on  top  of  the  world  !  stoned  as  fuck  with  a  little  bit  of  alcohol  in  his  system  he  had  definitely  thought  going  out  on  one  of  the  boats  was  a  good  idea  and  who  better  to  invite  than  dawn  ?  pulling  out  his  phone  ,  which  he  snuck  in  despite  being  told  no  phones  ,  he  scrolled  to  his  texts  with  dawn  ,  not  surprised  she  had  left  him  on  read  with  the  last  message  he  sent  .  looking  back  at  it  ,  he  was  definitely  high  and  definitely  deserved  it  .  

sent  at   8:28  PM  •  JONNIE  ⤻  DAWN  . ✉️  ‣  meet  me  by  the  docksssss  in  15 ✉️  ‣  i’m  gonna  fire  up  one  of  these  boats  and  need  company  🥺

he  was  sure  the  coochie  eyes  would  work  ,  so  with  a  triumphant  smile  he  adjusted  his  shirt  (  it  was  stuffy  and  he  hated  it  )  and  made  his  way  down  to  the  docks  .  it  didn’t  take  too  long  to  get  there  and  realizing  that  ,  he  really  overestimated  the  timeframe  he  gave  to  dawn  .  whatever  ,  he  could  wait  .  with  a  shrug  ,  he  wobbles  onto  the  boat  and  settles  himself  into  the  driver’s  seat  ,  pulling  a  joint  from  his  pocket  and  lighting  it  up  before  taking  a  puff  .  

time  while  jonnie  was  high  seemed  to  pass  slower  than  ever  ,  so  with  the  call  of  his  name  ,  he  looked  up  .  however  when  he  did  ,  he  was  confused  as  shit  …  he  wasn’t  that  high  ,  was  he  ?  because  there  was  clearly  two  people  walking  towards  him  and  he  was  positive  he  had  just  invited  one  .  with  a  quick  furrow  of  his  brows  jonnie  remembered  how  before  he  went  to  grab  a  quick  bite  he  told  sunny  to  meet  him  by  the  boats  at  8:45  …  fuck  they  were  gonna  kill  him  .  stumbling  off  the  boat  ,  he  walked  fast  walked  up  to  them  to  stop  them  from  escaping  the  situation  ,  “  listen  …  ”  jonnie  began  ,  not  even  letting  them  talk  as  he  threw  an  arm  around  both  of  their  shoulders  and  as  inconspicuously  as  he  could  started  dragging  them  towards  the  boat  ,  “  i  swear  this  was  an  accident  …  please  don’t  leave  i’ll  be  so  lonely  and  sad  — you  don’t  want  that  ,  do  you  ?  ”  lip  jutting  out  to  give  them  the  best  puppy  dog  eyes  he  could  .

—  closed for @sacrilegiious & @glcws .

muffled  music  follows  sunny,  booming  through  his  headphones.  someone  appears  seemingly  out  of  no  where,  mouthing  words  sunny  could  hardly  comprehend.  "huh?"  by  time  he  slides  the  sky  blue  headphones  off  of  his  head,  beyza  had  simply  asked  him  for  'a  bit  of  time.'  confusion  colors  his  expression  as  she  continues —  brows  only  unfurrowing  once  she  mentions  doing  his  makeup.  "oh..."  the  brunette  sighs.  he  looks  around  at  the  sparse  halls  of  revolution  just  outside  of  the  many  practice  rooms.  "were  you  just  waiting  here  for  someone  to  show  up?" sunny asks with a short laugh.  the  musician  weighs  his  options  for  a  moment. this display of deep thought equipped with an exaggerated thinkers pose.  "  i  have  sooo  much  to  do  today,  beyza... deadlines. "  sunny  whines,  dramatically.  he  could  spend  the  next  few  minutes  tolling  away  at  song  lyrics  he  still  can't  seem  to  figure  out  — or,  he  could  let  beyza  decorate  his  face  instead.  the  latter  would  be  at least be less torture-like.  actually, a lot less. "okay,  fine...  sure. "  sunny  agrees playing up his reluctance — the eager expression on his face shows otherwise. "do whatever you want . do i get to pick the colors? "

—  open for everyone.

"  uhm,  hi  !    i  am  not  sure  how  to  say  this  without  it  coming  off  weird  but  do  you  perhaps  have  a  bit  of  time  ?  "  taking  a  second  to  think  about  it,  the  brunette  soon  realized  she  must  sound  like  she  wanted  to  recruit  the  other  to  a  weird  cult  or  something.  and  since  they  were  working  in  the  music  industry,  that  was  definitely  not  entirely  out  of  the  realm  of  possibilities  either.  not  what  she  was  trying  to  get  at  though.  "  i  promise  it's  nothing  weird.  it's  just...  i  was  wondering  if  you'd  be  willing  to  let  me  do  your  makeup  ?  "  that  was  certainly  a  better  start,  way  less  vaguely  threatening.  putting  on  a  bright  smile  she  gestured  towards  their  face.  "  i've  been  having  this  idea  for  a  really  cool  graphic  liner  i'd  like  to  try  and  i  think  you  really  have  the  eyes  for  it  !  "  plus,  it  was  better  finding  out  how  it  would  look  on  an  actual  person  now  than  when  she  was  showing  it  to  the  world  on  her  channel,  with  her  next  guest.  "  i  swear,  it  won't  take  too  long  and  you'll  look  amazing  afterwards  !  "

   there's  a  nagging  voice  in  his  head  that  reminds  sunny  incessantly  that  it'd  be  so  much  easier  if  he  just  switched  tables.  it  crowds  his  thoughts    –    colliding  into  plots  to  steer  dawn  as  far  away  as  possible  and  quiet  fascination  about  the  way  she  twirled  the  spoon  in  her  hand  so  effortlessly  .  but  he'd  rather  die  than  admit  the  latter  (  though  if  he  were  to  try  that  himself,  he  imagined  the  spoon  would've  flown  across  the  room  and  hit  someone  right  in  the  head).  it's  not  lost  on  him  that  the  solace  of  an  empty  practice  room  would  probably  be  better  than  this  back  and  forth.  he's  far  too  committed  to  the  bit  now.  so  sunny  digs  his  heels  into  the  moment  further.

sunny  sighs,  pushing  off  the  hood  of  his  black  jumper  to  expose  a  mess  of  dark  hair.  she  had  a  point.  his  ego  was  a  little  bit  inflated.  the  other's  clear  sarcasm  causes  his  head  to  tilt  curiously,  "i  don't  know...  it  kinda  sounds  like  you're  obsessed  with  me.  maybe  you  really  do  run  a  fan  account."  a  smile  sets  into  his  features,  figuring  this  was  a  nerve  he  could  poke  at  just  a  little  while  longer.  pay  back.  finally.  "that  would  explain  a  lot,  actually.  how  did  you  find  out  my  name  in  the  first  place,  by  the  way?"  he  asks.  publicly,  he  goes  strictly  by  sunny  kim.  even  his  closest  friends  rarely  dare  to  call  him  by  his  full  name.  it  may  be  a  petty  reason,  but  his  full  name  was  reserved  for  people  he  thought  truly  knew  him.  like  his  family.  sunny  has  become  ironically  a  bit  of  a  stage  name   –   a  sheer  barrier  between  outside  opinions  (even  the  good  opinions)  and  his  truest  self.  his  teeth  graze  his  lower  lip,  biting  back  a  smirk.  "did  you  google  me,  dawn?  you  can  tell  me.  no  judgement." the accusation falls from his lips like syrup  –  slow and artificially sweetened.

judging  by  the  way  dawn  leans  into  her  seat,  his  instigating  isn't  pushing  her  away  any  time  soon.  she  appears  to  be  getting  comfortable  –  the  direct  opposite  of  what  he  wanted.  "aw,  come  on.  how  could  i  not?  "  sunny  says.  he  pauses  to  take  a  huge  bite  continuing  to  speak  in  between  chews,  not  at  all  concerned  with  showing  table  manners.  "middle  school  insults,  death  glares,  and  a  grating little chipmunk  voice  all  while  dressed  in  squeaky  leather  pants?  you  are  just  a  pleasure  to  be  around.  not  at  all  annoying."  there's  obvious  sarcasm  in  his  tone.  though,  he  misses  the  irony  in  him continuing to speak to her. "you're not planning to sit here tomorrow , right ? "   

restless  hands  reached  out  for  the  nearest  thing  to  occupy  them,  finding  the  teaspoon  in  front  of  her.  in  what  had  by  now  become  an  automated  action,  she  twirled  the  spoon  through  her  fingers.  didn't  work  quite  as  well  as  drumsticks  or  a  pen  but  well  enough.  her  attention,  however,  is  still  fixed  on  sunny.  indeed,  he's  quite  easy  to  focus  even  her  entirely  sleep  deprived  brain  on  -  there  truly  was  no  stronger  motivator  than  anger.  "  ooh,  somebody  is  getting  rather  big  headed.  seen  you  sit  here  ?  "  she  laughed,  as  to  make  the  absurdity  of  that  assumption  as  clear  as  could  be.  "  i  mean,  of  course  you're  right.  i  always  watch  you  sit  here  and  then  i  post  about  it  on  my  glow  stan  account.  it's  the  highlight  of  my  every  day.  "  putting  on  her  best  impression  of  a  starstruck  fan,  she  looked  at  sunny  with  big  eyes,  filled  to  the  brim  with  the  kind  of  mindless  excitement  she  suspected  glow  fans  might  experience  at  the  sight  of  their  faves.

the  way  sunny  was  so  bothered  at  her  using  his  full  name  was  truly  the  only  reason  she  did  so.  regularly.  while  she  was  fully  unware  what  was  behind  this  discomfort,  she  was  entirely  too  petty  to  let  this  one  go.  instead,  she  met  his  eyes,  refusing  to  back  up  and  instead  leaning  forwards  a  bit  on  her  chair  as  well.  "  you  did  !  too  bad,  that  only  made  it  more  fun.  "  the  taunting  grin  spreading  over  her  face  as  genuine  as  her  words.  usually  she  wouldn't  admit  that  she  found  enjoyment  in  their  constant  fighting  but  it  had  slipped  her  tongue  before  she  could  reel  it  back  in.  his  remark  about  their  shared  ..  dating  rumors,  on  the  other  hand,  didn't  spark  joy  in  her  heart  and  so  she  only  scowled.  she  spent  way  too  much  time  of  her  life  trying  her  hardest  to  dissolve  that  situation.  it  only  ever  served  to  make  it  so  much  worse.

watching  sunny  through  narrowed  eyes,  she  got  a  bad  feeling  about  this.  while  she'd  had  him  slightly  off  balance  just  now,  she  knew  it  wouldn't  last  for  long.  as  weird  as  it  might  seem,  fighting  with  him  so  often  had  given  dawn  a  rather  good  understanding  of  his  mannerism  and  tells.  so,  he  wouldn't  leave.  great.  "  i  would  say  i  am  surprised  but  i've  been  suspecting  you  truly  enjoy  my  company.  "  she  mused,  entirely  ignoring  the  irony  in  his  words.  leaning  back  on  her  chair,  she  crossed  one  leg  over  the  other,  her  entire  body  language  clearly  signaling  comfort  and  unwillingness  to  leave  -  only  disrupted  by  the  creaking  of  her  tight  (  faux  )  leather  pants.  "  though  i  did  not  expect  you  to  come  right  out  and  say  it.  "

as  if  jonnie  had  committed  blasphemy,  sunny's  eyes  widen  and  a  gasp  escapes  him in horror.  with  his  free  hand,  sunny  points  a  reprimanding  finger  at  the  other.  "  ah  –    i  am  definitely  your  best  friend.  don't  test  me.  i'll  kill  you.  "  he  scolds.  they'd  been  in  eachother's  orbit  long  enough  to  know  all  of  this  is  some  meaningless  play  bickering.  and  yet,  sunny  felt  he  should  assure  him  that  they're  friendship  isn't  going  anywhere.  there  aren't many  relationships  sunny  is  sure  about  nowadays.  he  was,  however,  quite  certain  he  was  jonnie's  best  friend.  jonnie  was  his best friend too.  no  amount  of  self  preservation  shrouded  in  humor  would  get  in  the  way  of  that.  rolls  his  eyes.  this  was  all  obvious  information  to  him.  "doughnuts  are  a  bread.  so  when  you  think  about  it,  they're  like  basically  cousins  to  buns,"  he  shrugs,  completely  sure  of  his  own  argument.  "nobody  dips  chips  in  things  –  okay,  except  for  nachos  but  that  doesn't  count  because  it's  a  cheese!"  was  this  a  hill  that  sunny  wanted  to  die  on?  no.  but,  unfortunately  he's  not  the  type  to  back  down  from  an  argument    –  no  matter  how  silly.  "you're  on.  if  you  can  eat  an  entire  bag  of  hot  chocolate  dipped  nachos  sober,  i'll  give  you  twenty  bucks."

"hey  ,  you  know  what  ?"  he  starts,  squeezing  the  other's  hand  lightly.  a  mischievous  grin  teases  at  his  lips.  "some  would  say  your  phone  could  be  used  as  a  audio  recording  device.  fucking  wild  idea,  i  know."  sunny  found  his  own  joke  amusing  –  laughing  to  himself.  he  practically  beams  as  a  flush  spreads  across  jonnie's  face.  failing  to  block  the  strike  landing  on  his  arm,  he  giggles.  "  if  i'm  so  annoying  why  are  you  blushing,  hm?  you  love  me.  "  sunny  coos  as  he  reaches  over  to  pinch  the  other's  cheek.  "you're  so  stinkin'  cute."  affection  doesn’t  quite  cover  the  swell  of  care  sunny  feels  for  jonnie.  as  cheesy  as  it  sounds,  jonnie  took  up  a  special  part  of  his  heart.  sunny's  gaze  narrows,  "suddenly,  i'm  terrified  to  see  the  state  of  your  kitchen  right  now.  when  was  the  last  time  you  cooked  in  there?"  jonnie's  apartment  was  a  stark  difference  from  sunny's. perhaps, it was unfair to compare jonnie's kitchen to sunny's ikea show room -like kitchen -- fitted with custom cabinets .  sunny  steps  down  from  the  side  walk  as  they  cross  the  street.  he  toward  the  other.  his  brow  raises,  "trying  to  entice  me  with  free  dinner?  it's  working.  deal.  if  you  help  me  clean  up  after  your  little  fruit  snack  ordeal."  approaching  the  small  convivence  store,  sunny  steps  ahead  to  open  the  door  for  jonnie.  "ooh,  should  we  get  slurpees  too?"  

the  absolute  shock  jonnie  feels  shows  on  his  face  the  second  he  hears  what  sunny  says  ,  his  mouth  dropping  open  and  brows  furrowing  .  “  how  fucking  rude  !  maybe  you  aren't  my  best  friend  after  all  !  especially  when  i  wax  poetic  about  you  every  single  day  and  you're  sitting  here  telling  me  love  is  a  strong  word  !  ”  jonnie  is  well  aware  sunny  is  joking  ,  there's  no  way  in  hell  they've  been  through  what  they  have  and  the  other  doesn't  love  him  .  they've  said  it  more  times  than  not  despite  jonnie's  emotional  state  being  stunted  ,  there  wouldn't  be  a  time  where  he  wouldn't  ignore  that  to  let  his  best  friend  know  how  much  he  means  to  him  .  “  how  does  doughnut  buns  make  more  sense  than  doritos  and  hot  chocolate  ?!  it's  literally  the  same  concept  dude  and  sure  ,  maybe  one  is  executed  better  than  the  other  ,  but  it's  on  the  same  playing  field  and  i  won't  let  you  tell  me  otherwise  !  ”  was  he  being  stubborn  ?  yes  .  was  he  gonna  stop  arguing  over  this  ?  eventually  ,  but  he  has  a  point  to  prove  .  what  point  ?  he's  not  even  sure  ,  jonnie  just  likes  to  fuck  with  sunny  at  all  hours  of  the  day  .  “  i  feel  like  you're  challenging  me  right  now  ,  so  when  i  am  sober  i  will  show  you  how  good  it  is  okay  ,  mark  my  fucking  words  .  ”

“  you  know  i  really  should  keep  some  sort  of  audio  recorder  on  me  to  make  sure  i  capture  every  time  you  think  an  idea  of  mine  is  good  so  i  can  come  back  and  show  you  when  you  later  regret  it  .  ”  a  red  color  begins  to  tint  the  apples  of  jonnie’s  cheeks  ,  unable  to  keep  the  fondness  he  feels  at  being  complimented  under  wraps  when  he's  not  exactly  the  most  sober  .  there’s  times  where  sunny  just  says  shit  and  it  makes  jonnie’s  inside  warm  and  fuzzy  ,  an  effect  not  many  have  on  him  or  at  least  one  he  won’t  admit  to  anyone’s  face  .  he  probably  wouldn’t  even  admit  it  to  sunny  because  he  knows  he  won’t  hear  the  end  of  it  —  he  likes  being  loved  ,  doesn’t  everyone  ?!  “  you’re  annoying  ,  quit  it  .  ”  jonnie  swats  his  unoccupied  arm  at  sunny  to  stop  the  embarrassment  ,  he  would’ve  pulled  back  fully  ,  but  sunny’s  fingers  intertwined  between  his  own  feel  too  good  to  let  go  of  ,  “  i  mean  i’d  rather  mess  up  your  kitchen  than  my  own  ,  you  know  i  won’t  clean  it  for  weeks  if  that  happens  !  ”  a  squeal  leaving  his  mouth  the  second  sunny  agrees  ,  “  i  promise  you  won’t  regret  it  ,  okay  ?  maybe  after  i  successfully  make  my  own  fruit  snacks  ,  i’ll  take  you  out  to  a  nice  dinner  as  a  celebration  of  my  victory  …  and  of  your  own  generosity  ,  i  guess  …  ”

" i just picked it up a few months ago," though, he'd grown up cooking with his mother -- sunny only recently discovered the relaxing benefits to focusing on nothing but caramelizing onions. " i'm not like, that good or anything.." he's being modest. " jonnie calls me masterchef but, that's because he can't cook to save his life." sunny rests his head in his hands, elbows propped up on the surface before him. "you bake? you've gotta let me try something you make some day." he smiles, suddenly reminded of home. " my mom owns a bakery in san fransico. "

sunny lets out a short laugh, shaking his head -- "not quite. we're getting there. " the brunnette shrugs, " talk to your team. i'd love that." he smiles at the compliment the other gives him. " i'm sure you've got great ideas. "

Phoenix lets a quiet chuckle leave his lips and gives his head a slow nod. “A smoke helps. And I guess my equivalent would be designing stuff but that would mean work for me too.” He shakes his head, this time in amusement but very quickly perks up at the mention of Sunny’s other hobby. “You cook?! Hey! How come I never knew that!” Phoenix isn’t exactly pouting but it was evident in his words. “I wouldn’t consider myself impressive but I guess if it’s edible enough, there should be some credit right? I do prefer baking though! God, I could bake a ton!” The stylist was already starting to get a little too excited over their talk of delicious creations as he bounces in his seat. 

He notices the shift in Sunny’s demeanour and finds himself gearing up for the good news he’s about to hear. He hopes. “Are you satisfied with everything you’ve been working on so far?” He smiles fondly at the band's frontman and shrugs his shoulders. “Newbies like me don’t get to work on much yet but! But but I hope they’ll assign me to work with you guys soon enough! Maybe I should speak to to the team about it. I would be ecstatic, being able to work with a bunch of gorgeous guys.” Phoenix may be new to the industry but he is certain of his skills and would like to prove that he is willing to soar to greater heights, given all his time and effort.