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hwangbiz · 1 year

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WINTER TASK

Scenario 3: There’s always whispering in the industry. Chatter that says false information or rude comments about your idol and their fellow peers. Unfortunately, they overhear a conversation that they shouldn’t. What will be their reaction? Walk away? Speak up for themselves?

Last summer seemed like a lifetime ago. The first time that Hwang Eunbi had seen the BPM building, she’d felt an overwhelming sense of nostalgia mixed with regret. She’d remembered the first time she’d seen the Source Music building and of course, at that time, Source hadn’t had any money and she was just a trainee. No one knew who she was and barely anyone knew what Source was either and despite the fact that she didn’t know where her career would go from there, she had been satisfied that she was still working hard towards her dream. That was not the same as this. She was an adult now, not some scrawny 16-year-old with precise coordination and an attitude so disciplined that she’d sometimes forgotten to let herself have fun, and BPM was as small as Source had been back then but BPM had money. A set of wealthy men worked together to take experienced idols and give them the treatment they deserved. This was what she needed. It was a second chance to do things without regret, but again, that seemed like a lifetime ago. Last winter and this winter, she felt like two completely different people.

As she leaned against the stainless steel banister of the glass-wrapped porch she looked out onto the streets of Seoul. Despite being wrapped in a fuzzy winter coat, her body felt slightly warm. That was because of the fact that she’d just gotten done trying to dance out her frustrations and been left unsatisfied. She’d tried everything so far to clear her mind: binging Netflix, visiting with her family, playing with Ankko, and even spending extra time in the gym. Dance was her last resort but instead of clearing her mind, it only made the thoughts swirling in her head, even worse. When Yuna had pulled her aside at the Winter Gala to give her a soft interrogation about her best friend, she’d thought nothing of it, at first, but now, it consumed her. If anyone were to be able to tell what Eunbi’s hidden feelings were, it would be one of her members, right? Five people knew her better than anyone on earth, and Yuna was one of them. Yuna had crossed her mind that day, too, when she’d arrived at BPM. They’d done so much together as GFriend. There was a part of Eunbi that didn’t know who she was an idol without the “SinB” being followed by a “of Yeojachingu” because, after six years, it became her life, and then, boom, it was taken from her just like that. Even without the title of a group, though, they were still family. Sowon who acted in the role of a concerned mother trying so hard to get Eunbi to behave despite knowing that she didn’t listen. Yerin who was her best friend. A friendship so intense, they wrote a song about each other. Her partner in crime. Eunha who had known her since long before they ever reached Source or were in a group together. Her soulmate who never left her side. Yuna who would put up with the petty argument that Eunbi started with her just for jokes and always entertained her when she came up with silly ideas. Yewon who in all her quiet glory was powerful and strong in ways that people didn’t realize, reminded her of a Disney princess and was funnier than most people would ever get the pleasure of knowing. The five of them were her sisters. She’d gotten to stay with Yewon and Eunha, at least, and she was thankful for that, but still, sometimes, she felt like something had been stolen from her. The life she’d become accustomed to was taken from her and she’d had little to no say in it. Maybe it was just about how hard change was. At the end of the day, no matter how it had ended, even if they were all still at the same company together now, it would feel different. It would have changed. Everything changes in the end.

Even friendships change. As she closed her eyes and slid down with her back against the glass wall, her face pressed into its cool surface seeking some release from her body’s overheating from exertion. She could practically see the joy and shock on Yuju’s face as she thought of that moment. She’d been inside drinking champagne, which she knew nearly nothing about but had been learning from Jimin, and having the time of her life. She always did when she was with him and apparently, it hadn’t gone unnoticed. She’d thought Yuju was in trouble and that there was some sort of emergency but when she’d emerged from the glamoured hotel ballroom, it turned out that she was the one in an emergency. Everything her older friend had said seemed like a blur in hindsight. Yuju had been watching them like a hawk all night so far and although Eunbi had caught her a few times, she didn’t think anything of it. That was until her friend had asked if she and Jimin were finally together. Finally. That word… Had this been something that Yuna was waiting for? Eunbi had been so confused and blindsided that she’d just chalked it up to her friend being silly. The two of them and the rest of their members always laughed about the rumours of them dating their good friends. Eunbi and Moonbin. Umji and Seungkwan. Sowon and Jeonghan. They’d been asked about it in interviews before and her answer was always the same. It’s not impossible for men and women to be friends. That was the resolution they always told interviewers and it was true. Being in the idol industry since she was a child meant that she had plenty of friends, men and women, who also became idols and debuted following their dreams just like she did. It didn’t mean that she was dating any of them, but with this one…a small part of Eunbi understood. She’d known about the rumour of Jimin dating a GFriend member that had been going around for an unreasonable amount of time and dating her best friend surely wasn’t the worst rumour going around about her.

Eunbi had heard all sorts of things said behind her back. It was almost always by people who didn’t actually know any of the girls very well but she’d heard people call her names, assume that she must be rude because of her facial expressions, and even some people say that she’s not as talented as people hyped her up to seem. She’d always been a person of strong conviction, though. She didn’t care what others thought. What mattered most was if she was satisfied with herself and she was. At least, she thought that she was. She’d had that dark period for a few years but redebuting had pulled her right out of that. Of course, when she thought back on that dark period, those who knew her best made it easy to rely on them. Even if she didn’t believe in herself, she had them cheering for her and she felt like she could do anything because of it. The rumours usually never mattered to her. This was different, though, because it didn’t feel wholly untrue. If it was just a rumour amongst staff, then it would be different, but it was her own eonnie who pulled her aside and asked if the date between she and Jimin was a romantic one and after that, she’d been so conflicted that she’d wanted some sort of confirmation and so she’d gone to her favourite stylist.

When they’d left Source Music, they didn’t take any staff with them, no, but some people had come voluntarily. That was how close they’d become with their stylists. They felt like a part of an extended family, too. Saying goodbye to them had been one of the most difficult things to do but they’d been presently surprised to see some of them at BPM when they’d started working there, too. It was a few days after the gala and they had schedules to film a present for Christmas for Na.v. Eunbi, who never normally got up early, had snuck out of the dorm before anyone could see her. She’d practically begged one of their managers to get her to the venue earlier than Eunha and Umji so she could have time alone with the staff. Her excuse of taking her role as interim leader seriously and wanting to know what went on behind the scenes before the girls’ arrived was so easy to see through but the older woman hadn’t called her out on it and instead just told her what time to meet in front of the dorm. She needed to know the truth about this rumour and where it had come from and more than that, she wanted so badly to hear someone else say that it was silly so that she wouldn’t have to face the reality of the feelings that had been hiding in the back of her mind since she’d first heard of it a few days prior.

The moment that she’d climbed out of the van, she’d made a beeline for hair and makeup. Her little furlined crocs smacked against the pavement but when she’d reached the door, she was stopped in her tracks. She heard her own name, and at first, she thought that she’d simply been spotted by their stylist but as she neared the dressing rooms, she realized that everyone inside had their backs turned. She knew better, usually, than to listen in on conversations that didn’t belong to her but her brain had been so scrambled for the past couple of days that she was almost desperate to hear something that would confirm her suspicions, even if it meant only hearing the tail half of statements made about her.

“-announced that they’ll be doing their military service soon. You know how much she hates being alone,”

Military service? They couldn’t be talking about BTS…right? There was no way they were talking about Jimin. Yuju had imagined what she’d said to Eunbi. She was sure of it.

“She’s not alone, though. She has Yewon and Eunha and she has us,”

The uplifting positive voice behind that statement was exactly the stylist she’d come to speak to.

“I’m only concerned because of how long their relationship has been.”

“We don’t even know that they are dating for a fact.” “Isn’t it obvious? She practically had stars in her eyes watching him during their return to music shows this year,”

“Lots of women have stars in their eyes when they look at Park Jimin,”

“Not the way that she does. She looks at him like she’s in love,”

There it was. Eunbi stood up straight and cleared her throat making her presence known as she pushed the door open. She was good at putting on a brave face. It was her talent. That was why she’d been able to go on with the rest of her day acting like nothing had happened and she hadn’t heard anything. It worked for her until they’d gotten home and then, she’d fallen apart so easily. She had thrown herself on the bed, buried her body under the covers and sat thinking for longer than just a while. She’d even told Jimin they’d had to cancel their plans that day which only made the situation all too real when she realized that canceling felt like she was missing something immensely. The worst part of all of this is that Jimin was the person she would usually talk to about things like this but she just couldn’t. Not this time. She would have to tell him eventually, sure, but it wasn’t fair to try and navigate this with him while her feelings weren’t clear to her.

She rolled over, determined to find a resolution to this new information, and pulled out her phone.

“Okay,” she said looking over at Ankko. The pup had been there for just a few days as they’d had fewer public schedules and more rehearsals. It was a good chance to see her. “I’m going to sit here and I’m going to look through my phone objectively like…from another person’s point of view, you know? Just to see if this is the phone of Park Jimin’s girlfriend,”

She knew it was somewhat ridiculous to talk to her pet but thinking out loud was really helpful sometimes and she was further encouraged by the fact that Ankko left her place to come lay next to Eunbi. She held her phone high above her face careful to keep a good grip on it as she rested on her back. Eunbi had flings before, yes, but never a real relationship so she wasn’t even sure where to start in deciding if this was truly something to be concerned about. She decided to begin with her camera roll first.

Surely if there were any weight to this rumour, there would be some evidence of it there. She’d taken plenty of videos and pictures with Jimin. Of course, a lot of that leaned heavily on their hobby of learning dances together or teaching each other what they knew when it came to the videos but the pictures were just things Eunbi took when they hung out. They were only in her phone and Jimin’s as they’d never dare break the carefully constructed barrier between their friendship and the real world but Eunbi loved taking pictures and documenting memories. She and Jimin had a lot of memories, that was for sure.

She scrolled to the very top of her camera roll. Pictures the two of them had taken together at one of the schedules that BTS and Gfriend had around the time of her group’s debut. She remembered how hard she’d laughed that day, having to pretend like they weren’t as close as they were for the sake of avoiding scandal. Back then, they’d only been friends for a few years but they’d known each other for at least ten years. He was one of the very few people able to see past her pouty demeanor during her trainee days and even though, he was struggling with his own things independently, he’d gone out of his way to befriend her and help her. When it came to dancing, they were both perfectionists and what she lacked in ability when it came to having the smooth and flowy movements needed for Gfriend, he had gained from years of contemporary. Alternatively, BTS had debuted with a hip-hop concept and that was her specialty. They balanced each other out and as it turned out, it wasn’t just in dance, either. It was no secret that Eunbi had a slight reputation for being a little cold around her trainee days and while she was always kind to other idol hopefuls, she was intimidating to them, too. She was well aware of it. She rarely ever cried or complained or showed any feelings besides discipline or her sarcastic joking playfulness. No one would know how hard she always was on herself in private or how many times she’d have privately convinced herself not to give up. Jimin, of course, was the opposite. He was the type of person to show his feelings freely. Eunbi, over time with her own group, had learned to be less guarded with her emotions, too, but as she looked at the old photo, all she could think of was how opposite they had been back then.

She couldn’t help but think of how many milestones there were in her life since they’d met. Even in just the past three years, it felt like her life had been whipped up in a whirlwind and then changed. They’d been at the same company and then her group had disbanded and all of the self-hatred that she’d felt since Fever era had come crashing down on her. All of those times that she’d watched herself on the monitors and wanted to do everything over and over because it wasn’t good enough. It wasn’t perfect enough. Those feelings that she’d been afraid to share with her members. They were emotions that she had to hold close to her heart because she didn’t feel that anyone would understand. Who could understand being told that you’re beautiful and talented every single day but still hating seeing yourself perform? She’d felt so…ridiculous and absurd. Even people who didn’t know much about Gfriend agreed that she was one of the best dancers of their generation of Kpop but those things were hard to listen to when she wasn’t satisfied with her own performance. And who exactly was she to say all of this to? She couldn’t share it with Buddy. After all the times that she’d told them that it was important to love themselves first, she would sound like a hypocrite. After all of the times that she’d confidently called herself pretty, even recently, she felt like a fraud back then and it had taken the disbandment and Viviz to wake her up. It had taken those events to make her realize that even after years, she was doing well and not only was she doing well but she was doing what she wanted to do. She was living a dream that an eight-year-old Eunbi would hardly be able to believe now. Through all of those events, if she really thought about it, he’d been there for her. Even when things were hard for them both, they’d always supported each other, but…dating?

Even just laying here looking through her photo gallery, her eyes began welling up with tears as the realization started to hit her. She’d had flings before but never anything serious. She’d never been able to get fully emotionally invested in anyone. In her mind, it has always been because she’d been so busy with Gfriend activities and then with Viviz but…the more she thought about it that couldn’t have been true. After all, she was emotionally invested in the friends she’d made, in her group members, and even in Ankko. She hummed as she looked over at the pup who nuzzled her face closer to Eunbi’s neck. Eunbi chuckled and gave the white furball a pat on the head before turning back to her phone. She pressed the button and the screen turned black before she chucked it halfway across her bed.

“Ankko…could it be that this entire time we’ve been dating and I just didn’t realize?” she furrowed her brows at the thought. “In that case, poor Jimin oppa. His girlfriend doesn’t even kiss him,”

She let out a loud laugh which startled the dog on her chest but she couldn’t help it. The thought was silly. She was sure, now, that if she didn’t know then neither did he. They were close friends and they did the things that close friends normally did with each other. They spoke about their troubles and helped each other when it was necessary. They were just being kind to each other…right? For a relationship, romantic feelings…of love were necessary.

It was then that it was brought back to her mind. Before Yuna had ever uttered a word of the idea of Eunbi and Jimin dating…she’d felt it. She’d felt it and she’d so easily dismissed it because she wasn’t sure what it meant, but…hadn’t she felt her cheeks practically burst into flames when he’d told her that she’d look pretty the night of the Gala and the sensation of her own heart swelling in her chest when she realized how nice they looked together. Those weren’t feelings that someone felt for a friend. Her fingers ghosted up to her lips and brushed over them slightly remembering how they’d met his cheek that night. Something small and not unusual for them…but significant to her at that moment and she hadn’t been able to figure out why. How was she supposed to know if she loved someone if she’d never known before? Was it when you missed that person even when they were with you? When you wished that you could be around them all the time? When you knew your life would be so much worse without them than with them? When you smiled simply thinking of them? When tears came to your eyes at the idea of being away from them for long? When they came to your mind every time you saw the smallest thing related to them? When seeing them happy made you happy? When you felt a deep sense of warmth and safety with them? Maybe…when you knew that you wanted them to be in your life for as long as they were willing…

She felt all of those things for Jimin and more. It would be a risk telling him so…in case, all of this…everything the stylists said and what she was thinking…if it was all just in her head. She’d be breaking her own heart...but she owed it to herself to move on if it wasn’t true and she could only know it if she told him. She sat up grabbed her phone and with her fingers clutched tightly around it…she placed the call without hesitation.

#seoulesstask2022 #shout out to may and becs for helping me with this T___T #∘⡊ ❥ ˚⊹ｍｕｓｉｎｇｓ⊹ — ↳ ❝ ᵗᶤᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ˢᵃʸ ᵍᵒᵒᵈᵇʸᵉ ᵃᶰᵈ ᵍᵒ ᵈᵒʷᶰ ❞#you wouldnt believe it but this is the short version

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lgcparker · 2 years

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what are the top 5 most used apps on your phone?

My most used apps? Uh, Spotify, probably? Yeah, I saw Spotify and Youtube are definitely the two apps I use the most! I mean, obviously I love music but, like, I also like watching shit like let’s players, and I follow some Korean vloggers. I really wanted to get an idea of some cool things to do when I got here so that’s partially why. Does my VPN app count? Because I definitely use that to also watch sports back home and use my sister’s Disney+. Time zones suck but sometimes when we’re up at the same time I play Clash of Clans and PUBG with my friends back home. I almost forgot. I also use my translator app quite a bit.

what is the most random note in the notes app?

Most random? Uuuhhhhh…. I mean, I have like random restaurants and Korean words and phrases in my notes app. Just looking at it, I think the most random thing I have is a few notes that are just random numbers? I have no idea why they’re there but I’m assuming I needed them for something. I also have my eye prescription here… Man, I feel like everything here is pretty lame. I’ll work on it for next time, haha! Maybe next year I’ll have a rank list of my favorite kinds of cheese or something.

what was the last message or call you’ve received and who was is from?

My last message was actually from Max. Honestly that kid sends me the strangest things— this time it was about how the moon is too strong, or whatever, that it influences the tides. Which, I think I kinda knew, maybe, but he really sends me the oddest things. Also some personal stuff about someone he likes, which is both disgustingly cute and normal cute. Honestly, stuff like that is why I like him so much. He’s just a fun guy. Ten out of ten, probably one of the most enjoyable Germans in the world. Not that I’ve met a lot of Germans, but he’s pretty great.

what were the last 5 songs that you’ve listened to?

I’ve been really into G.Soul’s Have Everything, recently. Don’t worry, I don’t hate everything, haha! I just really like that song, just the feeling makes me want to cover it. Honestly, I say most songs I listen two are either ones I genuinely like and ones that I really want to cover. Sometimes it’s both, but it’s really just the way my brain works. Some other songs I’ve been into recently have been: Hyunbin-sunbaenim’s song 21, Pharrell’s Frontin’, MAX’s It’s You, and that Henry Young song with Ashley Alisha— I think the name is Honestly, but I’ll have to double check that.

what were the 5 most recent online searches?

My most recent searches probably have something to do with future dreams. I know it’s against the rules to influence fans, but I have been having a fun time sort of gaging the feedback I’m getting and translating it to send to my mom and sister. I’ve also googled about the moon (thanks to Max), where to get some good thai food in Seoul.. Hmm, what else…Oh! Right, looks like I googled how to get an international drivers license, and the cost to fly from Seoul back to San Francisco. I’m not trying to move back home, and give up here, but every now and then I like to check the cost just in case I get the chance to go home for a bit, or if my family wants to come visit me. They haven’t had the chance yet, but I still like to look at ticket prices just in case.

#lgc:cupdate004 #( p.s. ⤏ solo )#lgcahyeon #lgcxmax #( p.s. ⤏ predebut )

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xe-company · 2 years

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LEE SEOYEON [HANGMAN] PROFILE & FACTS

➢ BASICS:

STAGE NAME: Seoyeon

BIRTH NAME: Lee Choonhee; legally changed her name to Seoyeon

NATIONALITY: Korean

BIRTH PLACE: Seoul, South Korea

BIRTHDAY: April 17th, 2000

ZODIAC SIGN: Aries

HEIGHT: 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)

WEIGHT: 48 kg (106 lb)

BLOOD TYPE: O

➢ SOCIAL MEDIA

INSTAGRAM: @ seoyeon.lee

TWITTER: @ HM.SEOYEON

YOUTUBE: N/A

➢ GROUP INFORMATION

GROUP: Hangman

SUB UNIT: Pvndorv

POSITION: Vocalist, Dancer

FACE + VOICE CLAIMS: SEEUN [STAYC]

➢ FACTS

When she was seven she studied abroad in Canada for four years [KNOWING BROS]

Rumor Has It titles: THE DREAMER / THE SWEETHEART

Representative Emoji: ☁️ [CLOUD]

She is left handed

Originally auditioned for CUBE Entertainment but was rejected

She is the youngest of five children; two older sisters (98′ + 99′), two older brothers (93′ + 97′) [VLIVE Q&A]

In the current dorm, she has her own room

Planned on participating in Produce 48 but decided not too last minute

Her favorite color is Orange

Has seen all the Disney movies possible

#aes!ocnet #aeskocnet #g:hangman #xe hangman #g:pvndorv #xe pvndorv #cogen oc group #oc cogen group #xperience entertainment #XP entertainment #xecompany #fictional kpop company

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ash-and-books · 2 years

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Rating: 5/5

Book Blurb: What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the glamour and drama of the K-pop world straight to high school.

Elena Soo has always felt overshadowed. Whether by her more successful older sisters, her more popular twin brother, or her more outgoing best friend, everyone except Elena seems to know exactly who they are and what they want. But she is certain about one thing - she has no interest in going to prom. While the rest of the school is giddy over corsages and dresses, Elena would rather spend her time working to save the local community center, the one place that's always made her feel like she belonged.So when international K-pop superstar Robbie Choi shows up at her house to ask her to prom, Elena is more confused than ever. Because the one person who always accepted Elena as she is? Her childhood best friend, Robbie Choi. And the one thing she maybe, possibly, secretly wants more than anything? For the two of them to keep the promise they made each other as kids: to go to prom together. But that was seven years ago, and with this new K-pop persona, pink hair, and stylish clothes, Robbie is nothing like the sweet, goofy boy she remembers. The boy she shared all her secrets with. The boy she used to love.Besides, prom with a guy who comes with hordes of screaming fans, online haters, and relentless paparazzi is the last thing Elena wants - even if she can't stop thinking about Robbie's smile...right?

Review:

What happens when your childhood best friend (and crush) has come back into town after 4 years of not talking to keep a promise you made as children? Elena Soo is about to find out. Elena Soo and Robbie Choi have been childhood best friends but at 10 he had to move away to Seoul and begin his training to become a Kpop star... before he left he kissed her and they both promised to go to prom together. Years later, Robbie is now an international pop star,,, and he has just shown up in front of Elena’s front door and asked her to prom just like they promised all those years ago. But Elena is at a lost, her best friend stopped talking to her, he ghosted her and now all these years later he is a completely different person. She knows there is something else going on... there has to be a bigger reason for him coming back all these years later just to go to prom with her but Robbie is full of secrets and Elena is not sure she is ready to have her heart broken again by the one person she’s always loved. Robbie has worked his entire life to have his music heard, he has trained, given up any semblance of a social life, and everything about him is a carefully crafted image to make it into the kpop industry. What Robbie has always dreamed of is having his songs and music, his own work, be heard, but he knows he has to play the game to get the power he needs. But there has always been something besides his music that he’s loved, and that was his childhood best friend, the only girl who truly knows him before the fame. He just has to show her that he’s still the same guy and that despite everything, they still work. This was such a cute story! I loved that we got to read both characters POV and it felt like such a fun addition to have actual Kpop stars added into the book to give it a more realistic feel. As someone who listens to Kpop and catches up on some of the drama its really captures the pressure that Kpop stars go through in the industry, especially the no dating rule and companies having control over their stars and the fact that they could be terminated for ridiculous clauses in their contracts. It’s a hard industry, it’s rules are rigid, and scandal is always ripe for these idols. Being a KPOP idol isn’t easy and this book was such a sweet take on romance in the industry. Definitely give it a go! ( Seriously it’s too cute read it)

*Thanks Netgalley and Disney Publishing Worldwide for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

#book review #bookish #ya book #kpop #once upon a kprom

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hollymbryan · 2 years

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Blog Tour + #Review: IN EVERY GENERATION by Kendare Blake (w/ #giveaway)!

Welcome to my stop on the Rockstar Book Tours blog tour for In Every Generation by Kendare Blake! I’ve got all the details, my review, and a giveaway below, so let’s go!

About the Book

title: In Every Generation author: Kendare Blake publisher: Disney-Hyperion release date: 4 January 2022

A new Slayer for a new generation... Frankie Rosenberg is passionate about the environment, a sophomore at New Sunnydale High School, and the daughter of the most powerful witch in Sunnydale history. Her mom, Willow, is slowly teaching her magic on the condition that she use it to better the world. But Frankie’s happily quiet life is upended when new girl Hailey shows up with news that the annual Slayer convention has been the target of an attack, and all the Slayers—including Buffy, Faith, and Hailey’s older sister Vi—might be dead. That means it’s time for this generation’s Slayer to be born. But being the first ever Slayer-Witch means learning how to wield a stake while trying to control her budding powers. With the help of Hailey, a werewolf named Jake, and a hot but nerdy sage demon, Frankie must become the Slayer, prevent the Hellmouth from opening again, and find out what happened to her Aunt Buffy, before she’s next. Get ready for a whole new story within the world of Buffy! The first in an all-new series by New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake continues the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer featuring the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil.

About the Author

Kendare Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels and short stories. Her work is sort of dark, always violent, and features passages describing food from when she writes while hungry. She was born in July in Seoul, South Korea, but doesn’t speak a lick of Korean, as she was packed off at a very early age to her adoptive parents in the United States. That might be just an excuse, though, as she is pretty bad at learning foreign languages. She lives and writes in Gig Harbor, Washington, with her husband, their cat son Tyrion Cattister, red Doberman dog son Obi-Dog Kenobi, rottie mix dog daughter Agent Scully, and naked Sphynx cat son Armpit McGee.

My 3.5-Star Review

I am that perhaps rare person who has never seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- which often shocks folks my age, since I am firmly in Gen X and graduated college the year it came out. I think at that time I just wasn’t watching too much TV (except The X-Files, which we never missed). Now, ask me about mid-to-late 90s *music*, and I’m your gal! But yeah, I never got into Buffy. Now, I *did* see the original BTVS movie, but I was like 18 or 19 when we watched that in college, so...I don’t remember a ton from that anyway!

So why, you might ask, did I want to read and review In Every Generation? Well, first, it’s Kendare Blake! And second, I was interested to see if the book would resonate with someone who’d never seen the show. I know enough to know who the major players were -- mostly from watching the actors on later shows/movies and friends saying “Hey, it’s Willow!” (How I Met Your Mother and American Pie) or “Ooh, it’s Angel!” (Bones - though I didn’t last long with that show) -- but that’s about it. However, it turns out everything you really need to know to enjoy this new generation’s exploits is contained within this book. I have no doubt that a true Buffy fan may have background knowledge that would add to the richness of their reading experience, or that they may get some inside baseball stuff that I missed, but overall I’d say you can absolutely read this book even if you know nothing of the original Buffyverse.

Ms. Blake did a perfect job, in my opinion, of explaining things from the past with just enough information to understand yet without getting bogged down in everything that happened over the course of 7 seasons of the show. This is really about introducing a new generation within the Buffyverse, while also featuring original characters to help them learn the ropes. I assume this is just the first of many books to come, whether written by Ms. Blake or by other YA authors. I kind of love the idea that everything old is new again, and that the kids of the original crew are taking over! (And, let’s be honest, it’s really just pretty brilliant marketing.) Anyway, I never felt lost while reading, and basically I just had a blast the whole time I was reading. This is one of those books that are a bit like candy for the brain, if that makes sense -- not gonna change my life, just a whole ton of fun. I especially enjoyed the snark, sarcasm, and humor, which I seem to remember friends who watched it telling me is what the show was like, too. I look forward to following along on the no-doubt-forthcoming next adventure of the new generation of New Sunnydale -- and in the meantime, maybe we'll finally break out the 7-season DVD set we inherited from my father-in-law when he passed (yes, he was cooler than me when it came to Buffy!)!

Rating: 3.5 stakes! (aka stars)

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Week Four:

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𑁍 MARK LEE┊ 𝒔𝒊𝒙𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 / one ˎˊ˗

𑁍 summary : the one where mark lee time travels back and forth throughout the past and future with his crush, (y/n) ˎˊ˗

𑁍 pairing : mark lee x older!reader (by like three years lmao) ˎˊ˗

𑁍 word count : 6.7k ˎˊ˗

𑁍 genre : fluff, comedy (i hope??), minimal angst, time travel!au ˎˊ˗

𑁍 warnings : swearing, unrequited love (i know that shit hurts omg), my humour is ass, mark gives me slight second hand embarrassment in this, bad writing??, i gave up like halfway through this lol, first time writing a fic like this pls have mercy, it’s almost 2:30 am i'm too tired to proof read fuck ˎˊ˗

𑁍 a/n : first chapter of my first ever fic on here hehe - idk when the next chapter might come tbh but hopefully i’ll continue this series for my own enjoyment! in the meantime, uni still kicks my ass >:(( but anyway, enjoy and i hope that at least someone will find joy with this! ˎˊ˗

[ 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 : 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟬 ]

when your pastor dad’s best friend was the biggest nerd in high school and became an eccentric scientist

O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,

What a beautiful Pussy you are,

You are,

You are!

What a beautiful Pussy you are!

If he could write like that, maybe Mark wouldn't need to be here in this boring literature class of his. Don't get him wrong, he liked writing, and he liked the way he could express his emotions through a pen and paper. But for the twenty-one-year-old boy who could barely sit still in one place without his mind wandering off into four different dimensions, it was hard to be interested in whatever the professor was rambling on about. Maybe Professor Jung was telling the story of how she met Dylan Thomas' widow's sister's friend's cousin, and how much of an artistic impact it had on her. She had told the story a good three times in the past two months - Mark kept count.

Yeah, writing was fun and all, but literature class specifically was boring and dull to him. "Oh but Mark, why take this course then?" one might ask. But one should also know that it was a necessary course if Mark wanted to earn his oh-so-coveted diploma.

Curse him for majoring in creative writing. His dad always did wonder why writers even bother writing when the bible exists.

But maybe one day, an hour and a half of John Keats would produce him some ideas for a romantic poem that he could write and gift off to his love of seven years... and counting.

(Y/N), the shiniest of all pearls and the most beautiful of all Mona Lisa's, the older woman and her beauty often left Mark stunned and helplessly in love. He first met her when he was fourteen, when she had been introduced as his seventeen-year-old tutor. She was so pretty back then, and still was now. In fact, it was as if she didn't age at all!

Someone who resembled a goddess like (Y/N) deserved only the most romantic of all romantic poems, and Mark Lee made it a mission to be the one to write it for her. He was so helplessly in love with her that he was able to channel his feelings for her into five different written forms: poems, song lyrics, an 'A for effort?' drawing of her, letters, and anonymous blog posts about how "unrequited love hurts".

Sure, those blog posts were anonymous, but as good as Mark thought he was at hiding his feelings for her, everybody in town and their ancestors' spirits knew about the big crush Mark had on her. But no one bothered to tell (Y/N) about her not-so-secret admirer and nobody bothered to let Mark know that his mysterious crush wasn’t as well-kept to himself as he thought it was.

But it was cute. Not the part where Mark slowly died on the inside as each day passed without his feelings being returned (that was pretty sad, everybody acknowledged), but the part where the adoration in his eyes were so clear for (Y/N). Legend went that he held stars in his eyes whenever his gaze rested on the older woman - like, actual stars from the galaxy. Or so the first-hand accounts go.

Mark Lee was a talented and hardworking boy, that much was a shared sentiment by everybody in town. He excelled at all subjects, mowed the lawn twice just because he thought he missed a spot, gave it his all at church every Sunday by rapping and dancing in the name of Jesus Christ until he was reduced to sweat and threatening to rip his dress shirt off - he was a jack of all trades. There were even rumours that whenever it was time for a 'Make a Wish' patient to... make a wish in heaven, he would dress up as Spiderman and visit them in the hospital to make their final dreams come true. So maybe that's why it was so endearing, his one-sided love for his noona. If there was one person who could jump over that hurdle of "just friends" and out of the friend zone, it had to be Mark, the boy who's always gave it his all in everything ever since he moved here from Canada when he was twelve. It was one thing to have this crush that you desperately wanted to be returned, but it was another to have the whole town cheering for you - it said a lot about Mark's character.

Which is why! There was no other perfect test subject for Scientist Kim, the local eccentric scientist who was obsessed with creating his "next big invention". He also happened to be the best friend of the town's pastor (weird combination, everybody knows), courtesy of their high school days and a misunderstanding over a carton of milk. The town's pastor also oh-so-coincidentally happened to be Mark's father, who had lived in Korea for all his life until he moved to Canada so his wife could give birth to baby Mark. He ended up moving back to his hometown, however, thus creating a new relationship between his best friend and son.

Now Scientist Kim - who liked to go by "Cabbage" as a homage to his idol, Charles Babbage - didn’t really care about Mark's painful one-sided love, but he knew the boy could never say no to his father's best friend from high school, so there was no one better to try out his experiments and inventions than Mark. Like, there was literally no one else at all - the whole town swore Cabbage was out of his mind and were still waiting for the day the newspaper would come out with a headline that he's been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Everybody would be disappointed, but not surprised. But such an incident hadn’t happened yet, so for now, Cabbage was still freely working hard everyday to successfully complete and unveil the invention that would propel him to "the front page of every science magazine and a Nobel Prize in Physics".

And it just so happened to be today, October 30th 2020, when Mark received a phone call from his dad's best friend in the middle of class. He was glad he kept his phone on vibrate, but god, was it distracting. To answer or not to? Why now of all times? Right, he forgot that some people don't have anything else to do with their lives other than... creating things that usually end up on fire by the end of it. You know, now that he thought back on it, the last time Mark willingly participated in Cabbage's experiment which involved some tinfoil, antennas, and laser beam machining, it left Mark's right shoe on fire - thank God he had brought a fire extinguisher over to Cabbage’s house with him.

Just that memory alone convinced Mark to ignore the call, nearly forgetting about it once it had stopped ringing if not for the fact he received another call just seconds later. "What is this, an infatuation?" Mark grumbled to himself, before glancing up at the front to see if Professor Jung was distracted enough for him to take this call without her noticing. It didn't help that he sat three rows away from the front. But she still seemed to be rambling on about how much she loved Dylan Thomas' works, and that was a sign for him to accept the call. He kept his voice to a hushed whisper, however, "Hello-"

"Mark! You have to come over!" There was no way Professor Jung did not hear that screech that came from his phone. He glanced up nervously, noticing his classmate's startled gazes on him. But his eyes wandered over to the front, and judging by how Professor Jung was now going on about Dylan Thomas' "attractive appearance", it seemed he was in the safe for now.

"Cabbage, I'm in class, so could you keep it down?" Mark hissed quietly into the phone.

"Right, right, sorry!" While he was still loud even after lowering his voice down, it was more than quiet enough for Professor Jung not to notice, thankfully. "Mark, I've just completed my latest invention. But this isn't just any invention, it's the invention of both my - and everybody's dreams!"

Mark would be mildly curious if not for the fact that Cabbage said that about every invention of his, but he figured that his dad was going to urge him to go anyway, even if Mark didn’t want to. "But he's my best friend, Mark!" Jeez, because how could he possibly say no to the power of friendship?

"Mark? Boy? You still there?" Cabbage’s voice pulled Mark out of his thoughts, and the boy could do nothing but sigh. This was just going to be like every other time - he’d be introduced to some machine that supposedly did one thing, said machine would catch on fire the next minute, and it would all result in Mark going home an hour later.

"Fine, I'll be there. After class in like, half an hour." Mark reassured the scientist, and he swore, he could hear something catching on fire in the background.

"Great!" He then heard rushed footsteps and... a fire extinguisher? "See you then!" And the call ended.

He just couldn’t wait.

When visitors would come to the humble town of Uicheon (의천), located just thirty minutes away by car from the bustling capital city, Seoul, the first thing they would notice was how much the town gave off Suburban American vibes, like walking through a town where the main characters of some random Disney high school movie lived. All single detached houses, varying in style from Country French to Cape Cod with recent contemporary and modern upgrades to those houses by residents who wanted to "spice it up".

Uicheon was a town seen by others where most of the population was upper-middle class. There was nothing wrong with that at all, and actually, the residents of Uicheon were both happy and welcoming of anybody and anyone who stepped foot into town or even took an interest in moving, no matter of their social or economic status.

If anything, the residents of Uicheon - the ones who've lived in the town for longer than ten years at least - were often worried that those who did show interest of moving in inevitably get... scared off. By one particular daunting house.

It was a beautiful town. No seriously, Uicheon had been mentioned on multiple "Top 5 beautiful towns just outside of Seoul that you should visit!" lists published on the internet. And in the beautiful small town where all the houses provide comfort and beauty, surrounded by flowers on nearly every available patch of grass like something straight out of a magazine, there stood a modern house - the only completely modern house in the town - its exterior all... black. Even the big windows were tinted black, and it was obvious that the house stuck out like a sore thumb. Sometimes, the local kids told stories of how the house was abandoned, and was home to a ghost with a vengeful spirit inside who wanted to steal your teeth. The residents of Uicheon had gotten used to the house's presence already, but it didn’t stop the mutual sentiment of "...really?" amongst them.

And currently, Mark stood in front of its black front doors, ringing the black doorbell and covering his ears as trumpets echoed from inside the house, playing to the tune of the guitar solo of Gun N' Roses' 'Sweet Child O' Mine.' Only seconds later, did the door swing open, revealing a robot, half of Mark's height. "SCANNING FACE... HELLO M-A-R-K, MARK." It greeted, well, robotically.

"Hey, Edison," Mark greeted the robot nonchalantly, walking in and shutting the door behind him, "where's Cabbage?" He asked as he took off his shoes and placed it on the nearby shoe rack.

"LOCATING THE DOCTOR..." Edison's eyes turned yellow, colour blinking repeatedly until it turned into a green light and stayed like that. "DOCTOR LOCATED - HE IS IN HIS LABORATORY DOWNSTAIRS."

Because was it really surprising that the house belonged to a guy who invented things for a living and went by the name of a vegetable in a bizarre way to honour his idol?

"Got it, I'll go meet up with him then." Mark informed, heading down the hall until he reached the black spiral staircase that led both to the third floor and bottom floor. It was really nice up there on the third floor though; Mark had been there before and it even came with a movie room! Too bad Cabbage rarely used it because he "doesn't have time for action sequences". So Mark, being the loyal lab assistant/test subject he was, headed down instead to the bottom floor, where he was greeted by a hallway that was lined up with pictures of old men on the walls. "My inspirations!" Cabbage would say. Among them were the likes of Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison (who he named his robot after, clearly), Nikola Tesla... you got the drift.

Regardless, Mark never stayed in the hall longer than he needed to - he wasn’t sure if portraits of old men who were dead by now staring at him was exactly his kind of vibe.

At the very end of the hall, all that awaited him was a grey metallic door that had some vapour seeping through the narrow space at the bottom of it. "Shit, I didn't bring a fire extinguisher today..." Mark cursed, grabbing onto the straps of his backpacks and readjusting it on his shoulders. "It's okay, Mark. He hasn't killed you before, so he can't kill you today...?" He wasn’t sure what the logic behind that thought was but you couldn’t blame him for trying to... reassure himself for whatever was about to come beyond those doors. It was funny to him; he had been the lab rat of many of Cabbage's crazy experiments and inventions, yet he kept coming back and every time he did, the jitters were always there.

Maybe it wasn’t because he was scared of death. Because he wasn’t - his father always drilled the idea into his head that God would welcome him with open arms when the time came. At the very least, if Mark died - most likely because of one of these experiments and inventions - he'd be bringing Cabbage with him. But hey, that was beyond the point.

If not the fear of death, then what? Maybe, just maybe... one of these days, one of Cabbage's revolutionary inventions would actually be successful. That for all of the craziness that's going on inside the mad scientist's head, it would finally pay off.

If only he knew when.

Mark reached for the handle and twisted it, pulling the door open and nearly coughing when a whole cloud of mist and vapour rushed at him. "Jeez, Cabbage, what are you doing this time?" Mark coughed into his arm as he took a step into the laboratory. He actually couldn't see the scientist at first, waving his hand around in hopes that he'd be able to swat away the mist and vapour. The space around him eventually did clear, though, revealing...

Nothing?

Instead of the usual grand machine that looked like it was taped together, Mark was greeted with... a clear space. The scientist was over at his desk just up a set of stairs that led to a second floor within the big room. "Cabbage!" Mark called after him, waving his hands to get his attention.

Whatever the scientist was busy doing, it was important enough to leave Mark ignored for a good five seconds. It left him pouting, though the scientist eventually did glance over at the boy, his eyes widening behind his circular glasses. "Mark, boy, there you are!" Cabbage sprang out of his seat, quickly rushing down to the boy he had called over. He held some sort of watch in his hands, like it was the most precious thing in the world. Jeez, since when did Cabbage wear Rolex? "Took you long enough! I was bouncing in my seat waiting for you to come over! But in the meantime, I was able to complete another one after confirming my calculations for the twenty-seventh time..."

One thing that nobody wanted to do was sit through Cabbage's rambling, prompting Mark to speak up. "Whoa, calm down, Cabbage. What's going on? Where's your invention?"

"Oh Mark, you're looking at it." Cabbage held out the watch and Mark raised an eyebrow.

"That small thing?" Mark narrowed his eyes at the watch in the scientist's hand. "Are you sure? Last time I came in for one of your creations, it was twice my size and almost killed me." But knowing the kind of person Cabbage was, Mark wouldn't be too surprised if this little watch managed to wreck havoc as well. How ironic it would be, for something so small to cause so much chaos.

Cabbage shook his head, meeting Mark's gaze with oddly serious eyes. "Mark, the creation I hold in my hand can - and will - change the world. If left in the wrong hands, everything could collapse. Society will crumble, the universe will be left in a never-ending stream of terror, reality will no longer exist, the concept of time will-"

"Okay, okay," Mark was left, once again, trying to calm down the frantic scientist, "Cabbage, deep breaths. Tell me, what did you create?" It couldn't be that bad that it left the older man going on some admittedly fear-inducing rant.

"A time travel machine."

One Mississippi, two Mississippi...

"Alright, I'll see you next time then, Cabbage." And almost immediately, Mark turned on his heel, prepared to just dip out of there.

"Wait, no, Mark!" The scientist called after the boy, grabbing a hold of his sleeve, "Please, hear me out!"

"Time travel, Cabbage!" Mark whirled around, disbelief painted in his features. "Do you even hear yourself right now? That's impossible! This is impossible! Listen, I'm fine with being your test subject but even I have to put my foot down somewhere when things get a bit too crazy!"

Despite Mark's reasonable concerns, Cabbage really didn't feel like letting his lab assistant slip away from the tip of his fingers, especially now of all times. "Come on, Mark! Twenty-seven times! I checked my calculations twenty-seven times! Don't let my hard work go down the drain!"

"Then do it yourself! Time travel yourself!" Mark exclaimed.

"I can't! I need you to go so I can stay behind and collect all the data while making sure you don't get stuck in the future or something!" Cabbage explained.

Unfortunately, Mark's face still showed utter disbelief. "You know, this really doesn't help your case, Cabbage!"

"Fine! We'll do this the fair way then!" Cabbage shouted, holding his fist out.

"Are you serious? Rock, paper, scissors?!" Mark cried out, covering his eyes. If there was one thing he couldn't say no to, it was rock, paper, scissors. Why? Maybe because he boasts a seven-hundred-fifty-two win record, with a mere twenty-one losses in the game. As you could probably assume, Mark was the undisputed rock, paper, scissors king in Uicheon, and only two kinds of people would dare challenge him in the game when it came to bets. Those who were bold and those who were desperate.

"I mean it, Mark! If you win, you can walk right out that door and never look back. I won't force this onto you. But if I win..." If Cabbage won, "you have to at least give this experiment a thought."

"Wait, that's it?" Mark uncovered his eyes, surprise in his voice. But hey, it wasn't a bad deal at all - in fact, the opposite. If Mark won - which he was pretty much guaranteed to - he could leave. If he didn't, he could pretend he thought it over and just say no in the end. "Well shit, say no more, Cabbage." And out Mark's fist went. “On shoot?”

"On shoot." The scientist confirmed, the two men placing their fists behind their backs.

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"

Rock for Mark, and... rock for Cabbage.

"You got lucky." Mark rolled his shoulders back. "But this is it." And back their fists went behind them.

"Rock, paper, scissors... shoot!!"

Scissors for Mark, and... rock for Cabbage.

"I won..." Cabbage glanced down at his fist, mouth left agape, "I-I won! Against you!"

Yikes, better make that record seven-hundred-fifty-two wins to twenty-two losses now.

"I-I..." Mark was still in disbelief, for a totally different reason now, however. "I... I lost?" Under such circumstances too... but seriously! Time travel was a bit too much! "H-Hey, that doesn't mean I'm going to be going through with this! Remember, you said if you won, you'd let me think about it!" Mark reminded.

"Yeah, but only because I didn't think I'd actually win!" Cabbage snorted, shaking his head as he tucked the watch safely in the pocket of his white lab coat. "But I am a man of my word, so I'll give you some time to think about it. How about until the end of the day?" He suggested.

"That's a bit too soon, don't you think?" Mark frowned, not really liking the idea of being forced into a decision so quickly.

"Sorry, is that loser talk?" God, that damn Cabbage always knew how to get under Mark's skin.

"Fine, by the end of the day. But don't be surprised if my answer doesn't change." Mark warned. "Now if that's it, I'll be going." Mark huffed, turning around and heading to the door once more. This time, the scientist let him go, but not without some parting words.

"See you soon, Mark."

(Y/N) doesn't know where her life went wrong.

Okay, maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration and a dramatic one as well, but it didn't change the fact that instead of living out in the city and pursuing her dream as a world renown film director, she was stuck in her small hometown, working full-time at a film-rental store.

What was even the point of this store anyway? Everything was online nowadays anyway - who did the owner think he was, trying to compete with Netflix?

"One Mississippi, two Mississippi..." (Y/N) mumbled to herself from behind the counter, staring dully at the analog clock hung just above the front doors. An analog clock - what year was this again?

"(Y/N)," the voice of the store's owner, Mr. Yoon, was a less than welcoming disruption to her daily "clock-watching" (as she termed it herself), but at least it was a good way to remind her that the day was almost over, "did the kids all go home already?"

(Y/N) nodded, reaching below into the counter for a piece of paper with names and times. "Yup, Jungwoo and Sungchan just finished their shifts half an hour ago." She pointed to their names on the paper, "Signed out here."

"Great. You're in charge of closing up for today then, I have business in the city." Mr. Yoon informed, proudly readjusting his grip on the handles of his briefcase.

"Godspeed, Mr. Yoon." (Y/N) nodded, watching as the man left with a nod. And as the doors closed behind him, the female found herself alone in the store. All alone... which actually wasn't even that uncommon.

(Y/N); twenty-four years old, graduated from a local college two years ago with a degree in Film Studies with hopes of eventually entering the field of film-making and directing. She had high hopes, especially when she graduated. "To the city and A-list I go!" She could remember cheering that day in her car, diploma in hand and graduation gown still on.

But somebody must have forgotten to tell her that the university you went to mattered - and just how competitive the job market was for... pretty much every job.

Now this wasn't to say the college she attended was bad or anything, it just wasn't... one of the SKY universities. And before she knew it, when it came time for job hunting, the positions were constantly being filled out by "better candidates" and after a certain amount of "we regret to inform you"s, (Y/N) decided to go back home.

Home, in the beautiful yet small town of Uicheon. All she wanted was to make it big, live in a nice condo in Seoul and shop at luxury brands. Yet now, she found herself wearing what was possibly a ten-year-old uniform from the back storage with a name tag that was always tilted at a forty-five degree angle no matter how many times she tried to fix it.

But don't get her wrong! She hadn't given up yet - she absolutely would not! Her films might not be playing in theatres or at the Busan International Film Festival, but she still enjoyed writing up ideas and getting some of her co-workers to act out some scenes for her while she filmed eagerly with her trusty camcorder.

The Sony HDR-CX675; this bad boy cost her a good two months of saving up but God, was it worth it. Jungwoo in a wig and Sungchan throwing pens like they were daggers had never looked so good in HD until (Y/N) had gotten her hands on that beloved camcorder of hers.

"Should I film the clock or something?" She sighed, eyes wandering back over to the analog clock. At least she only had an hour left before the store closed, and she usually spent most of that time cleaning up anyway.

And so that hour began, dreadfully long until with only ten minutes to spare, the front door had opened, prompting (Y/N) to rush back to the counter from the storage room, though not without grumbling to herself quietly about what asshole comes into a store ten minutes before they close.

But it wasn't just anybody who came in - it was Mark, the boy who always complimented her hair no matter how lazy she had been to brush it that day. Still, flattery always earned some brownie points in (Y/N)’s books. So she wasn't hesitant at all when she had greeted Mark. "Hey, it's nice to see you here! Renting a movie?" She asked, resting her arms on the counter top.

"Yeah, looking for some Christian-friendly Halloween movie. For the kids at church this Sunday, since Halloween is tomorrow." Mark chuckled shaking his head.

"Let me see what I can find," (Y/N) grinned as she slipped away from the counter and to one of the shelves, "I'll be honest though, you're probably better off showing the kids some cartoon from Netflix or something."

As if Mark was going to tell her that he insisted to his dad on renting a movie, for he wanted to see and talk to the girl of his dreams who currently had her back turned to him. "Well you know us, terrible with technology." Instead, that was all he could muster up.

"I'll bet." She snickered jokingly, turning back to him with a movie now in her hand, "Toy Story of Terror sound good to you?"

"Better than showing them Scream." Mark shrugged before heading back to the counter with her. "I'll pay with debit."

"Mhm," (Y/N) nodded, taking his card and swiping it for him through the machine, "you know the usual, watch within thirty days and return it after those thirty days." She reminded him with a yawn. God forbid Mr. Yoon ever see that.

"Busy day?" Mark offered a small sympathetic smile as he took his card back as well as the movie. "I kind of get it. Cabbage called me in for one of his inventions today."

"Today?" She asked, watching as the boy across from her nodded. "What was it this time?" Everybody in town felt bad for Mark since he was the one always testing out Cabbage's inventions, but at the same time, at least it wasn't them?

"Gosh, you wouldn't believe me if I said it." He shook his head with a heavy sigh. "A time travel machine - or like, a time travel watch, I guess."

"Time travel?" The gasp from the female was expected; anybody would be surprised. "I always knew Cabbage was ambitious but definitely not to the extent of time travel!"

"Yeah, needless to say, I said no. Or like, I told him I would think about it, you know?" Mark frowned. "I just can't believe... time travel of all things."

"I'll be honest," there was a smile spreading on (Y/N)’s face, to the slight surprise of Mark, "the idea of time travel sounds so cool though. I'd love to try it out." When Mark had brought up what had happened at Cabbage's house, he didn't think (Y/N) would actually be... interested in the scientist's invention. Definitely not when it was so absurd. But she looked so cute, the way she stood up straighter and her attentive eyes as he talked about it. Gosh, he wished he could tell her that it wasn't worth the time. But her interest was clear, that much he couldn't ignore.

"Then... why don't you try it in my place?" Mark suggested hesitantly. He didn't want (Y/N) and her pretty little self anywhere near those dangerous creations, for concern of her safety. But she really seemed to be interested in this, and this... it was the least he could do.

"Alone? No thanks." She giggled softly, to the relief of the boy who had suggested it in the first place. "Maybe if someone else was with me though. Like a time travel duo!" Hold up - someone else?

"This is your chance, Mark!" His inner voice practically screamed at him. Anything for (Y/N), right? "But it's so dangerous!" His other inner voice tried deterring him from going through with what he was about to suggest. But for (Y/N)! "Then," Mark felt his heartbeat quicken, excitement and hope visible in his eyes, "you wouldn't mind if we did it together, would you?"

If his friends Johnny and Donghyuck were here, they'd definitely be cheering and slapping him on the back. It felt like he was asking her out, something he always dreamed of doing but never really having the guts to do so. Rejection was a scary thought, but as he watched the wide smile that spread onto (Y/N)’s face, he knew he had something to look forward to, even if through... this.

"Of course! it'll be fun!" Score! "Too bad only one person can go though, I assume." She frowned.

And for a second, Mark's hopes had shattered once again. But then he remembered something back at Cabbage's house, and maybe, just maybe, it wasn't over yet. "Actually, I think Cabbage mentioned making two watches." After confirming his calculations twenty-seven times. "Why don't we go together?"

"Seriously? You wouldn't mind?" Oh, what Mark wouldn't given just to see that wide smile on (Y/N)’s face every single second of the day.

And with a smile of his own, he nodded. "Of course not, noona."

Love has always been a motivation for man, ever since the beginning of humans. And as time continued on and advanced, a variety of factors had been added to that list of motivation, such as money and power. But one constant above all was always going to be love - something that had always been interpersonal.

So that was why Cabbage wasn't too particularly surprised to see Mark come back to his house later in the evening, this time, with a female companion. And judging by the look of awe on her face, it didn't take much for the scientist to connect the dots. "Mark, you came back!" Cabbage smiled down at the boy from the second floor of his basement lab. "With a friend this time?"

"Right," Mark cleared his throat, gesturing to the scientist, "(Y/N), this is Cabbage as you already know, and Cabbage, this is (Y/N), my friend."

"Hi! It's great to be here! Like, really great." (Y/N) was still enamoured by the many... things going on in the lab, though Mark couldn't blame her.

"Anyway Mark, have you given my invention a thought?" Cabbage inquired, standing up from his seat by his computer and leaning against the railing. "I assume that's why you're here, after all."

Mark nodded. "I have." He confirmed, biting down on his lip. "And I'll do it."

"You will?" The scientist's eyes widened, grin spreading on his face. "That's great!"

"But," Mark began, gaze falling over onto (Y/N) for a short second before back onto the scientist, "with conditions."

"Conditions?" Cabbage raised an eyebrow, pleasantly intrigued.

"Conditions!" (Y/N) suddenly spoke up with a grin, earning a look from the two. "Sorry, it just felt kind of intense so I wanted to ease tensions a bit." She coughed, glancing back and forth between the two. "Please, continue." She urged.

"A-Anyway yes, conditions." Mark cleared his throat before turning to the scientist once more. "I want (Y/N) to come with me. You have two watches, don't you?"

"I do." Cabbage nodded, fishing his hand into the pocket of his lab coat and bringing out two identical watches. "So far, they're the only two I have so I need to make sure that your friend will be extra careful with this."

"She will." Mark reassured without any hesitation. "I know she will, because she's (Y/N)." A man who was claiming everybody's hearts left and right - except for (Y/N)’s though, unfortunately.

Cabbage looked as if he was pondering on the thought for a bit before eventually nodding and making his way down the stairs. "Well, if Mark is vouching for you, I guess it should be okay." Cabbage nodded before gesturing for the two to follow him to the back of the lab, where large screen rested on the wall and multiple smaller monitors on both it's sides, resting on a glass desk. Below it were multiple keyboards, a few touch pads here and there with clearly different functions. It was like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. "This is where I'll be monitoring and communicating with you two while you're in whatever time period you land in." He explained, gesturing to his set up.��

"What about the watches?" (Y/N) asked.

"I'm just getting to that." Cabbage nodded, reaching for the two watches once again. "Gather around, you two." He motioned for them to come closer. "It looks like a regular analog watch at first, but if you tap the clock face," he did what he had just said, the other two watching in awe as a small digital hologram had appeared in the air, just above the clock face, "it has information such as your battery life on the right hand corner, the date and time you're in, the option to video call me, and the option to switch time periods." He pointed out each detail on the hologram. "Now the problem with the switching time periods is that once you arrive somewhere, you're stuck there for, at a minimum, twenty-four hours before the voltage and particle energies recharge and allow you to travel elsewhere."

"Wait, so you're staying we might be stuck in a different time for a whole day?" Mark asked, a bit of alarm evident in his voice.

"Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find out the proper calculations to make the recharging process quicker but for the meantime... yes." The scientist sighed. "But hey, at least it's not twenty-five hours...?"

"Cabbage!" Mark groaned, running his hand down his face.

"I mean, twenty-four hours doesn't sound that bad." (Y/N) hummed. "I'd love to explore a different time period, really get to know what it was like!"

"See, at least someone's optimistic." Cabbage sent a not-so-subtle look over at Mark. "But anyway, I actually have a quest for you two."

"Ooh, a quest! I feel like I'm in a video game." (Y/N) giggled, and if it weren't for the fact that she was totally digging this right now, Mark would have just straight up left out of fear for his own safety.

"Exactly!" Cabbage nodded eagerly. "Since you two will be going to different time periods, I want you to bring back a memento of some sort from each time period."

"Anything specific?" Mark asked, wanting to make sure he was going into this with full details.

"Yes, for the purpose of analytic purposes due to their high amount of energy." Cabbage turned to the two, a suddenly serious look on his face. "A meaningful item to at least one person you encounter."

The two waited for him to say more, but nope, all he did was stare back at them. Mark ended up being the first to speak up. "Hm, I think you're missing the part where you, oh I don't know, tell us what you mean by ‘meaningful item’??"

"That will vary from person to person, Mark boy." Cabbage sighed, giving an empathetic pat on the boy's shoulder. "One person's 'meaningful item' might be a necklace that their mother gifted them, or maybe a letter from a lover for a soldier - everything in life is a variable anyway."

"Wait, then how do we know something is a meaningful item?" (Y/N) asked.

"That's where this last function of the watches come in," Cabbage turned his attention back to the watches, "this icon," he pointed to one of the icons on the hologram screen that resembled a heart, "will allow you to scan a person once you've talked to them. This only works one person at a time though, and it does drain a lot of energy from the watch battery. It'll allow you to see particles coming from objects, like sparkles. The more vivid, bigger and brighter the particles, chances are that's your person's meaningful item. So be careful with who you choose to use it on - once you scan that person, you'll have to find their meaningful item before you can use it again. Not to mention that the longer it takes for you to find the meaningful item, the more energy it drains." He warned.

"Talk about ominous, gosh." Mark sighed, shaking his head. "I can't believe I'm doing this."

"It'll be exciting though, Mark." (Y/N) glanced over at the boy beside her, a grin spreading on her face. "We're in this together, after all!"

"Noona..." A shade of red coated Mark's cheeks as he stared down at her, eyes sparkling with adoration.

"Ahem, and me too." Cabbage interrupted, "Just, I'll be back here handling everything."

"Yes, of course, because where would we be without you, Cabbage?" Mark sighed, feeling a bit salty over the scientist's interruption during his and (Y/N)’s "moment".

"Love you too, Mark." Cabbage blew a kiss his way before handing a watch to Mark and (Y/N) each. "Are you two ready?"

"Wait, we're doing this so soon?" Mark's eyes widened, staring down at the watch in his hands with a bit of fear.

"Better sooner than later." Cabbage shrugged, helping attach the watch onto Mark's wrist and then to (Y/N)’s. "You guys will be fine, don't worry. I'm here, after all!"

"So reassuring, Cabbage." Mark grumbled, about to protest over the quick timing and suddenness of all of this if not for the sudden feeling of warmth in one of his hands. He glanced down at said hand, eyes lingering on the smaller hand that had clasped his own. And as his eyes wandered up to the hand's owner, he swore she was going to be the death of him.

"It'll be okay, Mark." (Y/N) squeezed his hand softly with a reassuring smile. "We're in this together." She repeated.

"Right..." Mark trailed off before taking a deep breath and nodding. "Together." He then glanced over at the scientist. "We're ready, Cabbage."

With an excited smile, the older man nodded before turning to his set up and taking a seat down in the chair. The sounds of his quick tapping against the keyboard keys had Mark worrying with every passing second, but as (Y/N) held his hand, he figured this wouldn't be a terrible way to die. "Adios, you two!" Cabbage called out before hitting one last button. Click!

And as a bright and large flash of light illuminated within the lab, Mark knew it had begun, especially with the way his limbs practically burned and his consciousness struggling to stay intact.

The things he'd do for love, huh?

#nct fluff #mark lee fluff #mark lee #nct mark fluff #nct 127 #nct u #nct dream #mark lee x reader #nct #nct 2020 #nct fics #nct x reader #nct angst #mark lee angst

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“In some ways you’re just like all your friends, but onstage you’re a star.”

David Kennish/Ben Skye. 25. ASL Interpreter by day, singer by night.

David James Kennish’s life began on April 13th, 1996 in Seoul, Korea. He was adopted by his doting parents, Lily and John Kennish, and brought back home to Los Angeles, California. Lily was said to not be able to have children of her own, due to medical issues, so the couple decided to adopt. The pair were world travelers, so they knew they wanted to adopt outside of the US. Seoul was one of their favorite trips taken together early on in their relationship, so that’s where they chose to adopt from. They were blessed with their David, who grew up to be a very sweet and caring boy. He always was the kid to share his toys with others and someone the family looked to for optimism when times were difficult. There was never an issue that David couldn’t fix with his advice or a simple smile.

David’s family is wealthy, since John is a retired baseball player from the Chicago Cubs. The family currently owns a carwash in town, Kennish Car Wash, so David grew up very comfortably in their lavish mansion home. Although they are very well off, they are still warm people who use their privilege to help others by donating money and fundraising at the car wash as often as they can.

When David was eleven, a miracle had happened and Lily was expecting a baby. That’s when his little sister, Daisy, was born. There was a bit of an age gap, but David immediately took on the responsibility of being a big brother with grace, like he did with everything else. Daisy was born Deaf, the family found out, as there was history of Deafness on Lily’s side of the family. She knew ASL since she grew up with her Deaf sister, and the boys in the family were more than willing to learn too. David is fluent in ASL, and this would inspire him to bring his skills to the clubs at school. It paved the way for what David would study in college as well.

David started suffering with migraines since he was thirteen, which he takes medication for daily to cut the number of them in nearly half. He still has days he struggles, but his loved ones also help him when he needs the extra support.

David knew early on that he wanted to be a sign language interpreter, and be able to help people like his sister. He received his Bachelor’s in Sign Language Interpretation from UCLA and became certified shortly after graduating. He currently interprets at the happiest place on Earth, Disneyland as a seasonal cast member.

This partly describes David’s career... because he also has a pretty big secret. He’s also had a passion for music since he was a child. He learned to play the piano when he was seven years old. He would also sing since he started to babble, and eventually he would start writing songs when he was old enough to write and spell. Although, there are plenty of older drafts of songs that have some spelling errors.

While he was studying in college, David was also sending demos to various labels in LA in hopes of being signed. Shortly after his 19th birthday, he found success with his label, and he was able to work on his first album.

David performs under the stage name Ben Skye, for a multitude of reasons. (Note: Ben Skye is a nod to one of David’s favorite Star Wars characters: Kylo Ren/Ben Solo) He always wanted to be able to put his music into the world, but he wanted to maintain a normal life at the same time. He is still able to live his life freely as David, without being under a microscope in the public eye, and his family wouldn’t have to worry about being crowded either. The family already was watched closely by sports fans, because of his father, and David didn’t want to add more to that. His sister is currently in high school, so David keeping his secret also allows her to be able to go to school and not be bombarded by Ben’s fans. He simply wanted “the best of both worlds”. His family and a tight nit group of friends know his onstage persona, and they help him keep the two lives separate.

His family has always been supportive of David’s sexuality, too, including when he initially came out as Pansexual in college. After a little while, he realized that the term didn’t speak to his full sexual identity. He discovered that he was Asexual, and now identifies as Panromantic Asexual.

As proud as he is of being Asexual, David’s ex fiance’ broke their engagement off because of issues he had with the sexuality. They met in college, and the two fell in love fairly fast. However, as they grew together they both learned that their relationship would not work when they saw differently on the matter. David is still a hopeless romantic.

Love is found in unexpected places, and David happened to literally catch his current boyfriend at the library. The older, shorter man, Alastair, was on a ladder reaching for a book on a high shelf when he suddenly began to lean back and David was there to stop him from falling. As a friendship began, the two only ended up falling for each other. Even though Al is quite older than David, the couple shares a lot in common and deeply care for one another.

David loves animals and plants, owning a dog and rat of his own and nearly fifty house plants in his apartment. Both bring him a lot of joy, as well as anything sci fi, anime, and Disney related. He is a big geek with an even bigger heart.

~Ben’s discography TBA lol~

#aboutdavid #davidbio #// artwork credit to the beautiful bambi ily uwu

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bangtan-sonyeonddaeng · 5 years

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Individual Member Masterlist

Jimin

Being on tour with him

You travel together

You think he’s cheating but he’s not

A letter from Jimin

You catch his eye at a concert

He overhears you on the phone saying you’re bisexual

I’d go anywhere, give up anything, as long as I can have you

He realizes you find his satoori hot

You’re pregnant and Jungkook & Taehyung accidentally bump into you

He thinks you’re cheating on him with Taehyung

First kiss with him

He gets drunk and confesses to you

Spending time with him on his break

You’re his photographer and fall in love with him

He comforts you during a panic attack

You sneak away for a romantic vacation together

Headcanons for Jimin with an introverted s.o

You and Hoseok try to make him jealous so he’ll confess to you

You take care of him after he overworks himself

One of the staff members is jealous and tells you he doesn��t like you

Soft boyfriend headcanons

You go on a date to the fair together

He finds out you like him and he flirts with you

Comforting you after surgery

Doting on his pregnant wife

“Where were you in the morning?”

Hoping for more good days (Foreign female reader x Jimin soulmate AU): Pt 1. Pt. 2 Pt. 3 Pt. 4 Pt.5 Pt.6 Pt. 7. Pt. 8 Pt. 9 Pt. 10 Pt. 11 (final) Epilogue

Unplanned pregnancy

You playfully kiss/bite his stomach

After he dyes his hair black

You bring him home to meet your family in the states, your grandma doesn’t approve

He’s jealous of you spending too much time with his stylists

He breaks his arm and can’t help with your newborn

He sneaks away to spend time with you after an award show

Jungkook

He falls for you (a body guard for one of the other members)

He rejects you only to realize after you start hanging out with Yoongi more that he likes you too

You put his hair in pig tails

He is jealous of a crush you have on a drama actor

He finds your self harm scars

Male Reader, Royal AU Where Jungkook is a soldier and is tasked to protect you

Ghost Jungkook: You bump into him and can now see him pt. 2

You are insecure about having eczema

You are jealous of a staff member that gets to touch his hair

You play D&D

You have a reversed personality

You have a marathon watching old cartoons

Soft boyfriend head canons

He can’t sleep while Hoseok is away

“You are the cause of my Euphoria”

You are a cover artist and get invited to Seoul to collab with him

You have a competitive gaming night

You are his little sister and disappear for a month

He’s completely whipped for you and the members tease him

You are jealous of a new staff member

He’s flirting with you and you don’t notice

You’re stressed out from college

You watch youtubers but don’t actually play any video games

You get in an accident and forget who he is (angst with a happy ending)

An argument with a fluffy ending

You go with him to their SNL performance and praise him/shower him with compliments

He’s in love with you but doesn’t realize it until after he leaves on tour

Hoseok

He comforts you when you are overwhelmed

Your parents try to put you into an arranged marriage

You are afraid to have children because you think you won’t be a good mom

You find out he likes you so you tease him

Soft boyfriend headcanons

You comfort him when he’s down

He misses you while on tour

You don’t tell him you know who he is, only for him to find out later

Heated kisses after he returns from tour

You confess first

Vampire Hoseok Scenario: You find out what he is but don’t treat him any differently

He finds out he is going to be a dad

You are feeling down about yourself and he cheers you up

You think he is cheating on you (angst with a happy ending)

Cuddly Drabble

You realize you like him after you think he’s moved on

Love/hate relationship where he kisses you impulsively

He takes the last piece of candy from you

Your secret relationship is found out

He gets injured and you comfort him

He teaches you how to dance

You have alopecia

You two have a crush on each other but you’re afraid you aren’t compatible due to your depression/anxiety

He finds out you like him and flirts/teases you

Namjoon

You are self conscious about your surgery scar

His son tells him you’re sad

You go to Korea for the first time and he teaches you about the culture

Soft boyfriend headcanons

He treats you for a rib fracture

You yell at someone for trying to cut in line

He finds you walking in the woods singing to his mixtape

You grow distant from each other

Surprise pregnancy reveal

He surprises you on your birthday

He comforts you after you mom yells at you

You’re his favorite YouTube and he meets you when you come to Seoul

Moonchild, don’t cry

He teases you and flirts with you after he finds out you like him

He finds out you (his younger sister) are secretly dating Taehyung

You are a comedian and he comes to see your show

You meet in a Museum

He forgets your birthday

You two are stargazing and he confesses to you

He helps you propose to your girlfriend. pt. 2

You two are dating and you meet the rest of the members

You have D.I.D

Mafia AU: You erode all my sharp edges, you make me into love. Pt. 1 Pt.2 Pt. 3 Pt. 4 Pt. 5 pt. 6

You comfort him after he has trouble translating for the members

Jin

You are on a date at the park and he comes back to find you in a tree and has to convince you to come down

Vampire Jin x Hunter reader AU

Soft boyfriend headcanons

Heated kisses after he gets back from tour

He finds out you have super powers

He finds out you like him and he teases you

He comforts you after a nightmare

You are insecure about your eczema

He plays a prank on you but it goes wrong

He rejects you only to realize he likes you too after you start spending more time with the other members

He likes you but thinks you like another member

He takes care of you when you’re sick

His brother comes to visit and you end up having to sleep in a bed with Jungkook

How he would react after the birth of your child

The members get into a competition with each other to be the best uncle when they find out you two are expecting

His parents aren’t accepting of you

You’re a cashier at target and he asks you to help him get revenge on the members

You break up due to hateful comments from fans (angst with a happy ending)

You spoil him/take care of him

You try to cook for him

You get sassy with him

You think he’s cheating on you

You two like each other but don’t know it

He impulsively kisses you

Comforting you during a bad storm

Falling in love with your bias

You tell him you are pregnant

Yoongi

You feel a lot of guilt/self doubt when you do something wrong

You write a rap about him

Werewolf Yoongi: You refuse to let him in the room until he lets you pet him

He comforts you when your dysphoria gets bad

He pretends to be your boyfriend after a guy harasses you

Soulmate AU where you switch bodies

You’re a vampire and get sick after not feeding because you don’t want him to find out what you are

You’re his younger sister and he finds out you’re dating Namjoon

Everyone seems to forget you except for him

Hanahaki AU

Your family thinks you are faking your anxiety/depression

You comfort him after he cries from stress

He takes you on an aquarium date

He gets worried you will leave him for Taehyung

Music producer reader: You two get into a fight and he belittles your status

Soft boyfriend head canons

Someone calls you a cry baby when you’re having a panic attack

He confesses to you when you’re drunk, thinking you won’t remember

Your first morning together

Crossing paths without meeting, all of it destiny

You are small but actually quite strong

He finds out you can rap

You kiss his hands after he overworks himself

He can tell you’re down and cheers you up

Can you turn off your cellphone?

You are 6 months pregnant and he falls for you pt. 2

Your first date with Yoongi

He invites you over to watch a scary movie with him

You find out he likes you

One of the members teases you and you get upset

He gets jealous when some guy flirts with you

You two get in an argument and he kisses you

He takes you on a surprise trip to Tokyo Disney

Male reader soulmate au

He’s asked about your relationship but you both want to keep things private

You aren’t confident and he comforts you

You fill the grocery cart with ice cream even though you’re lactose intolerant

You have a breakdown because of school

You two get in an argument (angst with a happy ending)

You go on tour with him

Taehyung

You are childhood friends and have a crush on each other

He confesses to you at your surprise birthday party with the other members

He hears you telling Jimin how much you like him

You sing at a vintage themed bar

He convinces you to get help for your depression/anxiety

He comes home to find you cuddling on the couch with Yeontan

You’re both idols and go on tour together

You break down because you wish you had a functional family

His child throws a tantrum

He comforts you after a long stressful day

You bring your baby to a fan sign

You’re also an idol and feel like you’re neglecting him

Slow dancing at 3am

He takes care of you when you’re stressed

You are both ghosts and have a competition to see who can scare the most people

Soft Boyfriend Headcanons

Are you calling me a sinner? (Fallen angel Taehyung)

He slow dances with you and sings to you while the sun is setting

He teases you and flirts with you after he finds out you like him

He surprises you by coming home early from his tour

You go on a date in the mountains

I hope fate allows us to meet again pt. 2

I’ll see you in my dreams

Hide Away

You two meet at a night club and fall for each other

Your friends with all of the members but start developing feelings for him

The first time he tells you he loves you

You kissing his hands

You think you are terrible at singing

You bring home home to meet your family

You comfort him after he reads hurtful things people say about him

pt.1 pt.2 Pt. 3 pt. 4 pt.5 pt. 6. pt.7 pt. 8. pt. 9 (final)

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minserenity · 4 years

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Impossible Possibilities

Pairings: reader x idol!Chan (featuring the rest of Stray Kids)

Genre: fluff, humour, a little bit of angst later on

Synopsis: You have always been the kind of girl who follows rules and behaves according to them, always being a good daughter and a model student, helping others as much as possible and trying your best to make everyone around you happy. But what happens when a single rule gets in the way of your own happiness? Will you still follow it?

Warnings: none

Chapter 4: Dreams and Reality

“Izzy I’m gonna go now, I’ll probably come back later tonight, so don’t wait for me for dinner, ok?” you shout before opening the front door of your shared apartment.

“Wait what? Why are you coming home late?” Izzy peeks out of her room, “What about our Disney movie night?”

“Right, I almost forgot about that…” you scratch your head, “I don’t think I’ll come that late anyway, a colleague just invited me… Actually I have no idea for what… But anyway, it’s just for a few hours.”

“Wait, wait, wait, what is this about?” she says, now standing arms crossed in front of her door.

“I’ll tell you everything when I’ll come back. Please, please don’t get mad at me, I have to rush or I’ll be late.”

“All right then, keep your secrets.”

***

“It’s seven o’clock and Chris is probably already waiting for me while I’m still here waiting for this stupid computer to download these files… come on, get a move!” You angrily gesture at your computer screen as if it could hear you, and that seems to actually work, since it only takes a couple more minutes and your job is done. Now you just have to find Miss Kim. You get up from your chair and approach the woman’s desk to ask her if she needs you to do anything else.

The older woman glances at the clock on the wall. “No sweetie, it’s already past seven, you should head home,” she says

“Thank you so much, see you tomorrow!” You happily pick up your little backpack and start pacing down the stairs. You check your phone, careful not to miss a step. 19:16. It’s late.

“You’re here! I thought you stood me up.” Chris is leaning to the wall next to the door, hands in his pocket and snapback on his head. His serious look changes into a soft smile as soon as he sees you coming.

“Yeah sorry if I was late, I had to finish a task,” you explain.

“Sure, don’t worry about that.”

“So where are we headed to?” you ask, sounding maybe a little too impatient.

“You’re quite new around here right? I have the perfect place in mind. Do you like quite places?”

“Are you kidding me? I love quite places, When I was younger I had this little hideaway only me and my friend knew about-” you stop yourself covering your face, a little self-conscious about your obvious excitement, “oh sorry, I’m just rambling.”

“You’re cute,” Chris chuckles and suddenly a rush of pink explodes on your cheeks.

The boy adjusts his hat and starts making his way to his secret spot, quickly followed by you.

***

The two of you reach a little park surrounded by blooming trees and fragrant lilac bushes. A gentle breeze is blowing causing the leaves to make a swishing sound, the perfect background music for the jolly birds’ chants. The atmosphere is so idyllic.

“Wow Chris this is amazing! I didn’t even imagine Seoul could have such nice places! It’s all so calm and peaceful here.”

“I always come here whenever I need to clear my mind, this place is soothing,” he states, sitting down on a wooden bench.

“Whoa, be careful Chris, I might steal your hideaway,” you say, still looking around in awe.

“Is that a threat?”

You let out a small laugh at his upset expression. “Maybe.”

Your stomach growls. Trying to cover up the sound, you place your hands on your tummy, but Chris notices immediately.

“Are you hungry?” he asks, tilting his head.

“Actually, I am a bit,” you admit, smiling shyly.

“Your stomach just growled, you must be very hungry.” Chris reaches out over his backpack taking two sandwiches and a bottle of water out.

“Here, take one,” he says, offering you the food.

Sensing your slight reluctance, he speaks, “I made them for us with my own two hands, so you have accept it or I’ll take offense.”

You fake an annoyed sigh, taking the ham sandwich in your hands.

“I hope you don’t have allergies or stuff like that though…” he adds, “I don’t really know much about you.”

He couldn’t be less true. You know absolutely nothing about him, but Chris has been more than gentle with you since you two first met, something tells you he’s a person you can trust.

“We can fix that, though,” he continues, “tell me three things you like and three you absolutely dislike, then I’ll tell you mine.”

You bring your fingers in a v shape around your chin, thinking about your answer. “Let’s see… I like dogs or pets in general, music and strawberries. I absolutely hate mushrooms, wasps and narrow spaces.”

“Mushrooms?” he repeats surprised.

“Yes, they’re the devil I despise them with all my might. Now your turn.”

“I like music, sports and I love dogs too! As for the things I dislike… Watching movies alone, cold pizza and people being fake.”

“Oh wow how deep,” you mock, earning a light nudge on your side, “but no, you’re right, fake people are the worst. I had a best friend up until high school, then I realised she wasn’t who I thought she was and I just… never spoke to her again.” You lower your gaze thinking back of all the memories.

“Yeah these kind of people are not good to be around.”

Feeling a little discomfort and wanting to avoid bringing up the past too much, you take a second bite of your sandwich and compliment the ‘chef’.

“Oh thanks, I just threw in what I had in the fridge,” he says, scratching his neck.

“I really like it…”

Just like that, heavy silence falls on the two of you. A wave of nostalgia, awakened maybe by the sudden reminiscence of the old times, hits you without warning.

“Do you ever miss home?” you ask, “I mean… I’m sure you do but-”

“Are you missing home right now?”

“I wish my little brother was here with me, he would have enjoyed this place so much,” you say, eyes fixed on the clouds.

“How old is he?” he asks, secretly scanning your pensive figure.

“He’s gonna turn eighteen this year, so I guess he’s not that little anymore.” You smile, turning your face towards Chris and catching him staring. The both of you end up blushing, then you quickly turn away.

“I have a younger brother too and a sister… I do miss them often, but moving here was my decision. You know… Chasing dreams comes with a cost,” his tone is now more serious.

“What’s your dream?” you ask, curious.

“My dream has always been to make music and share it with as many people as possible. Music has this extraordinary power to connect people, wherever they are, whatever they are doing… Have you ever thought that somewhere in this world someone is listening to the exact same song you are listening to, in the same moment? Feeling the same way? Music can make you feel better when you’re down, help you cry it out when you need it, cheer you up or express what you’re unable to with your own words… Music is… amazing.”

His eyes lit up as soon as he started mentioning music, everyone could see that he’s very passionate about it and only listening to him talk about his dream leaves you with this uncanny yet genuine happiness.

“What about you?” he asks back, facing you again.

You’re a little hesitant at first. Unlike Chris, you never believed you could ever achieve your dream, always pushing it back instead.

“I like dancing. I’ve been dancing since I learned to stand on my two feet. My dream must be about that… It might sound stupid, but I’ve always wanted to have a dance studio of my own. But still, that dream seems so far away.” You shake your head to clear it off from these thoughts.

“You can never tell. I believe you will achieve it one day. Maybe not tomorrow, nor next year, but if you strongly believe in your dream, you can make it come true.”

“I don’t know Chris… I’ve always been told that dance can only just be a hobby, that I can’t turn that into a fulltime job since is not something stable… and honestly I’ve grown into believing that too…”

“I don’t think you should give up on that and if you truly cherish something you can’t put it aside just because someone told you so,” he softens his expression, “I bet you’re a good dancer.”

“Let’s say I’m not a total beginner,” you confidently admit.

“You should meet my friends then, they’re dancers. Maybe you can talk to them.”

You nod, liking his idea.

Just like that, two hours have gone by without even realizing it. You feel your back pocket buzz for what was the umpteenth time. You pull your phone out noticing ten missed texts from your roommate and jump up from the bench. “Shoot, it’s late! I promised Izzy to come back in time for the movie.”

“Who’s Izzy?” he asks.

“She’s my roommate and she’s probably gonna be furious with me for ditching her. Thank you so much for this Chris. It was… healing.”

The boy smiles getting up from his spot as well. “No thank you for agreeing to come. I had a great time. I hope maybe we can meet like this again.”

Awkwardly standing in front of each other, Chris makes the first step and hugs you. As you breathe in, the scent of his cologne enraptures all of your senses making your head feel unexpectedly dizzy. He smells like an autumn night… It’s inebriating.

To your dismay, he pulls away giving you a big eye smile, a little dimple poking from his right cheek.

You stiffen up a little.

“That’s it,” you think, “You are so, so done for.”

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laruna · 4 years

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☽ GLASS is a producer based in Seoul, South Korea. She began beatmaking in mid-2007 at twelve years old under the mentorship of fellow amateur producer YUNGKEYS. As a result of his mentorship, her work is largely rooted in American hip-hop. She is regarded fondly by aspiring rappers across South Korean music communities on SoundCloud, Hiphopplaya, Jungle Radio, and HiphopLE for making catchy beats that are free to use.

☽ MUSIC CATALOGUE.

TRIGGER

GLARING

KABOOM

KABLAM

MILLIONZ

TRAPPED

NO SOUL

SURVIVE

☽ STYLISTIC CHOICES.

Beats by Glass are notable for their old-school 90′s hip-hop vibe.

When asked how she came up with song titles, she said she chose what sounds cool.

☽ OTHER NOTES.

Glass revealed on a Jungle Radio forum post that her real name is Yuri.

She chose the name ‘GLASS’ because it is the English translation of her name.

Yuri’s icon is a yawning picture of a cartoon Cinderella from the 1950 Walt Disney film.

In another forum post, she said that she chose her icon because her name is ‘GLASS’ and Cinderella has a glass slipper, and she chose the yawning picture of her because she likes to sleep. As a joke, many forum members nicknamed her Sleepy Cinderella.

Yungkeys revealed on a Hiphopplaya forum post that Yuri is a ‘96-liner and his sister, which she confirmed with a reply. Little information is given about her personal life.

At in-person hip-hop events, she was often recognized by her strange, cutesy style (which included the drawing of a heart under her eye) and her choppy bangs.

Many members of the Korean hip-hop community nicknamed her ‘Bangsie’ not only because of her bangs, but her closeness to the members of Bangtan Sonyeondan.

There was a considerable slow of content in 2010 when she began working as a producer for Big Hit Entertainment. Her account became inactive in late 2013.

#repost with more info + aesthetic change!!#kumokocnet #laruna.disc

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cakep0psugar · 4 years

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BTS

jin: kim seok jin (김석진), stage name: jin, oldest in the group at 27 yrs, born dec 4th 1992 in anyang, gyeonggi-do south korea, sagittarius, 5′10, blood type O, he has a mom, dad, and older brother, nicknames: fake maknae, worldwide handsome, and eat jin, in 2015 jin was nicknamed car door guy from coming out the door and stunning fans with his visuals, was an exchange student in australia during his middle school year, both his middle school and high school were all-boys schools, has the longest legs in BTS, shoulders are 60 cm wide, speaks chinese (mandarin) and basic english, likes disney princesses, a very good cook, favorite number is 4, favorite color is blue, habit is blinking his left eye when hungry, can open a bag of chips with his feet, loves eating, jin and RM used to be the least skilled dancers in BTS but they improved a lot, wears really strong prescription glasses but he doesn’t like wearing them because he’ll become insecure, hes the closest to v, wakes up 2 hours earlier than the rest of the members, had a dog named JJanggu, can play the guitar and the piano, is really good at snowboarding, has a habit where if he makes eye contact with anyone for more than 3 seconds he winks at them, hates scary movies, jin and jungkook bicker a lot, likes strawberries but he doesn’t like strawberry flavored things, used to work at a strawberry farm, makes dad jokes, and is the first idol to hit 100 million hearts on a solo vlive.

suga: min yoon-gi, stage name: suga (슈가), second oldest at 27 yrs, born march 9th 1993 in buk-gu daegu south korea, pisces, 5′8, blood type O, has a mom, dad, and older brother, got his stage name from the CEO because he is pale and his smile is sweet like sugar, he’s in charge of fixing the things that RM breaks he changes the light bulbs, fixes the toilet, etc, members often call him “grandpa” because he sleeps all the time and can be cranky, he usually scolds and nags the younger members when they make a mistake, nicknames: motionless min, grandpa, and mr. appendix because he had appendicitis surgery in 2013, was an underground rapper and was in a group called D-Town, when he was an underground rapper he was known as gloss cause that’s the english translation of yoongi, suga has been making and producing music since he was 13, loves sleeping, bad at japanese and english, suga’s personality is quite straightforward, can play the piano, when he has a problem he talks to RM because their age gap is small and they also have things in common, suga said in a interview he comes from a poor family, was in a car accident and hurt his shoulder while working as a delivery boy and delivering a meal on a bike, favorite food: meat, meat, and meat, speaks with a satoori accent when he’s nervous and when he cries, for suga his charm is his eye smile, bad at drawing, and fav color is white.

j-hope: jung ho-seok (정호석), stage name: j-hope (제이홉), third oldest at 26 yrs, born feb 18th 1994 in gwangju south korea, aquarius, 5′10, blood type A, has a mom, dad, and older sister, j-hope was a part of a street dance team called NEURON, won an underground dance battle and even performed at a festivals, fav color is green, has a dog named mickey, hates exercising and working out, used to be a tennis player in elementary school, bad at drawing, when having problems or worries he would share them with rap monster or suga, when he was younger he was quite famous in the gwangju dance underground, likes if someone strokes his hair – he says it helps him to sleep, things he wants to steal from other members is jimin’s chocolate abs, rap monster’s rap skill and his good english, j-hope’s ideal date: “i love the sea, i would like to walk down to the beach and hold hands”, features in drake’s “in my feelings” MV, on march 2 2018 j-hope released his 1st mixtape “hope world” with the title track “daydream”, j-hope’s ideal type is a girl who loves him, is good at cooking, and thinks a lot, in the dorms he shares a room with jimin, 3 requirements for j-hope happiness: family, health, and love, is known for his sunny personality, j-hope is a bright guy and laughs alot, loves sprite and hamburgers.

RM: kim namjoon, stage name: RM (old stage name was rap monster), fourth oldest at 26 yrs, born sep 12th 1994 in seoul (sangdo-dong) then he moved to Ilsan gyeonggi-do south korea when he was 4, virgo, 5′11, blood type A, has a mom, dad, and younger sister, RM studied in new zealand and lived/stayed there for 6 months, he’s currently enrolled to global cyber university, pre-debut he had already been performing as an underground rapper, he’s really smart with an IQ of 148 he was previously ranked in the top 1% of the nation in his high school exams, speaks english fluently, RM’s TOEIC (the test of english for international communication) score was 900, there was a rumor among the korean fans that at the age of 15 namjoon had a heart surgery with a 30% chance of living (but that’s just a rumor), hobbies: surfing the web, walking in a park, cycling, photography, mountain climbing, good at ice-skating, hes a great supporter of the gay/lesbian’s rights, he has a younger sister the same age as jungkook but when asked if he would introduce her to him he said N.O, RM has composed/produced 100+ songs, RM’s nicknames are rap mon, leader mon because he is the leader of BTS and the destroyer bc he destroys everything he touches: sunglasses, clothes, doorknobs, bunk bed ladders, fav colors are black, pink and purple, has a dog whose name is RAP MON, is the english translator for the group when they go to america, and his fav number is 1.

jimin: park ji min (박지민), stage name: jimin (지민), fith oldest at 25 yrs, born oct 13th 1995 in busan south korea, libra, 5′8, blood type A, has a mom, dad, and younger brother, pre-debut jimin entered busan high school of arts as the top student in modern dance but later transferred to korea arts high school with V, jimin was the last member to join BTS, fav color are blue and black, fav number is 3, nickname: mochi, he used to view himself as “fat” and he was self conscious of his looks and cheeks, favorite foods are pork, duck, chicken, fruit, and kimchi jjigae, doesn’t like spinach, prefers a sunny and cool weather, known for his impressive abs, he jokingly hits his fellow members as a way of showing his affection for them, if music is playing he will start to dance no matter where he is, he is most confident in his eyes, enjoys reading comic books, according to jimin the requirements for his happiness are: love, money and stage, jimin has black belt in taekwondo, jimin is close with EXO kai, jimin usually solves his problems himself if he can’t solve it, he will share it with V and ask for his advice, jungkook is always teasing jimin about his height, things he wants to steal from other members are: rap monster’s height, V’s talent and gaze, j-hope’s cleanliness, and suga’s diverse knowledge, money is important to jimin, jimin’s ideal date: “sitting on the bench, drinking together… i would like to have a countryside date we would also walk holding hands, things he dislikes: jin, suga and V, known for his angel voice, is the shortest in the group, and his “fake love” fancam already reach 29.3 mil on youtube which is the most viewed fancam in k-pop.

V: kim tae-hyung (김태형), stage name: V (뷔), sixth oldest at 24 yrs, born dec 30th 1995 in daegu but later moved to geochang where he spent his life until he moved to seoul, capricorn, 5′10, blood type AB, has a dad, mom, younger sister and younger brother, can speak fluently japanese, fav color is grey, fav number is 10, nicknames: taetae, blank tae (bc he always has a blank expression) and CGV (since his visuals are so perfect and outstanding like the computer game character), he has been in the group for awhile but fans didn‘t know or hear of him until the time around his debut, has one single eyelid and one double eyelid, has a 4D personality, he clenches his teeth while he sleeps, he can only drink one glass of beer before he gets drunk, doesn’t like coffee but loves hot cocoa, likes anything that is unique, can dance in high heels, is the pickiest eater out of all the members, his role model is his dad he wants to be a dad like his dad someone who takes care of his children, when V has a problem he will share it with jimin and jin but he thinks is more easy to talk to jimin since they have the same age, V is one of the mood makers in BTS along with j-hope, namjoon said that taehyung is the 2nd best english speaker in BTS, loves GUCCI, he has been showing interest in photography lately if he wasn’t an idol he would probably be a photographer, has a habit of collecting ties, is in charge of the washing machine, can climb a tree but he can’t get back down, is ambidextrous he was originally left handed but he’s now ambidextrous, comes from a poor family he said, acted in the korean drama “hwarang” (2016-2017), and ranked 1st in the “top 100 most handsome faces of 2017.

jungkook: jeon jung kook (전정국), stage name: jungkook (정국), youngest member at 23 yrs, born sep 1st 1997 in busan south korea, virgo, 5′10, blood type A, has a mom, dad and older brother, jungkook attended seoul performing art high school he graduated in february 2017, favorite foods are anything with flour (pizza, bread, etc), fav color is black, loves playing games, drawing and soccer, has a weird habit where he sniffles a lot because of his rhinitis he also wriggles his fingers a lot, fav number is 1, likes shoes and makeup, dislikes tasteless things, bugs, getting hurt, and studying, speaks korean, japanese and english (basic), knows taekwondo (he has a black belt), in 10 years jungkook wants to be the owner of a duck meat restaurant or a tattooist, after randomly seeing and falling in love with future member rap monster’s rap he decided to join big hit entertainment, nicknames: jeon jungkookie (suga calls him a lot), golden maknae, kookie, jk and nochu, jungkook wants to go on trip with his lover someday, loves reading comic books, is the baby of the group, is a big fan of iron man, thinks he’s a pro gamer, can play games on two computers at once, jimin says that jungkook smiles when he swears, owns a dog named 구름/gureum (cloud), members say that jungkook’s dorm room is the messiest but jungkook denies, things that he wants to steal from other members are: rap monster’s knowledge, suga’s diverse knowledge, j-hope’s positive mind, jimin’s persistence and his effort, V’s natural talent and jin’s wide shoulders, has his own room, and is good at literally everything.

#bts

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