The pup would spend her days practically zooming through the yard, chasing just about everything in sight and then napping on the porch when the weather was nice.

Her zoomies of course would grow much, much worse when Minji visited with her own pup.

Siyeon wasn’t as energetic as Yoohyeon, but you wouldn’t have thought that if you watched them running through the house and yard together. Both of them growling, barking, screaming and shouting at each other and being practically crazy pups.

But Bora noticed a shift when she had brought in a foster pup that had clearly never seen a better day in her life. She was tied to a post outside, braving the elements constantly and never had a proper meal.

Seulgi was a mix breed hybrid pup just like Yoohyeon was. Bora hoped they would get along but Yoohyeon had hid from the new hybrid and was actively terrified of her at first.

“You’re okay.” Bora whispered, gently letting Seulgi’s head when the pup saw Yoohyeon at the end of the hall. “She’s just a dope.”

“She’s big…” Seulgi whimpered.

“But she’s not mean. I promise.” Bora gave her a reassuring smile, hoping they would get along enough for her to be socialized.

Both hybrids were jumpy at first, and Seulgi didn’t quite understand Yoohyeon’s fixation with wanting to be outside every ten minutes. Seulgi watched Bora just let her in and out whenever to the point where she just left the side door wide open, watching the other run in and out without being yelled at.

“Oh my god she’s so kind.” Minji whispered while petting the new hybrid.

Minji had entered through the back, leaving Siyeon outside with Yoohyeon in order to meet this new hybrid Bora was sending pictures of.

“She’s just a little jumpy with Yoohyeon. She’s used to her running in and out now, just need them to socialize.” Bora explained.

“She will, she’s a good puppy.” Minji cooed.

Seulgi and Yoohyeon had gotten along better, and Bora noticed Yoohyeon would calm herself in order to be around the new pup. She was happy they were getting along, playing gently and enjoying each other’s company.

“I like her.” Yoohyeon was extremely close to Bora, watching the other pup from across the room. “Can we keep her?”

“I’m fostering her Yooh…” Bora whispered.

Yoohyeon knew that word. Foster. It was why she didn’t get along well with other hybrids. She didn’t want to get close just to watch them leave. But she got close with Seulgi thinking she would stay.

“Oh.” Yoohyeon pouted, leaving her owner and flopping on the other couch. Her happy mood had left and now she didn’t want anything to do with anything.

Bora saw the decline in Yoohyeon, her zoomies did last nearly as long and she would spend most of her day in her bed rather than out on the porch or in the living room. Seulgi had tried to get close to her again, only to be rejected by the taller hybrid. It broke Bora’s heart, and really she didn’t want to get rid of Seulgi either. She was adorable, cuddly, and very well suited to Yoohyeon.

“Seulgi-ah, come.” Bora smiled.

Seulgi had made her way over, sitting carefully in front of her. She watched Bora dig into a plastic bag, pulling out an orange collar with two tags on it.

Yoohyeon’s ears perked up at the sound, causing her to look over from her spot on the porch. She watched Bora put the collar around Seulgi’s neck and she could feel her tail thumping against the sliding glass door. Collar meant adopted. Bora put a collar on Seulgi and that meant Seulgi was adopted into their family.

“You’re home now.” Bora whispered.

“Home?” Seulgi questioned, watching her nod her head.

The moment only lasted for a few brief seconds before Yoohyeon had tackled her to the ground into a bone crushing hug. Both of them erupted into a small fit of giggles before bursting outside, the sounds of their tags jingling as well as their laughter as they ran through the yard together.

Nayeon: wow

Mina: *gets shy*

Momo: wow, you flirt with everyone

Dahyun: *nervous laugh*

Tzuyu: I, uh- *looks down and smiles*

Jihyo: no, Sana-

Chaeyoung: *smiles*

–♡–♡–

“chaeryeong, where’s my phone?”

that’s how their morning starts. the fox hybrid is only just sitting up in her bed when she notices the older hybrid rustling through her things. she shoots up immediately.

“unnie, stop! you’re unraveling everything, gosh!” frantically, chaeryeong darts over and nudges yeji out of the way, tucking things back in place and fussing under her breath. beside her, yeji snickers lightly, pretending to bat at her teasingly. “what are you even looking for, unnie?”

Requested: Yes

Ryujin accidentally breaking yejis arm cause I mean come on have you seen csi 😂 and doing her best to look after her (soft af)

Note: Hi! Slowly getting through my requests. Thank you for waiting and thank you for reading. Stay safe all and hope you enjoy ~

Warnings: mentions of injury and hospital, fluff

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“Hey! Shin Ryujin!”, bellowed through the dorm as fast footsteps could be heard pounding down the hallway. Wind whipped her hair against the side of her neck as Ryujin ran towards the living room for the sole purpose of hiding. The very thing she was going to hide from was the heavily annoyed Hwang Yeji that was on her tail, trying to catch her. Water was dripping down from Yeji’s head, now covering her whole body as Ryujin’s laugh reaching her ears only annoying her further. Ryujin had been chilling on the couch when she suddenly had the idea to play a prank on the leader still sleeping in her room. Water was involved, and Ryujin was now paying the consequence of drenching the sleeping girl.

Her legs lost contact with the floor as she used every power in her legs to jump across the couch and hide in between it and the wall. Heavy breathing leaving her lips, she tried to quiet down as she heard the thundering steps of Yeji approaching the living room. Heartbeat hammering in her ears, she held her breath and felt the laughter bubble inside her. The look on Yeji’s face as the water had come in contact with her skin and face was all too funny and before she could stop it, the laughter left her lips, alerting the very annoyed leader about her whereabouts. 

-🐇

It wasn’t a bad fall, but it was certainly enough to catch a lot of unwanted attention. Yeji had lost her footing and really she didn’t think it wasn’t that bad. She was running off the pure rush of just getting through the performance stage and not letting the fans down. She knew how much they had been waiting for this day and wanted to make it worthwhile. 

By the time the stage was over, she ignored the pain in her ankle, choosing to believe that it was just a small pull rather than fussing over it. She quickly changed, keeping tabs on her members before they were allowed to leave. 

It had been a very long time since they had done anything to the fullest extent. They were very much used to covid rules and everyone staying home as much as possible. Now that the world was slowly returning to normal, they were greeted with fans, cameras, everything. Things they were used to before. 

Yeji continued to ignore the pain in her ankle, focusing on the fans instead. She waved, smiled, and even took a few small letters after getting the okay. By the time they made it back to the dorm, everyone had gone off doing their own things, everyone relaxing after a long day of promotions. 

The leader winced at the sudden sharp pain in her ankle, deciding to sit on her bed before moving more. She slid her sock down, seeing just how swollen it was getting now. She let out a breath, knowing it was going to be something that would hold her back. She couldn’t let that happen this soon. 

She did her best to hide her pain as she walked out of the room to the kitchen, making a quick ice pack for herself before hiding back in her room. 

Ryujin noticed how quiet the leader was and was unsure of everything. Usually, Yeji was the one to keep them going after promotion and now she was hiding away from everyone. She figured it must’ve been because she was tired, so she shook it off for a few moments. Until the nagging feeling in the back of her mind told her to go check. 

She walked into the bedroom, seeing the leader immediately throw a blanket over herself before being seen. Ryujin raised her eyebrow at the leader, watching her carefully. 

“What are you doing?” Ryujin frowned. 

“Hm?” Yeji watched her, afraid to even move at this point. 

“What are you doing?” She repeated the question, watching her friend shrugged her shoulders before looking down at her phone. 

“Just relaxing.” She muttered. “It was a long day.” 

“What are you hiding?” Ryujin continued to pester the older girl, watching as Yeji continued to deflect the question. She ended up grabbing the blanket, struggling with tugging it away as Yeji had a very tight grip on it. It wasn’t until she had nearly fallen over, grabbing the bed with a free hand, hearing the leader take in a sharp breath the second the hand made contact with her leg. 

Ryujin immediately pulled away, watching as Yeji had a pained look on her face. 

“Unnie… What happened?” Ryujin frowned. 

“I fell on stage… I ignored it and now it’s swollen and hurts a lot.” Yeji explained. She hated feeling like this. She hated expressing the pain she was feeling. She never wanted the girls to worry about her. Ever. 

Ryujin ended up leaving the room, a look of sadness on her face as she left. Yeji hated herself for saying anything. She knew that the girls would be upset with her. She was a little surprised to see the younger come back with a new ice pack and painkillers. 

“Here, it’ll help with pain and this will help with swelling,” Ryujin muttered, handing off the pain killers to the leader. 

Yeji took them without question, frowning at the younger that was now tending to her swollen ankle. 

“You’re upset,” Yeji whispered. 

“Because you hid it from us. Hid it from me.” Ryujin frowned as she placed the ice pack just so. “You should’ve told us immediately. We would’ve helped you.” She added.

“You know how I feel about that,” Yeji muttered. 

“At least me.” Ryujin sighed. “Promise me you won’t do it again?” She asked. 

“I promise,” Yeji whispered. 

siyeon: that's pretty metal

Yoohyeon: *shrugs* I don't know, I once burned an onion

Lia: oh. well, that's not that bad, I've also-

Jiu: *shakes her head* no no, she didn't peel an onion, dice it and then fry it. No, she took an onion, and then she used a blowtorch to cook it

handong: we're the best thing that's happened to you?

jiu: yes!

Yeji: huh?

Ryujin: JYP. He fired that cute lady who scouted me, THE DAY AFTER I GOT IN!

The rest of Itzy: ...

Ryujin: *tucks her hair behind her ear* oh, hi there~

Lia: are you flirting with her?

Yeji: she just kidnapped us!

Chaeryoung: are you insane!?

Ryujin: please, I am trying to get a girlfriend, okay? And you're all already leaving a bad impression!

Yuna: ...is she serious?

Ryujin: *bites her lower lip and winks at the kidnapper*

Yeji: stop angering the cops, just run faster damn it!

Ryujin: but that one is really cute-

Ryujin: imma run into her arms

Tzuyu: lol, that is the corniest-

Mina: I feel the same way *holds Chaeyoung's hands*

Irene: lol, I know

Wendy: what? no I don't

Irene: *crosses her arms over her chest* I'm kinda hungry