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kageya's unbound by the constraint of jetlag thanks to the sheer amount of excitement coursing through his veins. given it was practically his first time properly in the states, he'd been a bundle of nerves and energy unable to sit still, from the dorm the night before, to the airport, and even the plane. it was only when he reached his shared room with hyeongyu that he had fallen back onto the bed and finally breathed deep.

like life with kageya always, the quiet doesn't last long. he turns to the maknae with a beaming smile, all the while stretching almost like a cat. his shirt rides up with the action and exposes a sliver of tanned skin; it also earns a quiet groan alongside it, thanks to the soreness of his everything from travel. the sunlight trickles in with the crack in polyester curtain. if kageya was doing the math correct, it was probably around eleven or so in the morning, given the time difference — a cool 3am back in korea.

"what're we gonna do first?" the older hums with a voice sing-songy around korean syllables. "i've read that there's a really cool aquarium around here, if you wanna see it. there's the pier, too, and obviously the walk of fame, and all of that, and hanson recommended some really good restaurants and museums and shops, there's apparently a little tokyo.." he prattles off, gaze shifting on occasion between the ceiling, the blue-sky view out the window, and hyeongyu's endearing side profile.

secretly, he's grateful he's been assigned the xroom with their group's maknae — there's something in his presence that's grounding; it always had been. when they had worked on choreographies together, he'd always been the one to reign kageya back in when it all seemed too overwhelming. if anything, he'd behaved more like a hyung than kage had to him in the moment. ever since, he'd felt fiercely protective. that, and like he owed him the world.

it was extra helpful now, when nerves about running into a certain someone had left kageya particularly wired.

it's pure coincidence that kageya runs into yamada so late in the evening — after a long evening's worth of filming, ice cream in all the shades of youth on a pier somewhere in los angeles, he's more than ready to crash out in his bed, mindlessly scroll instagram or chat on lynk until bone-deep exhaustion cradled him to sleep. but, there's a shock of bleached-blonde hair that kageya hasn't seen in what feels like eons, and he's quick to accept the task fate has so graciously bestowed upon him. he reminds himself to pay it back later — somewhere, somehow.

the idol waits for the next elevator up, promising his members he'll be back later; it's all veiled in a gossamer-hazy excuse of needing some fresh air. judging by the fact that yamada seemed to have been carrying a towel, kageya takes his best guess, and waits for the ding of the doors to open to the hotel's upper pool level.

he lingers then around the door, gnawing full lips as he tries to piece together a verbal olive branch. every word either sounds too desperate or corny in his mental roladex, and his sisters had often told him sometimes the best plan was no plan. after all, that's how kh entertainment had taken him in.

when kageya finally manages in a deep enough inhale to fake the courage to enter the indoor pool, the smell of chlorine hits him with full forced nostalgia. it drives him forwards, helps him go through the motions of kicking off his sneakers, rolling up his baggy jeans, and dipping his feet into the warmed water. there's a heavy silence that permeates the air between them the same way the chemicals do. kage breathes it all in; he lets it sink thick and tangible in his chest. if he closes his eyes, he can pretend to be a kid taking refuge indoors at the pool during sweltering osaka summers. things were simpler then. maybe not better, but simpler, for sure.

"yama-chan," he hums, voice slipping into dialected japanese without the pretenses of work to force it into korean, and without any audience to perform for. his eyes flicker up to meet the boy across the pool, but find the aquamarine of the backlit water almost immediately after, given he's met with an almost neverending stretch of bare skin and broad shoulders. "it's been a while." ( it feels like i haven't been able to reach you at all lately. )

that much is the simple fact of their strained friendship ( more than friendship, by this point, but less than anything else. ) even with the moments of free time kageya would manage, yamada — hanson — never seemed freed up enough for him. it had since bled into the territory of feeling purposeful, tinged waking thoughts with paranoia of some invisible misstep. the anxiety of it resurfaces then, forces kageya to swallow thick if only to combat the burn of it in his stomach.

SOL (WONDER) PROFILE ! sol (솔) is a japanese idol under kh entertainment. he debuted as wonder's main rapper, dancer, and vocalist on march 21, 2002, after being teased at origin's 2021 tour.

stage name: sol (솔) birth name: mitsue kageya (満江 影矢) position: main rapper, dancer, vocalist birthday: june 20th, 2003 zodiac sign: gemini chinese zodiac sign: water sheep height: 175cm (5'9") blood type: ab mbti: ISFP ethnicity: japanese representative emoji: ☀️ solo fans: haebaragis (sunflowers)

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i'm azalea, or az ( 22+, she/her, cst ), and i’m super excited to meet everyone and their characters! this is also my first ever tumblr grp slash time on the site at all, so lend me strength lol. i'm here with my dearest mitsue kageya, or sol, the main rapper of wonder as well as its dancer and vocalist. he's originally a serene and origin fan that's scouted at a concert in osaka and becomes a trainee at his parents' urging — from there, he reignites his passion for dance and comes to fall in love with the profession ( at least, it looks like it! ) he's a bright, bubbly presence who's most famous for his variety appearances, distinctive rap tone and naturally cute charms; several seniors have taken him under their wings after he's appeared on their shows, and he has a pretty widespread idol friend network!

if you can see any connection forming with sollie, please please please drop a heart on this post and i’ll come running to your ims! i also have discord, which i'm slightly more familiar with, and can give upon request.

under the cut are some plot bunnies and blurbs to get the gears rolling, but i’m happy to brainstorm, too! just let me know! :D