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To say Jiwon was in a good mood would be an understatement. The big smile that had no plan on leaving her face was a big indicator. It was good that she ran into someone she knew opposed to a complete stranger. She brushed a few stray strands of hair out of her face, ready to respond to Hyemin. “It certainly is different, but it is a good change. I feel a lot better being out and doing whatever I want compared to basically being trapped in one of the rooms. Who knows, you might run into me outside the company more often now.”

Jiwon perked up at the mention of Queendom. She wasn’t all that excited to be apart of the show at first, but it has proven to be different from what she expected. “It’s actually kind of fun once I forget that it’s a competition.” The other participants were her seniors in the company, so she’d be making the most out of this experience and taking the opportunity to learn. “You do? I really appreciate that. I want us to do well, but I’m trying not to hold high expectations.” The feeling of disappointment she would have if they didn’t win was one of the reasons she wasn’t excited to be on the show. “How’s everything with Alien? Last thing I remember was that you all were preparing for a comeback.”

HYEMIN ALWAYS FEELS HAPPY WHEN HE SEES HIS FRIENDS SMILING. He thinks it’s stressful enough to pretend to be happy when cameras are around, but in private when he sees his friends smile, it’s like they’re actually smiling because they’re happy and not because they’re forced. “I wish I could say the same for me,” he sighs sadly, trying not to sound too down in the dumps. “I think I have to be at the company more often now.” Hyemin wouldn’t mind if Dimensions had the thought to let him release his solo music, but that’s definitely too much to ask for, right? or that’s what he thinks.

if she were to be caught right now, she knows that her behavior would be frowned upon by the company. the last thing dimensions needs is their precious leader opening up the possibility of being caught in the apartment of some male idol even though that said male idol is someone she’s known for almost ten years now. but the public didn’t really care about that, right? jaein shrugs at his question before pulling a pillow into her own lap as well. “it’s alright. it’s not like i actually get to spend much time in it now that our schedules are pretty much full. you’d know that as well.” she gives him a slight nudge with her elbow. 

she can’t help but chuckle at the way he speaks of the company. hyemin has a bigger reason to talk about them in such a way, and she doesn’t think that she’d ever be able to fully understand everything he went through though she was around when it occurred. she saw everything as a trainee, and that should have been the sign for her to get out while she could. “i don’t mind the dorms either. though sometimes i definitely do get the desire to spend some time on my own. when that happens, i’ll be sure to just make myself at home in your place,” she teases.

HYEMIN WONDERS IF ANY GROUPS GET PROPER BREAKS. He gets that Lucid is a rookie group, and Dimensions is probably trying to get them more exposure. However, Hyemin thinks that trainee life was actually more freeing than actual idol life, and that’s because when he was a trainee there was more freedom to hang out with friends or have time to rest. “Lucid’s always busy these days, and when Lucid is resting you end up promoting solo. I really hope they stop over working you.” He responds honestly, gently tossing a pillow at her. Jaein’s solo was really good, in his opinion, but he can’t help but worry seeing as how Dimensions seems to be putting her in everything they possibly can.

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The whole legion of fans that follow her work knows how much Sooah had improved in the last few years. From the girl who could barely sing and dance to the idol who can at least do that decently now. The thing is, despite feeling grateful for the support from Fusions, Sooah’s main goal while developing her skills was to improve enough to be good enough to be in the business. She didn’t want to impress anyone in particular but she did want to be someone who wouldn’t be looked down at by her colleagues. She doesn’t slack off on purpose after all.

Alien started the promotions for their comeback just a couple of weeks before Sooah started her own with ‘I’m Your Girl’ and since the occasions to meet with acquaintances were always scarce, that could be the perfect opportunity to see someone she knew. Just as the thought went through her mind, she saw Hyemin on the corridor and she promptly waved at him and smiled, “sunbaenim, long time no see,” she approaches and bows her head politely at her senior, “it’s a bit late but congratulations on your comeback, have you been doing well?”

COMEBACKS ALWAYS MAKE HYEMIN NERVOUS. Anyone would think that being in the industry for so long, stage fright would go away. However, Hyemin tends to overthink and question what happens if the fans don’t like a certain stage or the album. He thinks that if Alien messes up or no longer brings a good response, Dimensions will most certainly kick them out or stop promoting them altogether. The last thing that Hyemin would want is for Alien to disband and have Dimensions force him into doing things that he doesn’t want, as if they haven’t done that already.

EVER SINCE THE LAWSUIT, HYEMIN ALWAYS FEELS WEIRD INSIDE DIMENSIONS. It wasn’t like he was actively despising the company because that was so-called in the past. Still, he couldn’t help but have this weird feeling thinking there was always some evil plan Dimensions was going to use against Alien later on. Even if he carries those thoughts, he’s still technically signed to them, and that forces him to enter the building even if he doesn’t really like it. It’s the duties of being an idol, he figures. It’s usually just the studio anyways, which he doesn’t mind. Better than acting, in his opinions.

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      duri had always been really excited when his schedule would allow him to be able to go and volunteer. it was something that he simply enjoyed, something that relaxed him. it’s something that he’s done, every since he was a little boy and going to the animal shelter as much as he could. it was almost funny, because here he was in an animal shelter again, a place that he would come often when he did this. however, he was a bit happy because he wasn’t alone, as he was with a younger friend that seemed to enjoy volunteering as much as he truly does. duri had currently been cleaning something up in the shelter, looking over to the other. “where do you want to eat after we’re done today?” he asked curiously. duri taking the other for a meal was always something that he would make sure to do upon finishing volunteering for the day.

BARS AND ALCOHOL AREN’T REALLY HYEMIN’S FORTE. He likes how quiet it gets at night, but he doesn’t understand the hype surrounding getting drunk in loud and noisy places. It’s unlike him to walk into a bar randomly, but today’s just one of those days because Alien’s schedules seem to be testing his limits and the idea of getting so drunk he can’t remember the day sounds about good right now. Hyemin walks into the first bar he sees, going up to the bartender to ask for something strong and maybe kinda sweet because it’s better than pretending to know the fancy names of all the different types. 

A CELEBRITY CRUSH IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO EXPLAIN HOW HYEMIN FEELS AROUND JIAH. He hasn’t made it a secret by the way he explains that his type is the Bee member any time he is asked by the public and it comes easy when he’s forced to talk automatically on variety. So, when Hyemin is forced as the maknae to greet the older idols in the waiting room backstage at music shows, he’s surely flustered when he enters a room and sees Jiah there. What was he expecting after all when he didn’t bother to read any of the signs in front of the doors?

ᴊ ᴜ ʟ ʏ ꜱ ᴄ ʜ ᴇ ᴅ ᴜ ʟ ᴇ

𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐃: Cha Hyemin !! 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓: “Hyemin is not a fan of the new Alien comeback.” 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: Dimensions Building

jiwon rarely allowed herself to have days off, always finding a way to find work when dimensions didn’t have anything scheduled. it felt like a better use of her time if she headed straight towards dimensions’ practice rooms to go over choreography or went over her parts in 7rophy’s songs. if she couldn’t do either, she’d most likely stay at home and be as lazy as she desired. she liked having a predictable day all planned out in advance, but today was different. jiwon wanted to do something other than what she regularly does: go outside and get some fresh air, maybe even visit a few places she wanted to check out.

she was aimlessly walking around when a dog appeared in front of her, startling her before confusion started to set in. “you look oddly familiar. where’s your owner?” she heard shouting, and figured it was the owner of the dog. it wasn’t until he got closer than jiwon recognized who it was. “hyemin! this is a nice surprise. what are the odds we ran into each other.” she tried to think of the last time she’d spoke to the younger. it had been a while, especially since jiwon spent most of her time away from everyone. “anything besides being home? not really. i’m actually using my free time properly i guess. i didn’t want to be in a practice room for the first time.”

IT’S RARE THAT HYEMIN SEES JIWON OUTSIDE OF DIMENSIONS. However, it’s almost pleasantly refreshing to see her outside of training rooms, considering Dimensions is always overworking their idols. He likes to think it’s easy for idols to meet in their free time, but surely that was not the case with him. If he didn’t have ggomi, he would most definitely be practicing for Alien’s next schedule or getting caught up in sleep. It’s funny how he runs into Jiwon when he decides to take a day to dedicate to himself rather than work.

BEING IN DIMENSIONS FOR SO LONG STILL HASN’T MADE HYEMIN USED TO THE LIFE OF BEING CONSTANTLY BUSY. But who he is to complain considering he’s told early on in his career it’s better to be grateful for the opportunities rather than angry. If he were to be absolutely honest, after the lawsuit he wasn’t sure what to completely believe anymore. It made him feel moderately okay being next to a friend who was next to him throughout his career. Even sitting in silence and doing nothing is fine, and he feels like he finally has time to relax without his manager or his older members.

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Even though CHARM didn’t have many schedules that month, in fact it was a rather slow month for them altogether, that didn’t mean that Daisuke didn’t have responsibilities of his own that he needed to attend to. He had been given the opportunity to MC on Inkigayo for the second time, and he was in the current process of working with writers from BC on his upcoming debut solo mini-album. He also knew that BC was in the works of grabbing him another hosting gig and another ambassadorship, but he wasn’t sure what those two things were for. He tended to just go along with whatever BC told him to do, except for when it came to his music. He continuously had a heavy hand in all of the music he promoted as a solo act, even if he didn’t write all of it himself. 

Fortunately for Daisuke, he did have one free day. A day where BC let CHARM off the hook for practice and he didn’t have to film for Inkigayo. Usually he would spend his time lounging around in his apartment, or working on music, but he decided to go out for a walk. It was nice out, not as hot as it had been the past few days but still warm enough for his liking. He was surprised when he was accosted by a dog halfway through his walk around the area, stopping short. “Oh, hello.” He smiled slightly, crouching down to rub the top of the dog’s head. He looked up when he heard footsteps hastily approaching, his eyebrows raising at the familiar face. “Hey. Ha, I’m not really easy to find, so no need to worry about that.” Daisuke had never been the kind of friend who got upset about long breaks in communication. “Besides walking? No. Why?” 

IT WAS NICE TO SEE DAISUKE IN A MORE CASUAL SETTING THAN WORK RELATED EVENTS. The rapper remembered seeing Daisuke at Inkigayo, and he had wanted to catch up there. However at the time, Daisuke seemed like he had his hands really full with hosting, and Alien’s managers that day were seemingly grumpy by how they kept telling Hyemin to stand still and not leave their waiting room. There were no managers around today, and he was surely going to use his free day to catch up with friend whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Hyemin amusedly laughed at his comment, mainly because Daisuke’s height made him easy to spot. “It’s easier to find you in a crowd than to find you when our schedules match up.” He smiled back simply because it was nice to see that his friend wasn’t upset about the lack of communication, and because now he had someone to join him on his trip to the cafe. “Coffee goes best with walks, so do you want to go to the cafe with me and Ggomi while you update me on your life?” Hyemin wasn’t completely unaware of how busy Daisuke had been because anytime he read the entertainment section in the news, the CHARM member’s name was always getting involved in another project. 

HYEMIN CAN’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME HE’S BEEN GIVEN A DAY OFF. Even though he knows he can reach out to people to hang out and unwind, he still feels like an unwanted bother. It seems kind of rude to him to complain about busy schedules, considering that some people didn’t have as many opportunities as him. It’s why he tends to hang out with his dog on days like this. After a few blocks around the neighborhood, it seems like Ggomi has tired out, panting and slowing down. Hyemin wonders if this is the perfect timing to grab a cup of coffee, a sweet start to his early day.

Before he can give a second thought, ggomi’s already running towards another person. “Ggomi wait!” he shouts out, running without the leash in his hand. When he can catch his breath, he finally looks up and sees the familiar person. “Hey, long time no see! I didn’t think Ggomi would find you before I could manage to see you.” Hyemin bit his bottom lip worriedly. It had been his fault for not reaching out first, something he felt kind of guilty about, and he wonders if the person had been offended. 

GREETINGS EVERYONE ♡ MY NAME IS SUSAN, AND I BRING TO YOU CHA HYEMIN !! ♡ i’ve been creeping on famed for a while, and i’m absolutely, positively and extremely excited to bring to you alien’s maknae —— lead rapper, lead dancer & sub-vocal. he’s a really kind boy with a heart of gold !! for reference, you can find his profile here and plots here ♡  give this intro a smashing heart and i’ll come to your messages —— i can’t wait to get to start plotting with you all ♡

warnings!!! divorce tw, depression tw, terminal illness tw