radiant.

jaeyeol was born on july 3, 1998 in hillcrest, australia to questionable parents

has far too many siblings to keep track of, don’t ask them to name them all, they barely remember

started dancing in high school and fell in love with it and has been dancing ever since

they didn’t start rapping until they entered gold star though that was a newly discovered talent in the like two years they trained. 

i briefly mentioned their sexuality crisis because they grew up in a house hold where being lgbtq+ wasn’t okay and it took a long time for them to settle into being okay with liking men/male-presenting people, even now they’re not 100% fully alright and comfortable with admitting out loud that they’re queer but they’re working on it

the gender crisis is recent and once again jaeyeol is super confused on what gender really means to them and how they feel about the binaries vs non-binary, so they’re trying they swear

ecps”

plot things!

the generals of course, looking for friends of all kinds

a dancer/choreographer buddy would be really nice! yeol is doing some choreography for catalyst songs and wants to maybe venture into doing some stuff for other groups one day or people’s solo songs potentially

past short-term relationships would be nice! this is mostly open to ladies/female-prsenting muses while yeol was going through their stage of denying they were queer and trying to date women to prove it to himself and others. fair warning, they made a slightly terrible bf sometimes

past hook ups! this would be more for men/male-presenting muses because while they wouldn’t date them, yeol was hooking up with many secretly 

included in that same vein is dates they went on with people that flopped

another basic is enemies/people who don’t like yeol for whatever reason, maybe they think they’re super annoying or not that good

fan ships! always love all the fan ships for my kiddos so i want to maybe have some of those

rivals, whether this is like an actual personal thing or it’s a fan made thing where they’re actually friends or don’t know each other maybe but people pit them against each other for some reason

work out buddies! buff yeol is still here and they’d like people who make gym sessions more fun

dowoon considered himself very deserving of his positions in catalyst – there was a slight chip on his shoulder, not that he’d ever admit it. after all, to debut as a main dancer and lead vocal (and their leader) wasn’t an easy feat for someone who only even auditioned impulsively, without a lick of stage experience to his name. though he was glad that he did. even if gold star, and the industry in general, sucked a lot of the time, he’d still managed to find his calling: dance, performance … and shouting his head off in the practice rooms at his unruly members. granted, he probably went overboard. they were four outta five when it came to their dance line after all. 

still, he hated messy choreo. get it down perfectly, and then you can have some fun with it. to be accused of wrong timing? no fucking way.

“wrong? where?” he whipped his head around to face jaeyeol, breaking final position with a frown. “dude, i literally made this dance. if anyone’s timing is wrong, then it’s yours.” he crossed his arms, feet planted squarely beneath his shoulders. sure, he hadn’t choreographed all of the dance, but whatever. his point still stood. “c’mon, lemme see you. i’ll watch this time.”

when catalyst had first debuted, jaeyeol had long struggled with their position in the group. the idea of being the main anything was a bit nerve racking to start with, not to mention the main dancer when for so many years they’d had to hide their love for the craft from their parents and family. now they were encouraged to show it off, show everyone their talents and abilities, especially when it wasn’t odd for them to end up front and center for long periods of some of their releases. they had to grow into it all, the confidence they showcased wasn’t always there naturally. 

both jaeyeol and dowoon were clearly invested in the choreography of their songs after having participated in many of their makings over the years. they knew parts of them perfectly before the others were shown them and had opinions of how they should look. 

jaeyeol hadn’t choreographed this song at all, it wasn’t their personal style. yet here they were telling dowoon that he did something incorrectly like the menace they were.

the sight was common. jaeyeol and dowoon tucked away in one of gold star’s practice rooms, dancing their way through whatever set of songs they had laid out for the night. this time their list of songs was for the semi-upcoming year end shows, the familiar music for “all in” blaring through the speaker. as a group and on their own they’d run through the choreography at least a hundred times, but still here were catalyst’s two main dancers going through it all once again.

duri had managed to get lucky, himself. he started writing a year after titan had debuted, as well as started his variety and modeling trench there after. sure, it actually wasn’t really a lot that he had done with those two, having had more writing under his belt before he really got pushed into a solo career years later. he knew he was lucky, but he was also really appreciative. 

he giggled happy, “thank you! it really means a lot hearing that from you,” he said, his smile beaming some more. he nodded his head, “okay! take your time!” he said as the other was off. as he waited, he went through the rakes, picking out more things based off of what jaeyeol said, as well as things that would go together. 

over the years since catalyst debuted, jaeyeol had contemplated what their goals were with their solo endeavors and honestly they still weren’t 100% sure on what they wanted. the one thing they knew they wanted to continue with was getting to choreograph for the group, maybe gold star would even let them choreograph an entire song one day and not just participate in it. it’d also be nice to choreograph for another group or a soloist. in terms of the modeling career that had just started, yeol still wasn’t entirely sure of how they felt on the matter and if that was something they really wanted to continue.

duri considered himself lucky for everything that he’s been able to do outside of titan. there was a lot that bc entertainment had really pushed him towards doing, and it was things that duri ended up really liking - so, it hasn’t been like he was forced to do it, ultimately. though, it would probably be a lot cooler to be as creative as he was getting to be with the base magazine stuff. perhaps, in the future, he’d get to do more of this type of stuff. that’s something that would ultimately be pretty cool. 

he nodded his head, giggling happily. duri wasn’t entirely sure if he’s ever watched movies with a motorcycle aspect, or even a drama, now that he thought about it. but, he was sure they were out there, and donned in leather. he giggled softly, “i’m glad you like it! i was hoping you would like it, i wasn’t entirely sure. but, my thought process brought me here,” he said, giggling softly. “go ahead! put it on and we’ll see how it looks!”

honestly, jaeyeol sometimes just tried to remind themself that their career could have been a lot worse. they got to start doing choreography for their group’s singles very early on in their career, while there were seniors who waited years to get to do anything on their own. they could be in that position, but they weren’t, so that was nice at least. not that yeol still didn’t get mad about the way gold start handled some things of course.

duri’s early career had involved variety, modeling, and songwriting, before he was finally able to use his voice in solo projects. but, perhaps, the modeling early on had really helped him to really understand what it takes to styling someone, and what he needed to do. so, he couldn’t say he was worried at all about taking it on, just worried about the end project actually working. nonetheless, he was really happy to be working with jaeyeol, as they had a lot of fun when they were paired up in secret sibling. this experience was probably something that was going to be just as great, that was for sure. 

“yes, leather and motorcycles are a thing! at least, that’s what i assume for titan doing tempo…” he said, a soft giggle leaving his lips once again. duri had made his way over to where he had the leather outfits, a happy giggle leaving his lips. “okay!” he says, pulling something out. “we’re going to go with the long leather jacket with the faux fur, leather pants, and no shirt, as we’ll leave the jacket open,” he said. he picks up a pair of knee high leather boot heels, holding them up, “we’ll also go with these, cause i think it’ll make the outfit look really cool! but, they’re red to break up the black leather!”

most of jaeyeol’s career outside of being a member of catalyst had been more behind the scenes work for the group, participating in creating the choreography for some of their title tracks, before in the last  year the company had decided that their looks were something they could take advantage of as well before shipping them off to be on magazines. not that they were complaining, truly, they were quite pretty. now they were getting to be a part of this with duri, and they were just happy to have someone who clearly put some thought into the whole shoot.

Despite their relationship with Jaeyeol still being fairly new—a little over three months, actually—they’d been friends for a long time before. Occurrences like tonight’s were no news to them and even before Jihae had come to the conclusion that they were, in fact, in love with their partner they wouldn’t have minded looking after a tipsy Jaeyeol, this surely wasn’t a first. 

“You’ve got yourself a deal,” Jihae hummed against their mouth before pulling away and starting to search their room for a spare towel and clothes for Jaeyeol to borrow. Their three centimetre height difference was barely perceptible on good days and Jihae was built rather broadly, a fact they weren’t always so appreciative of, which meant that sharing clothes was a pretty seamless procedure. 

“I’ll actually even let you choose which hoodie you want,” they told Jaeyeol over their shoulder. “Also, if I were you I’d start praying now that we don’t accidentally wake Kyubok up. It’s pretty late for a shower.” Would they still indulge their partner and let themselves be dragged into washing their hair? Absolutely. But that didn’t mean they all that keen on making an enemy out of their best friend and flatmate.

“I don’t think I even asked but did you have a good time?” Jihae asks and steps aside for Jaeyeol to have a better look at the hoodie options available.

the concept of stumbling into the apartment in various states of intoxicated was far from something that jaeyeol’s closest friends weren’t accustomed to. they had always been one who enjoyed getting wine drunk at home when time allowed or going out with others and drinking whatever sounded good at the time. jihae hadn’t been immune to their visits prior to now and they noted the other wouldn’t end up with them coming into the apartment for the cuddles they desired.

jaeyeol let out a quiet, pleased hum as the other agreed to the proposition, though that hum turned into a light whine as they no longer weren’t wrapped up in jihae’s arms, opting to watch their partner watch around with another pout on their lips. if they were drunker they’d probably be following around like a lost puppy right now, but they stayed where they were left.

the offer to pick out their own hoodie though piqued their interest though, enough to take away the pout as they made their way over to observe all the options they had to choose from. “kyubok is probably up and cuddling his hedgehog or something...” they probably should have made an effort to look at the other’s door to see if there was any light or something coming form under it, but they were on a mission once arriving to their destination. 

“no, i don’t think i have the legs for it.” sunghee smiled. they were getting better at making jokes this easily, or at the very least they thought they were. though to be fair, sunghee did actually hear one of the stylists commenting that it would potentially look weird if they tried to put sunghee in one of those incredibly short shorts. for one, it wasn’t like they had long and thick legs — they were quite short, even, hence the relatively longer shorts they were wearing, and more than once sunghee was called out for not working out their legs as much as their arms. well. one thing at a time. “maybe they’ll put them in andy hyung? who knows.”

as much as they were trying to take it easy, to not think too seriously about what they were doing, sunghee still felt — a little odd. a little out of themselves. they were used to being in front of a camera, of course, but it never went away, the awkward feeling in their stomach. “did you like the concept?” they asked, sniffling. their nose was itching, but sunghee was too scared of messing up the makeup to do anything about it. “i don’t think i understand it very well.” 

the other was a good bit shorter than jaeyeol was, it was true, and short shorts just seemed like a thing the stylist would pull out and throw on jaeyeol in comparison to the other members of catalyst based off previous outfits they’d had thrown at them over the years. “i don’t think i do either but apparently the stylists all disagree wtith that notion.” the idea of andy in the short shorts was an amusing thought, one that made jaeyeol snicker in amusement. the older wasn’t that big either but the imagery was great. they joked, “i think andy hyung has the legs for it. oversized short shorts would look great.”

duri had been really excited that he managed to get paired up with jaeyeol for the shoot. they got along well during secret sibling and got rather close from the experience. maybe the companies wanted to see it again and that’s how the two had managed to become partners again for this. nonetheless, it was really nice to work with them again and duri was rather excited to show off what he came up with.

however, while excited, he was a bit nervous. he hoped that everything went well together for the concept he had managed to come up with in a way. duri did really, really well with his own solo pictorial and being able to put that together, but he was nervous that maybe he wouldn’t do the best on this one. but, he was sure that it would work, especially with the array of clothes that were going on. it was almost like a bit of a wild spy concept, except with heels, latex, and even vegan leather that looked exactly like real leather. he really just hyped himself up that it was good. 

he giggled happily as the other hugged him back and give him a squeeze. once they’re out of the hug, duri looked at them, before looking around the room. he giggled happily, “ah, thank you! i’ve been a little nervous that i didn’t make things coherent? but, it feels almost like a sexy spy concept? or just simply high fashion in a way!” he said, giggling softly. “okay, good!” he said. he went over to take out a few things, “for the motorcycle portion, i have a few leather or latex outfits. which would you prefer?” duri asked, as he’s pulling out a few of the outfits. he’d pick the shoes they’d wear once the other pieces were picked out. 

what little variety they’d done since debuting and the modeling they’d dove into had all been things that jaeyeol enjoyed. duri was a big reason why secret sibling had been so fun and why jaeyeol had enjoyed the series so much. clearly many other people liked the two of them together on projects since they were being allowed to work together once more for the magazine. there was no doubt in their mind that working with the older would once again be a lot of fun and another experience that jaeyeol would enjoy greatly. what they knew about the concept had made them excited and now seeing everything in person only made them more pumped to be styled by duri for this. 

base pictorial call

just thought i’d take a moment to throw this out there and get plotting! if you’re interested in plotting with any of my kids for these opportunities please feel free to reach out or like this and i’ll come to you!

group pictorial - opportunity one

jaeyeol: 1/1 - catalyst member (sunghee)

kyubok: 0/1 - quantum member

maverick: 0/1 - titan member

online exclusive - opportunity five

note: currently i don’t have a solid idea of what styling direction any of the two who would be interested in styling would go for, so i’m down to brainstorm a bit with whoever on that topic

jaeyeol: 1/1 for modeling (duri)

kyubok:  0/1 for styling; 1/1 for modeling (chiaki)

just thought i’d take a moment to throw this out there and get plotting! if you’re interested in plotting with any of my kids for these opportunities please feel free to reach out or like this and i’ll come to you!

group pictorial - opportunity one

jaeyeol: 0/1 - catalyst member

kyubok: 0/1 - quantum member

maverick: 0/1 - titan member

online exclusive - opportunity five

note: currently i don’t have a solid idea of what styling direction any of the two who would be interested in styling would go for, so i’m down to brainstorm a bit with whoever on that topic

jaeyeol: 1/1 for modeling (duri)

kyubok:  0/1 for styling; 0/1 for modeling

yena laughed taking a sip of her drink. “you’d be offended when? if someone would assume you wouldn’t always say yes to more drinks or that you’re not my favorite?” yena joked, nudging them lightly with her elbow. of course. she knew the answer but it was fun to tease them for a bit and feed her own ego while she was at it. “because i think it should be the latter, do you have any clue how high of an honor it is to be one of my favorites? you better treasure that shit.” she hummed over the rim of her glass, a hint of a grin on her features. 

she scoffed in amusement as they bounced her words right back at her. “do i ever not?” her drinking habits spoke for themselves, if anyone was expecting her to make sound, thoughtful decisions they truly were looking at their wrong girl. “good for you baby.” she patted their cheek fondly. “wouldn’t want to subject your group to dealing with a grumpy little hungover baby.” a hypocritical stance, calypso had done so plenty over the years. “construction noise, ha, i like that one.” yena snorted quietly. “a new album huh? the construction noise must be working out for you then.” she shrugged. “calypso isn’t doing anything special, silence after the storm after our comeback. just some military performances here and there and we all know how much i love shaking my ass for random men.” the sarcasm heavily lacing her words. 

jaeyeol paused for only a moment before replying, “all of the above,” before letting out a laugh of their own. “i will only take being second favorite to hanbyul hyung,” they tackled on jokingly. how they weren’t be one of the elder’s favorites, jaeyeol would never knew. they were an absolute joy to be friends with. they took another sip of their drink before providing a response, “are you kidding me? it’s on my top five list of most cherished things!” they yelled over the music.