𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅

@hgjoon

danbi is, by no means, a familiar face at solace, but she does find herself hanging out here on occasion— mostly at the invitation of her friends. today was one of those days. a friend of a friend was celebrating her birthday here, and danbi was invited, so she definitely wasn’t going to miss out on the opportunity to mingle with people. although she’s slightly regretting that decision now, because she’s managed to lose her way in the club. she could still hear the vague thumping bass reverberating through the walls, but it definitely wasn’t helping her find her way back, and all the walls around her seem to be caving in on her. that tequila shot she downed is really working its magic. hell, she doesn’t even know how she got here. mentally cussing herself out for giving in to temptation and taking that shot even though she knew it would definitely get to her, she surveys her foreign surroundings in an attempt to find her way back to the dance floor.

in true danbi fashion, all she wanted to do was go to the toilet, but a couple of wrong turns later and she finds herself stumbling upon a hallway of doors, without so much as an inkling of where she actually is. she always wanted to be like one of those girls from the fairytales her mother used to read her, but now she’s feeling like alice in wonderland when she found herself in the long hall with all the doors, and danbi is really not liking it. for a moment, she considers that maybe one of these doors lead back to where she came from. although it seems unlikely, danbi decides to try anyway. just as she reaches out to open a door, she feels a tight grip on her forearm. when she turns around, she comes face-to-face with a man that is standing too close for comfort, partly because she could smell the foul aftermath of alcohol in the back of his throat. his gruff voice breaks the silence, “you work in the vip rooms, right? how much for a night?”

what does that even mean? this place has vip rooms? do these doors lead to the vip rooms? there are way too many questions running through her mind. even sober danbi wouldn’t be able to deal with so many unanswered questions, much less tipsy danbi. eyebrows furrowing in confusion, she scans the man from head to toe and reckons that he’s probably just another person at the club who had a drop too much to drink. with a polite smile plastered across her face — coming quite naturally after having practiced it all her life — she twists her arm to pull it out of his grasp. “you must be lost too, huh? this place is really confusing.” 

her actions are only met with the man tightening his clutch on her arm, and dread begins to swirl in danbi’s gut. this situation was starting to feel... not right.

@ohjamiehg

danbi has no idea what she’s doing. all her parents told her was that she would be meeting a family friend, they were running late, and she was supposed to treat him with absolute cordiality while waiting for them to arrive. so she listens, and does exactly that. she’s been nothing but courteous to the well-groomed gentleman sitting across the table all night, until the words “blind date” spill out of his mouth. 

danbi pauses as she processes the situation. what the heck does he mean when he says “so glad you agreed to go on this blind date with me”? she sure as hell did not agree to any blind dates, and he’s supposed to be a family friend. that’s when it hits her— family friend. an internal groan echoes through her head as she realises that her parents have managed to trap her in a set-up. they’re not running late. they’re just not coming, and this is another one of those blind dates they like to orchestrate for her. seriously, it’s not even like she’s a forty-year-old spinster left on the shelf. now she’s stuck in this restaurant with a stranger her parents want her to date (and possibly marry), and although she briefly considers storming out of this place like they do in dramas, she quickly discards the thought. there’s no way out of this other than to sit through it and fake a smile for the rest of the night, or she would be embarrassing her family. the thought of this infuriates her, and she chugs down her glass of wine resentfully. 

after too many glasses of wine that have disappeared way too quickly for danbi’s liking, she finds that her company seems to have gotten a lot more tolerable. he must be really humorous, or she wouldn’t have been giggling at everything he’s said for the past hour. right now, it feels as though “i have a dog named cookie” is the funniest thing she’s heard all year. maybe it’s the way he said it, or the expressions he makes when he speaks. danbi squints her eyes as the male’s facial features begin to warp together, and she bursts into yet another fit of giggles. that’s when she realises something is not quite right.

uh-oh, she thinks. uncontrollable laughter, check. that’s the first sign of intoxication. distorted vision, check. and there goes the second. heck, even in this state, danbi knows it’s time to retreat before she makes a further mess at this scene. her parents would not be happy if they find out that their precious daughter spent the blind date they painstakingly set up making a fool of herself. as much of an annoyance this entire situation is, the last thing danbi wants to do is upset her parents. she can’t sully the jeon family’s good name either, what would people think if they heard that danbi was an inebriated mess while meeting a marriage prospect for the first time?

she holds up a hand to stop her date mid-sentence, and blurts out “pee!” before stumbling her way to the toilet. she barely manages to shut the doors before she plops herself down on the toilet seat. cursing under her breath, danbi hurriedly rummages through her bag for her phone, and dials her personal helpline. it’s a good thing she’s got this number saved on speed dial. when her call goes through, danbi manages to say, “jammi help me! i’m at restaurant... kim’s!” well, at least she got her message across, even if her words were all jumbled up.

@hgwangkai​

it’s a monday afternoon and danbi is lounging on her sofa, watching as tiny specks of dust dance in the shaft of midday sunlight coruscating through the windows. she’s been in this position ever since she got out of bed an hour ago— flat on her stomach, head resting in her palms and her restless mind wandering all about. the annual masquerade ball is coming up, and as events assistant for the community centre, these days danbi has been finding herself running all around to get things settled for the event. it’s the first slow day she’s had in a while, and it’s only because she managed to finish all the work she currently has on hand.

normally, people would be glad to get a day off like this and spend their time resting, or even do something productive like clean the house. but she isn’t just ‘people’, she’s danbi. the word ‘rest’ is synonymous with ‘boredom’ in her dictionary, her mother sends maids over to clean her house, and she has absolutely nothing to do when she’s cooped up at home like this.

luckily for her, there’s one person in hwang geum that always has the time to entertain her nonsensical whims, and he’s only a short drive away. a grin of impish glee spreads across her face as her thoughts settle on him and danbi whips her phone out of her pocket, tapping hurriedly on the screen to send him a quick text message.

[ ✉ ‣ CRYBABY 💖🙄 ]

⭢ your class is ending soon, right? ⭢ i’m on my way there ⭢ you’d better not have any plans 😠 cancel them if you do ⭢ nothing more important than hanging out with your favourite person! 😜

before a reply even comes, danbi’s already on her feet and out the door, practically jumping into the bentley convertible her parents recently bought as a reward for getting her driver’s license. she knows the way to hwang geum university all too well, despite not being a student there, because she visits almost every other day. really, at this rate, she should have just gone to university.

fifteen minutes later, she’s parked beneath the university’s business school, sending yet another text to her best friend.

[ ✉ ‣ CRYBABY 💖🙄 ]

⭢ come outside!!! now!!!

hello, lovelies!!! my name is eun, and i’m super excited for my lil baby, all-round sunshine, jeon danbi to meet all of you!! you can find a bunch of info on her below the cut, but you can also take a look at her about page here and her biography here. i do have some plots up here for her, so check that out if you’d like! otherwise, give this post a like if you would like to plot with her and i’ll come running to your IMs. i also have discord, so if that works better for you, just let me know! ♡