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𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚 // 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚 // 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 // 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙨

howdy 🤠 i’m back with another disaster that also happens to be a leader. introducing seo jiyoo, or more recently sungah of dandelion. i gave a little overview of her life and a few facts about her as jiyoo and as sungah. (once again, i’m trying my best to keep this short) feel free to message me to plot or leave a like and i’ll come to you!! i gotta finish some of her pages cause i procrastinated like the clown i am, but i’ll be around.

“ then work it all off in the gym. it’s not as if enjoying food for one day would ruin your shape within a few hours.”  she snapped the chopsticks deftly with her fingers, silently offering jiyoo the other as she delved into the teokbokki, licking her lips. “want some?” she offered the bowl to the other, chewing on the food in her mouth. “ and what about phoenix now?” 

jiyoo was slightly startled by the opening of sia’s eyes. it wasn’t like she was expecting the other to already be awake. if this was any other time, she’d just start talking about whatever’s on her mind, but a lot has changed since the last time she came to yuseong and bothered sia. a little stricken with guilt, she lowered her hand from the other and also lowered her voice to accommodate the rapper. jiyoo was conflicted, stuck between hoping that the other would notice the change, but at the same time hoping the change wasn’t that drastic. 

“sorry, but this was the only time i could fit into my very busy schedule. you know, there’s a lot i missed out on when training since i never expected to be a leader.” maybe she felt a little incompetent at times, but jiyoo always tried her best to not let that show around others. “and i don’t know if it would’ve been a wise idea to just eat next to your sleeping body and then leave. that’s more weird than i actually am. would you even eat the food if i left it without indicating it was from me?” there’s still a lot jiyoo doesn’t know about the other, but at the same time there’s a lot about jiyoo that sia doesn’t know about. now that they’re older ( a 21 year old with a 25 year old compared to a 13 year old and a 17 year old ), jiyoo had hopes that they’d be able to get along on a deeper level than the surface level they’ve been at all of these years.

the pout returned to jiyoo’s face at the mention of exercise. it wasn’t that she was lazy, she just didn’t like sweating all that much. “i don’t really like working out, but i guess i’ll have to.” jiyoo was too conscious of her image to just allow herself to not be in her best condition whilst on stage. she could just abstain from eating with sia, but food was one of the things she couldn’t resist. at the end of that day, she was the one who bought it for the both of them to eat.

it was always a headache looking for jueun whenever she decided to surprise her. there were limited places that jiyoo knew that sia would be, but the issue more-so relied on the timing. every single time, it was like sia was evading her, being in a different part of the building than jiyoo was and then meeting back up at the first place she checked. today was no different, having spent an usually long amount of time looking for the other. the fact the former yuseong trainee got distracted talking to someone did contribute to that, but it wasn’t that huge of a delay (the delay mostly came from her stop to get some food). as a last resort, she decided to try the practice rooms again. jiyoo pushed open the door and was startled from what she saw inside. 

Jaejoon nodded once in confirmation and smiled. Once she mentioned she’d already tried looking there then Jaejoon was lost. He couldn’t think of any other place that the members would be. Then again, he was clueless with a lot of things. ❛ Hmm.. Then I’m not sure where they might be. ❜ He rubbed the back of his neck. He wasn’t close with many idols outside of Phoenix or his brother’s group. He wished he could help her better but she honestly chose the wrong person to ask. ❛ I’m sorry I can’t be of more help but I have no idea. ❜

It wasn’t as if he had any plans for the day. Phoenix’s rehearsals had ended and he was just going to head back to the dorm. He needed to make more friends but most of his effort goes towards his brother. The girl looked nice and she seemed kind so Jae didn’t mind talking with her for a little longer. ❛ It’s nice to meet you. I’m No Jaejoon. ❜ He grinned brightly. Upon hearing she was a fan his face turned a little red. ❛ Oh, you are? Well, thank you for being our fan. We are, yes. Thank you for your support! ❜ He smiled brightly. He always enjoyed meeting fans, he just never expected to meet one inside the company. ❛ I hope our comeback does not disappoint. ❜

jiyoo was back at square one, but it honestly didn’t matter that much to her. she had nearly all of the time in the world today, and could sped a few more minutes than desired looking around the building once more. “it’s not a big deal really. some people just don’t want to be easily found i guess.” she nonchalantly finished along a shrug. maybe it was a sign to stop surprising the other due to the argument that randomly occurred last time. “thank you for trying though! you were more helpful than the last person i asked.” her lips were in a tight line as she remembered how she was sent back to the entrance.

Jaejoon was too curious for his own good at times. Often, his mind got the better of him and his thoughts were often drifting into useless and pointless things. Often, Jaejoon was so caught up in his pointless thoughts and imagination that he let his feet go anywhere. It was usually a surprise where he ended up.

Today was no different. He had long left the piloting of his body to his feet as his mind drifted to various things. He’d finished his rehearsal and was originally on his way to eat. He’s not sure why his mind decided to tap out at this exact moment but it had and he wasn’t even thinking about anything in particular. He was just daydreaming and thinking of random things.

When it comes to others, Jaejoon isn’t the most attentive. In fact, he’s often quite oblivious to most things. It’s not that he doesn’t pay attention because he does. It’s more that his mind often wanders and he forgets things. So if you were to ask him if he remembered something, chances are he’d pretend he did but be totally lost because he couldn’t actually remember. So when he was approached by someone, Jaejoon assumed she was a new trainee or staff member.

Jaejoon smiled brightly. ❛ I think some of them are but I’m not sure where. ❜ He’d passed them some time ago but as usual his mind went blank. ❛ Have you tried the rehearsal rooms? ❜

“rehearsal rooms...” it would’ve been a useful suggestion if one: she didn’t already check there when she first arrived and two: if this individual in particular actually liked moving. jiyoo swore the only times she saw her friend sia was when the other was laying down in somewhat of an attempt to sleep. “yeah, i already tried there. unfortunately we share close to nothing about our careers so I wouldn’t have a clue to where she may be located if she’s here today.” jiyoo tried thinking for a bit longer, but to no avail as she was back at where she started. maybe she’ll just send the other a text. “who knows where she is? i’ll run into her eventually.”

she should really stop visiting her old company to surprise her old friends because she always got lost trying to find them. 

It wasn’t that she was unfamiliar with the building because that was far from the truth. she had once been under yuseong for four years and stopped by often enough that she hadn’t forgotten the layout. The issue is not knowing the location of the friend she was looking for each time. she often found herself going in circles and talking to strangers before she even had an idea where they could be.

currently, that was the case for jiyoo. there was too many people around her, and it’d be nearly impossible to find who she was looking for given her height. she stopped and looked around for anyone that could point her in the right directions. it seemed that the company was just filled with a bunch of extras that day as she had no clue who the people were, but her eyes landed on a very familiar person. no jaejoon, a member of phoenix. jiyoo had never met him before since she left before he signed with the company (except for the time she went to a phoenix fansign–god did she hope he didn’t remember her from that) but she could recognize him from miles away.

“Cut it out already, ugh,” Jiwoo moaned, a shiver crawling up his spine every time someone—especially Jiyoo, who appeared enthralled by Jiwoo’s decision to have himself featured in an article—brought up the brief viral moment. It wasn’t anything he despised. Rather, he was embarrassed because he stood up for Dandelion and became the center of attention. Jiwoo handed her a cup of hot tea to help her get through the chilly morning. “Do you drink coffee or tea? I can grab you a smoothie, if you prefer it.”

It had come to a point when her newfound worry about the group’s repeated resurgence appeared unavoidable. After all, Jiyoo was the leader. If there was one thing they all had in common, it was a constant fear about how the group would survive their active and inactive periods, because every new youngster in the industry may now take over the viewers’ attention at any time. Jiwoo set aside some time to respond to her. He was terrible at making artistic observations, and he couldn’t predict what the future held for her and the rest of the group. Jiwoo had no say in what kind of notion they would offer to the world, but he would do everything in his power to make the members comfortable with whatever proposal was put forward.  “You’ve only been in the spotlight for about a year and you’re already concerned about that?” Why don’t you simply take it all in?“ Jiwoo suggested, placing the cups in the holders to ensure he could deliver them to the correct recipients.

jiyoo couldn’t resist giggling at the reaction for jiwoo. “never~” she replied in a singsongy manner. she was always like this, mature until she was in the presence of someone she was comfortable with. some have even said her behavior resembled one of a younger sibling at times. “i don’t think me getting coffee would be beneficial for anyone right now since i already have a lot of energy, so maybe some tea? any kind is fine, really.” she wasn’t necessarily the pickiest person. if jiwoo were to place a cup in front of her, she likely would’ve drank it with no questions asked about the contents. that was a hypothetical, of course.

“if it isn’t the manager who caught the eye of the public. how has today been for you?” even though the article came out nearly a month ago, it’ll take a while before she’d suddenly stop mentioning said article whenever she saw jiwoo. it was just humorous to see dandelion’s manager receiving attention, especially after she had mentioned something similar almost a year ago when she was recording heart attack. the fact she first met her manager nearly a year ago before he was assigned to dandelion was a crazy thought to jiyoo because the year has gone by so fast.

jiyoo isn’t hopeless when it came to cooking. in fact, the kitchen was a place she frequently was as a child, helping her grandmother out. she had years of experience, but whenever there’s a camera, it’s almost a guarantee that something would go wrong. The last time she attempted to bake on a live, she somehow mistook the salt for sugar. there was no way to recover from that mistake as she didn’t notice until she tasted it. that’s why she enlisted the help of dandelion’s main rapper, cho yoojin.

he knew it. 

even with haeni doing her magic hands work on him, his hair was waaaay beyond saving. 

“don’t look at me!” he screeched passionately, with all the ashamed effort that he could ever bring to the table, hoping deep in his heart that haeni was nowhere near to hear the source of his shame. “it was..it was just a mistake….” he moaned, collapsing onto the table, sagging onto it as his hair flopped terribly upon his head. 

“i’m the joker.” he pouts at jiyoo, huffing testily as he crossed his arms grumpily. “laugh all you want for all i care! it was just a little cosmetic mistake! nothing haeni couldn’t..couldn’t fix..”he trailed off, threading his fingers throught his straw like hair. “see? it’s pink and blue. half and half.” he glared at jiyoo, almost daring her to say anything otherwise. 

“it’s fine.” he said loudly, more to convince himself more than her. “its’s perfectly, perfectly fine. so!” he cleared his throat as loudly as he could, attempting to divert her attention from him towards her. “what exactly are you?” he raised his brow almost disapprovingly, brows knitted as he tried to understand what exactly was jiyoo’s costume. 

she takes one long look at hyuk’s hair, and after a few seconds pass, her eyes slightly squint. it’s obvious she’s thinking, and whatever comes out of her mouth next she probably should’ve thought about before saying it. “hey...” her eyebrow twitches as she refrains from raising it in amusement. “isn’t the joker’s hair... green?” jiyoo was close to grabbing a strand from his head, but she had to remember that not everyone was used to her unusual tendencies. “yeah, isn’t harley quinn the one with half and half hair?  did you mix them up, or am i the one mixing them up?” she pauses before shrugging. she didn’t care that much anyway. it had been years since she watched or read anything related to superheroes. 

“either way, it’s a hot mess so i guess you’re pulling it off somewhat. bless haeni’s heart because that truly looks like a catastrophe. I could do a better job than whatever your first attempt was. hell, maybe even a child could. but don’t let my comments kill your confidence. i’m sure this won’t be your first msitake i laugh at.” not that she was going to brag, but jiyoo believed she had a natural gift for styling, dying and cutting hair. she did cut her hair right before her debut and it looked decent enough that she didn’t get into huge trouble for doing so.

Jiyoo was enjoying the halloween party. It was wishbone’s first ever party, and also her first as an idol. She had longed for a moment like this, planning her costume evrry year as she watched the idols from yuseong dress up. This was what she considered to be a perk for being an idol. Jiyoo was getting a taste of what it was like to be an idol and she was loving every moment of it. To find her in the corner of the room with her hood hanging over her face was not surprising. She had to get into character, of course.

in the midst of her roleplaying of what she believes the grim reaper would do, she had noticed an oddly familiar figure move out the corner of her eye. her attention immediately averted to the figure, unsure if exactly who it was because of the costume. A few steps closer, and a loud laugh escaped out of her mouth. She is unsure if he wanted to stay hidden, but she had spotted him and had to say something.