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despite now knowing the money wasn’t ever going to be in his possession, saem presses on. a hand lifts, pointer finger extended as saem begins to repeatedly poke haley in the arm.  “can i at least have five bucks as reparations? i want a freezy pop from the corner store.”

haley giggles, looking at saem with a smile painted across her face. "i don't think miku figures are the standard," haley tells saem, flipping her ponytail off her shoulder and back down her back. "hatsune miku and lying is my specialty," she tells him proudly, standing up straight and looking at saem happily. one thing she'll always love so much about her cousin is spending time with him is never dull; they may fight like siblings but they also have fun like siblings too -- perhaps because they're so alike.

she furrows her eyebrows, pouting her lips when he calls her a wench. she punches him in the stomach, not too hard but enough to knock the wind out of him. "maybe because your two flat feet are fun to watch trip over themselves," she says with a shrug. "you're two coordinated for my liking, honestly. i would think with such a big head, you'd be top heavy."

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          “man.. i don’t even know..” yohan responds as he glances down at the countless pieces of paper that are settled in his hands, a mix of the scripts and the lyrics for the songs. there were quite a few, and (thankfully) he wasn’t singing on them all, but there were still a good few that they were singing. which was fun and exciting, but it also meant extra hard work in order to make sure he’s not slacking. his singing and rapping still wasn’t the best.

haley clicks her tongue and rolls her eyes at yohan. "how would you disappoint anyone?" she wonders, putting a hand on her hip. "you try your best, thats all you need to do. if people see you work hard, they appreciate your effort, no matter the outcome. besides, we're all improving, unless you think you've peaked already?" haley laughs a little. "you're too young for that."

Though he has moved over to Legacy Agency, his days are still filled with a flurry of activity, leaving little time for the simple pleasures of life; the once-frequent gatherings with dear friends have become a rarity.

Nevertheless, he is pleased to be seated opposite her, wearing his oversized hoodie that partially obscures his face. "No worries. I'm worried, though. Forgetting to eat is not a good thing. Don't let it become a habit." He scolds her with affection, like a conductor leading a symphony with the swaying of his chopsticks.

she's been taking medications for years for her jumbled thoughts and rapid squirrel brain processing time but there's a lot that taking medication can't fix and going to therapy is just something she doesn't have the time for, even if it would help her cope with some of the less self-manageable symptoms of adhd. she digresses, the more she lives her life, the more she's convinced that there are no good or bad coping mechanisms. you just simply make do.

"oh, i've only heard some stuff from saem. and well, we're too stupid to like communicate sometimes. so tell me more, what have you been doing for it?"

“i need to have you over more, if not for us to see each other regularly, then to at least know you’re actually eating real food every now and then,” sunhwa quips, a brows quirked. often times, her home already seemed to overflow with extras outside of herself, sejun, and cupid. haley would always be a welcomed addition, without question. “i’ve been much busier than i thought i’d be, but that’s probably also because i took on the extra work of appearing in a drama, but i’m happy i did it— we should have a viewing party for the first episode once it airs.” sunhwa suggests, lips lifting into a pleased smile. “i was gifted a jacket from one of my shoots, and a pair of earrings. nothing too extravagant, though— they’re things i could’ve bought myself at some point, honestly.”

haley rests her chin in her hand, looking at sunwha and wishing that sunhwa hadn't moved out or maybe that haley had moved out with her. it must be nice not to have to share a room, or share a room with your boyfriend, which if haley is correct, is how it is most nights for sunhwa. she was happier now that she had more roommates and the dorm was buzzing with other girls again.

the dark loom of future dreams season six seemed to put on her is over and now she can focus on her future. still, everything seem so uncertain and the constant change in her life just leaves a bad taste in her mouth now. she dreams of the day that she can stop looking over her shoulder, certain that something is going to take away all that she's worked for.

she's realized now that every step she takes is carefully watched, her reputation carefully guarded before anyone beyond legacy cares about it. with all these thoughts racing through her mind, haley doesn't leave much time for food or staying hydrated. video games and anime serve the very important purpose of driving real life thoughts away so, it's no surprise that she's lost a few pounds over the course of the last couple months.

"yes please," haley tells sunhwa with a smile. "i'd love to see you acting. i feel like the models at legacy get to do the most fun stuff. they can act and sing too. although there's a few fun things coming up for me, maybe. if i'm lucky enough." haley sighs.

     this one is very different.

     she drops her bag too, looking up at the screen as haley scrolled through the list of songs curiously, trying to think of what she might want to sing. “i want to do some dbsd songs,” she says happily, and she’s sure haley would’ve expected that from her by now honestly, considering how big of a fan she is of them.

"oh, okay!" haley says to somin. "i wouldn't have expected anything less. do you wanna pick?" haley hands somin the remote and then pulls out her phone to order from the menu. "no fun," haley says with a slight pout. to be honest, she hadn't intended on getting drunk either because she's not a fan of getting sick, which somehow always happens. but she orders enough drinks and food to keep them snacking for awhile and get them a smidge tipsy. "okay, food ordered."

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the lightbulb flickers inside kiha’s brain at haley’s comment. she was from the united states. she wouldn’t worn a uniform to school. “oh right, of course.” he mutters to himself. he didn’t know if he would call wearing a school uniform fun, maybe it was for her— his secondary schooling was some of the worst years of his life, so maybe it was nice to have a do over on the memory, even if only this once. “my uniform?” kiha asks. “well, it wasn’t as nice as this. that’s for sure.” he says, glancing down at the white shirt and blazer combo, finished off with a tie. “it was just a public school uniform. pants. shirt. blazer. i didn’t always wear my uniform correctly though.” he explains, looking back up at haley with a small smile. “i’ll uh— i’ll shoot taeha a message. for pictures.” 

“you okay? having fun?” he asks. 

haley's hands are still around the water bottle, feeling a little sweaty, as she watches kiha do a little spin to show her the 360 of his school uniform. she gives him a little smile and relaxes one of her hands at her side, flexing it a little before letting it hang. "hey, some of us still look pretty youthful," haley says with a laugh. "some old lady at the bus stop the other day told me she thought i was in middle school. but i don't know if that's good or bad."

her head turns to the side a little as she listens to him speak about his high school school uniform. haley suddenly thinks of a smaller, maybe less brooding, teenage kiha reading books outside, and smiles to herself. she would have loved to see what he was like in his day to day life back then, when life was a little more simple than what it is to this adult day. he can't be that much different to now though, right?

"what's incorrectly?" she wonders with a raise of her eyebrows. "shirt not tucked in? wow, what a rebel." haley giggles softly. "yes, i would love to see them. i feel like me and her need to connect soon. i have some things i'd like to ask her."

     “ok, be honest— how well have you been eating since i’ve been out of the dorms?” sunhwa drawls, words punctuated by the pointed sounds of her knife meeting the wooden cutting board set on her kitchen counter. for once, it isn’t sejun occupying the space, but the blonde on account of having haley over. it’d been too long ( far too long, if sunhwa had anything to say about it ) since she and the younger woman had been able to meet like this.

     with her scheduling easing up a bit, she’d felt like now was the perfect time to drag her friend over, cooking being the main excuse in doing so.

things were finally starting to feel better though, and her being here was kind of reminiscent of that. she made a promise to herself at the start of the new quarter to finally feel better and the first step to that was always seeing friends and forcing herself to get out of the dorm. not only that but the sunshine helps.

"not well," haley says between a laugh. "i don't really like cooking." admitting that isn't uncommon but it still makes her feel a little self conscious because she knows that it's a common trade. the problem is that she never really grew up with parents who liked to cook either, that and haley never really has the focus or drive to do it herself.

kiha slowly makes his way over towards haley, wanting to at least talk to her briefly before having to stand in front of the cameras and have their pictures taken. dating or not, their interaction here was by no means suspicious. kiha wasn’t going to give legacy any reason to think otherwise— he was going to prove that they could coexist in a professional environment. besides, there was enough trainees dressed in uniforms, scattered between stylists and staff members. 

“hey there,” kiha murmurs, stopping a few foot front of haley, hands tucked inside the pockets of his trousers. “look at you. look at us. you look great.” not entirely what he wanted to go with, but surely she understood where he was coming from.

haley is more than excited about her first modeling contract, she's ecstatic. and didn't hesitate snatching up the opportunity to sport some new school uniforms as soon as the gig became open for fresh faces. haley also didn't go to school in korea, so the uniforms were something she was always a little jealous of. she'd have loved to skip the problem of figuring out what to wear in the morning and relying on a tennis skirt and a collared blazer instead.

she's feeling a little sleepy this morning after staying up pretty late playing honkai, already obsessed with the game, and for some reason getting her hair and makeup done only makes her sleepier. to keep herself awake, she's standing at the edge of the room, drinking a cold water. haley rocks on her feet, zoning out as she waits for the photoshoot to start.

in all honesty, haley barely notices kiha walking up to her until he's about a few feet away from her, with his hands tucked in his pocket. she smiles at him, stopping her movements and putting her hands in front of her as they circle the water bottle. "hey," she says, eyes moving up and down to take him in fully. "you look good too. very youthful." haley lets out a little laugh, looking around a little paranoid.