i know that you like me...

”this is true, but hopefully we don’t spend all of our savings at this place. we still have to get lunch, remember?” the idol says with a laugh before trying her hand at the games.

mimi felt like she was still getting her feet under her. now that she was finally debuting, it felt like things were moving so fast-- she had expected a lot, of course, but it still really took her by surprise. and now, with this opportunity, she was still reeling from the fact she was chosen at all. it would help to get her face out there, she knew, but she somehow wondered if she was good enough. dark eyes are looking over, and she's listening, offering a nod of agreement. she wants to read between the lines, but she refrains instead.

“Ah right? It’s been a while since I’ve given them a treat.” She lets the thought linger, already imagining her mom’s and sisters faces when they realize she had brought them something. It wasn’t much, but it was to know she was thinking of them… and she always was. soon, they wouldn’t have to want or worry for anything, and that was a big part of what kept her going. she loved to perform too, of course, but she felt partially responsible in making sure they stayed afloat.

“please emi”, hyuk rolled his eyes, as if her words were so absurd, he couldn’t keep up with them - maybe he was right, because they were exactly that, outrageous. “i do know you, i’ve dated for like...you know, some time!”, truth is hyuk didn’t remember exactly when their friendship lines blurred to dating and then went back to friendship, but it was enough for him to know some of her traits, for them to have a good relationship, even after they distanced from each other naturally.

she tries not to let the smirk get the best of her. she swears she's seen that eye roll more than she can count especially when they were together. not that she can blame him really-- if the roles were reversed, she thinks the same thing would have been her response-- and maybe, just maybe that had been their downfall. could she really say it was a fall though? they were friends, still, and really, she trusted him with anything, even her life.

"Thank you~" Minseo beams at her, basking in the compliment while she refrains from affectionately touching the young woman's cheeks. She did have an issue befriending people far too quickly, and it was probably better playing it cool. "I've done a few since debut, but this one feels a bit special—" She states, squinting her eyes slightly as she attempts to choose the appropriate phrasing. "...an honor, really, since Lim Sanghyun is from our company."

mimi felt like she was still getting her feet under her. now that she was finally debuting, it felt like things were moving so fast-- she had expected a lot, of course, but it still really took her by surprise. and now, with this opportunity, she was still reeling from the fact she was chosen at all. it would help to get her face out there, she knew, but she somehow wondered if she was good enough. dark eyes are looking over, and she's listening, offering a nod of agreement. she wants to read between the lines, but she refrains instead.

━━ non-event thread◞motto.· ( @lgcxmimi)

there's a brightness to her eyes and she is looking at miyu with genuine affection, but she also understands the name of the game. even though she hasn't technically debuted, yet, she was close, and knew this was just a part of it-- being off, not really off, and making sure that you were ... comfortable, not too relaxed. and this was a good chance to hang with her friend as well as practice to make sure she was... a bit more correct than normal. after all... it would be her new normal in a way.

When the opportunity was presented, Minseo had not only been pleasantly surprised, but beyond grateful to have been included in quite the sentimental project. It was mind-boggling to be tapped as a model for Timebox considering the Lim Sanghyun could ask pretty much anyone, especially more experience people in their field. She had been looking forward to shooting the CF in between her crazy schedule. She would get to hang out with Emi, which was the cherry on top, considering she had wanted to get to know her properly.

“as if you didn’t like old men”, hyuk stuck out his tongue in a teasing way and laughed, as he sat beside emi, getting comfortable when he took off his shoes and crossed his legs, butterfly style.

"aishhhh you think you know me, eh?" she's offering, a brow raise following as she tries to sound snarky, but it doesn't quite land that way-- she's in too good of a mood and besides, it felt nice to be so-- light. it had been a while. all work and no play made emi a very dull girl, and really... well. there was something familiar in hyuk. sometimes that was what she needed.

sometimes, when he's in workshops or other large settings like this with the rest of the trainees, he can't help but feel like a camp counselor of some sorts–surrounded by kids he feels both responsible for and yet strangely motivated to relate to. case in point: nathan quirking his eyebrow at her rather-teasing tone as he slowly catches on that she's been, well, fucking with him, and he's been acting too serious in response to play it off now.

in all seriousness(perhaps more than she ever has been), there was a lot to learn-- not only from the dancing, of course, though that was a whole different thing in itself. but really, she was learning a lot from the reincarnated idol himself. there was a reason he had debuted in the first place, and which so much on the line(including the potential at finally debuting), maybe... well. maybe she should be a bit more serious after all.

emi could hear the buzzing in her ears, mimicking her heartbeat. after all the hard work, after all the worrying about what she could possibly be doing wrong-- it felt like it was all coming true. the possibility to actually debut, to actually be an idol and not a trainee. maybe being good and not going out every chance she got was starting to pay off.

lili’s nodding so much that she fears she’s become a bobblehead. she wants to cry, she wants to laugh, she wants to scream — she is beside herself, unable to contain herself from all the feelings beginning to well up inside of her. it’s been so long since she’s felt a sense of relief — like she was on the right path, that she was doing something right.

she would say she didn't believe in the whole manifestation thing-- for a lot of her life, she had tried to manifest money in her mother's bank account so they didn't have to struggle, only for the cycle to repeat itself. that her sister wouldn't feel so bad about all her achievements to no avail. but... it a way it was true-- they had been talking about this, truly, not too long ago. a constant of wonder of when, and even if-- and then, now-- they were there. she can feel her body buzzing practically, and she hums, biting her bottom lip hard to prevent the squeal that wants to escape.

better than the movies

"you are."

୨୧     A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME     —   @lgcxmimi

emi could hear the buzzing in her ears, mimicking her heartbeat. after all the hard work, after all the worrying about what she could possibly be doing wrong-- it felt like it was all coming true. the possibility to actually debut, to actually be an idol and not a trainee. maybe being good and not going out every chance she got was starting to pay off.