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Looking at the boy, Sora finally came to her senses while listening to him, it was obvious that she was too confused to even talk but as soon as she heard the voice of the boy she decided to come back to reality and forget about that things that were in her head. Nodding to Youngwook, Sora took out the keys from the pocket of her shorts, to be quiet honest with herself she was still thinking about this situation, why was he asking for other keys? Extending her hand with the keys, she gave him a little smile. ‘’Here. You’re welcome, mister. You only owe me… 15 minutes of sleep?’’ she murmured with a giggle, the truth was that she was wasting her time (when she could be sleeping) with a boy that needed his keys. ‘’Oh and a ride to home as well, I don’t really think I have money left and since you’re here, you can give me a ride, right airhead?’’, the girl crossed her arms while waiting for the reply of the boy. ‘’Oh, and may I ask… why are you here and why do you need the keys?’’

Taking the keys from the other, Youngwook gave a bow. “Thank you so much. Yes, that’s fine feel free to sleep in the car.” It wasn’t a very long ride back tot he house, but he understood that it was early and judging by the other’s face, she did not want to be up yet. “Oh, I might have accidentally locked my keys in the car when I got out. So I need the spares to get in.” He grinned sheepishly and let out a small sigh. He first opened up his trunk and threw his bag into the back. Then he opened the doors and held hers open for her. Closing it behind her, he climbed into the driver’s side. “Oh, and since I’m so thankful for you bringing these I’ll treat you to breakfast if you want.”

Tapping her fingers along with the tune, she grinned. “Yup, that was me. I thought it was a good way to get my name known, sort of.” Well, no one really knew it was her since she kept her identity on the down low and plus she didn’t want all the roommates to hate her for ruining their night in Jeju. But she had to admit it was fun playing with Miyeon. “That was a harmless prank!” She tried to defend herself. Stopping at a red light, she tilted her head to the side trying to think of what to say.

“Well i’m a native Korean and I was kind of forced to join the show.” Shaking her head at the thought, she continued on the road before speaking again. “I’m a choreographer and producer for almost all the idols so I know most of them plus I joined so I could show the audience some spoilers. Up coming comebacks maybe some new debuts. Stuff like that. I really shouldn’t do that and I’ve been told not to but I subtly hint at it.” Haera knew the consequence if she got caught but it was nice to have the fans updated. “But that’s just about it. I’m pretty plain. I don’t know what else…”

“Well, remind me to never get on your bad side.” He said, chuckling. He hadn’t been personally attacked with the water balloons, but he had heard of someone throwing them. He had some flashbacks to his time in Jeju and couldn’t help but smile. He watched the other as she spoke and took in what she was saying. When she finished, he shook his head. “Not plain! I think that’s really quite interesting.” He let out a short laugh. “And it’s also quite entertaining that you want to spoil such things. You certainly have your own agenda, don’t you?” He said jokingly, turning to face back to the front. 

“It seems like most people were forced to join the show. It’s actually quite interesting. I never thought that people could be forced to do something, but then again idols have to do a lot.” He nodded a few times, thinking of what it would be like if he was forced to go on a show he didn’t want to be on. He couldn’t imagine not wanting to live with so many people then being forced to. It just didn’t seem appealing much at all.

Kwangchul laughed as he felt Youngwook elbow him in the side. “I try, I try.” A cheeky smile was on his lips as he pretended to blow a kiss in the other’s direction. Then, he continued walking in the direction of the other male’s room. “So, this looks like your room.” Gesturing towards the shut door with a flourish, he beamed at the other male before straightening back up. “Need anything else? If not, then thank you for riding the Kurt Roller Coaster,” he joked, holding an imaginary microphone in one of his hands. With his other hand, he held up hand-horns before shaking his head violently. “Rock on.”

Youngwook wrinkled his nose at the other’s blown kiss before chuckling. They were soon at his room, and he wanted to keep talking to him, but he did also want to just unpack as well. Though he didn’t have to hide any of the costumes he had to bring along from him, it was still just better to do it alone. “No, actually. I think I’m good. Thanks man!” He laughed again, as it seemed he’d been doing since coming in the door. He was grateful that the other didn’t find it weird to have a stripper in the house. After the other’s departure, he went into his room and began to unpack.

Always focused on her thoughts, Sora was actually finding herself in another dimension, the fact that she had a lot of busy schedules made her more tired than anything and being focused on her sleep other than other things was something quite normal in that type of situations. Upon hearing her phone ringing, the girl was forced to open her eyes to see who it was, for some moments she thought it was probably her manager or something of that type but it was actually one of the roommates, Youngwook, which made her surprised since it wasn’t normal for the roommates to text her when they were doing things outside the house.

[ text: youngwook ] ya, I was sleeping you know … [ text: youngwook ] jeez you’re lucky because I’m a really good person [ text: youngwook ] give me 5 minutes, I’ll be there

Fortunately, she knew where his room was so it was easy to go, get his keys and make her way in a taxi to the destination. Once she got there, she decided to look around to find the boy, the place itself was a place where Sora never placed her foot before. Sora wasted a couple of minutes walking since she wasn’t really on the place the boy told her and after a tad of time she finally found the boy. ‘’He-’’ she started to talk but something caught her attention, why was someone like Youngwook in that type of place? The girl was too confused to even continue talking, she just started to change her gaze from the boy to what was around them and then to the boy again and so on.

Youngwook waited at his car for the other to come eventually. He had his bag behind his back as he leaned against his car. He knew it was an odd area to be in, but it was where he had to go. When he saw the other, he was filled with joy. Finally, he could get out of here and get back to the house and hide in his room for a while. He waved his arm to get the other’s attention, and luckily she found him. 

When the other began to speak, he knew immediately that she was wondering what he was doing there. There wasn’t anything around there that should have been of interest to him as far as she knew. When she fell silent, he blinked a few times. Choosing to ignore the obvious, he went on with what he originally needed. “Hey! Thank you so so much for doing this. What do I owe you for the taxi? Also you did find the keys right?” He raised his eyebrows, hoping that she didn’t come out here and forgot the keys. There was no way that he was bringing his bag into the house, so it would have to stay in his car for the time being. He couldn’t risk it being on the TV.

“Likewise.” Haru replied, a soft smile on his face. Moving his phone to the side slightly, he tilted his head as the other explained the reason for his good mood. “Ah, do you work in a bar or a cafe or something like that?” He asked, curious as to what the other’s job was. “That’s great though, I’m happy for you!” Stretching his arms out, he shook his head. The other wasn’t disturbing him at all - he hadn’t been doing anything particularly special, and he always liked making new friends anyway. 

Allowing the other time to change his clothes, Haru shrugged his shoulders as he leaned back against the headboard of his bed. “My day was alright, I suppose. All I did was go to work and then I came home and now I’m here, in my bed.” He laughed - he definitely didn’t do a good job of making his day sound interesting. “Nothing very exciting happened.” 

“Ah, that’s it? Well was it a good day at work? It doesn’t sound like your day was horrible though. So I guess that’s a good thing. It’s better to have an okay day than a terrible one.” Youngwook nodded once, sitting back up on his bed. He leaned back to support his weight with his arms. “So where do you work? Is it exciting?” He was genuinely curious as to who he was going to be living with. 

He knew that he was talking much more than he normally would, but as long as he was asking about the other, there was less of a risk that he would reveal too much about his job. He wasn’t thinking about that though, he was just genuinely focussed on having a nice conversation with this man.

Smirking at his comment, she stuck the keys in the hole and reached to grab her seatbelt, clicking it in then siting for a while. “Yeah, mall seems like a good place. They have everything anyways.” Nodding along, she turned the key igniting the engine and looked over at the male. “Make sure your seatbelt is on before I kick you out!” With all scary news going on, she couldn’t risk anything and the rain added a bit more stress but she didn’t mind.

Checking her mirrors, she fiddled with the radio stations and settled on one that was playing the most popular idol songs. “Yeah, I really don’t mind. I actually didn’t think it would rain today.” Putting her car in reverse, she backed out safely before finally heading out. Since she was with a roommate it would make more sense to know more about the male. “So tell me about yourself. I was literally shipped to Jeju once I moved in and didn’t even get to say hi to anyone then I decided to have some fun and play around with water balloons.” Snorting, she checked her surroundings before turning left.

Youngwook was in the middle of reaching for his seatbelt when she made her comment and he gave her a thumbs up. “No worries. I’m all good to go.” He chuckled a bit, but thought it was very thoughtful of her to make sure he was buckled in. He took it as her being careful, but it was also nice to know that she was conscientious enough to think about that sort of thing. 

He sat back and thought about her question. “Ah, so you’re the water balloon culprit I heard about?” he chuckled a bit and wagged his finger towards her. “I’m going to keep an eye on you. But I was the same. I was here for a few days and they went to Jeju. I didn’t really get to talk to anyone before so I’m really just now meeting most people. Like you.” He looked out the window as he watched the streets and other cars pass. He didn’t choose to continue to talk about himself, because he didn’t really want to. “So where are you from? What made you come to the show?” He looked over at her, wondering what she was doing in the house.

“I told you I’d keep it a secret though.” Kwangchul pouted, following closely behind the other male with his hands still pressed against the other’s back. “Would it make you feel better if I tried to, uh, dance for you?” He figured “a show for a show” would make them even. Then, maybe he and Youngwook could become friends. Hell, maybe Youngwook would even dare to give Figment of the Radio a special deal the next time they wandered into Luxe for whatever reason.

When they reached the top of the stairs, Kwangchul attempted to dance and his fingers reached for the back of his black v-neck. He pretended to pull it off but stopped just as it was about to go over his head, and it relaxed back onto his torso in a wrinkled mess. Voice quiet, he chuckled before wrapping an arm around the other’s shoulders. “Just kidding, I promised I’d keep things on the down low, huh?” He chuckled once more at the other’s statement before beginning to walk in the direction of Youngwook’s room. “I hope I’m a peak on that roller coaster, man.”

“I guess you did. So thanks for that.” He made his way to the top of the stairs and took a few more steps and turned to face the other. His face was painted with confusion at first and then he watched as the other began to dance. He bit his lip to keep from laughing at first. Then when the other started to take off his shirt, his eyes widened. “What are you doing?” he spoke in a mixture of worry and laughter. He shook his head when the other put his shirt back down. When his arm went around his shoulders, Youngwook elbowed the other in the side lightly. “Yeah, that’s real low key there pal.” 

Chuckling, he followed the other in the direction of his room. “You’re definitely the hills of the roller coaster that’s for sure.” He shook his head a bit. He had really been enjoying coming into the house even though it was pretty awkward. He was just glad that it wasn’t full of yelling and fighting or anything. Also, he was sure that these two would become friends, or so he hoped.

[ ✉️ -- parknsora ] sORAA [ ✉️ -- sora ] are you doing anything [ ✉️ -- sora ] please please pretty please go into my room and on my bed stand grab my extra car keys [ ✉️ -- sora ] then come to Golden Jewelers across town [ ✉️ -- sora ] i will pay you for transportation if you need it [ ✉️ -- sora ] sa ve m e

“But why would you ever want to avoid me?” Kwangchul chuckled before crossing his arms. “I thought we just established we were cool with each other. Like, so cool we might as well be ice cubes.”

After the other’s response, Kwangchul couldn’t help but throw the other a look of pity. He had never had to live alone; even in university, he had been blessed with a roommate for all four years. He was the kind of person who just hated being alone (unless he was very, very into a video game – but even then, he didn’t mind simply having someone else’s presence around him), so hearing that the other had decided to join the show in an effort to meet others made his heart lurch a little bit. He walked closer to the other male, laying an arm around his shoulder before leading him to the staircase. “And now you’ve met me. Sounds like your goals are already starting to be met.” He grinned cheekily before pushing the other male up the stairs first.

Youngwook blinked a few times, unsure of what to respond. He dragged his stuff towards the stairs and paused at the other’s look. He wasn’t sure why he looked like he did, because he was sure that he didn’t say anything to deserve pity. He was just answering the other’s question. But, when the other threw his arm around him, Youngwook finally understood. Chuckling, he followed the other’s lead towards the stairs. “Well you do have a point there. Now just to meet someone who doesn’t know about my job.” He raised an eyebrow, laughing a bit. His snicker was cut short once he was pushed up the stairs. He somehow made it up without tripping, and paused when he got up the stairs. “Geeze, I’ve been here for two minutes and it’s already like a roller coaster.”

Fiddling with her keys, she patiently waited until the male got ready which didn’t take quite long and she was thankful or else she would’ve left without him. Once he linked arms with her she quietly chuckled and nodded, remembering his name. “Hello Youngwook. I’m Haera, your driver, shopping and eating buddy~”

Finally leaving the house and walking over to the parking lot, she clicked the unlock button on her keys and her volvo came to life. “Hm, i’m not sure. We can go anywhere. I’m not picky and i’m craving anything so you can choose where to go, just tell me the way.” Making her way onto the drivers side, she glanced at the male making sure her idea was okay with him.

It felt great finally interacting with the roommates and she couldn’t wait to see who else she’d go on adventures with.

Youngwook followed the other to her car and formed an ‘o’ with his mouth. “Oh, very nice.” He grinned and got into the passenger side, closing the door after he was in. He thought about all the places they could go, and figured there was only one place that has it all. “How about we stick with the mall? They’ve got food and shopping.” He chuckled, raising an eyebrow. 

He was hoping that she wasn’t expecting anything spectacular, because in all honesty he just wanted to get out of the house. He hadn’t really planned anything in particular, so it was just an idea off the top of his head. He wasn’t actually creative with where to go for things. 

“Are you okay with driving in the rain? It doesn’t bother you?” He didn’t really drive often. He usually just took public transportation, so he didn’t want to force other’s to drive, either.

It had been a quiet evening for Haru; he had mostly stayed in the comfort of his bed, enjoying the warmth of the blankets as he caught up with the rest of his favourite TV series. He knew that he probably wasn’t giving the editors interesting footage to work with, but he was tired and just didn’t care. He just wanted to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet.

However, his plan to relax was cut short by one of his roommates walking in. Haru didn’t mind - he didn’t really know much about the other boy, but he was always quiet and didn’t really do anything to make Haru dislike him and so that automatically put the other in his good books. Looking up from his phone, he took out one of his earphones with a small smile before sitting up. “Ah, it’s nice to finally be able to talk to you, then.” He began, nodding his head. “I’m Ahn Haru.” The other boy seemed very cheerful, and he was a bit curious as to whether this was the way he always was or whether something good had happened. “Did you have a good day?” He asked, hoping that the other wouldn’t somehow take it the wrong way - he always worried about this sort of thing.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you and be your roommate Haru.” he grinned leaning back, supported by his arms. He nodded at the other’s comment. “I made a lot of tips at work tonight. It was a really good night.” He grinned, nodding towards the other. He was in a very good mood, and didn’t really pay attention to how much he spoke. “So, how was your day? Did anything exciting happen? I’m not disturbing you am I? If I am just let me know.” He sat back up and nodded his head a few times.

He realized that he was still in his street clothes and figured he’d be more comfortable in his pajamas. He changed into his sleep pants and a t-shirt, facing into his dresser. Once he was changed, he flopped back onto his stomach, facing the other. He propped his head up using his hands under his chin, listening to the other.

@ ywook ah, wouldn’t it be nice if you were here...

can u hear miyeon crying in the distance

so that’s what that noise is poor bby

@ ywook

ah, wouldn’t it be nice if you were here too? 😴

Just waking up from her nap, Haera turned over to check the time on her phone. Grumbling nonesense, she got up and freshened herself, thinking it was a perfect time to go do some shopping and eat a little. Since she didn’t know anyone quite well in the house, she thought it’d be perfect to drag someone along with her.

Hearing the pitter patter on the window, she slowly reconcidered her thought about going out but then remembered she brought her car at the house so she went on with getting ready. Grabbing her bag and a sweater, she skipped her way towards the living room seeing if anyone was there and she found a male upside down.

Walking towards him, she noticed his arms held out while saying he wanted his boredom to end. Well luckily she was up and ready to go out. “Well let’s go shopping and eat. I just woke up and now i’m starving plus I need help on some comeback costumes. Let’s go~ I’ll drive.” Holding her hand out she waited until the male got up.

The other appeared to Youngwook like an angel. It was as all of his prayers were answered. Something to do fell from the sky (or walked by him) and saved him from his boredom. He grinned up at the other and slid down over the elbow of the couch. His hands came into contact with the ground and he flipped himself over to stand up. Stumbling a bit as the blood rushed back to his body from his head, he bounced on his toes. “Shopping and food? Sounds good to me. Let me go grab my stuff.”

He bolted up the stairs to his room, making sure he had his phone, throwing his wallet into his pocket, and grabbing a jacket and sneakers. He ran back downstairs to meet the girl and smiled, linking arms with her. “Park Youngwook. Your shopping and eating buddy for the day.” He wasn’t sure if he should trust her, but if she was a roommate he wasn’t worried. He just hoped she was a good driver. “So where are we off to?” He questioned, following her to her car.

Youngwook hadn’t really been able to have a nice conversation with any of his roommates, but that didn’t stop him from feeling comfortable in his room. He was usually quiet when he was in there and chose to listen to his music through his headphones, probably coming off as not-so-friendly. Nonetheless, he did plan on eventually getting to know them. Little did he know, that would be happening sooner than later with one of them.

At work, he made a $20 tip, so him and a few of his buddies decided (more like they forced him) to have a few drinks after closing. He wasn’t drunk, just a bit tipsy. He was very talkative and in a very good mood. He came home and made it up to his room, finding one of his roommates in there. He sat on the end of his bed, a big smile on his faec before turning to the other. “You know what? I think it’s about time we got to really talk. I don’t even think I’ve formally introduced myself. I’m Park Youngwook, your roommate.” He grinned at the other, realizing that he had only been at the house for a week before they went to Jeju, so it wasn’t so strange that they hadn’t met.

“Park Youngwook,” Kwangchul echoed, intrigued at the other’s introduction; after all, he had only known the other male – up until this point – by his stage name as a stripper. “Youngwook, Youngwook, Youngwook,” he repeated, a cheesy grin on his face as he spun around on his heels. “Room four’s upstairs, which means we’re floor mates. Fancy that.” He let out a bark of laughter before walking towards the stairs leading to the second floor, pausing to let the other male catch up to him. “So, what brings you here, Youngwook?”

Youngwook shook his head, chuckling quietly at the other’s silliness. It was refreshing to meet someone who was playful and fun. His biggest fear was that this would be a house full of idols who were full of themselves and rude. He picked up his stuff and started following the other. “Oh, great. Now it’s going to be even harder to avoid you.” Youngwook joked, hoping the other would hear it in his tone. He didn’t actually ever insult someone, but he did often get nervous people wouldn’t get his humor.

He shrugged at his question. “Me? I wanted to live with people and get to meet others. Living alone was starting to be a bit of a drag.” He usually spent his days curled up under blankets or in his gym room. He didn’t have a whole lot of equipment. But he did have a certain image he had to keep up. His killer body wouldn’t stay sharp if all he did was eat cookies and watch dramas on TV.

It was a rainy day, and there wasn’t much to do. Youngwook was splayed out on the couch, his arms covering his face. He had been on every social media site he had and didn’t have work for quite a few hours. A lot of the roommates were asleep or out at schedules, but he just couldn’t do either. He let out a loud groan, his arms dropping above his head, so he was half hanging over the arm of the couch.

The world was upside down, but more interesting than it was right side up. He hung there for a second before a figure walked into his vision. Looking at the female, he looked up at her, still hanging there. He reached out towards her, realizing they had never met but not caring. “Please end my boredom. Just stab me right in the chest and end it. I can’t stand being inside all day I’m going insane!”