daydream

200731 |   he hadn’t planned to stay long, necessarily, because their manager recommended against it and comeback preparations are in full swing. but jinwook thrives in the summer heat, so he never really stood a chance. he’s surrounded by fun performances, familiar shouting from the pool, and old and new friends alike. by now the sun has long passed the high point in the sky. he checks his phone as he heads to the restroom, wanting to wash some sticky spilled punch from his hands, and sees how many hours have passed already without him realizing. it’s the most relaxed he’s felt in days or weeks though, and in the moment he thinks it’s worth the reprimands that might be waiting at the dorm tonight.

there’s a little smile sitting on his face, the epitome of zen, until he opens the bathroom door and trips on the body crouched just inside of it. “oh, i’m so sorry—!” he says immediately, hopping on one foot to catch his balance. “i wasn’t paying attention… are you okay?” mortified, jinwook turns around and thinks he recognizes the young man bent down. it’s park jihoon, baekhyun’s groupmate. jinwook might’ve met him once, on animal crossing, but he’s not sure. in-person meetings always stick better in his memory.

after one more second, jinwook realizes jihoon was down there fixing his insoles, so he quickly glances away. that sort of thing is between a man and his own shoes. not that jinwook would know. he steps to the sink and turns on the tap, running his hands under cool water. “i’m not sure if we met officially,” he says as he smiles through the mirror reflection. “i’m jinwook.”

                && @rkshion .

they’re so present in his life he often forgets other people don’t need to bother with it. it’s only on the weird days that his insoles decide to poke the bottom of his feet that make jihoon remember that they’re actually there. the boy wishes he could have come with flipflops instead of shoes and taken a good dive into the pool. it’s not that anyone told him specifically not to, but it’s easy for him to put pressure on himself. plus, it’s fun to just hang around and enjoy some of the food. it’s when he realizes that, unlike his members, jihoon doesn’t quite know a lot of people outside of royal.

he excuses himself to go to the bathroom but with no real intent to properly use it. the room looks empty, so he doesn’t feel awkward to raise a foot and poke a finger inside it to try and fix what’s bothering him. it’s about as dreadful of a quest as trying to bring a sock back up your heel. it takes a minute for the boy to decide to just take out the entire shoe and deal with it like that.

                              ——— see_hi_on instagram update !!

it's the last day of the month, and it's already been three months since their debut. a bit wild to think about. considering how long the road had been up there, maybe three months is not too much. considering he's now an idol in the eyes of the public, any little bit of time feels like a lot to im. he's unsure why he hadn't tried one of these before. the idea of doing it by himself got him a bit nervous, but he also didn't want to bother his other members to do something together.

he has fans now, though, it seems. again, wild to think about. he's not the most active in social media, but he'd still like to keep in touch with them. he's seen other idols name their lives something unique and special so jihoon's certain he wants to do something like that too. it takes some brainstorming to finally decide on something, but soon he starts the first edition of "shion's roof."

the boy had adjusted the settings for the live to be audio-only. this means he could lay down on his bed without having to worry about how he looks and what those watching could see around him. it'd also help take away some of the nervousness of someone who hadn't done one of these before. "hello~" he greets the first few people to join him. it'd be awkward if no one showed up, but it brings a smile to his face when the number starts going up. "wow, it's everyone here? there's a lot of you already." jihoon keeps repeating 'hello's during the first minute so that everybody can get some time to settle in.

does baekhyun feel kind of bad for just shoving his nintendo switch into the younger’s hands before slipping off the couch and hurrying after the stylist lady? yeah. he basically left him to fend for himself ( strong words when the game in question is one of the most wholesome games in existence ) but there wasn’t much else to do. he didn’t have a choice, doesn’t like to keep the stylists waiting when they’ve been working for hours and he really wants to find that damned fish. maybe jihoon is, like, an animal crossing prodigy that manages to catch a stringfish while he’s away?

hm. baekhyun’s been playing that game since birth. basically. if he can’t get that fish someone who hasn’t ever played that game before probably won’t as well. 

he isn’t too hopeful about it even when he gets back with full makeup on his eyes and cheeks and his hair styled out of his face. there’s a chance that jihoon isn’t even playing anymore, that he didn’t play at all and just put the console away once he got up. when he sees him still with it in his hands it makes baekhyun happy –  he slides back into the space right next to jihoon that he left before and leans in carefully to get a peek at the screen and what the boy is doing. “and?” he asks, lips curling upwards into a smile when he sees how jihoon is using his islander to fish. he casts the rod at the worst angle but it’s cute. “how are you doing? are you having fun?”

by the time baekhyun finally comes back, jihoon is deeply immersed in the game. by deeply immersed it means he learned the base mechanic of fishing and that's it, but it still feels like the most joyful thing he could do right now. he walks the same river up and down and casts his rod whenever his eyes spot a shadow. thankfully to him, it seems like his leader had left him with a brand new rod, so the boy didn't have to struggle with it breaking and having to figure out how to build a brand new one.

"oh, hello," he says as his reply. his eyes only give baekhyun a glance before focusing on the current fish he's trying to catch. "wait a minute." he mashes the a button when the fish bites only for the game to show another black bass. it's one of the most common ones, he learned. "here you go." the younger gives baekhyun a smile and hands the console to its true owner. "i think i caught a lot..."

minho wasn’t really expecting the lack of schedules after their promotions end. it’s almost…weird, having to work continuously only to have what feels like an extended break. at least with it, he catches up on missed sleep, and can practice at his leisure. he doesn’t really leave the dorm all that much, either at the dorm or royal to practice and make use of the rooms when he can.

today is a dorm day. minho steps out of his shared room with a yawn, wrapping one of his blankets around his form as he blearily looks around. there’s some sounds going on, low sound of the television and then soft music coming from the kitchen. it smells…clean, chemically, and minho sniffles as he shuffles his way to the kitchen. slowing to a stop, he blinks at jihoon, and then the mop in the others hand.

“jihoon-ah,” he calls out, voice slurring with sleep. “what’re you doin’?” humming, he shifts, reaching up to rub the corner of his eye tenderly with his knuckle. “d'ya need any help?”

he doesn't really notice the presence approach him until the other decides to speak up. once he hears his name, jihoon turns around and raises his eyebrows in surprise. "oh, minho!" he looks down at his mop and then back up at the other boy. "i didn't wake you up, did i? you looked like you were sleeping so well." reno is one of his roommates, after all, along with jaehyun. he's really happy with his middle-boys room. he was already close to jaehyun before and then got to quickly bond with minho over their cats once they moved in. nothing's stronger than a parent's love.

the roommate in front of him looked comfortable standing there with the blanket over his shoulders but still very out of place. jihoon's lucky the yawn didn't get contagious. "i wouldn't want to bother you! were you coming here for some breakfast?" which is about when he realizes maybe this wasn't the best timing to clean the kitchen. other members might show up at any time looking for food and he'd be standing in their way.

oh, hai! this is no new muse but a few things have changed! this used to be PARK JIHOON (ex-w1/soloist) and now he’s... also PARK JIHOON ??? (but from treasure). istg the change has nothing to do with the name, it’s just a happy coincidence. he’s still shion from de:code, which leads to point 2:

rkhoon → rkshion !!!

apart from that, park jihoon is still park jihoon and (most importantly) he’ll continue being tiny, even if the fc has grown. he’ll always be a tiny man. thank you for reading!!!

@rklino

they had made their debut last month and finished their promotions less than a couple of weeks into april. after that, their schedule had run dry, and now the boys get to spend more time at home or doing other activities. jihoon likes to maintain a routine of practicing so he can better his abilities and come out with a better version of himself once they’re given new songs to practice. however, it’s not unusual to spot him actually taking some time to relax.

others may not think of it as much of a relaxing activity, but jihoon has been taking care of cleaning whenever he can. having grown with two younger siblings and a busy mother made a lot of chores lay on his lap—but he didn’t mind them. the boy puts some music on his phone (not too loudly so it won’t bother the other members) and decides the challenge for the day will be dealing with their kitchen.

      PARK JIHOON