moonlight legend ♡

yuzu is grinning from ear to ear. she rarely saw her moon but that was all about to change. perhaps then she’d finally get a chance to grow closer to her and support the long time trainee more. she returns the hug by swaying them a little from side to side and patting soohyun’s back gently. “ ‘s real crazy, eonni! finally that ceo of yer’s proved some taste,” yuzu jests, a grin on her lips. 

pulling back from the hug she merely raises a brow at soohyun being dramatic, head tilting in doubt. “ahw c’mon. y’sound like jieun eonni. dun tell me she left her influence all ‘round the place that heavily?!”

soohyun laughs loudly before shaking her head, “listen listen, jieun is really the drama queen when it comes to stuff like this. i have my moments.” jieun was quite the character around the royal building, a star trainee nonetheless. “so jisub-ssi usually has a pretty good eye for picking trainees. so i’m not shocked you’re here, you’ve got the look and the talent to be here for sure.” there she goes over complimenting people but she honestly can’t help herself. especially if what she’s saying is true! 

⇢ request received: @rksoohyun !

It felt great to be in a company where she kept stumbling over familiar faces. Even just walking in to sign the contract and walking back out after she collected the flyers to hand out, Yuzu had met so many folks she knew already. Soohyun was one of them. The moon was just coming her direction when Yuzu tugged her mask down, a wide, prideful grin on her lips as she waved one of the flyers high in the air to catch the other’s attention.

“Eonni~ look~ here~~,” the girl sing sung in the best off-pitch she could muster. Gazes turned, those around her who didn’t know her getting a good cringe as she left them to question why this one even made it into the company. Sprinting up towards her, the streamer and new rookie trainee ignored their gazes and the whispers, bopping the flyer onto Soohyun’s nose with a chuckle.

“Boop. I’m in~”

soohyun only smiled seeing yuzu in her sights, wow it’s been so long since she’s done this. every time they get new trainees this never fails to make her feel.. old so to speak. she isn’t really surprised seeing yuzu either and it makes her happy to know a good friend of hers got in. “i see that look at you!” she smiles and she plucks the flyer from the younger girl’s hands. seeing the flyer makes her feel ancient too, but nostalgic. 

“yah... yuzu-ah... you surprise me like this! we’re actually going to train together this is so crazy.” soohyun says practically bouncing on her feet and brings the girl in for a hug. 

the weather slowly became colder with every day to come, the nights turned longer and dipped the icy world into the darkness of winter. they were nearing the end of the year which meant debut was closing in as well. every day kang joon was training, in attempt to close the gap in skill between him and the other, younger members, so that he forgot about his surroundings. his special training schedule ate up most of his time and since he was basically commuting between the royal entertainment building and dorms every day, meeting up with friends or fellow trainees at seocho was rather hard right now. so he was glad that he got to meet some friendly faces around the royal garden which included soohyun as well.

when he heard her familiar voice in a long, he turned around immediately, beaming his usual charismatic smile at the shorter trainee. it surprised him a little to receive a christmas present that early, but he guessed it was hard to catch someone even within one company. sometimes busy schedules could make things more complicated than they should be. “oh? i didn’t even get to go shopping yet.” his lips curled up into a smile, when he noticed her admiring gaze. it was cute as always, even when he still didn’t felt that it was earned.

“handmade? wow! thanks a lot for putting so much work and love into this for me.” for a moment he hesitated to open the box, since it wasn’t christmas yet, but he supposed she wanted to see his reaction, so he did anyway. “a handmade pullover? you are so skillful! i feel so loved! i’ll make sure to wear it a lot, so it can enhance my visuals.” he sung back, before pulling her into a hug without even thinking about possible consequences. kang joon was simply a friendly guy who didn’t cared much about old conventions. as he lets her go, he tilted his head, looking questioning at soohyun. “what do you want from me then? i’m not good with handmade stuff, but i’ll make sure to make you happy with my present.“

skillful...more like poor, but hearing the word skillful makes her feel less insecure. she’s been trying to recover from her trips and plus she wanted to record her song professionally. paying someone to polish it up and things, all done in secret. soohyun was a bit tight on cash, but she always gave from the heart. she feels presents mean more if they’re made with good thoughts and intentions. seeing kangjoon smile at her gift and her hard work was paid off in that moment. 

“yes, a handmade pullover.. you know i’m your biggest fan so i had to gift you first!” soohyun smiles at kangjoon and she immediately starts blushing because he’s hugging her. it’s not like they haven’t before but this felt like it was out of a drama, so her heart was beating wildly. soohyun was taken sure, but kangjoon was initially one of her many crushes in her early years at royal. he was always so handsome and kind to her. she hasn’t seen him in a good minute, it seems it was hard to catch a lot of her old friends at royal. that.. was suspicious but she doesn’t want to pry in case it was something she wasn’t supposed to know. 

“oh! you don’t have to give me anything you know that! i just wanted to make you happy this holiday season, that smile was really enough.” soohyun shyly insists to the older boy and tucks her hair behind her ears. 

she doesn’t like the awkwardness. it had been going on for too long, festered in a place it wasn’t welcome. and when mijoo had wanted to change the tides, time was not of the essence – their schedules had piled up and comebacks became stacked against one another. a day became a week all too quickly; weeks turning into months until mijoo began to stare at her phone day by day wondering if it would be weird for her to call the younger girl out of the blue.

too much had been left unsaid and come june, mijoo couldn’t even remember the last time she talked to soohyun.

and that pained her. after years of talking to the younger girl everyday, filling gaps between lessons and lunch breaks with their everyday chatter, it felt odd suddenly going without it. sure, their weekly phone calls when mijoo had moved into the luxe dorm had helped fill those inklings but in the last few months – they’ve been aching sparse. 

so much so that now, mijoo couldn’t help but latch onto whatever piece of their friendship she could find, whether it be the warmth in the other’s hug or the hands that held her own. this, mijoo tightens, fingers locking onto soohyun’s as she nods.  “a walk sounds great.” a foot forward, another into the right direction. 

space always makes or breaks a relationship. days that once were filled with chats and outings, were now filled with avoidance and awkwardness. soohyun remembers how she’d latch onto the older girl following her, listening to her.. bonding. she never had sisters, and most of her cousins were boys, also waaay younger than she was. so she never had a sisterly bond like this, and with everything that had happened she missed it even more. 

soohyun is so happy that she’s caught mijoo like this, and now she had a chance to just explain herself. “great, thank you.” she begins as now they’re walking in whatever direction, it doesn’t really matter to her at this point. “so first of all, if you’re wondering, i’ll just.. say it so you don’t have to think it.” she gives mijoo’s hand a gentle squeeze, “i’m so proud of you.” it’s an honest statement, “and i know i haven’t been acting like i am, just know that i always have been and will be. i’ve been acting so distant and weird, i’m sorry.” i’m an adult.. but i don’t know how to control my emotions sometimes... 

that’s not your fault. 

hm. weird. he’s dated a couple of girls before, but never did he ever think about spending more than a couple of months with them, let alone run off into an unknown country. but with soohyun it’s different, he realizes. he realizes she’s the girl he may have been waiting to have by his side this whole time; all the experiences he’s made having shaped him into the type of man who’s need of that type of girl, of her. “yeah, maybe i have thought about it.” he replies, tries to sound nonchalant, adds a little laugh. because it is weird to come to terms with having found the one. 

her reaction to the surprise tops it all, though, and a big part of him is glad to see that she already likes it. makes having spent every single won he saved up more than worth it. “of course that’s where the surprise is. a princess-like location for the princess of seoul.” lips donning a grin, his fingers reach to curl around her hand and lead her through the gate. they’re greeted by a mesmerizing garden, all the prettiest of flowers gracing their way to the front door of the villa. and yuri does not hesitate to fish out his phone with his free hand, turning on the camera option.

“wanna take a picture together?” he asks, doesn’t quite wait as he’s already snapping a little candid of his way too adorable girlfriend with a pair of white roses in the background. definitely his new lockscreen. 

i knew it. is her mental response to his comment about thinking about them eloping. she hopes what she has with yuri will last forever, because soohyun is just so in love with him. what she has with yuri she’s never felt so intensely before, it’s a little scary sometimes. “thank you, i already love it here.” she says as she takes in more of her surroundings. all the flowers and the breeze that whips around them is so comforting and kind. soohyun felt as if she were a protagonist of a romance anime or something. the setting felt too perfect. 

the shock and surprise still painted on her face, her cheeks were flushed and her smile was permanent. as the she sees the camera app open on his phone she doesn’t even realize he’s taken a picture already. soohyun only chuckles, “i didn’t even get to answer that question! aw if it’s ugly you have to delete it!” she whines softly reaching for his phone laughing.