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* â ÂˇË â cuddle pups
rkxhyunjinâ:
As much as it excites Hyunjin to see Taehyung again (his shiny newfound friend from the last evaluation), it would be a lie to say that part of his excitement didnât stem from the opportunity to pet Taehyungâs dogs. Of course, Hyunjin doesnât think any dog can replace Jeiâs own Wrinkles - a special dog with a special spot in Hyunjinâs heart reserved especially for him. However, regardless of where one dog stood in his heart versus the other, Hwang Hyunjinâs heart was overall immoderately dedicated to dogs.
Tiny dogs that he could hold in his lap, big dogs that he could practically spoon, big dogs that he could practically spoon and hold in his lap. All dogs of any sizes left Hyunjin just a little bit enamored. But really, who could blame him? Dogs were just so friendly, and cute on top of that. Theyâd give you kisses when you were down, and were more than willing to cuddle up to you for a movie night. (Hyunjin, is decidedly, a dog person).
So when Taehyung envelops Hyunjin in a hug, the dancer is quick to return it, but also equally as quick to pull back and crouch before the shiba at the door, grin wide as he reaches forward with both hands to pet the dog. âIs this the Daegu Iâve heard so much about?â Peering around the dog to sneak a glance at its tail, Hyunjinâs heart practically melts, âTheir tails really do look like bread rollsâŚ. Thatâs adorableâ.
taehyung isnât surprised with how fast hyunjin seems to pull away from him and crouch for daegu. thatâs most reactions he gets when it comes to people seeing his dogs ( especially yeontan, who is now busy yapping from the living room ). still, the dogs need more attention even with taehyung and his boyfriend being home a decent amount. and socialization is especially important for yeontan, who clearly needs it with the amount of barking heâs doing from inside.
âyes! this is daegu, i got him when i first moved here a couple years ago... heâs two and a half years old now, i think? heâs grown so much,â taehyung comments, fake sobbing at the thought of his first child all grown up. crouching down with them, he throws his arms around daeguâs neck and fake cries into his fur. the pup, clearly not having it, pulls out of his arms and licks at taehyungâs face once before turning his attention back to hyunjin, leaving taehyung to play with his curly tail.
âisnât it precious? maybe i could try some of that pet fur dye someday and try and make his tail look like a cinnamon roll or something...â the cogs are clearly turning in taehyungâs mind at the thought, but he quickly diverts his attention back to hyunjin. âwe should get out of the doorway, yeontan barks if the doorâs open, iâm still trying to get him to calm down around visitors...â
standing, taehyung ushers his friend and his dog back inside before closing the door. yeontan finally stops yapping, happily hopping off of his bed in the living room to tumble over to taehyung and hyunjin, prancing around hyunjinâs feet to sniff at him.
âheâs all bark and no bite, i promise!â
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Ë â Â a little gift .
rksuasâ:
the difference between the taehyung she met on the first day of her training and now is like night and day. sheâs watched the sun creep back into his smiles and how he lives his life with excitement, and inwardly sua wonders what it was that made taehyung so ⌠unhappy before. she never really got an answer; sheâs not really sure she even wants one at this point.
itâs just nice to see the turn around.
she doesnât offer a smile but instead, a slight nod of her head as he skips over to her in his excitement to see her.  â good morning.â she says finally, tightening her grip on the bag in her hand. thereâs three presents inside; perhaps she took it literally when they said that the trainees were supposed to bond. what better way than games, right?
the nintendo switch is not something that she ever saw getting for herself, but in the spirit of .. doing her job ( even if itâs hard to understand why bonding is part of her job ) sua decides itâs best to bring together the people sheâs grown closest to within trc since her first days here. pulling out taehyungâs switch, she hands it to him unceremoniously.  â here. i thought we could play a game together or something with the others if things get too boring in the woods.â
itâs become easier for taehyung to put on a smile, and actually have it feel genuine. there are days where itâs not, where he still struggles with feeling awful about this or that ( all usually relating to his skills--or lack thereof--or the company ). itâs hard, but itâs getting better. easier. the people heâs met slowly bring happiness back into his life, and being around them nearly everyday helps with that.
her lack of a smile doesnât deter him, as he waits patiently for her to continue, and show him what she got. in fact, itâs the gift itself which deters him, the smile disappearing and being replaced with his jaw dropping, eyes widening in absolute shock. a nintendo switch... itâs absolutely too much, how could taehyung accept this? but at the same time the kid in him is losing his mind, and without even realizing tears are rolling down his cheeks.
âw-what? are you serious? iâve been wanting one for such a long time but i... never would have imagined anyone would get one for me!â taehyung takes the box gently from her, gripping it firmly so he doesnât drop his now prized possession. he doesnât look at it though, his eyes focused back on her.
âyou really didnât have too--oh gosh... wait, no, i need to thank you!â tucking the box under his arm, heâs quick to throw his other, now free arm around her in a small hug, sniffling against suaâs shoulder. âthank you so much, this really means so much to me noona!â
Ë â Â mario time .
rksuasâ:
changminxrkâ:Â
rkwoongâ:Â
he eventually settles on bowser jr. and says, âhe looks like a turtleâi like turtles!â it isnât as cool of a reason as taehyung gives for picking his character, but woong is satisfied with his choice.
âone second! iâm stuck between two charactersâŚâ furrowing his brows, the tip of his tongue slipping out slightly from his lips, changmin mulls over the two characters on the screen, moving his cursor between the two of them and following it with his gaze. heâs only had the switch for a very short while, now, and had decided to put off playing with it until he could meet with sua and the others, meaning that the last time heâs played mario kart was probably a couple months ago at a friendâs house.
heâs already incredibly grateful that sua had gifted him such a new and hot piece of technology â it makes him happy enough knowing that she had been thinking of him, which is why he takes extra care not to put it anywhere too tight or cram it into his bag like he usually does for the other things that he owns. now, in their little group with taehyung, woong, and sua, he can feel himself grinning in satisfaction as he finally finishes the eenie meenie miney mo he had been playing in his head, settling on the character.Â
âokay, i got it! baby peach!â indeed, he had been deciding between the two baby princesses, daisy and peach â why wouldnât he, considering how cute and powerful the characters were? itâs always fascinating how elegant the cartoon characters seemed whenever moving around. craning his neck to see what characters his friends had chosen, changminâs lips part in awe as he sees bowser jr. and link on their screens. turning to look at sua, he tilts his head, before asking, âwhat about you, noona? who did you choose?â
she lets out a sigh as the boys deliberate on their characters. perhaps sua should have taken more time to choose her own character, but the ghost with the crown on it caught her eye before anything else so it was easy to go with it. especially since she has no idea how to play this game, and doesnât really have a strategy. mostly, she bought the switches for the four of them just so they could play something together. itâs not about winning - itâs just about the time.
( sheâs competitive, yes. but this time, it doesnât matter if she wins or not. )
that doesnât mean she doesnât get impatient, though. while she can put off her feelings of competitiveness, patience was never her virtue.  â is choosing a character really that important?â she asks dully, glancing around at the three boys with a sigh.  â i just picked one that caught my eye. iâve never played the game before, so i didnât think it mattered that much ..â she shrugs. Â
at least it only takes them a few more minutes, and changmin is the last to choose his character. somehow, suaâs not the slightest bit surprised by this.  â oh .. the ghost with the crown on it. king boo?â sua lifts her brow and stares down at the screen of her switch.  â is he any good?â
taehyung scrolls through his phone for tips and guides on the game while the others finish picking their characters, making quiet hums to show heâs listening and looking up to see each character that gets picked. his thumb swipes across his screen as he continues to read a guide about the individual characters and different parts for the karts, and the stats. thereâs a lot of information and itâs a bit too much for taehyung to handle, as itâs mostly numbers he doesnât have any context to.
woongâs reason of liking turtles makes him burst into laughter, while changminâs choice made him coo fondly.
then, sua...
âapparently itâs important! this is weird to read but i think the bigger the character is the better they are? king boo looks like heâs pretty big, right? certainly bigger than the rest of ours!â he shows sua his phone with a smile, a picture on screen with the characters ranked from lightest to heaviest, with king boo on the heavier end of the scale.
âhe looks cool, too! i almost picked him, you should pick him for me, noona~â

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Ë â Â mario time .
rkjeiâ:
she never thought sheâd be spending an evening like this, but days at trc are surprising.
the system feels strange in her hands, but at the very least jei has gotten used to the controls and the buttons. thatâs about all that sheâs managed to do with at least some coaching from the other boys, even though sheâs not so sure any of them really know what theyâre doing with a switch either. not that it matters; this trip is about bonding, and what better way to bond than to .. play a game with people that youâve become friends with.Â
right?
her lips purse as she looks around the small group gathered around and sitting around on some of the tables outside. she wouldnât openly admit it, but perhaps these three boys are the closest friends sheâs made in trc since she first signed on. itâs a little strange to think about, but life is funny that way. days at trc are surprising that way. ( but no sooner does she think it does jei completely wave it away - itâs far too sentimental for her tastes. )  â have you three chosen your characters yet? iâve been waiting for five minutes.â
Ë â  &. @rkxtae ,Â Ë â  &. @rkwoong ,Â Â Ë â  &. @changminxrk
taehyung honestly hasnât had enough of playing with his new switch. heâs hardly put it down, like a little kid whoâs been given a shiny new toy to play with. only the activities for their vacation have been able to tear him away from the clutches of intense mario racing games, and continuously falling off the sides of maps. okay, so maybe taehyung isnât amazing at console games. itâs not his fault! heâs a pc gamer at heart, and certainly not a racing lover. still, heâs found he loves this switch a lot, and heâs very grateful for jei gifting it to him.
thatâs something he still canât really get over, thatâs for sure.
âthere are so many characters though! how am i supposed to choose? oh, i really love tanooki mario, isnât he cute, noona?â taehyung holds the switch out to her to look for only a split second before his attention is dragged away to another character. âbut dry bones is also really cool! thereâs also so much customization for the karts... wow.â
he finally settles on link because âheâs the coolest hero and saves the princess while looking cool as well!â locking in his character choices, he smiles over at the other two. âsorry, i am so indecisive!â
Ë â Â a little gift .
rkjeiâ:
she really hopes that the boys show up soon because sheâs tired of carrying four large bags when three of them arenât even hers. honestly, jei truly thinks that this so called â glampingâ trip is going to be a nightmare, but she figures sheâll get through it well enough if she spends all her time with the people sheâs ( somehow ) managed to grow close to in her time in trc.
that still doesnât mean sheâs not annoyed that she has to carry all of these bags for them until they arrive on location for the bus. she allows a frustrated sigh to escape her lips, pushing up her sunglasses even though itâs still just early morning. it takes a little while but at least taehyung finally manages to show.
â taehyung.â she calls, gesturing him over with a nod and a wave of her hand.  â i have something for you. come here and get it so i can stop carrying all these bags.â
Ë â Â &. @rkxtae
taehyung struggles with overpacking. a lot. his entire morning is spent deciding whether or not q-tips would be a good idea to bring with him, as well as a winter jacket just in case it gets cold.
(Â âitâs the middle of the summer,â jeonghan reminds him.
this is quickly followed by a soft âohâ and jeonghanâs resulting sigh as he puts the jacket away for him. )
thatâs certainly not the only useless, unnecessary thing he attempts to bring with him, running around the apartment and even packing some of his dogsâ treats in case he sees a dog while heâs out. jeonghanâs convinced taehyung eats them himself.
eventually, he manages to make it out to the bus, fumbling around to look for his friends when his eyes land on jei with a wide, excited smile. he waves back as he skips over, other hand gripping at his backpack strap along with the strap to a duffel bag bumping against his hip as he makes his way over to jei.
âjei noona!â he returns, surprise washing over his face. âfor me? really? oh my gosh, thank you! ah, i donât even know what is yet, but iâm so excited!â
* â ÂˇË â robot idols
@rksoheeÂ
he hasnât met any of the k.arma girls outside of ness yet, and maybe itâs been a bit overdue. heâs learned their names and their faces so that he can follow the groupâs popularity closely. and before he knows it, heâs much more of a fan than he originally thought heâd be. once a mona stan, taehyung now finds himself with the dilemma of stanning everyone in k.arma. mona is still his ultimate, for sure, but the others are so cool as well!
heâs binged many performances, what can he say?
itâs only a matter of time until the fated day where he meets more of the members, and as time drags on, he gets more and more antsy about it. he hasnât caught even a glimpse of any of them in the hallways, until today.
heâs been close to giving up on seeing them around the trc building, becoming less observant of those around him as the faces become more and more familiar, with no sign of anyone from k.arma. he still manages to find ness, his knight in shining armor, but taehyung is starting to believe the other girls are robots or something. thatâd be an interesting group concept, although only interesting to taehyung and taehyung alone. the boy kind of likes the idea of being the leader of a group of highly intelligent robots.
the conspiracy theories are still forming in his head when he unconsciously catches a glimpse of someone he hasnât seen in the hallways before. taehyung has to do a double take, his head whipping around so fast his neck cramps as he confirms who he just saw--
and the pain in his neck isnât enough to deter him from hurrying over to meet her.
âoh my gosh, youâre not actually a robot!â
( perhaps that wasnât the best introduction--or even an introduction at all--but taehyung is far from normal ).
* â ÂˇË â crybaby
rknessâ:
her eyebrows raise at his reaction, and itâs so cuteâ she canât help but smile back in a fond way. âuh, thanks, i guess. iâll start looking at it like itâs cute, and not, y'know. like a monster.â she switches easily between the languages, feeling more and more at ease as she can filter back and forth between her commonly used one and her native language.
âah, youâre fine! people just thought they could bully me with it sometimes. itâs okay, though. i promise. just donât be too teasing or too mean to me, okay?â she narrows her eyes and purses her lips in a playfully stern manner, but she canât hold it for very long and she cracks a grin. âah, sorry. sorry. no offense, but you donât seem like you could have a mean bone in your body. youâre very sweet and thoughtful.â
vanessa hums, nodding her head slowly. she gets thatâ no one really expects what theyâre going to get into when they become a trainee. she definitely hadnât when she had joined sweet tea when she was nineteen, and certainly not when she joined trc in 2017. âitâs okay to cry. itâs okay to be overwhelmed.â she says again, smiling softly. âitâs pretty scary. i cried a lot being hereâ donât tell anyone though. iâm a tough girl. that could ruin my rep.â she canât help but add onto, nudging him gently with her elbow as she laughs softly.
âboston?â she says, and then it clicks in her head. âoh! thatâs ooh. massâŚmassachusetts? sorry, my states knowledge is lacking.â isnât there a sports team affiliated with the area? vanessa canât remember. âthatâs okay. it happens, really. if you donât want to forget, just find me! iâll be happy to practice it with you.â she beams. âi was born in australia! i only moved to korea a few years ago.â she scratches the side of her cheek, humming.
she waves a hand in the air in dismissal. âitâs fine! iâm sure they wonât miss me for just one day.â she usually sits with one of the girls, mostly sohee or sejeong usuallyâ and they live together at this point. sheâs sure they wouldnât miss her. âif they wanna sit with me that badly, they can sit with us too! but letâs just focus on getting you and me some grub, yeah?â
âgood! i only mean it cutely,â taehyung grins, glad he could atleast attempt to make her feel better about a nickname that had been used in a mean way. he genuinely finds it to be cute. his voice comes a bit quicker as he gets more comfortable, and his words start to slur more than they were before. his accent also comes out as well, the tension in taehyungâs shoulders rolling off of him nicely. he feels good, so much better than before. hopefully he doesnât cry again in front of his new acquaintance ( and hopefully friend, he thinks )! âit doesnât sound monster-like at all to me anyways! i think the lochness is cute, maybe someday iâll be able to see one and tell it myself--â
âoh, wait! i can right now,â the younger boy tilts his head towards ness like he was going to lean his head on her shoulder, but he doesnât ( he knows some boundaries thankfully ) and makes a little humming noise. âyouâre cute! mm, maybe i shouldnât say that? youâre very pretty, noona,â hopefully his playfulness doesnât come off as overbearing, or creepy. but he really means it as a nice gesture, and another attempt to get her to like the nickname more. maybe it could be considered teasing, though?
âi promise too! i wonât be mean or teasing, i wouldnât do that to someone whoâs been so nice to me,â he sniffs, appreciation in his tone. âthank you, that means a lot to me honestly! i havenât felt very sweet or thoughtful lately.â no, heâs felt a lot of bitterness and it makes him atleast a little bit happy that thereâs more than that left in him.
âyouâve cried being here? really?â he asks in a surprised, hushed voice, shocked that someone so cool could cry like him. he felt so terrible about it... but knowing that heâs not the only one feels better. it makes him feel like he can relate to ness. âit sounds like you have a lot of stories to tell, noona... iâd love to hear about them someday, if youâre okay with sharing! but until then my lips are sealed~â taehyung gestures zipping his lips, and then throwing the key away. a lot of good that did, because heâs quick to get back to talking. âi think youâre very tough,â he leans in close to whisper like people around them would hear, âeven knowing youâve cried,â before pulling away with a soft smile.
âyes, massachusetts! and oh wow, australia? thatâs so cool, noona! are animals over there as crazy as i hear they are? i hear the spiders are massive... thatâs scary! and just a few years ago? have you been speaking korean since you were young? my english is still so accented... but yours is nice! and so is your korean! thank you for being willing to help me practice, i have a long way to go...â
once theyâre in the cafeteria, he practically attaches himself to vanessaâs side, feeling safer around her even though heâs very much done crying. âoh-- more friends? would they like me? i really hope so, iâd love to be friends with them if theyâre as cool and as nice as noona!â
Ë â Â tag wars .
rkjeiâ:
sheâs not really sure why taehyung is trying to be so damn loud in a game that obviously requires stealth and skill. either that, or a good group of teammates but jei knows better than to trust anyone. a game like this leads to the inevitable pitting of one against the other, and sheâd rather not take the time to feel guilty if it ends up being her against a squad member.
taehyung obviously doesnât seem to care about anything, though. laughing like an idiot, shoes slapping on the floors, itâs like heâs lapsed back into being a child rather than taking this seriously. it takes her a minute to realize that maybe sheâs the weird one for taking a game seriously. then again, this is an evaluation and that makes it part of work. no matter how excitable the other trainees get about it, theyâre still going to be graded on their skill level.
that makes her way of thinking right in her eyes. but that doesnât mean that sheâs right in the slightest.
her lips purse when taehyung catches her sneaking up on him and she backs away quickly so that he canât reach out to grab her own tag, clicking her tongue.  â because youâre running around like an idiot and canât hear anything going on around you.â she says blandly, shaking her hair out of her eyes.  â or maybe iâm just good at stealth games. youâll probably never know.â
jei is almost scary in the way sheâd been sneaking up on taehyung. sheâd been within his arms length, and the boy hadnât noticed a thing until he randomly decided to turn around. thatâs terrifying. taehyung almost lost, and he finds himself pouting again at her. heâs just trying to have fun! and when he has fun, it tends to get followed by fits of laughter. especially when he hasnât had this much fun in a long, long time.
âiâm an innocent, noona, i havenât even pulled anyoneâs name tag!â and itâs not a lie. âi canât believe you were going to sneak up on me like that, i thought we had something special.â his lower lip juts out as he stands up straight and this is where heâs been trying to psych people out, trying to play innocent and coy to get someoneâs guard down. he can only hope it works with her.
âyouâre really good if you were able to sneak up on me! and oh, iâm hurt,â he huffs dramatically, although not seriously, âi canât be that loud, can i? not loud enough to where i couldnât hear you? i donât know. thatâs impressive though, noona! do you want to team up, i promise i wonât be as loud as i was before!â he begs, pressing his hands together as he steps a bit closer to her. heâs making himself vulnerable, so taehyung hopes he believes her.

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Ë â Â elephant in the room .
rkjeiâ:
itâs interesting to see the way that taehyung brightens up in comparison to the way he was when she first met him. Â it wasnât hard to spot him when she first signed to trc, and it definitely wasnât hard to recognize him. Â everything sheâs suffered has been so far engrained into her memory that it was easy to find him in the crowd, even if he didnât have blue hair at the time. Â back then, he was a hesitant and quiet boy who couldnât remember her name.
today, he calls her noona with a smile. Â itâs almost amazing what a little time can do. Â she wishes that she could recover in a few months, that she could change this much in a few months. Â but this isnât something that matters at the moment. Â itâs not something that jei needs to focus on.
what matters right now is the evaluation, and how excited taehyung is to show her his little talent.  even if it does make jei stare at him blankly, unable to process what sheâs just seen.  " did you just ⌠pinch your skin? to make the elephant?â the words that hang in the air are truly thatâs it?? but she doesnât say them aloud.  inwardly, sheâs thinking to herself: is this really what variety is about? even the tiniest things can be seen as a talent?
if this was always the case, maybe variety wouldnât be so hard for her to suffer through after all. Â â itâs cute. Â i just wasnât expecting something like that, i guess -â
the change in him sadly came from fear of being removed, and the desire to be better and move on. heâs not fully moved on from his experiences, and jeonghan still gets an earful of his crying on occasion, but itâs little steps. he tries to smile more and atleast pretend to be that person he was before, even if that taehyung feels so much different than the taehyung he is today.
âyes?â he asks, blinking in confusion like it was one of the coolest things heâs ever done. considering the silly things taehyung has done, it very well might be. besides rapping and dancing in heels of course. those are definitely the coolest in his eyes. âitâs cute!â taehyungâs judgment has always been shot, but he can tell sheâs not very impressed with it. thatâs okay, itâs not the most impressive skill. but itâs an elephant! he remembers his parentsâ stories about how he would always ask for an elephant on his birthday every year, and one year they finally showed him his elephant on his arm. itâs a cute story, but taehyung suddenly understands that itâs... a little strange.
âi can also dance in heels!â he says with a wide grin, confident. ânot a lot of guys can do that, right?â the boy asks before tilting his head curiously, rubbing at the skin of his arm from where heâd pinched it maybe a bit too hard.
âwhat can you do, noona? iâd really love to know!â
Ë â Â tag wars .
rkjeiâ:
honestly? running around and playing games was not on jeiâs list of things to do today, but schedules at trc can be surprising. running man had never really interested her, and it was hardly on her top things to watch whenever she had the chance to watch television. but considering the topic of evaluations of the month, perhaps it was inevitable that one of the most popular variety shows would end up a hot topic of one of their focused weeks. she should have known better than to think otherwise.
the thing about jei is though, that once she starts something ( or in this case, when sheâs forced into it ) she does her best at it. perhaps itâs her stubborn nature, or maybe jei is just really competitive at heart and likes to win after a life of losing things she didnât want to. so sheâs already managed to grab two name tags by sneaking around on quiet feet. her eyes catch taehyung, already bouncing around like the oddly excitable pup he is and she shakes her head. this would be too easy.
that means she should go for it, doesnât it?
Ë â Â &. @rkxtae
with how much is said about trc being the most strict company and how hard it is to get into, taehyung never expected to play games for an evaluation. maybe he shouldâve, with how much he idolizes tiger jk and his casual attitude for many things. and honestly, taehyung appreciates it. he needs some lighthearted fun after the last month heâs had to endure.
maybe heâs a little too loud as he bounds down the hallways, giggling and shoes slapping on the hard floors. heâs pulled a grand total of zero name tags, and has done mostly a lot of running away ( just because heâs fast ) and trying to psyche out other trainees. he wants to win, he really does, but he canât stop giggling long enough to pull a name tag.
and right now is no different really. heâs grinning ear to ear as he peeks out from behind a corner, left hand tucked behind his own back so he could hold his own name tag to protect it. there are shouts and other clamoring in the distance, but taehyung doesnât see anyone. he looks back behind him to make sure heâs only, before spotting jei way too close. the boy yelps and jumps in shock, turning on his heels to face her and spluttering.
âh-how did you sneak up on me like that? you werenât going to take my name tag were you, noona?â he feigns a pout, but his smile is quick to return, the boy bouncing on his feet to act like heâs light and fast.
* new faces in new places ,
rkpcyâ:
heâs glad taehyung doesnât seem to need the bank note to wipe his tears anymoreânot that chanyeol needs itâand is glad to see him smiling brightly. heâs never been good with others crying; he never knows how to react, and itâs been so long since heâs shed tears himself that he doesnât know what people would want others to do when tears are shed. if the crying hadnât stopped, he probably would have reached out and embraced the kid, and heâs pretty sure that would have just made the awkwardness even worse.
âyouâre right!â he exclaims, as if the answer should have been clear all along. heâs glad taehyung is going along with his antics; people donât always do. there have been plenty of times that heâs gotten blank or judgmental stares, and while itâs happened so much that heâs gotten used to it already, itâs still always nice when he can already joke around with someone heâs just met (even though technically theyâve met before, a long time ago). âiâll definitely name drop you. itâll give me so much clout. maybe theyâll make me co-ceo!â he chuckles, knowing thatâs something he can only dream about.
âaw man, thatâs no good!â he says, throwing his head back and letting out a groan. âi mean, learning how to swim is important and all, but thatâs why youâve got friends like me who will throw you an inflatable donut when you need it, ya know?â he grins, making a throwing motion as if heâs throwing mentioned item into a lake. âwe gotta get something going!â he checks his watch as if he hadnât checked it earlier once they were released from training for the day. âyou got somewhere to be? letâs go out and give you the celebration you deserve!â
honestly, if chanyeol had hugged him, the awkwardness would have disappeared immediately for taehyung. heâs physically affectionate by heart, and thereâs nothing he loves more. although, he mightâve taken it as a sign to go hug chanyeol whenever he feels like it in the future, and heâs not sure if chanyeol would want that. the boy can be overbearing at time, and he knows it.
taehyungâs always willing to have a fun time, even when heâs still recovering from tears. he sniffles between little bursts of laughter, a smile growing on his face so easily at chanyeolâs words. âco-ceo? can i be like, co-co-ceo then? do i get my own office and a fancy work phone? the first thing iâd do is allow dogs to be brought into the building. wouldnât that be fun?â he babbles on a bit too much, easily imagining the scenario in his head once heâs prompted to give it some thought. his imagination really runs wild, as well as his mouth, when given the chance.
âthatâs true... i should have fun while learning to swim, right? whatâs the point if iâm not enjoying it? surviving is one thing... but living is another,â he muses, a thoughtful look on his face, eyebrows knitted together and a slip pout in his lips. âwait, right now? i donât have anywhere to be,â he thinks of jeonghan at home guiltily, but jeonghan was going to have friends over tonight, he shouldnât mind if taehyung stays out a bit longer than usual. hopefully.
âokay, yeah! iâm down!â
rkwoongâ:
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- i donât know who you are but I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER IN MY LIFE TO RECEIVE DOG PICTURES FROM A STRANGER!!!! - ă˝(>â<â)ă - i love how that pupper is sprawled out!!!!! - he or she reminds me of my daegu (â¤Ďâ¤) - ( image attached ) - my daegu when he was a puppy!!!
Ë â Â elephant in the room .
rkjeiâ:
even though their first interaction was admittedly a little awkward, slowly things have been getting better with time. jei canât do anything but blame their situation after all - the mgas were horrible for them both. of course theyâd be awkward remembering everything whenever they looked at each other. Â
but as time went on and they managed to see each other more as time passed, that feeling slowly dissipated - for jei, at least. sheâd like to think itâs starting to pass for taehyung too, because itâs already tiring enough being in trc without having to remember all the things that happened to them both in a situation they had no control over. she makes attempts to talk every so often and itâs becoming easier and easier. this is one of those times.
â so ⌠you wanna tell me what your special skill is? for this variety thing.â jei waves a hand, then rests her chin in her palm as she looks at taehyung.  â iâm sure you must have something by now.â
Ë â Â &. @rkxtae
itâs been four months since taehyung was offered his contract to trc. itâs been a month and a half since he got into trouble and had to take workshops and a stern lecture to correct him. that and the details surrounding his contract offer have made for a hard time for taehyung, but he wants to do better. he wants so desperately to prove himself, putting his all into his evaluations from then on.Â
but alas, heâs still a kid at heart.
âoh, noona! i have a really good one i think,â taehyung grins, eyes shining. he likes being able to interact with jei without thinking too much about the past, and finds himself in good company when heâs with her and able to ignore everything else. âone of them will be dancing in heels, but...â
taehyung slips off his jacket on one side, leaving his right arm bare besides the tshirt that came just to his bicep. âsee these two moles?â the boy asks, pointing to them on his arm. âi can make an elephant with them! isnât that cute?â heâs laughing a bit as he pinches the skin between the moles, creating a âtrunkâ so that the moles looked like eyes. âright?â

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rknessâ:
vanessa feels more at ease once sheâs seen his crying dull down a bit. she smiles encouragingly, nodding her head. she resists the urge to pat his head like a child (though she does coo, and she doesnât regret that one bit), and hums as he nods her head slowly. she rubs a hand on his shoulder soothingly, her smile never faltering as she stares him down. itâs the older sibling in herâ devoid of having noel around to bother, sheâs projecting on one of the newer trainees.
âdid i?â vanessa muses, raising her brows at the response. her smile turns crooked, and she scratches her cheek with a thoughtful noise. âiâm used to justâ telling my brother to man the fuck up, or something like that.â the curse leaves her mouth uncaringly, her shoulders shrugging as she scrunches her nose up in thought. âthanks for, uh. letting me know. iâm glad you donât feel as badâ but even if you did, thatâs okay too, y'know?â vanessa thinks itâs okay to be overwhelmed and let emotions take control. theyâre human, it happensâ and sheâs been the victim to her volatile emotions for years. she doesnât fault anyone else for it, either.
âcute? the lochness monster is cute?â she snorts, amusement curling at the corner of her smile. âdo you? i guessâŚitâs kinda creative. people used to call me that all the time in school, and it would make me mad. nowâŚitâs not so bad.â she shrugs one shoulder, reaching up to toss her hair over her shoulder. the english makes her feel at ease, and she flashes her teeth in a wide grin at the comfortable sound of it.
âthere is, now that i think about it.â vanessa muses, a thoughtful look crossing her face. she knows at least a good half of the girls can speak itâ which always shocks her, but it makes it feel a bit more comfortable for her. âiâm glad itâs nice! itâs prettyâŚoverwhelming at once. itâs trc, after all.â trc is overwhelming. vanessa will say that until sheâs deadâ but she wouldnât have it any other way.
vanessa thinks taehyung is cute. very, very cuteâ to the point where her fingers are twitchingâ because sheâs gotta do something. pinch his cheeks, ruffle his hairâ instead, she purses her lips to hide her smile. âyeah, kinda figured that. itâs fineâ you speak very well! whereâd you learn?â her eyes are curious, and her hands shoot to steer him in the right direction, entering the cafeteria. âoh, do you have someone to sit with?â she asks, but gives little room for him to respond. âwanna sit with me?â
the hand on his shoulder is a welcome presence, keeping him grounded as she rubs his shoulder. her smile is also infectious, causing taylor to smile back even if the smile doesnât entirely reach his eyes just yet. soon, though.
âyes, itâs very cute! i like the joke,â he tells her, although the right word was probably âpunâ rather than âjokeâ. âmad? oh, is it not a good nickname? i just like it so much! i promise i wouldnât be teasing or mean about it.â taehyung sniffs and pouts, eyes still a bit shiny and adding to the whole begging puppy look. it doesnât keep up for long as he finds himself copying her actions unconsciously, tossing his head gently to flick the bangs out of his eyes. his hairâs getting long, but heâs always liked it a little shaggy.
just hearing that there are more english speakers gets him a bit more excited, and further away from the overwhelming helplessness heâd been feeling only moments ago. âreally? i canât wait to meet more!â
âi donât think... two years has prepared me enough,â he shrugs, that feeling of self doubt still surrounding him, âbut i am still very happy even if itâs overwhelming enough to make me cry... multiple times,â taylor whispers the last two words, pouting. it vanishes as quickly as it came, as taylor eagerly jumps on to the next topic in an effort to escape this one.
âi lived in boston for high school! i learned it there, but only a few years of practice. i think iâm forgetting it. slowly,â the boy explains, taking multiple pauses to sift through long unused grammar. âi donât think that will be an issue anymore though, now that iâm here! where did you learn?â
taylorâs hardly even paying attention as heâs herded into the cafeteria until ness asks him another question. he blinks, and takes in his surroundings. âoh-- iâd love to sit with you! are you sure thatâs okay? do you have people you were going to sit with?â
Ë â Â blue boy .
rkjeiâ:
itâs almost hard to talk to taehyung. Â since heâs not someone that she became friends with, whenever she looks at him the only thing that she can remember is the mgas. Â she doesnât have the ability to replace that memory with something else, because thatâs really all that she knows him from. Â itâs honestly a problem, but jei is trying her best to ignore it. Â sheâs trying her best to give taehyung his own memory that isnât clouded by her judgment of the mgas.
after all, he had just as much of a hard time there as she did.  perhaps he had an even harder time.  she wouldnât know  -  she never got the chance to talk to him on the show or outside of it.
â mm. Â itâs fine, i never really expected youâd keep in contact with someone you never spoke to.â she shrugs her shoulders and sits down next to him, tucking hair behind her ear. Â she pauses for a moment, not really sure where to go from here. Â " maybe iâm just good at remembering names and faces.â Â jei turns her head with a quizzical raise of her brow, eyes narrowed slightly. Â â why do you have to change your hair? did they tell you to?â
taehyung feels bad. heâs usually much more talkative than this, but heâs also struggling with separating her from the mgas. they shouldnât be summed up to just their feelings and hardships about the mgas, though, so taehyung doesnât want to keep thinking of her in that way. although, taehyung doesnât feel like much of a different person now than then, and he wonders if she feels the same.
âwell, we can keep in touch now, right? whatâs... whatâs your name again?â he asks almost shyly, ashamed he has to ask that question. the mgas really did a number on him if kim taehyung canât remember a name and a face. âmaybe,â taehyung tries to smile, but heâs a little more shy now that sheâs sitting next to him.
âoh, um,â taehyung presses the tips of his pointer fingers together, voice a bit low out of shame for his mistake. he doesnât know what heâs allowed to say so he just nods. âyeah, i shouldnât have dyed my hair, so i need to change it back as soon as possible, i just havenât had the time...â