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“lotsa fun things you can do with ties, though…” kisu pointed out, whispering in her ear as he held her. “and skater skirts are flattering on you. they sit on your ass nicely. really, i don’t know why you’re complaining….” she could be wearing a potato sack, though, and he’d probably still find her sexy. he was more whipped than he cared to admit. “listen, i just want you to be comfortable. it’s kinda warm in my place tonight, you know? don’t want you to get heat stroke…”

“kisu, with his mind in the gutter? i’m so shocked,” daiyu said with a hum, daintily adjusting his bangs and letting her arms wrap around his neck. “we’ve been doing fittings for our next song, though, and somehow i feel like you’ll be into that a lot more than the skater skirts and blouses...” she rolled her eyes. “well, in that case, i think i need a hand getting it off....”

“you have a sexy s-line weighing you down. that’s an excuse. and you’re really not bad,” biyi mumbled into the hug, resting her head on her friend’s shoulder. “i’ve been an idol much longer than you, too. i should be better.”

“true. having boobies bouncing around makes hard choreography harder,” daiyu laughed, rubbing biyi’s back. the way she had to import in her own bras so things weren’t too small? a crime, really. “you are better. you’re just healing. give yourself some grace.”

“gross. don’t tell me about that i don’t even wanna know,” songyi objected loudly, biting back her giggles and looping her arm around the older girl’s. “whatever. you’re just being nice so you can steal my lines next comeback.”

“right, right. sorry to divulge,” she laughed, ruffling songyi’s hair. “oh, hardly. we all know i’m only in the group to look interesting and get international alt kids excited. you keep your lines.”

“okay, actually, you know what.. that’s a good point,” mija laughed. “i love your look, but it’s anything but natural. that would not suit a drama at all…”

“i would be the freak drag queen character. which, you know, i’m not super opposed to, but i feel like there are much better people who could fill that position.”

“i’ll try to keep my cool, okay? i don’t want to cross any of your boundaries,” he finally conceded, hugging her back. “just… if anything ever turns and you need help, you know i’m here…”

“i know, wes. you’re a great manager. and despite all this, i care about you a lot, okay? i know you always have my back,” she soothed, patting his arm. “but i’m the eldest, okay? i was a full adult before i joined terra. i need a little less handholding than some of the younger ones.”

“oh! i have my travel kit?” he offered, reaching for his messenger bag, where he had an entire assortment. “i don’t know how much will be in it, but i at least have the basics…”

“the basics are fine-- i had to learn to be creative and work with the basics when i was starting out,” she told him, taking a cotton swab and micellar water to take off the makeup she had on. “i hope this is helpful, though-- i don’t know a lot of concepts where my type of makeup would be idol-wearable for someone who isn’t me,” she worried.

“i hope so. i would say it’s some sorta fetish thing, but it’s always presented really well, so they’re probably trying to hello fellow kid you,” songyi retorted. “no, i’m just loud. on the inside i’m crying.”

“yeah, i don’t think new age has those nefarious purposes. we all know i’m no stranger to fetish if that was really their goal,” she laughed, rolling her eyes. “well, i think that goes for most people who appear brave. but the fact that you keep pushing through is what counts.”

“it just proves how good of an actor you are! you should be in a drama asap.”

“i don’t know about that. i already have to touch up my makeup for terra stuff-- i do not trust other companies to have free reign on my beat.”

“oh, come on baby,” kisu whined back, letting his hands rest on her hips as he tried to get her to look at him. “you know that if your company would allow it in any fuckin way, you’d’ve been in my lap that whole video.” he smiled. “i don’t know about in public, but you’re free to wear that around here as much as you want. i encouraged it, actually. or if you decided you didn’t want to wear anything, i’d be fine with that too. i’m super accommodating.”

“yeah, well, i’m in the pure unit, remember? only skater skirts and blouses with ties from me,” she whined, pouting and laying her head on his shoulder as she straddled his lap. she loved terra, but she missed being able to experiment with her style more. “how kind of you to be so open with absolutely no ulterior motives,” she giggled. “i guess i should get this sweater off then, shouldn’t i? i seem to be breaking dress code.”

“i guess i can respect that,” wes answered softly, offering her a smile. “can you at least promise me you’ll keep me in the loop? i…i trust you. i just still want to keep you safe.”

she sighed, giving him a little half hug. “i’ll do my best. i’ll share what i deem to be necessary, okay? i get you’re worried, but you just need to like....not take it too far.”

“could you do a look for me? and i’ll watch and see how you do it step by step?” he asked eagerly. “like an in person tutorial!”

“i guess so, if you think it’d be helpful,” she agreed awkwardly. “do you have makeup here? and remover wipes?”

“Heart Attack is the most popular out of the four solos from our unit, so I can see why they decided on a brighter song, honestly – but I’m still pretty surprised too,” Hinata replied. “In my abs. Although really, a more important part was just having a solid base to get the lift done safely. Lots of squats and core workout. If it was any longer than a few seconds and we had to get her any higher in the air I definitely would’ve needed to like, do some serious arm workouts. More serious than I was already doing, anyway.”

“Character!?” Jiwoo echoes with a laugh of her own, though she’s smiling at the thought of her makeup skills growing and being perfected, “Okay, i’ll let you have one picture, but if it ends up online i’m beating you up, okay?!”

“yes-- if i have to live with my old weibo account and my first looks on the internet, you can handle a little before and after,” daiyu insisted with a laugh. “please, jiwoo. i’m dating heo kisu. you know, the idol famous for being not-too-discreet with his bdsm preferences. do you think you beating me up scares me?” she teased

“for someone who doesn’t know anything about choreo, you consistently kill it every time it’s given to you,” biyi commented. “you never look out of place when terra performs, anyway.”

“that means a lot, biyi. my hard work is hopefully paying off,” she replied