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Yerin walked down the hallway of the Radioactive building, absentmindedly humming the chorus LUV to herself as she went. As excited as she was for the other songs she was doing for the upcoming holiday concert, those two focused slightly more on the choreography than the vocals. The more Yerin thought about the stages they had planned, the less she started paying attention to her surroundings, not needing to think about where she was going just to navigate the building she had worked in for years now. She didn’t notice the door to one of the practice rooms opening, and knocked into whoever had just been stepping out. “Ah, I’m so sorry,” Yerin said, looking to see if she had somehow hurt the other girl, though the two had barely bumped into each other.

after some hours of non-stop practice, dabin was weary to say the least. and by now the scent of bengay could be detected from six feet away. she wasn’t fond of the song she was doing, but dabin wasn’t the type of person to complain or protest. she was just eternally thankful to have been given a chance at all. as she picked up her bag, her phone buzzed, an incoming text informed her that her sister had cancelled on her; yet again. dabin was the one whose schedule was constantly packed, how does she get stood up again? she sighed, texting her sister back while simultaneously pushing the door open. right then, distracted by her phone, she absentmindedly bumps into someone. her phone falls to the floor with a slam, but that was more her clumsiness. “oh,” she quickly picks it up, hearing the other person, a girl, apologizing. “no, no. i'm sorry!” she exclaims, bowing apologetically to her girl in front of her. she finally looks up to realize that the face was a familiar one. now this, she did not anticipate to happen.

“i think i’m going to need to hire people to carry me around after this holiday concert is done– my legs are so tired!”

yejun nodded slightly. “mmm well you weren’t too far off your mark.” he said and then nodded at the door just to their left. “that leads out to the east balcony.” although it might be too cold to actually go out there. he could always give her his suit jacket but to be honest he preferred just talking in the hallway.

he could tell dabin was nervous by the way she kept ducking her head. he figured she was probably blushing but it was hard to tell in the low lighting. he liked that about her, but yejun had come to accept there was probably not one thing he didn’t like about dabin. “i do.” he confirmed. he smiled when she looked up at him. “keep going like this and i might just have a heart attack. my poor old heart just can’t stand how pretty you are.” 

she turned her head to confirm what he had said, but all she could see was a tiny sliver of light between doors. that probably was it. she didn’t a compass after all. the thought of going to the balcony had crossed off her head, that was only a meeting point and besides, she was wearing a sleeveless dress. which very well might not have been the best idea but she didn’t have much say in it. 

she chuckled, unable to help the flush in her cheeks yet again. it always baffled her how he could do that, cheer her up with just a few words. albeit if someone else had said the same things, she would doubt them. but it was the way he said it, something in his voice was reassuring. she smiles, looking around, suddenly something crosses her mind. she points to a dark corner on her left. “what’s that?”

yejun smiled and reached down to tuck a strand of hair behind her hair. “i’m sorry, sweetheart, i couldn’t help it.” he hadn’t actually meant to startle her badly, but she was still cute no matter what she did. and probably he was a little biased in that assessment. he only chuckled when she seemingly snapped out of her thoughts. “so are you.” he noted, and then because he was late by a small margin he added. “i misjudged the time it would take me to get up here. i’m sorry.” her pout was cute but yejun by far preferred dabin’s smile.

“you do?” yejun asked. personally, he thought she looked stunning. red suited her nicely, though she could wear a garabage bag and still look stunning to him. “that’s a shame because i think it’s beautiful.” he looked at her for a long moment quietly appreciating her now that he could and it wouldn’t seem strange. “i think you look beautiful.”

it was a small act but the brush of his fingertips against her ear somehow managed to make her cheeks flushed. thank god it was dark. she scrunched up her nose, softly chuckling, “sorry.” she hoped he wouldn’t have noticed her tardiness. “it’s okay, this place is a maze. i was so lost.” she was glad he had found her, she didn’t want to waste whatever little time she had with him. 

she tilted her head, a smile still on her lips. “do you?” suddenly realizing he was looking right at her, she swiftly looked down. blood rushed to her cheeks as her fingers started playing with his shirt’s button. dabin was a shy person to say the least, even the slightest things made her nervous. she bit her lower lip, still looking away from him. she needed to say something; fill the silence, change the subject but her mind completely blanked. she looks up at him the moment she comes up with something to say, but her mind blanks the minute their gaze meet.

“I know I’ve been active in the industry for most of my life,” she started, “But I’m really not that old! Really! I’m only twenty-five, there are members of some groups that are older than me. I don’t look that old, do I?”

“Of course not, unnie! you look younger than me.” she smiles, trying to reassure her senior. “i’m not exaggerating, people say i look a lot older than my age.”

the one nice thing about events like these were that wearing a black pin-striped suit made it fairly easy to blend in with the dozens of other black pin-striped suits. yejun didn’t mind mingling with all the other artists, end of the year events were nice like that it allowed for him to actually talk to other people. it was harder for the rest of the year because the media was breathing down his neck expecting him to toe the company line. however, there was one specific person that he wanted to see tonight and while he had seen her from a distance a few times he’d prefer to have at least a little bit of (semi) private time with her. so when it was nearing the time they’d agreed to meet yejun was able to slip away fairly easily.

he caught up with the person he was supposed to be meeting on the east balcony just outside the door to go there. she seemed to be frustrated with something and yejun couldn’t help but find it cute. everything about dabin was cute, really. since she had yet to notice him yejun crept up behind her quietly and put both his hands over her eyes. “guess who…” he said, unable to help himself. it was such a cliche, cheesy move but yejun was both of those things quite proudly.

dabin wasn’t even good with directions, she takes a step forward hesitantly then double-backs. turning her head from side to side, wishing there were some kind of arrow leading her to the balcony she was supposed to be at. as she was contemplating how to go about finding which side east is, a pair of palms block her sight. her initial reaction is shock accompanied by a shriek but the familiar voice that follows calms her down. it was comforting, more than she would like it to be. the voice, the gesture, somewhat mushy but comforting. she sighs, relaxing her shoulders into the warmth radiating off his body behind her. her hand proceeds to caress his over her eyes, a moment of instant relief. “you scared the life out of me.” she turns on her toes, not realizing how close her face would be once she did. all night she had only sneaked glances towards him from far away, with only one instance where they greeted each other. but even then she hadn’t realized how much bow ties suited him before; it was probably his lean structure.

she snaps out of her thoughts, suddenly realizing she has only been blankly staring at all this time. her brain scrams for something to fill the silence. “you’re late.” and so was she, but that detail isn’t important. she softly pouts, still aware of the anxiousness she had been feeling all this time. “i hate this dress.” she glances away, in an attempt to avoid the discomforting thoughts spiraling in her head. the pressure was always there, trying to hide from nearly everyone’s eyes, sneaking around like criminals. she hated it. but she knew that this was best. 

#i highkey want to bringa hyo fc as a staff member? maybe a manager? but i JUST got a new character

Honestly, it would have been easier to camouflage if wasn’t for the eye-grabbing red dress wrapped around her body. of course, that was the whole point of making her wear this color, also partly because it was christmas event, and she agreed too. except she hadn’t thought through the whole situation. on the red carpet it looked amazing but right now, it was more than inconvenient. she did her best to walk on her toes to avoid making her presence known, if anyone were to be nearby. that was another struggle, goddamned heels. her heart beat even faster with every little sound as she frantically searched for the place they were supposed to meet. the text read; 3rd floor, east balcony. and she was definitely on the third floor but had absolutely no idea which way east was.

by now she is sure that she is only going about in circles. her feet were starting to hurt. you’re not actually supposed to do this much amount of walking in heels. one thing she hated most about these events was that her manager kept their phones. of course, they couldn’t be caught on camera scrolling through twitter when they were supposedly watching the performances. she finally stops. running around isn’t going help her reach her destination so think. right, so first she needs to figure out which way east is. they entered through the south entrance which she is sure is straight ahead then east should be left? unless she is wrong. she heaves a sigh in frustration, “i should have brought a compass.”

hi its sayuri again, i also play ryu jia. here are some psa about dabin so y’all know everything you need to. (most things here are not in her bio so ya)

her legal name is ivy dabin cho, but she has always been called dabin, she just likes it more (she introduces herself as cho dabin / dabin cho, always, even back in aus) 

won x factor australia when she was 15 so was mildly famous worldwide in 2011

her vocal type is mezzo-soprano, can go up to 4 octaves, sometimes 5. here’s an example (also the song that won her x factor ;))

got into a car accident few months later with her fam, her mom didnt survive. she was driving the car at the time and hasnt been able to drive ever since. 

her father left when she was two bc he wasnt ready for kids but she doesnt have any memories of him. she doesnt have any relatives. so her sister is everything basically.

entered spotlight through auditioning when she was 17 trained for a year before debuting

she has two instagram accounts, a public one (@dabiniecho) and a private one (@dabbingalln8) that only a few very close friends follow 

she is an art enthusiast, she paints herself and goes to a lot of exhibitions (if she didn’t become a singer she probably would have been a painter)

she made her solo debut earlier this year (the song is lee hi’s breathe) she wrote the lyrics and co-composed the song. its a very personal song to her.

she’s generally a private person, so shares very little with the public, keeping whatever she can private, especially non-work related things.