â This stop is Ujangsan, Ujangsan. â
If Sook-Myung had heard the announcement a split second later, she would have missed her stop, or had gotten herself stuck between the subway doors.
While swallowing a yawn and rubbing her eyes, she trudged up the steps. As she had expected, teenagers were spread out all over the station, all bearing the signature piercing of their gang on their left ear.
Her plan was to become one of them by the end of the night, but a change of plans was inevitable now, for the girl felt something brush against her bag. Once realizing that the back had gotten lighter than before, she immediately turned around and raced towards the people who had her wallet. As expected, they had piercings in their left ear.
After a short chase, Sook-Myung easily cornered the scrawny thieves in a corner. â You chose the wrong person to mess with, â the girl growled. Thankfully, she was able to get her prized belonging back quite easily. All it took was bashing the thiefâs arm with her wooden drumstick a couple of times.
When the hectic situation settled down, thatâs when Sook-Myung noticed that someone was right behind her. â What the fuck do you want ? â The girl spat out, turning around to face the figure behind her.
"you are coming with us,â bellows a large high school senior, towering over her tiny figure, "cooperate, and we wonât have to hurt you.â
tsk, but his voice isn't quite as intimidating as baekhyun would prefer. he needs to make a mental note of that. image is everything, and baekhyun isn't having a puppet bring bad rep to his title. soon, she's surrounded by three more boys than she's got drumsticks. itâs never pleasant, kidnapping people off streets, but recruitment ultimatums can't be given in public. the two failed thieves walk past baekhyun in shame, and baekhyun takes a good look at the faces he will forget after the next meeting. demotion is not only quality control, but also motivation for the remaining kids. this girl, on the other hand, has managed to impress and above all intrigue baekhyun, which has become the only recruitment criteria after Mildly Skilled.
as the boys close in around her, baekhyun remains in clear view, though seemingly uninterested, leaning against the subway wall and toying with the cigarette in his hand. he shoots her a single lookover (sheâs surprisingly cute) and the quirk of a smile exactly like they do in the movies. god, he wishes he could watch himself right now. the mob moves exactly one, two, three seconds after baekhyun's begins to walk; it's more a power trip than an organisational tactic, but none of the kids seem to have caught on yet.
the plan is the usual plan: to accompany her to the relatively small park a block from their real headquarters.Â
it should be peaceful so as to look like an Innocent Friend Group --strictly no grabbing...or groping
             (this rule got added after The Pervert Park Incident. Pervert Park isnât                            in the gang anymore.)Â
there won't be a single kid in sight on the fields, because it's YONGSA TERRITORY now!Â
             (only on tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays, actually; if they                         hogged it up too much they could get caught by some parents.)Â
baekhyun's seat is a glorified park bench right across the sand field where they usually make the Potential Members stand before him (kneeling used to be the norm but the sand can get stuck on jeans, which gets a little awkward, so now they offer the choice).