#andafterjuly

( kkt ) Our Melon sibling! ㅋㅋ

( kkt ) Wait... what’s with that emoticon, unnie? 

“But, sunbaenim, you do so well—” Her tone is hushed, full of awe and deliberation, after all she is talking to the Heize. They had briefly greeted one another back in KCON LA last August, but that day had been such a blur it was impossible for Somin to reach out, to tell the senior how much she admired her and what a fan of her music she was. Of course, even if they had the time, it was doubtful that the scaredy-cat would have been able to swallow her nerves long enough to say anything other than ‘Hello’. Perhaps it was for the best, the delay in communication. Otherwise, who know’s how she would have reacted in this scenario two seasons ago.

Though her ability to communicate with the elder had (quite drastically) improved as to what it may have been, she still struggled to converse without an array of ‘ahs’ and ‘ums’ punctuating every two words; even more so, the repetition of certain points had become far too frequent that she simply could not ignore it anymore. Still, Somin was thankful for Heize’s apparent ignorance — she’ll play along to save face, of course. “ Seriously, I want to know how someone has such a natural ‘girl crush’ aura... i’m serious, ah! I want to be as cool as you sunbaenim, seriously—” 

jaeha couldn’t help it. she had been feeling so down, so overwhelmed, so exhausted. she had tried so hard to finally have the studio produce her first ever original drama and she had to give it all away because of what had happened. 

sexual harassment was the last thing she was expecting, much less from a fellow colleague, but it was a reality she had to face. being drunk was not an excuse and yet it seemed as if everyone else in the team was playing it off as if it was something he’d just have to say sorry about and it would be solved in a heartbeat. they had laughed and made it seem as the situation was a mere accident, like someone letting your ice cream drop to the ground by mistake and making a big deal out of it. ridiculous.

she had needed someone and dahye just happened to be there. she didn’t need words, she just needed someone to understand she wasn’t alright and to offer a little bit of compassion. knowing dahye though, she didn’t allow the skinship to last too long but it didn’t embarrass jaeha or insult her; it made her let out a chuckle as she let go of the other female.

「 @andafterjuly 」

“Uh.”

Hyesoo blinked once, twice, three times, looking up from her phone following Dahye’s statement. In a way, she couldn’t be surprised– she was overly traditional and paranoid in many ways, with one of those being the fact that she had an instant aversion towards going out to eat. She grew up poor, where it was more cost-efficient to eat at home, and in the middle of nowhere, where the nearest restaurant wasn’t worth the drive or the money spent. Even after a decade of living in Seoul, it was a belief that she couldn’t shake, and typically only went out to eat at the invitation of others.

Properly received from @andafterjuly​ !

       The night often called for the soloist. Many sleepless nights had gone by with no much regret of their consequences the following days. Seo Ah’s brain functioned weirdly, you see. Recurrent thoughts were especially effective to activate neurons at the weirdest times. 

       And night seemed to be their favorite period.

       Seo Ah was also not much of a speaker to her worries. She had dealt with most by herself and continued using the same method. But there were times she made exceptions. 

       There wasn’t another way to explain her presence at a park, wandering around the swings.