#beyejun

kou needs a new guitar. it isn't as though there's anything wrong with his current one – but there'd been a particular guitar he'd caught sight of online that had gotten his attention. and while he could've simply hit add to cart, there's just something different about actually feeling the guitar, your fingers against the string and neck.

he needed to feel a sort of connection, to know that he was buying the right one.

somehow, he's roped yejun into following him. he's not sure how, but yejun is here and kou doesn't mind the company. plus, he'd at the very least be able to get some opinions from yejun.

"it was pretty expensive online... but i know the owner at this one store, so he might give me a discount," kou explains, he's scrolling through his phone, trying to find a photo of the guitar when – ouch. he bumps into something. something hard. something that feels a lot like metal. something that might leave a bruise.

"there's so many people filming the dance challenge," siwoo says, as he walks towards the yogurt stall. it's true though, everywhere he turns he sees groups of friends crowded together with a phone in hand, moving to the lyrics of water water bomb bomb bomb. at this point, it's practically stuck in his head – even if it isn't typically the type of song that siwoo would listen to.

surprisingly enough, despite never having been on the same team in next gen, and yejun's short stint on the show – both him and siwoo had somehow morphed up some sort of friendship; one where they were close enough to enjoy each other's company here at waterbomb for a bit, without any awkwardness.

as he approaches the food area though, he notices the long – the really long line amassed by the yogurt stall. "fuck," he sighs. damn, siwoo really wanted some yogurt. but queuing up... in this heat...? his eyes follow the line, surprised by how long it ran.

in which another unsuspecting victim falls prey to yulhee's whims. a starter to @beyejun !

“...and then they moved us all to this big building and had us shooting ads for samsung, though of course they didn’t pay us any extra for that...”, yulhee continues as she adjusts the bag over her shoulder. you would think that by now she’d noticed her companion is doing a poor job at hiding his disinterest, but she goes on with her story as if it’s unfathomable to her that he wouldn’t be paying attention.  

still completely oblivious to the fact that yejun has fallen behind a little, she opens the front door and steps into the night air. all around them, she sees other people enjoying the discounts from shops and restaurants alike. “i had to spray dye my hair back to black for that and it was so annoying to take it all out... and... huh?” her eyes dart from the night sky to the building she just walked out of, at last realizing she’d been way too focused on the sound of her own voice until now. “yejun oppa? where are you? a~ah, did you leave me?”

of course he didn’t. of course he’s still trapped with her a while longer. 

“you got me monologuing! are you that bored of me, oppa?”, she doesn’t sound nearly as hurt as she should, and perhaps she isn’t really taking it personally after all. there’s something off about yejun, as if it’s never really clicked with him. not that such mismatch would ever stop yulhee. “after i bought you dinner and everything, is that how you treat me, oppa? so mean~~!”

she darts back to his side and looks at him directly, pouting and stomping in what she hopes is obvious pretending. “it’s so dangerous to leave a girl alone at night, oppa~~ but it’s so nice out, will you go on a walk with me? i promise it won’t be long, and i can drop you off home if you want!” as per usual, she doesn’t wait on an answer, and instead gently pulls yejun along by the arm until he is keeping up with her pace again.

chaerin felt pretty proud to see that yejun had only continued to improve since the first group round in which they had performed together. in the last round, he had gotten feedback that he looked a lot more confident on stage, and she couldn't help but beam with happiness backstage.

"you've really improved a lot," she commented as she watched yejun work on the choreography. this last round involved original songs, which meant that the contesants had to work much harder to make sure they were performing their own song. there was no way around it this time around.

"how are you feeling about this whole cute concept?'

oddly enough, jueun realized that once the teams were called, she hasn't interacted with yejun much before this round. she had made it a personal goal of hers to initiate conversations with most people as she could, but that became harder once they were put into groups and since her and yejun weren't grouped together the last round, this felt like the first time she was holding an actual conversation with him.

nevertheless, she's kept an eye on most of the contestants through the rounds, and she didn't think she'd find yejun in a cute and bubbly concept like nonstop. surely, the judges had an image in mind when they formed this group, but she was just surprised.

the other reason is... well, he's worried about his friend, especially after events in the previous episode. they did win in the end, but that doesn't mean all of yejun's burdens suddenly turn light on his shoulders. yuwol doesn't mean to hover over yejun's being at all times; yejun is an independent and capable person. but, still.

everybody in chaerin's group had proven to be talented vocalists, but they all seemed to slightly struggling in dancing, so that's what she's mostly been focusing on helping them with. thankfully, cake wasn't the most difficult song out there choreography-wise, especially compared to some of prizm's other releases, but she knew that it could be hard to follow along for people who don't have a lot of experience dancing before.

as someone who also struggled with dancing when she first became a trainee, chaerin was ready to help out her groupmates with anything they needed. "the cake, cake, cake part is pretty important, so do you want to go over that again?" if chaerin had to choose one piece of choreography that she thought was the key to this whole song, she'd pick this part. it was repeated so much, and it's what the performance started with, so everybody would have to leave an impact here.

seira was truthfully kind of nervous for this performance. last performance had been nice, she got to show off what she’d improved in and there was no eliminations. this time around, there was eliminations, the possibility that this was the end of your time for the show. seira didn’t want to get eliminated, return to her regular job and once again question herself whether she wanted to be an idol or not. she was here, she wanted to stay.

she looks over the lyrics by herself before she decides to ask yejun for help. “yejun” she shows a smile, “wanna help me with my lines? you seem to be good at singing, and i’m really not” she giggles, though truthfully deep down she’s scared, scared that her lack of singing skills will mean her elimination.