#beyiran

ria was very excited for the waterbomb festival, she attended it last year and loved it. ria loved concerts, watching people perform, singing along. she’d joyfully dressed up for the event, did her hair, did her makeup (waterproof of course), put on a cute outfit. she attempted to join as many concerts as she could, wanting to see everyone perform. as one concert finished she felt her stomach growling, perhaps it was time to get something to eat.

and it’s honestly a bit dumb, it is waterbomb festival, so she should know that it’s quite slippery, still, she runs, and then it happens, she falls. she’s silent for a second, attempting to take in what happened, and then the tears drop, because ria is a crybaby.

— COMPANY NOTICE

XIE YIRAN has joined sr media as of OCTOBER 23, 2024.

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luciel: +5 dance

yiran: +5 choreography

yeseul: +5 composition

verification: 01 | 02 | 03

luciel: +5 aesthetic

yiran: +5 dance

yeseul: +5 rapping

while noel spends a lot of time practicing for the christmas concert that axis labels will be holding, he also tries his best to find time for the ice rink. he enjoys the ice rink and going ice skating quite a lot, though it’s something he only does during winter. his love for ice skating began in canada and he brought his love for ice skating along with him to korea. he often goes with friends, but he doesn’t mind going to the ice rink alone. today, after being finished with practice he looked at the time and figured he had time for the ice rink.

"i've got three signatures. how about you?"

it was pretty difficult approaching the seniors for their signatures. eunbin was finding it easier to just sneak some candy into her basket instead. the trick or treating event was fun in nature, but with her being a new trainee and all, she found herself hesitating for a moment before mustering up the courage to speak to them.

plus, there were a few glares from the trainers as it may look like they were bothering the seniors. nevertheless, eunbin was pretty satisfied with the three she got. it's not like she was here to win anything anyway. with this being her first event as a trainee, she just wanted to be able to read the atmosphere and experience everything.

she's definitely seen this guy before.

the dots are connecting in her head, and sua feels a bit bad-- staring down the unsuspecting man as she finishes her snack. she hopes it doesn't look like she's glaring, because that'd be...just her luck, really. sua's rbf is mean, and normally she uses it to her advantage. but this time, it might actually hinder her a bit.

she finishes her snack, pushing off the pole she had been leaning on and makes her way towrds the familiar face. recognition settling in her brain, cosplayer comes first-- followed by a belated wasn't he at the last convention i went to?

she tosses her trash into the bin that's closest to her beacon of curiosity. she could have just thrown it in the one that she bypassed to come over here-- but then what good reason would she have had to bother him?

song ... ! the boyz – priority

it's okay, you don't have to answer but it doesn't matter how many people i have around me truth is you are my priority i wanted to tell you but it was awkward so i asked something else i'm going to tell you now

kimi ni todoke au

changmin is not by any means popular. if anything, he’s quite literally the opposite of that – his bangs are a little long, covering up his eyes, and he hasn’t had a haircut in literal months ( he could easily get one, but he’s decided not to ). he’s tried, multiple times too, to make friends. but it isn’t exactly easy. he smiles a little awkwardly, and his cheeks turn red at the thought of interacting with others. 

at the very least though, he’s finally, finally, made a few good friends in high school. assimilating had been hard, but he finds himself fitting in with them quite well. amongst them, is a senior – xie yiran.

yiran is nice. really, he’s sweet and kind, and changmin can pretty much tell that he’s well-liked amongst his peers. he admires him, he really does. and wishes so badly that… he could be just like yiran! he doesn’t hide his admiration for yiran either, following the older boy around like a duckling glued onto it’s mother. and at the very least, yiran’s never seemed to show any form of disappointment by changmin’s constant clinging.

it’s friday, and changmin’s decided that it’s a good time to find yiran after school. what he doesn’t expect though, is to catch him at the back of the school’s building, standing opposite a girl with long black hair, and perfectly manicured nails. they seem to be talking about something, something important – and changmin’s never been one to eavesdrop, so he turns around, ready to leave when he catches what the girl says – i like you yiran! oh. 

he blinks, jaw dropping slightly. oh. it’s a… confession! of course. of course yiran would get one of those. confessions! those were normal, weren’t they? they had to be normal for someone like yiran. he needs to leave, something in his brain is telling him to leave almost immediately. but he doesn’t. instead his feet stay planted there. 

“i’ve liked you for a long time! please go out with me.”

he swallows what feels like bile in his throat. 

“i’m sorry. but as you know, my career is –“

ah… right. changmin smiles to himself, though it feels a little helpless. of course, of course yiran’s career, his future, his grades would always be of the utmost importance to him. for some reason, changmin feels helpless. he tunes out everything else, only realizes that he’s still standing there when he hears yiran’s voice, calling out his name.

“changmin?”

shit. he whips his head up, and is met with yiran’s puzzled face. “were you here the whole time?” the older boy asks, “did you… hear what happened?”

“i…” oh no, lie! you need to lie rhee changmin! “i’m sorry! i didn’t mean to. i was just looking for you hyung and then the confession ended up happening – i’m sorry! i should’ve left!” but he’s never been a good liar, especially when yiran is involved. so instead he bows his head in apology. “it won’t happen again!”

he expects a firm scolding, but receives none of that. instead yiran taps him on the shoulder. “where did you want to go?”

he lifts his head, and blinks at the older boy in confusion. huh! “oh… i just wanted to hang out with you… i heard some classmates talking about a new store that opened… and i wanted to join them, but didn’t know how to start a conversation… and i thought you’d like it too!”

somehow, yiran relents. and the both of them end up walking to the store together.

and changmin knows. changmin knows he should keep quiet about the confession that unfolded before his very eyes. but he doesn’t. no, he can’t. “hyung, is building a successful career that important to you? i mean, i know it’s important! but you turned down a really pretty girl.”

“a stable career is important, changmin,” he replies, and changmin had half expected that. “but… maybe if it had been someone else, i would have replied differently.”

“oh?” changmin’s eyes widen, clearly surprised. “seriously hyung? what?” he feels his chest tighten again. so if it had been someone else… yiran might have said yes? “who?” he finds himself asking. “i mean… you would’ve said yes if it were someone else?”

yiran is quiet for a while, before he nods. “yes.”

this is… this is brand new information to changmin. information that feels like it might make his ears bleed. so yiran is… yiran is capable? of those feelings. that’s odd – knowing this feels… odd. “that’s… wow!” changmin forces a smile. “i wonder who it is! that would make say yes,” he adds after a minute. he feels his smile dropping though, but he’s unsure as to why.

yiran doesn’t reply and changmin takes that as a sign to perhaps steer away from this conversation. “oh hyung did you know tha –“

“you.”

changmin stops in his tracks. he must’ve heard wrong. he must’ve hallucinated. “what?” he says, “did you say me?”

yiran, now a few steps away from changmin, turns to nod at the younger boy. “yes. i did say you.”

changmin feels his cheeks turn red, his whole body heating up. what? what? what? 

and then it hits him. yiran must be joking! “oh hyung!” he smiles, and he runs over to his friend, before grabbing his arm. “that’s not a funny joke! you shouldn’t joke like that!” he laughs. “you had me shocked!” though despite his laughter, changmin’s cheeks are still red, his ears a bright shade. 

he can’t look at yiran in the eye, and he doesn’t want to. not when he’s like this and he feels his heart pounding in his chest. so it was a joke! of course, it was! yiran’s funny. and changmin needs to remind himself never to expect anything more.

“okay! i’ll stop talking about the confession, i promise! sorry again, for accidentally witnessing it,” he says, eyes still fixated on his own two feet, refusing to look at his friend.