#beyuji

seira could honestly eat for forever, it’s like she never gets full. seira loves basically every food and will eat everything (besides chocolate, as she’s allergic to that), and if she had the money to it, she would just eat non-stop. it’s genuinely surprising to look at how little seira is and then remembering how much she eats. she knows it already, should she ever become rich then she’d just use all of her money on food (like she does now). seira enjoys spending time with friends, and it’s even more enjoyable when there’s food included,

seira would say she’s good at spicy food as she’ll eat basically anything, but right now there’s tears in her eyes. she takes another bite, looks up at yuji as a single tear rolls down her cheeks, she swallows and then talks “it’s kind of spicy, isn’t it?” even seira who is good at spicy food is dying right now. “still tastes good though” the pain can’t stop her from eating and she grabs another bite.

with the acting lessons that jueun had been getting at sr media, she was pretty confident that she wasn't terrible. after all, a lot of performers were, in fact, actors to an extent. they had to put on a performance, and that involved making sure that they were acting to whatever stage they were standing on.

jueun thinks that's what the company is trying to emphasize as well with this workshop. the fact that they had to perform, and that involved so much more than just singing and dancing. of course, those were the basics, but people were always looking for more when it came to idols.

nayoung may have a bit of a superiority complex, but that doesn't mean she thinks she knows everything. she just thinks she knows more than everyone else – in some areas, anyway.

leadership is one of these areas nayoung feels confident in, though she knows there's room for improvement. she could probably be a little warmer, but that feels unnatural to her, and most people sacrifice perfection to avoid ruffling feathers or hurting people's feelings. she won't. sure, true perfection doesn't exist, but a small fraction away from perfection does, and that's where she intends to take her future group. there's no room for thin skin or weak wills in the pursuit of success.

she's always thought that way, but the start of project novus has her considering it more. as the one who introduced sr's girls at the christmas concert, and the only clear rapper in the group chosen for the project, her role in the future group seems equally clear. leader. rapper. dancer, maybe. hopefully.

except someone might be trying to throw a wrench into things. yuji. as she sits in the leadership workshop, dutifully writing out notes during the lecture in pristine penmanship, she can't help but wonder: what the fuck is yuji doing here?

does she not trust her to be a good leader? is she hoping to undermine her efforts? if it were nayoung, that's what she would do, but she's learned in recent years that most people don't function the way she does. yuji, up to this point, has seemed like a sincere person. however, nayoung can't help but be on guard for any sort of sabotage.

if she's honest, she knows, deep down, that if usurping nayoung was yuji's plan, she's not without reason. nayoung has not been particularly kind or friendly to her – granted she isn't to anyone. yuji of all the girls in sr seems most likely to have the confidence and relationship with the other girls to believe she could do a better job as leader.

or maybe she just wants to learn something new. no, nayoung isn't naive enough to believe that.

of course, when their instructor hands out worksheets and sets them up in pairs, he makes yuji her partner. it's probably all part of the project novus test, so she needs to make sure she's on her best behavior.

they're supposed to read through the worksheet and determine which leadership style would work best for each example situation, but when nayoung moves to sit beside yuji, she can't help but ask, "what are you doing here?" it sounds more like an accusation than anything else, despite nayoung's best efforts.

squeezing another workshop in? more likely than you think. considering that luciel is in a debut project already… a class for english language is definitely an asset he’ll be utilising in the future. communication is crucial, after all. maybe one day in the far future he’ll get to communicate with english fans? it’ll be worth it, he thinks. he has eyebags under his eyes, but what trainee here doesn’t has any? he continues to push himself forward.

“you’re taking this one too?” luciel questions a familiar face as he sits down beside her, he’s known yuji just briefly, from connections of course. crossing paths with familiar people, yet are also ones he’s never interacted much with, aren’t uncommon at this point for him. it’s just surprising that it’s within the path of idols. “haha, sorry. where are my manners? good afternoon, yuji… sunbae.” he gives a little head bow.

@beyuji

"do you want to go to the holiday market with me?"

in retrospect, yinuo realizes she should have been more clear with her intentions. a date, like a romantic, hand holding, hopefully kissing, maybe take you home with me at the end of the night date. that's what she meant to ask of yuji, hoping to finally clear the air of the is she? isn't she? question always lingering in the air when yinuo finds herself charmed by the company of another woman. are we friends? are we only ever going to be friends? she doesn't know, and she's not sure what yuji believes their relationship is either, but at this point how does she ask? it's not like yinuo is usually very shy when it comes to her intentions. she was just off her game this time, the presence of a beautiful woman distracting her from nailing down the important details. but maybe she can nail me later? yinuo is hopeless.

ah, in any case, yinuo will enjoy the time spent with the other woman. yuji is gorgeous, of course, but she's endlessly talented, funny in her own way, and possesses this quiet inner strength that absolutely mesmerizes yinuo whenever she catches a rare glimpse of it. "my hand's cold, can you hold it for me?" she grins at her own lame line as she offers her hand to the other woman. alas, this still means nothing in the is yuji into me or into me? conundrum even if their fingers are locked together, braving the cold just for a little skin to skin contact. straight girls do this all the time, as yinuo is well aware.

"do you know how to skate?" she asks suddenly, already imagining the perfect princess charming moments on the ice; saving a damsel in distress from slipping and falling (yinuo is more likely to be the damsel in distress, alas). "my hometown is by the coastline so, like, it'd get cold and all but it didn't snow much, and i don't think the ocean is capable of freezing over. at least not anymore, global warming and all."

"that’s all.” with a friendly smile plastered across his features, 𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐍 carefully pulled out his card to pay for the few items he had purchased. luckily, he had his wallet on him or else the entire store run would’ve been a waste. tapping his card against the device once the employee gave him the signal to do so, it was time for the young male to hurry and return to the dance studio to set up.

after 10 minutes passed by, 𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐍 surprisingly made it back in time to the dance studio. it may of been the fastest he’s ever walked, but as long as he was able to use the remaining time to set up, everything would be just fine and stress free. since he wasn’t teaching any online class for today, 𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐍 wasn’t has drained as he normally is. with the 2 cases of water bottles that was included in part of his purchase, he restocked both the shelf and refrigerator for those that preferred room temperature or the freezing cold taste after a hard dance practice. next, he done the same with a few snacks, including homemade ones that his mother and aunt have made. with their love for baking, 𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐍 has never gone hungry a day in his life ; as well as friends that he has that could pretty much agree when their tastebuds are having a party with the homemade goods.

even though the water guns of the festival have ensured most everyone attending is soaked to the bone, it's still important to drink water. joomi is maybe a little irrationally concerned about this. it's easy to drink water to cool down when you're hot, after all, but it's easy to forget to drink water when you're not.

he doubts anyone will be getting heatstroke here, thankfully, but his concern is enough for him to leave his friends in the crowd and venture out to buy overpriced water for them before the next artist performs. joomi knows very well how hot crowds can get, especially in spaces that are already warm.

he finds the stall selling water with the shortest line, and falls into it - granted, the shortest line is still pretty long. luckily for him, he recognizes the person in front of him: yuji!

"yuji," he says to get her attention, offering a small smile when she turns to him. "hey!" he hasn't seen her in too long, honestly. maybe it just makes sense for them to run into each other at some kind of concert, after all the times she used to watch his bands play.

it was never like haein to be super careful.

she was always the type of person who acted on her emotions and wasn't afraid of letting people know her thoughts. that bled into her life as a trainee as well, and she recalls doing her best to befriend every one of the trainees back in her old company and well, that didn't end up too well for her.

that's why, this time around, she was determined not to mess anything up. haein's learned that this wasn't a place to make friends, though it dreaded her that she couldn't be best friends with everyone, and that she was here to prove something to the trainers and whatnot. she had to show people that she was worth debuting, and she wanted to get everything right this time.

nevertheless, having to partially hide who she was has been eating her alive. all she wanted to do was bounce off the walls and talk to everybody she saw in the hallways all while improving on her skills. perhaps that's why she looks a little off and not like herself. well, she definitely doesn't look like how she used to back on next gen—but also, remember how that ended up?