#blvebeary

it’s always strange how seol is part of ophiuchus, isn’t it? that some good-for-nothing smoker and alcoholic who’s never worked hard enough in his life is part of this group, or maybe he’s used some other means to get in—but who knows? whenever questions comes to him about it, he’ll throw in his usual sleazy smile and say whatever is on his mind.

he doesn’t contributes much during club meetings too, seemingly uninterested in tiresome affairs. seol is not alone on this though, he’ll be drawing tic-tac-toe on a piece of paper and then quietly pushing it to seolran, focusing on this childish game instead of the meeting. she tags along with it anyways, the girl has her head up in the air most of the time… or not. from the time seol has known the girl, he realises there’s something off about her.

liars can tell each other apart, can they?

“mn~ on the gossip blog again? i wonder when you’re going to get caught…” he casually teases her one day. when they’re both alone on a day when seol catches her furrowed eyebrows, her stiffened shoulders, or pressed lips. he’s only ever seen the lively side of the girl, and curiosity piques him—how thick is your mask, im seolran?

“i’ve heard of some people being suspicious about your identity on the blog, you know? seems like the exam stress has been getting to you lately?” seol continues on, resting his back against the chair. “got a backup plan if you get exposed then? should i be your knight in shining armour?” in reality, seol has zero interest when it comes to the gossip blog and seolran. he finds such things mundane, yet so laughable at the same time how ugly people could get on the gossip blog.

call it intuition, call it sitting in the wolf's gaping mouth and just now realizing it, but seoyun had a shocking sense that something was completely off in ophiuchus. she'd been feeling this way for a few months actually, but only recently had it felt like the weird vibe really reared its ugly head more.

she couldn't stand letting everything wash over her so easily, so instead she decided to take matters into her own hands and learn more about exactly what was going on. why was the group she worked so hard to join suddenly feeling like a monster-like machine now? "ah, i'm so glad you decided to join me today, unnie!" cheerfully clapping her hands together three times, seoyun had the biggest smile on her face as she greeted im seolran. "sit down, sit down!"

truthfully, a part of her was genuinely interested in spending more time with seolran. the two of them had a fair bit in common as far as likes and hobbies, though that wasn't the sole reason why she wanted to meet with her today. if what she craved to find out was information, why not go to the woman who had eyes everywhere?

that's why she invited her out this weekend, to go to one of her favorite cafes a little further from campus; she couldn't risk them going to sweet corn and ending up seeing someone else from ophiuchus. (plus, she thinks the ambiance is better here, but that's just her picky side talking.)