#borabe

< w. @borabe >

stevie feels like he's on a high profile, top secret, mission impossible kind of task. well-- it's not really anything big, but the cafe that he works at has real big beef with the other one down the road. they're big competition, apparently, or that's what his bosses are saying. he's gossiping about it with his coworkers when he clocks in that morning, because to stevie it is kind of funny. cafe beef? how silly!

it all comes to head when one of his supervisors approach him with a big task for their star employee. a customer service king, one would say (he didn't say it, but stevie is pretty sure that's what he meant). and that's how he's here, in this cafe, staring up at the menu with nothing in is brain. spy on them, see what they have that we don't! but stevie has no clue what he's looking for.

stevie doesn't even like coffee. he just works there man! he doesn't know the difference or the book on how to be a star cafe!

ever since becoming a trainee, chaerin hasn't touched much of her art material. it was nice to get a break from what she's spent most of her life doing but also, she simply couldn't find the time. so when she stepped into a nice cafe and saw a bunch of great drawings on display, she couldn't help but wonder who they were drawn by.

it was her curiosity that first led her to spark up a conversation with bora way back when and now, whenever she visited the place, she didn't hesitate to ask the other what she was working on. "is that a new sketch i see up on the wall?" she asked before reaching over for the americano that she's just ordered.

"and now, i kindly as if you don't mind telling me what you think of ours?" slight nerves crept in at that, "if you saw our performance, if you didn't. i'll just take it as you saying it was greatest performance ever performed." he could lie to himself for a bit. "i'm taegeun."

life has been so significantly boring these days. it could almost be disheartening, how easily his world began to shift within a few months—a short time, through jay’s eyes, his brain often condensing experiences into one fever dream he finds trouble sorting. not only that, becoming a trainee has become rather redundant, which is something he has come to expect. there’s always a shiny new cool thing to learn, sure, but that opportunity shows itself once every two months. sometimes longer. he needs an exciting occurrence!

enter: bora. someone with big dreams, nothing new—but she’s a fresh stranger-like figure he hasn’t dug into yet, which makes @borabe perfect for his latest project. another underdog story that he can involve himself in! more than that, there’s potential in the girl, which he hopes she sees in herself. still, confidence and self-assurance has always been an action first think later! type of thing for jay, an individual who dives head first into whatever captures his interests in the moment. naturally, he’s dragging bora in for the ride. for her benefit, he’d argue.

“okay! so this is a very simple competition, trust me.” he says, almost as if he’s defending his own solo decision to promptly sign bora up without any warning. “all you have to do… is get out there and show them what you’re made of!” he insists, sticking out his thumb to the stage. “everyone’s on the same level here, same playing field. i hear a talent scout has been walking around these areas too, you know. maybe you should look out for someone like that.”

while jueun couldn't remember every single one of her customers from olive young—that was practically impossible—she remembered those who frequently sought her out. unlike some of her coworkers, jueun actually enjoyed offering advice to anybody who wanted it.

that's why when she spots bora even after she's quit, she can't help but step into the cafe to speak with her. "how are you using that highlighter i suggested for you? i really think putting it on your cheeks would make your blush pop too!" she said before taking a sip of the latte that bora had made for her.

+ 3 performance/ancillary points for headcanon post (1 dance, 2 rap)+ 3 performance/ancillary points for moodboard (1 aesthetic, 2 composition)

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