#cv:caves

her clumsiness has been way over the top lately.

jiho was usually known for maybe not being too smart, but always finding a way to get out of a bad situation one way, or another – that is, if that bad situation wasn’t some kind involving emotions, but more like, physically dangerous ones. 

however, even she wouldn’t be able to get out of the mess she ended up in now. she was warned, oh, she was, that there would a really bad thunderstorm expected to happen around the time she decided to venture out but she chose to completely ignore all warnings and went ahead anyway, because she obviously doesn’t know how to plan ahead. 

it’s been already two hours since she got trapped inside a smaller cavern the entrance of which got blocked by a huge tree that was struck by one of the millions of lightnings ruining the weather today. luckily, the trunk wasn’t one-hundred percent blocked – but unluckily, she was too big even in her fox form to pass through the small hole it left open, so jiho found herself trapped.

all this time, she hasn’t been too worried. she’s an optimist; she supposed that just like always, she would come up with a solution to get out of this situation now, too. however, with two hours having passed, she’s getting closer and closer to the brink of freaking out. what if she really can’t find a way out? she tried trying push the trunk away, but it’s way too heavy even with her enhanced strength. she also started chewing away the trunk, but it’s way too solid and it would take almost a whole day to create a hole big enough for her to fit through. 

@sehuncv

It didn’t matter if she was at the cafe, the library or even just walking through the hallways, it seemed like everyone was talking about it. The story of those students who had heard the noises from the caves was the hottest topic, and Jieun had to admit that it sounded interesting. Obviously, exploring was probably a dumb idea, and she’d probably get in trouble for it, but only if she got caught, right? So many of her classmates seemed content just talking about it and not seeking any answers, but she was certain someone had to be behind it, another stupid prank possibly.

Despite all her years here at the academy, she’d never gone to the caves. She never really saw a reason to, but this seemed like the perfect opportunity for it. Exploring alone probably wasn’t a good idea, but she couldn’t just ask randomly if someone wanted to go with her. If they told the staff that, she could get in trouble, and she didn’t want that. Besides, how different could it be from exploring the forest? She’d done that countless times so this shouldn’t be too far from what she was used to.

Once Sunday had come around she finally found a break between all her work to set out for the cave. It wasn’t a terribly familiar path, she at least knew her way through the forest up to the cliffs. When she had first arrived, she remembered taking this path but stopping just in sight of the cave entrance. Back then she was too afraid to go near them, and even now as she stared at the mouth of the entrance she still felt a bit of that chill. Not that it was enough to make her turn away now though.

With only a flashlight and her phone in hand, she slowly approached the entrance. Nothing strange thus far, she wondered if maybe those students that had originally reported the incident were lying. As she got closer she could hear the faint sound of a voice singing. It was completely unrecognizable, but there was something ... strange about it. There was something mournful about the song and she stood there at the entrance, completely fixed on the music.

She wasn’t sure how long she had been standing there listening, but when she came to her senses she flashed her flashlight inside briefly, as if she could see the source from the entrance alone. The sound was clearly farther back in the cave and she steeled herself to go in taking careful steps. She had barely made it in when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned, letting out an inner sigh of relief when she it was another student.

@cvyura

Seulgi's hands move to dark strands, gathering them up in slim fingers to wind a tie around it, ponytail falling down her her back in loose curls. She was not all that interested, objectively, in trampling off into the woods. The joint between her fingers helped ease the idea along, just the little bit of an edge taken off her senses, leaving her in a pleasant mood. What she was interested in was the idea of shimmying through narrow caves with Ahyoung, the idea of dark and isolated areas, cool air to contrast the heavy and humid heat of late summer. She would be a liar to say that she wasn't attracted to Ahyoung, most likely anyone who had ever seen her was, and while Seulgi was all too eager to wrap people around her fingers, twist them up in her grip, spin them into her web, well, when it came to Ahyoung she was a little bit weak.

So she tugged on shitty old sneakers and a beaten pair of cutoffs, shrugged an old gray zipup on over the plain white tshirt she was sporting, the thin fabric doing little to cover the black of her sports bra, nose scrunching as she gave herself a once over. Sporty, but cute enough, without having to be worried about trashing her clothes. She bounced slightly on the balls of her feet, stretched quick before she shifted, jogged her way towards the caves. It was short enough distance that she didn't break a sweat, but it helped that she was a fairly fit girl, by virtue of vanity.

for some reason, jiho just hasn’t been getting along with the kim family. for starters, she manages to meet taehyung in a rather uncomfortable situation where she’s basically nomming on one of his underwear as a fox and then she’s forced to clean his room; then she gets him all embarrassed and again, uncomfortable at the mad tea party, despite her not wanting anything but just be friends with him. and now here’s his sister who, again, for some reason just doesn’t seem to like jiho at all. she’s been wondering why because damn, she really freaking wants to know what she’s doing wrong – but yoongi told her it’s probably just that their personalities are so vastly different. 

it’s funny how often they hang out in their animal forms. after all, you can’t talk while transformed and that makes everything, well, just a lot more endurable.

when the news of the abnormalities perceived in the caves first pop up, jiho is thrilled; she barely believes that she and bora had been there only a week ago or so. they were so close to something exciting – and now they’re sending explorer teams to the caves! jiho’s been waiting to hook up with bora and go for another adventure (she was sure they were the only insane enough students who weren’t even a bit scared of the news), but things managed to get off to the wrong tracks faster than a catching fire. 

and now, she’s stuck in the passageways of a cave with kim luda, one of the very few people whom she just can’t get along with, and to top it all, they’re being chased by a goddamn mist that burns her skin more intensely than actual fire. 

for the first time today, she’s a tiny bit terrified.

“okay,” jiho speaks first, her feet rooted in the ground even though they should really start to get moving, “i know you don’t like me for some reason, but we’re in this together, so please let’s work together and get out of here? unless you want to risk the opportunity to die here, in which i am willing to stay with you so you wouldn’t have to alone, but i still have many things i want to do in my life, so... please?”