#fmdthalia

   since iseul was known throughout the company to take dancing very seriously, he was often asked by others to help improve. which was something he took pride in, never turning down anyone who asked him for help. there were a few people around him who of course felt like he should learn how to say no, given just how much time the young dancer spent at the studio. he’d become resigned to the fact that there weren’t many who would ever understand. working with thalia came at a surprise, having never been sought out from any of the female groups. he knew teaching her wasn’t any different, the moves just being softer compared to his own routines with charm. cutting the music off, iseul was finally ready to call it a night. “good job tonight,” he huffed, reaching for his water bottle. they were busy creating their own routines, an easy way iseul found that helped improved dance skills. “i don’t know about you, but i’m not in the mood to go back to my dorms just yet. do you wanna grab a drink? i know of this place, pretty lowkey, i highly doubt anyone will see us.” that was the last thing either needed, a scandal to break out simply because they were spending time together at a bar. 

acting, as it turns out, ended up being something joohwan excelled at. in spite of being an idol and being expected to venture into more than one field, being complete rather than being excellent at one thing only, hwan had admittedly always focused more on his dancing. it was his preference, a comfortable place for him to be in, and after years of applying himself into this activity in particular, it wasn’t in his interest to bust his ass in order to learn something else. since his trainee years, of course, joohwan had been minimally trained in vocals as well as his rapping, but he didn’t necessarily rate them. he did what he was asked to do, was never offering anything more and his position as just as sub-vocal was enough proof of that. ever since he started acting, however, when he got a minor role in a musical, the boy had found something else that amused him, another activity he could see himself enjoying. he wasn’t good enough to be cast in proper movies and more serious dramas, so a coming of age, terribly dramatic and borderline childish show was what he’d been offered, but it was a lead role anyway, and joohwan had believed he could do something with what was written in the script.

together with andante had come thalia ghim. being an idol and not being a social hermit had made it so that of course he had known the girl. member of the most famous girl group currently, joohwan had expected her to be as air headed and naïve as BC entertainment painted WISH’s members to be. instead, he’d met someone who managed to get on his nerves more often than anyone else in his life. the boy hadn’t liked her from day one – not a rare occurrence when it came to nam joohwan – and it had only gotten worsen to the point where hwan honestly believed the cold war between them would translate into the screen and they’d never have to see each other again after the show tanked. surprisingly, even with the average performance of the drama, people had overall enjoyed their characters and their tragic relationship. it was all due to their groups’ names attached to their own, joohwan knew, but it still didn’t explain how, almost five months since the drama finished airing, the two of them had been scheduled for a photoshoot together. click after click of the camera, joohwan tried to keep his face impassive as he followed the photographer’s directions. a spread about idols who played couples in dramas, something that’d be great to promote him outside of his group, according to his manager. it wasn’t enough of a reason to make a night spent with thalia a pleasant affair.