#hrxjinhee

Privacy. It was a luxury afforded to few and Blaqk was not one of those few. Six years ago he had signed that right away and was now paying the price. Most days he didn’t mind. He had been given time to grow accustomed to the curious looks and bold approaches. However, no matter how acclimated he had become to the lifestyle, there were still aspects of his personal life he cared to keep hidden from public view. One, were his friendships, especially when said friends carried no interest in others butting into their business. His instincts motivated him into blocking the sights of curious onlookers. But, after moving to block Jinhee with his frame, he realized it may have been a mistake as some might draw the wrong impression from his actions. The last thing he was sure Jinhee wanted was to be pegged as his girlfriend by some lecherous tabloid.

“My security can walk you out from the back. It hasn’t gotten too crazy yet. I can meet you in the car in, possibly, ten minutes? Or, if it’s too uncomfortable, maybe another day?” He quietly hoped she would not opt for the latter. How could a whole day end up wasted like this?

continued from: here with: @hrxjinhee

looking over at the younger woman, jinhee offered her a warm smile. “i’m glad you do,” she padded over to jungrin, a bundle of blankets in her arms. the fresh smell tickled her nose – she was glad she had finally summoned the strength to do her laundry today – as she shook it out and wrapped it around jungrin’s figure. at the sight of what she mentally labeled as the jungrin burrito, she giggled. “there, that’s even better, right? ghosts can’t get you if you’re safely tucked in a blanket shield.”

settling in next to jungrin, she crossed her legs on the sofa and turned to face the other woman. “wanna talk about what happened?” jinhee’s tone was soft as she scrutinised jungrin’s face, hoping to coax the story out of her. her worry was expressed in the way she reached for jungrin’s hands, holding them in between her palms. as she waited for her friend to speak, she started rubbing comforting circles onto jungrin’s skin with her thumbs.

“you know i’ll believe anything you tell me,” jinhee assured her, squeezing jungrin’s hands gently. “even if you think it’ll sound ridiculous to everyone else.”

Warmth spreads in Jungrin as she’s wrapped in blankets. Her gaze follows Jinhee’s movements, never once shifting focus. She can’t quite place the feeling, but she’s almost certain the warm feeling spreading inside her chest isn’t all due to the blankets. There’s a sense of affection there, a feeling of closeness. The two women haven’t known each other for long, the younger having been in town for merely a few months, but already, Jungrin feels close to the other. That’s something completely new for her, because while she’s usually the type of person who gets along with everyone, deeper friendships like this one rarely comes out of it. 

The older’s smile is easily returned; it’s like a reflex at this point, almost as if simply seeing the other woman immediately brightens Jungrin’s day. She glances over at her friend as she sits down, responding to her words with a simple nod. Her gaze soon moves to focus on their hands as her own are reached for, letting Jinhee play with them. 

“It’s stupid,” she says, letting out a huff of laughter. “I just... I was so sure I saw like, a shadow or something in my apartment. I just couldn’t stay there anymore.” She looks back up at the older. “I realized once I was halfway on my way here that ghosts aren’t even real. Sorry about the dramatic phone call. I hope I didn’t disturb you too much, I just didn’t know who else to call.” 

Truth is, Jungrin had actually had plenty more options to call. The most obvious choice would’ve been Jae, a friend who also just happens to be her neighbor. But somehow, without thinking about it, her automatic response had been to call Jinhee.

“ah – ! yes, thank you, soojin-ah,” jinhee beams at the other girl, picking up her mittens from the kitchen countertop. she deposits them between one arm and her side, fumbling with her keys. “i’m so forgetful sometimes – but you knew this already,” she opens the door to her apartment door and gestures for soojin to walk out first, following closely behind. she only slips the mittens on after she’s locked her front door, double-checking before turning back to her companion.

“i’m so excited to spend the day with you!” she links her arm with soojin’s, walking along in small skips. “sorry i keep putting off this outing.” she smiles apologetically, “i’ve been so busy lately.” jinhee prods at soojin’s side. “what about you? got any inside scoop on the celebratedidols of hwaryung?”

“you’re welcome! i just didn’t want you to catch a cold.” she chuckles softly, and exiting jinhee’s apartment once the door was opened, “i know! but a nice reminder from time to time is good enough right?” soojin grins a the older girl, and waits for her to lock the front door.

“me too! it feels almost forever since we’ve spent time with each other! i mean you’ve moved here before me.” she smiles and copies her, skipping slightly, “it’s completely fine though! i understand.” soojin shrugs her shoulder slightly, “probably the same old same old! it feels a bit different now though, i don’t have to fly out that often to like other parts of the world.” she purses her lips slightly, “hmm... well... i managed to be friend a couple of trainees though! does that count?” 

“Oh no, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have shown you that movie.” she said, sad. She needed to find something to apologize. “Yeah, clowns are really creepy, it’s true. I didn’t know ou would react like that, I’m SO sorry. What can I do to apologize?” Rosalee thought for a moment while playing with the bracelet she had on her wrist. It was really dumb of herself for choosing that movies without knowing how mucgh Jinhee hated clowns. They kind of make herself a bit uncomfortable, but she wasn’t scared really, just meh. Because clowns are indeed meh, especially in horror movies. “I’ll let you choose! It can be anything! Like I can pay your next Starbucks coffee, or always let you choose the movies next time.”

WINTER SENTENCE STARTERS

“doesn’t it?!” she grins slightly, opening the blanket a bit for the other to go underneath as well, “we can share the blanket and just play on.. my consoles that i bought!” soojin turns back to the television, there was a nintendo switch and a xbox 360 sitting underneath the big flat screen.

“or we can watch television and just talk about things!” she nods her head a couple of times, “which one would you like to do, jinhee?” 

on the basketball court (accepting)

“but--” 

he looks down at the ice cream then looks back up with big eyes at jinhee. he was used to eating ice cream in the cold. austin still remembers when his friends and him made bets on who can eat the most ice cream or can eat the fastest while standing in the harsh cold weather. 

“you see...” 

he slowly brings the ice cream back up to his mouth and takes another bite of it. he wasn’t scared of how cold it was but it was just too good to not eat ice cream, even though it was meant to be eaten on warmer months. 

A few days have passed since Jungrin arrived in Hwaryung. A publisher from Trendixa magazine had gotten in touch with her, asking if she’d be willing to be the face of a spread they were planning on writing, one focused on influencers. Jungrin hadn’t taken much time to consider her options, immediately agreeing and heading down to the unknown city the very next day. Much to her surprise, she was loving it a lot more than expected. A curious person by heart, she always enjoys exploring new areas, seeing new and exciting things. But something about Hwaryung was different — it didn’t just feel like somewhere to explore, but rather, somewhere to settle down. She would be lying if she said she hadn’t started exploring the possibility of staying, even after the spread is finished. 

The place in town she has spent most time in so far, and which is by far her favorite, are the Trendixa Headquarters. At first, she had been worried at the prospect of having to keep somewhat of a routine, showing up at the same times each day, but she soon finds she doesn’t mind it much. Despite the scheduled days, she finds she still had plenty of time to explore, both the Trendixa building itself and the area around it, something she doesn’t hesitate to take advantage of.

It’s during one of these explorations of the headquarters that Jungrin runs into someone who looks eerily familiar. Well, not exactly runs into. More like she spots the woman from across the room, immediately taking note of a face she has seen before, but can’t quite place, and decides to approach her. As she’s striding across the room, her mind makes the connection. The woman looks a lot like Park Joohyun, one of the first models Jungrin had ever looked up to for their style. From a distance, they look nearly identical, though as she gets closer, it becomes evident it’s not her. Still, the similarities were there. They definitely had to be related, right? It doesn’t hurt to ask, she supposes. 

“Hi, I’m sorry, I’m sure you must get this all the time,” she begins, “but you seriously look just like Park Joohyun. Like, I literally thought you were her from across the room.” There’s a nod towards the direction she had come from. “You don’t happen to be related to her, do you? Or do you just randomly look like her?”

Seungbin's lids fluttered over his eyes as if they were being played back in slow motion. Perhaps it was a result of his lack of sleep. Perhaps it was the girl's odd, sudden statement.

Shortly after it finally sunk in, he released a snort. ( The puff of visible air seeping from his nostrils amused him to no end, resulting in a sudden series of silent deep exhales. ) This particular occasion of obstinate behavior toward someone older was the second this week alone. At the very least, Jinhee was far more accustomed to his childish side than most. Truly, he was thankful a body manager wasn't tailing his every move ㅡ for now.

"Do you think maybe you over-dressed for the weather?" He poked at the puffy layers encapsulating her arm, then leaned over to look between her feet. ( Checking for an egg, of course. ) "Do you want me to push you down the hill and see if you can slide like one, too?"