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Jia was pretty sure this was what hell was like. Her, at the mercy of Nari. She was not entirely sure what she had done to incur her wrath; it was not a race thing. That she would have understood as it was usually a race thing with everyone else, but Nari seemed to dislike her for other reasons she could not fathom, even back when they were trainees. She would have thought being in the same group might have created some type of bond between them, but no. Nari seemed to hate her even more, which was something she never thought possible. Nari was glamorous and beautiful and fully Korean. She was clearly much more marketable than her and did not have the recent events with Daewon looming over her head, threatening to ruin her reputation before they even reached the one year mark. What was there to be upset about? What had Jia done to her? She was not exactly brave enough to ask.

Of course, this was, admittedly, a bit her fault. 

She had done a web clip not too long ago for Dingo Beauty, modeling lipsticks for a brand that would clearly never deign to pay her for the advertisement. It had been fun, but nothing big. Unfortunately, it had also led to an influx of comments on Nari’s YouTube channel. Everyone was asking for Nari to do Jia’s makeup. It might have been avoided, had Koala.T not heavily suggested they do it. Jia had avoided Nari’s eyes during that entire meeting. She wondered how many times she would jab an eyeliner pencil in her eye while pretending it was an accident. Jia cleared her throat, starring at the array of items. She didn’t normally watch Nari’s videos; she doubted Nari watched any of her acting roles. Still, she had seen her face even without the help of professionals and she was certainly good at it. She cleared her throat, already worried about Nari’s preferred weapons of torture. 

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B.rite did not have the longevity of Celeste, but they did have the benefit of being the only male group currently promoted at Koala.T, which gave them a unique sense of power in the industry. Of course, that meant that everyone wanted a piece of them. So, when Koala.T said they wanted someone to come in for a photoshoot with one of the girls from Divinity, Wei understood it was not really directed at all of them, but towards him. Danny mostly focused on his games and Dae wrote his lyrics. Wei knew he was at least partially chosen for his visuals, it was certainly why he was scouted, and he was clearly the one with the most modeling experience. Besides, once they uttered the name of the other Divinity girl, he knew he was the right person for the job. That did not mean he necessarily had to like it though. 

Wei was used to advances, particularly because of who his father was, but it also happened increasingly as an idol. What he was not prepared for was Nari, the member of Divinity most likely to back him into a corner. Being a sweet temptress was her image, but every time they talked, he saw less and less of the sweet part. He knew, objectively, that she was attractive. He was not blind. He was a man, a man with urges and desires like everyone else. Had they been strangers at a bar, he might have gotten her number. Maybe taken her out to a nice meal at a fancy French place, then left her with a kiss on the doorstep or after a make out session in the bushes if it went particularly well. However, they were not strangers and she clearly knew who his family was and that had to be part of the appeal. It was the story of his life and he was not sure why being an idol would make it any different. There was also the fact that his eyes were currently on someone else, albeit, reluctantly.