RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE UNIT ∘* ೃ ⋆｡˚.
⋆°࿔ hoshi \ mizuki ... hoonki 𝜗𝜚°⋆
dance partners and rivals at the same time.
mizuki always had an on-and-off relationship towards him because of how his image changes at every occassion. she is more drawn to him when they're not practicing— because she always hated when he gets 'mad' and torments the others.
but when the cameras are gone, the scary leader turns into a softie who cant stop clinging onto her like chewing gum. "soonyoung stop being annoying" was her infamous line addressed to hoshi ever since they were trainees. (if fans could trace back and make a compilation video of all the times she said that, it would last two hours long)
hoshi likes to annoy her while mizuki could only try to pry him away from her. times where he would go to her room and lay on top of her as she suffocates, always getting too close to her face whenever he laughs, and just plain old following her around.
yet even with this, when it comes to dancing and seriousness— mizuki admires his determination while hoshi admires her passion.
⋆°࿔ junhui \ mizuki ... mizhui 𝜗𝜚°⋆
they have a long and genuine backstory.
during mizuki's first day, she wasnt that fluent in korean yet and was having trouble reaching out to the others. jun, who could feel her trouble, bought a japanese translation book in order to talk to her.
he was sincere and determined to create a conversation with her without mizuki having to worry about languages. even if jun wasnt fluent about the pronounciation himself, mizuki would also teach him. moreover, jun would teach her chinese as well.
yet their bond deepened more when learning korean together. jun who had a headstart would teach her basic words to writing full sentences, labelling everyday objects with their korean names, and as far as joining a korean teaching class for beginners with her even if he already knew the starter points.
mizuki is grateful and has deep respect for him and he did the same.
⋆°࿔ the8 \ mizuki ... zukihao 𝜗𝜚°⋆
same as junhui, he felt more drawn to her when they were learning korean together.
since mizuki was older than him for a few days, she would always tease him about their 'age gap'. minghao would sometimes get flustered, furious, and annoyed— but that would only fuel mizuki's teasing more.
the8's favorite moment with mizuki was when she nonchalantly gifted him a tea set he had been eyeing and saving for. he was in their shared dorm while mizuki was out in japan to visit her family— when she came back, she gave him this huge package with no excitement in her eyes. when he asked what it was, she could only roll her eyes and walk away.
after that, he would give her a 'ticket' to teasing him in return for her thoughtful and expensive gift.
⋆°࿔ dino \ mizuki ... zukichan 𝜗𝜚°⋆
crush crush crush crush, that's it.
the moment she walked in, immediately he knew that he had a crush. but mizuki, who was older than him could only see it as a innocent admiration— not a romantic way.
dino was never afraid to get close to her or get clingy with her. he liked to see the smile on her face whenever he arrived and acted like a baby. "chan!", mizuki would call from anywhere and he would always come. even if she was far away, HE WOULD RUN STRAIGHT TO HER.
he ALWAYS had a soft spot for her. since dino was the maknae and the punching bag of the group, he wanted to exert his 'manliness' and 'dominance'— but whenever mizuki would call on him and coo at him, he would melt right into her arms.
although dino repeatedly shared his profound love for her, he knew that there could never be a chance for them to be in a romantic relationship since she would always treat him like a baby.
the biggest and cutest mizuki pairing ever.
