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▶▶DREAM TEAM BLUE TEAM▶▶ w/ aaron.

“oh my gosh, this must be something illegal, how is this even more crazy than the last obstacle?!” before them was a span of military-style obstacle course set out, with the whole going under the rope ladder, and the wall they had to climb past, and tires they had to run past. this is insanity. “didn’t know i was signing up for pre-enlistment, phew...” yushin grumbled as he stared at the course, tugging at aaron’s arm. “ummmmmmmmm, i guess since there’s so many of us, we’ll have to go in an order. you first, or me hyung?” he glances quickly at aaron before darting forward. “okay, i’ll go, but if i’m doing something that is very obviously wrong, please let me know so i don’t embarrass myself anymore than i possibly could.” 

the first thing was hurdles, which wasn’t too bad. it reminded him of track and field, except he got overly zealous and immediately kicked over a hurdle. oh my god, so stupid. yushin picked it back up sheepishly and laughed, looking at his team members. “ok, no big deal, we can do it, let’s keep going,” he says more to himself than anybody else. hurdles weren’t too awful considering they were set that so the girls on the team could also clear them, having a height advantage. “good, good, we’re doing well!” he says, to keep the mood up. “good job, hyung,” he says as he holds out his hand for a high five as they both complete the first part of the military course. 

I was watching this year’s KAAs, and the red carpet was fabulous as usual… until Lee Daewon showed up in his basic all-black suit. As much as I loved him in “Kim Family”, his outfit was not that lovable. I get that he’s a rookie actor and has to make a relatively safe impression, but I have a personal bias against black and boring suits. He looks good, but it’s too ordinary for my taste. *yawn* It gives me the impression that he wants to face in the background rather than stand out. He’s lucky he’s cute, but that black and blah suit makes him look like he’s going to a funeral rather than an awards show. Then again, we are mourning his lack of fashion sense, so I guess it fits.

[ + / - ]  He looks good in black. OP is just nitpicking. [ + / - ]  MOURNING HIS LACK OF FASHION SENSE. OP ARE YOU ME????? ㅋㅋㅋ [ + / - ]  Stylist-nim, please give Daewon oppa a better suit next time. PLEASE

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god training and coming back to the same people- people he was only a little bit familiar with (minus junhwan). but he missed getting to run into his brother, getting playfully scolded by aaron and also getting the chance to eat with him. he knew that aaron was so proud of him and daeyeol was happy with the progress he was making... he just didn’t think that he would miss his brother like this.

which is why he found himself all curled up in his blankets, with his headphones shoved into his ears. as christmas neared it dawned on daeyeol that maybe, just maybe, the two of them may not be able to see each other on christmas eve. and that really hurt daeyeol’s feelings (even though he genuinely did not know what the future could hold). as soon as he could he sent a quick text to aaron before the other was calling him.

just hearing aaron say his name made him whimper into the phone and he pulled the blankets up and over his head. “hyung,” he started but his voice cracked, which honestly just made him even more sad. he tried to swallow down the lump in his throat before he sniffled for a second. but he couldn’t help the next words out of his mouth. 

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he had missed the prior audition for cram school and as such only managed a support role in the new drama and it would be his first week on set. In addition, it was his first time ever in filming since he'd always been a student in university and a bartender on the side and had only delved into this world because he was told that he was too pretty to bartend all his life.

that’s why seeing aaron in front of him in a sudden appearance makes him stop in his tracks and blink.  it’s true that they’re on the same team, but even if they weren’t, there’s nothing either of them could do to each other. doha’s tag was already gone.  “ what are you doing here?” he finally asks.  “ shouldn’t you be hunting for team flags or was your tag taken, too?”

there was the latte art and that was nice and cute. if not a little..awkward. still, she wasn't sure what to expect for her second one. and when she found it was indoor climbing, she found herself liking it. it felt like they really did think outside the box. it was something she never tried but that didn't mean she wasn't open to it. she arrived pretty early, wanting to scope it out before it was time to really record. she had brought her own climbing out after looking into it as well.

so when it came time to actually record ( once she changed and readied herself. ) jihye was ready. she spent some time speaking directly to the camera before they told her, her date was ready. ( aaron right? ) the place wasn't too busy, she saw a few other people but her focus was on the one that the camera was leading her too. when she finally made it to him, a friendly smile was on her face and when she spoke, it was as loud and noticeable as ever. "hello! i'm jihye." she bowed her head and then looked towards the climbing wall. "have you been indoor climbing before?"

one of these days, he’s going to have to learn how to use the word no. 

one of these days, hyunseok thinks, resolved. he can’t keep blindly agreeing to any request someone makes of him—he doesn’t have the capacity to help everyone on top of his busy schedule without running himself ragged. but easier said than done; since elementary school, hyunseok has been the type to acquiesce without putting up much of a fight. there’s the fear of disappointing someone, yes, but it goes deeper than that. he doesn’t want to be the kind of person who abandons someone in need. perhaps it’s led him to be too indulgent, too considerate of others, but he’s not really sure it’s possible to exist any other way. even a gentle no gets caught in his throat, and point-blank refusals are far out of his reach. 

but it’s tiring to always be the one who says yes, to be the one who’ll drop everything at a moment’s notice for someone else. the one who’s resigned to a lifetime of pushing his own desires aside to accommodate other people. for the most part, he’s happy, even satisfied, when someone thanks him earnestly for all his help, but sometimes hyunseok just wants to say, i can’t, and stand by it. he’s not quite there yet—a goal for the future, then—but at times he feels like he’s making strides, when he manages to sidestep a request by the barest of margins.

and other times, he’s back to square one. though in all fairness, hyunseok doesn’t think there’s a way to turn down a request made by one of the coaches, even if he’s clearly in the middle of a practice session when asked. what else can he do but smile, bow, and say, “i’d be happy to help!” while cutting his practice short? he tries not to feel too bitter about it; the fact that they’d asked him is a good thing, isn’t it? can he view it as the coaches thinking he’s a responsible and trustworthy person? it takes some of the sting out of having to pack up his things and vacate the room in search of the main character here. 

it takes almost half an hour and more than a few instances of awkwardly barging into occupied rooms before he finally finds the person he’s in search of. he lifts a hand and waves at aaron before entering the room, a grin slowly forming on his face. “hey! long time no see!” aaron was one of the first trainees hyunseok met when he’d first entered legacy, and he’d relied on the older man a lot in those early days. the memories are a little embarrassing to revisit now, but he likes getting the opportunity to meet with aaron again whenever he can. 

he’s preoccupied with ruffling through his bag as he bounds up. “dad, the vocal coach asked me to give you some music sheets and, um, wanted to let you know that tomorrow’s session needs to be pushed back by fifteen minutes because they have—” hyunseok pauses as the sound of muffled laughter reaches his ears. the few scattered trainees around them are positively giddy with amusement, and perplexingly enough, looking at him. “hm? what’s so—” 

oh. wait. he… did he… did he actually call… yes, his contact name for aaron is ‘legacy dad’ as a joke and yes, he does sometimes think of aaron as wise like a dad but he’s not supposed to say these things out loud! face burning in mortification, he freezes and blurts out a half-formed apology. ”uh, i’m—crap, dad, i’m so sorry for—wait, no, hyung, i’m sorry—”