#noelxbe

well truthfully, noel had been surprised when he was let known he would be a judge for a talent show. noel had been above busy for this month, every day packed with something new, whether it was promotions or practice. noel truly found himself a bit tired for the talent show, but he had promised not to let that be shown. he’s considered drinking coffee to be more energized, but with his great hate for coffee he ended up with an energy drink instead, that too he hadn’t had in a while.

noel is one that yuji doesn't hesitate to approach on her mission to catch up with everyone. noel is easy to talk to, comfortable in a way that yuji enjoys. she doesn't feel as tense, as worrisome as she sounds or comes across.

but what does worry her is that noel seems a bit...off. he's still bright, kind as ever, but he's being weird. yuji's done nothing but observe him as they catch up with light conversation, eyes narrowed at him over the rim of her drink.

it's an itch that needs to be scratched. all stemming from looking at line sketches and thinking hey that's be a nice tattoo, and down the rabbit hole she went. sua couldn't stop thinking about it, all sorts of ideas of things to throw on her skin going through her head.

there's a place not too far from her that offers cheap, simple tattoos for the weekend. naturally, it lines up with her sudden need and want to get more ink. she makes the plan to go, and she makes the motions of finding someone to take with her for moral support.

she ends up with noel. which isn't bad, really-- they're not as close, but sua's learning he's not as bad as she initially took him to be. maybe this could be more of his redemption arc, even if sua doesn't hold his clinginess against him anymore. it is still fun to tease him with, every now and again.

embarrassingly enough, it had taken the final episode of next gen being aired for haein to accept her fate. she had started to feel better before that but it was seeing the other contestants get offers for her to realize that this certain chapter of her life has come to a close. it was time for her to move on, and while she didn’t get crowned a winner or anything, she still came out of the show with a boost in followers and recognition. all things that will eventually help her later on with her auditions.

however, before that time came, she had to return to being a regular young adult. while she had ditched the movie theater job, she did go back to being an english tutor. since she has taken a few months off, she had to get back on track. that meant getting new books. 

𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐓. 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌, Seoul, SK Mid February , 2023 w. 𝐋𝐄𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐋

Rage is and entirely too familiar a feeling to Jun. It bubbles and boils in the pit of his stomach, tearing away at his insides, little by little, until it builds up, and up, and up and explodes out of every orifice. It’s the frustration, the impatience, the stress of every little thing, eating away at him until he can’t take it anymore. It’s someone leaving a cupboard open, or leaving a single second on the microwave. It’s someone stopping right in front of him as he walks. It’s the last minute assignments, the not knowing what his best friend is thinking, the uncertainty and worry. But right now, above all else, it’s Noel not taking this seriously. 

Jun’s been trying so hard to manage his temper, and up until right now, he’d been doing well. Being shoved into a situation where he had to go up against multiple strangers, and even a few people he’d met before, puts Jun on edge. He likes to be in charge, or at least in control in some capacity, but without a person officially leading, it’s hard for him to take over and step into shoes that no one asked him to fill. Even so, he’d been unable to not give advice, or chastise those who weren’t pulling their weight. He’d been a little snippy, but he’d tried his best to befriend everyone at least to some extent. 

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stevie is a magnet for trouble. that’s one thing for sure. he can chalk it up to his lack of awareness, his ability to always crash on his skateboard-- inconveniencing others in the process. chalk it up to his nonchalant way of approaching things, and his blasé way of going about things. frankly, stevie knows that he can be annoying, and he causes things to happen that annoys other people. people getting mad at him is something he’s used to, so the expression on the man’s face is a little expected.

stevie did nearly take him out with his skateboard. so he thinks that’s okay. but there’s something off about the reaction, something that screams danger danger to stevie. he laughs, mildly uncomfortable as he rubs the back of his neck. “i...i said i was sorry. i seriously didn’t see you-- i’ll be more careful next time!”

the man doesn’t like that. he yells, loud enough that stevie flinches back from it, staring with wide eyes. he’s a little frozen to the spot now, because that man is heaving from the force of his anger and his face is red. warning bells ring in his head, but stevie smiles still-- holding up his hands placatingly. “it was just an accident!” nervously, his foot kicks out to drag his skateboard closer to him.

noel wasn’t too sure how he felt about this halloween party, it was not an event that interested him too much plus he felt like he looked very very stupid. it was partially his mistake for looking dumb, nobody had forced this costume on him, he’d just asked a friend to pick a costume and went with whatever they chose, and they had chosen dora the explorer, so, noel was dressed up as dora the explorer.