@nshaewon, from this post.

“You mean the first time? Like, to my family?” She clarifies, recalling a few different events in her mind. “I mean, the very first person I came out to was my boyfriend at the time— because… that was important. But then I just… came out to my dad and my sister over the phone, since I didn’t really have the money to go see them in person any time soon, and I didn’t want to keep secrets from them like that. So… yeah, that’s it. No dramatic story or anything.” It suddenly occurred to her to wonder why the psychologist was asking her about it— not that she didn’t get asked often. In fact, she got asked this exact question more than one would think. Mostly from straight friends and colleagues who couldn’t find anything in common to start a conversation, so they resulted to asking about her life story. “Why? Just curious, or…?”

The filter Minjae usually has over everything he says is suddenly gone now that he’s had a few more drink than he should, always with the support and encouragement of his friends --- even though he promised himself he wasn’t going to drink too much. He failed, at this point in the night he already feels lighter, his mind is affected by the alcohol already and so does everything he says as well. And that’s the main motivation behind his strange behavior ( very strange compared to how he acts into the buildings of NIS ) and his indelicate question towards Haewon. Part of him is curious about her own experience with the whole coming out situation, and another... He also wants to be prepared.

He listens to her with attention, the glass of whatever drink Hajoon had chosen for him in his hands and he looks at the female with a small smile on his lips, nodding once she’s done talking. But her response isn’t exactly enough for him: he wants to know more, he wants to know what the reactions were, he wants to know how everything was after she did it --- and no, he doesn’t wanna know just because he’s NIS’ psychologist, but because he is discovering himself. He’s trying to figure out the best way to deal with his feelings, once he found out he’s part of the community as well.

💥 — how did you get recruited to nis?

"Bae Hyemi?” His voice was quiet settlement of deep tones, instantly stopping her in her stance of heading towards a more secluded area. “Is that your name?” he had repeated after the female’s long silence of analyzing the familiar uniform wrapped around his body with government pin designs ringing her still. Although, his last question took her focus as she glanced up, a sly smile in hopes they wouldn’t take notice of her uncomfortability wearing the Secret Services, her current internship’s, pencil skirt uniform. “I don’t mean to bother you, but I was watching your involvement in today’s meeting and would like to offer you a new job, like a recruitment.”

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🍷  — do you like drinking alcohol? if so, what is your favorite liquor? 

Vibrations of clatters as well as laughter enclosed the space that was formerly so silent. Her gaze had skirted back and forth between the friendly faces with glasses pressed to their lips in an arrangement of celebration. Hyemi once believed this event to be that of excitement, something to look forward to by counting down the days on her calendar, but she was not one to drink due to various reasons. Her family had long proved that keeping sobriety should be her top priority, shaping her to feel left out from the various co-workers enjoying themselves as she sat unattended.

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🔪 — do you have any scars? how did you get them?