#unitedasone

“  Well,  nothing  seems  to  be  wrong  with  the  thing  —  I  checked  everything.  You  sure  something  was  wrong?  Or  were  you  just  trying  to  find  an  excuse  to  meet  an  ex-racer?”

@united-as-one  (  for  gabe  !  )

was sky often trying to get people to join whatever project and script he was working next?  maybe so, but what else could he do when he was working with a basically nonexistent budget?  putting on a nice smile, he tried his best to sound convincing as he spoke, even though people would often blow him off.  " you know, it's a short film and i just need someone to play this one character… i promise you that it's not that difficult or anything and it really won't take long! "

↳ INTELLECT HEADCANONS MEME

Chishiya almost never evaluates his own way of thinking. He's confident in how he thinks and knows he's the smartest in the room. Or, in a rare case, there's someone else of equal, if different, intellect. He doesn't need to evaluate how he thinks because it works FOR HIM. And that's what matters. He's always operated this way, ever since he was younger to how is now. He's never really CHANGED his approach and he doesn't learn to either.

He's not someone to reevaluate how he thinks because of other's emotions or a situation that would typically be considered 'TRAUMATIC' to others. Even if how he thinks is considered heartless. ( And it is.) Efficiency is what matters to him. He can adjust to new information and new perspectives, but that still falls in line with his typical thinking. He's very aware of how he thinks and he's perfectly content with it. HE OWNS IT.

( At least up until the rare instance of emotions getting involved and messing with his thinking but in that case his reaction is typically to PUSH IT AWAY or not acknowledge the why when he's doing something. )

Ann on the other hand is more fluid when it comes to her thinking. She has a fairly solid grasp of how she thinks. PRACTICAL and LOGICAL, but NOT HEARTLESS. In this same vein of recognition though, she IS aware that sometimes her emotions do drive her actions and ways of thought. She acknowledges that much about herself and sometimes it can make her question her thoughts or approach to particular situations. By no means is she a bleeding heart - she WILL make hard decisions and emotions don't possess her so to speak. Rather, they might alter HOW she approaches a situation. And this she is aware of.

"Things used to be a lot easier back then. We didn't have to worry about getting caught -- I bet I can go out and get something. I'm not nearly as popular." Getting snuck in to the dorm was difficult enough without being recognized. Doyun just didn't think she could stand another night of delivery when she was violently craving ramen and cheap convivence food.

All necessary sacrifices that still held weight even after all these years. Despite their relationship forced to end when they started their trainee years, Doyun still kept in close contact and always kept up her support, though keeping a respectable distance as to not crowd. It was easier for her to handle a dating scandal as influencers weren't held to the same standards as idols were. She got caught, people would talk for a week, then it would be over. If they got caught, with her, then it would be career ending for them both.

"Come on." Doyun nudged her knee against their side from where she sat relaxed against the couch, grinning, keeping a playful smile as she tried to convince them. "I'll get us all the snacks you want, you just gotta tell me. I'll be gone twenty minutes." As much as she loved the idea of actually going out, there was always that risk their now friendship would be discovered and blown out of proportion. Even after all this time, they still had a place in her heart, though Doyun knew nothing could ever happen. It was better to have them in her life rather than cutting them out forever.

Though they couldn't recreate their high school memories of getting cheap convivence food together, perhaps she could bring it back as they enjoyed yet another night locked in their group dorm. At this point it was their only exclusive meet up since the security was tighter at their building compared to hers -- no one had caught her, yet.

"I'm not much of a hugging type of person..." Ari held out her gift when they tried to reach out, hoping that the all too expensive watch would be a good enough way to show that they actually meant a lot to her. It hadn't been a easy year, and while she was never good at expressing her emotions, she hoped the expense of the gift would make up for it.

Ari nudged the jewelry box closer to their chest, grinning. "Take it. It's a limited edition, so there's not many of them floating around...and...thanks. For being there for me this year," she added, the words foreign and rather forced, but genuine.

"If you have any ideas, please, say them now." It was Kai's fault for procrastinating her project until the last minute and now she was faced with an empty paper, ten pages to write, and twelve hours to finish. "I mean, who still requires written papers, anyways? It's so old fashioned! It's...a dumb class," she mumbled, about to blow it off completely and pretend she'd forgotten. It wasn't like she was trying to pass with a top grade. She was just trying to graduate at this point.