#xiaork

ft. @xiaork

despite mina's "tough" image, she won't deny that she's a fan of interactions with other people. sure, some of them could not be what she expected, but it's better than just walking around the country with no friends and no social life. besides, who wouldn't love her sass enough to not befriend her? she's a good addition to a friend circle as the tough friend, even if she showcases a different personality to them.

but while she does appreciate her friends and love them, she sometimes feels a little bit different from all of them. half of her friend group was smart, but even the majority of them seemed like they had their shit altogether despite it being their last year as "kids". she loves and appreciates them, but she often feels insecure about herself for not being able to be that put together. it hurt her pride a bit, but she didn't want to tell them that because it would only make them feel bad and she did not in any way have the desire to be a walking pity party.

even though xiao is a little older than her, she's glad she was able to find a way to befriend her. interactions with the other felt comfortable, to be honest. mina was always there to provide the other a listening ear whenever she had problems and it also happened the other way around. it was like a mutual, emotional agreement the two of them had and thank god for that. otherwise, mina would have to hold in her emotions again and that was not fun in the slightest.

it was another rough day again, but thankfully she wasn't too exhausted from it. and though she knows she has her friend group to rant about it to, she doesn't want to feel like a burden to them. really, there were a few people she could list that she could talk about her problems to, but she was afraid of bothering them since they would most likely be doing something productive. xiao, however, was one of the people on said list and she knew in her heart that she could talk about anything to her comfortably. so she takes out her phone and sends out a few texts.

[ ✉︎ to 발레 언니 ] hey are u free rn?

[ ✉︎ to 발레 언니 ] i kinda need to talk to some1 rn but idk who else to talk to besides u 😓

+ @xiaork

jaehwan, as his closest friends are well-aware, really likes to use twitter. it's his go-to app for both funny stuff and news and those little thirty second how-to cooking videos that he never follows because everyone knows that jaehwan plus kitchen equals bad news, most of the time. he doesn't interact very often with actual users on the website, other than those few times when he was lucky enough to get double digit likes on his good tweets.

there was this one time, though, when jaehwan was betrayed by someone he trusted most -- this mutual follower with cute layouts who mostly tweets about girl groups and western female icons. jaehwan doesn't really remember when he followed her but he was happy to get the follow back initially; every once in a while she'd retweet funny english tweets that jaehwan half-understands and that was enough to keep her on his timeline.... until she replied to one of his tweets in korean, insulted him, and thus began the Twitter Beef of 2018. some words happened, needless to say, and now they've had each other blocked for months. jaehwan assumed he'd never speak to her again.

but fate is cruel to him, and it's just when he's reaching for his favourite evening snack -- a bag of doritos -- and just before he can snag that crispy cool ranch goodness, a thinner hand reaches out and grabs it first. "oh--" jaehwan blinks, turns, prepares to say something to the effect of yeah it's fine it's all yours but then his eyes lock on a pair that are somehow familiar to him, yet not. it takes him a few seconds to realize.

she looks a little different from her profile picture, but not enough for him not to recognize her. a hand comes up and he points at her, not exactly in the politest way.

@xiaoxrk

so far he had only seen the other playing soccer, and that really well! that well gray had been a fan of his game for quite some time now. but aside from the soccer field, he hadn't met the other somewhere else, so he was pretty surprised, when he saw the other in the self-defense course of the speak up event. gray was aware that he was pretty much out of place in a beginner's course, he just couldn't help but miss work on his own marterial art skills. and who knows maybe he could still learn one or few things. there was never a limit to knowledge in his eyes.

for @xiaork !

snacks? check. blankets? check. netflix ready and waiting? check. for anyone else this would be the setup for their netflix and chill session, but for yibo this is just a typical sleepover checklist. he’s already got his giant blue baby onesie on and everything (the one with the built in feet, of course), all he needs now is his sleepover guest. 

he’s not seen xiao in too long in his opinion, though really even a week would be too long according to him. he’s got his friends, then his good friends, then his best friends, then there’s xiao. when they were younger he hadn’t thought they’d end up as close as they are today, but after losing touch, then reconnecting, somehow they’d become thicker than thieves. so, yibo liked to organise regular hang out dates for them to just catch up and rant about anything they need to. 

it’s easy to talk to xiao, since yibo wouldnt consider her one of, if not his closest friend. it’s like talking to a human journal sometimes - it’s comfortable, and he feels like he can tell her anything. though, today he hasn’t got a whole lot to get off his chest, he’s just misses her. sleepovers are something he was only ever allowed to have with other boys while growing up - it was one of his parents few rules. he found it rather stupid though since most of his friends were girls, and he had no romantic interest in any of them. 

now that he has his own place he can decide who he has sleepovers with, and xiao is definitely his number one sleepover partner. 

he’s getting a little impatient, despite it not being past the time he asked her to come over yet, but he’s eager, and the snacks he’s laid out are already tempting him and his bottomless pit of a stomach. a little grazing won’t hurt, right?