oh , 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝑜𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒽 .

               𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘. they were filled with sass and a large stretch of patience before they were wild, playful and trusting. persistence was one of dani’s stronger suits, and was her backbone in the duration of their friendship. but despite her redeeming ( as dani would claim ) qualites, most still wondered how the likes of her could have toppled down dayuan’s well-built wall. ❝ i hope you didn’t miss me too much, day. i know i’m like your most favorite person in the whole world and would like to spend much more time with me, but work’s been kicking me sore lately. ❞ she teased, her free arm finding its way around her best friend’s shoulders. the ying to her yang was a very important piece in her life, and she made sure that nothing can jive between them— not even her living her dream job. ❝ before i surprise you with where we’re headed, why don’t you fill me with what has happened to you ? did nursing school finally put that cheeky mouth of yours in place ? ❞

He’s taken aback by her response, brows scrunching together slightly in confusion. “Hey, I’d think it was nice if someone asked me how my sleep was.” Tai knows some parts of the past few months were a blur for him, but he assumed he’d know if he pissed Dani off, wouldn’t he? “Anyway, what’s going on? What did I do? I haven’t seen you in a while and—ah shit. Was it a drunk text or something? I haven’t been checking all the notifs, but please tell me I didn’t send anything rude.”

               𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐘, angrier than she poses to be, but tai has placed her in a state of confusion instead. truthfully, dani herself could not believe what had ensued between the two of them, knowing full well that tai was one of many people that she considers owned a great heart. but also the fact that tai seemed lost about it as well, rage became nothing but a lost sentiment. ❝ you’re a great actor, tai, but drop the act. you know what happened. ❞ her voice, something pegged to always be so cheery and confident, was unsure. ❝ does talking about my family ring any bell ? ❞

normally, it would take a lot more to ease her frustration especially from a lost game and to persuade her from doing other things rather than playing a game, but who was she kidding? the sound of alcohol was good enough to make her close the door and hold her friend as she guided them throughout her apartment, bringing them both to the living room and have dani, who have seemed to be drunk, sit on the couch. “so, i guess we’re celebrating it in my apartment then? and i’m kicking you out if your promises are nothing but a fraud. i don’t take empty promises very well and who knows? maybe we could do more than just celebrating with alcohol.” a wink. as fast as lighting, nika went to the kitchen to get a glass of her own and a bottle of tequilla and went back to where her friend was. “i mean, where’s the fun in you providing all the drinks, it’s probably not as strong as what i have with me anyways.” nika had always loved tease people, it didn’t matter if it was her friends or not. as long as she got to annoy them a bit, it was enough for her. and besides, it has always been their reaction. “before we get into our mini celebration. why don’t you tell me about it first? and would you prefer blasting off something loud or nah?” she asked while pouring herself a glass of wine.

               𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐎, as so it seems. dani prided herself over the skill of persuasion she believed she possessed, and seeing the irked look on nika’s face transform into bright and teasing, she praised herself wordlessly and with a glittering smile. ❝ you know me, i don’t make promises i can’t keep. well, i did say more drinks on me, i didn’t specify where we’d drink those. a night out is an offer i’ll never take away from the table. ❞ danielle and nika’s friendship has a unique vibe to it— all the teasing and coquettish winks may send someone into a heated mess, but dani loves the attention. she craves the storm with a hint of cold breeze that brings the thrilling feeling once it drapes onto your skin, something that no one has yet granted her except nika. ❝ i’ve always been a wine person, but i knew i can always count on you for hard drinks. ❞ she replied, putting the bottle of wine on the table haphazardly before she slumped on the sofa, head getting less dizzy as she let the seat cushion her. nika’s teasing would often put dani at the edge of her seat, although it was something she wouldn’t want to show and masked it with nonchalance or a similar wit. ❝ hm, being an adventurous person that i am, i decided to make a line far from my company’s vision. i could bore you with the details, but really, what mattered here was that i finished it and the higher ups liked it. ❞ she explained with the occasional sips from her wine to increase her adrenaline. ❝ oh, play whatever pleases you and makes your chest thump, y’know ? ❞

Sitting at a table in the cafe, Tai lifts a fork to his mouth, finally taking a bite out of his tarte tatin. It was early, sure, but even then, his companion was being strangely quiet. He glanced up at Dani, trying to discreetly study her expression before he decided that she seemed a little cranky. He takes another bite before he breaks the silence. “Um. Earth to Dani. Did you get enough sleep last night?” // @zealvcs·

               𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘, her mind still clouded by tai’s insensitive words, and her frustration was not subdued at all. it was so odd to have encountered her friend in such manner the last time they saw each other, so strange that he was persistent on a topic she was never fond of discussing. but what was even more weird— was the way tai acted as if nothing terrible happened between them. dani looked up from her untouched pastry and with a frown, she hissed, ❝ are you serious ? i’m mad at you and the only decency you have is to ask how my sleep was ? ❞

the day starts as any other and goes on without a hitch that is until his phone rings while he’s closing down the clinic and he picks up without checking the caller id. so far, echo has managed to dodge calls from his parents but one moment of inattention and they get what they want. it’s been eight years since he’s last spoken or seen any of them. part of him hoped things had changed, that they’d realised he wasn’t such a disappointment after all for wanting to make his own path but no, nothing has changed. it never would. frozen in shock he does nothing but subject himself to thirty minutes of being threatened into keeping his mouth shut, as if echo would go out of his way to ruin their perfect reputation and mingle with the world he escaped again. once he’s in the safety of his apartment, he allows the tears to stream down his face, his breathing getting more and more labored from the rising panic within him. shaky hands grab the phone and echo reaches out to the only person he’s comfortable talking to in this moment and that would understand. 

text ✉ →  please come over. i need you. 

@zealvcs​​

               𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓, danielle cho can be found slopping around her couch, lazily flipping through television channels until she’ll find something particularly interesting. and although she was never successful at finding at least one after hours, her eyes remained wide open as she didn’t feel an ounce of drowsiness at all. heaving a sigh, she switched it off just in time for her phone to signal a new message. who would bother her at such hour ? she thought while her eyes skimmed through the text. suddenly, her mind and soul were in a feud, rereading echo’s words repeatedly as though to verify she wasn’t whipping things from thin air. a frown adorned her lips, hand tightening around the mobile sourly. no matter how hard she’d rack her brain for someone who would hurt echo this much, it still rounded up to particular individuals— the very same kind of people that danielle’s caught in a strife too. yes, she understands, that doesn’t mean it hurt any less. she’s grown to fondly care for echo, so much that a bite on him from the enemy would impel her to bite back harder. her fingers then tapped her words promptly as she panicked her way out of her apartment. 

✉ ￤  is it them again ?  ✉ ￤  i’m coming, stay where you are  ✉ ￤  don’t do anything i wouldn’t do 

* archer & danielle  — -  a short starter for  @zealvcs​

“dani, have you ever entertained the idea of just forgetting about mr. right for a hot second, and focus on mr. right now instead?” archer suggests, meeting her gaze with a playful twinkle in his eyes and a cheeky smile on his face, as he points at himself with both of his thumbs. “life is short, you know? i mean, my dream girl and future wife is probably out there right now, fake laughing at her boyfriend’s lame ass jokes, totally oblivious to the fact that a real clown is right here waiting for her. like, we’re kind of in the same boat, when you think about it, you know? so, why don’t we just give us a shot?”

               𝐀𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐈𝐓, she broke into a fit of giggles after hearing archer’s statement. she looked over to him, eyes narrowed in crescent shapes while still astonished by his grit despite being used to his coquettish lines. it was no denying that danielle was aware of archer’s harboring crush on her, but she enjoys hanging out with the boy nonetheless as he bears a spunky attitude that she salutes so much. ❝ archer, you’re like a little brother to me, ❞ as so it seemed, dani didn’t have the knack of masking her interest, or lack thereof, in a subtle way. ❝ that’s right, and you should be spending your romance on someone who truly deserves it. you wouldn’t want to lose all your charm by the time your dream girl comes around, right ? ❞ arguably, dani was opposing her and her never-ending blind date shenanigans, but she grew to care for archer and wouldn’t want him disappointed. 

@zealvcs .     “   do you like matcha green tea latte?   ”   her questions was as random as her appearance next to danielle,   her wait for the elevator long forgotten to near the other’s frame at the lobby,   instead.   annie looked collected while wrapping pinkish lips around the straw of her caramel macchiato,   offering the green colored drink to her.   “   the barista got confused and gave me these two,   so it’s yours if you do like matcha.   ”   she said,    giving the drink a little shake.

               𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊, knowing very well that her body was aching for a sugar recharge after a long day at work. ❝ annie, you’ve always had the knack of offering me something i would like, ❞ she giggled at her own words, taking the matcha drink from the other girl’s grasp with a soft thanks. dani propped herself closer to where annie stood, already forging a way to a longer conversation as she always does, ❝ how was your day ? i hope the little kids didn’t give you a hard time at the dance studio. ❞

KJ: wow. i never thought someone i loved would be so violent towards me. my heart. it’s broken. KJ: waiting. KJ: okay, i need you to stop being so dramatic and get your sassy ass to the lobby so we can go get some. KJ: don’t make me go and fetch you because i’ll carry your ass down the stairs.

               𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐓, and most residents of new york city were rushing to their homes, danielle was far from settling for the day. work didn’t solely occupy her life as most people her age were expected to have as hustling and bustling after work became her daily pursuit of liberty and happiness. perhaps being raised sheltered was the core reason for her action, but nonetheless, she came to be a very adventurous person despite the need to be serious in today’s career-dependent society. stepping out of her workplace, dani immediately brought her phone out from her purse to call that one person she’s planned to spend the rest of the day with. ❝ hello there, shortcake ! where are you ? ❞ starting the conversation animatedly, anyone could already tell that dani was eager to carry on with her mission: get melanie’s mind off of work. mind you, she really needs it, she thought. ❝ well, you and i are spending a little girls’ night out, and no, i don’t take no for an answer. so stay where you are, i’m coming to fetch you. ❞

𝑻𝑨𝑬𝑯𝑶 . 

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⸢ 4:53 pm ⸥  :  my date is going so horrible ⸢ 4:53 pm ⸥  :  i’d rather spend time with you :/ 

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⸢ 9:37 am ⸥  :  TAEHO!!!!!!⸢ 9:37 am ⸥  :  are you trying to have me killed ?! ⸢ 9:37 am ⸥  :  sky diving for first date ?! really ?!

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⸢ 12:02 am ⸥  :  are you sure you won’t need at least a medium sized condom ?

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⸢ 7:20 pm ⸥  :  it’s been 84 years since the night you flicked your tongue⸢ 7:20 pm ⸥  :  and we’ve had a decent amount of hook ups after but⸢ 7:24 pm ⸥  :  i still get so shy when i initiate one with you⸢ 7:26 pm ⸥  :  and i’m kinda horny rn 

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⸢ 9:16 pm ⸥  :  if i told you i bought a toy...⸢ 9:16 pm ⸥  :  will you judge me ? 

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⸢ 9:23 pm ⸥  :  waiting for you at home…⸢ 9:23 pm ⸥  :  i have so much designs i’d like you to try⸢ 9:23 pm ⸥  :  you’d look smoking in these !

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⸢ 11:19 am ⸥  :  was watching a documentary about beethoven ⸢ 11:19 am ⸥  :  i thought of you and how you can be as great as him⸢ 11:19 am ⸥  :  you’re amazing, y’know ? your talent is so beautiful and i wish you’d show it to me more often 

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⸢ 3:55 pm ⸥  :  OMG!!!! I THINK I DID THE IMPOSSIBLE ⸢ 3:55 pm ⸥  :  i just got 2 tickets to the mozart festival at lincoln center!!!!!⸢ 3:55 pm ⸥  :  they were so hard to get and i can’t believe i did !⸢ 3:55 pm ⸥  :  i’m the Best, i know & you're coming with me

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⸢ 9:11 am ⸥  :  remember how i always scraped my knee when i was younger ?⸢ 9:11 am ⸥  :  and my parents thought it was because of dance class ?⸢ 9:11 am ⸥  :  but really it was because of tree climbing and i wasn't even allowed to climb a tree 

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𝑴𝑶𝑶𝑵 — what are you currently studying/hope to study ? 

i really adore the arts, and if i didn’t proceed to fashion design, i’d probably major in arts and design. or maybe to an extent, even study literature. i would study either if it permits me in the future. 

𝑽𝑬𝑮𝑨 — what’s something you’ve done that you wish you hadn’t? 

ANSWERED . 

𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑨 — favourite colour? 

pink. pink dominates my apartment, but mostly my wardrobe. i like bright colors though, and any color that falls under that are my favorite to use when making designs. 

𝑻𝑨𝑫𝑷𝑶𝑳𝑬 𝑮𝑨𝑳𝑨𝑿𝒀 — would you deny a relationship/friendship? 

it really depends on the situation. normally, i would listen to my heart and feelings when it comes to this matter. but if i feel uncomfortable, and there’s no way of talking it out, i can deny the relationship, yes. 

𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑶𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹 — if you could bring back one thing, what would it be? 

ANSWERED . 

𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑶𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹 — if you could bring back one thing, what would it be? 

bring back the 2000s fashion please, maybe with a modern twist ! i love the velour jumpsuits from that era and it should make a comeback !

𝑽𝑬𝑮𝑨 — what’s something you’ve done that you wish you hadn’t? 

not reaching out to my family. it’s been years since i talked to them, never really had the courage. but like, what do i say to them, y’know ? i’m sure they still despise me.  

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⸢ 6:25 pm ⸥  :  i know we made plans but my boss called and demanded ten skirts from calvin klein & i have to run there now!!⸢ 6:25 pm ⸥  :  i promise to be back as soon as i can!!!!!!⸢ 6:25 pm ⸥  :  to make it up 2 u, i’ll bring beer muah!

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⸢ 1:06 am ⸥  :  i had a dream… it was weird— i mean the first part wasn’t, it was always our thing to joke and flirt around but the next part was really weird. i mean sure it was just a dream but you had your face near mine and i remember to have felt this warm fuzzy sensation all over my body, it’s been clouding my mind since last night. 

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⸢ 2:48 am ⸥  :  hLEP !! ⸢ 2:48 am ⸥  :  i jsut had teh moTS FUN NGIHT⸢ 2:48 am ⸥  :  but n ow i cnt fi Nd the key to my r00m 

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⸢ 12:15 am ⸥  :  are u asleep ? ⸢ 12:15 am ⸥  :  yeah, we always have the most fun together ⸢ 12:15 am ⸥  :  but if you have problems, come talk to me, okay ?

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