⦙ training room

Win stood in the dimly lit practice room. His shoulders slumped with the weight of his stress, and his eyes, dark and troubled, gazed longingly at the instruments before him. As Win's gaze fell upon the drums, memories flooded his mind. He remembered the days when he and his indie rock band of friends would spend endless nights in this very room, lost in the rhythm and energy of their music. And then there was 'he', his first love, the enchanting singer whose voice had once filled rundown bars back in bangkok.

Feeling a surge of emotion, Win plugged his phone into the speakers and scrolled through the playlist until he found a song by their band, a song they once recorded to send to a label. The familiar melody filled the room, wrapping around him like a warm embrace from the past. Without thinking, Win found himself seated behind the drum set, his hands instinctively finding their place on the drumsticks.

At first, his movements were hesitant, as if he were afraid to fully surrender to the music. But gradually, as the song enveloped him, he began to play with more intensity, his strikes growing faster and harder with each passing moment. The rhythm pulsed through his veins, soothing his troubled soul and washing away the weight of his burdens.

Lost in the music, Win poured his heart and soul into each beat, unleashing all the pent-up frustrations. But then there was a sudden snapping sound that shattered the harmony of the moment. Win didn't stop. He couldn't. He continued to beat the drumsticks against the instrument with reckless abandon, oblivious to everything but the pulsating rhythm that coursed through him. But then, a sharp pain shot through his face, jolting him back to reality.

Startled, Win touched his cheek and felt the warm trickle of blood. He glanced down and realized that he had snapped his drumsticks in half, the sharp end of one piece had scratched his cheek. His hands throbbed with pain, and his chest heaved with rapid breaths.

"..." Win muttered under his breath, his voice barely audible over the fading echoes of the music. Slowly, he lowered the broken drumsticks.

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ /jumps out of the chair almost immediately at the first knock, opening the door for you with a similar grin on her face/
Whoa, you really bring all the food here huh?
/chuckles while stepping aside, holding the door open with the tip of her foot as she reaches to take some of the snacks from your hands/
The cleaning ahjumma might get angry at us hahaha

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ˢᵒˡᵒⁱˢᵗ /knocks on the door with a wide grin on my face, hand full of drinks and snacks/
delivery for miss kim chaewon~~

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ I....
/couldn't help but to feel downcast when you took steps back away from me, though obviously there was a bright smile on my face, fist pumping as a little cheer to you/
Take good care of yourself too, eonni! You got this~ hwaiting!
/watches you disappear through the door before sighing and slumping back down on the seat, ice cream already melting down to its stick before i start cleaning up with some wet tissues i brought/
When will she stop avoiding me....

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /jjst stand there listening to you, head filled with million thoughts and she isnt sure on how to vouce them out so she just shakes her head as she takes few steps back/
...I better get going... I'll see you when I come back from Bangkok...I guess... take a good care of yourself... Wonyoung.
/gives a head bow and quickly make her way out, feeling the headache and heartache are back in full blast. Luckily she found their manager soon enough and asked him to drive her back home/

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Eonni-
/is a little shocked when your voice wavers and I see your eyes full of tears, the questions directed at me leading me to let out a sigh, opting to reach out and pull you in for a hug; creates a silence between us just for a minute, before pulling slightly back, eyes gazing back onto yours, my taller frame making it easier to cup your cheek with a hand, stroking the supple skin soothingly with a thumb/

Because I like you, Lee Eunji. Because I'm in love with you. That's why I'm able to look at you the same. I said it before eonni, on the roof, that it doesn't matter, that I'll still be the same, hug you, annoy you, jump on you, because that's who I am, and that's what my heart feels. Sure, the rejection hurts, and that I might be wasting my time on you, but I've never felt like this around anyone before... and I want to be there for you, always. To me, it will never be a waste of time. So stop, stop being awkward around me, heck, you can even scold me because I'm "bratty", but just don't avoid me, please.

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /stares at the ground, unable to meet your eyes as her body trembles. All yhe previous events flashed in her mind even the ones that made her putting up a thick walls around her heart. With eyes that slowly blurred due to the unshed tears, she finally looked up from the floor to look at you/
...why? Why did you act like nothing happened when all I did was hurting you? All I did was rejecting you? Why are you still able to look at me the same, cho yiyeon? Why?

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Well.... just the way you're being all curt and wary and... wanting to get away if it's anything else but business. It's a 180° change and I don't like it. Why are you being awkward when /I'm/ not even awkward at all?
/takes a deep breath to steel my nerves, nodding/
But yes, you should go check on everything, especially your passport! Leaving your passport behind is a scary experience, haha. I'll just get in some dance practice on my own~ Have a safe trip, E- Sora unnie.

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ E-eh? Why did you think like that?
Its just... i need to check my carrier and see if I bring everything I need.
/shakes her head while looking down, chewing her bottom lip/
You are still my groupmate after all.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Oooh~ that's nice! Especially where Bangkok has a lot of nice food, you gotta eat well there! Oh, I see...
/sighs a little when you seemingly want to get away from me, eventually spilling out how I felt/
Are you that busy or does my presence just irk you now, Eunji unnie....

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ A kpop music festival. I was invited as a special MC
And no, I haven't. I had a full classes last week until yesterday. I'll go there after I return from Bangkok.
Is there anything else? If not, I need to get going.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /barely manages to swallow the first bite before taking a tiny nibble of the second, eyes widening at the reveal of your schedule before nodding/
Oooh, that's just perfect then, unnie! I bet you'll look so good in it that there will be many articles of you. Watch it come true~ be safe for that music event though! What is it about? Also... did you see the doctor again for your blood test results? How was it?

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /shakes head at your antics then take a look of the dress inside the bag. Blinking at the low cut of the neckline while brain trying to figureout where can she wear this outfit vefore remembering her schedule tomorrow/
I'll wear this when I go to the airport tomorrow. I need to go to Bangkok for a music event.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Mmmm we'll see once the fansite pictures are out and whether the company think it's enough promotion, hm?
/flashes a grin before going to hug you lightly, then pulling away/
You're the best, unnie! Oh, let me eat my icecream before it melts.
/quickly pulls out the ice cream on stick and takes a big bite, the coldness immediately hitting me in a sensation of pain as my face scrunches up with the brain freeze/
Aa.. Cold...

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /stares at you for awhile then back to the bag, sighing a little as she takes the paperbag/
Fine. Just because its a favor.
Once fansites take the picture, i'll return it back to you.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ No, wait unnie...
/takes a step to you with a frown, reaching out with the bag and urging you to take it/
It's a favor. They need somebody to model for it and I tried it on before, it doesn't really suit me. I asked their management if I can pass it to someone who suits it better, and they said go ahead. I thought of you and yeona unnie, actually... but I think you suit it more. So yeah, it's not a gift- have fansites take your pictures and tada~ done!

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /looks at the bag then back at you, shaking her head while taking a step back/
Its okay. You don't have to. That ice cream is my treat, so no need to give me anything in return.
Plus what you gave me before was expensive enough. I cant accept another gift.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Oh!
/eyes widen when you come in before the corner of my lips turned upwards at your presence and then the icecream, grinning and doing a little cheer/
Yay, Eunji unnie is the best~ oh and, this is for you.
/hands over the paper bag to you, a dress still wrapped up in it's original packaging right inside/

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@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /comes in after 10 minutes, without saying anything walking over towards you to hand out the ice cream/
Here. Your ice cream.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /stares at the "seen" text in the chatroom, pursing my lips as i waited patiently for you, hoping that you'll be here and not ghost me, a paper bag clutched in my arms/
She'll come... right.