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@♣ kim dami ᶠᵃᶰ Her laughter was like music to his ears, a sound he hoped to hear again and again for the rest of his life. "Well, you tried to run away from me, I had to act quickly." His body moved along with her nudge, his smile threatening to break his face from how big it was. Nothing could ruin this lovely night with her, and he sighed wistfully, looking every bit like a lovestruck teenager she jokingly claimed. He waited a good amount of time before leaving the room himself, stopping by the bathroom to fix his own appearance.

As Minsoo walked back out to the hall, he caught sight of Dami and smiled, quickly making his way over to her only to slow down at the scene unfolding. His smile quickly turned into a frown as he made himself known. "I believe the lady asked you to let her go." His face was stern, eyes darkening with quiet fury. He refused to make a scene, although every nerve in his body was on fire with the desire to bunch the other male square in the face. But he wouldn't dare embarrass Dami like that, especially not with her career at stake.

The male model looked him up and down and looked between the two before scoffing and tightening his grip on Dami. Slowly and quietly, Minsoo moved closer so that he was standing right in front of the male, showing that he was slightly taller, and placed his hand gently over the other's hand, slowly prying his grip off of his girl. "Might I suggest you find your way home. You're drunk and I would hate for you to make a fool of yourself in front of such important people. One word from me...and poof goes your career." His voice was low and soft, but dark and dangerous, lending to the seriousness of his words.

The model visibly gulped but refused to back down, until eventually he scoffed and released Dami from his grip, glaring at them both before walking away. Immediately, Minsoo turned to Dami and gave her features a once over, anger firing up again at the glossiness of her eyes. He tried to soften his expression and touched her arm gently. "Are you okay? Do you want me to take you home?" Instead of waiting for an answer, he shook off his jacket to place around her shoulders and gently led her away, fully intent on taking her home and making sure she was safe and sound.

@♦ wang ziyi 「ᴇ.ᴢ.」ᵇᵒᵈʸᵍᵘᵃʳᵈ /heads down to the Gangnam area for a brand event, feeling quite nervous since it would be the first event she attended after being on hiatus for a year because of her sudden disappearances, she also well aware there were bad rumors as for why she suddenly disappeared, including one about she got pregnant and chose to disappear to give birth in secret, which made her scoffed. But in all honestly, she knew it was inevitable to happen when she pulled a stunt like that. Once the car stopped, she takes a moment to calm herself down before finally heading down to the red carpet, greeting the paparazzi with a wave of hand and the trained professional smile on her face, ignoring the gasp she heard coming from them as the cameras take her pictures. Good thing the EO didn't let the press to ask her questions as they gestured her to finally enter the venue. When she was out of the public eyes, she released a sigh/ almost forget how tiring dealing with those thing... I guess I really have to watch my back today. /mutters under her breath as she makes her way inside the venue to her assigned seat/

@❀ park minsoo ᵐᵒᵈᵉˡ Dami blinked. Only then did she finally remember where they were and she couldn't help but laugh in amusement. "Oh God, look at us. Like two hormonal teenagers, hiding in an empty room, sneaking some time to be alone. My my~ " She nudged him playfully, a teasing smile on her face, purposely not answering his first question just to keep the suspense alive. "But yes, we should get out of here. Someone maybe is looking for you for, you know, business talk and all that jazz. I can't keep you all to myself, at least not now."

She walked past him to open the door, peeking her head out to check the surroundings and when the coast was clear, she quickly walked out of the room while making sure she still looked presentable, remembering the heated kiss they shared a few minutes ago. "I need to go to the bathroom first to fix my make-up," she told him with a little playful glare "I'll see you later in the hall. If you're not going home first. If you are then I guess, I'll see you when I see you~?" Dami winked at him before leaving for the female toilet to fix her ruined lipstick. To be honest, her heart was still racing from all the talk and the conclusion they reached, she still had her fear but since she promised that she would talk everything out with Minsoo, at least it didn't bother her too much, she knew he would always have her back.

Five minutes later, she returned to the event hall and wasn't surprised as the after-party was still going. 'These people surely love to party huh?' She chuckled to herself, but her eyes immediately got busy trying to find that one particular male she had yet to answer the question. 'Did he leave already?' Dami's frown was slowly forming on her forehead but still subtle enough so no one would notice as she walked around the hall. It was then she was stopped by one of the male models she recognized as one of the main models of tonight's runway. Her nose scrunched in distaste when the alcohol scent coming from his mouth hit her nostrils. Despite wanting to keep her distance, the male model who was clearly intoxicated enough to not realize what he was doing kept walking towards her. "I'm sorry- I need to find someone." She tried to make the excuse to get away from the male as soon as possible but he grabbed her hand with an annoying smirk on his face. "Of course a like you is going to search for someone. Tell me how much did he pay you? I will pay triple the amount if you come home with me and serve me like a good s*ut that you are." Her blood boiled at his words, fists clenching hard trying to keep her emotions in check, she couldn't afford to make a fuss here, not when a lot of influential people were here, her career would go in straight downfall if she made a scene. "Please, let me go." She said through a greeted teeth, eyes getting teary from how furious she felt right now.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Not too spicy, for sure. Maybe like samyang noodles?
You can eat those right?
Also, you don't have to thank me, really.
We're groupmates and I'd like to become closer as friends too. Not just all business. Hehe

@♣ kim dami ᶠᵃᶰ Any lasting tension left his body the moment her hands touched his cheeks, his eyes closing for a brief moment as he leaned into her touch. Her voice had him opening his eyes again and gazing upon her with open adoration. He drank in every word like it was water after a long drought, and perhaps it was, she was like an addiction that he didn’t want to break. It made his heart swell with happiness and pride to know that he hadn’t been the only one struggling in their time apart. “I don’t think I’d want to hear you say you hate me again, but everything else?” He smiled teasingly, leaning in to steal a quick peck from her lips before responding.

“First of all, you’re not stupid. Second of all, this whole conversation is even happening because I want you Dami. I’ve always wanted you. I admit, at first it was just your body, but that quickly changed. I think you were right in saying that maybe this was supposed to happen this way. I fell for you faster than I ever thought I’d fall for someone and who’s to say that things would have worked out positively back then?” He leaned his forehead against hers again, as gentle as ever as a smile began to form on his features. “I still can’t believe you thought I was getting married to someone that wasn’t you.”

A breathy chuckle escaped him before he let out a small sigh, pulling away from her gently. Once there was enough space, he stood up properly and helped her up before speaking again. “Let’s do this right then. First…would you, Kim Dami, do me the honor of allowing me to officially call myself your boyfriend? And second…what do you say we get out of here?”

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ ...how spicy are we talking again?
if it's like a not too overwhelmingly spicy then I still can enjoy it
although, thanks for coming here with me on short notice though, Yeona
/nudges your shoulder playfully
how things going for you?

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /glances at your phone to check the restaurant's name, looking around as well/
yeah I heard my classmates have been raving about this place
they said the mala hotpot in that place is really spicy and delicious
can you handle the spicy tho, eunji?

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /heads down to Gangnam after our classes are done, looking around while occasionally checking her phone/
The hot pot restaurant should be around here... people have been talking about that place nonstop.

@❀ go miho 「ᴋɪᴛsᴜ」ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉʳ "So you rejected me because I was still an idol? So if I hadn't joined Studio Danz, if I had decided to be a soloist or something instead...you wouldn't have asked me on the date?" He couldn't help the small pout that rested on his features. All those years of playfully flirting with her, and wanting to give it a shot, only for her to shoot him down every time. "Did you only change your mind because you felt bad?" A part of him didn't want to know the answer but he had to ask. Still, he managed a smile and hummed in thought before snapping his fingers. Let's play a few rounds in the arcade, and the loser gets to sing a song chosen by the winner AND owes them a drink. How does that sound?"

@❀ park minsoo ᵐᵒᵈᵉˡ The possessive tone in his words really did make her body all tingling and her heart flipped. Not to mention all those things he said made her smile. She was a fool before but this time, God has given her a second chance and she definitely wouldn't waste it at all. Her eyes fluttered close as he nipped her lower lip, almost elicit a moan to escape from her if she didn't remember where they were right now and that she still needs to give him her answer.

She forced herself away from him, to take a proper look at the man who had laying his heart bare for her, to take or to trample, it was all up to her. Dami brought her arms up to cup his cheeks, a soft smile on her lips "Listen well to me, Park Minsoo. Because I might not repeat all of this again for a while. I hate you. More like I hate how you still plagued my mind even when I was with him. How many nights I wish I would spend it in your arms, just cuddling or sleeping peacefully next to you. Don't even get me started on how wish you touch me instead of my fingers or toys- I mean. What I want to say is, I think I took your presence for granted before. I let my fear consume me and it destroyed both of us. If I could turn back time, I would never do what I did before and chose you instead. But I think maybe that was supposed to happen so we both can be more mature and realize what we want in life."

She took a little breath before continuing, her eyes shifting to the ring on his finger then back to his face. "Let's start it right this time. I want to go out on dates with you. I want to go to places I never before with you. I want to cook breakfast for you and share small yet intimate moments with you, Park Minsoo. I will try to be more communicative and talk through what I feel or think with you instead of assuming things. Simply because I want you back in my life, that's if you are willing to take back this stupid woman back in your life. I love you too Park Minsoo. And I want you too. No more NSA relationship. I want you to properly be my boyfriend and maybe in the future, be my husband."

@♣ kim dami ᶠᵃᶰ Minsoo’s heart ached at her words, knowing just how true they were. “There’s a difference between being stubborn and being unreasonably possessive. Our relationship was such that I didn’t believe I had the right to fight for you. Trust me when I say that if I had even the smallest inkling of how you felt about me I would have fought.” Her anger was warranted, or perhaps it was frustration. After all, for all the love he had for her, he had also told her he’d let her be with someone else. If the roles had been reversed, it would frustrate him to hear too.

“That’s fair. I suppose I was afraid that if I held on too tightly, and you didn’t feel the same way, that I would ruin what we had. In a way, not holding on to you tightly was me being somewhat selfish. I wanted to know you felt for me the way I felt for you. I wanted you to miss me and crave me the way I did you. The way I still do.”

Despite her movement, he reached his hands up to cup her cheeks, gentle yet firm. “Dami there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that you weren’t on my mind.” He matched her gaze, his expression unwavering even as his eyes darkened ever so slightly. She was right, it was time to be selfish. And even if after all this, she still walked away, at least he’ll know that he gave his all this time around and told her everything.

“I want you. Kim Dami, I want you and I want you to be mine and only mine. I want every person that even thinks to look at you much less want you know exactly who you belong to. Because we both know the answer to that. I may have let you run away from me once before. But never again, you’re mine.” He pressed a chaste kiss to her lips once more, teasingly nipping at the lower tier before whispering against her lips as his hands slid to hold her body against him firmly. “Mine.”

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ I can take you here then! Let's set a date in the future to do so~ wow... very interesting to know sounds.... ominous.. but I think I was a nice kid. Not a brat, like you always call me.
/pouts a bit before bursting out to a grin once again, waving off your appreciation with a hand to acknowledge it/
Eyyy, you're welcome, unnie! I should thank you for allowing me to drag you out here even though you must be tired from your trip before.

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ I see... maybe I should come here during the breakfast time. I'm curious to see what they served.
mmh, he is very nice. and kind too. He just shared how you were like as a kid
and it's very interesting to know
/chuckles then takes a sip of the water, sighing a bit/
anyway, thank you again, for showing me all this

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ well... if you put it that way, then yeah, I guess I'm a regular here, hahaha
/laughs softly, covering my mouth with a hand/
Yup, they're open for breakfast too, it's a whole different menu of course, but it's not all-day. Their pastries are really nice, I personally love the cupcakes they make here! And it's the least I could do, unnie! He's very nice, right~ one of my favourite people hehe... I hope he didn't tell any embarrassing stories about me though!

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ twice in a month for like 2 or 3 years, it can be considered as a regular. breakfast menu? are they open for breakfast too or is it all day breakfast menu?
/tilts her head as she asked, completely intrigued by the breakfast menu
oh and thank you, for letting your driver picked me up in the dorm.
he was a nice old man, Mr. Kim

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ eyyy don't need you to do that... treats and gifts are just acts of services to make the other person happy, to make me happy too. i don't do that to ask for something in return, unnie.
/casually poses with a smile when you snap the photos, then resting my arms on the table and looking back to you/
Mm... considering that I've been here since 16... maybe I am a regular? Not too often though, maybe once or twice in a month, or when I'm feeling down and need something to cheer me up. The breakfast menu's really good too!

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ if you ask me to return the favor, I would just walk away right now because I'm sure I couldn't afford all of this with my money.
/blinks when you suddenly appeared on her phone screen, looks up to look at you and the view then give a little shrug as she takes another few pictures with you in it but says nothing and put her phone back into her purse/
I guess you are a regular here?

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ erm.... not once in a lifetime... we can experience it more and more! there's so many places i want to bring you too... and also places that i've never been to before so yeah! and I don't need you to return the gesture to me, unnie... i enjoy simple tteokbokki a lot too, hehe.
/smiles softly when you take a picture of the sunset, thankful that you were at least enjoying it before a teasing grin comes into my mind, shifting myself so that i was in the view of your camera/
Take me too~

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ ... the life of the riches is different, I guess. .
but thank you for inviting me. It's really once in a lifetime experience for me.
Too bad I might never be able to return the gesture since I don't know any expensive and luxurious restaurant like this.
/takes her phone out from her purse before snapping a picture of the sunset behind you/
it sure is pretty from up here

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ It's not too much when it's fine dining, really! If I can finish it, you can, too! Trust me.
/shoots you another grin, gesturing for you to take a seat opposite me where you face the window, waving it off when you said it was expensive/
No bother, never mention prices when you're around me, unnie... besides, I really wanted to take you here, a fancy place, good ambience, good view, and very very tasty food! I'm a regular here, the head chef is my uncle's friend and he makes really, really amazing dishes, beautifully decorated as well!

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /the ambience and the luxurious vibe of the restaurant caught her off-guard and just able to shake her head at Henry's question before squeaking a little "No" as her answer. When she sees you, she couldn't help but to frown at how grand all of this, which definitely cost a lot of money, especially when you reveal that it's a ten-course meal, more than what she usually eat/
wait- what?
ten-course? isn't that a bit too much? Not to be ungrateful or anything but can we even finish all those foods? not to mention... it must be very expensive...

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /The restaurant was directly at the entrance once you stepped out onto the said floor, and because the main receptionist was already expecting your arrival, he greeted you with a bow, stepping forward to introduce himself./ Miss Lee Eunji, right? Miss Cho is already in the private room, waiting for your arrival. My name's Henry, I will be serving you both today. Come this way, please. Do you happen to have any food allergies? We'll adjust the course that Miss Cho has already ordered, no worries.
/A gesture of his hand before he took the lead, walking through the common diners area before entering a fancier location adored with grand, luxurious decorations, lightly knocking on the door before opening it after he hears a voice, my voice, call out from within. Immediately sitting up straight and adjusting my dress, a wide beaming smile appeared on my face when I saw you, also a little stunned at how beautiful you looked with the black dress on you, only complimenting once Henry leaves the room, instructing the kitchen to start preparing the dishes that I've already ordered./
Wah unnie... you look so good in that dress... and you came just on time! Look, the sun is setting, isn't it so pretty?
/smiles softly as I gaze at the open scenery of Seoul's skyline, basked in the glowing, orange hues of the setting sun./
Also, I took the liberty to order a ten-course meal; it's one of my favourites and I hope you'll like it! Do let me know if you don't eat anything though~ I can always ask them to change it.

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ no, not at all. I had fun talking to you, Mr. Kim. I get to know more of Yiyeon too, so thank you.
/smiles as she gets off from the car, bowing her head in thank you to the older man though when the floor number being informed, she couldn't help but to get a little pale./
...why is it so up high like that...
/sighing a little before making her way inside the hotel, informing where she needs to go to the staff who kindly escorted her to the said floor, taking few deep breath to calm herself down. Once the elevator stopped, she steps out and look around, feeling a little out of place at fancy place like this/

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ You're a very nice person too, Miss Lee. Thank you for your time as well, engaging in a conversation with an ahjussi like me must have been very boring, isn't it?
/a genuine smile as he pulled into the drop off point of the hotel lobby, stopping the car and getting off before opening the door for you/
The restaurant's located on the 123rd floor, they'll be expecting you! Enjoy your time with Miss Cho, Miss Lee!
/a final bow before Mr. Kim drives off, not before giving you an appreciative wave./

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ I guess that's true...
/Listens quietly to the older man's story, unknowingly the corner of her lips curled up in a small smile as she imagines the little Yiyeon being nosy just like the older version of herself/
some things never changed, I guess...
and yes, she told me about her background before and don't worry, I won't tell anyone about it, unless she wanted me to. Thank you for sharing your story, Mr. Kim. You are very kind.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ It's only right to work hard when you have had a lot of benefits from the family.
/he gives a nod, turning into an emptier lane so that the traffic was smoother, chuckling a little when you ask about me/
Miss Cho as a little kid? Exactly the same, just tiny. You'd think that rich kids would be all snobby but she's quite the opposite, always kind, always warm-hearted, always asks me about my day and then talk about her own day. But I'd say that she grew up a little too quickly having been in the entertainment industry and being pressured to keep her personal life secret. You probably know it too, the repercussions it would give if she's revealed to have connections with Chosun Group. And she probably trusts you enough to have told you all of these, which is why you're sitting in the car right now, am I right, Miss Lee?

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ I see. Its hard to find a loyal employee like yourself, Mr. Kim.
So what was Won-- I mean, Yiyeon was like when she was a little kid?

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Oh, feel free to ask, Miss Lee. I've been with them for.... over 25 years now. Before her dad got married, actually. So yeah, I've watched her grow up; I treat her like my own daughter as well. Mr. Cho is truly my benefactor, actually. Got out of high school, down and out, selling fishcakes for a living. It was him who got me this job, just because he liked the taste of my fish cakes, haha.
/nods as he reminisces the old days, shaking his head a little/

@❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴊᴀɴɢᴡᴏɴʏᴏᴜɴɢ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ I...guess you can say that...?
/smiles sheepishly then listen quietly to the older man's story, nodding slightly/
I see. You must've seen a lot of side of her, Mr. Kim. How long have you been with her family if j may ask?