⫯ convenience store

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ (a playful grimaces easily crosses his features the moment you call yourself pretty, purposely expressing his displeasure with what he wants to emphasise seems like quite the bluff as he then gives off a slow nod) “a pretty clown like you? yeah, i sure do wish those were hard to find.” righhhht, whatever helps you sleep at night. ah- (lets out an immediate hiss of pain at the unexpected flick to the forehead, essentially causing him to let out a chuckle out of sheer disbelief as he runs at the affected portion of skin before he opts to nudging you by by the arm so as to continue walking once more) all this commotion over my health, sheesh.. i’ll be fine, don’t /you/ worry okay? now let’s head back quick before a good load of this melts, nobody wants gooey ice cream y’know!

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ clown- yeah you should be grateful to know this ddochi clown. Where else can you find a clown as pretty as I am?
/makes a face at your gesture followed by a shake of head, finding it rather amusing though you're slightly annoy her sometimes. Turned around to fully face you then lift a hand and without warning, she flicked your forehead/
are you an idiot or something?
of course, it's all on you, but if I'm together with you, if anything happened, like you fainted, it would also be my responsibility to take you to the infirmary and notifying the staffs about it. Then they would question me why would you faint when it's your fault? So please, if you want to pass out, do it in your dorm room, not in the practice room when I'm with you. Plus, it would be an ugly sight to see.

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ uhuuuuh. if you say so, when not even you are worried then i guess why not, right? it’d be interesting– seeing how much entertainment comes out from the infamous ddochi clown herself, heh. (grinning cheekily, he’s idly tending to the ice cream in his hands as his strides are slow and steady besides yours on the way back to the company building until he cannot help but to halt in place at the sudden offer of onigiri, his gaze staring in subtle confusing at the treat then at you before he essentially takes it) meh. who am i to say no to some good food whenever and wherever right? a. ri. ga. to. (playfully shoots at you with a finger gun before he’s simply saving the onigiri in his jacket’s pocket for later) but hold on, hold on, why would you be held responsible– anything happening to me is.. all on me, you know that, right?

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ if it's not sketchy stream, then I see no problem of it?
/stares at you with squinted eyes at the choice of your breakfast which is just an ice cream, shaking her head before she takes out the onigiri and shove it to you/
eat this too, Koin. I don't want to get any responsibility if you faint in practice room. too much of a hassle for my precious time.

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ doesn’t change anything about you being a pest, unfortunately. (lets out a dramatic sigh that essentially fazes off into laughter as he’s pulling his basket of snacks over to the counter to pay, idly waiting for you to put your things over so he can also pay for what items you might have like he promised he would earlier) wasn’t someone scared not too long ago about getting into scandals or something before debuting, if you don’t think popping up into a stream with me will do just that then goooo– show your face! i’m not worried about a thing. no, nope, nada. “why would i be when they’re basically family to me now, huh? goofy ddochi–” (shakes his head, soon taking his plastic bag of goods before handing yours over and then taking just one ice cream out of the bag to snack on; easily humming from the delectably sweet taste) there we go, just what i needed for breakfast. heh.

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ /gives a loud smack on your shoulder as she rolls her eyes/
You are not that far taller than me. Just 10cm.
And I think you're just afraid that your streamer would ask to see me more than they want to see you~ tsk tsk you just not ready for me to steal your spotlight, aren't you Koin?

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ what’s this? just minutes ago the girl says she won’t stop pestering and– wow, annoying is right. hello, pest control? you’ve missed the biggest pest of them all! (comically grimaces, using the privilege of his towering height to stand at a formidable distance from you while he keeps you out of reach with the tips of his fingers pressed against your arm instead) but yeah, what was i thinking having the ddochi insect on my stream. i’d get banned because of harmful content for the eyes right away! tsk, tsk. good choice though, good choice.

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ Ew, as if. I'm not that free to follow you till the end of the earth. Plus I can think of a lot of better things to do that tha--- Oooh~~ you just want to be around me that much huh? Huh? Huh?
/grins cheekily as she keeps poking your side in teasing manner, then reaches to grab a melon flavored ice cream and one strawberry flavored ice cream/
I'll take these. One for Yiyeon.

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ (feeling the gentle little chop to the back of his neck, his shoulders instantly bunch up a tad as of all places he begins to feel rather ticklish, what ice cream he had in his hands instantly fall back into place before he’s looking over at the female with a playful glare) “evil ddochi is evil..” uhuhhhh, is that so? what are you even gonna do if i don’t ever bring up the idea, follow me until the end of this earth until i do? challenge accepted though, i kinda just wanna see how /annoying/ you can get. (his eyebrows quirk upright at her once as if to tease the girl, hands essentially taking a hold of his former selection of frozen treats) did you want something from here too– we could share something as we head back.

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ /stares at you for a few moments before giving the back of your neck a little chop, as gently as she could/
let me be the judge of that idea. so? what is it?
and yes, i wont stop pestering you about it, so you better just spill it out~
mhm, i can be annoying like that Koin. I thought you already know that by now

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ idiot? “that’s a little..” man, you know it’s one thing having to prove a point and another thing just being unnecessarily rude about it. (the smile on his face turns a little sour, almost not enjoying how she addressed him resembled a certain special someone he knew before, shaking his head he simply heads over to the fridge of frozen treats and scans over his options) nothing, it was a stupid idea. forget it.

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ It's the truth, you idiot. You should've checked the chatroom, she did ask me to buy something for her.
and please, I have more things to do than being your PR manager.
/raises her brows at you, pointing a package of coffee at your face/
what was that? me wanna what?

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ “talk about being a world class tsun.” whatever you say, ddochi. i’ll believe you there if it helps you sleep at night. (chuckles softly to himself out of sheer amusement, his head shaking as he easily follows her back into the store; firm gaze already settling upon the aisles of ready made snacks for him to choose from, easily bringing a smile of anticipation across his lips as he takes a small basket and fills it up as he casually comes across something he likes) maybe some spicy noodles, cheese, tteokbokki– and.. wow. signing up as my pr manager already? that doesn’t sound half bad, my streams are aching for some new content after all. you wanna g- wait, no. never mind that.

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ It's because Sora asked me to buy something for her from the convenient store. Definitely not because of you.
/rolls her eyes as she walks inside the store, not even waiting for you to enter as she makes her way to the freezer where they put the ice cubes, grabbing one for herself/
and you should try the new one. who knows you find a treasure?
plus you can also make a video of you reviewing it. you might go viral for it.

@❀ moon eunhwi 「ᴛᴏᴍᴏ」ʳᵉⁿᵘ Win wanted to scoff at Joons way of acting but he suppressed the urge to reprimand him in front of the bassist. He simply flashed the man an overly sweet smile which hid the fact that he wanted to tell him 'one wrong word and you are done' instead he said "hey" just mimicking the short greeting. Win went back to ignoring the technician and turned back to Tomo showing him a genuine smile.

"Hm would you mind if I tag along? But I don't want to bother, if you wish to be alone." He said testing the waters, he was suspicious because he knows Joon. In the past Joon would always answer his calls and rush over to him if Win asked even if the man was out with friends so he found that the mans behavior was odd. And if his hunch was right Win would make sure to get his sweet little revenge on Joon for interrupting his plans. Call him childish or petty, Win wouldn't even deny it.

@❀ do yeona ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ (casually steps outside the store, a pleasantly surprised look splayed all over his boyish features before he’s easily beckoning you over as he slides his phone in his front pocket, smiling brightly at the female) and here i thought you weren’t going to come over? heh. since you’re here now though, my treat! but.. help me pick what’s good– they’ve got a couple of new stuff though i don’t know if i wanna risk trying those or going for the usual.

@❀ maekawa isekai 「ᴋɪᴏɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ /sends a text message telling you that she has arrived at the convenience store. Leaning against the wall beside the store while huffing/

@❀ liu haoming 「ᴋᴀᴍʀɪɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ it was almost a little shameless just how fast a twinkle of delight pulled itself into audrey’s gaze, let alone, the smile that would soon grace her rosy tiers once the younger male finally seemed to give in. once again, her winning streak in luck simply prevails until she is met with some sort of request, one that leaves her visibly confused at first until it all simmers down to more amusement. for someone so shy, he really took her by surprise by asking her out, it was almost commendable so.. how could she ever resist? “please, how could i ever say no to that? let me know when, and where, and oh..” she soon fishes her phone out, taking the request to the next level with an enquiry of her own. “let me know what’s your instagram or something, i gotta thank the kitty properly one way or another for the cereal. let’s keep in touch?”

@❀ arthit keerati 「ᴡɪɴ」ˣ.ᶜʰᵃᵒˢ ( dont apologize at all! my own fault for taking so long with the starter, take your time with replies tho, theres never any rush with me)

Win brings his phone to his ear and for a moment the bassist feels slightly relieved as that could be an easy distraction to keep their interaction brief and yet, that relief is cut short when the other idol glances down at his phone, expression contorting into one of displeasure before he settles for a forced smile directed at him, to which Tomo offers one in return.

There is a nod of his head as Win starts to respond to his question and Tomo focuses on him, avoiding any glance towards Joon until Win's own eyes land on the man. He feels his free fist ball up a little in uneasiness, but he plays it off by bringing the cigarette to his lips once more and pretending to focus on it for a moment. The other doesn't say or act any certain way that raises Tomo's suspicion and so he just breathes it out slowly as he considers what to say. If Win doesn't know Joon, there shouldn't be much to worry about. He is not typically a planner, and although the thought of bumping into someone has ocasionally crossed his mind, he's never entirely thought of how to go about it as he believes acting natural would be the best course of action. And so that is what he does. "Bumped into a friend on the set today so we thought we'd catch up after recording" He replies simply, not getting too into details as he gestures towards the other, Joon finally acknowledging Win as well with a motion of his hand a short 'hey'.

@❀ moon eunhwi 「ᴛᴏᴍᴏ」ʳᵉⁿᵘ [Sorry it took really long >.<]

It was another day of Win completely failing in dance practice, it seemed like it was always him who dragged down the team and be the reason they had to practice more often or longer. On days like these Win would question his decisions, was it a bad idea to try and be independent? Were his parents right? Should he simply give up and go back to his predesigned life? Back in Thailand waits a comfortable life for him, financial support, luxury bikes, a family who despises him, pressure about forming his own family with a future wife whom he doesn't love...

Shaking off those thoughts with an uncomfortable shudder running down his back he ruffles his hair in frustration. The young Thai felt the need for some beer and some stress relieving company. Win took out his phone and scrolled through his contacts, stopping at the name of a certain technician, a grin formed on his lips remembering his last time with this man. Making his decision he hit the call button.

Win continued to walk while waiting for the other to pick up when he saw a familiar figure near the convenience store. His face lit up upon recognizing Tomo, lifting his free hand he waved but his mood shifted a bit when the one he was calling simply declined his phone call. In place of the smile was a frown when he looked at the black screen of his phone in disbelieve. The audacity.

Getting pulled out of his own thoughts Win put on a pleasing smile again. "Oh, nothing much just getting some fresh air. What about you-" It was then when he noticed the other man. Joon. Slowly he moved his head from one side to the other eyeing them both in suspicion but he didn't say anything or made it seem like he knows the Technician, Win ended up ignoring the existence of said man altogether.

@❀ audrey kwon 「øᴅᴅ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ The continual teasing coming from his idol, these nicknames being used still with his allergies and having provided her with his actual name, Kamrin somehow felt a twinge of sadness join his embarrassment. He couldn't fully tell if this teasing was meant to be malicious or not, so he tried his best not to take it to heart. Perhaps she was using them in a more endearing way, but he couldn't seem to tell. "I ah... you can have it," he finally said after a moment, giving into the coaxing just halfway before he pulled the box back to himself as a thought popped into his head. "Ah- but- can- can we get a drink together sometime?" He asked with big eyes, any prior embarrassment fully escaping him with the bold ask.

@❀ liu haoming 「ᴋᴀᴍʀɪɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ it was almost as if audrey had been watching an animated flick turning into live action right before her very eyes, because the boy standing beside her— albeit being taller than her, seemed fairly delicate to the point that it was unreal. almost as if she shouldn’t be treating him the same way that she does most people with the usual calibre of attitude. and yet, the producer does so either way, head shaking in amusement as a subtle smile spreads across her lips. “right, so i guess kitty cat or something along those lines oughta work too then. no questions about it.” just before she forgets about why she arrived in the first place, eagerness still persisting with her to push through for what she wanted and needed over everything, she crosses her arms across her chest and gives the boy once last challenging look. “so what’ll it be, kitten. anything i can trade you for with that box, or are you really gonna leave me empty handed here.”

@❀ audrey kwon 「øᴅᴅ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ Kamrin's eyes slowly blinked open and closed with her reaction, the blinking a bit different from normal blinking as his eyes remained closed just a bit longer than they normally would, and opened just a bit shorter. His lips formed a slight pout as he barely managed to look back up to her and down once more. He thought for a bit, on how he should respond, unable to help the slight sound that left his lips upon being called 'cat boy,' almost similar to a small whine which seemed to make him appear like a hurt puppy. After he was finally able to compose himself again, he lifted his head, taking in a shaky breath before he finally managed to speak once more. "My name is Liu Haoming.. but people call me Kamrin, Kamkam, Kammie.. Kam.."

@❀ arthit keerati 「ᴡɪɴ」ˣ.ᶜʰᵃᵒˢ They aren't too far from Joon's place, but the other is taking his sweet time inside the store, and with each second that passes Tomo grows a little more restless. It's pretty late and there are not a lot of people out and about, but with some of the Lotus idols having been filming not too far from here, he couldn't help the thought that he could still get spotted, even if it was unlikely. With such thoughts still pressing at his brain, he can't help the way he ends up scanning his surroundings for the nth time since the other went in. No one, or not too close anyway. With a short sigh, he takes another long drag of his cigarette, lowering his face once more and keeping his eyes on his phone. He swiftly pushes away any of the notifications he doesn't care for and once he is done, he lifts his eyes once again out of reflex. This time he does see someone else, just down the street and heading in his general direction. Someone who looks all too familiar. Win. in a breath, Tomo peeks through the glass window into the store trying to spot the other male. He'd been wanting for the other to hurry up, but now he considers it may be better for Joon to take his time for a little longer, just in case Win recognizes him and stops by to greet him. He keeps discreetly checking the store, trying to pinpoint the other's location to no avail, and it is only when he hears the push of a door a few meters away from him that his gaze finally falls on Joon again, a small white bag in hand from which Tomo can hear a few bottles clicking against each other. It gets quite hard to avoid Win's gaze when he is just a couple of steps behind the backstage technician who is now heading straight towards the bassist. And hence, after having obviously noticed each other, Tomo feels obligated to acknowledge his presence. "Win, what's up?" He greets simply, pushing out a forced smile and hoping the conversation is cut short and they can each head their own way.

The filming ran late and it was nearing 3am when they were finally allowed to wrap it up and leave. As the idols packed up their things and started to slowly disappear into their designated rides and back to either the dorms or extra practice, the backstage technicians were working swiftly in putting away their own stuff so they could head home. Not bothering with his makeup or clothes, Tomo simply slid into the leather jacket he'd brought along and walked a few steps behind his bandmates down the hall and towards the entrance. He scrolled his phone mindlessly pretending to busy himself with it, but his eyes carefully scanned the people who worked around them, most of them too occupied with wanting to be done with the job to notice him, but one pair of eyes did meet his when his gaze was lifted. Almost as if the other had been waiting for it. The small grin at the corner of the other's lip also seemed to indicate so, yet Tomo's expression remained blank as he directed his attention back at his phone's screen and followed the rest of the band out of the studio, pressing the new message notification but leaving it on read.

Being one of the very few guys Tomo had dared being with back during his college days, there was no hiding from Joon. The musician's discourse remained true throughout the years, he did not look at men that way and he did not wish to get involved, definitely not now that he was doing well with Renu and got the public eye on him, and especially not when the other worked in the industry as well, behind the scenes, where a word turned to two and information spread quickly. Despite this, Tomo ended up agreeing to meet Joon from time to time. Simply because it helped push off any other thoughts for a while, whilst not requiring him to worry too much about compromising. The fact that the other was in on his way of doing things and went along with it also made it a little easier to accept. And by that, he means the meetings are easier to arrange, not that it makes it any easier for him to acknowledge, or that he isn't still always a bit on edge when they're out or when the other visits.

This time, Joon had been working late on a show Renu and a few of their labelmates had been filming for. It hadn't been planned, not as much as it had been done on a whim, with Tomo ditching the manager's ride saying he had plans, and pushing the black hat over his face as the other exited the building and joined him into the night. Even if the text had gone unanswered, the other seemed to know Tomo would be waiting for him outback as he showed up alone and with his hood pulled up over his head. There was no need to discuss anything else as they knew where they were headed, it was always either one's place or the other's. Still, this always required some mental preparation for Tomo, and so the bassist waited outside of the store, cigarette balanced between his jeweled fingers and head kept low, save for when he shortly raised it to let out slow exhales of cloudy smoke into the night air.

@❀ liu haoming 「ᴋᴀᴍʀɪɴ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ her eyebrows quirked upright the moment the strange, flush faced boy had said her name. so.. he knew her. that she almost did not expect, the visible look of subtle surprise strewn across her features but essentially, it at least gives her a little something to chuckle about. had this been the reason that the boy was like this? her head easily lolled itself to the side just to get yet another good look at him, the cereal she had come to get in the first place, and then him once more. “alright, cat boy.. what’s your name? it’s a little unfair that you already know mine, but i don’t have yours.” habitually, her arms would cross themselves against her chest, the need to at least calm the latter down suddenly becoming a priority now that she had some time to spare.

@❀ huang jiayi 「ᴄᴀɴᴅᴀᴄᴇ」ᵗʳᵃᶤᶰᵉᵉ "it tasted different..? Oh, i get what you mean. You're expecting the real taste of bananas but unfortunately there's an artificial sweetness that pass off as bananas. But still i find myself drinking that every day whenever i can." with a snicker out of bemusement, she let the other take the two of the same; iced cups and the americano packaging before dragging the basket close to the cashier. "don't you think what we got are an overkill? if we can't finish it all, we can always have them for lunch right?" ayame looked on at the almost full basket and shook her head, wondering how they went from an empty basket to a nearly full one at that.

@❀ akanishi ayame ᵗʳᵃᶤᶰᵉᵉ "Mm, I think I've had it too much. I had some the other day and was so caught off guard cause it didn't taste like I'd remembered or felt it should have," She said with a soft laugh, shaking her head a bit. She bit her lip happily, taking a look at a few of the snacks and shrugging after a bit as she decided to grab a bag of pretzels, smiling warmly to her friend. "Yea, if you want to~ original is okay with me, for sure!" She exclaimed, her tongue coming out to her lips lightly as she found herself imagining the taste, looking forward to it all too much. She continued to follow her friend around, eyes crinkling into a pleasant smile that mirrored the one on her lips as she thought about it, reaching for two of each, figuring she didn't have time to think all too much on it like she normally would. "The same for me, I think," she said with a warm smile, a soft laugh leaving her lips.

@❀ huang jiayi 「ᴄᴀɴᴅᴀᴄᴇ」ᵗʳᵃᶤᶰᵉᵉ "not the banana milk? hmm, alright. the other milks are good as well. you can't go wrong with the choices here," she mused while smacking her lips at the thought of eating them soon. her itchy hands of course reached out for a bag of prawn crackers that they could share during the break during the practice later on and of course not forgetting a large bottle of mineral water she needed later as she forgot to bring her own bottle in the mad rush to reach the company on time. "Sharing the corndog? Sure. Shall we go with the original?" Her hand immediately reached out to touch the packaging as her gaze roamed over the options. Deciding that nothing beat the OG, she pulled it off the rack and placed into the basket, leading the way to the aisle where iced cups were in the freezer below and rows of various packaged drinks were placed neatly. "I shall do some americano. You?"

@❀ audrey kwon 「øᴅᴅ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ Kamrin couldn't help but to simply feel more embarrassed as the interaction seemed to last longer than he'd been hoping. The question of if he had allergies, and the comments on his face's appearance caused further embarrassment as he lowered his head, awkwardly clearing his throat. At this point, he was unable to hold eye contact any longer. He was, truly, humiliated. "I don't.. I.. don't have allergies.. except for cats.." the boy managed to stammer, a slight pain growing in his chest from feeling as if his heart were swelling with the anxiety. "M-miss, Drei- or- m..miss, I'd um..." And suddenly, despite not wanting this to be the case, any words that he'd managed to think up earlier were gone.