⫯ itaewon

@✧ moon eunhwi「ᴛᴏᴍᴏ」ᵈᵒˣ as soon as she sent out the text message, she once again went through her thoughts on the pros and cons on asking one of the dox boys to accompany her to Costco. subconsciously she started to pick up her mini crossbody, stuffing her mini wallet, lip balm and the car key inside, all of it snugly fitted within the compartment. switching off the main equipments she commonly used, she left the apartment and feeling satisfied that she didn't leave it burning in her absence, not that she actually caused it before. as she made her walk over to the elevator, a jingle coming from her phone alerted her to it and she quickly brought it up to her line of vision, her thumb smoothly tapping on the screen to let it do a facial recognisation unlock and then opened up the message. at the same time, the elevator doors opened and she looked away from the phone for a bit, pressing the button for the basement and then at the same time to reply back to the message.

✉〚text to: dox leader tomo〛
— yeah. I need ya.
— alright, make me a list of what you guys need as well.
— :roll_eyes: as well. i wouldn't expect any less of my alcohol-loving boys.
— meet me at the basement, I will come by to pick ya up.

@✦ imani amatayakul「ᴍᴀɪᴀ」ᵐʸˢᵗⁱᵠᵘᵉ linking her arm to Maia's, the two of them slowly made their way to a mall in downtown Itaewon as it's been awhile for them to go hang out together so Mia was really looking forward for it. Her eyes sparkled with excitement once they arrived and walked passed a jewelry store. Mia stopped on her track and pointed at the displayed necklace for male in the store. "Say, do you think it would be too much if I gifted something like that to someone?" Well, without her telling who that someone is, Mirae was sure Maia could already tell who it was. "Or should I get something more...basic?"

@✧ mai rattanakosin ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉʳ It was a rather lazy day for him and Reece was out, god knows where, meaning he had the room all to himself with absolutely nothing to do. Sharing a room with the drummer was no bed of roses, but at least it usually meant company when he didn't feel like being alone. Yet today, he had seemingly been abandoned. He'd attempted some gaming on their shared console, but much like the rest, it wasn't really all that fun by himself. After a few failed attempts at multiple distractions, and checking out the rest of the dorm only to find the rest of the members gone as well, he ended up sprawled across the couch with a white guitar draped over him as he through the chords mindlessly. His eyes were on the ceiling as he thought through all that happened in the past weeks, and thankfully before he could start going down a bad road and overthinking mostly everything, his train of thought was interrupted by his buzzing phone on the coffee table. He did his best to reach for the device without having to move much, and managed to do so with the tips of his fingers after sliding his further down in the slightest. He squinted a little at the screen when catching the sight of a message from their manager considering it was her day off. The message seemed a little random and his brows furrowed in confusion as he tried to think of the answer to the woman's question. To the manager's luck, he was in fact not busy and also a little bored, so a distraction didn't sound all too bad, even if it meant work.

[ text to: manager mai ]
» not much, need me?
» hmm.. would have to check, but i do think we've run out of a few stuff this past week
» no worries, we always keep tabs on the alcohol ;)

@✧ moon eunhwi「ᴛᴏᴍᴏ 」ᵈᵒˣ after having registered for a Costco membership out of the blue and her curiosity piqued by seeing tiktoks on the Korean server, she was debating on when to actually go but to go alone and getting things that were already packaged in big quantities, it would be a waste. at that time, she was walking past her shelf and there propped an album of DOX and seeing their faces on it, most especially the leader, she pursed her lips in thoughts and looked up at the ceiling before resuming her walk to the kitchen to get her cup of water. her phone had been in her hand all these while and she pondered once again, staring at the black screen of the device and brought it up thirty cm away from her face. "should i contact him...? ugh, these boys be already riling me up every single day so why so on my only off day?", she grumbled under her breath and whimpered softly, feeling the urge to really want to visit Costco. after a few minutes of contemplating, she decided to send out a text.

✉〚text to: dox leader tomo〛
— hey. what are you doing now?
— does the dorm need anything topped up?
— alcohol not counted.

@✧ griselda von nacht「ᴢᴇʟᴅᴀ」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ Sun had been planning a surprise for Zelda for weeks, and finally, the day had arrived. As they drove through the crisp fall morning, the excitement bubbled within him like a cup of pumpkin spice latte. He'd been watching her eyes light up whenever they passed the local ice skating rink, and he knew this would be the perfect surprise for her. Sun grinned, his eyes twinkling with anticipation. "It's a surprise," he replied, winking at her. "Just trust me; I promise you'll love it." Sun chuckled, taking her hand as they walked toward the rink's entrance.

Inside the rink, the sound of blades slicing through the ice filled the air, and the vibrant energy of skaters surrounded them. Sun helped Zelda lace up her skates, his fingers gently brushing against her ankle, sending shivers down her spine. As they stepped onto the ice hand in hand, Sun knew he'd created a memory they would both cherish forever.

/making a mental note to herself, she will make sure to bring a standing fan to blow away all these secondhand smoke coming from the smoker/ what is the translation of schatzi to korean? or rather english. a bit...really? /quirks an eyebrow in question and realizes he copies the way she does her wai, curious if he is the type to follow others way in greeting if in different countries/ i'm amazed at how you did your wai. well.. I usually drink Chang or Singha beer which is basically Thai-made beer and suits most Thai's taste. If not that and you want stronger ones, i guess go for..Mekhong whiskey. they're good. fried larb is great to go with it.

(what may be shocking for some is nothing more than an average bit of recreation for him as he simply chuckles in his rich hearty baritone, hazy clouds of grey smoke billowing out with each rise and fall of his chest) don't look so shocked, schatzi. i'm only teasing you! ...a bit. (casually wrings an arm around her and pulls her in close for a friendly hug, allowing his embrace to linger as they walked side by side towards the restaurant entrance, taking a last puff of tobacco before dragging the flame out against his boot and flicking the burnt into the nearby trashcan. once inside he copies mai's greeting and gives a much deeper bow of respect towards the staff until they're seated together in a cozy corner) i usually go for a lager, but what's a popular drink in your homecountry?

/there she is, wide agape at his spontaneous confession and she really takes her time to ingest the admission to which a sigh from the female is exhaled through . nothing she can do or say will ever affect the passionate man in front of her to stop all kinds of vices as she know about dox boys/ oh well, smoke the cigarette if you wish. this time and this moment, we are just us outside of our works. /tiptopes and cranes her neck out to look for the girl and hums in response/ yeah we should just go inside and get a drink first. let's go. I'll lead. /smiles briefly at klaus and takes the lead towards the thai restaurant she has always frequented. at the door, she presses the button that will make it slide sideways and greet the staff and owner in Thai with her hands put together at her chest and where her cleavage run, bowing her head slightly/ so... what kind of beer or alcohol do you want to get. /shoves the menu over to where Klaus will be sitting and sits opposite him/

(blinks aimlessly as he holds onto his little stick of death between his fingers, left absolutely lost amidst mai's disapproval for bad habits as if the notion of /not/ smoking with a fellow adult was preposterous) what's the matter? it's just a cig. i'm not smoking crack at least. unless you'd prefer me to do so? i've got some at home i think. (shamelessly allows the truth to slip out without any forethought that he's snitching on himself to his responsible manager no less, shrugging nonchalantly) i don't mind waiting, but i'm worried you'll catch a cold if we stay out too long. a drink should warm us up at the very least.

/she looked left and right to see if any one had arrived, noting that she had often met klaus in work-related schedules but for the other girl, many times she had seen her in the practice rooms but not even sure on how she actually looked like. her palm rubbed against her forearm to keep herself warm and turned to see the man cumbering out of the exit of the train station mai had mentioned in the chat, putting up her hand to wave to catch his attention/ dude.... /lets out a small sigh at the sight of the cigarette between his lips and does a little shake of her head sideways/ smoking, really? in front of me? thank you for the jacket, klaus and yes we're still waiting on yue. if you're really hungry, we can always go in first and i can send yue a location pin of the resto anyways.

(after catching the subway he finally ambles up along the sidewalk, a cigarette tucked between plush lips that still manage to curl into a smile at the familiar sight of his lovely manager) hello there, noona. are you cold? here– (shrugs off his leather jacket and carefully shrouds it over mai's shoulders so that all the warmth inside engulfs her like a cozy hug, dragging from his cigarette one more time before leaning against the wall) i assume we're still waiting for yue!

/after inviting two kids though her shout-out on the group-chat about having dinner together and even informing where the rendezvous is, she stands in the cold night air, her arms tucks in a criss-cross motion on her chest and huddles her shoulders inwardly as if this will block out the air/ hopefully they can find their way.