a solo for october eval

“rom coms are so funny,” soobin says, placing a nacho into his mouth. “do girls really like guys like that?” he takes another bite as he turns to look at serim. “would you ever go for a guy like that? like some guy that just runs his hand through his hair and smiles like some kind of… dude,” though as much as he’s questioning the show, he’s still watching it.

there’s more to happen in the movie, and soobin –– usually poker-faced –– finds himself reacting to it. “did you see that? he just made her cry, and she still misses him?” he furrows his brows. 

“what’s so great about someone like that? why do people like these kind of jok –– he kissed her!” he grabs at serim’s arm and puts a hand over his mouth. “did you see that? did you –– i mean like, not like i care,” he pretends to slink back into his usual uncaring self. “… actually i do care.”

jiwoork​: 

as a true fangirl, jiwoo could understand the sacrifices made to increase your chances to meet your favorite idols. she sacrificed school, some fun at the arcade and even snacks, but when she hears it from the other, she is not sure if it was fair. “oh no! not the chicken nuggets!” she protests cutely. “maybe we should ask sajangnim for a raise,” she says jokingly. “or is it too soon?” the girl shrugs. she was about to complete two years as a trainee in royal and if they decided to renew her contract, it didn’t sound too much to ask– or maybe she just lacked common sense considering she definitely wasn’t one of the most hardworking trainees out there.

smiling, jiwoo was happy to make a new trainee friend. with people she liked leaving or switching companies, it was like a breath of fresh air to have new faces around and people she could get along with, after all, that’s where she spent her days and nights, so it better be fun. “when i caught you listening to navillera i knew you wouldn’t be a disappointment,” jiwoo laughs softly. she couldn’t say she was good at character judgement, but their music taste counted a lot of points. “me too! let’s skip training when they have a showcase again and go watch them,” the girl suggests mindlessly. it wasn’t her intention to be a bad influence or anything, he just prioritized fun over responsibilities.

seunghun knows her overthinking. the song itself was ready to be covered and the changes were basically to make them more comfortable while singing it, so a simple acoustic version would be more than enough for them, but the thing is that he trained his ears through the years and, at least in his head, it sounded a bit boring and bland compared to what they could do and he couldn’t simply accept the fact and go with it. music has always been a serious matter to him and he’s determined to make it better, not just for his sake but the others as well. 

when serim questions him, seunghun wonders if he’s nitpicking or just feeling insecure about the rearrangement as usual, but something tells him that he should add something else and that’s when the idea crosses his mind, but, of course, they needed someone who could do it during the live performance or at least record it so he could add the beats to the song. hearing that serim could beatbox, his entire face lights up. part of him was ready to give up the idea, but it looked like things were working in their favor. “oh! you mean it?” he asks with a smile. “mm okay, should we give it a shot?” seunghun could almost listen to it in his head, but executing it was a different story. 

“let’s try adding it from here,” the trainee suggests, pointing to the lyrics sheet as he wanted to give some room to the vocals so it could be a surprising detail. “i’ll play it again, so just do your thing,” he laughs, curious to check the other’s “secret” talent. pressing play, he goes over the lyrics and listens to serim with attention.

it takes the group deciding the song to settle his nerves for good. while the execution didn’t worry him a bit since he could sing almost anything with some practice, the idea of finding a good song that suited a theme he knew nothing about made him lose sleep for one or two nights as he looked for songs non-stop and did his research on zodiac. it felt like ages ago, but trying to solve complex equations during his school days felt easier than that, but after getting a grip on what they were supposed to be looking for and how he could find these traits in his own personality, he felt at ease again.

working on the arrangement to make the song suit their tempo, seunghun listens to the chords with attention and sharp ears, before turning to serim for his opinion. “how does that sound?” he asks, then plays it for the younger and sings the first verse over it. he didn’t want it to sound too different, just make it work for them. “uh i think there’s something missing… do you think we can add something?” it’s on the tip of his tongue, but he can’t tell what is it that he needs to make it sound cooler. closing his eyes, he sighs in frustration and rubs his temples as he tries to figure it out. suddenly, a idea that seemed a bit crazy hits him. “can you… uh- beatbox?” this is not a skill he has, but if someone in the group does, laying a beat on top would be fun.

jiwoork​: 

even if she was a little disappointed as the good fangirl she was, it wasn’t enough to make the joyful aura disappear, so the girl simply shrugs with a bright smile. maybe it would be cute, but she had to consider herself lucky for actually knowing the said idol. she forgets to mention it though, because in her head they were like two different people. “the lottery system…” jiwoo rolls her eyes and sighs exasperated. “my number one enemy! if you’re not crazy rich like some fans to buy hundreds of album copies it’s so hard.” hard or not, she was way too optimistic to take back her idea. “you can at least try,” she grins. 

jiwoo couldn’t say she was good at doing many things, but her years as a fangirl taught her a thing or two, so she’s proud to admit that her merch was really cute and made by herself. “i look nice but i don’t invite everyone,” she laughs lightheartedly, glad he doesn’t seem the type to call her too silly for saying such things. expectantly, she stares at the boy as he comes up with an answer to her million dollar question, but when he finally responds, she breaks into a smile. “good answer! i know you were listening to navillera before but i had to check if you didn’t like them just for the girl crush, night side.” jiwoo explains. “that means we can be friends!” part of her wishes she wasn’t serious about it, but she is. haters of cute concepts couldn’t sit with her.

rkxdowoon​: 

Dowoon has to admit, despite the the vibes Serim gave off when he’d first met the younger, he hadn’t been the headache Dowoon had initially feared he would be. Sure there was still some cheekiness and the kid sometimes did or said things that made Dowoon do a double-take, but his fears of Serim being a carbon-copy of his little brother were unfounded.

For now, at least.

It’s lunch time and Dowoon is filling up his plate at the cafeteria, getting a bit more than usual given that they have a three and half hour dance practice session once lunch ends. And unlike Serim, Dowoon doesn’t have boundless energy.

Spying the younger boy at one of the tables, Dowoon makes his way over to him, grinning as he reaches the tables and nods at the empty seat.

“Is it ok if I sit with you, Serim-ah? I’ll even turn off ‘hyung-mode’ for you.”

jiwoork​: 

after almost two years as a trainee in royal, jiwoo learned how to tone down the loud fangirl living inside her, but it only takes meeting another eclipse fan for her efforts to go to waste like they never happened, but at least it didn’t come out in front of one of their idols again, so she was fine for now. laughing, jiwoo nods with a smile. “but doesn’t it sound like a ship name, though?” she asks, tilting her head. not that it bothers her, but maybe she should just accept that her name wasn’t as cool as the other’s. if anything, she wouldn’t forget the serim’s name. “you should go to a fansign and tell her in person! i bet she’d think it’s cute to have similar names.”

there’s a chance this is too soon to affirm this confidently, but jiwoo would dare to say she made a new friend because of their similar taste for music. with a broad smile, she claps her hands. “perfect! it’s quite exclusive so consider yourself lucky,” she says jokingly, a small chuckle escaping between her lips. “but important question! do you like day side or night side better?” she crosses her arms and stares at him with a raised eyebrow like it was the most serious question ever – it was for her. 

someone like jiwoo was usually on the other side when funny situations like these happened. it’s almost like she’s seeing herself in the other and the short girl can’t help but smile brightly at the new trainee. and while she is not the one to think too much before speaking, for a second, she wonders if it would be okay to say she wasn’t judging or if pointing that out would make him even more embarrassed, so she decides to just sing along and embarrass herself  instead – they are even now. 

“it changes every time they release a new album,” she confesses with a giggle. jiwoo wasn’t a loyal fan of one song, her favorite was always the latest title track. “but my favorite member-” she pauses to shake his hand. looking up, her eyes widen. “wow me too! i love anna but…” she pouts playfully and let her arms fall to her side. “i’m really jealous right now. why didn’t my mom name me jerim or something…” laughing softly, she remembers to say her real name. “i’m jiwoo and i’m happy you joined us. i like like luxe, but i have to admit i’m always watching eclipse’s videos during my breaks. you should join me! i’ll give you eclipse stickers.”

rklisa​: 

“just you wait.” she smiles at him with a vague smile, because she remembers how she had loved that one girl with the long hair who would tell her she’s pretty all the time, but it got old really fast when it was day after day for years, and the girl would always come up to her at the most inopportune times. so lisa wasn’t even really that sad when the left the company a few months ago. maybe a little bit, because now there’s no one to compliment her hair all the time, but she could do without the chirpiness. “it’s fun until you have to see people all the time. but maybe it won’t be too bad. i’ve seen jisoo every day for years and we’re still fine.”

she doesn’t have much to say for the hope of an actual debut. she almost made it into luxe ( kind of ? ), and she could have left royal to join the sphere girls, but she had decided against it purely because she wanted to debut with her friends. “okay, let’s go then. i think i’m going to fall asleep before dance classes.” she grins, happy for the company, and happy that she gets to get away for a while, even if it’s not for that long. so she takes her bag and pulls a hat over her head, turning back as she steps toward the door. “are you ready?”

haknyeonrk​: 

as the kitten begins to meow, haknyeon realizes that this is not the time to get flustered by a good looking stranger calling you cute! momentarily he wonders just where samsung had found a boy this good looking –– what kind of land did they stumble into and how could haknyeon go there to –– no! that’s besides the point! 

“cute?” he repeats, cheeks turning a slight shade of pink from the sudden compliment.this boy must be friendly, and also very blunt. haknyeon’s heard himself being called cute a few times before, but never actually by a junior, who was probably younger than him, and someone that he’d only known for a few seconds. “thank you!” a smile beings to make it’s way across his face. for a moment he’d almost thought that he could get in trouble. he’s sure that animals weren’t allowed in the premises, and that if it had been someone stricter, he would’ve been made to apologize. 

“you really helped me a lot!” he beams. “you see i was on the way back from a snack run and then i heard this kitten meowing and it was raining really heavily,” he explains; haknyeon most definitely does not want to be known as the random sunbae that carries animals around in the building. “so thank you! here! i’ll let you pet it’s head,” he takes a step closer and brings the bag closer towards the boy as well. “she’s cute right?” his smile is soft as he looks at the tiny animal.

it’s then when he lifts his head up to look up at the stranger that had just saved him. “oh! i didn’t catch your name by the way!” he says, realization then hitting him. “if we’re gonna be partners in crime, i should at least know your name right?” he adds jokingly. 

the marigold flower is a beautiful symbol of the energies that connect us to the earth and our primal energies to survive and thrive with a fiery passion to own our power, to know thyself and know what we are capable of, and having the drive to complete our visions. 

rksbin​: 

 it really is no secret just how close serim and soobin are. the both of them had practically spent every moment possible together; so it’s honestly odd that soobin doesn’t have serim by his side 24/7 anymore. he’d hate to admit it, but even his chips are starting to feel lonely –– he had a habit of buying for two. the smile on his face widens when he sees serim, and he’s sure that they’ve caught the attention of passers-by. they probably look like they walked straight out of a hallmark movie trailer. 

“i brought you something even better. a flower,” he says, before he places a hand on his cheek and smiles. “me,” of course his sense of humour remains despite him missing his best friend. he expects another smack on his arm, but he’s already laughing. “i’ll get you something to eat. i saw some chicken place still open nearby,” he says, wrapping an arm around serim’s shoulder. “the least i can do for a future superstar. treat you before i use you for clout,” he jokes, leading his friend to the place he’d spotted.

he removes his arm from serim’s shoulder before he decides that he might as well tell his best friend now than later. “hey, i’ve got something important to tell you. it uh, happened a few days ago, and i kinda wanted to tell you face to face,” he bites on his lower lip and tries to find the right words. but soobin’s never been good with words so fuck it. “i uh… kinda got a girlfriend. she was our senior from highschool.”