yuxi
guys

yuxi
guys omg

yuxi
oh my
god

yuxi
haechan

miles
i just heard omg

sosuke
that idol u like?

yuxi
hes going on a hiatus because
kf heskth ussues

yuxi
oh mu fos

sosuke
woah ok take a breath

sosuke
im sure he'll be fine

miles
i woke up to #GetWellSoonHaechan
trending and yuxi soamming me with
vms of her crhing ITS MOT OKAY

sosuke
what happened to this guy??

yuxi
hes oberwoeked that's what happened

yuxi
fuck sm

miles
literallt FUCK SM

miles
soyi be out inside man help
us burn the place down

soyi
why me? 😭

miles
hyeyeong is a brick wall

yuxi
yeah she'll report us or smth

hyeyeong
?? AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO
THINKS BURNING A BUILDING
TO THE GROUND IS A BAD IDEA

miles
no but it's sme building it's different

hyeyeong
no

soyi
maybe they want us jobless

yuxi
YOU WORK FOR THR ENEMY
IT ISNT PERSONAL

hyeyeong
we just hired someone else who's
genuinely good at the job don't ruin
this for me.

soyi
......... WHATS THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!

hyeyeong
juhee

soyi
OK FAIR BUT IT STILL HURTS

hyeyeong
you're still my favorite

hyeyeong
for now 💜

soyi
SHE HATES ME

sosuke
welcome to the club

hyeyeong
i do not hate either of you 🙄

sosuke
see that eye roll was personal

hyeyeong
🖕

jiae
bro omg

jiae
are you okay?

jiae
bye ignore that i'm sure you aren't
delivered at 6:09 pm

jiae
is there anything i can do?
read at 11:24 pm

haechan
hello
read at 11:26 pm

jiae
HI

jiae
k mean hi

jiae
look i died my hair

jiae

jiae
the pink was too faded to i just
decided to go like very blonde

jiae
what do you think?

haechan
are you trying to cheer me up? 😭

jiae
is it working? was it the
drawn on clothes?

haechan
actually yeah

jiae
HOORAY

jiae
did you get to go home since
the hiatus or are you stuck in
your dorm?

haechan
im going home tomorrowwww

jiae
goooooood i'm glad 😊

jiae
okay, it's late. i'll stop bothering
you so you can rest

haechan
you're not bothering me

haechan
if you're tired of me just say so 🙄✋

jiae
ha. ha.

jiae
im sure you saw my. texts
😅

haechan
i did

jiae
yeah so pretend you didn't

jiae
what texts?? i didn't send any

haechan
texts? hmmm no clue what
you're talking about 🤔

jiae
yes exactly

jiae
okay goodnight singer guy
get some sleep

haechan
alr goodnight psych student

jiae
acrually

jiae
sorry i'm interrupting
your sleep rq 😭

jiae
im going to switch into photography

haechan
oh really? that's so cool

jiae
yeah my dad wanted me to become
a photographer and i really love it

jiae
i'm gonna give it a try 👍

haechan
i'll support you from my sickbed

jiae
dude 😭😭😭😭

haechan
but for real that sounds great
im happy for you!

jiae
yuh so now when you need
someone to take your pictures
give me a call wink wink

haechan
oh for sure i'll have you
on speed dial

jiae
speed dial... sometimes i forgot
you're older than me but then you
say smth like Speed Dial

haechan
OK YKW

jiae
IM SORRH

jiae woke up early the next day, preparing dish after dish in her little apartment kitchen.

she kept second guessing herself, wondering it this was all too much for someone she just met, but considering his situation, jiae decided to suck it up.

he'd texted her while she was asleep that he wouldn't be able to go home for another few days, and jiae could tell how upset he was about that. so, even though she failed high school culinary, jiae tied her hair back, rolled her sleeves up, and went to work on all her favorite korean dishes.

she'd done a bit of research beforehand to avoid making foods haechan wouldn't like, which meant she couldn't make anything with seaweed. apparently, the members loved kimchi jjigae, but jiae didn't have any ingredients for kimchi.

she could have bought some (like how she bought delivery fried chicken), jiae figured something as special to haechan as kimchi jjigae had to be made from the heart.

after literal hours of planning and cooking, jiae found herself with several different containers laid out across her countertop, each packed to the brim with a different food. 

potato pancakes were her favorites as a kid, so that was an obvious pick for her, along with various types of omelets and sides of rice to stash in a bag with the delivered chicken. she split the containers of fresh tteokbokki and dakgalbi into their own paper bags, as well as some japchae (jiae made a lot so that she could steal some for lunch).

the final bag was filled with an assortment of melon and milkis drinks. it wasn't the most distinguished of meals, but jiae felt that why she packed would cheer him up.

when she was set, the girl carefully stuffed all seven bags into her car and added sm entertainment into her gps. she knew he didn't live there, but she really hoped someone would bring the food to him.

when she arrived, jiae's stomach was set in knots. she talked to herself the entire drive, planning out what she was going to say without getting him in trouble for texting a fan.

collecting the bags in her arms and hands, jiae mentally thanked the automatic doors, and walked into the building.

"hello," the receptionist greeted when jiae approached. "food delivery?"

jiae blinked. "uh, yes! can you please make sure haechan receives this?"

the receptionist searched the bags for a delivery service sticker and raised a brow when he didn't spot one. "sorry, we can't accept gifts from fans—"

"oh, no, i signed my name here." jiae chuckled lightly as she carefully placed all bags on the counter. "sorry, i'm... an old friend of his. my name is jiae, if you need to confirm somewhere. rhee jiae." she vaguely pointed to the bags, since the only placed she "signed" her name was your personal photographer :) on a sun sticky.

"ma'am, i'm sorry, but—"

she was going to leave since her planned scenarios never got this far, but relief filled the girl when someone called her name.

"jiae!" soyi called from the cafe across the lobby. on her way over, she seemed to work out what was going on and smiled almost too politely at the receptionist. "minsu, buddy, she's with me! what seems to be the problem?"

the receptionist, minsu, huffed a sigh. "she wants to delivery food to haechan. i didn't know your friends were psycho stans, soyi."

jiae's mouth opened in offense. "i'm not a psycho stan! ask the man himself, he'll back me." she wasn't actually sure if he would or not, but she hoped her confidence would sway this dude.

"okay, how about this!" soyi said in her cheerful voice. "minsu, you call their dorm and sort this out, and jiae, text me when you get home." there was an unconvinced look in soyi's eyes that made jiae slightly sad. she could tell she didn't completely believe her.

sighing, jiae took a step back. "fine. try to help a friend and this is the respect i get," she was joking, but she could tell minsu wouldn't budge. raising her hands, jiae turned toward the door. "if it comes back that he doesn't remember me, you guys can share it amongst yourselves. you work too hard."

with one last wave to her friend, jiae left sm entertainment with defeat heavy on her shoulders, and a face smacked full of reality.

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