#highdesert

HIGH DESERT

seonghwark​:

“i can admit, my brain switched to vacation as soon as we landed.” he laughed a bit, coming to the music video shooting reminded him of why they were there. it did confirm that he wanted to take the chance to come back just for fun one day. maybe in spring or fall, when it wasn’t too hot or cold. ( because he could only guess how cold it would get based on how hot it got. )

“yeah, swimming.” seonghwa nodded his head a few times. ( maybe he was the only one who thought of it. ) “after being out here for so long, a good shower and a swim in the pool should make everything better.” he nodded his head a few times, as if he was pretty happy with his idea. “want to take a swim with me?” he could invite the other members if he wanted, “i’m going to go as soon as we get back.” 

vacation — if only. maybe someday in the future they can come back notfor work, but for purely relaxation purposes. what he would give to walk down hollywood boulevard with his members without having to worry about practicing for something later on in the day. “i understand that, i just want to go to the beach or something and relax, but you know, we’ll probably do that at the pool since it’s the next best thing!”

seonghwa’s right — a nice shower and relaxing dip in the pool can do wonders for him right now. he’s not the best swimmer, and likens himself to a cat in terms of getting wet, but sometimes it’s much needed. “sure, i’ll join you! it might be what my body needs right now, after all the sweating in the desert i just did.” he laughs, sighing. “can’t remember the last time i went swimming, to be honest! can’t wait!”

HIGH DESERT

seonghwark​:

he didn’t think it was too bad when got there, traveling from the airport to the hotel. or even walking around. it hadn’t prepared him for hot it would feel when the came to film. he did think he was taking it pretty well. he tried to come off that way at least, trying not to respond too positively to the mini-fan that been given to him. for a moment, seonghwa considered that he was spoiled in korea, it didn’t feel like this. 

“i honestly don’t think i can.” seonghwa muttered back to taeyong. he was pretty happy to keep this to a visit type thing.  “though, when the dust creeps up in korea..” that could be bad as well. “head aside, are you have fun?” he still enjoyed it, he enjoyed it a lot. “if we have time, when we get back to the hotel, i want to swim.” 

taeyong takes a deep breath in — in all honesty, the oxygen he intakes doesn’t feel as clean as it does in korea, which must be why he has this hidden intuition that he’s going to get verybad allergies along with the summer heat. all in a day’s work, he guesses. “i’m having fun, yeah! other than it being super hot… it’s exciting that we’re here, even if it isn’t reallya vacation, the location alone makes it feel like it’s a vacation.” taeyong briefly thinks over the prospect of living in california once again — but his life is a bit too preoccupied for any of that, so he stops.

“swim?” he parrots, tilting his head — he doesn’t know why it didn’t occur to him that the hotel had a pool. of course, they would have a pool. taeyong’s just been buzzing around like a bee, he hasn’t noticed. but a dip in the pool doessound great in this sweltering weather. “that sounds so great, actually… summer time calls for a swim in the pool, wherever you are!”

                                                  ✧  ━━━  ( @seonghwark​)

taeyong tries his hardest to force himself notto sweat as much — there are nodeserts in korea, at least to his knowledge, and he’s been away from california far too long for his skin to recognize the dry heat. at least it isn’t humid like it is in korea, thenit would be the worst time of his life. he’s thankful that the stylist put them all in more breathable, loose linen shirts, otherwise he would have truly been done for. there is, of course, cold water at request and mini handheld fans to keep the boys feeling as cool as possible. they’re still dancing their very hardest, and their choreography is hard, so any steps that he needs to take to cool him off is very much welcome.

it’s a godsend — the fan especially. there are occasional gusts of strong wind that blow air that does feel good in the moment, but they also kick up some dirt and sand — the air is also warm in the dry summer heat. with the mini fans, taeyong can easily target any part of his face that needs any cooling, with minimal effort from the staff to touch him up afterward. they take a short break, standing on the side as the crew adjusts some parts of equipment for whatever reason. taeyong saunters up to seonghwa and sighs, patting a napkin against his own neck as he uses his other hand to point his fan under his blonde fringe. “summer in the desert is no joke — can you imagine if korea had deserts? a humid desert…”