#rkserim

@rkserim

“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.”

a pick me up

rkserim​:  

serim’s mad that even though soobin just compared himself to a flower, it brought a smile to his face. however, like true serim fashion, he quickly turned his face so his friend wouldn’t get the satisfaction of making him laugh. instead, he just whacks soobin’s shoulder once more. “ugh, you’re so dumb, i hate you!” despite the harsh words, it’s said without malicious intent. 

“okay, good! your treat then~ training so hardleaves me hungry like all the time. i’m a growing boy after all.” yet even as he says this, soobin’s arm is around his shoulders with a significant height difference. ignore him if serim denies that he’s stopped growing. let a boy dream. 

as they’re walking, soobin suddenly takes his arm away which leaves serim giving his friend a raised brow. “something important? yikes, you’re scaring me, soob. we’re usually never that serious with each other.” 

he waits with bated breath before he gets to exhale it in a huge sigh of relief when soobin tells him that he has a girlfriend now. wait, serim pauses, “so you mean you’re not in love with me after all these years?!” he’s feigning a shocked expression before grinning. he prods a finger against soobin’s forehead and laughs, scoffing in the process. “i’m kinda shocked you got a girlfriend before me… but i’m happy for you. seriously. and an older girl at that? look at you go, choi soobin!” 

soobin is by no means a sentimental boy. if anything, he thinks he’s kind of the opposite of that. he isn’t the type to remember key dates, or get emotional about things, but he isn’t going to deny the fact that serim is perhaps the closest friend he’s got. their personalities are hardly similar, but it’s probably one of the things that make them work so well. which is why he’d found it important that serim be the first to know about his change in relationship status. 

“i’m afraid to tell you i’m not,” he replies, laughing slightly. “maybe i was for like two minutes, but then you opened your mouth and i fell out of it quick,” he jokes. and this time, he’s the one to put an arm over serim’s shoulder. 

he smiles, and takes note of their significant height difference. “honestly, me too. i never thought i’d actually like someone before you did,” he says, though this really does come to him as a shock. “but thanks. i thought it was one-sided but… i guess it isn’t,” soobin’s never been too good at describing things, much less feelings,so he says what he can, how he can. “i really want you guys to meet. actually, i think you guys probably could meet, since she’s a trainee like you,” he nudges his friend.

and then he turns silent for a moment, engrossed in his own thoughts. “hey… should i…” it’s silly, and soobin knows he’s only probably saying this because he’s getting lonely without serim around. “should i try and become a trainee too?” he asks. “like… not because i’m lonely without you or anything dumb like that of course,” a lie. “but because i think i’ve got the face for it,” at that he turns to serim, attempting to smile, with his dimples showing by the side of his cheek.

a pick me up

rkserim​:  

there were a lot of things that serim wouldn’t admit out loud. one of them being the fact that he really fricken misses his best friend, soobin. they were like two peas in a dumb pod but now they’ve been separated for the time being. just seeing one another in school wasn’t enough because majority of the time, serim would find some random place in school to take a nap and never had enough energy to talk to his friend as much. 

he was busy on a quick break from dance practice and he’d been checking his phone for any missed messages from his family. of course, the surprise text from soobin made him grin. so much so that one of the older trainees looked over his shoulder to see the text and commented something about having a special somebody. serim didn’t even try to deny it at this point. he didn’t care. 

by the time training ends, serim’s exhausted and feels like a limp noodle. he packs up his things and remembers that soobin was supposed to come pick him up and yes, he’d deny the pep in his step when he remembered. finally making it out, serim spots soobin against the company building looking like somebody waiting for their signifcant other to get off work, it’s kinda funny. he’s spotted before he can say anything but jogs over to meet him. “yah, choi soobin!” serim whacks his friend’s arm. “you come to pick me up and yet you didn’t even bring me food or milk tea? you’re hurting me, soo. after everything we’ve been through.” mayhaps, serim had a flair for the dramatics.

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.”

@rkserim

as much as soobin enjoyed being alone most of the time, simply lounging around at home or recording tik toks, he’s been undeniably lonely with serim’s new schedule. it’s no secret that the both of them are best friends; wherever you’d find soobin, you’d find serim and vice versa. but with serim’s new trainee gig, it wasn’t exactly something that continued to hold true. usually it’d take a quick text from either one of them to meet up, so this distance was certainly new.

though soobin wasn’t about to let rigid schedules get in the way of both of them. he’d sent serim a message earlier in the day telling him that he’d come over to the building to pick him up ( the words “imy ugly im gonna come over and pick u up <3” were used ). it’s not as though they’ve stopped hanging out together completely, they still saw each other in school and soobin still constantly texted his best friends, but it felt different. and there was something important that he needed to let serim know ( see: soobin’s new relationship status ).

he’s standing outside the building hands in his pocket as he waits for serim. he wonders if he looks like some fan waiting for a random girl group to walk out. but he isn’t –– he’s waiting for a random male trainee to walk out, which was completely different. it’s when he spots serim does his face brighten up and he waves his friend over with a smile. “park serim!” he calls out.

rkserim‌:  

serim loves their school sports festivals most of all. it has the makings of perfect vlog content and he couldn’t ask for anything better. he’s fiddling with his camera in hand when soobin starts talking to him. stopping long enough to face his friend, he nearly snorts in laughter. “awww, wittle sootokki~” 

“and yes, you do look like a rabbit. it’s….” serim nearly gags as he says it but when he watches soobin scrunch his nose. it is kinda cute and he does look like a rabbit. he can see the appeal. “people think you’re cute.”

serim fixes soobin’s ears on the headband before he adjusts his own pig-ear headband. without saying anything, he reaches into the snack bag and starts munching on it. “hmmm, i’m taking part in badminton. make sure to watch me later, yeah?”

“pfft,dude. they’re looking at us because you’re ugly.” snorting a laugh, he nudges soobin in the shoulder. “i don’t wanna brag but but we’re like two of the most attractive guys in our grade. it’s no surprise. but act casual, binnie. you want them to think you’re cool, right?”

there’s a little squeal heard somewhere when serim fixes his headband, one that soobin’s learnt to ignore. “really?” he asks, pouting just slightly. even his little sisters had told him that he resembled a rabbit. maybe it’s just him –– but soobin just doesn’t really see it. 

“you chose the pig ears?” instinctively he reaches out to serim’s headbannd and gives it a squeeze. “suits you. pigging out on my snacks,” he adds, but he makes no attempt to take it away from serim. after all, he’s not sure what he’d do without serim to steal his food. “okay,” he says, mouth full of chips. it’s not like soobin has anything else to do. “i’ll cheer you on through telepathy. shouting is troublesome,” he says this but he’s sure that at some point he’ll yell serim’s name out of support.

he turns to look at the girls snapping photos of them and then back to serim. “we’re also the only two with a following on the internet,” he adds –– serim with his youtube channel and soobin with his tik toks. but he makes no attempt to deny the fact that they probably are the most attractive boys in their grades. though it isn’t something soobin’s thought about. “i don’t really care what they think,” he shrugs, “as long as they think i’m cooler than you it’s fine,” he grins mischievously.

@rkserim:   

msg to: bean-paste ♥️

✉︎ : hey man, sorry for being so mia :(
✉︎ : i miss you ! ♥️
✉︎ : lol i gagged typing that
✉︎ : but we should celebrate ! ur boy recently recorded a commercial for superstar royal but like dont tell anyone. lmao, i’m gonna be a star tho ! 
✉︎ : oh yeah and they offered me a contract or whatever. lmao i guess i’m gonna be a trainee ?? at royal ent ?? idk, i didn’t read between the lines. i just wanted to hurry up and go home lol

( text to : toothpaste ♥️ )

✉︎ : i gagged reading that
✉︎ : dont be gross
✉︎ : omg nice! be sure to star in my tiktoks i want that #clout
✉︎ : a TRAINEE?
✉︎ : the thing where people train to be an IDOL?
✉︎ : don’t you have to be you know… DISCIPLINED?????? HARD WORKING??? LOL
✉︎ : i cant believe im gonna be bfs with a celebrity holy shit!!! congrats!!!
✉︎ : never deleting your stuff from my tik tok im getting that #serimclout
✉︎ : wait
✉︎ : but does that mean you’ll be too busy to hang out with me now :( … what about our adventures
✉︎ : whatever i’ll just walk u to training and take in my fill of serim time and #serimclout
✉︎ : congrats celebrity!!! and congrats to me for having a celebrity friend!

@rkserim​

soobin has no idea why he has to partake in things like this. he’s a fan of avoiding all things troublesome, and sports festivals are always troublesome. everyone dresses up a little too much, and pushes themselves in events. soobin’s favourite event is the one where he gets to sit down and watch as everyone else does his work for him.

the class is made to put on some sort of headband, and soobin can only frown. “serim,” he says, turning to his best friend. “i hate this. the girls say i look like a rabbit. what the fuck does that even mean? i look like a herbivore?” he scrunches his nose, gently rubbing at the tips of his rabbit-eared headband. 

“are you taking part in any of the sports?” he asks, pulling out a snack from his bag and opening it up to share with serim (he’s sure the boy will take it, irregardless of whether he shares the snack or not). “oh by the way, some girls over there are taking pictures of you,” he points to the corridor, where a small group of girls were huddled, phones out as they took pictures of the two boys.

rkserim‌:  

just as serim suspected, soobin doesn’t even hesitate and smacks him with a pillow. honestly, he saw it from a mile away and had it coming to him but he’ll accept it since he did call soobin ugly out of the blue. still funny, though. still worth it. 

he sticks his tongue out. “oh do tell me then. should i have been more like… oh your majesty, thank you for the permission to be in your presence and to also be fed from thy mother’s pantry.” he snickers, not from himself but at soobin playing animal crossing. he’ll never understand video games like that. he needs something with more fun and violence like mortal kombat, fighting games mostly. 

“heeeey, i didn’t steal from you! your mom offered me this bag. not you but me. i’m not even supposed to be sharing these chips with you. she said you didn’t clean your room like she asked.” not that serim’s one to speak since he doesn’t clean his room either. his family hires a cleaning lady once in awhile and serim doesn’t do much in his room aside from sleeping or being at his desk to edit his blogs. 

he grins at his friend and nods “hell yeah, dude, hope you don’t mind. i’m super comfy on your floor at this point anyways. this is gonna be my spot forever.”

serim is, for a lack of better word, annoying. but adorably so; and even soobin has to admit that. it’s the kind of annoying that is actually kind of cute. an acquired taste. “speak shakespearian to me again and i will hit you with a rock,” he snorts. not that he’d actually do that, since finding a rock would be too much work.

the animal’s begin to speak, and tom nook demands for more money. soobin turns to look at his best friend, and then to tom nook, and sees a slight resemblance. he laughs, just a little. 

“should’ve known… she’s been bugging me to clean this room for months. but i know exactly where everything is,” he frowns. “underneath all that pile of clothing are my earphones, imagine if i moved that. i’d lose my earphones!” it’s a terrible argument, but it makes sense to soobin’s young teenage mind. 

soobin snorts again, and puts his switch down. turning to serim, he pats the boy’s head. “yeah yeah, my floor might as well have a serim’s property on it,” he replies, but there’s a smile on his face. he doesn’t mind it, honestly. “just grab your blanket from my closet. i think you left your shirt here too,” he continues, stretching his body and playfully hitting serim as he does so.

little secret 

rkserim​:    

he’s rubbing at his tired eyes and then running a hand through his hair. he’s been at the samsung building for awhile now. managing to squeeze in a quick workout, serim’s felt his body growing more and more tired by the minute the longer he was here. he still had some more stuff he wanted to do but a little break here and there couldn’t hurt. honestly, he might even go practice some instruments later for the hell of it. maybe even work on his singing but he’ll have to wait and see how he feels later. 

he hides a yawn behind his hand just as he turns to see a figure come into the building. as it turns out, it had been raining just a little bit judging by the stranger’s umbrella they were holding and the partially wet clothes. serim raises a quick eyebrow before going back to pretending like he was busy but he still kept an eye on the stranger. 

never the type to start initiating conversations, serim’s not surprised that the stranger comes up to him first. well, considering how much he was staring anyways, it really shouldn’t be a surprise. 

clearing his throat, serim’s about to introduce himself before the stranger does but he’s beaten to the punch. and he’s quickly turned to shock when he realizes just who he’s run into. “you’re… per_se’s junju…. holy shit…. you’re so cute, i’m gonna die.” truth be told, serim had made a few tweets here and there but the gist was that he told twitter to stan per_se and not convex and now here he was, meeting the new love of his life. 

just as he’s about to swoon some more, he’s confused at the meowing. “a cat…?” he honestly didn’t even notice the bag at first but now that a kitten’s head popped out of it, serim’s full attention switches from the kitty and then back to haknyeon’s face. “a kitty… okay, yeah, i can keep a secret. only because you’re cute, sunbae.”

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 wheresamsung 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.