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glasscraper · 2 years

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3-minute meals: instant friendship. . . . . . with @multimodals

it’s quiet, save for the dull, monotonous hum of the microwave going through its cycle. the silence and waiting is routine, but it’s knowing that she shares this with someone else which has her toeing the metaphorical bridge, breaking new ground. a glance towards the display counting down the seconds serves as a reminder that she’s got two minutes and three seconds to start making conversation—

one minute and fifty eight seconds.

clearing her throat, she offers the man seated by the dining table a tentative smile. the dimpled grin and easy nonchalance with which he holds the mug of wine between large, steady hands makes her feel strangely at ease — again, it’s following little breadcrumb trails of familiarity in the unknown. something which she’s unconsciously been doing ever since her arrival at the sharehouse. she’s never been the kind of person to embrace change; chasing stability and security ever since she left home, and old habits linger.

still, she thinks she could get used to this new medium of forming shallow connections with people she’ll never have to see again in a few months. there’s a liberation to be had in anonymity, and she feels a significant burden lifted from her shoulders with that thought.

“i’m thinking,” she begins to say, wrapping slender fingers around her own mug, “that anything can taste good after a glass — or in this case, a mug — of wine, so cheers.” raising the cup to her lips, she looks to youngtaek over the rim for approval of the wine she’d selected with some amount of careful consideration. “thank you for agreeing to do this, by the way. i’m expecting a good naver review for my unconventional but creative wine decanting in a vase and unparalleled finesse with piercing the plastic sleeves.” it’s impossible to ignore the hilarity of the situation; going through all the notions of a romantic dinner for two, painfully aware of the stark differences highlighted under the flickering neon lights of the communal kitchen. suppressing a nervous laugh, she chances another look at the microwave's display, relieved to find that the wait is nearly over.

#( ! ) 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗏𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗌 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗈𝖿𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖾: 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀.#( ! ) 𝗏𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖽: 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗮𝗲𝗸.

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glasscraper · 2 years

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hi everyone !! i’m excited to be here, but you can call me halley/hal ( s/h, 21+ ) & i present to you: baek chaebin (n.) a graduate intern just trying to do her job right by living in an attic with creaky (not affectionate) floorboards & freaky (affectionate) housemates 😔 leaving some quick bullets & plot ideas below the cut - pls like this post if you’d like me to hop into your dms to plot !! ( pls )

have you seen BAEK CHAEBIN around? i heard they moved here because THEY WERE ASKED TO COLLECT INSPIRATION FOR WORK. their tenant agreement says they are 24 YEARS OLD and an INTERN AT AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM. i always see them BUILDING LEGO SETS and they kind of remind me of WHITE EXHAUST LINES ACROSS A CLEAR BLUE SKY.

background:

grew up in a fairly average, upper-middle class family in seoul. never really knew her mom because she died giving birth to her but has a (surficial) good relationship with her stepmom. her younger half-brother is honestly kind of a Pain; it’s annoying how her dad & stepmom just turn a blind eye to how spoiled he is 💀

but it’s cool, bc she moved out as soon as she got accepted into uni & hasn’t really kept in touch with her family since aside from the obligatory happy birthday texts & christmas cards. she’s pretty sure they’re a happy lil family without her anyway ! even though her dad keeps asking her when she’ll have time to visit …

first became interested in architecture because she liked how constant buildings were. likes the idea of building things that last !

after graduation, she was accepted as an intern at a japanese architectural firm & lived in tokyo for a bit before they decided to send her back to kr for their next big project which aims to renovate old homes into new sharehouses ! so … whilst looking for some inspo, she happened to come across maehwa mansion & decided to rent out a room for a few months.

which is how she ended up living in an attic with creaky floorboards that creak no matter how softly she glides across the room. and like … is she going crazy from being cooped up in the countryside, or do the floorboard patterns MOVE ??

anw, moving floorboard patterns or no, she’s p determined to take in as much of the house as possible & the residents’ living patterns in rels. with the building ! but also not to form any attachments bc she’s … well, it’s a temporary fix, and she’s headed back to tokyo at the end of her rental agreement. ( yes, this is an invitation to ruin her plans xx )

trivia:

her money sits constructed in glass display cases: she’s obsessed w. lego sets & will happily spend her weekends sitting in her room building away with a glass of wine in her left hand. ( if this isn’t ambidexterity idk what is )

she has a thing w. the delivery man because she’s ordered so many goddamn slippers online … in an attempt to find ones that she can walk in without making the floorboards scream. he tries to guess what weird eclectic design she’s opted for this time & waits for her to open the parcel at the door 😭

allergic to cats in a way that has her sneezing & itching all day.

rly doesn’t enjoy cooking, and buys lots of funky microwaveable food. cereal also tastes good all around the clock !!

whatever is the opposite of green fingers … yeah, she’s got it. somehow manages to kill whatever plant she comes into contact with ... she’ll just water it & it’ll wilt a few days later 💀

plot ideas:

roommate ( pls i’m so desperate for her to complain about the weird floorboards with someone and have them actually understand ?? imagine them just sitting together at 3am staring at the floorboards like … trippin. )

that one scene from wild child where poppy perches in unconventional places in an attempt to find signal for her phone. imagine finding chaebin typing away under your dining table, because the wifi works better there ??

cats + chaebin = “i’m sorry, but how was my cat supposed to know that you were allerg… wait, are you crying?”

“MURDER, murder in the house!!”, “all i did was water ur cactus!!! (real)”

dinner date in which chaebin microwaves instant carbonara for two, and u are… honestly somewhat impressed ( by the wine )

“if you’re going to return those slippers, can i have them instead”, “but they’re… elmo slippers where you put your feet in his mouth”, “and what about it”

friends who smoke together cry together

honestly, there's sth highly sus about the way she keeps snooping around ... you're almost convinced the intern thing is just a cover up for what she really is: a sasaeng fan !! cue misunderstandings & (comic) confrontations

#awhqsintro

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