#୫ ⋄ … cupid ˖ better an oops than a what if

[atolua]

𖥻  LINE & SINKER ˒ 𝐞𝐭𝐚. summer of 2023

EDITION .. even taylor swift kinnies can take a step back from creating art

FEATURING .. han jisung

CW(S) .. mentions of breakups (HYPOTHETICAL OKAY), accidental injury & feeling single af why am i doing this to myself

MONA SAYS .. comeback szn is upon us.

“what would you do if we broke up?”

yes, han’s doe eyes have resembled saucers before, but he hasn’t almost rolled away before. so it’s fortunate that lua has chaos instincts, or else his makeup artists would be covering up the bruise and pulling their own hair simultaneously. (no they wouldn’t, but he has a habit of exaggerating his girlfriend’s “heroic” acts.)

once his head’s settled back on its rightful place—lua’s lap—the rose haired woman laughs endearingly. “is the question that intimidating to you?”

“what? no, not at all.” he initially blows a raspberry.. only to take back what he said at least ten seconds later. “okay, it’s a little- no, scratch that, i just didn’t expect you to ask that.”

“then i’ll give you a heads up next time. maybe a word like.. americano, does that sound good to you?”

han’s not ashamed to giggle like a human bean in love. because he is one, and his girlfriend’s humor is one thing that is (and must be) loved.

“americano.” lua starts again from the top. she lets a minute simmer, and the giddy male’s smile bloom some more before continuing, “what would you do if we broke up?”

he hums while thinking about it. given how it’s a situation he hasn’t really thought about before (because you’d have to be the biggest dumbass to break up with a shining star like zhang yuehua), he’s slow to answer the question. in the meantime, he decides to ask for her opinion—a sneaky tactic that’d grant him a peek in her beautiful mind.

“i’d probably have the honor of being the subject of one of your songs.” she speaks on the spot. “and then i’ll read stays’ and atinys’ theories about it in order to distract myself from the pain.”

for the second time in less than half an hour, han laughs again. he looks up at lua with those twinkling syrup-tinted irises of his, and shuts down her assumption. “i’ll probably be too busy to even consider composing a song.”

“busy with what?” 

it’s a no brainer that she chooses to bite the bait..

“coming up with a list of plans on how to get my home back.”

..so he can reel her into this love of his even deeper.

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[atolua]

𖥻  LIXIE’S BROWNIES ˒ 𝐞𝐭𝐚.  winter  of  2023  

EDITION .. he’s a 10 and his girlfriend- she’s not his girlfriend? oh.. oh.

FEATURING .. han jisung ˚ ft. hwang hyunjin, felix lee and yang jeongin

CW(S) .. felix’s brownies (self explanatory)  &  hyunlix supporting han’s silliness

MONA SAYS .. istg writing this made me feel even more single than i already am

lua could tell that something was amiss.

yes, jisung was being his usual loveable self. but with the persistent scuffing of his feet against the floor, as well as his fingers tapping upon his desk, she knows something is on his mind. the issue is that he doesn't know how to tell her..

yes, she figured that out too from the way his mouth opened before closing shortly.

after letting him beat around the bush for five more minutes, she decides to speak up, “penny for a thought?”

“uh, oh yeah! i have something for you!”

he hastily scrambles out of his chair and runs out his bedroom. he comes back with a white box in one hand and a plate in the other. despite the tremble in his hands, jisung manages to set the two items down on his bed, then pushes the box towards the young woman.

“what's this?” she holds the mystery thing and inspects it. given the panic that flits over jisung's eyes after she gives it a little shake, the content is delicate. “is it.. fancy food?”

he chuckles and shakes his head. “maybe~ why don't you open it and see if you're correct?”

the nudge is all she needs to pull the flap open. it would have been nice to get a warning, because her mouth almost drools at the sight of felix's homemade brownies.. no wait-

“you made these, didn't you?”

“what- how could you tell?”

“the top is a little burnt, plus this batch has a lot of chocolate chips.”

“well i know how much you like his brownies so i asked him to teach me..” jisung bashfully explains while heat crawls up his neck.

she leans over and kisses his cheek, unintentionally fueling the fire as she does so. “don't worry, darling. i'm sure they still taste as good as lixie's.”

seeing as how the dessert's already sliced into pieces, she picks up one and puts it on the plate. but just as lua goes to take another slice, the flap slumps over again, concealing the goods.

a small pout crosses her lips. this time, when she opens the box, she pulls the flap all the way backward so it won't fall again. but then she sees the words written right on the center of it, and her eagerness to try jisung's baking is put on halt.

it can't be helped, not when the scribble on the flap reads:

i might not be a good baker, but i’m sure i can be an amazing boyfriend.. what do you think?

now it's her hands that are trembling. she lifts her gaze to meet those syrup-tinted eyes that glisten with hope. (there's a hint of nervousness too but it's mostly hope.)

“it's been a few months since we started seeing each other, and i think i've been able to prove that i'm a good date..” he takes her hands in his, gently squeezing them as he does so. “so, if it's okay with you, i'd like to show you that i can be your great boyfriend. if you say yes, i'll start by learning how to make even better brownies so you won't have to worry about getting a stomach ache.”

she giggles at that. tears are pooling in the corners of her eyes, but they aren't out of sadness. if they were, she wouldn't have smiled and answered, “yes.”

“y-yes? you said.. you said yes, right?”

“yes, han jisung, i'd love to have you as my great boyfriend. and in return, i'll be your great girlfriend.”

it's impulsive; him leaning in to steal a kiss from her lips. and it's different from their first—this one lasts ten seconds longer than that. by the time lua snaps out of her daze, her boyfriend (the butterflies in her stomach are having a frenzy over this development) is running through the dorm, looking for his other members who also didn't have any schedule today.

“it worked! it really worked!” she hears yelling and clapping, most likely from felix and hyunjin.

obviously the announcement could be heard throughout the whole dorm since jeongin stops by and tells her, “good luck, noona. you're in for quite the ride.”

“i know,” she glances at the box of brownies and smiles fondly. “but i wouldn't have it any other way.”

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[atolua]

𖥻  PEARL & RUBY ˒ 𝐞𝐭𝐚.  winter  of  2022

EDITION .. because her happiness matters more than the price tag of a jewel

FEATURING .. lua’s secret love interest

CW(S) .. babie getting spoiled because she deserves it

MONA SAYS ..  like i told matty, i had to break the cupid tuesday schedule for this!

if there's one thing lua is bad at, it's keeping her wants a secret. take now as an example: no matter how hard she tries to look at other jewelry, like the rubies or diamonds, her gaze constantly gravitates towards the pearl necklace.

she tries to remind herself of the price so she can be deterred, but it doesn't work. the orange haired girl comes to realize how obvious she's being when he asks, “you wanna buy that one?”

“what? no, i just think it's nice to look at.” it's not a total lie.. the accessory is pretty, but the numbers that come with it isn't.

breathing out a small sigh, lua works a smile on her face and looks up at him. “i'll just go to the toilet and then we can continue shopping, okay?”

“that's fine, baby. i'll be waiting right here.”

she lightly tussles his jet black hair and runs away before he can enact revenge. when she comes back, she sees that he's kept his word.. and found something to distract himself with.

“what's that?” she points to the small bag, its ribbon undone by his fiddling.

he holds it out to her and beams, “for you.”

given the familiar logo printed on the bag, lua feels like she has an idea of what's inside. yet she remains in denial until she opens the box to reveal a necklace—the same pearl necklace she had been eyeing from the moment they entered this store.

“darling,” she stares at him with disbelief, her voice unintentionally quivering. “you didn't have to buy it..”

he nods then tells her, “you're right, i didn't. but i wanted to, so you can't make me return it.”

lua sits the box on the counter and throws her arms around him. despite hearing the coos and awes from the staff, the words he whispers are as clear as her growing adoration for him.

“the price tag means nothing to me, so long as you're happy.”

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[atolua]

𖥻  COLORS ˒ 𝐞𝐭𝐚.  autumn  of  2022

EDITION .. look at how pretty jealousy is with their new color!

FEATURING .. lua's secret love interest

CW(S) .. special appearance from the green eyed monster  &  everyone loves cha eunwoo

MONA SAYS .. episode three of cupid tuesday hell yeah!

he didn't know jealousy could come in a shade of blue. then again, he's never felt so much worry churning his stomach until this very moment.

stuck on one of the mall's benches, he has to watch lua converse with the stranger who approached her right after she exited the washroom. she might not see it, yet it's obvious that they're hoping to get more than a conversation from her. he knows because they're wearing the same look that he used to wear around the oreo haired girl before coming around to realize how deep his feelings actually were: infatuation.

the angel on his left shoulder encourages him to enter the picture, get the date back on track so he can take her out on many more. but the devil on his right is sewing doubt, pricking him with seemingly valid points. the stranger's good-looking, almost on par with cha eunwoo, and despite the mask concealing her face's lower half, lua appears to be having a lot of fun talking to them, so why should he ruin it for her?

he fidgets some more with the ends of his sleeves. and then he decides to take the necessary steps forward. whether it's to let her know that he'll head home, or to turn her attention back to him, he hasn't figured out that part yet.

but it becomes obvious that he doesn't need to when he hears lua say, “sorry but i've already got my eyes set on someone else. in fact, he's waiting for me so i have to go now.”

suddenly glued for a second time, he watches her turn around and look for him. it doesn't take her long to find him, and before he can budge, she's holding his hand and giving him the smile that looks like it's been sculpted out of moonlight.

“sorry i took so long. some person tried to ask me out, but i rejected them.” she explains, completely unaware that he already knows.

“it's okay, don't worry about it.” he returns her expression with a shyer version and leads her to another shop. “i actually planned plenty more to make sure that this will be the best second date ever.”

“really? you didn't have to. being able to spend this time with you already makes it the best for me.”

no matter how hard he tries to control himself, heat rushes to his cheeks. the mask is clearly no help, not when lua giggles at the sight, inevitably darkening his blush. but he doesn't mind, not when he can see that she's having a good time.

who cares if a cha eunwoo lookalike fancies her?

(obviously, he did, but that's in the past.)

(actually it was a few minutes ago but okay.)

it's him who has the chance of taking her out again, and again. and he'll keep doing it if that's what she wants.

as long as he's around her, he'll always know the color of happiness.

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[atolua]

𖥻  YUEHUA ˒ 𝐞𝐭𝐚.  spring  of  2023

EDITION .. shout out to mama zhang; thank you to papa zhang!

FEATURING .. lua’s teezers ˚ inka cherinsuk ˚ han jisung

CW(S) .. suspicious behavior from the boyfie, inka collects blackmail material  &  existence of cake and twister

MONA SAYS ..  sobs bc i posted this a week too early so pretend you haven’t seen this

at this moment in time, lua is craving for her bed. it can’t be helped; three hours of dance practice really wears a person out. and while the dinner that the girls treated her to was lovely, it barely pulled her energy up.

(but her tummy was happy so she supposes it did do something.)

“thanks for dropping me off,” she tells her manager before stepping out of the car.

while walking to the dorm, she rummages through her bag for her phone. a bit of lua hopes that she finally got a text back from her boyfriend, but it’s crushed by the lack of notifications.

tsk, there goes the rise of her suspicions.

it’s a rarity for jisung to leave her on seen. even when he’s in producer mode, he always sends at least a heart or a selfie.

lua shakes her head, dispelling those thoughts in favor of opening the door to her dorm. not even a foot in and she already feels wary because when has the place ever been this quiet?

is it already that late? she checks the time on her watch—kind of, but there’s usually at least one member who’s trying to keep their keyboard pressing to a minimum volume.

did they go somewhere? no, they’d shoot her a message if they did.. so what the fuck is going on?

“star? min? anyone home?” she cautiously calls out while walking down the hallway. with one hand tightly clutching onto her bag, lua turns toward the living room and blindly searches for the light switch. “i swear it was just here yesterday—”

“surprise!”

the sudden yells elicit the orange haired girl to jump back and drop her bag. when she comes down from her shock, she finally absorbs the scene: her members stand there with wide smiles on their face, party hats atop of their heads, and a red velvet cake in jongho’s hands.

and the best part? they have company.

“inka!” lua throws her arms around her best friend, pulling her in a tight embrace. (it doesn’t matter if she just saw the younger female a couple weeks ago, she still missed her a lot.)

out of the corner of her peripheral view, she sees jisung pouting, arms open wide. “hey.. what about me?”

“wait your turn, it’s not my fault yue loves me more.” inka playfully gloats, causing a river of chuckles to flow through the group.

wooyoung, never the recipient of best in assurance award for a reason, pats the sulking boy’s shoulder and tells him, “you’ll get used to it. we did after frequently hearing her fangirl over sunmi-sunbaenim.”

“don’t forget that for this past month, it’s been hourglass-sunbaenim.”

(yeosang’s another one who has never won that award.)

“alright, that’s enough tattling.” is what lua says once she finally pulls away from her best friend. “so what’s the cake for?”

“to celebrate your birthday, silly!” wooyoung cheers, his antics supported by mingi’s clapping.

“wait, it’s my what?”

this time, seonghwa speaks up. “today’s your birthday. did you not realize that?”

“..no?”

“well i guess we can consider this surprise a success. happy birthday, moonlight.” the eldest male gives her a small hug before stepping back to let san put a party hat on her, along with a greeting. “happy birthday, bambi.”

she pulls him in for a hug too and mumbles, “thank you, sannie.”

the party commences from there. after lua had blown out the candle on her cake (and got icing smeared on her face, courtesy of jisung and wooyoung, who got the same treatment) everyone had scattered across the living room. some were enjoying a slice of cake, a couple were arranging the gifts that had been hidden in the spare room, and others were chatting with the birthday girl.

“so this is why you seenzoned me, hm?” she teases her boyfriend who splutters, the apples of cheeks slowly blossoming into a rosy tint.

yunho laughs at the sight and inputs, “it was quite the scene, he was panicking so much that he almost dropped his phone.“

“i just didn’t wanna ruin the surprise..” jisung weakly defends himself before deciding that hiding his face in the crook of his girlfriend’s neck will save him.

(judging by the keep it pg guys! that wooyoung throws at them, it does the opposite. though the remark yeosang slides in on their behalf kind of soothes the embarrassment.)

everyone appears to be having fun, they’re seemingly enjoying themselves, especially due to seonghwa pulling out the twister game.

“when did hwa even purchase that toy?” she whispers to hongjoong who shrugs his shoulders. “i think we should be more worried about what will happen if mingi has to put a hand or foot on the red circle.”

sure enough, the blonde giant decides to forfeit rather than risk the chance of ripping his favourite joggers.

but lua doesn’t watch much more after that, not when she notices someone missing from all the fun. so after giving her slice to hongjoong, she heads over to the dining table, where inka sits all by herself.

“knock knock~” she raps her knuckles on the surface before taking the seat next to her. noting the small jolt in the younger, lua lightly jokes, “i’m no telepath but i feel like you have something you’d like to tell me.”

inka gives her a small smile. “i was just thinking of how grateful i am that you came to train at jyp. accidentally walking into that practice room was a blessing, and i’m not ever going to take it for granted; not when it gave me you. it doesn’t matter what else life decides to throw at us, i’m always going to be here for you, and i have faith that you’ll do the same for me.”

lua tugs at the sleeves of her cropped cardigan to wipe the tears that fall from her eyes. then she takes her best friend’s hands in hers and promises, “regardless of what happens, or where we find ourselves in the future, i’ll never stop supporting you.”

she quickly swipes away inka’s tears, aware that she doesn’t want the others to see, and pulls her in for another embrace. her hand gently caresses her back, a gesture she’d always do whenever she wanted to comfort her, but didn’t know what words to use.

they stay like that for a little longer before jisung yells out, “i won!”

the two girls decide to vacate the dining room and watch the winner be congratulated by his rivals. seeing as how they didn’t really have a prize, hongjoong concocts an impromptu reward and whispers it to seonghwa.

the older member seems to agree with it, for he smirks slightly. “and now, you shall get a kiss from the birthday girl.”

“huh? but is she okay with that? i mean yeah- yes she is my girlfriend but-” a kiss on the cheeks is all it takes for the blushing male to malfunction.

a click rings through the room, followed by inka mumbling, “saving that for future confidential purposes.”

laughter follows suit again. “alright, next round. winner gets a hug from the birthday girl!“ hongjoong announces, shortly sticking his tongue out at the light smack lua delivers to his arm.

at this moment in time, all lua craves is to have this.. night (or is it considered day?) captured in her memories. because moments like these have energy surging through her body.

and those ten people, the ones who try to keep their balance while intentionally bumping each other, a couple merely spectating while eating cake, plus the one sitting next to her with his hand entwined with hers?

they are one of the reasons she doesn’t regret choosing this life.

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[atolua]

𖥻  BETTER ˒ 𝐞𝐭𝐚.  winter  of  2022  

EDITION .. make it khalid’s song but they know what they are (spoiler: they definitely aren’t just friends)

FEATURING .. lua’s secret love interest

CW(S) .. fireworks in both literal and figurative sense

MONA SAYS .. dun.. dun.. dun.. here comes the mayhem 🤭

a plethora of colors scatter across the night sky. lua thinks she can see a flower, but the new batch of fireworks erases the drawing before she can confirm it. either way, it's a pretty sight to behold.

she rests her head upon his shoulder, a soft sigh falling from her lips as she does so. he tears his attention away from the public show and looks at her. his hand brushes upon her arm, lithe fingers dancing across the goosebumps that cover her bare skin.

“penny for a thought?” he checks in, interested to find out what's going through her vast mind.

she reaches for his hand and slots her fingers between the gaps, absolutely in awe to see they fit snug. “i think i really really like you.”

“you think?” he laughs quietly. “well i'm certain that i really really really like you too.”

“that's not fair, you two-upped me..”

“it's a fair trade, seeing as how you've already taken my heart.”

lua turns her head again. this time, her face is pressed against his shoulder. it's uncomfortable, yes, but she has to stay like that so he can't see the heat that rushes to the apples of her cheeks.

she hears him chuckle, then feels his kiss against the crown of her head. she doesn't see his hand coming close until he gently tilts her head upwards, allowing him to witness the beauty that is her. but that isn't the end of it, not yet.

no, the main attraction is the fireworks that burst in her stomach when he finally leans in and presses his lips against hers. he lingers for a few seconds, allowing her to stamp the feeling in her memories, then pulls back.

neither of them move or speak. how can they when their erratic heartbeats are ringing at full volume, barring them from thinking properly.

ecstasy blurs their minds for a few more seconds before it finally clears up. they exchange shy smiles, adoration mutually painted across their visages.

“come on, i think i saw a vendor selling sparklers earlier.” he says before getting back on his feet. unfortunately, he has to let go of her hand in order to put his mask back on, but he quickly returns the warmth to her skin.

she follows his lead, and they soon head off to find the mentioned stall. as usual, the walk is full of jokes, laughter, and blushes. not that either of them can see the third item because they're obscured by the disposable covers, but they don't complain.

after all, sharing this reality is better than holding onto possibilities.

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𖥻  WIGGLE WIGGLE ˒ 𝐞𝐭𝐚.  winter  of  2022  

EDITION .. serious questions require serious answers.. allegedly

FEATURING .. lua’s teezers ˚ inka cherinsuk ˚ han jisung

CW(S) .. he’s silly and she’s in love  &  mentions of wiggly worms

MONA SAYS .. supposed to be episode two of cupid tuesday but oh well-

“baby, baby, baby!”

lua smiles fondly and calls back, “bun, bun, bun!”

right on cue, he bursts into her practice room and tackles her in a hug. one of his hands sits beneath her head to make sure she doesn't bump it against the hardwood floor. he had made that mistake before and got scolded by his own manager so it was nice to see that he had learned his lesson.

they stay like that for a minute or two before he gets up, then helps her too. well, kinda—he waits for her to get comfy before laying his head upon her lap. it's by instinct that her fingers brush his raven tresses; it's by choice that she tries to braid his short, fluffy strands.

“baby?”

“bun?”

they laugh at their own cheesiness before he tells her, “i have an important question, so you have to be very serious about it, okay?”

“okay, go for it.” she sits up, prepared for anything he throws at her.

“would you still like me if i was a worm?”

..except for that.

“hold on, could you repeat that please?”

“if i was a wriggly worm, would you still like me?”

lua blinks, tries to formulate a sentence, then she blinks again. meanwhile, he stares at her expectantly, looking absolutely serious about this matter. well, if that's what he wants, then that's what she'll give.

“if i didn't accidentally crush you, i'd buy a pot with soil before taking you home because our dorm doesn't have a garden. hwa will help me choose the right food to give you, and i'll learn to make you a jacket so when winter comes around again, you won't be so cold.”

and now it's his turn to be speechless. what she doesn't know is he's repeating her answer over and over again in his head, the spot in his heart that she owns steadily growing bigger and bigger.

“did i mention that i really like you?”

she cheekily smirks. “no, i haven't heard you mention that yet.”

“that's because after today, i'm on my way to loving you.”

yeah, there's no doubt that her answer to his hypothetical question is going to be written as one of the highlights of his day. but the look on her face—wide doe eyes, pink cheeks, jaw slightly slack—is one that must be captured for safekeeping. it'll be labelled as a souvenir from the day he fell harder for the girl who'd love him in any form, even the wiggliest one.

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