girlsfest | Round 3: Visual

Prompts should be based on a visual medium that isn't text. For example, it could be a moment between the idols that you want to be expanded, it could be a scenario with other people, or a moodboard of aesthetics you'd like to match the fic.

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Characters/Ship: twice, jihyo/nayeon
Tags: sports rivalry, fencing au

Prompt:

Longtime fencing rivals Jihyo and Nayeon meet on the piste for their final match.

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RULES

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CONTENT
Prompts and fills have to center around K-pop girl group member(s). This includes:

All active and former girl group members
Female soloists
Female members in co-ed groups
Any female idol or trainee affiliated with K-pop (e.g. GP999 contestants, AKB48 members who featured in Produce48)
Slash, gen, het, and trans works are all accepted as long as they involve at least one girl group member

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Characters/Ship: (G)I-DLE Minnie/Yuqi
Tags: and they were roommates!
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Minnie doesn't understand why Yuqi keeps stealing her things.

(G)I-DLE Minnie and Yuqi "arguing" in Chinese

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[FILL] victory lap

Characters/Ship: BLACKPINK rosé/lisa
Tags: formula 1 au, hooking up in the paddock
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Characters/Ship: STAYC Sumin/Isa
Tags: vague post-disbandment future fic, 'before trilogy' influence that i didn't notice until writing the ending LOL... totally before sunset inspired
Permission to Remix: Yes
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“How long ago did Sumin-ssi move to Los Angeles?” Chaeyoung’s manager asked from the driver’s seat of their rental car. Chaeyoung sat in the back, nervously twisting her hair and letting it fall back against her shoulders.

“I think it was about a year and a half ago,” she said. It sounded much better than the truth, which was that she knew it was a year and 10 months to the date last Thursday.

“Does she like it here?”

“I think so,” Chaeyoung answered. This one she was less sure of. Sumin had impulsively packed her bags and told them she was going to take a hiatus from dramas and vacation with her sister; they had thought nothing of it until three months had passed and suddenly she was enrolled in an acting school and was renting an apartment. ‘It just happened like that,’ Sumin had said over a group video call, and after a few questions she deftly changed the subject to Jayoon’s niece and which of them was going to be the first to have kids. It was about that time, after all.

Chaeyoung had recounted the story to her father, who frowned over his naengmyeon and told her the US visa wasn’t interchangeable in that way. ‘I had no idea,’ Chaeyoung said softly. They had never had to take care of their own papers when traveling for work.

He saw her face fall and kindly said, ‘I would rather think she was lying to you than the US government.’

The car was passing the shoreline now, and Chaeyoung could see the beautiful sunlight reflecting against the water. “I can see why she wouldn’t want to leave,” she said.

“I guess this is it,” Chaeyoung murmured, looking at the tall apartment building in front of her. It didn’t exactly look as nice as their Seoul place from a few years ago, but Sumin was probably classified as unemployed at the moment. She got out of the car and her manager let the engine run, parked by the curb.

“I can’t let you get kidnapped in a foreign country,” he said. “I’ll leave when Sumin-ssi comes out,” he relented. “Unless you want me to trail you two.” He was being completely serious.

“Please don’t,” Chaeyoung begged. “My next schedule isn’t for a week, anyhow. There’ll be time to find me.”

“Okay, call me by 11pm,” he said, checking his watch. “I—”

“You have my location and the list of places we’re going, yes,” Chaeyoung said, losing focus as the apartment front door opened and Bae Sumin exited, flying down the steps to crush her in a bear hug. Sumin’s sunglasses fell on the way, and Chaeyoung’s kindhearted manager went to go get them while the girls got used to the idea of each other again.

Sumin looked like she was going to cry. “Chaeyoung-ah!”

“You changed your perfume,” Chaeyoung got out. That was not all - Sumin’s hair was lighter like she’d been in the sun this whole time, her skin tanned, but most importantly - she looked happier.

“Yah, so did you, brat,” Sumin retorted, lightly punching her in the arm.

“Oh yeah, I did,” Chaeyoung realized, laughing with her. It was so nice to see her in person but also to feel her touch, know that she was still a real person. “I missed you so much.”

“I missed you more, I bet.”

“Then why didn’t you come back?” And visit, Chaeyoung meant to say. But deep inside she wanted to know that too.

Sumin slung an arm around her shoulder and said, “Let’s go.”

They drove around in Sumin’s sedan avoiding the subject and Chaeyoung was happy to try to forget about it for a few hours.

“How was KCON?” Sumin asked, laughing - Chaeyoung hated MC work because it triggered her anxiety. Chaeyoung considered lying to her but just said ‘I did it for the free plane ticket,’ which Sumin didn’t do anything but hum at. Then they ate at a restaurant in the arts district that Sumin had scoped out on Instagram beforehand, even asking the waitress to confirm during their order that neither of their dishes had any of the foods Chaeyoung couldn’t eat in them.

“You still have that long list saved on your phone?’ Chaeyoung asked in awe. “In English?”

Sumin scratched her head sheepishly. “I was just hoping you hadn’t developed any new allergies in the last two years.” They swapped dishes halfway through dinner and to her delight Chaeyoung liked both of them.

“Don’t shop too much,” Sumin warned as they walked it off - “I have a pile of presents back in my apartment I need you to take back for me.”

“Yah, unnie!”

“I knew you would make some room,” Sumin said, grinning.

In retaliation Chaeyoung sent a very unflattering picture of her to the STAYC group chat. Within minutes Yeeun sent a laughing sticker and Seeun said [send a picture of both of you!] It was a good excuse to take a selfie.

“We’ve taken a lot of pictures of each other,” Sumin said.

“I want more,” Chaeyoung said, leaning in to take the photo on her phone. “Plus, you look so silly in most of them.” Sumin slapped her for that one.

It was almost sunset when they rolled into the crowded beach parking lot. Sumin had to make liberal use of her car horn to scare someone else away from her spot.

“You’re so brave, unnie,” Chaeyoung said, admiring her skills.

“Well, no one else will do it for me.”

They walked out onto the pier as the sky had just started to turn a brilliant red.

Chaeyoung just stood there against the railing in awe. “I always wanted to see this.”

“I’ve seen the sun set in LA so many times,” Sumin said, happy watching her that happy. “I haven’t been here since my sister left, but it never gets old.”

“Will it ever be enough?” Chaeyoung asked. It was hard to keep the hurt out of her voice without sounding pathetic or callous instead. It was hard to know what to show to Sumin, exactly. How do you say you miss someone without begging them to come back? How do you say you support their decisions without saying you don’t mind not seeing them for months on end?

“We should talk more,” Sumin said, taking her hand. “I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry too,” Chaeyoung told her. She let go and they watched the sun set into the ocean.

“I’ll explain when I get back,” Sumin said earnestly. “I just need more time.”

I’ll hold you to it. I’m looking forward to it. Chaeyoung wanted to say, like a patient friend would. When would that be? “My flight is tomorrow morning,” she said instead.

“Stay over then,” Sumin asked.

“It’s getting late,” Chaeyoung said, pulling out her phone. “Let me call my manager.”

Edited 2023-04-25 20:01 (UTC)

Round 3: Visual

[FILL] you're gonna miss that plane