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THIS WINTER

( @hajoonyw​ )

     wrapping up for winter break is always the best. areum has her classroom decorated with fairy lights and a faux tree with a beautiful star to represent the harvest goddess of yangwon on the top. areum can’t deny that she forced herself to adopt other traditions, like christmas themes, when she was in seoul and especially chicago and now that she’s back in yangwon, it’s been hard to get rid of all of them. 

     her room is quiet now, empty except for the various markers on the floors and the crumpled up pieces of paper and though the day isn’t technically over, she’s free. areum hears a noise in the hallway and curiosity leads her to lean out of the door and spy a student. “ hey hajoon, whatcha doing ? ” areum wonders, though hajoon is a really good kid and she’s not too concerned. “ did you want a cookie ? i have some left, ” she tells him referring to the pretty harvest sugar cookies she’d made for her classes. 

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SUGAR COOKIE

( @ywcheonsa )

     if there’s one person she’s excited to see at the potluck, it’s cheonsa because there’s hope that he’ll bring his daughter with him. ara always warms areum’s heart and perhaps, she’s the only reason areum could even consider coming tonight otherwise her anxiety would outweigh her decision and she’d be home right now with a glass of wine, eating all the sugar cookies she made for tonight’s event. 

     she spots her friend in the crowd once she arrives and walks toward him with a smile. “ cheonsa, where’s your pretty daughter ? ” areum says offering him an awkward nudge on the arm. “ i made cookies. ” she points toward the table where all the food is and smiles. “ i thought she’d like one, maybe one of my prettiest cookies before only the ugly ones are left. by the way, how are you ? ”

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RIPPED SEAMS

( @ywhaeil ) 

     areum’s feeling very out of place at the community potluck. she promised her mom she’d go and try to socialize and get out of the house, which she knew she needed, but that was another struggle in of itself and maybe, she believes, she just should have stayed home. it would be another hour or so before she could slip out unnoticed. 

     on top of everything, there was a large rip in her prettiest red dress that she’d put there not just a minute ago and the panic starts to set in. at least her underwear was cute, she thinks grimly. “ haeil, ” she whispers, standing in an abandoned hallway away from the main crowd. “ haeil. ” 

     after she wins his attention, she waves him toward her and then turns around to show the generous rip in the back of her dress. “ can you fix it ? ” areum says desperately. “ otherwise, i think everyone’s going to get an early christmas gift. ”

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SOMEHOW

( @ywmieun ) 

     areum is desperate when it comes to lessening her mother’s pain. after she’d come back from what she now calls her rebellious period, she’d gotten to see how much worse her mother’s condition had gotten. of course, her mother’s spirit never seemed to dampen but she knew that deep down, she was embarrassed and above all in pain. some of the harsh medications, her mother refused to take, not wanting to have some of the addiction that came with it. a lot of the pain, she chose to feel because of this. 

     “ we’ve tried a lot of things, ” areum explains as they’re in the kitchen. she hands mieun a glass of water and then takes a seat on one of the barstools beside her at the kitchen island.  “ you know, some newance medicine and meditation. acupuncture which i think kind of helped but mom is afraid of needles. ” areum looks at her wristwatch and sighs. “ she should be getting up soon but i don’t want to wake her. i’m curious as to what you have in mind though ? ” 

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190609 이달의 소녀 (LOONA) 이브 (Yves) 목동 팬사인회 직캠 cam by Strychnine

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( areum ) : wait  ( areum ) : you’re kidding right  ( areum ) : YES I WANT HER 😭 ( areum ) : when should i come over? right now? ( areum ) :  ok i don’t care what you say i’m coming over~ ( areum ) : aaa don’t go anywhere! that puppo is mine! 

👻   ( @ywareum​​​ ) — from yusol.

yusol: areum……. my favorite coworker!!!! yusol: i feel like i rmr you saying tht croc’s cute……. many times….. yusol: well. she had a litter recently & they’re ready to find homes yusol: this one’s a real smart girl! she’s the only one who i was able to train a lil….. that’s what u call einstein baby!!! yusol: so i figured she’d suit u since u r….. a teacher. obviously yusol: do you want her?? let me know asap. if u don’t, it’s no biggie. i’ll just think u’re a stinky dog hater

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WINE GLASS

( @ywsoojung )

     her parents are fast asleep in a far part of the house, leaving areum and soojung enough room to socialize around a warm fire in her father’s lounge / library where the floor is dug out in front of the fireplace and filled with comfy pillows and blankets. in her hand, sits a glass half full of wine and by her side, sits her friend soojung who’s decided they need a night to destress. 

      areum never usually drinks, so the wine is hitting her harder than she supposes she’d like it too. she slows down her sips, looking at soojung and letting out a small sigh. “ thanks for coming over, ” areum muses before taking another small sip of her drink before swirling it around in the glass. “ i really would lose my sanity if i didn’t have nights like this.” areum stretches her legs and smiles. “ how’ve you been, by the way ? ”

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DINER DELIGHT

( @yweunki )

     the waitstaff fills up their mugs as the sun starts to set over yangwon’s fields and the cold weather begins to deliver frost to every surface of the small city. areum is thankful for the warmth of the diner and the chance to meet with a friend and fellow aspiring educator. there’s not many people who enjoy working with children enough to call it their career, so eunki is definitely someone she enjoys company from. 

      areum’s hands curl around the mug as she looks over to eunki, offering a small smile. “ i don’t have any real ‘troublemakers’ this year, ” she says thinking about her currently classes at the public school before she picks up the menu to try to figure out what she’s in the mood for. “ i still can’t decide if the younger or older kids are harder to deal with. i suppose they both have their challenges. you like the younger ones though, right ? ”

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GIRL’S TRIP

( @ywyein )

     areum’s happy to make a visit to seoul –– she prefers the quiet of yangwon over the hustling noises of seoul but this was her home for the majority of time she was in university. most of her current friends are still here, so trips to the city are still rather frequent ( or as frequent as she can manage ). today she’s accompanied by yein, showing her around the many spots that she liked to visit and also places she hasn’t really been yet too.

     leaving their hotel room, dressed head to toe for the cold, they make their way to myeongdong to try street food and search for cheaply and over abundantly made items that’ll be fun to take home for novelty. areum thinks it might also be a good time to finish up christmas shopping. “ are you excited ? ” areum says as they get into a taxi to drive them to their destination. “ this is your first time in seoul, right ? ”

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FEEL GOOD

( @ywhaena )

     areum can’t find time to herself anymore between her students and her parents. it’s not as though she doesn’t enjoy what she does, or doesn’t have love for her mother enough to want to take care of her. it’s just in between those moments, ones reserved for herself seem to go by so quickly that she can never catch her breath –– or finish her book. areum barely even knows she’s stressed, that is she wouldn’t really know what to do if she was aware of it. 

     haena however does, much to areum’s dismay, and she’s on her way right now to drag her out of the house. areum is steadily trying to think of a way to get out of it but suddenly she’s ( almost ) caught up with her lesson plans and her mother is happily settled in her room watching dramas. maybe she could tell haena that she’s sick or that she forgot she’s got another quiz to write up for her students. just then the doorbell rings. whatever it is, she’ll have to make it fast.

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hey howdy hey yangwon~ thank you for all the messages i’ve received already! i’m very excited to be here and bring with me, my daughter miss heo areum ( with the face of yves from loona. ) as for myself, you can call me nymeria.  under the cut i’ll have some trivia and potential plots/rls that i’m looking for so pls pls read those and come plot with me. ♡ EDIT –– follow me on twitter for easy plotting access! 

about the muse!

areum is twenty-four and a semi-experienced language teacher

she teaches advanced english to the higher grades at yangwon public school 

areum was born and raised in yangwon 

she just moved back to yangwon and is kind of in a surreal daze because of all the changes that happened while she was studying / teaching in seoul / america 

she’s fluent in english and ready to help you with your homework

areum loves to read but she’s finding she doesn’t really have the time for it ( or anything really )

while she works full time at the school, she’s also a caregiver for her parents ( especially her mom who has als )

she really likes being outside and the smaller city life of yangwon rather than the big cities she’s spent the last few years living in but for some reason in the big cities she felt more confident than she does in yangwon? she’s trying to find a balance orz

she’s kind of shy and awkward when you first get to know her but opens up pretty easily and is really caring and friendly 

 wanted rls / plots!

students or fellow co-workers from yangwon public school

childhood friends 

a high school ex boyfriend

a girl who helped ruin relationship with said ex boyfriend

a cute fling ( girls only sorry ) 

new friends

a younger sibling or cousins ( prob gonna be a little selective about this )

someone get this girl dr*nk... she’s stressed out... being teacher hard

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✩ 𝐓𝐀𝐆 𝐃𝐔𝐌𝐏 !