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miraefmd​:

“hey, what are you trying to say, park duri?” mirae fakes offense at using his childhood books, but makes it clear she’s only joking by taking the first book off of the top of the pile and scanning it with interst.

languages hadn’t been much more than another in a long line of skills the perfect idol needed to her until recently. selene’s success had largely been centered within south korea, despite a handful of chinese and japanese releases over the years and even an english song as early as their first full-length album, so becoming fluent in anything other than korean and the korean sign language she’d taken to learning several years back had fallen by the wayside.

the global success of squid game and the increasingly widening market for idol music has had her reconsidering as of late, though. she’d been in english lessons for the past several months like her life depended on it, often spending her early mornings before shooting for her drama in lessons with her tutor and then ending her day with the same. but better english isn’t the only language that could help her walk through the doors that are opening for her, so she’s been squeezing in japanese practice when she can too. her progress has been much slower and trying to improve two languages at once might not be ideal, but she thinks switching things up for a day to get some help from a friend more fluent than her might help.

“i’ve mostly been studying with apps and practice assigned by the teacher i see a few times a month, so i thought we could work more on conversation and sounding more natural,” she proposes. “why did you learn japanese when you were young? you grew up in korea, didn’t you?”

there’s a soft laugh that leaves his lips, his head shaking a bit. “i’ve just brought all of my materials that might help! just depending on what you need help with!” he said, his smile growing a bit wider with another small giggle leaving his lips. 

they had become things that seemed important - knowing languages. duri got a bit lucky that he entered the industry already knowing japanese, making it easier for when titan started making their turns into the japanese music industry for releases every now and then. english was something that didn’t seem to be used as often, but it made it a lot easier to connect and talk with international fans - as well as the fact of duri learned english as well to be able to read more books; quite an odd reasoning to learn, but it was one of the reasonings that were there. plus, it did help for whenever they would manage to go to the states for tours and such, being able to understand what was going on. 

he nodded his head as he listened, “ah, that’s good! it seems like you’re getting a lot of good learning in,” he says. he looks through the stuff that he brought, just to see if there was anything help for for what she asked for - duri could easily do it without the stuff that he brought, but he just likes to have a helpful guide for it. when she asked the question, he looks up again. “yes! i was born in seoul! i really liked learning, so i thought it would be a fun challenge to learn a new language!” he says. “i um... also was in um... an accident that caused my memory to be fuzzy for a while, so it was kind of like a way to prove to myself that i was okay? and that my memory was good,” he says. in all honestly, duri didn’t want to lie to mirae about it. it didn’t seem right to lie to a friend. 

“okay! i’ve got it, i’m ready for conversation and sounding more natural!”

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fmdhayi​:

“you’re joking. i love her!” immediately she reaches out towards the new addition to the lim-park family, placing her hand in a good enough distance to where peach is able to smell her and get accustomed as to not feel overwhelmed with her presence. “i love the name peach as well, definitely keeping the trend going,” she’s speaking to the older male but still smiling at the puppy, her eyes overflowing with emotion at the cute bundle in his arms. every time she visits jake and duri she gets those feelings of needing a dog, it’s only when she’s left their household that she rationalizes to herself as to why she can’t have one just yet.

“she really is so small,” she almost can’t believe it, it’s like seeing a baby for the first time and realizing just how fragile they truly are. “jake did good. though this probably means she’ll be the last lim-park for a while, huh?” visiting their place was kind of funny for her, it truly felt like a home in how warm and full of life it was. she wouldn’t put any of that on jake though, she knows most of it comes from duri’s persona himself. 

he giggled happily, his smile growing a bit bigger at the words. “she really is so sweet! but, she definitely acts like she’s the princess of the house,” he said, chuckling softly. peach smells hayi’s hand, looking upon her, and doing her best to warm up to her. he chuckled once more, nodding his head, “now there’s two dogs with animal names and two dogs with food names,” he says, now realizing that he seemingly has a trend of naming the dogs after animal or food. it’s names that he likes, truth be told, not wanting to go for the more ‘normal’ names in a sense. 

“she hasn’t grown much, i’m almost surprised by how small they stay, even though i’ve already done the research,” he says, a chuckle leaving his lips. he nodded his head happily, “he really did, right?” he says. “yeah! there’s no way we can handle anymore than just these four, but it was needed for have the fourth addition,” he says, before he’s giggling once more. peach reaches out a bit, giving a bit of a lick to hayi’s hand, and a small wag of the tail. 

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fmdjake​:

“i mean, how the hell do you think i feel?” jake teases, eyes angled slightly downward towards duri. “you need a visual representation of what i’m talking about? hell, i need a visual representation of what i’m talkin’ about… and i agree. let’s totally shop around after this; see what we can find.” his boyfriend’s libido seems sky high today, but he’s not complaining. why would he? if unleashing carnal desires, and ice skating, is what duri wants to do on his birthday, then jake’s happy to indulge him; to hand over every single thing he wants, and more. though, when duri calls himself the ‘queen’ of their kingdom, jake’s brows furrow—a shrug rising and falling from his shoulders. “i mean, if you wanna be the queen, that’s dope, but why can’t we both be kings?” he asks, licking over his lips; the chill in the air making them somewhat dry. he’ll need to remember to slather moisturizer onto them when they get back to the car. “we’re two men, our relationship is dumbly not seen as ‘normal’ by people around us, so we should flip the script and be two kings ruling their land. change shit up, y’know?”

becoming distracted by the conversation, he loses his balance a little, but clutches onto duri to keep himself steady; laughing since he almost took another tumble. though, his laughter is cut short when he’s asked if he ever envisions the future. enthusiastically nodding his head, he’s quick to tighten his grip on his sweetheart; pretending like he needs help, when in reality, he just wants to be physically connected to him somehow. though, before he’s able to add to the conversation, duri begins speaking his wishes into existence; hopefully manifesting them so they transform from dreams into real life. “i think about that all the time, too… probably way too often, if i’m being real.” jake admits, daydreaming. “on, like, every long flight i take, i sit there and i just… imagine what it’ll be like to not have to get up for an early call time, and how it’d feel to wake up next to you everyday. believe me, everything you want is what i want for us, too. it seems like the ideal life, and i mean that.”

jake knows that his track record with relationships isn’t great, and he can’t deny that he still has a wandering eye sometimes—especially on the road—but he’s never been more serious about a person in his life. duri grounds him, and in truth, it feels nice to be anchored like that. “i’m glad to hear i’m not a lost cause anymore. thanks for bein’ so patient with me, baby.” he offers a smile, and continues to glide; releasing his hold on the shorter of them again now that he’s centered. “i could get used to this, though. you said you do this every year on your birthday?” he asks, wanting to make sure he remembered correctly. “by this time next year, i’ll be a pro. just you wait and see. i’ll be skating circles around you: figure-eights, double axels, and shit.”

duri couldn’t help the giggle that leaves his lips, head shaking just a bit. though, he raises a bit of a brow at the next set of words, his cheeks blushing just a ibt. he nodded his head, looking upon jake once more, “do you think they’ll have what we’re looking for, hm?” he asked, before he’s chuckling just a tad bit. truth be told, duri does look forward to it, and wonders if they’d manage to find things that they’re looking for. but, indulging in things that this is definitely what he wants, especially for his birthday; it was one way to celebrate, without actually thinking about his birthday in any sense. maybe his libido is a little high today, but you can’t really blame him for that one, right? he nods his head, listening to jake. “that’s true! we can both be the kings,” he says, chuckling happy. that was definitely a much better thing, flipping the script. “i hope we get our full on kingdom soon,” he says, a smile upon his lips. and quickly, before anyone could potentially notice, he gives a quick kiss to jake’s cheek, another chuckle leaving his lips. 

honestly, duri would be happy if jake just held onto him the entire time that were ice skating, simply because duri always liked the closeness. maybe he’s a bit clingy, always liking to be closer to the other; as close as possible at that. but, obviously, he also gave him his space at times. it’s a really nice balance, he thinks. nonetheless, he speaks upon his dreams for the future, what it holds for the two of them. in a sense, he’s very much manifesting the things by saying them out loud, speaking them into existence. he giggles happily, though, when jake is agreeing with what he’s saying. “i hope we get it soon, it would be really nice to get that part of the ideal life, soon,” he says, nodding his head a bit excitingly. it’s something that he’s excited about, something to look forward to. sure, duri really, really loves what he does - he loves being an idol. but, he almost thinks he might be a bit tired, ready for anew.

he chuckles, “there’s no need to thank me!” he said, his smile growing once more towards the other. he continues to glide carefully with the other holding upon him, before the other would let go. he looked upon the other, checking out his form once more, now that he seemed more centered. he nodded his head, “i do! it’s tradition!” he says. he chuckles again, head shaking. “i’m expecting you to get some airtime too, so you better start practicing soon!” he joked, his head shaking just a bit, another chuckle leaving his lips. 

“do you want get out of here soon, once it starts getting crowded?”

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fmdmichelle​:

Fingertips card through rows upon rows of vinyl records—eyes scanning the titles present, and to her surprise, she already owns quite a few of them. Maybe it’s pretentious of her, but there’s nothing she adores more than listening to music the old-fashioned way. Her uncle used to tell her that there’s a certain magic about a song that was recorded before the digital era, and she fully believes that; falling prey to the vibe that it conveys by merely existing. So, when she and Duri solidified plans to meet up, and shop, and reconnect through their shared first love, she was thrilled, and as she stands near him now, she turns her head to behold his handsome face; beaming a smile over to him as a silent way of saying “thank you” to him for dragging her out of the house. With the final preparations being made for her solo début, she’s been busy settling on the perfect tracklist for it—aiming for sweet seamlessness.

That, and well, there’s a second point to this serendipitous meet-up. There’s one particular track she feels needs another vocalist on it, and when she put thought into who would be the perfect fit, it didn’t take her long to land on Duri. For one thing, they’re company-mates, so it would be easier for their schedules to align for recording, and for another, his voice is one of her all-time favorites among male idols. In her opinion, he’s in a class all on his own, and could genuinely sing anything he wanted to with ease. The care he puts into each performance never fails to stun her, and she knows the two of them sharing the mic would leave listeners speechless.

All of this makes all the more sense when he asks if she’s come across any Whitney Houston records. If he studies the greats, then it’s no wonder he’s crafted such a gorgeous instrument. Shaking her head towards him, Michelle makes a mental note to scour the whole store for what he’s looking for—wanting to assist him in completing his collection. “No, but if I spot one, I’ll grab it for you.” She grins, then continues to browse. “Do you know off the top of your head which ones you need?” If for some reason she owns one of two of them, she would have no issue offering them up to Duri, but she won’t expose that plan yet. “I’m not looking for anything in particular myself, but you know me; always adding to my collection of jazz…”

Twirling around to better face him, she offers yet another smile. “You look great today, by-the-way… but when don’t you?” Michelle comments, reaching out to squeeze his arm. “How are you doing? How’re you and Jake? How’re the dogs? Catch me up while I scan the area for Whitney. I’m adamant about finding her for you.”

duri moved through the vinyl records, eyes looking upon each one that he flipped through. he wanted to see what they had, even though he was more on a mission to finish his collection of whitney houston vinyl records. he has a few different vinyl records apart of his collection, but to him, it was really important to finish the whitney houston collection, considering she’s one of his all time favorite artists. so, that’s what he was worried about anytime he came into a shop that was filled with vinyl records, a side quest of sorts to finish up the collection. he’s sure he’d get there one day soon and he’d feel accomplished about having them all. 

nonetheless, he was rather excited to meet up with michelle, bonding of the first love of music that they both share. plus, it was also an excuse to be dragged out of the house - even though duri has been rather busy lately with his solo comeback and preparing for more things. but, it was simply really nice to get out of the house, since he would be in his house rather often, rather than leaving it as of lately. 

“thank you!” he says, a soft chuckle leaving his lips. his fingertips move through a new area of vinyl records that are right by him, just to see what’s lingering in that area and if any of what he needs will pop up. at the question, he goes over in his head what he needs, before he nodded his head. “i need i’m your baby tonight, my love is your love, one wish: the holiday album, i wish you love: more from the bodyguard, the ultimate collection, and the essential whitney houston!” he says with a firm nod. it wasn’t that many, but he hasn’t seemed to be able to get his hands on them. his smile grows a bit more, nodding his head, “are there any jazz artists that you like the most?” he asked, in his natural curiousity.

a giggle leaves his lips, looking upon michelle at the words. “thank you!” he said. “you look good today too! your fashion is always so cool!” he said, his smile growing a bit wider. “everything is really good! we’re moving back into the time when were both busy, but i hope we can avoid tours for a little bit longer because it’s really nice being in the same place for a long while,” he says. “the dogs are really good too! peach potty-trained pretty quickly which was really nice!” he says, giggling once more. “how about everything with you?”

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@miraefmd:

helping was always something that duri enjoyed, truth be told. if he was able to help with something that he has knowledge in, he was going to do it, and he was going to do it the best that he can. a tutor, a teacher of sorts; in this case, it was japanese. something that duri had learned and became fluent in when he was much younger, something to do with him being fearful of his memory being bad - doing something of this rate to try and prove to himself that he was perfectly fine. which, he truly was, he has pretty good memory, and remembers just about everything - though he also thinks that’s because he did a lot of learning and reading when he was younger. maybe that wasn’t true, but that’s what duri always left it at. 

nonetheless, he comes with a tote bag, baring what he believed was the essentials to help mirae with japanese. even some of the books taken from his bedroom at his uncle and aunt’s apartment from when he was a child. he even has workbooks that he believes would be helpful, as if he really was a tutor. but, he always took being helpful seriously, and this probably proved that personality trait... or perhaps park duri was just over doing it, who really knows. 

he lays the items out upon the table, incredibly neatly, the usual smile upon his face. “ah, noona, i bought everything that i think could help you out!” he said, his smile growing a bit more. “i’m sorry for the highlighting and stuff in some of the books... i did that when i was young and i even had the detailed notebook that i made notes in!” he says. “is there something that you specifically need help with?” he asked. 

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@fmdhayi:

“ah, hayi! you didn’t get the meet the newest addition!” he says, a giggle leaving his lips. that’s when he scoops her up, a new puppy, who was on looking. duri takes the paw of the puppy, before waving towards the other with her paw. a giggle leaves his lips as he does so, head almost shaking a bit at how silly the whole thing was. but, hayi got to meet the other dogs, so he wanted to be sure that the newest addition to the lim-park household got her time to shine too in the meeting of friends and family. plus, there probably wasn’t any shock that there was another puppy in the midst of the house; but, duri was sure that there wasn’t going to be another dog for a long, long while - simply considering the fact that there was no way to handle another, and duri was very, very good with the four dogs that were now roaming around the house.

“this is peach! named after princess peach, who’s my favorite character in mario games! also because jake and i both have peach nicknames from fans...” he says, before a laugh leaves his lips now. “jake surprised me with her not too long ago!” he says, a big grin placed upon his lips. “she’s so small, isn’t she?” he says. he continued to hold her up, simply because she was just happy to be there, happy to be involved in the whole ordeal. even if she acted like the princess of the humble abode a majority of the time. 

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@fmdmichelle:

  a happy giggle seemingly leaves duri’s lips, always excited when he gets to hang out with michelle; they’ve always seemingly expressed the same interests, especially more so that in music, and things of that nature. he always enjoyed talking about music with the other, and would always take his chance to be able to do so - essentially, that was just the way it would go. but, in general, he did always enjoy talking to michelle, as she’s a friend for many, many years, with them both being under bc entertainment, it was simply easy to run into one another when roaming the halls, and everything in between. 

today’s adventure involved being in a music store, something that duri doesn’t feel like he gets to do so often. though, today more so involved looking through old vinyl records. he has a record player in his own home, something that he would use every so often, truth be told. though, he was always mainly looking for the records of one in particular, a collection that he wants to build up of one of his favorite artists, after all. he was just hoping for some luck. 

“have you found any whitney houston records?” he asked. it probably wasn’t a shock that he was asking for whitney houston, considering most people knew exactly how duri felt about whitney houston being one of his all-time favorite artists. “there’s still a few that i need and then i own everything that whitney houston has done on vinyl record!” he says, before another giggle seemingly leaves the man’s lips.

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fmdjake​:

it’s difficult for jake to not be overly affectionate with duri, but he knows that he needs to be on his best behavior—the general public slowly, but surely, beginning to enter the rink with them. this also means he can’t be a moron and zoom over the ice like he just did because what’d be worse than hurting himself is causing any harm to others. that alone would likely result in an absolute disaster: lawsuits, public exposure of his and duri’s relationship, scandalizing polaris’ brand image as a whole. the mere thought of it all seems overwhelming, but he does his best not to allow these wonderings to make him anxious. the last thing he needs is to be on edge when duri needs him to be a rock. so, he reminds himself that now’s the time only for verbal displays of affection—those specifically spoken in whispers, as if they’re having a secret coded language to accompany their rendezvous. he’s just glad that he’s able to hold onto his beloved for support; their closeness quelling his need to be physically attached to him at all times when they’re in the same space. yes, he’s that whipped.

shaking his head at the idea of his lover in scrubs, he licks over his lips and leans in a little closer to his ear. “scrubs are so not sexy, though…” jake teases, giving his arm a squeeze. “i was thinking a more risqué look, if ya know what i mean…” despite needing to be covert, it’s hard for him to cease his perverted jokes. “you in some tiny shorts or somethin’ will make your legs look real nice.” all he can hope is that he’s not making duri feel overly shy. his intentions with his teasing are always innocent, albeit somewhat inappropriate. “it’s cute you think i’m a king, though. i could get into that. what would that make you though?” he asks, curious as to what his answer is going to be. “whatever your title is, you’ll always be by my side. we can create a kingdom.”

in all honestly, that’s definitely his longterm dream; the bigger picture. posting up in a house that he and duri have built for themselves somewhere secluded where they can rule. they’ll have kids, and tons of animals, and a guesthouse or two for their families. it’s the first time he’s ever thought of a game-plan like that—one where he settles down and isn’t just an american fuckboy for the rest of his life. it actually seems nice to disconnect and remain focused on the future the two of them have discussed. it seems far less exhausting; like chicken soup for their souls after two incredibly tiring careers. looking over to duri, he grins; happy to finally have someone in his life that anchors him. “well, i’m glad you find my dumbassery silly, and obviously you know i’d be happy if you did more than just kiss all my booboos.” jake jokes, laughing at himself. “this is cool, though… i think i’m getting the hang of it. you kinda gotta put your weight forward, huh? it’s weird… but i’m feelin’ better.”

with that, he tries to let go of duri’s arm for the first time since he fell, and though he’s slow, he’s not doing a bad job of keeping up with him. “does my form look okay?”

duri really loves being around people, that’s something that’s really for sure. though, he is slightly disappointed when people come out onto the ice. he kind of wishes he could have a little bit more alone time on the ice alone with jake. so, now it was more so like ice skating as friends, rather than anything else. since, they couldn’t be caught as titan’s duri and polaris’s jake, out on a date together to cause some huge stir and “scandal” - as much as it was ridiculous to call it as such. of course, duri and jake could do their little things, the ones that no one would catch onto. and who knew if anyone would even notice that they were both very, very popular idols and more so just two normal guys ice skating. duri wasn’t really worried about it, even if he had some wishes that he’d simply just be able to hold jake’s hand and ice skate - that really was one big con, not being able to date a man publicly, truth be told. nonetheless, he shakes it off, and goes along with it. he’s sure they’d probably be done soon, anyways, after going around a few times, and duri would be cold; that’s truly how it went, right? 

there’s a blush that moves past his cheeks, his face turning a little bit red. he giggled a bit, almost shaking his head. he leans in himself, “i think after this, we should stop somewhere for the outfit,” he states. “i think i need a visual representative of what you’re talking about,” duri says, before he’s leaning back. giving a bit of a firm nod, before he’s giggling again. though, covering his mouth with a gloved hand, trying not to giggle too loud and bring attention to them. “if you’re the king... that would make me the queen, right?” he asked, before chuckling softly. “yes, i think queen makes the most sense, to be by your side in our kingdom!” he says, chuckling happily. 

his mind shoots to the future, their life together - the kingdom they could create. he always got rather excited thinking about it, how their life is going to be, and everything in between. “rokkie,” duri starts, using that nickname he uses sometimes when it comes to jake. “do you ever think about the future?” he asked, before turning his head a bit to the other who was holding upon him. “i want to get married to you and i want to build a big house somewhere secluded. where we can have kids and more animals,” he said, with a soft chuckle. “i like to think we’re already engaged,” he teased, before he’s laughing softly. “i can’t wait for that with you. when we can finally be less exhausted and have a very nice space,” he said, chuckling softly. “i want a pool and hot tub there too!” he states, giggling once more. he nodded his head, “oh, don’t you worry!” he says, another giggle leaving his lips. “yeah, exactly that! you’re putting a little bit forward and gliding!” he states, nodding his head excitingly. 

when jake lets go, he almost wants to reach out and grab him - but, he knows he shouldn’t do that, since jake is trying again. he looks the other up and down, before nodding his head, “yes, your form is good!”

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fmdjake​:

between his laughter and the slight pain that he’s in, jake hopes that his impulsivity isn’t putting a damper on the day that the two of them are going to have. he knows he needs to be more mindful and responsible, especially since he doesn’t want to stress duri out on a day where he’s already feeling a little off, so he plans on being on his best behavior starting now. turning his head, he watches as his lover gracefully glides over to him on his blades; the control he has over his body something that jake studies in hopes that he can mirror it when he gets back up and tries again. offering a smile to his beloved, he shakes his head. “i’m good, i’m good…” he waves him off, lifting himself up slightly so he’s seated on the ice now. “i don’t think i’m hurt, but even if i was, guess that means i won’t be working for awhile, right? means you can stay at home with me and be my sexy nurse…” he teases, playfully biting down on his bottom lip for emphasis of his lack of seriousness; hoping duri doesn’t think he’s a dumb-ass.

“you know, i honestly don’t know if i can take on the mindset of a swan, but i’m willing to try! i’m more of a bull-in-a-china-shop than a swan prince, sadly…” jake laughs, reaching a hand up to grip onto the side panel he rammed into; carefully balancing his limbs enough to lift himself up. when he’s solidly on his own two feet again, he looks towards duri. “maybe it’s smarter if i do hold onto you for a little while. i’ll try not to put too much weight on you.” with that, one of his arms reaches out to hold onto the smaller of them; using him to keep steady as he tries to skate forward little-by-little, wanting to get the hang of what it’s like to figure skate so this yearly ritual of duri’s can continue without any mistakes, or injuries, in the future. he’d hate it if his carelessness began to shine a negative light on things.

slowly but surely, the two of them are making their first lap around the rink; his sights angled down to pay attention to how his feet are moving in tandem with duri’s, trying to copy him. “i hope my stupidity didn’t ruin your mood, baby, i’m sorry. if anything, i hope i made you laugh? even just a little?” he teases, nudging him. “maybe when we get home, you can kiss all my bruises to make ‘em better?”

his head stayed tilted - much like a curious dog - as he looked down upon jake from where he was standing. he really hoped that the other didn’t manage to injure himself, considering it seemed like a pretty hard slam into the side of the rink. truth be told, he wanted to get down and give the other a big kiss - but, that was behavior that he should save for later, rather than the ice rink. he chuckled, his smile growing a bit more. “good! i just wanted to be sure!” he said, nodding his head. “it was a very hard slam into the side, i’m just glad it happened to make you go onto your back, rather than toppling over the side... that would have probably been worse,” he said, nodding his head more firmly now. there’s a giggle that leaves his lips, “i’d put the scrubs on and everything!” he teases. “but, something tells me that that my company wouldn’t allow me to do that...” he says, before another giggle seems to leave his lips, almost shaking it off with his head a bit. 

“you’re less of a prince,” he says, “you’re more like a king!” he said, a soft chuckle leaving his lips. “it’s fairly easy though, don’t worry! think of a swan and how they move, try to replicate that!” he said, his smile growing a bit more. he watches as jake begins to life himself off the ground by the side panel he slammed into, moving back on his skates a little bit, just to create more room for the other to get up. “i’ll be like your guide! if we fall down, it’ll be okay!” he says, his smile growing a bit more. if they were going to actually go down, he has a feeling that jake would either left go or let duri fall on top of him. nonetheless, duri moves slowly on the skates, simply to guide and make sure jake was alright. 

he giggles, head shaking, “you didn’t ruin my mood or anything!” he said, nodding his head a bit. “you’re just silly,” he teased, chuckling softly once again. he nodded his head, “i plan on doing more than just that!” he says teasingly in a bit of a sing-song voice, before he’s laughing softly once more. “are you doing okay back there?”

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gyujeongfmd​:

“i think gold star is planning to many every comeback, regardless of solo or group, a tik tok challenge.” the shitty rehashed dance moves, honed in less on the art form and more on how to keep it singed in the public’s eyes — it’s smart, really. brilliant as a marketing tactic, yet it doesn’t mean gyujeong has to like it. “sucks because it gets corny after the first few.” because at the end of the day, what it means is to rub warm shoulders with the next up and coming faces of the industry, pretending to give a fuck where no shits are given. then, when it comes to crossing paths again, he has to bank on the familiarity to grant another hello to a name forgotten months ago.

but chung gyujeong digresses. 

he puts his focus back on the context of the conversation, some ballads and his mind reverts back to the safety net playlist carefully cultivated inside the depths of his melon playlists. playlist #290: “i like listening to a lot of old music, lately — i’d say i’ve been listening to a lot of yoon jong shin. when i’m feeling current, i’ll listen to some ben.” he doesn’t worry about what duri will think, keeping on the lay low never one of his priorities when late-night spontaneity drives him to post on his story.

his chin tips upward, getting the notion that they’re on the same page. a wave of comfort inside condolences, albeit how minute, and he props a brow. “i feel that — definitely would rather prefer to listen to ballads than get stuck in that loud crowd of after parties.” 

a nod left duri’s head at the words. “it’s marketing that works, right? at least, i see a lot of the songs everywhere, especially after the challenges!” he says. the tiktok challenges were really fun, truth be told. but, duri doesn’t think he’s a very good dance teacher, so it always seemed to be a bit harder for him to teach the said challenges. “i even did a few during candy two years ago! though, i’m a much better vocal teacher, so it was a little hard teaching the dance...” he said, before a soft laugh left his lips at the thoughts. he was much better at being taught dances, rather than the other way around. 

ballads were one thing that duri could talk about often - even just vocalist songs all together. he quite enjoyed the peaceful moments he got with those songs, the calmness in a sense that came over the air when they would play. he nodded his head as he listened. “i really enjoy both yoon jong shin and ben! they’re really good choices to listen to,” he said, a smile growing upon his lips. “i feel like i have too many that i can list off as favorites,” he says with a small giggle following. 

he nods once more. “it’s a lot more relaxing, right?”

[fmdduri]

duri 5th mini album - love day.

release date: feburary 14th, 2023.

album details:

1 album format: cd.

1 photobook (6 x 9 in.)

1 lyric booklet: not pictured.

1 of 2 folded posters: not pictured.

1 handwritten greeting card: not pictured.

1 of 4 random photocards.

track list:

if we ever meet again

something special

the snowman

i love you

dotdanbae

behind you

[fmdduri]

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

#DURI #LOVEDAY #IFWEEVERMEETAGAIN

DURI ‘IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN’ MV

Duri 5th Mini-Album ‘Love Day’

- If We Ever Meet Again - Something Special - The Snowman - I Love You - Dotdanbae - Behind You

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[fmdduri]

SUHO - EXO 엑소 ’Love Shot’ Dance Practice Behind

[fmdduri]

minjungfmd​:

her fingers rise up one by one, counting down the names rolling off duri’s tongue. she doesn’t expect anything less from boy wonder, walking with a beat of happiness with each step. “do they all get along? humans in all their personalities sometimes don’t fit inside one room, i can’t imagine what it’s like for four dogs.” because at home in the melancholy of late night solo ballads comes company of her own dog, and that much she can garner enough appreciation for.

after all, loneliness despite how its combatted only becomes stifled at the hands of company.

late night her apartment breeds echos of somber lines of other works. here and there, she lends her voice — perhaps, that’s the charm about singing alone. there’s no give and take or sense to share the beats and melodies with anyone else in the room. the world keeps spinning, and she’s only floating along figuring the tune.

minjung tosses a grin towards duri, her hands already reaching for the next waiter’s plate passing through her plane of vision. too much drinking? she doesn’t know, she entertains conversation and her own mind tonight. “aside from ballads, i don’t think i’ve asked you — how have you been tonight?”

there was probably no surprise that duri manages to have four dogs roaming around his home like it was no big deal. but, he really likes having dogs around and having dogs to take care of. though, he probably won’t go past four, at least for now. he nodded his head with a soft chuckle, “surprisingly, they get along well! though, i think peanut tends to start the troubles with not sharing and he’ll yell...” duri explains, before he’s giggling softly. “but, at the end of the day, they’ll all cuddled up with each other to go to sleep!”

in a sense, it keeps the home ever more lively, also having the four dogs there besides himself and another person. he’s never been a fan of being alone, so in a sense, it kept him from feeling like he was alone. it was just nice knowing that the dogs were also there. 

“ah, i’ve been good!” he said, his smile growing a bit more. “it’s been a big night for me, i think,” he says. considering the fact that he managed to snag three wins that evening. though, he probably wasn’t going to go into detail about how he felt a bid odd and like the room was closing in on him - he was using all of his conversations as distraction instead. “how about you?”

[fmdduri]

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

#DURI #LOVEDAY #IF_WE_EVER_MEET_AGAIN

DURI ‘IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN’ MV TEASER 3

2023.02.14 6PM

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