#⌑ ݃ lanfen ꕀ › gone in the mourning

[astorae]

GET LOST.  ›  AUGUST ݃ 2023

SYNOPSIS.  is anyone really surprised? it runs in the family

STARRING.  hwang ‘aster’ haein .. zhou lanfen .. unnamed casting director

DURATION.  512 words

CW + NOTE.  threats of blackmail .. racism + in the distance, you see mindeulle and gyuri sharing a high five and proud smile 💗

“i’m not apologizing.” the leader announces, her stern tone effortlessly stunning the casting director.

a gasp belatedly slips out as he stares at aster, appalled by the younger girl’s behavior. he tries to look furious, but comes out constipated. “why not? i was merely teaching that hideous foreigner of yours to apologize after making me drop all my papers. though, given your interference, perhaps your whole group should be taught a lesson.”

“is that so?” she paints a smirk on her crimson lips, head tilted slightly to the side. aster scans the supposedly professional man, only to lightly tsk at what she sees. her blood was already boiling after she witnessed him berating kokomi, even though the idol was already picking up the documents (which, in fact, she didn’t have to do since it was the man who bumped into her). despite sending the younger off to their waiting room, he still wouldn’t shut his mouth, so now..

she’s going to do it for him.

“well i know you must learn that your position does not give you the right to look down on others, regardless of their status. we may be new to the music industry, but at least we own up to our mistakes and fix them.”

just as aster expected, the casting director’s visage turns even more sour. it’s no surprise that his voice rises too.. “how dare you speak to me like that? just wait until i get your names on the blacklist, let’s see if anyone will ever cast your pathetic group ever again!”

the cherry-dyed idol calmly shrugs her shoulders. without skipping a beat, she tells the disgusting man, “i’m not sure you’ll be able to do that after your boss hears how you treat your guests.. don’t you think so, lanfen?”

“i agree, unnie.” lo and behold, the second eldest moves away from the wall with a phone in her hand. but it isn’t the gadget that drains the confidence out of the casting director—it’s the video that contains the entire confrontation. “imagine that, just one click and woosh! it goes straight to your superiors.”

infuriated, the narcissist impulsively lunges at lanfen, only to grasp nothing after the latter smoothly steps to the side. she strides across the corridor to stand with her leader, satisfaction brushed upon their faces. they look at the phone and feign surprise at the notification displayed on the screen:

video has been sent!

“oopsy, my finger must have slipped~” lanfen giggles, absolutely unapologetic of her actions.

why should she? the man had to be knocked down his pedestal.

with the bow finally stuck on top of the present, the two idols link arms and turn around, ready to head back to their waiting room. but right after taking a few steps, aster stops and turns around. though she appears calm, the stare she directs at the once haughty director elicits chills sprinting down her spine.  

“remember, her name is kokomi. not hideous foreigner—kokomi. while you’re at it, go get your eyes fixed so you can admire the beauty she possesses.”

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[astorae]

﹙ 📱 ﹚ ✶ ׅ what’s on lanfen’s private twitter acc..

note : we got bina. now let’s get her best friend. alternatively known as there’s fearless.. and then there’s zhou lanfen.

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what about... "survival" 👀

even though lanfen really wants to pretend this didn’t happen, she was on this show called mixnine 🤗 in fact, she did so well that she ended up in the top nine female trainees—something she was NOT ecstatic about because all the show did was give her a humongous headache

especially the boys like don’t get her started or else we’ll all be developing grey hairs by the time she finishes 🙄🙄

then again, she did gain some friends like itzy’s ryujin, dreamcatcher’s jiu and ateez so she supposes that’s the only incentive

come play along!

[astorae]

okay like.. sunflower?

funny thing that the girls fondly look back on: during the planning of their debut, someone suggested that the girls’ stage names be a plant that represents their season 🤗🤗 surprisingly, lanfen was going to be sunflower.. but the idea was turned down sooooo 🤷‍♀️

come play along!

[astorae]

and lanfen.. mhh she needs a bold man or a puppy guy.. like sohn eric.

r.i.p eric sohn, aster would be more worried for him than for lanfen.. like just a little bit..

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