#noelxbe

[noelxbe]

the skills of a child

being a trainee was not how noel had expected, but then again, what had he expected? a lot of this was new to him, noel hadn’t been interested in becoming a trainee for long before actually becoming a trainee. he kind of just thought they’d always either be dancing, rapping or singing, but there was more to being a trainee than just that. like now, a songwriting camp, not something he'd expected. noel never really thought he’d be practicing songwriting, it didn’t interest him much, he much preferred practicing dancing instead.

but maybe it’ll be good, noel was still a bit unsure about dancing when he joined next gen, look at him now, in love with dance. perhaps he’ll find another interest during this songwriting camp.

he sits by himself, writing down a few words, twisting his brain for anything to come out. he sits alone for a bit, before he finally stands up and finds his target, which today will be: hyejin ( @behyejin ). “hey hyejin” there’s a smile on his lips as he sits down next to the other. “i’ve been trying to write some lyrics but… not going that well, what i’ve written so far doesn’t even rhyme”.

[beyuji]

a starter for @noelxbe ( day by day )

day after day, week after week, month after month.

stagnant. repetitive. like watching paint dry and waiting for the minutes on a clock to tick. yuji likes routine, but even she gets bored of it. she wants something, and with the companies so focused on next gen at the moment– yuji feels like they can only wait. they’ll wait until the new kids from next gen come in– and then what next? more waiting until they decide what to do with them?

a sigh leaves her. yuji fixes her ponytail, blankly staring at her reflection. her designated day of training at the axis building today, and thankfully, she’s joined by noel. which spices up things a little bit. yuji is going to take any ounce of it, if she can. 

“will you watch my footwork for this portion?” she asks, pivoting on her heel to face the other. she glances down at her legs, then back up at noel, giving a little huff. “i can’t tell if i’m just sick of doing the same thing or i need legitimate, actual help.” 

[bexeunwol]

Whenever the sky was clear, Eun-Wol always made his way to a park not far from where he lived. It was on the side of a mountain, and the trees made the perfect frame for looking at the heavens above, as it was far enough away from the bright city lights. Eun-Wol's eyes glanced up at the sky, the sun just starting to set and the stars coming out to welcome him. He smiled to himself, making his way to his favorite bench. After getting comfy, he pulled out his ear buds and went about finding his star gazing playlist. Soon his hands found their way into his pockets as he let the music fill his ears as the sun finally retreated and the stars shone brightly. That is where he sat, for how long he didn't notice. He did notice that someone else entered the park, walking in his line of sight. Blinking at the sight of another person Eun-Wol Sat up, giving a small bow while pulling one of his headphones from his right ear as the person got closer and he recognized the other person. "Noel, Hi." Eun-Wol says clearly finally stopping his music and putting both earbuds away. "What brings you out here.." He glances at his phone, hours have passed. "...So late.."

@noelxbe

[behaein]

♡ ˙ ˖ ✧ — @noelxbe

embarrassingly enough, it had taken the final episode of next gen being aired for haein to accept her fate. she had started to feel better before that but it was seeing the other contestants get offers for her to realize that this certain chapter of her life has come to a close. it was time for her to move on, and while she didn’t get crowned a winner or anything, she still came out of the show with a boost in followers and recognition. all things that will eventually help her later on with her auditions.

however, before that time came, she had to return to being a regular young adult. while she had ditched the movie theater job, she did go back to being an english tutor. since she has taken a few months off, she had to get back on track. that meant getting new books. 

it’s how she finds herself at kyobo books on a saturday afternoon, picking out some of the latest material to work on with her student. she’s flipping through oa vocab book when she spots a familiar face. approaching the figure quietly, she gives him a quick tap on the shoulder before offering a friendly wave. ��fancy seeing you here. no practice today?” she’s still whispering because of the environment they’re in, but it’s public information that noel’s a trainee now, so she doesn’t think she shouldn’t be able to bring it up. it’s not like she asked for lime’s secrets or anything.

[behaneul]

* get up

a training starter for @noelxbe

honestly, once he had signed his contract for another year, he had really felt the burden roll off his shoulders. he wasn't sure if he had been unnecessarily stressed about not being resigned, but he thinks it's valid.

those were his dreams that everything was riding on.

but now, he feels a bit more relaxed. of course, his training regimen and mentality aren't going to change at all but he's hoping that his shoulders won't be so tense at the end of the day anymore.

seeing a familiar figure in front of him as he heads into trainee that day, haneul speeds up his steps so he can sling a shoulder around the taller's shoulders, tugging him down to his height. "hey," he grins, feeling almost giddy with how good of a mood he's in. he doesn't really have a reason to be harassing noel so early in the day but that's not going to stop him.

"wanna grab breakfast together?"

[bechaeyeon]

crushed ice

a closed be:icebreaker starter for @noelxbe !

of all the people to be in her group... sure, her little run-in with this noel kid before was intentional, but she’d obviously not told him she that she was a trainee too. chaeyeon felt like she’d stopped just shy of skidding to a halt, instead crashing her bike full force into the wall that was noel. ugh. time to do her least favourite thing -- make reintroductions.

much to chaeyeon’s surprise, the group found it easy to make decisions together. she was wary of studio delta’s freehand approach, having been working under a director of some kind essentially her entire life, but they came to an agreement without much fuss: paint the town, loona. all that’s left is to rehearse. 

chaeyeon doesn’t want to officially appoint herself leader (frankly, she thinks it’s unnecessary in such a small group with such a speedily approaching expiration date), but being the most senior trainee in the group, she feels a certain amount of responsibility towards the others, and, to her surprise, most of all towards noel. 

“how are you finding it?” she asks, twisting the cap off her water bottle. “the song, i mean. if you need any extra help... well, sometimes it’s useful just to go over it in tandem, one on one.” she takes a long drink, emerging from it with an aah. “we need to start putting it together soon. the vocals and the choreo.”

unspoken is her insistence that it all fit together perfectly well in advance of the day; and a fear that the others could pull her down.

[namube]

unspecified location, streets of seoul. with @noelxbe.

it had been any normal day for namu, truth be told. he didn't really have anything exciting going on today. he had worked an early morning café shift, as well as practiced his vocals - something that he'll normally do on the daily or every few days, considering how important it is to him. he'll have his vocal class with his vocal teacher that he's worked with since he was younger later on that day. but, for now, he just so happened to have a lot of time to spare to do things. so, off on some errands or something, namu decided to go. maybe he'd get a new book today, or maybe he'd just pick the essentials that he needed; avoiding adding to his ever growing book collection.

nonetheless, namu is making his way along the streets of seoul, on his journey to do whatever it was that he was doing at the time. he has his earbuds in, listening to one of the many playlists that he has for when he's making his way around the areas of seoul that he tends to find himself in; it was where all his favorite stores and stuff were, so there was much need to go anywhere else in the city, right? especially, considering the fact that it would take him pretty long to actively get there. his eyes look around, looking for how close the store that he was going to was, but he was also on the lookout for some coffee. though, his eyes are on a sight that he can't help but to ignore.

namu takes the earbuds out of his ears, pausing the music, and placing them in their case, as he puts it away. he goes up tot he person, who seems to look rather panicked and worried. "are you okay?" namu asked, head tilted as he looked upon the other one. leave it to namu to ask someone if they're doing okay, but he was never the one to be able to witness something, and not do his best to help, at the end of the day. "is there something wrong? i can do my best to help you!"

[bejun]

{ duck and cover }

𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐓. 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌, Seoul, SK Mid February , 2023 w. 𝐋𝐄𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐋

Rage is and entirely too familiar a feeling to Jun. It bubbles and boils in the pit of his stomach, tearing away at his insides, little by little, until it builds up, and up, and up and explodes out of every orifice. It’s the frustration, the impatience, the stress of every little thing, eating away at him until he can’t take it anymore. It’s someone leaving a cupboard open, or leaving a single second on the microwave. It’s someone stopping right in front of him as he walks. It’s the last minute assignments, the not knowing what his best friend is thinking, the uncertainty and worry. But right now, above all else, it’s Noel not taking this seriously. 

Jun’s been trying so hard to manage his temper, and up until right now, he’d been doing well. Being shoved into a situation where he had to go up against multiple strangers, and even a few people he’d met before, puts Jun on edge. He likes to be in charge, or at least in control in some capacity, but without a person officially leading, it’s hard for him to take over and step into shoes that no one asked him to fill. Even so, he’d been unable to not give advice, or chastise those who weren’t pulling their weight. He’d been a little snippy, but he’d tried his best to befriend everyone at least to some extent. 

Thing is, Jun already knows Noel, he already likes Noel—he’d even go so far as to say Noel is a close friend. They’d hung out only a few months ago, getting tipsy and trying not to fall on their asses on the ice. But now, he’s trying Jun’s patience and he hates it. “Are you even taking this seriously? Do you even want to be here?” He finally snaps after noticing Noel once again not paying as much attention as Jun though he should be. 

[bexstevie]

sucker punch!

   < w. @noelxbe >

stevie is a magnet for trouble. that’s one thing for sure. he can chalk it up to his lack of awareness, his ability to always crash on his skateboard-- inconveniencing others in the process. chalk it up to his nonchalant way of approaching things, and his blasé way of going about things. frankly, stevie knows that he can be annoying, and he causes things to happen that annoys other people. people getting mad at him is something he’s used to, so the expression on the man’s face is a little expected.

stevie did nearly take him out with his skateboard. so he thinks that’s okay. but there’s something off about the reaction, something that screams danger danger to stevie. he laughs, mildly uncomfortable as he rubs the back of his neck. “i...i said i was sorry. i seriously didn’t see you-- i’ll be more careful next time!”

the man doesn’t like that. he yells, loud enough that stevie flinches back from it, staring with wide eyes. he’s a little frozen to the spot now, because that man is heaving from the force of his anger and his face is red. warning bells ring in his head, but stevie smiles still-- holding up his hands placatingly. “it was just an accident!” nervously, his foot kicks out to drag his skateboard closer to him.

and for a moment, stevie thinks that’s all it takes. that the man will drop the angry act and laugh it off and everything will be okay! except, the man steps forward, and his arm pulls back and oh my god he is going to punch me.

[limeentertainment]

— COMPANY NOTICE

LEE NOEL has joined lime entertainment as of MAY 24, 2023.

he is on a full contract which expires MAY 24, 2024.

[bechaerin]

✦ * ·  ˚ @noelxbe /  🍉

“are watermelons your favorite summer fruit?” 

chaerin was picking up some candy to bring back to her little sister when she stumbled upon some watermelon-flavored ones. while she wasn’t the biggest fan of the artificial flavor, she’s aware that others may enjoy it. that’s why she stays quiet when she sees some other customers pick them up.

“i mean, i enjoy the fruit, but i don’t enjoy the taste when it comes to candy,” she confesses with a shrug. truthfully, she just wasn’t a big fan of hard candies like the ones she was picking out right now. chaerin preferred to stick to gummies and the likes. however, her sister was different and because chaewon did request something on the way home, she had to be a good big sister and get it for her.

taking another look at the store she was in, she hadn’t even realized that such a place existed, and she would have lived without knowing so without the help of noel. “i didn’t think a store could be two stories high and just filled with candy,” she expresses with a slight gasp as she sees just how high the building went.

[noelxbe]

the return of alcohol

        alcohol was something common is noel’s life, even if he didn’t get drunk each weekend, he’d still always get a little alcohol to drink during the weekend. next gen had completely changed his schedule and life though, and though he during the show very much craved alcohol, he was too busy, he barely even had time to eat. next gen had taken up so much of his schedule for months, all his usual things changed, and suddenly all he did was practice. and though well he still practiced now as he’d somehow gained a contract to an entertainment company, he still now had time to do the things he’d missed.

he was still a student and had work, and he was now also a trainee, but he was determined to catch up with all his friends (as he’d kind of ignored everyone during the show), and as he really needed a drink, he’d reached out to yuji ( @beyuji ) for the two to catch up and get a drink or two (hopefully this time without noel having to carry yuji, or yuji suddenly needing to carry noel). “cheers” he says with a smile. “it’s been forever since we last saw each other, i apologize on that one” he takes a sip before continuing “how has it been going?”.

[beyuji]

a starter for @noelxbe ( most characteristic, most hip & horrific )

yuji doesn't know what more she prefers. having the night off completely, or having to dedicate the rest of her night not to rest but to be stalked and startled every corner.

it's halloween-- sorta. it's a couple of days before, but it's for the spirit of halloween. which is fine. yuji is okay with that, and she's okay with indulging in the festivities; she doesn't mind the holiday at all. what she does mind is being shouted and screamed at just for the action of startling her. and normally, stuff like this doesn't scare her. she doesn't mind bugs for the most part, and the fake spiders they've got decorated are so clearly decor that yuji doesn't feel her skin crawl at the sight of them. ghosts aren't that terrifying to her, nor are zombies or witches or anything else.

but when someone jolts out from somewhere yuji can't see, surprises her with a loud noise-- then yes, of course! she's going to yell, she's going to shout or at worst scream. it's not scary, though. it's just annoying.

but it's staff, so she can't curse or scowl at them. they're on the clock, getting paid, and yuji still has an image to uphold. she'll yell and laugh with an embarrassed grin that's quickly wiped off as soon as her back's to them. and she's barely got her heart at a normal beat rate when she's accosted-- again; this time, a little yelp leaves her, eyes going wide and staring at the staff in shock, still recovering from the short period of time between scares. until she realizes she's not looking at staff, she's looking at wook, who just jumped out at her.

which causes her scowl to come back, and she lets out an aggravated noise. "don't do that! what's wrong with you?" yuji snaps, reaching out to shove at him gently, huffing out an annoyed sigh as she pulls back her arms to cross over her chest.

[be-points]

lee noel + march activity points

+10 creative direction, +10 dance

trainee replies: ☼ , ☼ , ☼ , ☼

any replies: ☼ , ☼ , ☼ , ☼

lee noel + lime entertainment + songwriting credit claim

song: i’ll see you there tomorrow (txt)

involvement: lyrics, composition, production

additional notes: 

[besana]

beach day.

a starter for @noelxbe

lucy loves the beach. with summer rapidly approaching its end, she's glad to have been able to take a day trip out with noel. she misses the beaches of home like an open wound, but visiting other shores serves as a nice salve, a reminder of the simple, carefree days of her childhood.

the bus ride here was long, just over two hours, but they were thankfully able to leave the city early enough that it's still not quite lunchtime, and the sun hasn't quite reached its peak. the weather is still hot, but the breeze off the sea helps cool the air down enough that it's bearable.

as soon as she reaches the sand, lucy kicks off her sandals and bends to pick them up. she puts them in her bag as she wiggles her toes in the sand, smiling slightly as she inhales the familiar scent of the ocean and hears the sounds of children laughing and playing further along the beach. "what do you want to do first?" she asks, turning to her friend. "we could go swimming, or play beach volleyball, or find a food stall on the boardwalk if you're hungry."

[behaneul]

* lined paper

going over lyrics with @noelxbe

he's not too sure how he feels about this workshop. of course, it's really quite interesting and he would love to write his own songs one day, but part of him knows that it's not something that he wants to do right now. he, personally, would want to focus more on singing and dancing than writing lyrics or whatever. but, since it's a company wide thing, he doesn't really have a choice.

and maybe he'll leave this having a whole new appreciation for writing songs? who knows.

either way, he's glad he's found noel to sit with during their lesson today and he focuses on what they're being taught for the most part.

"have you been working on writing stuff?" haneul asks his friend during one of the breaks, curious and kind of wanting to know what the other was doing for this. "i haven't really dabbled but i wrote some stuff down after class the other day ... i'm not sure if what i wrote can count as lyrics though? i feel like i'm just writing ... words. or like ... poems? freestyle poems?"