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ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Chapter 47

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As soon as they walked through the threshold, Yeoreum realized that all of the unfamiliar faces around her were not as unfamiliar as she thought. It was strange, being in a room full of people you recognized but didn't know. Each and every person she could identify as either a streamer, youtuber, or social media influencer. There were only a handful she couldn't recognize-- but the way they clung to whatever microcelebrity they were with made her assume they were plus ones. Even stranger however, was the number of people there. Obviously 127 House would know plenty of people, but it was slightly shocking to see first hand just how many self-titled 'content creators' the city had crawling within it. And there were most certainly more that existed, that weren't present.

It made Yeoreum slightly self conscious to be in a room full of so many people she recognized or had even been a fan of. She wondered if any of them recognized her, or assumed she was a plus one dragged along by the seven boys beside her. Every time someone greeted them and ghosted over her made Yeoreum die a little on the inside. She felt her cheeks burn in shame. A part of her wanted to sneak away from the annoyingly popular boys. But one look at the sea of strangers around her squashed that idea.

Falling behind, Yeoreum trailed after Renjun at the back of the group with her face towards the ground. She was never a prideful person, but this was just humiliating. And then for what felt like the 50th time in the wee 6 minutes they had been there, the group came to halt once again. Yeoreum groaned internally as she heard the familiar routine of "hellos" being passed around. Stepping away from her friends, she stood and fiddled with her hands as she waited for it to be over.

But then, a voice from one of the strangers said something that made her freeze. "Wait omg, is that Yeoluvvy with you guys?" they asked. Yeoreum's eyes shot up to find all seven of her friends and a sweet looking couple staring her down. She recognized them as Han Jia, or Jia_Beauty, a popular beauty youtuber, and Osaki Shotaro, or shotar00, a popular dance youtuber. Jia gasped as she met eyes with Yeoreum and gave her bright smile, waving excitedly. "My sister introduced me to your streams recently, you're so funny!" she complimented, scuttling forward to squeeze Yeoreum's hands.

Yeoreum was completely taken aback. Breathlessly, she thanked her. After speaking with them for a few minutes, Yeoreum learned the Dreamies were mutuals with Shotaro, but it was their first time meeting Jia. Both of them were angels in human form, their sweetness almost too much to bear. When the group finally moved on from the couple, Jeno nudged Yeoreum playfully. "Don't underestimate yourself, more people know you than you think," he had whispered to her. And he was right. People were stopping to say hello to her almost as much as they were the 7Dream.

Upon breaching the epicenter of the party, aka the living room, Yeoreum had her first sight of the 127 members themselves. It was a lot less heart-fluttering and dramatic than she had envisioned. The group had come to a sudden halt, and from her point in the back, all she could see was Mark and Chenle doubling over in laughter, and Haechan leaning against Jeno with his head in his hands. It took Jaemin pulling her to the front for her to take in the spectacle.