Despite the fine dust warnings in Seoul, the air felt completely pure on Christmas day.
Or it might just be their delusion since they wanted a perfect celebration.
Nonetheless, despite the cold weather and fine dust in the air, couples wearing matching outfits roamed the streets, all looking lovey-dovey with each other. With pretty snacks in their rugged hands, the men fed their girlfriends as if their lovers' arms were amputated.
The scent of love filled the air, and in this glorious celebration, individuals were expected to spend it with their significant other.
However, since the group of girls had an impossible set of standards because of their love for idols, they were stuck with each other's company in a cheap fast-food chain.
"I thought you said that couples wouldn't be here during this day," Bora groaned, popping a fry in her mouth.
"That's what I thought," Wei scratched the back of her neck. Then, she looked around the place, looking apologetic for suggesting it to them.
"But we're surrounded by couples. Sorry, guys," she apologized.
Soo-min waved it off. "It's alright. That's not our real focus, anyway. The most important thing is—we finally got our albums!"
Jia looked at the pile of albums in front of them and sighed dreamily.
"They took so long, but they're finally here," she said, almost hugging the plastic materials.
"We should have just bought some from the actual store," Nari said. "Who knew pre-ordering online would take three weeks to arrive at our address?"
"There's no use," Bora said, her mouth full of greasy fast food. "The album's sold out everywhere. Azure clearly underestimated EVE's power since they understocked the albums despite them having a million pre-orders."
"That's true," Nari agreed. "OCTA still has albums on the shelves, and they essentially had the same amount of pre-orders as EVE. Maybe that's also the reason why EVE's album sales are lower than theirs."
Jia clenched her fist and banged it on the table, causing the couple next to them to jump in surprise. The young couple then noticed the mountain of albums on top of their table and quickly gestured to move to another seat.
"Those fucking bastards. They're underestimating my babies just because they're rookies! I would never watch a show from Azure again," Jia ranted.
"Damn, girl," Bora raised her hands. "You don't need to go that far."
Jia clicked her tongue. "Every corporation is trash. However, Azure is trashier than others. Have you seen the issue with EVE's manager?"
"Yeah," Nari shivered in disgust. "I can't believe he was collecting their socks. SOCKS! I mean, I would also like a collection of their socks, but not to THAT extent!"
Bora shook her head. "I'm going to disregard the last sentence you said, but yeah, Azure is known for their shitty management. I mean, it's not the worst, but it's definitely not good at all. I think it's also the reason why GIRLS' EVOLUTION and BOYMYSTIC haven't broken the top K-pop idols' records."
"EVE has the potential to do that, though," Soo-min said. "Let's hope their management actually does something good for them."
"Let's not talk about the company anymore," Nari said, halting their conversation. "We have these beautiful albums before us. Let's start opening them!"
"I stayed off of Navel to avoid the spoilers for their photocards," Jia said. "I really hope I get June's photocards."
"Me too," Bora said.
