Since Day One | taeryeong ᯓᡣ𐭩

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟛: 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟 ℍ𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕖

"Wait, what?! Why are there Showup teams here?!" Chaeryeong asked to herself, feeling confused.

Before getting lost in her curiosity, Chaeryeong suddenly remembered something. Last night after the event's closing, Ryujin asked for the contact of Dazone's relations staff.

Ah, it all made sense now.

Although the girl initially thought that Ryujin would contact Dazone's relations staff for media partnership. It turned out that she was also sending two of their teams as guest stars.

Chaeryeong certainly did not expect this since Dazone Festival was not open for public. Yeah, most of events held on the campus are open to students from her campus only. Pretty strict.

Her eyes were suddenly drawn to a beautiful blonde haired girl who had just walked through the classroom door and headed to the seat next to her.

"Good morning, my love!" Somi greeted, added by her signature grin.

Chaeryeong turned on her phone screen, which showed the time as 09:55, just 5 minutes before class was set to begin.

"Good morning, I guess?" She replied with a slight chuckle.

As Somi opened her bag to grab her makeup pouch for a touch-up, she asked, "Why do you look like you've been so busy this morning?"

"I met our juniors who are also members of Dazone and ended up agreeing to perform at Dazone Festival." Chaeryeong answered.

"Seriously?! When is that tho?" Somi asked, still focused on giving color to her lips without taking her eyes off of the small mirror in her hand.

"September 17, on Sunday. My team scheduled to perform in the middle, so it's not too late but also not early as well." Chaeryeong explained in detail.

"Oh, I can come then! But I might not be able to stay until the end, just to watch you. Is that okay?" The girl finally took a look at her friend.

Chaeryeong was about to respond when she glanced towards the front, noticing that the lecturer for their first class had entered the room. Therefore, she only noded her head as her response.

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Lost in thought at her study desk that night, Chaeryeong thought of preparing a gift. Of course, it was for Ryujin. She wanted their first meeting to leave a good impression.

After scrolling through her favorite e-commerce app for several minutes, the brunette haired girl buried her face in her crossed arms on the desk, almost ready to give up due to confusion over what to choose.

1 minute...

3 minutes...

5 minutes...

10 minutes...

An idea suddenly popped on her mind!

Remembering that Ryujin was also part of the same fandom as her and Lia, she decided to check out some merchandise from their kpop group.

There was a uniquely designed card holder, cute colorful stickers, and ID photos of each member. To complete the package, she also bought a pink paper bag with an attractive design.

It perfectly matched Ryujin's personal branding on social media as a coquette girl, full of pink hues. As a visual communication design student, her fashion style and aesthetic were certainly on point.

In addition to the items, Chaeryeong also intended to give jelly in various flavors. Adding more sweetness you know. However, she decided to buy those later on the day of the rehearsal.