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( song of the day :
motion - khalid )

hanada kiko (kiki) walked towards the public relations team with a wide smile. her long brown hair bounced with each enthusiastic step she took. "guys, newbie is here!"

behind her stood kim dongyoung (doyoung), a nervous smile plastered on his face. his hair was evenly waxed from both sides. after making eye contact with everybody in the room, he bowed towards each, that bright grin still present.

"he's haneul's replacement?" kim jungwoo asked straightforwardly, two of his arms crossed. he tilted his head a little to brush off the strands of hair that were covering both his eyes.

"try to find nicer words, jungwoo," she said, tidying doyoung's new desk up to accommodate his comfort. "he's kim dongyoung. not some random replacement."

one of the members of the pr team, namely jang seulchae, tucked a portion of her hair behind her ear, then batted her eyelashes towards the new employee. her eyes were visibly sparkling. "he'll work better than haneul, that's for sure."

"you say that as if she didn't help us grow," jungwoo protested.

"you say that as if she made such a big difference to us." she replied while rolling her eyes.

kiki brought a hand close to her temple. arguments like these weren't uncommon, but seriously though? in front of their newest addition to the team? "are you guys seriously fighting over this? for fuck's sake, grow up!"

all of them sat back down, still surprised by kiki's sudden exclamation.

in the air of silence, jungwoo's hand suddenly drooped on her shoulder, his lips scooting closer towards her ear. "i'm sorry."

a flush found its way to kiki's cheeks, the corners of her mouth quirking up.

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♤ gabrielle's note

seulchae having a cameo in this book with annoying fucker as her concept,, yes.