One-Shot!

“You really love to zone out do you?” A familiar soft mellow voice beside you startled you.

You finally snap out of it. Ah, where were you again? Why are you staring at the ceiling again? Beige really is a “nice” colour you thought. At least that is what you tell yourself. It’s calm, comforting, and controlled? It’s what the internet told you either way. (You spent an hour discussing colours with Sakura that one time and now you are suddenly able to ‘feel’ the vibe or something?)

Sounds of rhythmic steps echo through the practice room, loud random background music surrounds the room, and chatter between the members resumes. Some even tease you about it, and others even playfully mimic your ‘Zoned Out’ expression.

What’s new? Right?

“My bad Chaewon…still can’t believe I’m doing this assistant manager gig for LE SSERAFIM you know? didn’t really expect my drunken application to get accepted you know?,” You muttered. Just soft enough for it to land on her ears despite the lively and chaotic atmosphere around you.

“You’re doing well, Oppa! Heck for someone who applied to be our assistant manager on a whim, you’re hella good!” Chaewon reassures you with a reassuring pat on your back. Shortly before joining her members back into position. The warm, soft feeling of her small palm lingers for a second on your back. Maybe a second too long—

“Next song please Y/N! I’m all fired up today and I don’t know why!” A loud thunderous voice rattles your eardrums. Who else could it possibly be if it isn’t the golden retriever puppy personified into a human being itself? Yunjin. She hops in place while waving and flapping her arms in your direction, earning a few chuckles and nods from the rest of the group.

“Okay okay, get back to your respective positions girls.

Yah— Eunchae, where did you get the snacks from?” noticing the maknae nibbling something that looked awfully similar to you.

Too late, your not so “secret” stash of snacks is gone. Gone, consumed entirely by an endless black hole(Eunchae’s stomach). Who would have thought that hiding some hella delicious snacks inside the only cupboard in the studio would be a great spot right? (You, duh)

Well, this is your life now. An assistant manager. More like a glorified babysitter. You tell yourself it’s manageable, fun, a job where people would kill to get. In reality? It’s much deeper than that. They need someone to talk to? Where do they go? You.

Someone to give them their emergency snacks? You. Safe to say you’re kinda like a safe bubble for the girls.

Last week, it was supposed to be a peaceful off day. No schedules, no dance practice, just peace.

That’s how it usually goes after all. You’re usually rolled up like a fat burrito in your room. Wrapped in the comfy comforter that Kazuha had recommended to you when you had sleepless and restless nights.

“It helps with the vibes Oppa, try it,” she says. Now you’re using a bright pink comforter that she gave you for bed.

Did it work?

Hell yeah, that’s what you’ve convinced yourself of, at least. (Power of believing or someshit) More like actually being overworked huh? It’s nothing compared to their everyday lifestyle though, duh.

Not to mention, when you got the job, life really loves you huh?

“Congratulations Y/N, you’re hired. As per contract requirements, you’ll be moving in with the girls once you’re ready,” said Mr Kim, your interviewer at HYBE.

Were you freaking out and overthinking like a monkey when you got the “revelation” from Mr Kim?

Yes.

Was your heart pounding and trying to get out of your chest when he asked if you were fine with it?

Hell yeah.

Heck, guess who screamed into his pillow right after the interview and ran laps around the living room to make sure this isn’t a dream?

You.

Living with the girls has been an experience alright. Gone are the days of waking up in your depressing one-room apartment near the outskirts of Seoul. You’re literally getting paid to live with Korea’s top Idols. Lucky bastard much?

Instead, you’re always awoken by the members themselves. Alarms are overrated either way. Or so you thought.

“OPPA—HELP! FIRE!,” A voice awakens you immediately from your ‘peaceful’ slumber. Off days are totally peaceful they say.

In an instant, you lunge out of your bed and rush off to the proclaimed ‘Fire’. Lo and behold, the once pristine kitchen is covered in smoke.

On the stove lies a burnt piece of what you’d assume is a grilled cheese sandwich. Poor thing is drenched in oil, melted cheeses splattering from the pan and onto the stove.

“Sigh,” just a normal day in the dorm you thought to yourself. Casually, you turned off the stove, picked the pan up, and placed it in the sink. Oh if only you could see your own face right now.

Right beside you? Eunchae and Kazuha, the culprits of course. One is using a large pot lid to shield herself from the disaster and the latter is proning on the kitchen floor.

“We were just trying to make you breakfast! Unnie told me you like grilled cheese! It was her idea I swear!,” Eunchae says while giggling and pointing her make-shift ‘shield’ to Kazuha.

“Yah—! Don’t snitch on me!,” Kazuha, still on the kitchen floor, looking up at you with a cheeky smile.

Can’t really get mad right? They’re doing something nice for you. Downsides are that you have a sad excuse of burnt grilled cheese that’s soaked in oil at the sink with that frying pan too.

“It’s okay girls, let’s just order in for breakfast okay? My treat,” you told them as you ushered them to the living room.

“Where are your unnies by the way? Are they still asleep?” you asked Eunchae and Kazuha.

“Ah, Sakura and Chaewon unnies are still probably asleep. Yunjin unnie went out on a quick run, she sent a message in the group chat earlier,” Eunchae explained, while Kazuha nods in agreement.

Pretty much explains how and why the dorm almost got burnt down early in the morning. Leave the two maknaes unsupervised? A beautiful disaster awaits I guess.

Soon, a real disaster awaits alright. You hear fast, heavy steps coming from a room. You can already predict the fussy-ness and the cuteness scolding from who you may ask? Too small to be a threat to you, but feared and respected by her members and others alike. The Ssamachi herself, the one and only.

Kim Chaewon.

to be continued????……