Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
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Dating Thomas Fan.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on May 29, 2019 18:37:33 GMT -8
Kangwan focused on the songs after Thomas' first comment that he jumped when Thomas spoke again. "What? Uhm, yeah. I guess so." He shrugged. "An average idol diet, I guess. jajangmyun and other fast foods and then not eating much when there's no time. I got fried chicken on Weekly Idol last week," He laughed, "It was sooo good." He gritted his teeth, looking to his boyfriend, "But that probably wasn't the answer you wanted, huh? If it's any consolation, I had a banana this morning. And rice later in the morning." He looked down at the counter, "I guess I have not been eating well." He finally admitted.
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Post by Thomas Fan Qiwang on May 31, 2019 22:56:55 GMT -8
Thomas sighed a little bit as Kangwan explained what he'd been eating recently which boiled down to not enough and intermittently. He said, "I'd been wondering. All of you looked a little strained around the edges on the few shows that I watched while studying in the past week or two."
He hummed a little bit in satisfaction. The food was just about ready and he started dishing rice into bowls in preparation. He also took out some of the food storage containers, about the right size for single servings, that he'd found and added rice to them as well. He'd made enough for several meals for Kangwan's entire group, so he figured he might as well package it in a way that was easy to eat.
He said, "Clearly, me cooking over here and leaving you good food is going to have to become part of the routine now that I can come over here. It's nice getting the chance to cook again."
Once the food was ready, he dished it out into the various dishes, making sure that every bit of good food was out of the pan and into one of the containers, then put water in the pan so that it would be ready to wash and dry and put away after they were done eating. He left the storage containers out to cool for a little, planning to put them into the fridge after their meal as well. He carried two pairs of chopsticks, along with his and Kangwan's servings over to the table and said, "There's food when you're ready to take a break. What kind of thing to drink would you like?"
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Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
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Dating Thomas Fan.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on Jun 7, 2019 19:54:45 GMT -8
Kangwan gave Thomas a shrug, not really sure what to say before settling on, "Well, now we can have you cook for us." He was only half joking about that, too. He had a feeling Thomas wasn't joking at all about making cooking for them routine. He made sure to save the song, even though he'd maybe added two words before closing the lid to his laptop and shoving it aside for food. "Uhh... Chilsung Cider, I think we still have some?" He requested, pulling his bowl closer. "Oh my gosh it smells so good."
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Post by Thomas Fan Qiwang on Jun 17, 2019 20:59:50 GMT -8
Thomas went and snagged the drink that Kangwan had requested from the fridge and a bottle of cold tea he'd snagged at the grocery for himself that he'd tucked into the fridge in his set up process. He came and settled at the table across from Kangwan, depositing the drink in front of him.
He smiled and said, "You should eat it, not just smell it. There will be plenty of leftovers in your fridge for you to share with the others and eat yourself. Especially since it sounds like you've not had the most amazing eating balance over the past few weeks, eat something that will make your body happier."
He was glad that he'd asked enough questions to have a pretty good idea of what the managers would be OK with the members of Yuseong eating because seeing how little actually good food Kangwan and the others were getting made Thomas pretty sure that he was for real going to start doing this more often.
He reached over and squeezed Kangwan's hand quickly before picking up his own chopsticks and starting on his food, glancing not terribly discreetly at his boyfriend to see what he thought.
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Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
Bisexual.
Dating Thomas Fan.
10/24/1999.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on Jul 17, 2019 15:08:03 GMT -8
Kangwan chuckled and picked up his chopsticks, "I was trying to let it cool down, gosh." He teased lightly. He took a bite, almost immediately giving Thomas a thumbs up. "This is really good!" He said through his mouthful of food. He would usually complain about the vegetables, but either he was getting more mature about them or Thomas just did a good job at cooking them. He presumed the latter.
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Post by Thomas Fan Qiwang on Jul 27, 2019 21:22:32 GMT -8
Thomas ate quietly at first, not quite sure what to say. It was nice to be alone just the two of them for a while. They'd not been able to manage it much. Once when Thomas's roommate had been out of the country over a break, they'd been able to hang out in his room, but other than that, it had mostly been walking places together, or going to restaurants that had private enough seating areas that maybe they could cuddle a little bit. At least casual contact wasn't as big a deal among friends in Korea, but Thomas still wasn't super sure where that boundary sat, so he let Kangwan lead the way as much as possible. He didn't want his boyfriend's career to get hurt because of him.
He remembered what he'd been meaning to ask Kangwan about. He said, "So the global auditions started, and Tai and Anya's are in about two weeks. Have you been hearing much about how that's gone, or is that an end of things in the company that you don't interact with much? I don't even know if Dreams Ent has any trainees at all right now. Tai's been asking me a bunch of questions about how I like it here though, and I told Yunjin-ge that I'd be Tai's designated adult here if he needs me to be."
[[OOC: Timing note for Redeim's sake - This thread was around March 3rd, audition day was mid-March.]]
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Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
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Dating Thomas Fan.
10/24/1999.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on Jul 31, 2019 11:36:37 GMT -8
Kangwan was fine with eating in silence, there was so much he had on his mind, but didn't know how to voice them, and none of them were a seriously pressing issue. He looked up at Thomas when his boyfriend began speaking. "Oh... wow, already? Um..." He thought a moment. "It's not really a part of the company we interact with much, besides making the initial video to say they happening, but I did hear we found a couple good potential trainees during the national auditions." He paused, figuring he knew the answer already, but deciding to ask, "How do you like it here?"
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Post by Thomas Fan Qiwang on Aug 13, 2019 1:34:02 GMT -8
Thomas took another bite to cover for him thinking about Kangwan's question. The basic answer was simple, but he wanted to answer it well, so that Kangwan knew that he was sincere. He knew that some people had been concerned that he was just going to Korea to follow Kangwan, and while Kangwan had influenced the decision of where, the idea hadn't been because of him.
Finally, he took a sip of his tea and said, "I really like it. It's interesting being here and learning things, my classes are interesting, and I get to be close to you. But it's also freeing in a way. I spent a lot of time being the responsible one, rather too young, and I get to do things just for me here. I know things are OK back home, but they can't be my immediate responsibility anymore. It helps that I know that Yunjin-ge will take care of my brothers, but the distance helps too."
He paused for a moment and added thoughtfully, "Seoul's really interesting. I've been to a bunch of museums and taken a lot of walks through the parks. I've explored a few temples too, though not really settled on going to one. I suspect that's something Tai's going to have trouble adapting too honestly. I'm used to temple being in Chinese or English, and I've not gone nearly as consistently in my life as he has. It's similar, but not quite the same."
He paused again, considering his next words. He said, "There are hard parts too. Sometimes it's frustrating not being able to communicate without thinking about it so much, but that's getting easier as it goes, and when it's really frustrating, I go to Chinatown. And I don't see you as much as we'd hoped, though now that I can come over, that's going to be better. I'm less stressed about seeing you here too because you're not in public. I haven't gotten the hang of how much and what contact is OK yet quite."
He took another bite, stopping himself from saying more and watching Kangwan out of the corner of his eye, hoping that he'd said the right amount. He didn't want Kangwan to think that he was sad or worried, but he did want to be honest with his boyfriend. He did like it a lot here, and he was happy to stay for a good while yet.
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Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
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Dating Thomas Fan.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on Sept 2, 2019 17:02:47 GMT -8
Kangwan munched on his food while Thomas spoke, watching his boyfriend but staying quiet to let him talk. When it seemed like Thomas was done speaking, he took another bite in hopes it would let him think over a response. Did Thomas even want a response to that? He wasn't really sure. After sorting his words a bit more, he finally spoke, "I think... adapting to a new country is a process no matter what. And of course, it's expected to run into some hiccups. I haven't gotten to see you as much, and it sucks, but I'm glad you finally got clearance so hopefully that can be fixed some. And I think coming from a somewhat similar background, you can help Tai adjust better than if he were on his own. I think it is good, that you get to have this time to yourself, away from your brothers, to sort out your own path in life."
He hadn't really sorted through much else of what he wanted to say, so he did as his boyfriend did and finished his words with a bite of food. He hoped he had said the right things.
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Post by Thomas Fan Qiwang on Sept 10, 2019 3:28:07 GMT -8
Thomas laughed at himself a bit and said, "I think that Tai's going to have an easier time than I have in some ways. He's completely fluent, schools not going to throw him at all. He's been reading classical Korean literature since he was six, along with a bunch of more recent books for even longer. And while he's got a bit of a rebellious streak, it doesn't tend to show in ways that seem like they'd come off as disrespectful here, unless he's doing it on purpose."
He leaned back and added, "I'm a little bit nervous about one thing about spending more time over here though, and that's your bandmates. Qiwang-ge is fine because I already know him, and we get along fine. It's the other three that I'm less sure how that's going to go, especially the one it's been rockiest with you for."
It wasn't a question, but the tone was sort of questioning. He wanted a little bit or reassurance that he was going to do OK around the others. He didn't want to have to carefully time his visits to avoid them.
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Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on Sept 30, 2019 18:12:49 GMT -8
Kangwan thought over his band mates, tapping his chin. "I think Joshua-hyung will also be fine, and Taehoon hyung as well. It's just Shihyun hyung I'm not too sure about. But he's gotten better, too. But I think even if he does have a problem with you being here, he'd have to get past the rest of us, so I'm sure you'll be fine." He smiled cheekily, "And no one will stop me from seeing you whenever I want."
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Post by Thomas Fan Qiwang on Oct 1, 2019 0:35:32 GMT -8
Thomas smiled, clearly relieved at Kangwan's reassurance. He said, "Taehoon's the one who's Buddhist and part Chinese and part Filipino, right?" He was the quiet one of the group from what Thomas had been able to tell from watching shows, and he'd not had much to say when Kangwan had first introduced Thomas to the group over video call.
He nodded at Kangwan's assessment and said, "I guess that Shihyun is the one that I'm a bit worried about then. I didn't think that you'd let him get in the way of us seeing each other, but if we don't have to deal with it being uncomfortable, that would be even nicer. I'm glad it's just the two of us so far tonight."
He looked thoughtful for a second, before adding, "Can you tell me a little bit more about them and what it's like living with them, since it's likely I'm going to be seeing more of them than I had been before?"
He'd not even met most of Kangwan's group mates in person other than Qiwang. He'd talked to some of the fans who went to his school more than he would have expected though because he had run some interference for Qiwang, and most of the more chill and reasonable fans were the ones that he'd pinpointed talking to so that they could wrangle other fans, and they almost all had Taehoon as their bias, which had been an interesting data point.
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Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on Oct 27, 2019 19:02:56 GMT -8
Kangwan nodded after a moment's pause, "I honestly forget he isn't full Korean, though he isn't quiet about it. He is a good hyung. He's usually pretty quiet, which you've probably noticed, but he's also good at keeping Shihyun hyung in check. Since coming back, Taehoon hyung has been taking good care of me, and he really feels like a parent or older brother figure. Heck, I think he's even called the 'mom' of the group, so there's that. If there is ever edible cooked food around, and it's not from you, it's almost exclusively Taehoon's cooking." He paused a moment, trying to think of how to describe the others, "Joshua hyung is fun-loving and goofy, but he's undoubtedly a good leader. Since we have such a big age difference, we aren't super close, but again, he's been like a parent or older brother figure to me." He gave Thomas a cute smile, one that was true but showed a hint of annoyance, "He still treats me like I'm fourteen sometimes, but he has a good heart." He let out a sigh and took a few more bites of food before continuing. "As for Shihyun hyung well, we had a slightly better relationship before I came out, but it was still awkward because of the age difference. To my understanding, he's lived a somewhat sheltered life, and so he still has a lot to learn. But he is learning them, it's just taking time. He's a bit stubborn, and very much a manly man, and I'm, well, not, so we clash over a lot of things. But we can get along as band mates, and he probably won't even interact with you if he can help it... And then you already know enough about Qiwang."
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Post by Thomas Fan Qiwang on Oct 29, 2019 0:46:37 GMT -8
Thomas sighed and said, "At least now I won't be seeing Qiwang-ge significantly more than you anymore, though having class with him means I'll probably still see him more than you. He's a good guy, but it's definitely not the same as high school even when we just had homeroom together."
He finished up his food, eating efficiently, and scooted over so that he could be closer to Kangwan. He said, "I think that I mentioned to you that I've been fan wrangling a little bit for Qiwang-ge. It's interesting seeing your group's fans in action. I'm honestly kind of glad that I've not run into all that many people who have you as your bias because I think that would be a weirder interaction. I have discovered that Taehoon's fans appear to be the key to getting the others into line though, they are universally calmer. It's kind of funny."
He paused for a second and added, "Uh, Korean honorifics question. What should I use for your bandmates other than Qiwang-ge who I actually know? Like should I be using hyung even though I don't know them well? Is there something else I should be using?"
He had a feeling that Joshua and Taehoon wouldn't care that much if he messed it up, but he was already wary of interactions with Shihyun, so he didn't want to make it potentially worse by using the wrong words.
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Idol - Vocalist/Songwriter / Seoul Cyber University Student (2025) Major: Applied Music.
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Post by Kim Kangwan on Nov 10, 2019 15:05:42 GMT -8
"I do miss getting to see you everyday." Kangwan said wistfully. "But there's no way I'd make it into a SKY college." He tapped his chin as he frowned a bit, "Which reminds me, I should really apply to college at some point..." He waved his hand, "Anyway, I hear our fans are a lot like us personality-wise, which is kind of funny because it doesn't always happen that way. Maybe because we don't hide a lot of our true personality, and we're all pretty different personality-wise...? I don't know, but it is interesting."
He paused a moment before responding, "probably use -sshi. As you get to know them better, you can probably ask to switch to using hyung, and with Taehoon, since you are already somewhat familiar with him, and with Joshua, since he's from America, you can probably ask to switch to using hyung sooner, or they might just ask you to use it right off the bat."
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