relationship form - shin hongseok

❝A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.❞

Band Members Relationships|
Hell Flame| 2/2O > 16/2O
FIRST IMPRESSION : They were complete opposites. Hongseok was the carefree, kind of careless kid where as Ezra was the uptight and strict one. Ezra would always get frustrated by how it just seemed like Hongseok didn't care about anything and Hongseok got annoyed by the fact that Ezra would think so lowly of him.

RELATIONSHIP : Now their relationship is a lot better. Ezra has come to be more understanding with Hongseok's coping mechanisms and is learning why Hongseok is the way he is. Hongseok has become more proactive and talks about his feeling more instead of just bottling them up. He has also grown to trust Ezra more realizing that Ezra only wants what is best for him and that he is a trustworthy person. Once they formed a deeper understanding of each other, they began to get along a lot better.

Autumn Leaves| 6/2O > 18/2O
FIRST IMPRESSION : Hongseok wasn't very open with the other members, preferring to keep most things to himself and only saying what needed to be said. He is not someone who likes to share a lot and so this stretched to Daeshim and it meant that he didn't talk to Daeshim a lot. It is not that he didn't like Daeshim, it was just the fact that he didn't really know him.

RELATIONSHIP : Drinking buddies! Both use alcohol as a coping mechanism and both bond over this. Hongseok is a lot more comfortable around him and talks to him about things he doesn't always tell the others, though there are still things he keeps to himself. At first, Hongseok thought Daeshim was cold and rude but he soon realised that there is more to him than meets the eye.

Starlight| 8/2O > 14/2O
FIRST IMPRESSION : Hongseok just doesn't understand how Minsung can be so positive and optimistic all of the time. He finds it sort of unnerving but also found it sort of refreshing.

RELATIONSHIP : Though he is not as close to Minsung as he is other members, they can talk to each other about certain topics and Hongseok can trust him to keep a secret if needed. Hongseok sees similarities between he and Minsung and however they don't get as much one on one time as he gets with some of the others.

Jadeite| -/2O > -/2O

Forever Rain| 5/2O > 16/2O
FIRST IMPRESSION : Hongseok doesn't do well with emotions and expressing his feelings. He also not the greatest at comforting people and being sensitive so he found it hard to talk to Koda.

RELATIONSHIP : Hongseok knows that Koda is the right person to go to for emotional support. If he needs a shoulder to cry on, 9 times out of 10, Koda would be the first person that he would think of. He also knows that if he needs to confide in someone, Koda is a safe and trustworthy person to go to. They also often smoke together and whilst they're high as a kite, they have the funniest and most random conversations.

Fallen Angel| 7/2O > 17/2O
FIRST IMPRESSION : As Duri is their leader, he wanted to be a bit more respectful. He didn't want to come off as rude or immature. They didn't talk much as Hongseok didn't want to feel like a burden to him.

RELATIONSHIP : Hongseok is now comfortable around Duri and instead of seeing Duri as only their leader and more as a friend. He goes to Duri for advice and also just to talk. Also, Hongseok likes to mess with Duri and annoy him and rile him up but then Duri knows it is just Hongseok being Hongseok. They also smoke together every now and again.

❝To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank.❞

Scene requests with members|
1. The whole day Hongseok has been quiet and the others are confused since he is never usually quiet. Finally tired of this, they ask him what is up with him and for the first time ever, he cries in front of them. They are visibly shocked and don't know what to do and so they start tapping his back until one of them (maybe HELL FLAME or a member good at giving advice) talks to him. He explains that today marked two years since he and his ex-girlfriend's anniversary and the first time she cheated on him.
2. Hongseok going back to their dorms at 3am, completely wasted and staggering about, making as much noise as possible in the process. This causes the others to wake up and they allocate one of the members to help sober him up.
3. Taking some of the others to a club.

Solo scene requests|
1. Sitting in the garden, with a blunt in his hand, staring up at the night sky and seeing what he could spot. Destressing from a hectic day.
2. Him getting frustrated because his voice is strained and so he can't hit certain notes that he usually can. He is annoyed at himself for letting this happen.
3. Him skateboarding through the streets passing people by, enjoying the fresh air and the wind on his face.

Stories with other slots|
HELL FLAME
It took a while but Hongseok started to see Ezra in a new light. After seeing him work tirelessly through the night one time, he grew a certain level of respect from him and realised that him being a complete nuisance was just not helping him. He started to purposefully less and he would actually work with him more often. Obviously he still annoys him on purpose on occasion but Ezra realises that it is just him being friendly. Ezra also soon realises that he is not as careless and childish as he thought when he saw the Hongseok cry one time. It was one of those cries where you were definitely bottling up a bunch of emotions and this made him realise that his attitude is just the way he copes with life and that there is a lot more to Hongseok that meets the eye.

AUTMN LEAVES
There wasn't a particular event that brought the two closer together, it just happened over time. Out of everyone, he is definitely closest to Daeshim. They quickly became best friends. Hongseok shares a lot with Daeshim because he is comfortable around him. They can talk to each other about things that they don't often tell others and they often drink together. They have their times where they just drink and talk about life. It is just time where they can catch up on whatever is going on in each others lives.

STARLIGHT
Hongseok is not as close to Minsung as he is with some of the other members, nonetheless, they still do have a connection. They grew closer due to Hongseok often going to him for help in improving his singing. Hongseok is not very confident in his singing and so Minsung helps him through this. They don't hang out together as much as they hang out with others though when they do hang out, they have very interesting conversations.

FOREVER RAIN
Koda and Hongseok got closer as Hongseok due to them seeing similarities between the two of them. They both have similar coping mechanisms of smoking and they during their free time, they often go outside either in a nearby park or garden to have a smoke. During those times, they spoke about anything including deep topics or even light hearted topics that their brains formulate. They always have interesting times during their talks while high and often refer back to previous times and events that have happened when they were high.

FALLEN ANGEL
Hongseok and Duri grew closer over time. This is due to Duri supporting Hongseok when he was having a particularly hard time during training. Duri shared similar times when he was having struggles and Hongseok was appreciative of the fact that he would share those tough times he was having with him. He started to see Duri in a different light and instead of just seeing him as their leader, he started to see him as more of a complex character and a friend.

Other scene suggestions|
1. Mukbang vlive where they all get to order their favourite foods
2. Playing old gameshow games together
3. Getting told off for swearing too much by the staff
4. They do a vlive where they give a bunch of sneak peeks about their approaching comeback
5. Scandals. Maybe they catch some of the members smoking or drinking or they catch Hongseok at a club or even dating scandals.

❝We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.❞

Love interest & Backup| Soojin (G Idle) or Jiwon (Cherry Bullet)