lin Yanmei

by smile_for_roo (rye)

appearance

face claim — f(x)'s Victoria
back up — soloist Nicole Jung

height — 170 cm.
weight — 55 kg.

Lynn usually has natural curls and keeps her hair long and inbetween natural colors, black and brown. She always wears makeup, usually with red lipstick (or any dark color really) and eyes lined to perfection. 

fashion style

Lynn is very, very fashionable and well-presentable all the time, 24/7. She hardly ever is seen out of heels and a fitted, tailored, and most likely brand name dress, all styled and made up to perfection. occasionally she'll be seen in dress pants and blazer when she's not needed in a meeting, but more often that not she'll be in dresses or a fitted pencil skirt. Not a hair, eyelash, or a smudge is out of place with her style. She takes great pride in her polished appearance and takes meticulious care of herself.

personality

— "Dangerous doesn't even begin to describe me."

intelligent, fair, constant, reliable || blunt, focused, intuitive || judgemental, calculating, ritualistic, competitive.

Beauty With Brains. Lynn is well known in her industry for her brain as well as her beauty. Although Lynn isn't a genius, she has a aura of intelligence and can be quite knowledgeable about certain subjects. You bet she can figure out a whole series of plans if plan A doesn't go as planned. She's quite proud of her mind and uses it to her advantage in all situations where it becomes available to her. Despite her ruthless business tendencies, she's very fair when it comes to her decisions. She'll still listen to both sides of the story, because "you never know what is really the cause of something." Lynn will make the best informed decision and nothing but, even if it means postponing a business decision to ensure it's really the best option. If you ever need someone that's not going to run off and do something really out in left field out of nowhere and when you really need them, Lynn is your girl. She's a constant kind of soul, not straying far from her morals and her ideas, as well as her schedule, which makes her very reliable and a good person to entrust with important issues, because you know she'll get it done if she says she will. In work, in life, in relationships, Lynn is a constant person who doesn't vary often. Her work is always immaculent and on time, even early in some cases, her life is well, work, and her relationships... non-existent. But Lynn finds comfort in that life, so most leave her be. Reliablity is hard to find in a person, and Lynn happens to be one of them in this crazy, last-minute kind of deal world. A job needs to be done and it will be done and correctly the first time. No mistakes.

Hardworking with a side of Honesty. Lynn's honest, but her honest isn't always nice. She's quite blunt in her words, not finding the need for multiple adjectives or MENSA level words when she could say her thoughts in less that ten and still get the meaning across. While this can make her seem a bit brash and unruly in her world, many executives (including the ones she works for) find it more along the lines of "spunk" and call her "a woman who knows what she needs and isn't afraid to be direct about it." And it's true. She's always very focused, especially on her career. Lynn sets her mind to something and she's going to achieve it no matter what stands in her way -- even if she has to knock it down to get there. This gives her a pretty much one-track mind, and she finds no time nor interest in starting a family or settling down quite yet. She'll get to it when she deems it a necessary step in her life, but now, it's work and not much else. Most people would find a good intuition a great resource, but Lynn hates gut feelings getting in the way of business -- personally, she could care less who she's making deals with and who she may be meeting, as long as they follow through and do as they promise, she finds no problems. But her instinct usually kicks in and it makes it difficult to make decisions on other things and daily life. 

The Ruthless Businesswoman. It's true, Lynn is fair and reasonable, but that doesn't mean she isn't judgemental. She takes great pride in appearance and places first impressions very high on her list, so if you ruin that... well, can't say it won't go smoothly, but you might end up giving a little more than you expected. Ever critical and never missing a detail, it might work for well, work and her present goals, but it might not work for her in her personal life and anywhere outside of work, really. Lynn is a very distant and calculating person, by all means, and she uses it to all aspects of her life. She tries to kill this intuition or her personal feelings, trying to see that for her gain, what's the best option and how can she get that. It doesn't make her a very... romantic or friendly person overall. Workmates and the few actual friends she has call her a computer or a smart phone, a pretty picture and alluring, but on the iside, pretty dull and just a bunch of 0's and 1's. A creature of habit can be a bit of a bore, and Lynn tends to thrive in her ritual and routine. She's not overly fond of spontaneous outings, gestures, the like. Lynn quite likes her life the way it is at the moment, and when she thinks it's time for a change or a reevaluation of goals, then she'll sit down and pull out her five year plan and make adjustments as she sees fit, not as others. Lynn is always looking to get ahead of everyone, and this makes her extremely competitive. She wants to be the best, she wants to win, and is up for a challenge when presented to her. This can get her into some hard pressed, tense and overall unpleasant situations, but with Lynn's sense of confidence and determination, she comes out on top... most of the time.

trivia

— likes

coffee — Black, three cubes of sugar, please, and if it's hot outside, cold brewed. Lynn's been using coffee and caffeine to break this small vice of hers that goes by many names, one of them being nicotine. 
organization — Everything has it's proper place, and from her office space to her home, everything is spick and span, not a thing out of place and never will it be if she has any say in it.
shopping — Just because she's a ruthles businesswoman doesn't mean she doesn't have a few indulgences. Shopping for clothes and having nice things to spoil herself with is apart of her life.
wine — A glass of wine before bed helps her sleep better, she'll claim, and it's the only alcohol she'll drink at parties or dinners if available and appropiate.
rain — Lynn finds comfort in rainy or colder weather, it's much better background noise for work than music or incoherent chatter in the setting.
dicator — If she can be in charge, she's going to be in charge and she's going to take absolute advantage of it. She really is like a dictator when leader, but she enjoys it more than anything.
elegance — If there's anything that describes her, it's classy and elegance. She loves fancy things, elegant gowns, crystal glasses, the ambiance of it all. 
 

— dislikes

"SHUT UP, GUT" — Lynn hates her feelings and her gut tends to bother her the most when she makes a decision or a choice that goes directly against her actual feelings. She hates that it bothers her and frequently wishes there was an off switch.
YOUTH — She does not do children, especially teenagers. Whenever there's a new, fresh faced intern at the office she just avoids them like the plague.
TARDINESS — Being late and unprepared is simply unprofessional and Lynn does not have the patience nor the time for it. Be early or on time or there's no deal.
INCOMPLETE — Whether it be information or the feeling, Lynn despises when something's incomplete and she doesn't have all of it. She wnats everything to be complete and done as it should be, including herself.
PROLONGED CONVERSATIONS — As someone who is blunt and to the point, when someone wants to prolong a pointless conversation or beats around the bush, she gets very annoyed. Just say what you want to say so she can give you a direct answer and then move along with your life.
invasive questions — Lynn is fairly private about her personal life (or lack thereof), and gets very offended when others think they can ask really personal or intimate questions about it.
"look but don't touch" — If she hasn't given you explict, enthusastic or spoken permission to touch her, you may not do so. Lynn knows she looks good, but please contain yourself unless otherwise instructed.
 

— habits

kicking — It's a habit from her athletic days in undergrad, if someone says "heads up!" or she sees an object coming towards her, she instinctively makes a move to kick it. She tries to interept it as adjusting her feet in heels at business events.
joints — When getting ready to explain something or when irritated, she cracks her joints, such as her knuckles or her neck. Best to just beware if she does start doing it.
mirror, mirror — Lynn checks her hand mirror to check her makeup (to use as a "check them out" sort of thing) if someone is like "don't look now, but here 'so-and-so' comes." or "well ain't they a looker" and she doesn't want to be obvious.
hands — She has to be doing something with her hands if sitting down, tapping her fingers, interlacing them, adjusting something here and there, especially if faced with a situation she wasn't antipating and has to really be sharp and alert.
 

— hobbies

reading — Usually her reading list included business deals, meeting minutes, and other various important documents. She does have quite a collection of pleasure books at home, collecting dust on a book shelf because she hasn't taken a day off in god knows how long.
soccer — Lynn adores the sport and keeps up with it as much as she can in as many leagues as she can. When she played she was a pretty good center-back defender.
plan on it — Of course, Lynn plans every aspect of her life, and when someone asks her to schedule or plan something, she's on it. She has several planners at home for events that may never happen, or meetings from years past.
put it on the card — Shopping is pretty much the only thing that she does for fun in her structured life, and she has a very good relationship with her credit card.
gambling — God this is one of the most terrible hobbies, but she does gamble and bet a bit, especially when someone challenges her about it.
 

— other facts

TELEPHONE — The woman's always got her phone on her, she can check her emails, her texts, make memos, keep track of her digital schedule book, and of course take phone calls with it on her. It's one of her most precious possessions.
FACE ON — Like mentioned before, Lynn takes great pride in her appearance and pretty much always has her makeup perfectly done, usually with her signature red lips and winged eyeliner so sharp she could stab someone with it. Hardly does she ever not have makeup around when in the prescence of others.
TICK TOCK — Lynn supresses her emotions and feelings a lot, so she's sort of a ticking time bomb, and it's very possible she could explode or even implode on something that probably wouldn't have affected her that much if she actually allowed herself to express these emotions.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED — She can never turn down a challenge, and will take a lot of bets and the like if she feels like she's been questioned or if someone is trying to show her up.
HIGH HEELS — Her shoe collection consists of .... heels. At least three inches or higher. She doesn't own a single pair of flats or tennis shoes.
MEN IN UNIFORM — Lynn will never admit it, but she loves the way a man looks in a uniform -- any kind, but she finds them especially attractive in an army uniform. 
CARTOONS — This is her deepest darkest secret that she'll never admit to anyone: she loves cartoons. She has a box of animated movies and cartoon tapes hidden in her living room so she can indulge when alone.
meow — A cat person through and through, she has a beautiful (and spoiled) Birman cat named Bao.
I SWEAR — As much as Lynn tries, a few curse words will slip out when actually upset or angry. It sticks to her home as much as possible, but her office neighbor is all too aware of her quiet cursing sprees when deadlines come around and no one has anything done when it should be.
 

background

social class — High Class
education — Qingdao University, College of International Business, Undergraduate class of 2012 ; Yonsei University, College of Business and Economics, Graduate Class of 2016
employment — Shandong International Trust and Investment Corp. > transferred to STIC Investments.

 Coming from a very high profile, high class family living in Qingdao, Lynn had very little to ask for, because it was always given to her at the drop of a hat. She was, to say the least, spoiled. However, this didn't corrupt her and make her want for everything to be provided for her, quite the opposite. It wasn't a secret that her family worked very hard to get where they were, and she knew they wouldn't provide for her forever, and she certainly wasn't going to let a boy do so if she knew she could do jsut as much, if not better.

In between trying to keep up appearances, 'play nice' with other high profile children, and keep her grades high, Lynn found herself stressed and irritated as a child. This made her prone to temper tantrums and many a emotional break down because of this stress. Her nanny at the time decided to help her out a little and enrolled her in a physical activity that she could wear herself out and be free for a few hours. Lacrosse wasn't good because she got too rough too quick, gymnastics wasn't physical enough, Lynn was kicked out of cheerleading because she had given a girl a black eye, and Basketball simply bored her. So, at a last ditch effort, Lynnw as enrolled in soccer. And she loved it. It was just physical enough where she could take out aggression in healthy doses, wore her out in the best way, and she just simply enjoyed it. Proudly wearing the number 10 on her jersey, she played the sport from then until the end of undergrad when she needed to focus on her career and her graduate studies. 

School came easily to her, she came from smart people and took information well, and was an organized, well put together student who did her work and turned it in on time. She graduated in the top 2% of her class throughout her academic career, which is nothing to sneeze at. In high school, she knew that she wanted to do business like her father, because numbers and mathematics and the applications of it interested her, and that's how she ended up studying business. Because of her interest and her good work ethic, her father managed to set her up at the company he worked at, where she thrived and did well under the investment branch. Lynn wanted to get out and make her own name somewhere else, and by using her brain, confidence, and an outstand resume, she was accepted into Yonsei for her graduate career and left to work there. She interned at STIC during that time, and was given a full time position in her third year there. From then on, she was a face of the company, someone who went to events and conferences and parties, talking up their company and bringing in new business. 

current events

Lynn now lives in a fairly nice studio loft in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. (layout similar to this, if you need the visual!) While she's usually at home working or still at the office from 8:30 am to 7 or 8, she had asked for the night off early, having gotten a concerning text from her cousin and was on her way to pick her up from the dorm to bring her back to her place. She actually passes by SIST all the time, and has even attended a few events with a few repesentatives and respects their work. When the blackout happened, she was more concerned and worried about Jiae than anyone else, and turned her car lights on to make sure that Jiae could find her in the parking lot.

family

mother — Huang Qian // 55 // Lawyer // fair, stubborn, intelligent // Sharp as a whip and silver tongued, Huang Qian is a lovely woman who loves to provide for her only child. She was able to work from home so she could physically be there, but was never mentally there because of the high demand from her firm. Lynn was mostly raised and interacted with arranged play dates of other high class children or with nannies. Whlie Qian does feel a bit of motherly guilt, Lynn by no means holds any ill will towards her mother, she understood why her life the way it was. The two talk maybe twice a month if their schedules allow. Usually their conversations involve updates on work and Qian dropping hints about wanting to be a grandmother soon.

father — Lin Hongli // 53 // Board of Advisors at SIT&I Corp. // honest, dull, invested // Hongli, though a good business man and a wonderful provider, wasn't exactly dad of the year material. Just like her mother, Lynn holds no ill will towards her father, rather admires him for his dedication for his work. Hongli set Lynn up at the Corp during her undergrad so she could get experience before applying to other jobs. He suggested Seoul, which was getting bigger as a business world and would be able to put her degrees to good use.

cousin — Huang Jiae // 21 // undergrad at Yonsei University // polite, friendly, naive // Jiae is Lynn's favorite cousin, honestly. While Lynn doesn't do kids, she does feel a strong maternal urge to take care of Jiae, whose mother died when she was young. Jiae usually spends the weekends with Lynn, just to get off of campus and Lynn does... spoil the girl, honestly. Jiae admires Lynn a lot and likes to spend time with her. Lynn encourages the younger to spend time at her internship, and Jiae always tells Lynn she needs to get out more. If it weren't for Jiae's insistence, Lynn would spend all her time at work or at home working.

friends

he's a flirt — Zhang Kai (fc: Zheng Kai aka Ryan Zheng) // 27 // Shandong Investment, 'face' // charismatic, direct, flirtatious // Kai was one of the people she worked closely with back at Shandong Corp, and for good reason. Kai is an excellent face and can work out any kind of deal. He's very flirtatious and attempted a few tries at Lynn, but all were futile, and now he mostly just messes with her whenever he's in town for an event. They get along well enough and Lynn enjoys his company. She would never date the man, though, even if she were looking for a relationship.

new workmate — Eric Nam (fc: Eric Nam) // 29 // STIC, Accounting // awkward, friendly, impish // God, this guy was so annoying at first -- brillant, Lynn would admit, but never someone she wanted to work with. Until she had to as an intern. Then she realized that he was just really awkward and tried to joke around to cover it. Then it was just sort of amusing. Eric grew on her and helped her with her English when she asked for it, and actually highly recommended her for a full time position. He stops by her office from time to time for a coffee break so she doesn't just stay in her office all day.

others

that damn intern — Kim Yookyung (fc: Park Jimin of 15&) // 19 // STIC, Intern // eager, perky, chatty // Oh god, she's even worse than Eric -- she absolutely hates this intern, and what drives her up the wall is that Yookyung seems to think the exact opposite of her. She follows Lynn everywhere, singing her praises even if not even a minute ago Lynn had insulted her clothing or her work. She's convinced that Yookyung is crazy, deranged, or seriously just that much of an kisser and Lynn just tries to avoid her at all costs.

SEOUL INSTITUTE OF science and TECHNOLOGY QUESTIOnNAIRE

— Please answer all question to the best of your ability. 

HOW did you first meet the experiment? — I remember I had been leaving after dinner with a client. It was a lovely dinner, and a promising deal -- but never the matter, the meeting had ended and I was headed back home. For some reason, my gut kept telling me to go to the convience store just down the street before going home. I mean, just imagine me in one of those, but the feeling wouldn't go away so I decided to indulge. The parking lot was pitch black and no one was there -- well, at least I thought there was. He was hiding, and I might have kicked him when I noticed him moving in the dark.

How do you feel about meeting someone who has superpowers? did you believe him at first? — Please, who would ever believe someone who said they had a superpower? It's outlandish, I certainly thought of calling a mental institution as a course of action when he told me. But when my thermostat froze over and then he went for my coffee, it stopped being amusing and started becoming more of a nuisance than anything.

How do you feel about sist after hearing about the experimentation?did your perception change? — SIST was always a good investor with my company and I quite enjoyed their representatives minds when it came to conversation. I couldn't quite wrap my head around the human experimentation announcement though. It's not exactly a humane thing to do, I'll surely admit, but science organizations conduct experiments all the time with more destructive chemicals on animals, if I'm not mistaken. SIST just wanted to use... bigger mice, I suppose.

what are your plans for the future? —  Get to the top of my current company and stay there for as long as I can. My five year plan clearly states my course of action, and it certainly doesn't include Mr. Fro-zone that you asked about earlier, if that's what you're asking about in undertone. I had no time for detours and I have someone of more importance than a Jack Frost character to worry and care for. 

send the application

return to the story

kim minseok

— kim joonmyun

personality before — Minseok was a pretty nice guy before the experiment. While he was more on the quiet side and a bit awkward on the first impression scale, you could tell that he meant well and he made friends pretty easily that way. He was very considerate of others and aware that his words and actions could affect or impact others, and was well aware of what he did and was thorough with his course of action. Not only was he thorough, he was dedicated to what he wanted to do and would see it through to the end. He was never one to give up easily on anything or anyone. That being said, he was open-minded to everyone and kind. He couldn't care less what you identified as, where you were from, as long as you were a good person and gave respect where it was due, he'd respect you. Kindness is a rare gem, and so was Minseok. He believed that while kindness wasn't endless, kindness should be practiced and given unless proven that one does not deserve kindness. Minseok was all around a good man before the experimentation. 

PERSONALITY after  — (reckless, angry, resilient, aware, appreciative, insecure) Four years of painful experimentals, countless close calls, and of being held captive isn't exactly what you'd call a dream vacation, and it certainly wouldn't be one you'd walk away from unchanged. Minseok tried to hold strong during that time, and his resilience is definitely something to be applauded. He was definitely quieter, less social, than when he was first out there, scared of his powers, scared of being captured again. But he also held a lot of anger and resentment within him about what happened. They treated him like an animal, as a disposable piece of mutated meat, and that's not something someone should just take lying down. However, being defeated and submitting to it would just be another victory for them, he told himself. So Minseok really values life and all that it contains, he's appreciative of living outside and just simply experiencing living. He's more adventurous now, in a way. He wants to be a little less responsible and a little more reckless and see more than just the inside of four walls. Minseok is still just as aware of his doings and words as he was before, if not more so -- one wrong word and he could be out of a hiding place and back into the institution. He also is really insecure and less confident about himself and who he is. He's got the weird ability to conjure ice and be cold all the time, what if he hurts someone? Is he really dangerous to others like the scientists said? He just wants to live normally, but he's so concerned that he'll never have that anymore.

relationship — At first, it wasn't even Lynn's idea to have the boy stay with them. Since Lynn had been drinking, she had called Jiae and asked to be picked up and driven home. Jiae arrived and all of the sudden, lynn had insisted on going to a conveience store. Her cousin is never one to want to really go anywhere, so Jiae happily took her there. While waiting in the car, Jiae almost screamed when she saw Lynn kick a figure in the dark. Of course getting out and running over to find an already worse for wear man hold his nose, and Lynn looking about ready to hand a few more hits. She of course questioned him, after all what does he want with her lovely cousin? As it turns out, Lynn had approached him first. He explained he was here "Because my uhm, girlfriend kicked me out and changed the locks. I've got nowhere to go tonight all of my friends are kind of, well, scattered. I just wanted to go in the store and your cousin here got me good." and Jiae was like "well she has a first aide kit and a pull out couch" and that's how Minseok ended up at her loft. 

Lynn doesn't necessarily care about Minseok at first, really. He's a house guest and he doesn't bother her. They sort of have just a "you have nowhere to go, and I really don't care if you're here just don't bother me" sort of relationship at first.

history —  No More : It had been about three weeks since the initial "I have no place to sleep" and Lynn was under a lot of stress from work. Minseok wasn't actually doing anything wrong, he was just kind of hanging out and Lynn just found this so annoying for some reason and she snapped at him, telling him to go live his life if he was free of something as burdensome as a relationship. He said she should do the same, and she told him it wasn't that simple, she couldn't drop everything and go out and waste time. "Same for me. Not everything is as simple as you think it is. If you want me to leave that badly, tell me." Usually, Lynn wouldn't have a problem telling him off and making him leave, but something struck a chord in her gut. 'Let him stay', it begged her. Begrudgingly, she sat down and didn't say anything to him after that.

Lucky One : Lynn had come home from work and was looking through her schedule, planning for the next day and Minseok just sort of peeked over her shoulder, "What are you doing?" He asked, nothing but innocent and honest curiosity pushing him. She glanced over, "I'm planning for tomorrow and when Jiae needs to come home. I'll have to see if I need to make some room so she can sleep, since someone's on the couch currently --" Lynn could just picture him turning red in embarrassment. "Why?"

"Why what?" She responded, turning to face him this time. He swallowed, averting his eyes and scooting further back on the couch. "I'm just wondering why you're planning so much."

"Life needs structure and order. This is how I make sure I get to where I want to be." 

Minseok's face twisted, "Sometimes life looks at your plans and says ' it'."

"And you make life go along with the plan, simple as that. Never give up."

"Or say it right back and find a way out of it all." He quipped, making her look at him a little funny. 

"Alright then. Differing opinions are always nice to debate about. What else do you think about life?"

They talked for three hours and well past midnight. Lynn was a bit tired and needed an extra cup of coffee in the morning, but lord knows she thought it was worth it.

4 Walls (Aren't that Bad) : Minseok didn't go out often, so more often than not he'd be stuck inside most nights, watching TV, surfing the internet, bored out of his ever loving mind, and Lynn came back, groceries in hand and looking at him in confusion. 

"Why don't you ever go out?"
 

"Why don't you?" He retorted, changing the channel on the TV again. Lynn made a small nod, lips pursed, "Touche." Minseok slouched back into the couch, looking rather glum and put out, and not at all interested in the show on the screen in front of him. She sighed, pulling out a frozen pizza and a bottle of wine. "I thought I'd have the apartment to myself, but come on. I'll show you that being within four walls isn't so terrible with the right ingredients."

A bottle and a half in, Minseok is looking at Lynn's five year plan, cheeks hot pink and stuttering all over the place, "W-what is t-this."

"Whatcha mean?" Lynn asked, leaning over, her face equally as bright and just as drunk. He pointed to the portfolio that held what could be the next five years of her life. "Mmmmmy life plan." She slurred, a little bit of the wine remaining her in her glass spilling over. 

Monster : Ever since Minseok had come to her home, she had noticed that the temperature had dropped, but cold didn't really bother her, so she just kept bundling up and wearing her favorite warm pajamas, and Jiae did the same, not even noticing that Minseok didn't seem to notice the dropping temperature. Until one day she woke up with a start to find herself and Jiae freezing and being able to see their breath. "What the hell--" She started, going to the railing and seeing Minseok on his pull out bed, having night terrors from the looks of it, and frost gathering from his body and surrounding area. 

"Minseok! Minseok!!" She shouted, tumbling down the stairs that had frozen over as she made her way towards him. His body convulsed, and another dangerous pulmet in the air happened. "Minseok! Wake up, it's me, Lynn, please, wake up!" She was shaking from the cold and shouldn't be close, but every fiber of her being shouted to help Minseok no matter what. It was terrifying, and when Minseok was startled awake, the room got marginally warmer. He looked so scared at what he did, and so ashamed, he almost left right then and there. Lynn almost let him. 

"Stay." She pulled him back. "You belong here. But boy, have you got a lot of explaining to do. Jiae, turn up the heat and grab all of the blankets. It's going to be a long night for us."

Write On Me : After all that had happened, Minseok was a lot more concious of his night terrors and Lynn set up a lot of portable heaters around her bed and his just in case. Lynn is never forgetful when it comes to work or Jiae, but she does forget to take care of herself sometimes, and Minseok definitely noticed that. So whenever he noticed she didn't do something that day, whether it be eat, or sleep longer, even things like smiling or picking up a book she started and had to put down because of an incoming call, he would sneak over and write a little note on her arm or wrist as a little reminder for her.

Lynn noticed writing on her arms immediately of course, and it didn't take long to figure it out : Jiae would upfront tell her, and she sure as hell doesn't write on her skin. 

That morning Minseok woke up to find 'If this is your way of showing that you care, then this is mine: Go out today, I know you want to.' written on his forearm. Ever since then the two have been doing that, just small reminders that the other does care and pay attention. It's nice.

ending — Their relationship is really a lot of push and pull, nothing official. They do have an undeniable attraction and pull towards each other, but neither are sure if they're willing to sacrifice an aspect of their lives to pursue what could be a seriously dangerous relationship for the both of them. 

other —
- Minseok also knows Chinese and the two speak it when in public. She also calls him Xiumin whenever she speaks about him at work or the like, just in case. It turns people off her trail if anything.
- Whenever Minseok's tipsy or drunk, he calls Lynn 'jagiya' and if Lynn tries to correct him he gets really sad so she just sort of lets him because a weird drunk Minseok is better than a sad drunk Minseok every time.
- Lynn's co-workers are always asking if this 'Xiumin' guy will ever make an appearance at an event if he's 'as cute as you say, you're not one to lie, Lynn.' It's not that she doesn't want to bring him as a sort of... not-date-date, but you know. Reasons prevent that.
- Jiae now calls Minseok "Min-ge"
- I'll add more later I swear <3