"Dinner time!" Mia called for everyone, wearing an apron around her waist to signify that she had been cooking. Honestly, though, only Ava and Nora had been really cooking tonight; Mia was the one who was messing up the process. 

"You're cooking tonight?" Chan arrived first, hands instantly snaking around her waist. Mia nodded, and Ava called from behind, "Yes, Chan! She's been doing an amazing job at burning the food!" 

He laughed, and Nora elbowed Ava in the gut, and Mia sighed, "Okay, I tried." 

"That's okay, bab-" 

"FOOOOOOOOOD!" Jade ran down the stairs in an ecstatic motion, closely followed by Harin, who elegantly descended down the flight of steps, shaking her head. Mia yelled, "CAREFUL! DON'T BREAK YOUR JAW!" 

Jeongin and Nana arrived next, with him being cautious of Ava (war flashbacks to her pulling his cheeks and calling him a bread) and then very formally bowing at Mia. Chan chuckled, "How respectful are we?" 

And continuing with the 'respectful' behavior, Eunbi and Sadhana walked down the stairs, cursing at the men at their workplaces; the targets being Jake Sim for Eunbi, and Park Sunghoon for Sadhana. As soon as the word 'asshole' made its appearance to Chan and Mia, the couple immediately shrieked, "LANGUAGE!" 

Nora carried the large serving bowls to the dinner table, and Kaori and Andrea -- as soon as they arrived -- went to help her with placing the dishes for an entire army of people in this house. Aika yawned as she walked out of her room, having dozed off already after a hard day at work. 

Once everyone had gathered in the living room, Mia did a head count, "Where's Jae Hui?" 

"Oh, she texted me," Andrea spoke up, "She is working overtime today." 

"But it's about to be 10 PM! It's not safe for her out there," Mia sighed. 

"I'll go get her after dinner," Eunbi casually spoke, and Chan humorlessly shook his head, "Not you, sweetie. I'll pick her up." 

"But I was planning on having an ice cream on my way to her studio-" 

"Eunbi, we can almost sell the amount of ice creams we have in our freezer. Well, due to a certain someone," Nana side-eyed Jade, who stopped midway taking a bite from her food. 

She looked around, and went, "What? I'm not a dentist, so the rules don't apply to me." 

Aika slumped on her seat and fell asleep again. Kaori got a cushion from the couches and placed one behind her head, and it was a sleep fest for Aika then. 

"Okay, so you guys can eat while I get her, and-" Chan proclaimed, but Jeongin interrupted, "I'll accompany you."

"Oh? Alright!" 

As Jeongin and Chan began to walk out of the dining area, Mia called out for them, "Be safe, and-" 

The door to the entrance flew open, and Jae Hui dramatically made an entrance, "EUREKA!" 

Aika was violently shaken out of her dreamland due to the noise, and she groaned. 

"Where have you been, Jae Hui?" Ava placed her hands on her hips, and stood sassily, "We were just about to launch a rescue mission for you." 

"Well," Eunbi muttered, "I could have easily headed it, but the dad doesn't want me to."

Jade was just stuffing her face with food while watching everyone, and she watched as Jae Hui walked into the house in a dreamy stance, sighing in content, "Guys, I found the one." 

Andrea gasped, and Mia dropped the serving spoon she was holding. Jeongin looked around cluelessly, and Aika... she had fallen asleep again. 

"YOU FOUND THE ONE BEFORE NORA DID?" Sadhana screeched, and Nora tossed a cushion at her, "HEY!" 

"Jae Hui, my love," Kaori escorted her toward the dining table, and sat her down, and rubbed her shoulder comfortingly, "For the last time, you cannot marry fictional characters." 

"Fuck, man," Nana sighed, "I thought I had a chance." 

"Language," Chan remarked. 

"Guys, wait, no-" Jae Hui awoke from her dreamy stance, and then blinked, "I meant that I had found a good manhwa writer." 

A round of 'OH's went through the household, and by now, Jade was on her second serving of the food. 

"So that's that," Harin spoke up, "Now that everyone is here, let's eat?" 

"Aight!" Eunbi clapped her hands, "Can't wait for the dessert already!" 

As everyone sat down and ate, Harin woke up Aika, and Kaori helped her adjust on the chair and served food to her. The makeup artist yawned and thanked her, and dozed off while chewing. 

Sadhana eyed her, and then whispered to Nora, who was sitting on her right, "Did she consume drugs or...?" 

"I think she's just tired," Nora shrugged, "Work can be hard sometimes." 

"Tell me about that," Sadhana rolled her eyes, "This dude I'm supposed to dress for the next goddamn six months is a menace. He makes me wonder whether I should have studied for a bit longer instead of taking up a career in fashion design already!" 

"Ahh," Nora rubbed her hand comfortingly, "It'll be okay! If he annoys you that much, then keep away from him as much as possible, alright?" 

"Yeah..." she smiled, "Thanks." 

At another end of the table, Nana and Jeongin talked about Instagram's terrible algorithm (IT SUCKS AHHHHHHHHH) and Nana spoke, "If I could, I would punch that goddamn algorithm in its face. Like, who on earth designed it?!" 

"I swear to god!" Jeongin mouthed a spoonful of food, "My posts don't reach half my followers!" 

The two ranted about it over food, and while others had serious or unwinding discussions all around the table, Ava, Eunbi, and Jade discussed food... over food. 

"I wonder what's for breakfast tomorrow," Jade asked, eating. 

"Pancakes? I love them," Ava nodded, also eating. 

"With whipped cream, please!" Eunbi made the Italian chef hand thingy motion (a/n: the author is clueless) as she ate. 

"Hmm, let's discuss tomorrow's dinner, then." 

(a/n: LONG CHAPTER AS A COMPENSATION FOR NOT POSTING FOR A MONTH HEHEHEHE *vanishes* 

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