I Have Thoughts About Jaehees Route.

I have thoughts about Jaehee’s route.

Sympathy for Jaehee

Look no matter how you look at it Jumin failed to create a healthy and satisfying work environment for Jaehee. He refused to listen to her concerns regarding her ability to do what he was asking and completely overstepped his bounds with requests regarding her appearance and dress. He took her for granted and failed to give her the time off she needed to recover from her works physical and mental demands.

It’s clear Jaehee has low self-esteem and placed much of her self-worth in being employed and independent. She’s used to being told that she is a burden and so she works insanely hard to prove people wrong. She also forgoes asking for help to avoid seeming greedy or useless. All of this makes her very difficult for many people to read. She hides behind this mask of professional formality to avoid anyone seeing how hard things are for her. The problem with this is that she is very likely to bottle up her emotions until she does something rash (as we see in her route). She needs someone empathetic and perceptive enough to notice when she’s struggling BEFORE she makes those irrational decisions.

I understand where she’s coming from. She’s just found something she’s passionate about and wants to throw herself into it with everything she has because she’s never had something this important to her. She’s tired and frustrated in her job and she feels creatively stifled by Jumin’s strict policies. All of this culminates into a steadfast stubbornness mixed with the desire to set herself apart from the image she’s hidden behind for so long.

Had Jumin simply accepted her interest and allowed her the freedom to do the coffee project however she saw fit I believe much of the drama could have been avoided. Had he put himself in her shoes he would have been able to understand that a little encouragement and freedom goes a long way but empathy is not his strong suit so he didn’t.  

 Sympathy for Jumin

What Jaehee did WAS insubordination. Plain and simple and that is technically a fire-able offense, though I agree he over-reacted. He told her to prioritize the cat hotel over the coffee shop and even if she didn’t agree no one can say she gave the cat project her all when she used slides mad by someone else and had a social lunch rather than look over edit and prepare for the presentation. It was also very clear that Jumin wanted Elizabeth as the mascot, she had to have Known that the second he brought up the cat hotel (he also mentions it directly to MC but I’m not sure if it’s in a phone call or a chatroom so I won’t count that). So by including an alternate and unapproved logo she was absolutely out of line.

Jumin struggles with empathy and emotional expressiveness because of his cold and analytical upbringing. He’s used to people trying to use, manipulate and cheat him so he constantly has his guard up never letting people in. the problem is when you build these walls from a young age you never learn how to see the world from someone else’s point of view. This leads to people not understanding what his actions mean as well as him not understanding other people’s actions. He also learned very early to suppress and deny his emotions for the sake of professionalism and because he learned it so early he finds it difficult to understand that other people cannot do this.

I understand why he is so frustrated, he feels ganged up on by zen, seven, and Jaehee. Three of his five closest friends (and let us not overlook the fact that of the remaining two 1 is growing increasingly isolated for unknown reasons meaning that he only has Yoosung left on his side). he expresses this feeling in one of his calls asking MC if Zen and Seven are messing with him, in this moment not believing that Jaehee will go along with them. As much as he denies it Jaehee has been a constant in his life for 2 years and he trusts her loyalty and perfectionism so when she goes along with his plan it must have felt like quite the betrayal.

 Conclusion

NO-ONE is blameless in this situation. Jumin neglected Jaehee’s physical and emotional wellbeing, and Jaehee reacted rashly by rebelling against one of Jumins passion projects.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am not suggesting that Jaehee stay in her assistant position to avoid stepping on Jumin’s toes. Jaehee deserves to be happy and chase her passion. Unless Jumin exhibits REAL change and emotional growth I could never in good conscious recommend she stay at that job. That being said I think she handled her exit from the company poorly. I believe that Jumin should have accepted the coffee shop project Jaehee worked so hard on and praised her for her obvious dedication and excellence. This would have eased much of the tension on Jaehee as Mark Twain put it “I can live two months on a good compliment”. On the other side she should have done the cat hotel presentation as Jumin requested and then subsequently turned in her two weeks’ notice. This would feel much less like betrayal and manipulation to Jumin and she would have a better chance of keeping the valuable connections she made while working at C&R.

I just think the entire situation could have been handled so much better.

Hi there!! I love your hc so much! I was wondering if you could write hc of rva+v and saeran with MC who’s really sensitive?? Like she will cry if you raise your voice, and when she sees cute stuff. Its fine if you don’t want to, thank you tho!!

okay so thing is i don’t write V he hits a bit close to home for me so rather than put myself through the ugly self analysis i just regulate that to my councilor sorry! that being said I am more than happy to write the rest of the characters for you. I hope I did your request justice and you enjoy reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it!

The RFA + Saeran with super sensitive MC

Jumin

-        It took him some getting used to which isn’t to say he disliked it. It was reliving that he never had to guess how you were feeling. You wore your heart on your sleeves.

-        He doesn’t raise his voice often. More often than not what gets you is the ices in his voice when he’s frustrated. The curtness of his words and the cold calculation in his eyes.

-        He notices your shaking hands first and how watery your eyes are second. The first time it happens he shuts down completely frozen by the thought that he had hurt you, or scared you.

-        Slowly he notices this happens often and he learns what to do to calm you down. He learns that your tears don’t all mean the same thing. Sometimes you cry when he gives you the perfect gift or when you are introduced to the kittens you foster.

-        He falls in love with your happy tears and vows to hold you when the sad tears come.

-        Look he has no self- control when it comes to buying you things and I absolutely think he has a silk handkerchief dedicated to drying your eye’s

-        You have to admit its soft and cute (royal purple with a small Elizabeth the third on one corner)

-        His comforting is gentle and calm. Slow and methodical. He hushes you his thumb rubbing soothing circles into you hand as you pulled yourself together. He was ever patient and loving. A strong and stable force you could rely on.

-        Honestly your sensitivity helps him soften up considerably since he learns to be more connected and aware of things that may hurt your feeling (and by extension other peoples)

Yoosung

-        He gets it. Sorta. He understands tearing up when people fight or fling mean words like mud. he gets that way too and he definitely sympathizes with you when you mention people teasing you for being so sensitive.

-        The parts he doesn’t understand is why you cry when your happy. The first time he saw it was when you met lisa. She was so small and cute and she was yours, well yours and yoosung’s but that just made it more emotional!

-        He rushes to you searching for anything he could do to help he’s talking a mile a minute asking you a string of nearly unintelligible questions to find out what was wrong. Once you explained that they were happy tears he looks a little lost but definitely relieved.

-        He can get a bit carried away when he gets jealous and while he doesn’t technically yell his voice gets darker and rougher. He doesn’t do it one purpose of course and the second he hears your breath hitch.

-        When you get down like that wipes away your tears with his thumb and apologizes he works hard to make his voice quieter and gentler as he whispers an endless string of reassurance and love. Anything to make up for making you cry.

-        He has an entire YouTube playlist of your favorite “faith in humanity restored” videos to make you smile after bad days since being sensitive can make the world seem harsh sometimes.

Saeyoung

-        When he’s frustrated he tends to snap at people and that can sometimes include you. In the beginning he was so focused on his work he didn’t notice your sniffles and soft breath catching on the knot in your throat

-        The first time he saw you cry because of something he said was through CCTV when you left with tears in your eyes. he was sure you’d never come back. When you did come back he apologized quietly guilt clear on his face as he refused to make eye contact.

-        Those days were rough on you as he tried constantly to push you away only to apologize stiffly when he saw you hurt. Once you’ve been together a while it gets better though.

-        He’s perfected the art of spinning your emotions on their head the second he sees your eye’s tear up he starts working to make you laugh.

-        A meme, or well-timed joke can have you laughing even as the tears stream down your face and he truly believes that kind of duality is simultaneously divine and so utterly human that he prays he gets to see it every day for the rest of his life.

-        “Going from crying to laughing that fast and hard happens maybe five times in your life and that extreme right turn is the reason why we are alive, and I believe it extends our life by many years.” ― Amy Poehler, Yes Please

-        If it’s serious he’ll hold you in his lap and rest his chin on your head so you feel completely surrounded by him. In these moment he lets you cry yourself out simply holding you quietly.

Zen

-        Zen doesn’t yell. Yelling is not a strong enough term for it. This man is used to projecting his voice through entire theaters so when he gets worked up enough to lose control of the volume of his voice it can be legitimately frightening

-        Your covering your ears and squeezing your eyes shut just to stop yourself from outright sobbing even though his screaming isn’t directed towards you at all. When he hears your choked sob he spins on his heals

-        He kisses away your tears like the hopeless romantic mess he is. Also your kisses fill him with a bubbly sort of warm happiness so he hopes you feel the same way.

-        From then on he tries very hard to keep himself under control around you. He’s a passionate and fiery personality but he never wants to upset you like that. It still happens sometimes but they are fewer and farther between every time.

-        When he sees you crying over a panda cub on a zoo date he can’t help but chuckle at you. Your so cute he’s not sure he can breathe and he certainly can’t see straight because all he wants is to kiss you silly.

-        He compares you to the princess from the princess and the pea saying your sensitivity is proof of how observant and soft hearted you are. It shows how much you care about people. “you really are a princess!”            

Jaehee

-        Is surprised and stiff at first she’s mentioned before that she’s not great with emotions but she desperately wants to help you so she tries. Problem is she’s trying really hard to be a good “friend” and the fact that your clinging to her tightly and crying sniffling into her shoulder is making that difficult.

-        *pat pat* there there (don’t do anything gay don’t do anything gay) *kisses you* (damn it)

-        She’s not sure why she did that really. But your so shocked you’ve stopped crying. She cant decide if that’s a good thing or not until you break out into a giggling smile. You wipe your eyes and say “if I knew crying would be the thing that got you to kiss me I wouldn’t have hid away so much”

-        From that moment on you didn’t run and hide when you felt yourself getting a bit weepy because every time she noticed your tear glazed eye’s she’s smile fondly and use her apron or sleeve to wipe away your tears

-        She asks you what’s wrong and listens patiently as you explain holding your hands in hers. When you’ve worked through all the emotions she gives you the smallest peck on the lips and makes sure to fix whatever she can.

-        If she can’t fix it then she’ll offer what advice she can and remind you that it’s okay to take a break if you need one. After all you are the one that taught her the importance of breaks after all so she wants to return the favor if you ever feel overwhelmed.

Saeran

-        Your sensitivity drew him to you to be honest. It gave you a kinship though after mint eye he was a little hesitant to admit he was cut from the same cloth so to speak. The way you managed to thrive and grow and be strong despite your sensitivity is what gave him the courage to leave mint eye in the first place

-        Listen this boy loves you. So much so the instant he sees you crying he’s fighting tears too. On his bad days this can cause him to lash out. Better to seem angry than weak right. Wrong! now your crying more and he feels guilty. (he’s still got a lot of left over shit to sort through okay but he’s working on it)

-        He swears at himself and pulls you against his chest where he holds you so tight you can barely breath one hand on the small of your back and the other on the back of your head so you can’t pull your face away and see how angry at himself he is. (it would be very counter intuitive right now)

-        He’s not good at feelings okay, but he’s willing to step out of his comfort zone for you.

-        Not to mention he understands the sensitivity to certain things after his childhood and time at mint eye he understands triggers all too well and even though it’s not exactly the same he’s not about to fault you for being sensitive.

Soft dates with Yoosung

sometimes you just need soft, cute, and cuddly. and no boi does that better than yoosung.

also master list if your into it

Saturdays spent gaming on the couch.

o   You aren’t as big of a gamer so they’ll play two players till you get bored

o   After he’ll order food (probably defaulting to your fav since he’s focused on the game more than the food)

o   you lean against his chest and watch him game, commenting between bites of food

o   Every now and then you’ll feed him a bite because he gets caught up and forgets there’s food

o   He blushes and very deliberately focuses on the game because he can’t look you in the eye your too cute and he’s too embarrassed

o   He gets frustrated after a while and hugs you tight burying his face in your neck groaning about his latest loss

o   After this you might decide to take a nice evening walk or watch a romantic comedy depending on the weather

Breakfast’s together!

o   on days when he doesn’t have morning classes (after you move in he makes a concerted effort to avoid morning classes)

o   he tries to make you omurice with ketchup hearts

o   it takes him some practice before it comes out actually looking nice but it always tasted nice so you didn’t mind

o   after he’s mastered omurice he sets his sights on heart shaped cinnamon roles

o   you tease him that he can’t eat cinnamon rolls its cannibalism since he’s a cinnamon roll him self

o   on days when he does have school you make breakfast while he gets ready

o   a breakfast parfait if y’all woke up late (disposable cup and spoon so he can eat it either on the way or in class)

o   or a breakfast sandwich if you have time to make bacon eggs cheese and toast. Sometimes you add a fruit bowl with fruit cut into stars

o   on these days you usually have time to eat with him and you love how much he enjoys your food!

Teaching you to play LOLOL

o   He sets your computer up next to his and teaches you how to play imagine his hands over yours to show you the perfect hand position on the keyboard and him leaning over you to give you tips and point out certain things

o   He helps you level up and in game flirts with you (why is flirting so much easier in LOLOL)

o   You play a magic user and since he plays a fighter her protects you from the front lines as you cast your spells from the back (guys I only play dnd idk what lolol is a reference to so I hope this applies)

o   At one point you find out about some really pretty armor you want and he spend all week working to get it for you he even gets help from his friends since its really rare

o   Then he commissions a custom print of your characters together to hang on the wall

o   He is a dork and you love him

The botched puppy play date

o   He was getting cat food for lisa when he saw the poster

o   Puppy play date! Was all he needed to read to know he wanted to go

o   He was so excited to play with puppies and you!

o   He imagined the puppies climbing all over you and you laughing as you played tug’o’war with them

o   So he planned everything as a surprise date for you

o   And then you got there to be informed that it was in fact an event where you bring your puppy to play with other puppies.

o   Not a public event for people to play with puppies.

o   Its honestly heartbreaking for the both of you.

o   At least you still got to have a picnic at the park beforehand.

my good mysme route includes

so I have FEELINGS and rather than deal with them like an adult, I’m going to write about what my perfect MYSME route looks like. Major spoilers so it’ll all be under the cut. I really just want everyone happy and healthy.

this was really really fun to write and I’d love to hear other peoples thoughts on the perfect MYSME route since it’ll be different for everyone depending on what they want their MC doing. 

my MC is a caretaker/mom friend TM (like me) she likes to work but gets bored if she has to do the same thing everyday plus Jumin is my favorite so i chose to have her marry Jumin and use all the free time she has because she doesn't need to work a job to take care of the RFA. 

1: Jaehee and zen becoming best friends Jaehee helps him take care of himself as well as using her connection at C and he encourages her to chase her dreams.

2: Jumin promoting Jaehee to a delegation position where she hires and trains several assistants to do her job rather than get drowned in busy work

3: Seven and Saeran living happily together with a therapy service dog to help with Saerans medicine, panic attacks, and both the boys self care.

4: seven owns a toy store while saeran tends to a garden and play area in the back for kids who do not wish to go home right away (no matter what the reason is)

5: yoosung seeks grief counseling and begins his journey of moving on after rika

6: rika gets arrested and sent to a mental health rehabilitation center where she receives INTENSIVE therapy for and extended period of time

7: v realizes his codependent nature and also receives at least some therapy before he even considers getting into another serious relationship. his councilor advises him to avoid rika and he listens. meanwhile he reunites with the RFA and begins to rebuild the broken trust there.

the end result is that jumin learns to express himself and empathize with jaehee. he marries the love of his life. yoosung learns to motivate and live independently so he is not so swayed by outside influence or so reliant on others to motivate him. he want to improve himself, for himself. saeyoung gets his brother back as well as very tolerant and gentle pet trained to help calm them both down. he is out of the agency and doing what he actually loves, building and creating things that make people happy. zen becomes good friends with jaehee who reminds him how much his acting affects his fans not simply because of his looks but because of his skill as well. she actively cares about his health and happiness motivating and empowering him to follow his dream. jaehee learns to delegate and manage people to get consistent results without being overworked. she hires multiple assistants for jumin and every one has received glowing reviews thanks to her meticulous training. consequently she has far more free time and is planning to open her own cafe after training her own replacement. because she leaves Jumin amicably C&R readily invests in her Cafe and she does very well. V is learning his own self worth as well as becoming okay with the fact that he cannot control everything, and by extension if he is not in control he is neither to be praised or blamed for some things (such as rika’s actions) he is very slowly rebuilding trust with saeyoung, jumin and yoosung as well as the rest of the RFA though he will not be taking the leadership role back. he gets his eye surgery and opens a painting studio. his paintings and photographs are still regularly auctioned off at RFA parties. he learns to be more open and honest so that secrets are a thing of the past.  Saeran tends to a garden and playground behind saeyoungs toy store where many kids play and enjoy a safe environment. he has a therapy service animal that helps him remember his medicine and can help calm him down in the event of a panic attack. the dog also helps him sleep (waking him up if he has a nightmare) and reminds him to take a daily walk since exercise and sunlight are integral to his recovery.  Rika his arrested but thanks to jumin pulling some strings is given the extremely relaxed sentence of 30 years in a maximum security mental health rehabilitation facility. jumin arranges for her to be sent to the best possible facility in the world which happens to be in england far from V, her family, and the RFA. she gets the treatment she needs while the RFA heal from what she’s done. mc often visits each member to deliver snacks, lunches, dinners, or anything else that she’s made in her free time from hand knitted scarves to pottery she is constantly dabbling in knew crafts personalized for each member. she often brings huge amounts of cookies to sevens shop to hand out to kids and leave any left overs for the twins. she becomes the mom of the RFA checking on every member daily and making sure everyone has everything they need to be happy. once things have settled down and the members don’t need her as much she feels a little lost, until she talks Jumin into fostering kittens. her and jumin will have kids eventually but they aren’t in a hurry.

EVERYONE is getting better

The RFA + Saeran spooning

I’M going back to work! YAY!! it literally helps my mental health so much to have something to do during the day so I’m so glad i get to go back! plus the paycheck wont hurt either. anyway that does mean i wont have as much time to write. i want to keep doing this though because i really enjoy getting my work out there. 

oh also master list 

Jumin

-        he loves when you hold onto him but he’s not a fan of the little spoon position

-        if you hug onto him like that he absolutely spins to face you

-        he wants to hold you too after all he’s never been one to passively let things happen

-        he wants an active role in the cuddling

-        because of this most of the time you two don’t spoon at all but end up holding each other in mutual cuddles

-        so it is that your big spoon time is regulated to those rare occasions when he is sick and has no energy to put into cuddling you back

-        in these moment you revel in holding him close like that and he enjoys that you never leave his side

-        it helps that when he is sick he lets go of the need to be in control all the time and you really like that he trusts you enough to let you be the person in control during these moments

Yoosung

-        this boy will take all the cuddles he can get

-        big spoon little spoon he doesn’t care he’s just happy to be close to you

-        he will admit though he really likes when you nuzzle your face into his neck from behind

-        and when you run your hand up and down his chest absently while you get comfortable as the big spoon

-        the only problem is that your chest presses against his back and it can be difficult to ignore

-        there are upsides to him being the big spoon too though. It makes him feel very manly, like he’s protecting you

-        also he loves to bury his face in your hair. Its soft and smells so good especially after you’ve just washed it

-        but then he gets really nervous because what if you feel him against you

-        either he feels you against him or you feel him against you there is no escape for this poor embarrassed boy

Saeyoung

-        it’s not that he dislikes being the little spoon per se it’s just the little spoon usually gets trapped under the big spoons arms and he is not a fan of feeling trapped

-        still it’s okay as long as you don’t have a death grip (like he does)

-        but he definitely prefers being the big spoon he likes holding you tight (and once he falls asleep his vice grip holds you there all night there is no way for you to escape)

-        also it’s the perfect position to tease you, a few nips to your neck some saucy whispering in the ear and you turn to putty in his hands

-        the main problem (if you can call it that) is the fact that you can also tease him with a simple grind of your hips.

-        Still many nights’ end with him as the big spoon you using his arm as a pillow while he keeps you locked against him with his other arm

Zen

-        Big spoon all the way no doubt. You aren’t sure if this is because he wants to “protect his princess” or because of one of his (sometimes warped) ideas about masculinity

-        Somehow it always turns into sex, did you grind on you or did you grind on him, the world may never know

-        The arm around you is in your shirt and on your breasts

-        He does it unconsciously if you two sleep like this, legit he isn’t even doing it on purpose and it drives you crazy

-        It just doesn’t work as a sleeping position for y’all okay there’s too much temptation for both of you

-        So what usually happens is you go to bed with every intention of sleeping. You start spooning and spend an inordinate amount of time NOT sleeping. Then you fall asleep with him on his back and your head against his chest instead.

Jaehee

-        She likes being the little spoon. She isn’t used to being held or taken care of so she really enjoys it when it happens

-        She absolutely holds your hand to her face in her sleep. You enjoy her soft even breath against your skin

-        She has a vice grip on your arm so if you want to leave you may have to consider amputation (Judo has this girl STRONG)

-        She won’t admit it but she enjoys the feel of your chest pressed against her back and your legs tangled with hers

-        When she grows out her hair she worries it’ll get in your face and bother you. She wonders aloud if she should cut it again and you rush to assure her its fine.

-        Honestly when you two are cuddled like this you sometimes wonder if you need such a big bed. You two are both pretty small and even sprawled out you have a little extra room but curled around each other like this you only occupy a quarter of the bed

Saeran

-        HOLD 👏 THIS 👏 BOY 👏 Seriously hold him wrap him up in your arms he needs to much love.

-        he likes being the little spoon. But tell anyone and your dead.

-        He hides his face in pillows or blankets but you can see his ears turn pink and feel his pulse rise

-        He calls cuddling stupid but he never fights it and when you go to bed without cuddling him you always wake up to cuddles

-        It isn’t that he hates the big spoon position. He just, he hasn’t been held much in his life so he drinks it in like man parched in the desert.

-        It’s nice that he can wake up from nightmares and be instantly grounded by your arms around him

-        He counts your breath using it to calm him down and holds your hand like a talisman all the while you sleep undisturbed. A calm constant warmth pressed against him. You have no idea how many times you’ve saved him like this

RFA + Saeran helping MC get to sleep

I do not often have trouble sleeping. in fact more often than not my depression is such that I experience hyper-somnia (sleeping TOO much) but every now and then (usually when getting back on my medicine and before stabilizing) sleeplessness will hit me like a train and I’ll spend 34 hours straight awake simply because sleep eludes me. so here are the RFA boys helping MC to sleep when she’s having trouble finding dreamland

also master list 

Jumin

-        when he notices you having trouble sleeping he sits up and simply holds you against his chest in the dim light of his bedroom aquarium

-        after a moment he asks if reading to you would help and you shrug because it’s worth a shot after all

-        so he reads to you quietly and while you would normally fall asleep easily to the lulling of his deep voice tonight you found it impossible

-        he notices you still having trouble so the next day he researches something he had read about briefly in one of his new age books

-        “hypnotic bedtime stories”

-        He read that a monotonous tone and slow speed was best so he bought a book hypnotic sleep bed time stories and resolved to try tonight

-        He made you warm lavender milk (a recipe he learned from a maid/nanny when he was young) and drew you a bath to help you relax

-        After he read you the sleep meditation stories

-        It worked like a charm and before he knew it you were asleep in his lap hand wound tightly in his night shirt

Yoosung

-        Poor baby can’t even help himself sleep what do you want from him

-        Usually he just plays LOLOL till he practically passes out

-        Still he wants to help so he’s trying

-        He can’t decide if chamomile tea or warm milk is better for sleep

-        Mix em. milk and tea is good right? (thank God he got that one right)

-        He rubs you back gently and wraps you in the softest comfiest blanket he has

-        He tries to sing a lullaby his mom used to sing to him but he can’t remember all the words and ends up humming most of it

-        He gets a little flustered when you forgo the pillows on his bed in favor of laying your head directly in his lap

-        He runs his fingers through your hair gently trying to calm himself as much as you

-        if none of that works he does actually have Tylenol PM he can offer you

-        But he really hates for you to take it since it probably isn’t good for you

Saeyoung

-        He doesn’t have trouble falling asleep. His trouble lies in staying asleep

-        So at first he doesn’t know how to help and has to look into it

-        Then he tries a couple of things of course putting his own unique spin on them

-        He starts with binaural beats

-        And a star projection on the ceiling for you two to watch together

-        When you mention difficulty getting comfortable with headphones on he tries isochronic tones since they don’t require headphones

-        And he switches to a northern lights projection loosely synched to the tones and music

-        Even if this doesn’t help you sleep you really enjoy simply relaxing and cuddling with him while you watch whatever projection he’s designed for you that night

-        Slowly you learn counting helps to keep your mind off the more complex thought keeping you awake and he designs one final projection

-        HBC bags and cans of dr. pepper floating down a river as though you’re watching from below the water

-        You giggle but he’s randomized the HBC bags and soda cans so you can’t memorize the pattern and it actually helps a lot

Zen

-        His solution to sleep trouble has always been to exhaust his body until he physically can’t avoid sleep

-        So of course his first idea is to tire you out (wink wink)

-        But when this doesn’t help he’s a firm believer in diet and health so he looks up foods and drinks that can help

-        He finds several salads that contain many of the recommendations and he makes you chamomile passionflower tea with a splash of warm milk

-        He sings you every lullaby he knows and after nights of sleeplessness despite both of your best efforts

-        He begrudgingly picks up some sleep vitamin supplements only a little hurt that he could not fix the problem

-        You can see the tinge of shame in his voice when he tells you he’s sorry he couldn’t help

-        You hug him tight and tell him he’s helped by bringing you the sleep aids and that even with the world’s strongest medicine you’d never get to sleep if he wasn’t beside you

-        He feels better and with the vitamins and his gentle singing you get some of the best sleep you’ve ever had

-        And as you sleep soundly he holds you close and breathes a sigh of relief

Jaehee

-        Ever the pragmatist she assures you that routine is the easiest solution

-        She cites several studies that explain that the body thrives on routine as a means to signal when to sleep and when to wake

-        She helps you keep a strict unwavering dedication to your bedtime routine for a week

-        Before she concedes more drastic measures may be called for

-        So she begins to create what she hopes will be the perfect bedtime tea for you.

-        She tries different amounts and strengths creating a new tea every night until she finds it

-        The blend of chamomile lavender passionflower and valerian root

-        She sweetens it with raw honey and warm milk to create the perfect bedtime drink

-        She’s not a huge tea fan but even she enjoys a sip of this before bed

-        Later she adds it as a take home and self-brew option for customers who may like a bit of bedtime help

-        And as much as you hate to admit that the routine helped your sleep a lot you do because between the tea and the routine you’re out like a light in minutes

Saeran

-        This boy knows the struggle of no sleep.

-        In fact, he doesn’t really sleep at night (as opposed to daytime naps with you on the couch) until he’s decently into his recovery

-        So when he helps you set up the bedroom for optimum sleep it’s for BOTH of you

-        He fills the room with fresh lavender and valerian blooms so the whole room is scented with their relaxing scent

-        he absolutely has a gentle rain sound effect machine too probably hooked up to surround sound speakers so it really feels like the rain is all around you

-        he has a small aquarium where he keeps fish before he transfers them to the big garden pond (his therapist suggested it may be therapeutic to keep a pet but advised him to start small) and he leaves its gentle low light on

-        most nights are spent leaning against each other watching the fish and chatting quietly until one of you drifts off

-        if you are still struggling with sleep he will brush your hair gently until he can see you relaxing

-        if it’s very long he may braid it so it’s out of the way while you sleep