Fae of the Flowers

Ever since watching that one Yonghee & Hyunsuk performance that made me go feral for them, I have fallen for CIX. Technically I have been a fan since their most recent comeback with Thunder, one of my favourite k-pop songs ever, but now I also have a ship and a bias (Yonghee) and a biaswrecker (Hyunsuk).



And here is the point of no return: I am watching their vlogs and having Feelings.



When they all visit the sea and a dripping Yonghee revenges himself on Hyunsuk by catching hold of his legs to flip him into the water, Hyunsuk stands up drenched, and they hug. It's the sort of hug where you can't tell whether Yonghee initiated it or Hyunsuk, but their arms around each other enclose my heart, making it squeeze with affection, assuring me of much to daydream about these two. Later, at their hotel, Yonghee plays the flute while Hyunsuk reads aloud, bits of prose that sound like poetry, and the moment passes, but the feeling doesn't. The feeling persists, like a floating bubble, when Seunghun asks Hyunsuk to pass him the book he was reading from, only to place it under his head as a pillow. Yonghee jokingly tells Hyunsuk to keep the book ready as a coaster when they make ramyeon. I love this feeling, warm and fuzzy around the edges, floaty, big enough to burst.

They're already on their six-year anniversary, so their contracts will likely expire at seven. I'm melancholy.

Moontime began in the early hours of today at around 3 a.m.

I tried a new pair of period underwear that miraculously didn't leak at the sides despite having regular seams, not bonded seams: Nushu's Hiphugger. It's bamboo underwear with a modal gusset. I wore it for around five to six hours even though my flow was heavy, and it held up. Blood got on the trims but didn't soak through them to the other side, which is a first. I like bonded period underwear (sometimes called seamless period underwear) but their gussets are quite stiff and they can feel like you're sitting on cardboard. Also, most of them are nylon/polyester even in the body fabric.

I'm happy I found a pair that has regular seams, is soft and comfy, and still doesn't leak. It's rare that I change period underwear just because it feels full and wet, not because it leaked at the seams or got stained at the trims. I wore another underwear after changing out of this one, and it leaked at the seams/side trims, confirming that somehow this one is special.

There aren't really any offers running at the moment (I checked Meta Ads Library and there are ads that just have a coupon code for 10% off your first purchase), but you get 400 rupees off on the purchase of three products. When I saw that the Hiphugger is sold out in all sizes except my size, I thought I'd better stock up.

I'm still wondering how it works, though. Did they extend the waterproof fabric into the seams, not just the gusset? Like, how's it different from my other seamed period underwear? What's the secret here?