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"I think you should go with this photo," Hyuna suggested, handing Mizi back her phone. They were sitting in a small bakery together for a quick hangout before Hyuna had to go off to her next class. Inspired by the cozy atmosphere, Mizi took a bunch of selfies of her holding the slice of strawberry cake she ordered at different angles.
"Yeah, I love that one too!" Mizi said, zooming in on the photo.
The lower half of her face was covered by the slice she was holding up, but most of her signature smile was still left visible.
Mizi nodded as she went to delete some of the unused photos. Lately, her camera roll was mostly filled with photos ranging from bathroom selfies to posed photos in front of stunning backgrounds.
Her newfound love of photography stemmed from her dreams of becoming a top model. She worked hard to put herself out there, showing up to every casting call in the area. Recently, she was so close to being chosen for a major clothing store. The casting crew had singled her out and asked how many Instagram followers she had. Mizi had proudly told them she had a private account with around 500 followers, but the crew simply scoffed and instructed her to unprivate her account and reaudition when she had a bigger following.
She didn't let that discourage her, though. If anything, she felt even more determined knowing just how close she was. She followed the harsh advice and was now working on slowly building up her account.
"Okay, now I need to take a photo of just the cake," the aspiring model said, readying her camera for another photo.
"Your cake is going to get soggy if you don't eat it soon," Hyuna said as she took another sip of her tea. Mizi ignored her as her camera flashed once more. While she was examining the photo, Hyuna put down her tea gently before reaching over to snatch Mizi's cake.
Hyuna laughed as she shoved a small piece in her mouth.
"Hyuna! Wait, I wasn't done!" Mizi yelled. She had started batting at Hyuna's hands in an attempt to stop her from eating more of the cake.
"Mhmm so good~" Hyuna teased, making sure the next piece she took had a bit of strawberry on it. "You are really missing out."
"Okay fine, I'll stop taking pictures." Mizi pouted. Her face quickly lit back up as Hyuna slid the rest of her cake back to her.
Mizi quickly thought of more ways she could pose with the cake, even with a chunk missing. But, taking another look at Hyuna's hungry gaze, Mizi knew that if she didn't eat it fast—Hyuna gladly would.
Huffing, Mizi shoved a piece in her mouth. Her chewing slowed as she felt the cake melt in her mouth. The sponge was fluffy, coated with airy icing that complemented, rather than overpowered.
I'm definitely coming back here.
As Mizi was shoveling another piece in her mouth, Hyuna's own phone lit up. She looked at the message briefly before shutting her phone off.
"Who's that?" Mizi asked, leaning over to steal a peek.
"Nothing too crazy," Hyuna said, "It's just a Twitch notification."
"You watch Twitch streamers?" Mizi asked, picturing Hyuna screaming at the screen whenever a streamer does something she deems stupid.
"No, not really," Hyuna laughed before taking another sip of her tea. "I'm just helping one customize their loading screen," Hyuna explained before she picked up her phone to show Mizi. She opened up the notification to reveal a streamer called 'itssua'. The stream opened to reveal a black screen, with plain white text saying, "Stream Starting Soon!"
As a third-year graphic design major, Hyuna taking on a project like this was a common occurrence. That was one of the reasons why Mizi asked Hyuna to help her pick out photos.
That and Hyuna just had really good taste.
"I told her that if she let me make her a more flashy loading screen, her stream might gain more traction," Hyuna explained. Mizi knew Hyuna well enough that she just wanted an excuse to do something that did not have to be turned in for a grade.
Mizi watched as the black screen suddenly disappeared and the side of the screen became flooded with messages. The Minecraft theme started to play.
"Hey, guys. Welcome back to the stream. Today we will be playing more Minecraft Survival." A voice spoke out. The chat moved even faster.
sualvr: SUA YOUR CAMERA
candysua: SUA WE CANT SEE YOU
suaswife: sua started stream without the webcam again lol
"Oh," the streamer mumbled before dragging her webcam across the screen, "Is this better?"
Mizi leaned in for a better look.
The streamer, known as Sua, was wearing a black hoodie that engulfed her frame. Her face was left uncovered as strands of short black hair escaped from underneath the hood.
"Sorry about that, guys. I just bought a new monitor, so I'm still getting a bit used to the setup." Her violet eyes smiled warmly at the camera as she adjusted her mic.
"Today we're going to try and find a Nether Fortress," Sua spoke, her eyes looking a bit offscreen as she read her chat.
"Are you going to try to beat the Ender Dragon?" she read. "Of course, but we need to get more blaze rods." She nodded before entering her single-player world.
Sua loaded on a red bed in a simple wooden house.
rulerofmyheart: SUA WHAT HAPPENED???
anon86: WAIT I MISSED LAST STREAM
anon86: WHERE IS ALL YOUR STUFF?
candysua: WE LOST IT ALL HAHAHA
"Oh yeah, my items," Sua responded in a monotone voice, "I accidentally fell in lava, so all I am left with is the items in this chest."
With a small creak, the chest opened and revealed 27 slots filled with dirt, cobblestone, and coal.
blacksorrow: give up 💔
rulerofmyheart: its so over
sualvr: YOU WILL GET YOUR STUFF BACK TRUST
anon86: we are not making it to the end guys 😭
Mizi felt her chest tense at seeing the discouraging comments being sent to this sweet streamer. She felt the urge to make a Twitch account just so she could comment her support.
The weight vanished as she saw the black-haired girl smile once more. "Thank you, at least one person believes in me."
How Mizi wished Sua was talking to her.
Reality crashed back into Mizi when Hyuna swiped off the stream.
"Shit, is that the time?" Hyuna glanced at her phone. "I'm going to be late to class, see you later, Mizi." Hyuna waved before reaching down to grab her bag.
"Hyuna, wait!"
Mizi felt her face heat up at how concerned Hyuna looked when she turned back around.
"What was that girl's account again?"