send me a symbol and i’ll write you a starter based on the first song that comes up on shuffle for my playlists with the following titles 👀
💋 - girls run the world ♥
🤬 - catch these hands (ง •̀_•́)ง
🔪 - straight up villain
🌱 - would you like a hug?
📼 - so this is growing up
🍉 - it’s the beach episode! 🌊
🏃 - one-take action sequence
🥃 - intro: slow walk into the club
🌻 - good morning, sunshine!
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*: ・゚✧ interrogation starters.
feel free to change pronouns etc as needed.
CALM / QUESTIONING.
“ tell me, what happened?”
“ did you see anything?”
“ what do you remember?”
“ do you remember anything unusual?”
“ please, try to remember as much as you can.”
“ every detail is important.”
“ and what happened next?”
“ and what did you do when all this took place?”
“ what were you doing around __ am/pm?”
“ where were you around __ am/pm?”
“ can anyone verify that?”
“ was someone with you?”
“ and you had nothing to do with it?”
“ and you weren’t involved?”
“ did you see it happen?”
“ did you see who did it?”
“ did you see or hear anything? anything at all?”
CARING / UNDERSTANDING.
“ you seem scared… is that why you don’t want to talk?”
“ did someone hurt you?”
“ it’s okay. you can tell me.”
“ you were just trying to defend yourself, weren’t you?”
“ we can take a break, if you want.”
“ everything will be okay, i promise. but you need to talk to me.”
“ it’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it. but it really would help if you did.”
SUSPICIOUS.
“ there is something you’re not telling me.”
“ i think you’re lying.”
“ you looked away just now when you said that. are you sure you’re telling the truth?”
“ except what you’re telling me doesn’t align with what we already know.”
“ seems to me like you know more than you’re letting in on.”
“ what aren’t you telling me?”
“ who are you trying to protect?”
“ so you really don’t know what any of it means? no clue at all?”
“ they must’ve told you more than that.”
“ you have to have seen more than that.”
“ and you want me to believe you don’t remember?”
“ and you want me to believe you had nothing to do with it?”
“ an accident? is that what you’re going with?”
DEMANDING.
“ i need you to tell me the truth.”
“ i need you to tell me what happened.”
“ i know you’re not telling me the truth.”
“ that doesn’t line up with the evidence. so… you wanna try that again?”
“ stop lying. i already know that’s not what happened.”
MAKING A DEAL / ASKING FOR HELP / DEMANDING HELP.
“ what do you want in exchange for this information?”
“ i’m listening…”
“ you’re coming with me.”
“ since you’re the only one who knows how to find them, i don’t really have a choice but to take you with me.”
“ fine. i’ll take you with me, but if you try anything…”
“ i can’t give you that. you know that.”
“ if we’re going to make a deal, you’re gonna have to ask for something a little more rational than that.”
“ okay. we have a deal.”
“ sorry. no deal.”
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"i never said it was your fault. i said it was our fault!" jiwon cries in both their defense, eyes wide like an anxious chihuahua. he shakes like one, too, as he hops up onto the table when a cricket gets too close for comfort. if they weren't already in such a state, jiwon would probably start crying, but he has to keep himself together right now. it's very hard, though, not to crumble and shatter when suchan is so upset with him. (at least, that's how it feels.)
"i mean, f-frogs eat crickets, right? and that'd be nicer than just setting them on fire, wouldn't it?" with a wobbly lip, jiwon looks over the sea of crickets hip-hopping 'round the room and attempts to cover up a sniffle by inhaling slowly. he may not like creepy crawlies, but that doesn't mean he wants to murder them through immolation. "d'you think we could round them up with a big box? like they do at cat cafés? oh, but what if we step on one? the others will get mad, won't they? that won't be good at all—"
❛❛ no way, this is most definitely not my fault. it’s not like i wanted to do this either. ❜❜ normally suchan would have agreed, but this time is not going to be one of them ▬▬▬ even the best screwed on lids were no match for glass hitting tile.
he has a large desire to swat at jiwon’s arm to keep him from moving and the only thing that prevents him from doing so is the fear that his own sudden movements would scare the insects into flying around or something. can crickets fly ? he feels like he should know the answer and yet every thought he had had up until a few moments ago has disappeared.
❛❛ frogs ? seriously ? ❜❜ his voice comes out as a sarcastic hiss, not necessarily directed to jiwon but more to their situation as a whole. ❛❛ can you set your sights higher ? a match box maybe ? a lighter ? a blowtorch perhaps ? ❜❜
( @interxstitial ┃ continued. )
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rough doesn't even begin to describe his week, but the validation is nice. in the same vein, loud and wrong are also understatements for the over-privileged parents he has to deal with twice a week. the kids are meant to have fun and explore their talent, not be exploited for vicarious achievements and farmed like scout fodder. if jiwon weren't so adamant on being a good role model for his students, he'd give those few parents enough lessons to make them re-think every decision they've made since developing the ability to vocalise.
with a long sigh, jiwon lets his gaze drift to the fence past the pool. he spots a gap in between slats, maybe no more than a half-inch wider than the rest, and it irks him for some reason. every other slat is consistently spaced except for that one spot. then he blinks and bites at the inside of his lip for a handful of seconds. "no, it's.. not the first time they've heard that." (not just in general, but from jiwon.) "i was gonna apologise at our next session. i feel weird about talking to them any other time." jiwon knows better, but it's hard sometimes to accept that his therapist is also just another person. someone who buys groceries, pays bills, eats and drinks and sleeps, and also makes mistakes.
he blinks, again, and glances at the weird gap in the fence, again.
"i'm kind of high right now," jiwon confesses, fingers clasped around the last gummy bears in his palm. three is more than enough. too much, honestly. "i wouldn't really trust the drinks here, 'specially if you didn't mix it yourself." a third blink; a third look at that gap in the fence. "the last thing i bought for myself was a keychain for my bag. it's one of those, um, shaker things, with the water and glitter and floating charms. it's shaped like a thing of boba tea."
do-hyun's smile remains throughout the first half of jiwon's response ▬▬▬ at least until the other starts to talk about the various troubles and problems that have occurred over the week and his expression slowly changes into one of concern. ❛❛ oh. that sounds rough. ❜❜ his gaze falls onto the remaining bears currently being crushed. ❛❛ well … if it makes you feel any better usually all rich people are like that. loud and wrong i mean. ❜❜
the other two issues are ones he's aware he probably can't really help with. jiwon knows his leg better than anyone. do-hyun may have his own pains but their situations are quite different so the advice he would normally give might not work ▬▬▬ especially if jiwon isn't doing anything anyway. ❛❛ i'm sure that's not the first time your therapist has heard that from someone. did you apologize ? i bet they're experienced with stuff like that and know you didn't mean it. ❜❜
he falls silent, taking another sip of his drink and stares out across the lawn towards the pool. it'll be a new week soon. even if jiwon didn't want this week to end time will continue to pass and they have no choice but to move forward. do-hyun hates it sometimes. life is too fast for him. he swears it messes with his mind. too confusing … too much. ❛❛ next week will probably be better. anyway, you're here now. it's the weekend. be free ! go get a drink or something. what about retail therapy ? when was the last time you bought something for yourself ? i hear that works wonders. ❜❜
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@idleds asked: 20 from hyunsoo 😇
he can't breathe. air goes in just as fast as it leaves him. not a single molecule seems to permeate his lungs, and julien feels vitriol burning all the way to the marrow of his bones. never before has he felt so furious, so fucking humiliated. in all the years he's borrowed from the air of this planet, julien has never raised a hand against another person. he's better than that, would never resort to such barbarianism when he has the intelligence to work his way out of anything.
until tonight.
julien can't breathe, and he despises it. even as he sprints down the corridor, he feels his hands shaking with a ferocity he can't control. he hasn't felt so lost inside his own body since the day he woke up in the hospital, two days after his heart stopped for a whole three minutes, just hours after he was struck down by a speeding car. it wasn't the first time he'd willingly locked himself in a room with a known criminal. it wasn't even the first time he'd been cornered, or propositioned, or touched despite several definite no's. it was, however, the first time anyone struck him for talking back.
in a split-second, julien feels his body move faster than he's ever seen. he watches his hand swipe through the air before a sharp crack follows. after that, his memory fades. moments or minutes later, hyunsoo is pulling him off a motionless body and yelling at him to get out. they have to leave before anyone connects them to the scene, or else everything they've worked for will have been for nothing. it's not until they're in the car does julien feel himself settle back into his body and take his first real breath. his voice still feels faraway when he speaks, but at least he can be sure it's himself.
"i didn't kill him."
image-based prompts: ACCEPTING!
you chose . . . this!
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— starter for @adorajpg ! »
there's upheaval in the studio. fifteen kids between the ages of five and seven raising their hands to be picked while simultaneously yelling over each other, all sharing the same goal: convince mr. micah to dance in the upcoming showcase. they still have a couple months 'til the event, which is plenty of time for the special guest to fine-tune his arabesques and pas de chats. half of the kids surround micah; the other half goes to jiwon to further plead their case. their enthusiasm tugs hard at his heartstrings, and jiwon is powerless to deny them. as their teacher, after all, it's his responsibility to nurture such passion.
"they're right," he speaks up, bringing the ruckus to a calm. wide-eyed and hopeful, jiwon's students look back and forth between him and micah in anticipation. smiling, jiwon tucks a stray strand of hair behind an ear, tilts his head, and continues, "there's still enough time for you to learn the routine, and it's not too late to get you measured for a costume. which season do you want to be in?"
(and maybe that's the wrong question to ask, because now all the students are yelling again, begging micah to join their group as if their very lives depended on it. but jiwon thinks they're all very precious anyway.)
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" parties aren't really my thing... "
[ for jiwon ! lí chényǔ is a wallflower of the highest order--- ]
"they're not mine either, but i figured it'd be better to suffer together."
once upon a time, not all that long ago in the grand scheme of things, jiwon thrived in environments like these. he used to be that person dancing on the tables, clearly one too many drinks down the hatchet. even when the crowd dwindled, jiwon would have been petitioning for an after-party further down the block because he knew a guy.
now, he would much rather curl up on the sofa with a fresh cup of tea and re-watch one of his favourite reality shows. there's really only one reason he would find himself at a party after the accident, but tonight he seems to have found another.
"i'll look out for you, i promise," jiwon reassures, linking arms with chényǔ. somewhere down the corridor, uproarious laughter booms from a private party room. in his free hand, jiwon adjusts the heavy gift bag and inhales slowly. the aroma of barbecue sits thick in the air, and the clink-clink of shot glasses chimes like church bells. he tries to convince himself that it's not really a party, that it's more of a work thing that he has to go to after work. it's just a birthday dinner with people he happens to work with!
"sit on my right and eat as much as you want." then, to convince chényǔ and himself, jiwon adds: "everything will be fine."
party prompts: ACCEPTING!
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✿ for micah maybe,,
PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2
send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of, and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.
FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [your muse] is the good influence / [your muse] is the bad influence / [my muse] is the good influence / [my muse] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other
ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [your muse is my muse's] childhood crush / [my muse is your muse's] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [from your muse's side] / unrequited [from my muse's side] / unrequited [from both sides] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [metaphorical] / soulmates [literal] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [on your muse] / cheating [with your muse] / other
FAMILIAL. siblings [half] / siblings [step] / [my muse] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure muse / [my muse] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [my muse] is a parental figure to your muse / [my muse] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [your muse] is taken under my muse's wing / [my muse] is taken under your muse's wing / other
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based off circumstance / based off professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other
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✿ [ for jiwon ! ]
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send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of, and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.
FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [your muse] is the good influence / [your muse] is the bad influence / [my muse] is the good influence / [my muse] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other
ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [your muse is my muse's] childhood crush / [my muse is your muse's] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / high school sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [from your muses side] / unrequited [from my muses side] / unrequited [from both sides] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [on your muse] / cheating [with your muse] / other
FAMILIAL. siblings [half] / siblings [step] / [my muse] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [my muse] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [my muse] is a parental figure to yours / [my muse] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [your muse] is taken under my muse's wing / [my muse] is taken under your muse's wing / other
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based off circumstance / based off professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other
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✿ (For Ofreyja)
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FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [your muse] is the good influence / [your muse] is the bad influence / [my muse] is the good influence / [my muse] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other
ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [your muse is my muse's] childhood crush / [my muse is your muse's] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / high school sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [from your muse's side] / unrequited [from my muse's side] / unrequited [from both sides] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [metaphorical] / soulmates [literal] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [on your muse] / cheating [with your muse] / other
FAMILIAL. siblings [half] / siblings [step] / [my muse] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure muse / [my muse] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [my muse] is a parental figure to yours / [my muse] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [your muse] is taken under my muse's wing / [my muse] is taken under your muse's wing / other
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based off circumstance / based off professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other
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PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2
over a year ago, i made this meme & since then, it’s blown up. so, over a year later — i thought i would make a new one. so here it is, after several requests & a pile of brains, THE PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2
send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.
FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ your muse ] is the good influence / [ your muse ] is the bad influence / [ my muse ] is the good influence / [ my muse ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other
ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush / [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from your muses side ] / unrequited [ from my muses side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on your muse ] / cheating [ with your muse ] / other
FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours / [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing / [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing / other
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other
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( sms ): my brother’s being a shit, you wanna steal his car with me? (from log 😁)
jiwon isn't usually bored. he has a fair variety of hobbies to keep him occupied, from binge-reading cheesy webtoons to testing his endurance in central park. so far he has a record of jogging for 28 minutes straight before needing a break. his leg had given him hell like no other after hitting that record, but it was worth the pain. that sense of accomplishment felt so rare now, but he does experience it every now and then with these little hobbies. mixing a batch of cookie dough by hand. picking up a new choreo within an hour. folding an origami lamb without breaking down in tears because of his wrist acting up. jiwon has lots of hobbies these days.
in any case, he's bored now—but boredom doesn't justify grand theft auto.
[ sms -> socks' dad 🧦 ] um
[ sms -> socks' dad 🧦 ] i'm all for supporting your weird sibling rivalry but
[ sms -> socks' dad 🧦 ] i don't want to get arrested 🥹
[ sms -> socks' dad 🧦 ] we could prank him? put green dye in his shampoo?
[ sms -> socks' dad 🧦 ] dump a bunch of salt in his coffee?
sms prompts: ACCEPTING!
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as if demons and vengeful spirits weren't enough to worry about, jiwon now has to deal with the ever-present threat of the roof caving in and crushing them to death. if do-hyun was trying to help, he's done just the opposite. with the flashlight in a death-grip, jiwon just barely manages to keep down a scream that would (almost) certainly rupture his friend's eardrums.
"whywouldyousaythat," he rushes out in a single breath, knuckles ghostly white. it's a miracle the flashlight hasn't burst between his hands with how tightly he's holding it. the shadows born in the edges of his vision, thanks to his trembling, make jiwon jump every half-second. a creak comes from somewhere down the hall, then another from one of the rooms to their left. the demons are closing in, or maybe the house is falling apart. either way, they're doomed the longer they stay here.
"why couldn't you get nighttime photos from, like, a skate park? or a fun little party on a terrace? hell, we could turn off all the lights at my place and i can sit on the balcony, and i'd do it all for free!" jiwon would much rather spend a week organising the shoot, gathering decorations, and booking a good catering company for only the best vibes. he'd spend all of his own money, too, if it meant they didn't have to come all the way to this obviously haunted house and risk their lives to expand do-hyun's portfolio. he should count himself lucky to have such a good friend like jiwon.
"and how can you not know how many rooms are in here? don't you do any research before choosing a location, or do you just put your finger on any random spot on a map and decide, 'yeah, sure, i'll go here'? what if a murder has taken place here? do you even know for sure that no one lives here? oh my god, are we trespassing? are we committing a crime right now? i promised to help take pictures, not break the law—AHHH!!!"
something in the corner of his vision moves, darts out from a room and into the hall, and runs right past them. predictably, jiwon screams like he's been stabbed twenty times and clings to do-hyun for dear life. (and in his fright, he fails to realise that it's only a stray cat equally afraid of him.)
at least jiwon seems to be more comfortable with the flashlight than the camera ▬▬▬ maybe comfortable isn't the right word but it's the closest thing in do-hyun's mind at the moment so he goes with it. with the light source now pointing in the correct direction he brings the camera up closer to his face so he can adjust the lens. his night vision is pretty good as is but they have a flashlight and he feels more comfortable using it. this place is nothing like his apartment. he doesn't know where anything is and as much as he feels sorry for jiwon he's not exactly rushing to fall into any other holes like the other had suffered in experiencing.
❛ i mean ... you're the only other person around so i don't know if that counts. we should at least get a third person for a tiebreaker opinion. ❜ he's moving to return the action, his own arm jabbing into jiwon's side before he's wandering ahead into the open space before them. from the looks of it they haven't been the only ones to come exploring. there are various signs on the wall though none of them look particularly dark and haunting. more like the symbols an edgy teenager would make in the height of their rebellious phase.
demon this demon that. there the other goes again. '' they're not real. they don't exist. '' is what he wants to say, but refrains and instead presses the button on his camera to take the first photo of the night. ❛ well you wanna know what i'm scared of ? ❜ he continues on before jiwon has a chance to reply. ❛ this house being so unstable that the ceiling falls down on us and kills us. that's a lot more terrifying than some fantasy creature. ❜ should he be planting these ideas in jiwon's head ? probably not, but maybe it will get his mind off of those thoughts of the supernatural. ❛ ... ❜ he pauses to look back, the faintest glint of something in his own eyes. a trick of the flashlight ? or something more real ▬▬▬ more inhuman. who is to say. it disappears almost as soon as it arrives. ❛ i told you, i want more photos for my portfolio gallery ! i hardly have anything from night time areas. ❜ brow raises, free hand coming up to rest on his hip. ❛ every room ? we've only explored the hallway and this one, that hardly counts. hallways aren't rooms. anyway, i don't know how big this house is. ❜
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it's been a while since jiwon has found himself in the company of an actual group. the conversation jumps around from person to person, but jiwon somehow manages to keep up with everything. maybe it has to do with the fact that he's been moderating arguments between his students for the past several years. apparently there's great discourse among the kindergarten crowd regarding which paw patrol member would be best-suited in a battle against godzilla. not the 1998 version, of course. the one that teams up with kong and breathes blue atomic breath that melts the actual faces off of MUTOs, obviously.
jiwon knows when a compromise is necessary.
"well, i mean, we could go to all three," he suggests, slowly, so as not alarm anyone. out of habit, jiwon makes a little show of his thinking by glancing up and tapping his chin with a finger. then he remembers he isn't talking to his students, and he clears his throat softly before continuing, "we go to sangsuri first and walk to diss, then we'll get there in time for when things pick up. and if that's still not enough excitement, we can cross the street to NB2. i'll volunteer to be DD, too, so you guys can go all out."
"Damn right we're cool," Silas agreed with a smile.
The others just chuckled, Gage shaking his head slightly. While the other two always assumed it was a bit of a narcissistic streak for him to be so confident and proud, but what they didn't know was that Silas had been deprived of those for so long while living at The Farm. So much so that now, as Gage knew, he never held back when he felt like he was doing a good job. Especially when it was solidified by being called cool by Jiwon - something neither of them had experienced until after gaining fame. The pair had been utter outcasts back in Ohio - their style too weird for their town.
"We're okay I guess," Gage said playfully with a shrug and a laugh.
"Diss. All the way," Adam told the group. "Go hard or go home," he added almost jokingly.
"No way man. We have an early flight," Liam cut in. We need easy going and chill. Sangsuri all the way."
"Why don't we do it all?" Silas asked with mischief in his voice.
"Early. Flight," Liam reminded him.
"Yea but this our last night here. Why not go out with a bang?"
"That means two things for you Si," Gage teased him with a laugh. "I think our guest should decide," he offered with a genuine smile Jiwon's way. "What'd you think? Should we go hard-core or chill back?"
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with every note that benz hums, jiwon feels his thoughts settling back into himself. he doesn't feel like he's floating a mile away anymore, and the thumb tracing circles in the back of his hand makes a perfect anchor. the fear of seeing that face again never leaves entirely, but it does fade enough that jiwon can focus on the familiar path back to benz's place. (not for the first time that evening, jiwon realises he doesn't deserve benz.)
once they're through the door, jiwon toes off his shoes and coos softly at mali's (brief) appearance. she's just as sweet as her owner. part of jiwon still feels guilty for ruining their night, for being so uncomfortable about being in the same room as someone who probably didn't even remember his name that he had to make them run out of the venue. it's embarrassing, yet somehow benz still wants to spend time together.
(he wouldn't have done that. he would have laughed and called him a baby. he would have told him to just deal with it and chained him to his seat with a firm hand on the back of his neck. he would have—)
swallowing down the chill, jiwon manages to return benz's smile and gently nudges him in the direction of the bedroom. "i.. i do want to talk about it, but.. maybe later," he suggests quietly, hugging benz's arm as they move further into the apartment. "i'm gonna change first, then i'll help you with the blankets."
The silence didn't bother Benz. He just made sure to keep ahold of Jiwon's hand, thumb gently running circles while softly humming a song that popped into his mind. It was human nature to be curious, to want to know what happened back there. But it was also none of Benz's business. All that mattered was making sure Jiwon was okay.
As soon as he unlocked the door to his apartment, he stepped in and held the door, slipping his shoes off all the while. Benz could hear the little pitter patter of Mali's feet as she came to investigate, giving a meow in greeting before scurrying off. "I'll grab my blanket and we can make a little fort or something. Um... I think I have popcorn. I'm sure we can find a comedy or comfort movie to watch. And if you want to change into something else, you're more than welcome to borrow some clothes."
Benz kind of hesitated, chewing his bottom lip a moment. "If you want to talk about it, I'm here. But if you just want to try and relax, I'm fine with that too." A pause. "I'm sure Mali will pop in every once in a while. She's a great source of comfort. When she wants to be, anyway." He smiled.
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( sms ): i know it's 3AM but i want you so get ur cute little butt over here. (from musician seunggi O_O)
seunggi surprises him, sometimes.
not even most of the time, but every now and then he does. julien has learnt to play out no less than 10 different outcomes with every step of every interaction of the day, so he's prepared for most things. then, sometimes, this happens. a text in the middle of the night, out of nowhere, from one of the last people he'd guess. it's unusual that julien is even awake this late, and he might consider the coincidence lucky if he still believed in such a thing.
in the fleeting moments that follow the chime of his phone, julien sees around dozens of outcomes play out before him. they all start with one of two options: ignore him, or respond.
eleven minutes later, julien hits send.
[ sms -> 🖤 ] no can do
[ sms -> 🖤 ] you didn't say please
[ sms -> 🖤 ] and i asked if you wanted to visit earlier but you said you were busy 😾
sms prompts: ACCEPTING!
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