infatuation
Hak tends to know when he’s being stared at.
They are subtle, unassuming gestures at first: shy golden eyelashes fluttering away in a moment of hesitation, fingertips lingering between the gaps of held breaths. A ghostly kiss against his neck. Hak feels it keenly.
Half-imagining, half-waiting; it's a cycle he’s gotten used to lately. Soo-Won gives him just enough time to close his eyes and ponder it, to let the thought frustrate him. His skin felt closer, Hak thinks, but would you like to confirm?
Then take another look. The rules for Soo-Won’s tricky little dares have been unknowable since he was seven years old.
His gaze always starts at Hak’s hands. The shaft of his guandao has dug so deep into his palms that the wood grooves and splinters are still indented in their flesh. Once, when the two were wrestling and Hak grabbed hold of his wrist, he noticed the difference. His fingers, rough and warmly thick, and Soo-Won’s, slender and marked with ink stains.
How gentle, Soo-Won murmurs, only moments after an arrowhead had slid through his skin, and Hak was holding his bleeding palm as he wrapped the cloth. Soo-Won was staring at his calluses. Did he think them beautiful?
In summer the two of them swim and horseplay in the river: bare shoulders, damp hair, water dripping from fruit-kissed lips. Melted snow from last spring had married into the streams and had made the water wild and sweet. Hak’s arms lock around his — teenage boys tend to play rough — if only to feel the heat of Soo-Won’s body passing through his own. When Soo-Won’s tired, he pulls away. I'll watch you, he says as he sits down in the grass, sun-streaked hair plastered to his face.
And he does watch. The ghosts of his touches are still felt on Hak’s torso, his chest; the droplets of sweat on his neck are still warm. And quietly he mourns the flashes of Soo-Won’s arms around the small of his back — how he’d felt Soo-Won breathe deeply into him, his nose against the crook of his shoulder, bright laughter in his ear. If only you hadn’t let go.
Infinitesimally, the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. He’s staring again.
Is he aware of how intense it is, how each time his skin feels as though it were being peeled back to expose the bone? There are bees buzzing between Hak’s ribs; they make honey that is sweet and sticky, if only a hand would probe between them and take—
Soo-Won’s toes dip into the water, sending ripples that sparkle like diamonds under the thin sunlight.
Other times, his gaze wanders from Hak’s hands to the features of his face. Hair, once brown in his childhood, now jet-black; the faint scar on his cheek; the deep blue pools in Hak’s irises. You’ve changed a lot, Soo-Won tells him. Hak’s blush deepens. Soo-Won is admiring the new breadth of his shoulders, the leanness of his boyhood giving way to smooth muscle filling out the rest of his body. You could say the same for yourself, Hak murmurs back, palm resting on Soo-Won’s stomach.
Soo-Won lifts up his eyes. They’ve always been such a startling color, tiny flecks of green in what is otherwise honeyed brown. His lips are pale pink and look tender to brush against. They say his soft features resemble his mother.
You’re so strong, Soo-Won says again, the warmth of his chest pressing against Hak’s back. Hak can smell the expensive cologne as the other leans into him, the sunny smell of his bright hair. You’re so strong, you could carry me. If only Soo-Won knew about the warmth pooling near the bottom of Hak’s abdomen, how every second glance makes the blood beat hot in his veins.
Soo-Won seems to know when he’s being stared at.
“Hey…”
“Hm?”
“Do you want me to-” May I touch?
Before Hak can finish the question, Soo-Won pulls away.
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Akatsuki no Yona Chapter 242 spoilers
it’s finally here guys, the moment we have been waiting for
it seems suwon wanted to see hak or yona and went undercover but was discovered by hak
editor note: he who was once friend, since when they didn’t exchange a word
next chapter: 5 May
spoilers credits: u/Nekojita19 on reddit (https://www.reddit.com/user/Nekojita19/)
check his/her account for more spoilers
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【AkaYona】 SuHak
pale blue solace
“The beautiful smile of a boy he once loved. And before midnight falls upon the palace, before the silver strain of clouds morph into the glint of a sword’s edge, dipped in the blood of betrayal — a passage between death and life — there is the distinct, somber shade of pale blue.”
- pale blue solace by foggydevil
I originally drew this SuHak last year as a birthday gift for my precious friend Lumen (@/Ann_archyy) on Twitter~ Manifesting SuHak!
Happy birthday Lumen!
@soo-won
Thank you so much to both you and Project Vinland's hard work for your translations, including on series like AkaYona! You're really our strongest soldier. I also have gift arts in mind for you this year!
Sending you lots of love~ I'm happy to have met you and be your friend. I always have fun talking to you! You're so funny and your thought rambles and character analysis/meta posts really inspire me.
I always feel like seeing my friends' works reignites my love for this ship. And of course, seeing everyones' passion for it! It makes me remember what I love so much about the ship.
When I drew this last year, I wanted to make their expressions soft and tender. Suwon was very fun to draw :) I loved drawing Suwon and his hair, heehee. Thank you king!!! 👑 And Hak's colours were fun. I love warm lighting, and colouring gold, so this was a treat 😌✨
This was inspired by foggydevil's SuHak fic, pale blue solace
I had the mood and atmosphere of the fic in mind while I drew! Her SuHak fic is beautifully written. I love reading her writing, it's so atmospheric and poetic... I love the prose. Her writing style reminds me of poems... It was pale blue solace that inspired me to choose the colours and atmosphere in this.
The rest of my rambles will be under the cut!
I was thinking about Suwon's association to gold and the warmth of the sun, so I chose more cool colours for Hak and the shadows of his clothes 🙏
I'm happy that my friends said they could feel the atmosphere of pale blue solace in this drawing due to the contrast between golden colours and pale colours. Sun/Moon symbolism...
The gold tones are a reference to Suwon who is the sun. I love the colours of the 2nd one. I chose those colours for warm and cool colours contrast, and I also chose the cooler toned one to match the atmosphere of pale blue solace!
No matter how bad AkaYona got and decayed in terms of writing quality, I'm still so glad I met many of my friends because of it <3 I’m glad for everyone’s team effort in creating SuHak content~ It makes up for how badly written Ch. 243 was.
Our friend circle is why I got into Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, one of the most important and personal series to me ever. Thank you!
CSP lags every time I open the file cuz it's so big. Alas I'd love to redraw this someday.
Also love black hair x blonde hair pairings. Wahoo!
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