Stand Back

I am Song Chanho, your outdoor pool lifeguard. Nice to meet you.

[abbyin-wonderland]

[bye-chanho]

☁ Swimming Above Ground

[peaceplayakwon]

the urge to sigh rises high in his system and it isn’t because song chanho is kind of awkward and clearly unresponsive to any attempt at yukwon being friendly. it has literally nothing to do with that.

yukwon just wants to go swimming. 

"alright cool," he says, nodding lazily. he looks out at the water and then he looks back to chanho. "so. what’s your story?" he asks, because conversation passes the time and he’s trying really hard to be friendly. he’s pretty sure they’ve gotten off on the wrong foot and yukwon really hates feeling like he owes someone an apology.

he tosses his towel onto a near chair and prepares himself to talk the ten minutes away.

bullshitting through a conversation might as well be his middle name or, at the very least, a birth right. 

[bye-chanho]

He stood awkwardly as he silently watches the other tossing the towel away. Chanho blinked in confusion at his question, not really getting what he said. "My story?"

Slightly tilting his head and slowly processing the question in his head, repeating it in his mind over again before giving him what he thinks the other wants as the answer. "I'm 20 and from Jungsoo?"

Chanho blinked again as he still stood there, fiddling with the loose end of his arm bandages. Few minutes had passed as he stood under the bright sun and feeling very dry. Wanting to go and drink water but he felt awkward with the person so he could not bring himself to.

[bye-chanho]

☁ Travel Somewhere New

[byebye-aron-deactivated20140518]

(/nods in understanding) I am traveling around myself, but Sanya is my home town. I have a tendency to always come back home, but I have been everywhere in the land of wonder. Depending on what you are looking for there are different places to visit throughout. (/Aron watches silently as Chanho pulls out a small stuffed puppy out of his bag. silently he grabs the puppy and smiles softly will looking at it in his hands) Thank you. (/he mutters silently with a soft smile on his face) It reminds me of my own puppy. (/looks up and offers him a soft smile.)

[bye-chanho]

(/nods his head) Jungsoo is my home town, I have never really gone anywhere else before and I used to not go outside. I do not know very much about other cities but my grandfather used to tell me a few things though. (/he handed the stuffed toy to the other and smiled) Oh, you have a puppy? (/he asked feeling a bit curious)

[bye-chanho]

☁ Let's Meet!

[xm-yoonjo]

It seemed that this reply took him longer to text than the previous did. She thought so, or probably it was because she now paid more attention to their conversation. Sitting with only the teddy bear along byher side gave the ginger a more feels of time. How quiet it was. Rarely did she realize this since Yoonjo often had something to do either at home or school.

Even so, she would not let herself be taken over by boredom. The girl’s gaze shifted to her bear instead of observing the oh-already-so-familiar room. And just like how a child would usually do, she started playing with it, began talks in which she was the only one speaking. She hadn’t done this for a really long time honestly. It was understandable though. Growing up, things like this tended to be forgotten.

Yoonjo unknowingly smiled. It was such random moment but it did take her back to childhood. She used to be so girly and fragile. The teddy bear was her bestfriend then. As long as she was at home, he never stayed away from her. So adorable, wasn’t it? Those sweet and easy years would always remain as beautiful memory. Whenever something reminded her of it, she was also presented  with an easy feeling.

The phone ringing cut off her thoughts. On the lips, her smiled had already turned to a grin seeing the text had arrived.

Following after was a brief chuckle as she read the message.

[text] haha you’re weird

[text] not in a bad way, hmmm I mean it’s so random

Now she became even more curious about this stranger. She had no idea what he was going to do with this undirected talk.

[text] you’re not doing anything at the moment?

She believed it spoke for what she was questioning. 

[bye-chanho]

Chanho entered his dorm and sat on the bed reading the reply that he had just received and not bothering to take his shoes off. Typing his reply message with one hand while taking his shoes of with the other. The text took some time to typed as he was pressing the button at a slow pace.

[text] I will take that as a compliment then!

[text] You sound very lovely ^^

He stood up and walked to the window and sat near it, leaning his head on the glass as he looked outside. The weather is bright. He stared blankly at the outside atmosphere for a few minutes before hearing his phone ringing again.

Reading the message he got, he blinked and read it again. Not really sure what she meant with the question. He typed back his response.

[text] No? I am actually free the whole day?

He sent his reply and waited, still unsure if what he texted answered her question.

[bye-chanho]

i̝̠ͫ͊ͥͪ ͍̹̩͊̉ͭ̾m͉̞̹͋̂̈̐́a͍̪̭̬͓̘̒̍y̫͉̼ͅ ̹̺̲͆̋ͬ͛̿̉͂b̥̘̙̜ͮ̾e̤̤̦͚ͅ ͪ̋͂m̼̤͓̋̆̆͌͒i̹̭͈̤͐̌́n̻̭̻̬͈̱͒͗ͦͦ̚iͬ̇,̎ ̫͓͎͉͎ͣ̒̄͋b͖͉̲̘̂͌̽͐u͔̪̝̥ͯͩ͊ͅt̝̲̅͗̃͑̊ ̠͉̳ͣ̽̚ͅi̦̯̣̬͎̥ͮ̎ͥ’͚̠̜͚ͪ͌l͔̼̞̪̝̚ͅḻ̲̈́̾ͣ͑ͩ s̩̪̮̞̳̖̖̉͌t̤̝͓ͣ͋͊̂͋ͯi̫l̘͎̏ͦͦ̽ͬ̿l͎̙͍͔̥͙͒ͧͫͩ͌ͥ ̝̈ͤͥs͈̗̘̄ͬ̒ͭ͗͐̀h͙̱͈̗̭͔͓͊ͧ̋o̼̠͈͔̒ͪ͑ͧẉ̺̮̬ͪͣ̊͆̽̀ ̫̝̼̰̤͂̋̈ͧ̉̓ͬyo̹ͮ͒̓ͮ͋u͕͉̥̥̯͙̞ ̟̟̞̤̮̲̩ͦͯ̆ͤàͮ̈̽̾͒ ͊͊̊g̳̤o͔̼ͫͫͣ̆ͪ͛o̝ḍ̩͙͙̀ͯ̽̋ͨͪ͐ ͙͈͈̥̈́̔̄͌ͣtͮi͓̞̟̳̣̯̽̈̌̏̄̚m̘̥̀̾̊̿ͣ̇ͨèͮ̚.̜̺̞̳͚̩͕̥̠́̑͋̌ͨͨ̈́ͪ̂h̃ͭu̪̰̘͈̓͗ͧ͊m͎͓͍̼̉ͭ͐̌̓͋ͪa̭͓͔͔̩ͦ̏͐͊̑̚ͅn͖̦̪͑̌̓̃̑ ͆m͓̠͆̇̀a͓̲̍̈́ͯn̮̈

Chanho read the text and blinked in confusion. “Eh.. What?”, he questioned and read it again was still confused. He puts away his phone and stuffed it inside his pocket and stared blankly into space.

While sitting around he suddenly felt the urge to go and travel again, not that its a strange thing as he always does but it was different this time. The urge to go was so sudden and he kind of felt happy?

He thought maybe it was the virus that was going around. He heard about it and didn’t pay much attention to it, though he never really expect it to affect him too. “This is a bit bothersome”, he sighed and went to pack his stuff and went.

[bye-chanho]

☁ Let's Meet!

[xm-yoonjo]

His reply came almost as quick as she sent her. Oh it’s likely that he’s bored right now. No wonder the response is sent this fast. She chuckled a little, letting herself assume. Honestly it was very easy for her to smile. A simple thing like this could already have the ability.

Holding the phone in her hand, Yoonjo crawled onto her bed, sketching herself for a moment and lazily lied down. Since she didn’t have anything else to do at present, she would focus on texting with this interesting stranger then. It was kind of fresh, because she wasn’t really used to conversations like this much. Yoonjo didn’t often text anyone as mentioned. Trying something not familiar to her once in a while was not bad though. It had no harm anyway. Chanho seems nice, he can be a new friend. The ginger got no reason to be afraid of him. 

[text] Aww thanks :’D I don’t see names like yours often but I believe it sounds nice too~

It come to a halt as she saw him mentioned ‘stuffed animals’. Not that because it was weird. The girl turned aside, grabbing a teddy bear near her position. His text reminded her of him. These days the overwhelming homework made Yoonjo forget this lovely friend.

[text] Of course I do. But what does the ask for?  

With the bear in her lap, Yoonjo typed her answer. She was a little wondering why he brought up stuffed animals quite randomly. 

[bye-chanho]

Chanho had just finished up in closing the pool for the day when his phone rang. He checked the text he received from her while he was on his way back to his dorm, smiling to himself while reading the reply. It was really a sudden question to ask someone he barely knew, furthermore someone he never even met in person.

[text] Ah, It is nothing I ju

He did not look where he was going as he was distracted in typing the text that he accidentally hit a wall in front of him. He stumbled backwards and rubbed his head a bit before walking on. Realizing he had the unfinished text sent, he typed the message again so it would not confuse the other.

{text] It is nothing, I just wanted to know ^^

Stuffing the phone back in his pockets he walked along the empty hallways as all of the students would most be in class.

[bye-chanho]

☁ Travel Somewhere New

[byebye-aron-deactivated20140518]

(/with a soft smile at the shy boy’s way he nodded) Of course. Like I said order whatever you will like. (/waving the waitress over Aron order for both Chanho and himself. with a smile the waitress left, leaving Aron and Chanho alone once more. Leaning back, Aron crossed his arms and looked at the younger with a smile) So what brings you to Sanya? I never did get the chance to ask.

[bye-chanho]

(/he looks up from his fiddling and blinks) Ah. I actually came here to travel. I did not know any other areas than Jungsoo so I am here trying to get use to new places. (/he blinks again before rummaging through his bag; pulling out a small stuffed puppy doll then handing it over to him, smiling ) You can have this. It is a thank you gift for treating me today

[bye-chanho]

☁ Reuniting.

[xm-ilhoon]

"Changed?" He mimicked the other’s tone and blinked once while thinking about it. He wondered if he did change that much. As far as he could remember, the last time they saw each other was about four years ago more or less and he can genuinely say that Chanho didn’t change in the slightest. Still the same doll-like face, the same way to move, the same voice even if puberty did make it a little deeper and got him a little taller. 

"Really, huh? I guess I grew up… Last time you saw me I was probably fourteen going on fifteen. Also, blonde…" He mentioned, pointing at the hair peeking underneath his snapback

"Yes, I live here now. I finished highschool and then moved definitively when I got into college. Remember how I always wanted to get into Musa’s art university, right? I actually made it. That’s where I’m studying now. I live in a small apartment nearby. How about you? Tell me all the news and the gossips and what you’ve been doing because I’m curious."

[bye-chanho]

He looked at the other more closely, the more he looked his features were almost exactly still the same then when he last saw him. Chanho blinked and smiled sheepishly, awkwardly scratching his face.

"Well you still are the same like before, not that its not a good thing." He looked at the blonde hair and blinks before smiling."So you dyed your hair. It looks really good on you."

"I remember, you have always said and mentioned about how you really did wanted to go there. Then I congratulate you for making it in!" Chanho did a small cheer for him, smiling. "Ah.. I am actually working as a lifeguard, although I do not get much work so I travel around and so here I am!",he said, deciding not to tell him that he work at the institution. He never told anyone about it really.

[bye-chanho]

☁ Swimming Above Ground

[peaceplayakwon]

shifting a little on his feet, yukwon resists the urge to sighs loudly. it’s rude and he’s really not trying to come off as a dick- he just wants to go swimming. is that too much to ask? he hates situations like these. he wishes he could go invisible. that’d be such a kickass mutation. 

"yea i can see that," he says dryly, squinting at song chanho. "is there any way you could make it, y’know, not closed?" 

he’s being an ass. that much is clear to him and he tries to decide if he wants to fix it or continue on this path. which one will lead him to his goal? he’s not sure, he doesn’t experiment with these types of things often- his mutation generally gets him whatever he wants but he can’t go around making puppets out of people here. he’s pretty sure he’ll get kicked out. 

deep breath. 

"i’m being a dick. let’s start over," he says, tone calm and borderline friendly. "oh hello there! my name’s yukwon, but call me kwonnie. what’s up with the pool, will it be back up and running soon or what?" 

[bye-chanho]

Chanho blinks at his question, the way he speaks shows that he's not someone who gets along with people really well.  Sometimes he has a hard time dealing with them.

He didn't really get the chance to reply to his question when the other had suddenly change his tone of speaking, repeating the same question again but in a different way. The fact that he speaks in an almost sarcastic tone sounded like he did not really mean it. Nevertheless he should answer him anyways.

"Um.. It's nice to meet you then. The pool is being warmed up and it will open in about ten minutes or so." Chanho answered him, not sure if he did listen to it anyways.

[namulzzang]

[bye-chanho]

☁ Swimming Above Ground

[peaceplayakwon]

yukwon slows to a halt, towel resting on his bare shoulder. fuck. 

it’s not like he should be surprised that they finally got someone to monitor the pool, but he is, and it sort of suck. the pool served two services before- one, to swim in and two, to bring hot girls to once the sun went down. this lifeguard cleaner thing is ruining his life.

he’s being melodramatic. 

"you probably can’t," he says with a shrug, shifting on his feet a little. "call me kwonnie. who are you?" 

if he had gum in his mouth, this would probably be the part where he pops it obnoxiously. but yukwon hates gum. actually, he hates a lot of things. 

example; gum. 

example; finding out the poptart box is empty. 

example; people who monitor pools he previously skinny dipped in. 

[bye-chanho]

Chanho just stood there awkwardly, not really knowing what to do and what the other wants. Well he certainly does not seem to be the sociable type.. He waited for a reply and as he did, he just introduced himself a normal.

"Then nice to meet you Kwonnie", he said giving him a small smile. "I am Song Chanho, the lifeguard but please call me Chanho." Obviously the students in the instituition doesn't know him because no one was taking the swimming class anyways. So other people wouldn't recognize him anyways.

"I am sorry but the pool is temporarily closed so please come back another time."

[xm-wufan]

Haven't I Seen You Somewhere Before?

[xm-wufan]

Kris let himself laugh brightly at Chanho’s exclamation though it didn’t really come to much of a surprise. He was used to people being surprised with his height since he was typically taller than most people.

 “I think the better question would be ‘what haven’t I been eating?’ Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I don’t roll around everywhere.” he replied with a grin now resting on his face. He was of course kidding, he did eat a lot but he always worked and trained hard so it was hard to gain weight. Though Chanho probably already knew that since he had always been hard working and playful.

He wasn’t really surprised to hear Chanho’s polite response, the other had always been really polite and had always shied away from most people. “Cool beans! Are ya busy right now? If not I’d love to catch up!”

Without really waiting for Chanho to reply Kris began to look around for someplace they could sit and catch up. His eyes soon came to rest on a small café not too far away from where they stood. “Have ya eaten? If not let’s go to that café yea? I’ll treat!” 

[bye-chanho]

Chanho laughed and smiled brightly. He didn't really expect him to be really tall, though he used to be taller than other children but still he was taller than average. "Did you eat something weird though? You used to eat food even the ones that were unidentified but really, you are much much more taller than how I remembered you", Chanho said and pokes his chest a bit, though it was actually his stomach.

"No, I am currently not", he replied though the other didn't listen to his answer anyways. He was always like that since before though, but he did not mind it as he was used to it already.

"Well I have not eaten yet so why not? I am free", he answered and just nodded his head, smiling brightly.

[bye-chanho]

☁ Travel Somewhere New

[byebye-aron-deactivated20140518]

(/chuckles and nods) Order whatever you like the most, but macaroni and cheese is basically pasta with cheddar cheese on it. (/smiles) It is okay Chanho. Is there anything in particular you are in the mood for then? Sanya basically offers everything under the sun. (/shakes his head but with a smile still on his face) I am not going to force you to eat something, you would not enjoy eating. Honestly, order whatever you like I don’t mind Chanho.

[bye-chanho]

(/chanho nods and looks at the menu again, trying to decide what to order; could not really make up his mind he ends up ordering what he always ate) Then.. I will just order baked fish. If that is alright.. (/chanho smiled and placed the menu down; fiddling with either the bandages around his arms or his bag in the meantime)

[bye-chanho]

☁ Catching Up To You

[fallenangel-junsu]

Junsu had been planning to go out on his own that day. His schedule was cleared early and he wouldn’t have to go out to perform any of his other “duties” which was particularly relieving. It was just one of those nights when he didn’t want to have a thing to do, but staying home was not helping him calm down for some reason. 

He was never someone to be seen pacing or even being unaware of what he would be doing for the next couple of hours. Maybe it did take a bit of the natural flare of wanting to go out and just see what he would find, but the prince was not one to leave things to destiny. Maybe it was his other side speaking louder; maybe the fact that he obeyed to certain laws from ‘above’ would make him so keen to want to have destiny fitting on the palm of his hand at any time given. A little flaw, he was sure, but nothing too out of the ordinary. 

Tricking his bodyguards and overall security was a piece of cake when he had someone to “fetch”, but doing it out of the blue was a little more concerning. After all, there were very specific conditions in which he would be able to be seen or not, so he decided that slipping out of his room and taking the farthest route from his greenhouse to the thickest part of the gardens was (as always) the best solution.

It was already dark when he casually sighed as he laid on his back on the edge of one of the buildings near the park. It was a pity that Eulsa’s houses and buildings were far from the tall ones he was used to rest on whenever he decided to go for a little “walk”; maybe he should have just gone to Sori instead. 

Nonetheless, his spot was still a good one and the deserted view to the park turned out to be not so deserted after a few minutes. Narrowing his eyes or more like squinting them, he managed to watch the little boy that walked and sat on one of the benches. It took him maybe five seconds to realize that he knew that face and to pinpoint exactly from where it was, so he immediately took the other way around, using the metal staircase outside rather than freeing his wings and bearing with the pain of doing so. Stuffing both hands inside the pockets of his black pants, he walked over and it was only when he was already in sight that he heard the boy’s voice, calling his name. It was all he needed to give him a gentle smile back as if it was enough to tell him that his guess was right. 

"Hey kid. Are you lost around here or what?"

[bye-chanho]

Chanho wasn't sure if it was the right person, he could not see the other's face very well in the dark. Once he gave a smile back he knew it was really him. They had never met each other often but he remembered him well and recognized him. He walked closer to the man who was different from how he remembered, they were both older and had grew up from when they were young.

He gave him a small smile back, actually glad to have met him again. "I am not lost. I am travelling apparently", he replied. The park was really dark and the street lamps were not bright enough to illuminate the surroundings. "How.. have you been?"

[bye-chanho]

☁ Reuniting.

[xm-ilhoon]

He blinked a few times as he waited for the reply that he was waiting for even if it didn’t come as quickly as he might wanted to. In fact, he was more than willing to just jump on the other boy and just hog his face, but he’d rather wait to be recognized first and then wriggle his way over. He still remember the other’s aversion for all kinds of skinship, but winter clothing just made it all easier when it came to bare skin being covered and therefore safe. 

Nodding his head as fast as he can is the best he can do to confirm his identity and as he does so, a wide smile breaks out. He had no idea how long they went without seeing each other, but he was sure that ever since he moved from Jungsoo they lost contact. “What are you even doing here, oh my God, how long have you been here? Tell me you don’t live around because you should have… wait, I don’t think you have my phone number anyway… I mean…” And then he stopped and finally took a deep breath.

"I missed you, Jelly"

[bye-chanho]

Chanho smiled brightly and was relieved when the other confirmed it was really him. It would be embarrassing if it was someone else. It had been a long time since he saw him and he looked different than he remembered but he was still the same as before. The other used to cling on to people almost all the time so he wouldn't be surprised of the other was to do it now, though he doesn't seem to do it this time he thought.

"I.. I am actually travelling so I don't live here, are you living here though? It has been really long, your appearance change. Though it is not unusual for people to change when they grow up so it is normal", he stopped what he was saying and smiled even brighter. "I missed you too Ilhoonie. I'm really glad to meet you."

[bye-chanho]

☁ Let's Meet!

[xm-yoonjo]

While waiting for the response, Yoonjo started tidying up the shelf. It was clean and neat already so she didn’t actually have to do anything much. It was her instinct to keeps things carefully arranged. The girl learnt this from her mother and never found this habit unfavorable.

Deep in thoughts, Yoonjo startled at the sounds of phone ringing. “The reply has come.” She mumbled to herself, put a book to its place and let out a smile before reaching out to read the message. Hmm, this stranger will introduce himself and unveil who he is with this text. The ginger vaguely presumes.

And she was right.

Yoonjo couldn’t deny she was still like a curious cat as to this moment. The fact that the stranger had given her his name didn’t help with making her less questioning. Repeating his name as she tried looking for a similar one in her memory, the girl ended up having no further clue. She was kind of sure that there were some “Chanho” in other classes at school, but within the relations she had, there was no matching one.

He seems to be nice anyway. She temporarily concluded. His way of talking for the first time was very polite. She really liked that type of people. Well who does not?

[text] you’re welcome

[text] but it’s a lovely surprise don’t worry

[text] nice to meet you, Chanho. You can call me Yoonjo

Pressing the ‘send’ button, Yoonjo believed she didn’t let the other wait for long. It had been just a few minutes. She didn’t write in the message that she wondered if he had any friend or acquaintance who had the same name as her. 

[bye-chanho]

Chanho didn't wait very long for a response as the other had messaged him back almost quickly. He checked his phone and read the message. What a nice person. He tries to come up with something to start a conversation so it wouldn't end awkwardly. He typed his reply.

[text] Nice too meet you too Yoonjo.

[text] You have a very nice name! ^^

[text] Do you like stuffed animals?

He clicked the button and sent the reply and just waited, lying back down on the chair. HE's not done with his job yet so he had to stay a little longer.

[bye-chanho]

☁ Travel Somewhere New

[byebye-aron-deactivated20140518]

(/looking up at Chanho because of his question, Aron could not help but smile) Well it truly depends on what your hunger is calling for. (/lays down his menu and points at the center right to show Chanho some of the best selection) Well the macaroni and cheese is freshly made here. (/points to the bottom left) There is hand-breaded fried chicken and baked chicken. Along with baked fish and fried fish. (/looks up at Chanho) Even though it seems like you can get this anywhere else there is one huge difference. (/smiles widely) Everything is fresh. We have a great connection with Jungsoo and they send over their fish. Then living here in Sanya offers fresh chicken whenever you want it. (/leans back) So, what would you like to eat Chanho?

[bye-chanho]

(/Chanho looks at where he pointed on the menu, he doesn't really know what he's hungry for; most of the food on the menu he doesn't know; after years of eating seafood he doesn't recognize other kinds of food so it's quite new to him) Macaroni and cheese? What is that? (/he asked obviously not familiar with the name, to him it sounded like some kind of vegetable) Ah, I am sorry but I am not very familiar with food types.(/he looked at the menu again before looking up to him) But anything is fine actually (/he gave him a small smile)