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@ghcstwired
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i miss ya folks !
It's actually a difficult decision, but this blog is archived for now.
I think most of you have noticed that I haven't been active. Unfortunately, so much has happened since the beginning of the year that I simply don't have the headspace for roleplaying, especially after the great loss I suffered a few days ago, which completely drained me and made it difficult to pursue one of my favorite hobbies. I don't know if I'll be back, but if I do, I sincerely hope it will be with renewed energy.
So it's perfectly okay to soft-block me.
If anyone wants to connect on Discord, feel free to message me there, or add me (sleepyminhoe). Maybe we can even roleplay a bit outside of tumblr, without having pressure. Besides that, itās good bye for now. Please everyone take care, appreciate every moment you get with your loved ones.
ā Sylvia Plath, from The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol. I: 1940-1956 (via lunamonchtuna)
Do you ever just miss a bond you had with someone? Like regardless of what happened between you two, you miss the conversations, the laughs you guys had over the stupidest things, or the way that they were there for you when you weren't at the best. The little things matter.
this song is stuck in my head so i just wanna share it because itās really top tier.
It's actually a difficult decision, but this blog is archived for now.
I think most of you have noticed that I haven't been active. Unfortunately, so much has happened since the beginning of the year that I simply don't have the headspace for roleplaying, especially after the great loss I suffered a few days ago, which completely drained me and made it difficult to pursue one of my favorite hobbies. I don't know if I'll be back, but if I do, I sincerely hope it will be with renewed energy.
So it's perfectly okay to soft-block me.
If anyone wants to connect on Discord, feel free to message me there, or add me (sleepyminhoe). Maybe we can even roleplay a bit outside of tumblr, without having pressure. Besides that, itās good bye for now. Please everyone take care, appreciate every moment you get with your loved ones.
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Ahh, Jamie!! Arenāt you a cutie! You know I love all your characters and your whole lore. Definitely love plotting with you in our verse & i love talking to you about everything. I appreciate you so much and thank you for all the heads up and support. š«°š¼
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Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā š“TĀ WASN'TĀ OFTENĀ THATĀ DEXTERĀ GOTĀ SPACEĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā crashers,Ā theĀ manĀ oftenĀ overlookedĀ becauseĀ ofĀ hisĀ blindness.Ā BetweenĀ theĀ caneĀ andĀ theĀ sunglasses,Ā Ā peopleĀ justĀ assumedĀ thatĀ theyĀ couldĀ invadeĀ whateverĀ areaĀ heĀ wasĀ occupyingĀ Ā simplyĀ becauseĀ heĀ couldnātĀ see.Ā MostĀ ofĀ theĀ timeĀ heĀ gotĀ incrediblyĀ annoyedĀ byĀ it,Ā Ā grumblingĀ andĀ snappingĀ untilĀ heĀ wasĀ onceĀ againĀ leftĀ alone,Ā Ā butĀ thisĀ timeĀ thereĀ wasĀ aĀ voiceĀ inĀ theĀ backĀ ofĀ hisĀ headĀ tellingĀ himĀ toĀ letĀ itĀ go.Ā ToĀ letĀ theĀ personĀ whoĀ hadĀ satĀ downĀ acrossĀ fromĀ himĀ atĀ aĀ cafeĀ tableĀ makeĀ themselvesĀ comfortable.Ā SoĀ afterĀ thatĀ briefĀ internalĀ dialogue,Ā whichĀ maybeĀ onlyĀ lastedĀ aboutĀ halfĀ aĀ second,Ā heĀ satĀ himselfĀ upĀ straighter,Ā Ā broadĀ shouldersĀ blockingĀ whoeverĀ itĀ wasĀ thatĀ decidedĀ toĀ sitĀ acrossĀ fromĀ him.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ClockingĀ theĀ noiseĀ behindĀ himselfĀ hadnātĀ exactlyĀ beenĀ allĀ thatĀ difficult,Ā theĀ Ā ridiculousĀ chatterĀ ofĀ peopleĀ mentioningĀ aĀ nameĀ Ā heĀ honestlyĀ wasnātĀ payingĀ closeĀ enoughĀ attentionĀ toĀ notice.Ā DexterĀ onlyĀ relaxedĀ minutelyĀ whenĀ heĀ heardĀ theĀ talkingĀ quietĀ down.Ā CaneĀ movingĀ ontoĀ hisĀ lapĀ heĀ foldedĀ itĀ upĀ carefully,Ā Ā abandoningĀ theĀ thoughtĀ ofĀ headingĀ homeĀ Ā toĀ insteadĀ sitĀ hereĀ andĀ talkĀ tooĀ Ā ā¦Ā Ā whoeverĀ itĀ was.Ā Ā Ā āĀ YouĀ seemĀ toĀ beĀ hidingĀ fromĀ something.Ā āĀ Ā Ā ItāsĀ easyĀ toĀ stateĀ theĀ obvious,Ā anĀ Ā eyebrowĀ quirkingĀ upwardsĀ asĀ heĀ movesĀ aĀ handĀ carefullyĀ Ā toĀ theĀ table.Ā ItĀ takesĀ theĀ tipsĀ ofĀ hisĀ fingersĀ bumpingĀ intoĀ aĀ glassĀ toĀ grabĀ ontoĀ theĀ icedĀ coffeeĀ heĀ orderedĀ forĀ himself,Ā thumbingĀ brieflyĀ atĀ theĀ condensation.Ā IncrediblyĀ carefullyĀ heĀ liftsĀ theĀ glassĀ toĀ hisĀ mouthĀ toĀ haveĀ aĀ sip,Ā unseeingĀ eyesĀ stillĀ trainedĀ onĀ theĀ figureĀ inĀ frontĀ ofĀ himself.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā WithĀ aĀ carefulĀ humĀ DexĀ placesĀ theĀ glassĀ backĀ downĀ intoĀ theĀ sameĀ spot,Ā expressionĀ fallingĀ aĀ bitĀ flat  ⸻  heĀ wasĀ carefulĀ toĀ makeĀ sureĀ heĀ didnātĀ lookĀ angryĀ however,Ā Ā puttingĀ onĀ hisĀ bestĀ bedsideĀ mannerĀ Ā backĀ fromĀ whenĀ heĀ wasĀ stillĀ attemptingĀ toĀ goĀ toĀ medicalĀ school.Ā Ā Ā āĀ NotĀ sureĀ whatĀ goodĀ aĀ blindĀ manĀ canĀ doĀ toĀ help,Ā butĀ happyĀ toĀ beĀ ofĀ serviceĀ forĀ now.Ā ā
š¼šĀ š»š“š·šāšĀ š“š¶ššš“šæšæšĀ šµšøšøšĀ š»š¼šĀ š¼šššøššš¼ššĀ toĀ sitĀ downĀ toĀ aĀ tableĀ whereĀ strangerĀ alreadyĀ was.Ā NotĀ atĀ all,Ā really,Ā butĀ onceĀ heĀ wasĀ inĀ theĀ cafĆ©,Ā heĀ noticedĀ farĀ tooĀ lateĀ theĀ whispersĀ whereĀ hisĀ nameĀ wasĀ mentioned,Ā andĀ howĀ phonesĀ wereĀ raisedĀ fasterĀ thanĀ youĀ couldĀ blinkĀ toĀ secretlyĀ takeĀ pictures.Ā EvenĀ thoughĀ heĀ wasĀ bundledĀ upĀ inĀ aĀ coat,Ā hisĀ faceĀ half-coveredĀ byĀ aĀ scarf,Ā andĀ hisĀ hatĀ pulledĀ downĀ farĀ tooĀ lowĀ āĀ perhapsĀ thatĀ wasĀ preciselyĀ theĀ mistake,Ā sinceĀ itĀ didĀ attractĀ attention.
SoĀ heĀ simplyĀ satĀ downĀ inĀ theĀ nearestĀ emptyĀ chairĀ inĀ theĀ corner,Ā notĀ noticingĀ theĀ strangerĀ atĀ first.Ā OnlyĀ whenĀ heĀ heardĀ theĀ voiceĀ andĀ theĀ wordsĀ didĀ heĀ realizeĀ it.Ā ForĀ aĀ moment,Ā RyujinĀ remainedĀ silent,Ā lookedĀ atĀ theĀ manĀ oppositeĀ him,Ā andĀ tookĀ himĀ in.Ā TheĀ cane,Ā theĀ sunglasses,Ā andĀ theĀ wayĀ hisĀ postureĀ wasĀ slightlyĀ shifted.Ā
SoĀ heĀ wasĀ blind,Ā RyujinĀ thought.Ā OrĀ rather,Ā heĀ realizedĀ it.Ā However,Ā itĀ wasn'tĀ somethingĀ thatĀ botheredĀ him.
ForĀ aĀ second,Ā heĀ consideredĀ standingĀ upĀ withĀ anĀ apologyĀ andĀ leavingĀ theĀ strangerĀ alone,Ā butĀ somethingĀ keptĀ himĀ there,Ā somethingĀ heĀ couldn'tĀ quiteĀ name.Ā āĀ IĀ didnātĀ realizeĀ itĀ wasĀ thatĀ obvious,Ā āĀ heĀ admitted.Ā āĀ GuessĀ IāmĀ notĀ asĀ goodĀ atĀ hidingĀ asĀ IĀ thought.Ā āĀ AĀ softĀ laughĀ escapedĀ hisĀ throatĀ beforeĀ heĀ watchedĀ theĀ otherĀ manĀ fumbleĀ forĀ hisĀ glass,Ā tookĀ aĀ sip,Ā andĀ putĀ itĀ backĀ inĀ theĀ sameĀ spot.Ā TheĀ idolĀ wonderedĀ whatĀ itĀ mustĀ beĀ likeĀ notĀ toĀ see.Ā HeĀ alsoĀ wonderedĀ ifĀ theĀ otherĀ manĀ hadĀ alwaysĀ beenĀ likeĀ thatĀ āĀ notĀ somethingĀ oneĀ askedĀ rightĀ away.Ā SoĀ heĀ keptĀ quiet.Ā AĀ faintĀ smileĀ formedĀ onĀ hisĀ lips.Ā āĀ IāmĀ notĀ reallyĀ lookingĀ forĀ help,Ā justā¦Ā someĀ peaceĀ andĀ quietā¦Ā awayĀ fromĀ theĀ noiseĀ here.Ā AĀ quietĀ spot,Ā soĀ toĀ speakā¦āĀ RyujinĀ triedĀ toĀ explainĀ asĀ aĀ waiterĀ placedĀ hisĀ latteĀ macchiatoĀ onĀ theĀ table.Ā HisĀ handsĀ slowlyĀ closedĀ aroundĀ theĀ cup,Ā hisĀ fingersĀ tappingĀ onceĀ againstĀ it.Ā āĀ So,Ā āĀ RyujinĀ continued,Ā āĀ IĀ hopeĀ youĀ donātĀ mindĀ theĀ company.Ā ButĀ ifĀ youĀ do,Ā IĀ canĀ leaveĀ youĀ aloneĀ too.Ā ā
" Efficient? I would hardly call being locked in a box efficient. " Chishiya countered in turn. " Even in merely in the CONCEPT of faking something to the point of no longer distinguishing sides from each other. It makes one a victim to their own creation. Poetic, if you're into such things. Literature loves such themes. " It was as old as humanity itself.
Chishiya could respond ; COULD DISSECT AND EXAMINE WHAT WAS SPLAYED OUT BEFORE HIM. Instead, he waited with the feeling that Ryujin was not quite as done with his initial statement as it might sound at first. His hunch was right. But he understood the lack of a goal too well ; the endless drifting through a ceaseless fog that obscured everything. And if you see nothing, how can it drive you? IT DOESN'T. Fear might, hope might. But the fog itself inspires nothing. The lack of landmarks inspires nothing. And sometimes it ran so deep that even with landmarks, nothing was ignited.
OR PERHAPS HE WAS SIMPLY FLAWED.
" I would say tonight seems to be a daring one. " Chishiya didn't look towards the other even when he felt the gaze upon him. A mirthless smile tucked itself into the corner of his lips. " MUTUALLY SO. Entertaining a lonesome stranger in the rain on VACANT STREETS? " He gave a slow exhale, a lone note of laughter upon the act. Like the start of any action, horror, or mystery piece of media. Or true crime.
" More decaying, I would think. They're rotting bodies, no? Even as zombies their bodies still decay. Which is another gripe I have with their concept. " Chishiya remarked with a noise of discontentment. But that was not the point.
Chishiya's eyes flicked back towards him now. " Seems more you identify with the cage. Ghosts being bound even without knowing why, life in a cage. Not so different from one another in a sense. "
šøš¹š¹š¼š¶šøššā¦šššøšš¼š¶...Ā aĀ victimĀ ofĀ hisĀ ownĀ creation.Ā TheĀ wordsĀ hadĀ sunkĀ uncomfortablyĀ deep,Ā touchingĀ onĀ thingsĀ heĀ usuallyĀ keptĀ lockedĀ awayĀ andĀ unexamined.Ā ThatĀ wasĀ whyĀ heĀ didn'tĀ lookĀ atĀ Chishiya,Ā atĀ leastĀ notĀ immediately.Ā Instead,Ā hisĀ gazeĀ driftedĀ toĀ theĀ ground,Ā watchingĀ theĀ rainwaterĀ trickleĀ betweenĀ theĀ cracksĀ inĀ theĀ pavement.Ā InĀ thatĀ moment,Ā heĀ thought...Ā ifĀ itĀ wereĀ true,Ā thenĀ whoĀ builtĀ theĀ box?Ā
TheĀ city,Ā
fate?Ā
Himself?Ā
āĀ PerhapsĀ that'sĀ whyĀ IĀ calledĀ itĀ efficient,Ā āĀ heĀ said,Ā almostĀ thoughtful.Ā āĀ NotĀ forĀ theĀ thingĀ insideĀ theĀ box,Ā butĀ forĀ theĀ worldĀ outside.Ā YouĀ know...Ā containĀ theĀ uncertainty,Ā labelĀ it,Ā andĀ thenĀ decideĀ whetherĀ it'sĀ aliveĀ orĀ deadĀ withoutĀ openingĀ it.Ā ItĀ sparesĀ theĀ observerĀ theĀ responsibility.Ā āĀ HeĀ exhaledĀ slowly,Ā hisĀ breathĀ cloudingĀ theĀ air.Ā RyujinĀ hadĀ beenĀ inĀ theĀ spotlightĀ forĀ farĀ tooĀ long,Ā constantlyĀ watchedĀ forĀ signsĀ ofĀ aĀ breakdownĀ orĀ evenĀ survivalā¦Ā asĀ ifĀ anyĀ ofĀ thatĀ couldĀ justifyĀ whatĀ hadĀ happened.
Ā AtĀ Chishiya'sĀ remarkĀ thatĀ tonightĀ wasĀ aĀ riskyĀ one,Ā RyujinĀ snortedĀ softly.Ā ItĀ wasn'tĀ aĀ realĀ laugh.Ā āĀ You'reĀ right,Ā thisĀ feelsĀ likeĀ theĀ preludeĀ toĀ somethingĀ thatĀ won'tĀ endĀ well.Ā āĀ HisĀ gazeĀ flickeredĀ toĀ theĀ side,Ā thisĀ timeĀ brieflyĀ meetingĀ Chishiya'sĀ eyes.Ā ThereĀ wasĀ noĀ fear,Ā no,Ā notĀ really.Ā ThereĀ wasĀ onlyĀ aĀ wearyĀ realization.Ā āĀ ButĀ maybeĀ that'sĀ theĀ point.Ā IfĀ nothingĀ turnsĀ outĀ wellĀ here,Ā atĀ leastĀ theĀ facadeĀ willĀ haveĀ crumbled.Ā āĀ FearĀ mightĀ driveĀ you,Ā hopeĀ mightĀ driveĀ youĀ ā RyujinĀ wasĀ somehowĀ captivatedĀ byĀ thisĀ thought,Ā butĀ why?Ā HeĀ didn'tĀ know.
RyujinĀ listenedĀ attentivelyĀ asĀ theĀ zombieĀ themeĀ unfolded,Ā aĀ slightĀ smirkĀ formedĀ onĀ hisĀ lips.Ā ItĀ wasn'tĀ reallyĀ theĀ point,Ā butĀ onĀ someĀ level,Ā itĀ amusedĀ theĀ idol.Ā Still,Ā heĀ saidĀ nothingā¦Ā butĀ whenĀ theĀ remarkĀ aboutĀ theĀ cagesĀ andĀ ghostsĀ wasĀ made,Ā RyujinĀ didn'tĀ simplyĀ remainĀ silentĀ orĀ deflectedĀ theĀ questionĀ āĀ itĀ wasn'tĀ asĀ easyĀ asĀ usual.Ā ItĀ struckĀ himĀ deeply,Ā madeĀ hisĀ stepsĀ goĀ slower.
Ā BoundĀ evenĀ withoutĀ knowingĀ why.Ā TheĀ wordsĀ hitĀ himĀ hard.
Ā ā...PerhapsĀ IĀ identifyĀ withĀ theĀ cage,Ā āĀ heĀ admittedĀ afterĀ aĀ moment.Ā āĀ OrĀ perhapsĀ I'mĀ whatĀ remainsĀ insideĀ afterĀ theĀ doorĀ hasĀ beenĀ openĀ forĀ aĀ longĀ timeĀ andĀ noĀ oneĀ noticed.Ā āĀ WHICHĀ WAS,Ā BASICALLY,Ā NOTHING.Ā āĀ GhostsĀ lingerĀ becauseĀ theyĀ wereĀ onceĀ boundĀ thereĀ byĀ something...likeĀ love...anger,Ā orĀ aĀ promise.Ā CagesĀ lingerĀ becauseĀ someoneĀ decidedĀ whatĀ belongedĀ insideĀ andĀ forgotĀ toĀ releaseĀ it...orĀ neverĀ wantedĀ to.Ā ā
@ghcstwired played: 020.ājamming out to a christmas song, and inflicting the pain of holiday songs on someone else.
ššš š š”šš š: CHRISTMAS SCENE PROMPTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE. Defined loosely by the idea of intentional infliction of harm and suffering while taking a no contact approach. Music was known to be used in various torture tactics, either to render one unable to sleep or simply drive them into insanity by having the same song play over and over again till it nests in the brain like an infectious parasite. It is no surprise then that people tend to have polarizing opinions on Christmas music. Some love, some loathe it - likely contributed to by the fact only a few select songs were frequently played and thus often played on repeat. Especially if they chose only one version of the song rather than remixes and covers to at least change it up a little bit.
Chishiya is inclined towards the latter. He doesn't hate the music itself. Some of them are even rather good. ( So long as it wasn't set to the cycle of torture technique. ) But they hold no warmth, no fondness or nostalgia that seems to flood through others like a fire warming the house. HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HOLIDAYS WAS COMPLICATED AT BEST. It wasn't the holiday that he hated. It was fine, a concept he understood both in purpose and why people enjoyed it.
That did not help the dark viscosity that filled in his chest when he was subjected to exposure. Naive hope, like the world stopped for happy times. Families together, laughing and making memories, couples broadcasting their affections everywhere, the INNOCENCE OF LIFE SPOTLIGHTED. There's acid on his tongue and pricks like barbed wire under his skin.
But there are some nice aspects. He likes the lights. He likes the baked goods. Ryujin discovering that fact was a dangerous tool at his advantage. ( Not in any serious nature ; Chishiya was not that food motivated. )
" Do you do this every year? " Chishiya lifts an eyebrow as he bites into the snowflake shaped sugar cookie. HE COULD IMAGINE IT. If he squinted, he could also picture a santa hat and an ugly sweater too. Though, he had a suspicion it wouldn't' necessarily look ugly so much as festive on Ryujin. " I hope you know i'm here for the cookies and not karaoke. " He didn't sing despite Ryujin's apparent love for it.
Holiday decorating . . . step one had been music for Ryujin, cookies for Chishiya. Step two ? Chishiya actually had no idea. His eyes flick over various decorations, trying to determine if there was a LOGICAL approach to this or not.
" We've got until these cookies disappear. " And then HE will disappear - or try to. Depends how successful Ryujin was on keeping an eye on him.
āĀ šøššøš šĀ ššøš“š ?Ā āĀ heĀ repeated,Ā hummingĀ thoughtfully.Ā āĀ Yeah...Ā moreĀ orĀ less.Ā āĀ HeĀ pushedĀ theĀ plateĀ aĀ littleĀ closer,Ā asĀ ifĀ toĀ say,Ā withoutĀ sayingĀ aĀ wordĀ āĀ goĀ ahead,Ā haveĀ anotherĀ one.Ā āĀ SomeĀ yearsĀ itāsĀ stressful.Ā SomeĀ yearsĀ itāsĀ justā¦Ā likeĀ this.Ā āĀ HeĀ gesturedĀ vaguelyĀ atĀ theĀ stringĀ ofĀ lights,Ā whichĀ layĀ half-uncoiledĀ onĀ theĀ table.Ā TheĀ boxesĀ werenātĀ openĀ yet,Ā andĀ theĀ musicĀ wasĀ playingĀ quietlyĀ enoughĀ toĀ beĀ heard,Ā butĀ stillĀ allowĀ forĀ aĀ conversation.Ā RyujinĀ grinned,Ā amusedĀ byĀ theĀ karaokeĀ comment,Ā butĀ wasnātĀ offended.Ā āĀ Relax.Ā IĀ donātĀ wantĀ toĀ forceĀ youĀ toĀ singā¦Ā thatĀ wouldĀ beĀ hellĀ forĀ me,Ā andĀ IĀ wouldnātĀ wishĀ itĀ onĀ anyone.Ā Besides,Ā yourĀ faceĀ duringĀ everyĀ chorusĀ isĀ entertainmentĀ enough.Ā ā
Ā HeĀ followedĀ ChishiyaāsĀ gazeĀ asĀ itĀ scannedĀ theĀ decorationsĀ āĀ heĀ noticedĀ ChiĀ searchingĀ forĀ someĀ kindĀ ofĀ logic,Ā asĀ ifĀ thereĀ wereĀ someĀ kindĀ ofĀ rulebookĀ thatĀ simplyĀ didnātĀ exist.Ā āĀ DoĀ youĀ knowĀ thatĀ thereāsĀ noĀ logicalĀ approach?Ā āĀ heĀ chuckled,Ā pickingĀ upĀ aĀ stringĀ ofĀ lights.Ā āĀ YouĀ justĀ putĀ thingsĀ whereĀ theyĀ feelĀ rightĀ andĀ lookĀ nice.Ā YouĀ donātĀ haveĀ toĀ likeĀ it,Ā youĀ donātĀ haveĀ toĀ feelĀ anythingĀ aboutĀ it.Ā JustĀ eatĀ theĀ cookies,Ā judgeĀ myĀ tasteĀ inĀ ChristmasĀ musicā¦Ā andĀ maybe,Ā justĀ maybe,Ā IāllĀ letĀ Ā youĀ vanishĀ whenĀ theĀ plateĀ isĀ empty.Ā āĀ TheĀ idolĀ glancedĀ atĀ himĀ sideways,Ā aĀ knowing,Ā amusedĀ smileĀ playingĀ onĀ hisĀ lips.Ā HeĀ knewĀ ChishiyaĀ wouldĀ muchĀ ratherĀ justĀ vanishā¦Ā butĀ notĀ withĀ him,Ā itĀ wasnātĀ thatĀ simple.Ā āĀ ButĀ untilĀ then?Ā youĀ helpĀ me!Ā ā
A weight lifted from Vika's shoulders, and she couldn't hide it. He is staying! Her hand had fallen on her chest all by itself. Right where her heart was beating in her chest. āIt's perfectly okay. The garden does that to you. It's so full of life, you feel like you're never really alone. I should have warned you. I'm sorry!ā Vika's face showed sincere apology. And yet her words held more than one might have guessed. The garden hummed and buzzed and seemed to be full of life. Which it was. But she didn't mean the insects and animals that roamed around here. If you listened closely, at least if Vika listened closely, she could hear the whispering. Not just from the plants.
āWould you like to be alone for a moment? Shall I take you back to the house? It's not so noisy inside.ā She smiled timidly. āIf you close the windows, you'll have a place all to yourself. No buzzing insects, no cackling geese. Maybe it would be better if you tried it and went back there instead...ā Vika stopped. She had an idea. You could see it in her face. She seemed like an open book because her emotions washed over her like water over stones in a river. But just like that water, it was only the part you could see directly. āDo you like cats?ā she blurted out, folding her hands in front of her chest as if to call for prayer. āI have a barn on the property. Mainly for garden tools, so you don't keep tripping over them.ā She giggled. It was a clear, bright sound that immediately radiated joy. āAll the strays that find their way here sleep in the barn, too. And I bet you they'd be happy if you gave them a few pats.ā
Vika didn't approach him. She kept her distance. Not because she wanted to - she would have moved closer to him long ago - but to give him the space he seemed to need. Maybe a distraction would help? She was pretty sure it would. Don't listen to the garden, she almost said to him, but the smile remained haunting on her lips as she only thought the words. āBesides, you can be sure who's watching you there. Here in the garden, there are so many animals, so many insects, I can understand very well that you feel like you're being watched if you're not used to it.ā
šš»šøĀ šš“šĀ šš¼š¾š“Ā šššš¾šøĀ š“šµšššĀ šš»šøĀ šŗš“š š·šøšĀ soĀ casually,Ā evenĀ affectionately,Ā madeĀ hisĀ skinĀ tingleĀ slightly,Ā butĀ itĀ alsoĀ groundedĀ him.Ā IfĀ sheĀ wasn'tĀ afraid,Ā thenĀ maybeĀ heĀ didn'tĀ needĀ toĀ beĀ either.Ā MAYBE.Ā HisĀ shouldersĀ relaxedĀ aĀ little,Ā theĀ tensionĀ slowlyĀ leavingĀ themĀ insteadĀ ofĀ allĀ atĀ once.Ā ThenĀ heĀ rubbedĀ hisĀ thumbĀ acrossĀ hisĀ palm,Ā asĀ ifĀ tryingĀ toĀ calmĀ himself.Ā ā..YouĀ don'tĀ haveĀ toĀ apologize...Ā IĀ guess...Ā IĀ justĀ wasn'tĀ prepared,Ā āĀ heĀ saidĀ afterĀ aĀ while,Ā hisĀ gazeĀ shiftingĀ backĀ fromĀ theĀ endlessĀ greeneryĀ beforeĀ him,Ā toĀ her.Ā HisĀ eyesĀ seemedĀ moreĀ present,Ā stillĀ cautious,Ā butĀ nowĀ alsoĀ curious.Ā āĀ I'veĀ beenĀ toĀ gardensĀ before,Ā butĀ noneĀ wereĀ likeĀ this.Ā āĀ AĀ nervous,Ā quietĀ laughĀ escapedĀ him,Ā hisĀ gazeĀ dippingĀ briefly.Ā āĀ ThisĀ oneĀ feelsĀ likeĀ it's...Ā alive.Ā āĀ AsĀ ifĀ toĀ dismissĀ hisĀ ownĀ words,Ā heĀ shookĀ hisĀ head.Ā HeĀ didn'tĀ wantĀ toĀ soundĀ strange,Ā butĀ heĀ knewĀ heĀ was.Ā āĀ GoingĀ backĀ insideĀ mightĀ help,Ā justĀ toā¦recover,Ā IĀ think.Ā ā
AtĀ theĀ wordĀ cats,Ā theĀ idolĀ blinked,Ā momentarilyĀ surprised.Ā āĀ ā¦Yes.Ā IĀ likeĀ cats,Ā āĀ heĀ saidĀ quietly.Ā HeĀ feltĀ aĀ bitĀ likeĀ aĀ smallĀ childĀ whoĀ neededĀ comfortingĀ āĀ itĀ wasĀ aĀ strangeĀ feeling.Ā AndĀ JJĀ wasnātĀ exactlyĀ helpingĀ toĀ easeĀ theĀ KoreanāsĀ feelingsĀ withĀ theĀ wayĀ itĀ wasĀ stirringĀ insideĀ ofĀ himĀ soĀ rapidly.Ā āĀ TheĀ barnĀ soundsā¦nice.Ā IfĀ theyāreĀ usedĀ toĀ people,Ā IādĀ likeĀ toĀ keepĀ themĀ companyĀ forĀ aĀ while.Ā āĀ HeĀ hesitatedĀ forĀ aĀ moment,Ā thenĀ added,Ā almostĀ apologetically,Ā āĀ Andā¦thankĀ you.Ā ā
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iām always happy to see you on dash or discord, eury. youāre my little sunshine. š«°š¼ thank you so much, it means a lot anyway!! i hope we keep interacting for a looong time. no matter if itās here or ooc on discrd!