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It wasn’t uncommon to find Hyun by the sea, whether it was surfing or just hanging out by the shore, the sea calmed him in ways nothing could. It was his safe heaven, his place to be himself, with no one bothering him about his future, his occupation, the expectations that his family had over him. Which was crazy, honestly, because he had done everything they wanted yet somehow it seemed like it wasn’t enough. It would never be enough.
But the sea never asked anything from him. And monsters stories aside, this was still his favorite place and forever would be. He was taking one of his usual walks when he spotted Insu sitting on a bench, so he decided to approach the man who seemed to be the only one who understood how important the sea could be to someone else. “I’d advice you against smoking with some scary cancer stories but I figure you’ve heard enough of those” He told him, sitting beside him without asking for permission. He figured the other male wouldn’t mind some company and if he did, he’d tell him. He’d like to think they had reached that type of understanding.
“What are you doing here?” He asked, figuring the answer would be working or just hanging out like he was. “I needed some calming time and you know, this is the one place that gives me just that” He shared, taking some gum, a much healthier option compared to his companion’s choice.
insu hadn’t been expecting any sort of company. he was used to relative quietness at his usual spot so the appearance of the other man gave him a bit of a fright, causing him to almost drop the cigarette that he held between his fingers. “hell, i didn’t even heat you coming.” he let out a weak laugh as he looked over at his new companion.
“no use in trying, i’ve heard it all too much. if anything was going to stick then i’m sure that it would have gotten through to me years ago.” he shrugged, twirling the smoke in his fingers for a moment before lighting it and taking a long drag.
what exactly was he doing there? the practical answer probably would have been to lie, make up some lame excuse about work that would bring the conversation to a dull close and let insu return to the quiet contemplation that he had been lost in moments earlier. but there was a part of him that felt wrong with the lie.
he nodded in agreement. “it’s calming here. it’s kind of like it’s the one place that i know i can always go when my head is spinning so much that i’ve lost sight of what is wrong and what is right.”










