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kang minchan . 22 . flare . power replication

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impseola:

It was then did Seola wish for the ground to open up and swallow her whole. Power replication. Out of all the possible explanations, this one didn’t even cross her mind. Perhaps, like she, this stranger possessed a power no one else at Imperium held. Hesitantly, Seola leaned closer as her protuberant, frantic eyes searched his own for any traces of falsehood, but all she met was shock, true shock.

Confusion crashed over in waves as she drowned in a sea of her greatest fears. Seola tried her best to appear calm but, with quivering lips and face turned pale, her body betrayed her. He’s the second person to unearth her darkest shadows, and he was a stranger. A stranger knew and it was by accident. It was almost laughable. The last thing she wanted was for him to keep blabbing on for everyone to hear so, using her 5.5ft height to good use, fingers hastily wrapped around his collar and Seola tugged. “ Follow me. ”

Leading him through the crowd, carefully avoiding bumping into anyone else, Seola was all the more determined to get somewhere safe. Past the chaos of students, she headed straight for the silence of the gardens, and sure enough, they were alone in the leafy alcove were she stopped. 

Releasing her grip, Seola hurriedly stepped back and, in a rush, she blurted out, “ They said my power is necromancy. The things, well technically people, you’re seeing are ghosts. ” Catching her breath, Seola looked at him desperately. “ You can’t tell anyone. ”  It was like ripping off a band aid and whether she bled, all her hidden truths spilling out for all to hear, was in his hands.

the news of his power seemed to surprise her. like, really surprise her, and not in a good way, either. though she was trying as hard as hell to appear as calm as possible, her body was clearly betraying her and minchan could tell that she was freaking out. though he really didn’t understand why that was. he got it, not many people appreciated him just nicking their powers for a couple of hours, but he hadn’t really had anyone acting this worried about. 

he didn’t even really get the chance to ask about it wonder what the hell was wrong with her when she reached up and grabbed his collar, practically pulling him along behind her. “do i have much of a choice in the matter?” he wondered out loud as he just let himself be dragged along behind her. he had no idea where they were going, and he didn’t really want to be going along with her, but he couldn’t deny he was curious. 

not to mention he still needed to know what she was lying about before he accidentally did something to hurt someone. 

finally he was released, straightening himself up again and smoothing down his shirt. necromancy. he hadn’t really been expecting that, “so that... person was a dead guy.” now that was just freaking him out even more, he had just seen a ghost. minchan shuddered a little, adding in a mutter, “i knew he looked like the grim reaper for some reason.” his eyes averted for a moment, though they soon returned when he was asked not to tell anyone about it. “why don’t you want people to know?”

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impseola:

By now, people were staring and Seola ears perked at the whispers of those who managed to eavesdrop on them. Anger and embarrassment stirred as she chewed on her bottom lip, wondering how such a lovely day turned upside down in a matter of seconds. Her shoulders slumped and the unsettling sensation at the pit of her stomach expanded with each passing glance and hushed murmur. Her feet itched to run away and her arms wished for the comfort of her blanket. Like an animal in a zoo, she felt trapped and the center of attention; attention she didn’t want.

Seola cautiously followed the boy’s finger and paused just before she met the dull, empty eyes awaiting her. They always found bravery in eye contact, and would have no qualms moving closer to them had she given the ghost her full attention. So, her gaze settled on the ghost’s chin and nails dug deep into skin when she registered the boy’s description. It was perfect.. too perfect.

This wasn’t the time nor the place to discuss her power and Seola would do anything to avoid it. There were far too many witnesses and if she confirmed his thoughts for everyone to hear, this brand new year would turn into a living hell ( as if it wasn’t already ). Gathering her thoughts, Seola glanced back at the boy and her expression darkened upon seeing his eyes widened in horror. He was either a very talented actor or he was being serious, and she desperately hoped for the former.

Again, deflecting his question, she posed one of her own. “ What’s your power? ” Seola wanted, no, needed an explanation, and she’ll be damned if she let him go without getting one.

minchan didn’t care about the attention they were drawing from other people, the whispers surrounding them and what they were talking about. the strange girl seemed to be more bothered about them than he was. but the only thought in his mind right now was what the hell he was looking at... who the hell he was looking at. at this point, he was pretty damn sure that he had been lied to. she had a power and this was it, whatever this was. he couldn’t really understand it. 

she could say she couldn’t see the guy all she wanted, but minchan followed her eyes when he pointed the man out and she was clearly looking right at him as well. but she didn’t seem to be freaking out about it, either, which was telling him that this was like some of normal occurrence for her. and if that was the case then he really was going to feel bad for her for having to see this all the time. 

“my power?” she was clearly defecting, not wanting to talk about it, but minchan was not going to let her off that easily. “power replication,” he did respond to the question, narrowing his eyes a little, “that brush of our hands? i just copied whatever power you seem to be lying about, and no, i didn’t do it on purpose. and i don’t appreciate being lied to and getting a heart attack like this.” it had been quite a surprise and not one he wanted to experience again. though glancing over again, that creep was still just standing there and staring at them and it was incredibly unnerving. 

minchan swallowed a little, shaking off the unnerving feeling best he could as he turned his attention back to the female. “i think you have some explaining to do, don’t you?” 

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impseola:

Seola staggered backwards as he pulled himself up, her cheerful demeanor morphing into something sour. “ Suit yourself, ” she mumbled, slowly returning her hands by her side. It would be a lie to say Seola didn’t feel slightly offended. First, he rudely asks about her power and then brushes her off ? Admittedly, Seola isn’t all too knowledgeable on manners but she was inclined to conclude that he’s just not pleasant.

It was when she noticed the rough marks on his palms did she swiftly inch forwards, hands lifting up towards his own. Eyeing the bits of dirt and rock stuck on them, it definitely needed a good clean, and Seola, betraying her negative impression of the stranger, was moments from leading him to the nearest water fountain when his words brought her to a halt. 

With her eyes focused on his wounds, Seola was oblivious to his shocked, slightly fearful expression. When she finally met his gaze, she bit her lip, knuckles whitening as the split second fright dissipated. He was looking dead straight at a ghost, and a rather ugly one at that. But .. how in the world could he know there are ghosts, let alone see one ? And his tone suggested this was the first time he’s seen one so it couldn’t be his power.. “ Ya ! ” her voice was low, almost threatening. She could feel her blood boiling, but Seola tried telling herself this has to be a misunderstanding. Only one person knows and they would never tell. 

Heaving a big sigh, Seola feigned ignorance as her head turned sideways, eyes quickly averting to their surroundings. She only hoped she didn’t sound as if she knew what he was talking about. “ Who are you staring at ? ” This time, her voice was forcibly lighter. He’s playing a cruel joke … he had to be.

he didn’t have the energy to try and explain why he didn’t touch people, even if it was a kind gesture. no one ever understood, he could tell them about it all they wanted, but they didn’t seem to care very much. maybe that was just the inner asshole in him making an appearance, but he was more than happy to protect his own ass, regardless of whether people were going to start thinking he was just an awful human being or not. 

but that was not really a pressing thought right now. what he was currently more worried about what this creepy man he was still staring right at. 

it just wasn’t right, no matter which way he looked at it, no human being should look like that and even if it was some power, they wouldn’t just be standing there and staring. or maybe it was just some asshole who thought that scaring people was completely hilarious, but minchan wasn’t convinced. and he wasn’t very amused by any of this either. the female didn’t seem to be making matters much worse, just asking him who he was staring at as if he shouldn’t see the ugly bastard standing a couple of feet away from the both of them. 

“him,” he stated, using a hand to point right to where the guy was standing, voice going a couple of octaves higher than normal, “the ugly bloke with the pale skin and dark circles around his eyes.” he really was hoping it was just his mind playing tricks on him, but he looked all too real for it just to be his mind. the fall hadn’t scrambled his head, he really was seeing this (regardless of the fact he really didn’t want to be.)

“you see him, right? i’m really trying not to freak out here.”

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imphyori:

After a rather loud and complicated day moving back onto campus Hyori had taken her yoga mat and gone out to a nice quiet spot in the more secluded side of the campus and had rolled it out for a session. She was sitting upright with her legs folded beneath her and breathing deeply, her mind thinking of calm places. The image of a beach coming to mind, they sky a mixture of orange, yellow and pink, the sea a dark blue, the wind making the bushes along the far end of the shore to sway and the crashing waves. On any other occasion she would have heard the footsteps approaching her, but she was so focused that this was unfortunately not the case.

it was no secret that minchan liked to avoid people, hanging out by himself in the quieter sports of campus where less people frequented. normally he would just hide out in his dorm room and pretend that he was at some normal school with normal people and not surrounded by people with powers. but it was too late for that, he had enrolled and classes had started and it would just be too much of a fuss to try and leave again. so, there he was, just minding his own business, hands shoved deep into his pockets and head ducked a little, so lost in his own thoughts that he had failed to notice he almost managed to walk right into someone on a yoga mat. “sorry!” he apologized quickly, regardless of the fact if she had noticed him or not, “i didn’t see you there.” 

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impxkasper:

He was tired. It was another restless and sleepless night for Kasper, especially with so many students coming in for the first day. Information had bombarded him with how many thoughts he was hearing in his mind and he was currently sporting a migraine from hearing too much and trying to understanding many. On these days, Kasper missed the days when he didn’t have powers just yet. Unable to take it any longer, the older Aromdee twin had gone to the more secluded part of campus, his mind being relieved of too much information the second he sat on the bench and no people were in his line of sight.

Except someone came and he couldn’t help the small sob that came out of his mouth when he could practically hear everything that went on the person’s head. “Can you please empty your mind for five minutes?”, he groaned out, “Just five minutes and you’re free to think whatever you want.”

minchan was having a pretty bad day. he had bumped into so many people and it was starting to get tiresome now having to get used all these different powers. there used to be a time when he was normal and didn’t have to worry about this, but that was long behind him and now he was stuck around a bunch of people just like him. which was just extra annoying because that meant there were more people for him to bump into and accidentally copy their power. maybe coming to imperium was a bad idea, he was better off just going home again and not having to worry about what he might be capable of. at least then when he did brush up against someone nothing would happen. 

all these thoughts were currently coursing through his brain when a sound distracted him for a moment, eyes turning towards the owner of the voice. “empty my mind?” he repeated, looking the guy up and down for a moment, “that’s easier said than done, you realize.” 

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impseola:

Seola swayed as she strode down the pathway, her sundress swishing to the rhythm of her hips. The warmth was a welcomed change from the cool & crisp bite of winter. Though she knew it wouldn’t take long til the summer freshness turns into a scorching heat, sending her back to the arms of the beloved air conditioner. Seola stretched out her fingers and craned her neck, like a flower in dire need of light after hidden by stormy clouds. She’ll enjoy it for now; sticky sweat, icy popsicle sticks, and all.

Reveling under the sunlight, Seola was too preoccupied to see the tumbling catastrophe coming straight for her and only realised what was happening when she felt a slight bump on her hand. Snapping her eyes wide open, she witnessed the poor soul free falling face-first into the hard gravel. Ouch. Wincing at the sight, Seola immediately offered a hand in his direction. “ And here I thought I was clumsy, ” she bit her lip, trying to contain the giggles threatening to erupt.

It was upon his question that she paused, momentarily frozen at his unexpected query. Seola’s fingers recoiled and she slowly straightened her back. “ I don’t have one yet, ” her tone was noticeably sharp. It was an automatic reply, almost robotic, but she polished it off with a wide grin. Opening her hand once again, she nodded at the man. “ Need a hand ? ” It was against her better judgement. In her experience, anybody who asked about her power was up to no good. But she couldn’t just leave him there.

his face was a little sore from the fall, nose wrinkling up a little as he tried to just ignore the slight throb coming from his nose after falling right onto it. for now there was no blood, but he knew how easy he managed to get nose bleeds so he wouldn’t be surprised if his nose turned into a waterfall any time soon. and he was really not in the mood for that, falling over was bad enough, but now he was pretty sure he had replicated some power he didn’t want on top of that, despite the fact she was telling him she didn’t have one. 

her tone had changed considerably as she said it, the response rather short and sharply spoken. minchan didn’t know whether to believe her or not, maybe she was just bitter than she didn’t have a power yet? but he didn’t pause the timer on his watch, just in case as you could never be too careful. “i’m fine,” he lied, pushing himself up to his feet by himself, dusting himself down with his hands. 

wincing just a little as he realised the palms of his hands were grazed a little from the fall, minchan sighed, looking up to say something else. but someone standing behind her caused him to freeze up, mouth just hanging open as his brain tried to comprehend what he was now looking at. the colour had completely drained from his face as he stared at the figure. it was a man... but it was clearly not human, pale sickly and white and dark circles around his eyes and a weird sort of glow around the guy as well. it was incredibly creepy and just looking at him made all the hairs on the back of minchan’s neck stand up. 

“can you... can you see him? please tell me i’m not going completely batshit crazy right now. i don’t want to have brain damage from falling over.” 

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kang minchan’s playlist 

a playlist for lazy days and ignoring people. 

how can i say - DAY6 // 1004 [angel] - B.A.P // cheer up - TWICE // sorry - JUSTIN BIEBER // lotto - EXO // adore u - SEVENTEEN // sympathy - JUNG JOON YOUNG // 1 of 1 - SHINee // butterfly - BTS // the eye - INFINITE // elastic heart - SIA // beautiful - MONSTA X //  numb - LINKIN PARK // russian roulette - RED VELVET // viva la vida - COLDPLAY // i’m yours - JASON MARZ // very, very very - IOI // cherry bomb - NCT 127

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@impseola​

it was pretty hot out, the sun shining overhead, causing little beads of sweat to start slipping down his brow. minchan normally hated the heat, he preferred it when it was cold and snowing, but that was only because it meant people wrapped up and he had less chances of brushing up against any of them. it didn’t work if there wasn’t any skin-on-skin contact, so it was always more layers the better. 

but sun meant shorts and skirts and short shirts, so minchan was making the extra effort to try and steer clear from as many people as possible. but he couldn’t just sit inside all day, even with the fan right in his face he felt as though he was melting, so he had managed to drag himself outside. though the 22 year old was quick to regret this as he tripped over an uneven part of the path he was walking down, stumbling forwards right into the path of someone else, feeling his right hand hit the girl’s arm.

shit. 

he face-planted the floor, groaning a little as he rolled over, staring up at the sky for a moment as he composed himself. his almost one week of staying normal had been ruined. sighing a little, he raised his wrist with his watch strapped around it, using his other hand to quickly start the pre-set timer for two hours. “ok,” he spoke quickly to the stranger as he pushed himself up into a sitting position, deciding that this was not the time for silence, “this is important, but what’s your power?” that might have sounded a little sudden, but he hardly cared, he needed to know this before anything... drastic happened.

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impkiyeong:

╳ MINCHAN. ❜

it’d been a year since kiyeong had been enrolled in this school, the institute had been nothing but welcoming and a few students said hi to him on the first day. he can still recall that because it was still a little odd, with him being noticed and all.

something that wasn’t new to kiyeong was being the watcher nobody thought was watching. he never used this information against people, he merely collected it like it was his role in life. it was like second nature by now. 

kiyeong spent the first year at imperium the same way he spent the whole of high school – invisible. he didn’t like to draw attention to himself and nor did he plan to this year. he did however, plan to make friends and he had been watching them for a while now, judging, sifting out the good from the bad and by god, he’d seen a lot. 

from one particular boy, he’d seen a lot of slip-ups. like, actual slips. the man must have been about twenty, maybe twenty one? either way he knew the other was older because they didn’t share the same classes but he found some kind of solace in that. the stranger didn’t seem half bad and could perhaps guide kiyeong before his years at the institute were over and maybe he could come out of his shell. 

it’d been an hour following the guy around the campus, wondering how to introduce himself out of the blue – running through several possible scenarios all of which ended in embarrassment. when the older boy, whom he learned was ‘minchan’ from the occasional shouts of peers passing by, picked up the pace, so did kiyeong. seconds later when minchan made an odd manoeuvre around a group of girls passing through a door, kiyeong had almost collided with him but maybe that wouldn’t be so bad? maybe that kind of spontaneous introduction was what everyone was looking for?

fuelled by his small boost of confidence but forgetting he was very much still invisible, kiyeong extended a hand and stepped forward toward the man, ready to finally meet minchan.

“hi.”

minchan was still just a loner. he didn’t really want to be here, he’d much rather be back in his normal life without any of this ‘power’ business. he had a life before this, he was just an antisocial guy enjoying his life, now he was an antisocial guy not so enjoying his life and avoiding as many people as possible. 

21 years. it had taken him 21 years to notice that he was different from any normal human, all because he bumped into someone in the supermarket with the power of levitation by accident and started floating ten feet off the ground. (which had been a bit surprising, to not least himself)

but he knew he needed to be here, he needed to help control what he had because god knows what could happen if he wasn’t properly trained. it was the only reason he was taking physiology, to try and learn more about himself and find out what the hell was wrong with him and if there was any way he could change it. which he would if he could, he didn’t want powers, he wanted his normal, and boring, life back. 

that afternoon he had just been wandering around, not really doing much with his time, just avoiding as many people as possible. though he did almost have an incident coming through a door, having to quickly get out of the way of a bunch of girls coming in the opposite direction. he failed to noticed the invisible person he brushed up against, he failed to notice that he now had the very same power. he’d also completely failed to notice that he had just turned completely invisible at the surprising sound of someone standing right behind him. 

it was a little frightening, turning around to narrow his eyes a little at whoever was standing there, still failing to realise that he was only able to see him because he, also, was now invisible. “plan on giving me a heart attack or something?” he wondered, taking a step back away from the offered hand. no, he did not do hand shakes - for obvious reasons. 

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impseunghwan:

He knows he’s intimidating, after all he’s 6 feet of pure muscle and rage, and he uses it to his advantage to keep those who “step out of line” in their place. Everyone has a place at this school and it was important that they acted accordingly. He would make sure they would act accordingly. 

❝ How are you doing today? ❞   The words slip from his lips laced with sarcasm as he closes in on his target, his body blocking the only exit in the room.The look of disgust is evident on his face as he eyes the pathetic sack of flesh standing in front of him.

this was not exactly a situation he wanted to find himself in, but all the bad stuff always just seemed to happen to him whether he wanted it to or not. so now he found himself blocked in one room by one giant of a student, and he didn’t really look all too pleasant. not that minchan was too worried about it, which was probably a bit foolish of him. 

the question just had him shrugging his shoulders a little, folding his arms across his chest as he took a step back. “fabulous,” minchan added in a mutter, just sighing a little as he tried to peer around him towards the exit, “you going to move, or nah?” 

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intro

hello all, charlie here! i’m 22 and currently in gmt+1. let me introduce you all to my son, minchan! he’s also 22, studying physiology, flare and is basically just a bit weird. he has power replication, which you can find more about on his about page. looking forward to getting to know you all and please like this post if you want to plot or something, and i’ll slide into your dm’s ;)  

- doesn’t say much, keeps himself to himself, but when he does talk only memey stuff seems to leave his mouth.  - hates his power, doesn’t want it either so likes to just avoid people so he doesn’t accidentally copy something. he just wants to be normal.  - clumsy as hell, always tripping over his own two feet - didn’t realise he even HAD a power until he was 21, goodness knows how long he had it without realising.  - an orphan, so he has no idea who his parents are or whether they had powers or not.  - not particularly very smart, but works hard at his major just because he wants to understand himself and know why he can do the things he can.  - doesn’t really believe in the system of gleams and flares, but doesn’t complain about it much, either.  - completely terrified of spiders. if he sees a spider he will sprint ten miles in the opposite direction.  - can get along with just about anyone, never gets into fights or anything.  - if you want to bully him, please just don’t touch him or he will replicate your power and just use it right back at you.  - please love my son, he’s just a bit weird and angsty.