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“But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much.” (norwegian wood) im jaebum. xxiii. physics teacher.

[kittenyeong]

Bonus:

But just accept it, you cutie~

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she’s not surprised, but still entertained, laughing at his answer and burying her face in his shoulder. she lifts a hand to playfully hit his arm, the embarrassment making her heart race when he stares back at her. it’s easy to believe he’s the same guy that made her irritated to hell and back just a few weeks ago; she’s cried and questioned where their relationship was heading for a moment, but at the end of the day they were able to figure things out. 

“sounds nice, right?” a question that he doesn’t need to answer, really, at least not verbally as he continues to shower her with affection. to his question however she stops, eyes wide, tilting her head a bit to the side as she hums, “there’s a maze park here we can go to, or maybe we can go shopping?” with their distance she opts to holding his hand, “what were you thinking about?”

[jbxhgd]

he intertwines their fingers, a soft smile on his lips as he nods at her. jaebum knows he doesn't have to actually speak for her to know how he feels about being around her and without worrying about stuff. that's the good part of dating after being friends for a while, to be honest—as much as he knew her habits, she knew his, and it's easier to communicate without anything being said out loud.

"those are good ideas..." he tilts his head, chuckling (mostly) with the shopping part. he usually doesn't like that, but he finds the idea fun. something to see how would be with her. "hm," jaebum then presses his lips together, moving their hands together under water like a child. "i was thinking about the watching stars thing... with the picnic obviously... like we were supposed to do in busan," he whispers. "but," his tone goes back to normal and he chuckles, "we shall as well leave this for another day while we are still here. maybe the last night... what do you think?" he winks at her, laughing.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

she has to refrain from making any comments on how he looks–no need to boost up his already large ego–and instead decides to bite her bottom lip. a brighter smile spreads across her features, eyes forming into small crescents when he agrees to her words. she finds some childish delight when he enlightens her, knowing that they could joke and play around so easily when it was once so difficult for her in the past makes her realize how much she had grown. his presence in her life helped with that and she wouldn’t change it for the world.

she lifts her hands when he shakes his head, tempted to splash him again but her motions are put on hold when he grabs her hands. she doesn’t know what to expect but it’s certainly not what happens, a tad bit surprised when he drops to her height. immediately her cheeks go red, spreading to her ears, her heart fluttering in her chest when he pulls her in close again. 

“can’t you keep your hands to yourself?” she breaks the romantic atmosphere, laughing gleefully as she reaches up to place her hands on his cheeks, “i’m glad that we’re here, too. it feels nice to just get away.. just the two of us.” she looks up at him with adoring eyes, brown hues looking to a huge part of her happiness.

“i love you the most.”

[jbxhgd]

"hm," he pretends to think about her question for a second, not really bothering how she totally ruined his moment—it was expected, really, there were just a few memories in which he would be nice and romantic and she would let him live with it. this one is clearly one that wasn't part of that list, not after both of them messing up with each other. "no, not really," jaebum finally answers, chuckling at how red her cheeks look.

"yes..." he nods, his chuckle leaving a smile on his lips as he looks at her. besides being annoying and not wanting to keep his hands to himself, he couldn't take his eyes off her either. but that's more like an unconscious thing—jaebum loves her, and he loves to just look at her. it makes him realize how much he could've lost if he was just a bit more stubborn, if he didn't accept his feelings for her existed. and look at her makes him being certain of how lucky he is. he's changed so much and at the same not at all around her. he was still the same guy, but with the addition that he actually had someone to care besides himself or his family. and that felt good. for the first time, he's been feeling happy—truly happy. they had their downs, obviously, but when he was with her, nothing really mattered.

"just the two of us... no paparazzi, no family problems on my side, no work to do..." he lists and nods again, kissing her cheek before slowly letting go of her a bit. "have you planned anything else for this trip?" he wonders, raising his eyebrows. "any secret plans, ideas or surprises, or can i start thinking on some now?"

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“jerk,” a dimpled smile appears on soojung’s features while she waits for him to lean down, “you’re seriously the worst.”

and then she feels his lips on hers and her heart soars. she feels a little bad when she decides to drag him down underwater with her, but at the same time he deserves it after throwing her in. she holds onto his arms tightly, taking a breath through her nose before her back makes contact with the ocean.

letting go of jaebum she pushes off and gets some distance between the two of them, again rising her head over the water and standing–the water almost to her chest now–as she waits for jaebum to resurface. “you can’t say you didn’t deserve that,” her words are said with a cheeky grin, “thanks for the kiss though.”

[jbxhgd]

at first, he thinks he is losing balance. but it doesn't take him long to notice how firm she holds his arms, proving she is the one dragging him down. but when he does notice,  he is already underwater. as soon as she let go of him, he goes back and rises over the salt water—feeling with the taste of it on his lips and frowning.

jaebum is laughing, though. hands running down his face to take the excess of water from it and be able to open his eyes properly and look at her. he notices how the place they're standing now seems deeper than it was, but that's the thing with being in the sea, as he well remembers—he rarely pays attention at how he moves or how the sea itself changes. "fine," he says, a childish smile on his lips. "i deserved that."

with that, however, he leans his head down and shakes it, the water on his hair being thrown next to soojung's face. yet, he keeps the smile when he lifts his head again. "you're very welcome," he adds, grabbing her hands and pulling her close to him. jaebum bends his knees to be at her height and smiles at her. "thank you for bringing us her, really," and he can't really describe how happy he is with all that—being with her, traveling, meeting new places together. that all didn't sound realistic to him just a couple months ago, yet here he was now. "i love you," he whispers, kissing the tip of her nose and letting his arms slide around her waist.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

to be frank soojung didn’t see much of a difference once they started dating. sure he definitely treated her differently in comparison to his female friends, started doing less teasing and more cute little gestures that made her heart race, but at the end of the day she still saw the im jaebum she had fallen for.

she squints, hands placing themselves on his arms when he pulls her in as her lips tugged into a frown, “you could have at least warned me about your amazing traveling services,” sarcasm drips in her voice as she brings her hands up his arms. she continues to pout even as he kisses her forehead, tipping her chin upward and puckering her lips. “if you’re really sorry give me a kiss here too.” 

her cheeks heat up immediately, a light pink dusting across her face as she closes her eyes with expectations of him kissing her–but she has a plan up her sleeve, and the second he even comes close (even if he was joking) she uses every bit of strength in her body to fall back into the water and to pull him under with her.

[jbxhgd]

his eyebrows raise the moment she looks up at him, her lips close enough to reach just by leaning his head down. a smirk grows on his lips, completely unaware of the evil plan she has in mind, thinking how cute she looks with her cheeks blushing. this would never get old, really. the smallest reactions of hers wouldn't fail to make him amused.

"oh, but that's just part of the service," his smirk grows on his lips as jaebum leans his face closer to hers and let the tip of his nose almost brushing against hers. "the other part depends also on you to be amazing, but i am sure it will be," his voice is clear he is hinting at something, just as much as the way he looks at her, his head then tilting to the side.

innocently, though, he finally leans his face close, his lips pecking hers. still, he doesn't notice what she is doing until it happens... and he has no time to avoid it.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

patience–usually she has enough of that trait to share, but unfortunately she has thrown all of it to the side now that she’s managed to come to jeju for something that isn’t business related. despite them coming to jeju during the drama she only got a view of the beach, barely able to touch the sand before she was brought back to their actual filming site and once everything was said and done she was too tired to play around.

besides, at that time, she was too busy playing with the fantasy of coming here with jaebum. it becoming a reality felt so surreal, but she breathes in the reality of it all with delight.

she takes off her hat, placing it on the blanket and placing it behind the picnic basket so it wouldn’t be blown away. (though that was unlikely given there was only a brisk breeze coming from the ocean.) “you can’t blame me, its been a long time.” she giggles lightly.

the first time she saw the ocean was through a television screen, and then when she finally saw it in person she couldn’t touch it, so of course the experience would be met with a childish glee; absolutely excited. she’s rocking back and forth on her heels, reaching for his hands before jaebum dips down to throw her over his shoulder. she squeals in surprise, squirming in his grasp as her hands place themselves firmly against his back, “wait what are you doing? jaebum! don’t you dare–!” before she finishes her sentence he’s grabbing her by the waist and tossing her into the water.

she doesn’t know whether she loves or hates him.

soojung takes a moment to finally rise her head from underwater, taking a deep breath before she’s moving stands of hair out of her face. “you jerk,” she says, splashing him in response, “i wasn’t ready!”

[jbxhgd]

there were a few weeks, the first one in their relationship, in which jaebum would actually act like a "boyfriend material".  he's been nice, taking care of her, they've had their fights but worked it through as much as they could (and sometimes they would still argue over the most useless stuff, but considering that happened when they were friends, it isn't something unexpected).

but the longer they are together, the more im jaebum goes back to his usual self—the side of him she called a jerk, which is extremely accurate. he can't help it—though most of what he does are to see her reactions, always unique and worth the few complaints coming from her.

jaebum watches as she takes her hair out of her face with the same smile he already had on and places his hands on his hips. "hey!" it's his time to complain, suddenly trying to avoid the water she splashes at him. "of course you were, you said you wanted to jump in—i just gave you a little help, baby," he laughs, looking at her.

he stops her by holding her hand and pulling her closer. jaebum uses his free hand to put her wet hair in place, still laughing. "i am sorry, but this was definitely the best way to start the vacation," he winks at her, kissing her forehead.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

vacation ft. @jbxhgd​

she promised him that they would visit jeju island and she had absolutely no plans on breaking said promise. she wants to treat him to a good few days away from the city, just the two of them, and where she’ll finally be able to keep her phone off for more than a few hours. soojung wants them both to relax and have fun after their little bump while trying to get to busan (and while the trip ended nicely the beginning was a lot of trouble).

she had already taken care of the expenses, finally being paid for her drama and the success that came with it. her company urged her to take a vacation, even, seeing as she had been working ever since she had made her debut. she appreciates it, takes the chance without hesitation, and in her other hand she holds onto her boyfriend’s arm as they finally make it to the beach. she brings her free hand to the brim of her hat, pulling it upward so she can look to the waves in awe.

“it’s so pretty!” she exclaims, the corners of her mouth tugging into a smile immediately as she looks to jaebum with joy, “let’s set everything up and jump in quickly!”

by ‘everything’ she means their umbrella and blanket, as well as the picnic basket they had brought with them. once they had picked a spot, which wasn’t difficult to find considering it wasn’t crowded in the least, soojung stretches her limbs out in the sun, a sigh escaping her mouth as she looks to her boyfriend who is still putting up the umbrella, “come on!”

[jbxhgd]

it isn't like he didn't believe her when she promised him they would go to jeju island together—but after weeks, when both of them got busy with their own lives, jaebum slowly forgot about it. he knew it would happen at some point, but he let it become just a plan that would happen sooner or later and that would make him surprised even though it was expected.

and that was what indeed happened.

when she announced her vacation and their trip, the only thing he had to do was work out on having the same days free to spend with her. considering he graduated, that wasn't so hard to make it work.

even though he grew up watching the sea, always at the beach when either to think or to have fun, jaebum felt excited about the trip—he's happy in a way he couldn't really describe it, and being there with soojung only is obviously what makes him more excited.

he chuckles lightly at her reactions—even though she had been there to work, she still looks like it's her first time there, or so it's how jaebum sees her. "i'm really impressed," he mutters, looking at waves and pouting lightly. "and patience, soojung," he says as squeezes her hand and looks at her before start to set their stuff.

jaebum puts down the blanket, their picnic basket on it, and works on setting the umbrella as he hears her. he only laughs, taking his sunglasses off and placing them in the basket before pulling his shirt up and taking it off.

"you look just like a child seeing the sea for the first time, you know that, right?" he asks, pinching her nose. "but fine, you asked for it..." it's the only thing he says before picking her up and putting her on his shoulder. jaebum laughs and walks quickly towards the waves breaking on the beach and keeps on going till the water is on his waist before putting her down... not very gently. meaning, basically throwing her in the water and smiling happily.

[defsouljb]

forehead

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

prove you wrong.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

she brings her hands back, calming to fast beating of her heart in her chest as he places himself beside her. she allowing him to take her hand, interlocking their fingers, noticing how much she missed having him fill the empty spaces between her fingers. feeling his heart beat against the back of her hand she breathes slowly, staring at him in time to see him looking at her. smiling, feeling her heart swell p with joy, she responds in a whisper, “i missed you too.”

she tries to keep her bright features even as the topic of their argument comes up, moving to her side before bringing a hand across the bed to place itself on his cheek. her fingertips dip behind his ear, slowly moving down to his neck as she assures him with a small nod. “it’s okay. i love you too, silly, nothing’s going to change that.”

a flush appears on her cheeks when he leans in, feeling much more giddy after hearing him say that he loved her. 

“i’m a little hungry, yeah,” she answers, sitting up and moving her hair to one shoulder, “when is your dad supposed to be home? we’ll all be eating together, right?”

[jbxhgd]

it's impossible for him to help a smile while looking at her, feeling her fingertips on his skin in such an intimate way, enough to make him sure that, even with their arguments, they would be good. couples fight, after all, so it obviously shouldn't be a surprise for them to get into one at some point, especially being both stubborn.

he frowns at the thought of meeting up his dad, though, nodding slowly and checking on his watch. "yeah... he won't be home for an hour or something... i guess that's why my mom sent a few snacks for now," jaebum runs his hand through his hair, taking a deep breath. "and after dinner, and after i talk to my dad, we can go out," that thought, however, makes him smile, looking back at her. "i need to show you around," he decides, letting his hand push her hair behind her ear.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

prove you wrong.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

honestly the most she’s requesting is a quick peck and nothing more, which is why she looks surprised when his pace quickens and he has her back against the mattress. any sound of protest gets lost when she looks up and sees him staring down at her, her heart jumping in her chest when he describes her as ‘bossy’. she’s never been called that before and quickly realizes that it wasn’t meant to be taken as an insult but rather he’s again simply teasing her. 

“i wasn’t–,” and again her words are cut off by the pressure of his lips against her own. quickly closing her eyes she removes the thought of protesting and instead places her hands on his sides, slowly moving to his back. she expects the kiss the end as soon as it began, but of course jaebum remains unpredictable as she feels him take her bottom lip and move against her mouth. she, too, had felt like their time apart had lasted for far too long, feeling her head go light as her fingers slowly curl into the fabric of his shirt and tugs him closer to her. 

her actions causes the bed to creek underneath them, the separation making her heart leap from her chest and into her throat. a faint blush spreads across her face as she finally regains her ability to speak, “i-i just wanted a peck. you didn’t have to go all out.”

[jbxhgd]

he keeps hovering her, eyes staring down at her and eyebrows raised. not helping a laugh, he shakes his head, pecking her lips once again before moving to the side and lying down beside her, eyes now facing the white ceiling of his old room. "sorry..." he mutters, grabbing her hand into his and quickly intertwining their fingers, keeping them together on his chest. "i just missed you," turning his head to look at her beside him, jaebum stares at her features quietly, a smile growing on his lips.

"it felt like i haven't seen you for too long after yesterday..." he slowly brings the subject up, though he knows it won't be the moment they will actually talk about it. caring her knuckles with his thumb, he turns on his side to look at her better. "i know we will have time to talk about this later, but just know i love you, ok?" he whispers, his smile becoming a bit sad, "i didn't mean to make you mad..." sighing, he moves closer to kiss her cheek before sitting up, not ever letting go of her hand. "are you hungry?"

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

prove you wrong.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

she’s willing to go against what he said but decides not to. hyerim, his mother, and herself were all different people and he’d be sure to learn that the more they spend time together–especially if it’s over whether or not she’ll be upset if he doesn’t get her a gift, that alone should be easy enough. “hyerim has the tendency to always mean the opposite of what she says, huh?” she questions, tilting her head slightly, “but when she texted me i really thought she was gonna kill you.”

when his hand moves from her arm and to her waist she feels herself scooting closer to him, the desire to hold onto him rising in the pit of her stomach. she looks at him, smiling, “if i said no you’d be a little upset, wouldn’t you?” mocking him for being just like his sister, “don’t worry. i got plenty of sleep on the bus ride here, i probably just slept too much. we can still go out.” she then feels his fingers touching her skin, moving his hand to the familiar place on the side of her neck. closing her eyes she leans in, stopping only when she hears hyerim clearing her throat.

at least it’s better than having her walk in on them on something more embarrassing. remembering how they managed to dodge being caught on the couch at jaebum’s apartment. laughing she answers the older girl, “i missed you too, hyerim. we’ll be down soon enough after i settle in and get my things out of the way.” ending the conversation with a smile and a wave, she watches the older twin leave the room and shut the door before she’s taking a glance at what was set at the desk. 

when he stands up to go look for himself she immediately misses his presence next to hers. she honestly hates the fact, feeling as if she’s being a brat when there were still a few things left unsettled between the two of them–but while they’re here, why not be just a bit selfish? “come back,” she says, “kiss me.”

[jbxhgd]

he's just about to grab a cookie when he hears her, head turning to look back at her. with a chuckle, jaebum let go of the idea of getting something and walks back to the bed, finding it funny how straight to the point she's being. but he isn't simply giving in and accepting orders that easily—his mind seems lighter with the fact that they aren't arguing, most of his worries almost completely gone. at least she is there, good terms or not, and he can't thank enough for that.

moving faster when he gets closer, he pushes her to lie down and smirks once on top of her; with his arms on both sides of her head, against the mattress, to give him support while he looks down at her. "aren't you bossy?" jaebum mutters, lowering his face and pecking her lips lightly, eyes still staring down into hers. he moves her hair away from her face and moves his hand back to where it was before, on the side of her neck. "but, can't complain, i may be enjoying this side way too much," he laughs softly, leaning in and pressing his lips against hers.

his thumb caress her neck and he tries to keep his position in not actually let his weight against her, one arm still on the side of her head. distractive tilting his head to the side, he tugs her lower lip and gives himself a way to deepen the kiss. it had been just a few days since they last saw each other—it was that week, actually—but he feels like it's been longer, now feeling better for having her actually this close and for being able to kiss her. for a while, he almost forgets where he is—that's how much he gets lost when kissing his girlfriend—only remembering when he slowly opens his eyes for the few seconds he separates their lips to catch his breath.

[jbxhgd]

the quiet,

[hgdkyungsoo-blog]

“she is friendly. talented too,” kyungsoo reassured, and now unsure of what else to say. he stayed standing in front of the man though, thinking that his coworkers would see he’s tending to a customer that they’d take any others’ requests.

“i am thankful to be her friend.” he sounded like he was praising her a lot, but he couldn’t help it. he didn’t know that much about soojung aside from the short moments that they had time for. things like what her favorite color was or even her favorite food were something that kyungsoo didn’t know either. sure, he knew that she was a kind person from talking to her, and based off of their conversations, knew that she had a few close friends, might have not even had a lot of time to go out, but kyungsoo might just be saying things to himself that were untrue. “were there any other questions you had, sir?”

[jbxhgd]

it would be a lie to say he wasn't relieved with the things he hears—relieved and content. he knows soojung is all of those things, obviously, but seeing that someone else did... and who wasn't really a threat to their relationship as he almost believed that could be, it was good. jaebum has to control his straight expression, avoiding to show off any major reactions, but keeping the smile.

"that's good, really... i hope she is dealing ok with these rumors. people can be mean..." that part is definitely true of what he's feeling. though, luckily, he only came across with good reactions (and he didn't know exactly how to feel about this, but it was better than seeing her being hated), he knows that people were probably losing their cool online.

"no... i am actually about to... go, i think." he simply moves his hand towards the front door. "life is always busy even when we aren't famous, right?" he chuckles lightly before bowing slightly. "thank you. hope you have a good day," and, with that, he smiles and turns around to leave.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

prove you wrong.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

she is like hyerim.

even if she knows that he only means that they’re similar to a degree she can’t help but laugh. there’s just no way the world could conjure up a person just like hyerim.. however that on;y means that she’s sure to experience something new while spending time with his mother. 

“i see.. i guess i’m only nervous because i just haven’t spoken to my parents at all and we’ve always been quite distant.” 

so she doesn’t want to say anything that might come off offensive, but as she calms down she feels more at home. more comfortable and more likely to not hide herself behind him while having the manners to match her dresses. “i’m glad to hear that she liked it,” she smiles, leaning closer to him, “and i don’t know who you’ve been with, but if i say i don’t want a gift i really mean it.”

even when she humors him her voice is soft, taking in her surroundings and letting her eyes jump from one object to the next. the old pictures caught her eye, a small smile gracing her lips. everything looked well kept despite him leaving to seoul for so long–she wonders if her parents made her room into the spare supplies room like they planned for when she moved out. 

no, there’s no point in thinking about anything that will make you depressed.

“tonight?” she questions, catching him in the corner of her eye. “you still want to do that?”

[jbxhgd]

pressing his lips together at the mention of her own parents, he continues to look around his room. he needs to remember to show he is open to talk about that subject—if she wants to too, of course. though he is curious, he decides to push this little reminder away; that would have to wait till they were alone, he guesses, not wanting to bring her any hard feelings right now, not more than he had already caused the night before for being a jerk.

"hm..." he raises his eyebrows lightly, chuckling. "i've been with my mom and my sister, basically. i already saw how they react when this happens. my mom doesn't really get pissed off, but she gets moody. and there was this one time one of hyerim's friends didn't buy her something because she told them they didn't need to—and it ended i had to buy her that because she really wanted it and was expecting them to give her." remembering that brings him a laugh.

jaebum turns his face and places his chin on her shoulder, so he could look at her, noticing her expressions changing as she seems a bit lost in her own thoughts before actually answering him. "mhm," he mutters quietly. he moves his arm around her waist, keeping the embrace while he lifts his face, pulling away from her shoulder. "well... if you want to..." he starts shrugging lightly, "you seem a bit tired though, so i am not gonna complain if you don't want to..." saying that, he turns her head towards him, the tips of his fingers on her jawline before he moves his hand to the side of her neck.

he leans in and is just about to kiss her when he hears the steps and the someone clearing their throat at them—and he obviously know who it is already. "perfect timing, hyerim... as always," he sighs, before moving away from his girlfriend to face his sister with a disgusted expression on her face.

"just... ew!" she says, placing the stuff she had in hands on his desk. "mom asked to bring those to you two, but we both know she meant soojung," she says with a smile. "let go of her already, will you? she is also my friend????" after the complaint, she just smiles brightly at soojung. "we can talk after you rest, mom is really happy to see you here, so we can all talk once jae is not being a possessive ass," and, with that, she leaves his room—jaebum running his hands down his face before standing up and going to see what she had brought (mostly food and juice, to be honest).

[daefsoul-deactivated20171024]

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

prove you wrong.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

she can pretty much tell what his mother was about to say before she even says it, but is more relieved that she cuts her predictions in half and at least finds something else to say. she bites her bottom lip, fingers curling into his shirt before she decides to poke her head out again. “thank you for being so understanding. i promise i won’t be a bother.” 

she feels so strange. she began to grow foreign talking to parents, having not spoken to hers since she left home, and the only time she even pretended to be fine was when she was acting. but she doesn’t have a script to read or another person to portray in front of jaebum’s mother, which renders her nervous and not quite sure of how to approach her without seeming distant. so far she doesn’t think she’s doing that well of a job.

but she allows herself to calm down, just slightly, by getting distracted and looking around the house. it’s much larger than the one she grew up in, it seemed much more homey, like a place someone would enjoy coming home to. why did it take him so long to come back just to visit?

taking a look around his room, she realizes just how much he’s grown out of certain styles while staying in seoul that she can’t help but laugh, “did they keep it the same since you left? that’s so sweet.” she has already let go of his arm, hand still holding onto his and feeling their fingers intertwine as a smile grows on her face, “i just need a couple of minutes. i slept most of the ride here, and i’m not embarrassed i’m just.. i don’t really know how to talk to parents? or more like i just forgot. i don’t want to come off as distant.”

looking at his bed she hesitates before she takes a seat, pulling him with her. “did you give your mom the necklace? did she like it?”

[jbxhgd]

taking another look around his own room when she comments about it, jaebum chuckles and nods. "yeah... at least till now. hyerim's changed the most because she kept coming every weekend for the past four years," he shrugs. remembering how he had avoided the idea of coming back, he gets a bit distracted when she explains how she is feeling, but doesn't take long to actually focus on what his girlfriend is talking about.

"there is no rule about it... talking to parents i mean." he smiles at her, sitting down next to her. jaebum looks at her, a bit concerned now that he sees how she feels and squeezes her hand before letting go to wrap his arm around her. "at least not with my mom... she is like, one of those cool moms. and just by seeing how she treated you downstairs, i know she is happy to know you. you'll see, she is like hyerim—older, but like hyerim," he laughs softly.

at the question about the necklace, he nods slowly, a smile growing on his lips. "yes... she loved it. and then again, she kept saying she would be glad if i had just come home more often, she didn't want any presents," he rolls his eyes, still not believing the woman. "but let's be honest, you women are always like that... say you don't want a gift, but if we don't get one, then we are always in trouble..." laughing, he rubs his hand down her arm.

as they get silent, he has to wonder about the things they planned to do while in busan. he knows he needs to also spend time with his parents and give them the chance to know soojung, not to say he needs to prepare himself to deal with his father—who he had barely talked through those years, if not by e-mails and a few calls during the holidays. yet, he wants to be able to spend time with her, especially considering how much of a jerk he had been through texts. jaebum takes a deep sigh just by all those thoughts and rests his head on her shoulder.

"are you still up for our plans later tonight, though?" he asks quietly, looking at his old pictures on the wall across them.

[jbxhgd]

the quiet,

[hgdkyungsoo-blog]

to his question, he nodded back at him. he guessed with such an announcement like that, involving some kind of celebrity, and having someone who knew them personally in front of them, was one of those rare occasions to learn more about their personal lives. but even to kyungsoo, who was an ordinary person (he’d like to call himself that since he’s not exactly an actor), soojung was the same and just doing her job.

“don’t listen to that news. whoever wrote it was making something out of nothing,” he replied, and a chuckle followed. kyungsoo didn’t mean it as a way that he didn’t think highly of soojung. in fact, there was a handful of things he could say on why he appreciated having her around. she /was/ the one who gave him the opportunity to act. “a lot of that was taken when we were on break for filming.”

maybe there was some sort of flattery that followed ‘being caught,’ with the thought that he was important in some way, but he saw it as nothing but something to laugh about from taking it out of proportion. but what else could he say about soojung and the news? “i’m glad that you’re a fan of her work. she’s a nice person.”

[jbxhgd]

a slow nod follows as he hears this guy talking about the rumor. again, as jaebum thought, he seemed like a nice guy and—somehow—he feels content that soojung has such a person around her... even though he doesn't really appreciate such a spot he took thanks to the news. he can't really describe how he feels, he just doesn't like the idea of seeing people commenting on his girlfriend's personal life—and, worse, commenting and spreading something wrong. he never really thought she would be target of dating news, but if he had to guess who would be the one to blame for that when it happen, then he supposed it would be himself, for not being able to keep the distance they both agreed whenever they go out.

yet, here they are... dating rumors, not his fault, another guy taking the "soojung's boyfriend" spot even if it's just gossips. he isn't mad—but he can''t say he liked hearing his students talking about how great another man looks beside her. "i usually don't even read it—but this was a bit huge, i guess," he laughs softly after taking a sip of his drink. "oh, is she? really?" this sounds like a genuine question for someone who never saw soojung, he thinks. even though the idea of she probably introduce them both in a near future, he can't help but act like he is a nobody, just someone curious. well, who would guess he actually was good at pretending to be someone else as well, right. "that's good to hear... she does seem nice. really talent, as well..."

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

prove you wrong.

[hgdbbsoul-blog]

she’s sure that even if he had said no, even jokingly, hyerim would tear him to shreds after soojung spent the past four hours stuck in a bus while hiding her identity. but she’s happy to hear his answer, feeling more comfortable inside his home and more importantly with him. she knows he doesn’t want to discuss their argument and appreciates that as well, smiling joyfully when he plants a kiss on her forehead. taking his hand she steps inside, stepping out of her shoes and looking about confusingly on where to put them before he’s pulling her down the hall. 

an unfamiliar voice makes her heart beat hard against her chest, feeling more nervous than she did the entire ride to busan. she knew she’d be meeting his mother and father earlier in the week, but now that she’s really face-to-face with one of jaebum’s parents she’s beginning to get more tense. her hand tightens around his, bowing quickly after the older woman has, “it’s a pleasure to meet you, i apologize for my tardiness.. um.” she stumbles upon her words, trying to regain her confidence by thinking of how ‘yulhee’ would react. but that was a role she took on, not the real soojung, and she shakes off the idea of doing so.

“i-i’m glad that you like my acting, i..” there’s more she has to say, but her throat goes dry. looking to jaebum for help she uses her free hand to grab onto his arm and hides her rose-tinted face in his shoulder. “s-sorry, it was a really long trip.”

[jbxhgd]

he smiles lightly, somehow finding the whole situation funny—well, it kind of was anyways, soojung was the first girl he ever dated, so the first he ever brought home, and his mother knows this very well. and the fact that the woman actually followed the girl's career made the whole thing better—seeing soojung embarrassed suddenly made his day worthy.

"oh no, honey, it's ok. i am glad you made it anyways—the way jaebum here arrived in the morning made me think that you two were..." the woman stops once seeing her son's face, giving her a warning for not bring that up, for their own sake, "made me think you were busy—i mean, it's hard being an actress and having all of those fan meetings and events to attend, right?" well, at least she was smooth, he supposes... not as much as he'd like her to be, but considering they were all caught in surprise by soojung's appareance, he decides to let it go.

"i am gonna take her upstairs," he decides, when he feels soojung's hand on his arm and turns his head at her in time to see her hiding her face on his shoulder. "yes, you do that... i will tell hyerim to take something for you all to eat upstairs—but do come back when your father arrives, you know how much he wants to see you," and, with that, he doesn't help a frown. though he arrived in the morning, he still didn't see his other parent, who was working. and he can't say he is excited for that. "sure... you need to know soojung better, so i am just gonna help her to settle down," he nods at his mom and looks at his girlfriend with an amused smile before start dragging her upstairs.

once on his room, he takes a look around feeling a bit embarrassed of how boyish it looks, but well... that's the room he lived his whole life before moving to seoul. "i am glad you came..." he says once they are alone, placing her bag on his bed and turning around to look at her. jaebum smiles lightly, hand stills holding hers and slowly intertwining their fingers. "do you want to rest before going through all the really meeting my family first? you seem tired... and embarrassed," he chuckles amused, pulling her hair behind her ear.