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@littlexsparks
an indie private and selective single fandomless oc blog. 30+ writer here who only wishes to write with other 21+ writers(though 25+ is preferred). MINORS DNI! memes/prompts. wishlist plots. wanted opps. opens. musings. music. aesthetics. inspo. loved and penned by: e. carrd. (all info, guidelines and such are here. it is still a work in progress in some places. will try to finish soon. please do read, though!)
**updated: 7/12/26
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“You’ve got a point. There are certain things that shouldn’t be divulged to the publisher.” Lenne swept the little bit of fringe she had out of her face before tucking it behind her ear. “Our expectations are often very different from reality.” She murmured softly, following Haneul’s gaze to the camera. “What happened then? I mean, you obviously got the job. Was there anything you were unhappy with? And did your routine start to feel normal after a few weeks?” She offered an apologetic half smile. “Forgive me. I just want to know how to deal with the ugly side of fame. People generally don’t talk about it.” The brunette shrugged her shoulders. “Maybe opening up about my mom a bit won’t be bad. I hope that she’s proud of me.” Being a newer Idol, she’d get decent money from creating music. Her family was struggling financially, so she’d help keep them afloat. She noticed the subtle shift in the blonde’s tone, and concern flickered across her face.
"ah," now feeling stuck in the limelight, haneul allowed herself to crawl back into that horrible first shoot. "there was no structure, really. what bothered me most was that another photographer knocked into my bag and one of my other lenses fell to the floor and cracked." sighing, she got more comfortable where she stood. "we also wound up doing overtime that night. i don't think I got home until after at least two." tiny shake of her head, then tilting in question. "just like life, routines change but yeah, it did. it got less stressful to introduce myself in new spaces, i guess. i had to be more social. that was the hardest part." glancing at one of the pieces of jewelry on lenne's wrist, haneul admired the sparkling object. "that's not part of the outfit, is it?" too perceptive, the blonde had already been over each look with each designer. "how'd you sneak it in there?" she wondered, eyebrow raising.
"Better to have options than nothing at all, right?" Yuna giggled at the teasing because she wants every second that Haneul could let up for her because she is scared that the next time they can meet again, it might be another few more weeks and that would inevitably put Yuna to draught season absent of Haneul. "Yeah, we can do a little bit of everything so why not... we —" there is something about the way Haneul holding her gaze on her that made Yuna momentarily breathless and the warmth of knowing that she loves Haneul as much as the lady loves her is enough to make her feel comfortable in her own skin. This is love, this is them holding each other throughout the odds. "We can grab some croissant right?" Arms around the photographer's slender waist and with that she pecked her nose with her lips, "Should we get ready?" She knew they have to get out of the bed to do just that but she adores Haneul and her warmth so much she could not bring herself out of it.
analyzing her giggle, it wasn't difficult fit haneul to feel the joy, the excitement there. that's what she wanted to focus on as much as possible during these precious hours. humming in response to the peck to her nose, she snuggled in further towards yuna's side. "of course we can grab croissants. i think there's a bakery right up the street here." at least, she'd recalled spotting one when arriving. "nooo," burying her face in the pillow next to her girlfriend's, haneul greedily wrapped herself around yuna even tighter. "getting up means being responsible and not lazy," her tired voice muffled by the pillow. poking her head up then, "if you insist, though... then, it's a must." unlooping her arms from the other's frame, she turned on her side and faintly brushed her fingers across one of the brunettes cheeks. groaning as if she were in agony, haneul forced herself to sit and raise her arms far above her head. "is that all you want? a simple croissant? i believe they offer some specialty options, too." bringing a free hand to her face, she yawned and then allowed her arms to fall flatly at her sides once more.
"who? who indeed! maybe you? maaaaybe your actions?" that teasing pull at her voice, the grin, fingers already ghosting into places to tickle free a laugh from lips that were all too easy to give it up! oh, her haneul looks SO HAPPY today, and she'll take that for the win that it was, humming with the steps they walked now. "i always pause to pour one out for the cafes we've always said we'll try, but shut down before we ever get the chance. your neighbourhood feels like it's the worst for that! it's always making me feel like my heart is going to. break, and that i have to act fast, or regret the what ifs later! ahhhhhh, i always think about that place that did the strawberry macarons as the specialty? so ahead of their time, they were just too soon, alas..." innovators never did well in a space like this. and they, too, quietly filed in and out of the newest trends, so on, so forth, oh, she twists at that realization.
ah, look at her, though! haneul herself, embarrassed, or made shy more than anything. so sweet, so darling, doing her best to curl up close to her like some cat. it's a move that even alice doesn't anticipate, but she'll take, as they walk on through her neighbourhood. most of the time, this just being them, but she KNOWS that haneul felt the difference between the both of them in regards to this. it didn't have to be complicated. not unless they wanted it to be. and alice knew, she's overthinking, she's like, got her mind in too many places when it comes to the pair of them. why make it to be such a boogeyman within her own mind, when the time together they spent was always so good? maybe casual would not fit the vision of who they were, but was that a bad thing? she's never known what it was like to watch something actually carry through...
but a tease was just the START of something. at least for now, she's due to behave, humming to herself cheerfully as she helped them cross into known territory. even if hanuel's pointing out the obvious that alice remains tight lipped on, her gaze lighting up with something unspoken, a grin, a laugh that she can't quite give life to. because it means admitting to something she isn't sure she's ready for just yet. because yes, she's calling and yes, she's the one driving this, at every step, hasn't it been clear that haneul has played it safe at every turn until last night? which. she has to commend her for ; lesser men and women have broken far sooner, unable to handle the ambiguity with which alice operated at the best of times. and wasn't she a hopeless kind of girlfriend? oft taking off at the drop of a hat, hating to account for herself, for anything, outside of her own moments and adventures, oh...
she's really going to FUCK THIS UP, isn't she?
and it's like, anticipation, and more, brewing in her veins as she waited, looked out for, that girl she couldn't seem to stop looking after. that she was giddy with it, pulling at her hand, down the familiar hallway with its industrialized carpet, the one that she'd worn down beneath her heels countless other times. that she was usually drunk or swaying from heels that vaulted her a little bit too tall above the world... it made her a monster, but her better half always held her steady. as she did now, whether she KNEW IT or not. alice is the one that veers both high and low, her moods a guess! but while most dismissed her as a ditsy, mad child better to ignore when she went on babbling, haneul never felt odd, or strange, or...
alice catches her breath. smiles. and follows after her through the door, already hearing the excited little yips as the blonde first kicked off her shoes at the front with a groan, kneeling so that she could pick up the small dog within her arms. "ahhhhh~~~ hello hello hello, you've missed your favourite person, i know you have, i know!!!" teasing, oh! just a tiny bit. "okay here, here, your FAVOURITE." surrendering him over to haneul as she scampered in deeper into the depths of her space, helping to set back the camera that had been left to the side, her own things, how she's already getting the food out and ready, humming to herself. "i know you have to shower, so i'll take care of all of this okay! i'll make a tea for when you're out~" alice's favourite. she might just get into the bread, the jam, too! just watch! you'll see!
letting herself get comfortable in a space that felt so intimately familiar with her. it's marked out in their shared history and moments spanned out across school yards and college credits, from first jobs to heartbreaks, to this, whatever this was, and was becoming. perhaps that's the part that ought to be the most exciting to alice, that great unknown, the next great leap. would it make her a different kind of person? was that, really, what made her feel AFRAID, because there hadn't been anyone before this that had given her the kind of pause, the best idea of what forever could look like, because that part was easy with her. she'd always pictured forever with haneul, it just looked a little bit different now, didn't it? oh. oh! right. the kettle, setting to fill it, to let it boil, distracted and flustered, her head ducked low as her hands moved to the tune of a familiar task.
★— ATTN: @littlexsparks
returning home to happy vocalizations and barks near the door always caused haneul's heart to feel full, almost overwhelmingly so, since it meant reuniting with her favorite boy-- the only boy she'd ever love. removing her shoes carefully, a look of admiration etched into her features, curvature of her lips easily freely delighted at such a sight like the one before her now; alice's joy entertaining hajoon far more than she could these days. accepting the fluff ball, she looked at him and watched his joyful, panting face. "you listen to alice and i will be right back," the petite blondes voice gentle, soft but bright as her fingers threaded through his rich, auburn fur.
flashing a glance at alice, she never seemed out of place in haneul's home. almost as if she'd mapped it to the back of her hand. then again, haneul had lived in the same space where even the walls holding their silhouettes spoke of shared moments together. booping hajoon's nose, she giggled as he tried to playfully catch her finger. "you're too slow, silly," pacing over to the couch, she gave him a brief kiss on the head and looked over her shoulder once alice mentioned tea, setting the excited animal down just to watch him leap off of the furniture anyway. "you don't need to take care of everything. do you know that, alice?" even if she were accepting the gesture, even though alice seemed lively, haneul was aware that there were moments even alice deserved reprieve and someone dedicated to taking care of her for a change.
when was the right time to think about wanting more out of her relationship with her best friend? was it that wrong to want it? to crave it? in some capacity, alice, too had to realize there was eventually a bridge to cross. a place in which, haneul couldn't guess whether the other blonde would tag along or play it safe and stay on the other side. whether she'd want to share and continue to indulge in each other in a different fashion. would alice even accept that gentleness? the same desire to run course with haneul into further uncharted territories?
"buuuut," shrugging her shoulders into a slow roll with ease, haneul sighed before letting her hair down. "between the both of us? your tea always somehow steeps perfectly every time." that last conclusion stated, she shuffled off to ready herself for the day. sifting through her closet, many variables played out in her mind. now that she'd confessed something so deeply personal, something alice had been unaware of for, oh, haneul lost track of time and stopped counting eons ago. but, just how much would change going forward?
soap, water and suds swirled down the drain while she wasted no time to dress. it was warm, sunny, a day that gave way to hopeful finds, gleeful laughter, snapshots, and fireworks. neatly setting the worn clothes into the hamper, she went to brush her hair out once changed into something meant for warmer weather. obtaining the last accessory, haneul returned to the open space of her apartment. just as promised, there was the familiar and soothing scent of tea in the kitchen brewing where she found alice still hovering: busy, busy, busy. extending the ribbon for her hair, she looked up to the other in curiosity. "do you have a moment to spare?" a simple question but a flickering of excitement ablaze in haneul's hues. "if you don't mind helping me with my hair, please?"
If I’m the one who can make a difference, I’ll do it.
finally got my hana blog almost done. took out quite a few muses from my mumu roster, changed some rules and also started putting that together. anyone interested: ➡️ jeong, hana: @myloveisonfirex ➡️ multi-muse: @eternalmoonliight
“You’ve got the reflexes of a cat.” Elliott teased, momentarily forgetting their duties. He fidgeted with his hands. “Possession has been around far longer than Vampires and Werewolves. Did you know that some Supernatural folk were created by Daemons? And Fallen Angels who happened to be followers of Lucifer?” Admitting that out loud made the brunette feel gutted. Innocent people were always caught in the crossfire. It pained him a great deal whenever anybody died prematurely at the hands of those monstrosities. “Our lives will be more in sync when we’re sharing my grace. Which means: if one of us gets hurt, the other person feels that pain as well. It is frowned upon by Angelkind, and forbidden— but we’re out of options.” Elliott paused, and briefly bit the inside of his cheek. “You must place at least one of your hands over the Daemon’s or the possessed Human’s heart. Pour a little of your energy into them, and the rest will come naturally. The evil will be expelled, and it’ll take a while for them to return to this realm.” He tilted his head to the side and stared at her in confusion. “I’m not sure what will happen. My older brother Jerome explained this to me as he has done this more than once. It’ll be the first time sharing my grace with anybody who is Mortal.” Their discussion was heavy, and they were running out of time. “Jerome was weak for days after he helped Julianne, the woman he loved. I don’t know how my body will react. If you want to consider other options, we could always consult my brothers.”
the cat joke caused haneul to nearly produce a smile -- nearly. "i have been called many things, elliott. not a cat before though, if i'm honest." sure, she'd practiced her reflexes for years. it took a lot of precision and focus to be precise and readied in time for any type of incoming physical fight. even with years, haneul wasn't perfect; she still slipped up, still had fights where she'd nearly lost her life to a supernatural from one step too soon, one block too late. "huh? you're saying... vampires even?" the tilt of her head as she contemplated his words showed her confusion, hues swirling heavier with desire to learn. she had a deeper question to ask the angel, but haneul would save it for when they obtained one of these supposed weapons. it wasn't until he revealed what it meant to give the huntress some of his grace that more of her sarcasm dropped. "sooo, essentially? we're both even more susceptible to losing this fight if one of us gets too injured." pacing a bit before her friend, eyes briefly flashing at his wings sported on his body. angels. what else? although, he was one she liked talking to.
"no, no." haneul was firm, shaking her head promptly and facing him forward again, still clutching to her jacket as tightly as she could. "we're not reaching out and wasting more time for some sort of angelic council of sorts. if people are in trouble, we're dealing with it now." a fierce determination flashed across her dark eyes then, indicating haneul wasn't playing around. extending one of her arms, she pulled out a long, slender blade from within her sleeve. grabbing it by the handle, she allowed her fingers to play with it as if it weren't a dangerous object in the slightest while she tried to create a plan. "okay, alright. we get one of the sacred weapons and find these possessed people, then we watch each other's back as much as possible while trying to take these things out." lips pressing thinly, haneul glanced up with a slight worry. she hadn't liked the idea of elliott getting injured or experiencing pain should she get caught in a fight too hard for her to win. "let's get going." tone cold, dedicated for the kill.
"yes, yes, yes, like mother like son, huh?" why was that such a familiar refrain? she would have laughed, but honestly, it was just nice to be together. the both of them, threading through a city that bore them, looking for NEW ADVENTURES to map out in concrete neighbourhoods. that there's pieces and parts of their lives that had long intersected, her arm looping about the other's elbow as they walked, most people barely paying them a second glance. "don't you find it funny? we used to take walks around our old neighbourhood alllll the time i was so heartbroken when you moved to be closer to your college!" the two of them, split - but that was alright. haneul was always so, so creative and alice, well, she seemed to have earned the moniker given in school of a lazy genius, still grinding away at something to do with psychology, while working in a cafe, all of her life moving slowly, leaving her time for the things she liked.
like this. how else could she be so liberally free on an afternoon! well. honestly, it's a little planned. it's why she calls her last night and invites her over, tempting her in a way that she knew that she'd find too hard to resist. even before, they always loved a night spent up late, watching something, eating snacks, talking about nothing. why not? it's a nice feeling, to be around someone who CARED. "what. are you afraid of me suddenly!? i mean, i do bite..." and now she knows that, her grin that wicked little sharp at the edges of it, smirking as she pushed at her lightly. "don't worry. i save eating you right up for when we're in private~" oh, she seemed to shrink right in! it has alice giggling, even as she held her even closer, a squeeze, a sigh.
so there. the camera's coming! for candids, or moments. alice liked to hold it too, just to catch haneul in the action. so often, people loved to be in the frame, but forgot the photographer... well. not her. she'd let her have the spotlight, and more, when the time and moment came. grimacing at the idea of being the beautiful model, but knowing well enough within the VANITY that darkened her soul that she was, oh, wasn't she? but don't blame her for her ego! not when haneul only seemed to feed it, someone too much, and that was why she made for such a soft landed for a wounded heart, a shattered ego. but this... this wasn't just that, right? there's catches and moments and terror, oh my! can she handle it? swallow it? it makes her ill, just to think about it...
she feels the way that haneul has come in to it so full hearted, she knows it, how could she MISS THAT in someone she knew so well? worse was realizing how haneul had never really looked at any of the other people she'd dated in the past like this, alice, careful, as she tucked and pushed back her hair over one ear for her, squinting and grinning, trying to tease out more of a smile from her. "heeee~ you're so bad. i can already tell you're going to be trying to lure me in for the night like some siren on the rocks!" oh, oh, she's trying to be good, shouldn't they breathe, she's going so fast, that maybe they're going to crash into something awful before they knew it, their time spilling, the lines so blurred that they've been overwritten. haneul, at least, so honest, and alice... well...
should she relent? she's smiling, poking her on the nose. "we'll see~" she's torn. doesn't she feel that same worry? the blonde was almost jealous of the way that she seemed so sure of herself and the way that everything was playing out for herself, that perhaps she'd been waiting for a moment like this far longer than alice ever knew, and here she was, the one playing CATCH UP. so rarely was she the one left behind the ball, unaware, and now she's left wondering if this is how everyone else ever felt with her. that winded, that shock, that wondering, if, this was what people meant when they spoke of things that were meant to be. how intensely alice could feel for that, even with haneul, who as children, they'd held hands tight... and alice was there, saying how they were destined to meet one another. it was fate. couldn't you tell?
it felt like it, a little bit. a lot. especially now, when they're TWISTING in the wind like this. they're walking in her neighbourhood, and alice is laughing, spinning, chatting away as they crawled up sidewalks to the apartment that the other girl had. she waits, as she handles the security door fob, the code for entering, the wait at the elevator that has them both giggling as she nudged the other girl's foot. "i still say you picked the wrong area to live in, but your apartment has its charms... mostly, it's price. i still can't believe you got this place for what you did, my whole heart will be sinking into the floor forever, praying for luck like yours." a dramatic sigh! "i haven't been here in weeks, my poor heart's been robbed~"
★— ATTN: @littlexsparks
a half-hearted scoff burst from her chest, a free hand softly clasping onto her shoulder while haneul’s steps fell in tow with alice’s. “who said i was spoiled? let alone that i loved it?” quirking a solitary brow in the other’s direction, she scrunched her face with the smallest of glares, as if she were so offended. there were very few people who could label haneul such and she supposed alice was one of them. especially when the woman herself knew that if it were her best friend spoiling her, then she hardly could retract such a statement. glancing at familiar places as they passed, haneul let out a dreamy sigh, the nostalgia of it all tearing her wide open in a sense where it felt so long ago but really hadn’t been too long either.
“i mean, the streets look familiar and like nothing new has cropped up since.” haneul was well aware many of the businesses back then were no longer around or had changed names and ownership. “i remember.” haneul gently snickered, reminded of all the calls and texts from her dear friend feeling like her entire world had been completely flipped upside down, even in the moment haneul revealed the move. “you hated it. i also remember the tears.” intentionally poked in her direction, haneul casted a side glance at alice.
at the playful jest made, haneul’s eyes dropped to the sidewalk immediately, face burning far too hot to her liking, “allliiiice,” her miserable attempt at a soft whine of embarrassment. it wasn’t that haneul hadn’t liked the flirting or teasing, the times spent in her sheets or anywhere else — the truth. the shorter blonde happened to be less bold in public settings and alice? well, haneul knew she was the complete opposite. “you don’t need to remind me,” more torturous heat flickered across her cheeks, dusted peach. “not that i’m protesting! i— i..” haneul had no words, raising her gaze to meet the other’s. was she afraid? not at all. alice had become her safe space and person over the many years collected together.
even being reeled in tighter hadn’t washed away her shyness. instead of tugging away or taunting her back, she simply scooted closer to alice and leaned her head to the side, propping herself against her; heartbeat so profound, silence encompassed them briefly. being thrown from her thoughts as her hair was tucked away, she mirrored the grin her best friend adorned; soft yet bright, glowing on alice’s face. both her brows knitted together before a hearty laugh was exiting her chest from such a joke. “first off, i’m no siren.” haneul denied it, despite the fact she was trying to lead alice into staying the night, just one more before haneul would be overwhelmed with schedules and places to go.
“secondly?” her dark orbs flickered over to alice then, an almost smug expression shifting upon her face. “it’s not my fault you can’t stay away…” taking observation of the fact that her friend was just as clingy as she was. “just say there’s something about me that creeps into your mind and overwrites every common sense you have..” alice wasn’t the only one who could prod and jest, trying to create a reaction out of haneul. the photographer herself typically the one baited into games and tethered to her side.
it hadn’t taken too long to return home, the elevator binging and allowing them entrance. “and just whose fault is that?” she retorted, entering and pressing the floor level necessary. “you’re the one texting me to go to your place!” as the metal doors whispered shut and the elevator began ascending, haneul’s eyes drank in the look on alice’s face, wondering just how many more cards were needed to play in having alice around her finger for the night. “i might have picked an area that’s not too great,” haneul agreed with each ping of the numbers climbing hardly registering in her ears.
stepping into alice’s space intentionally, haneul’s eager eyes couldn’t falter from the other blonde’s gaze. gradually snaking a palm up her arm and around the base of her neck, the blonde stood a little taller on her toes just to bring her lips to alice’s, molding to fit against hers perfectly. fingertips then gingerly brushed at the skin where they sat. only did haneul release alice once the elevator opened for the pair. pulling back, a vast smile claimed her face and she took a few steps ahead of alice after exiting. “well? are you just going to stand there or are you coming with me?” glancing over her shoulder, her face fixated forward again, coming upon the unit in question and wasting no time in unlocking it before pressing the door open firmly.
this exhausted me ain't getting enough sleep. 🥱
waking up too early (like now, right before 3:30 am), or like the other night, I didn't sleep at all but maybe... two hours? hence my lack yesterday. I basically slept all day after laying down after 9 am. I think I slept until 2, had brief food, back to bed until 6. Just to wake up, try and eat some dinner and then, welp, my nighttime dosage i took early because, still exhausted. hit my vape a bit and straight back to bed. for once, I'm actually tired. really tired. I never feel groggy or sleepy.
I didn't really feel that... Can we do it again?
PAM TARRADEE as REY and ARHOUNG NATTAWADEE as PRINT episode 6 of QUEENDOM
@redemptioninterlude // ( alice.)
IT'S BEEN 84 YEARS ... SLOW BURN, EVERYTHING! a collection of random dialogue and action based concepts for those muses that are taking their sweet ass time or are being oblivious. some nsfw themes and strong language ahead. change verbiage and pronouns as needed. (send + reverse if desired.)
dialogue.
wait ... that's it? i've waited all this time for you and i only get a peck?
if i don't move away from you right now, i might just kiss you.
do you mind helping me with the back zipper ...?
this is never gonna happen, is it?
let's not keep wasting each other's time.
so ... are we just gonna eye-fuck all night or actually do something about this?
you have a crush on me?
do you or do you not love me? i need to know.
were you ever going to tell me?
i've been in love with you for as long as i can remember.
i never thought this would happen ... you've always been just out of my reach.
i can't wait anymore for you to open your eyes and realize i've been here all along.
why do you keep staring at my lips ...?
concepts.
hover. sender is standing so close to receiver that their lips are inches away. both are acutely aware that they keep staring at one another's lips and then eyes. does someone make a move?
at last. sender and receiver finally share their first kiss after an accidental confession of longterm feelings and it being reciprocated.
love note. sender sends receiver a letter confessing how they feel. how does receiver respond?
love in the rain. after a dramatic exchange between sender and receiver that ends with a deep kiss ruined by sudden pouring rain, receiver drags sender indoors to continue where they left off.
the zipper. sender asks receiver to help them with a zipper that's gotten stuck or is out of reach. the tension between the pair is high while receiver attempts to help.
friends don't. sender and receiver are best friends who are really comfortable around one another. sender who is in love with receiver, accidentally ends up on top of receiver during a playful moment. in that moment, it becomes obvious in the way that sender looks at receiver of what they feel for them. how does receiver respond?
cont. from here. @satureiia
tilting her head softly, haneul could see the concern written across noah's face. "noah, you're too talented for people to lose interest." she tried countering, a hint of worry behind her eyes. "to be honest? your real fans won't abandon you for a late webcomic." pressing her lips thinly, she wondered how she could help him. "may i see the comic you're working on? is that okay with you?" there was a genuine curiosity in her tone but perhaps she could brainstorm with him and figure it out, bring down his stress levels.
is it wrong for her to think like this? she loved a moment, craved a memory. like if she could carve her existence and her presence into others, maybe she might persist, maybe she could MATTER. but that's a personal nightmare that she doesn't wish to dive into right now! not really! won't you indulge me for this one, just for a moment? it's funny how in a lot of ways, her ex would accuse her of caring more for her friends, for haneul in specific, as if the two girls hadn't been attached at the hip to one another since they were in their school years. if he saw them now, would he feel particularly vindicated? perhaps. part of the fights in the end had been about the amount of time that she psent with others, anyone that wasn't him, and alice, oh, she was never one to accept being handcuffed like that, oh no, not never!
and does that change if it's haneul? that gives her a moment's pause, where she realized there was still, yet, things for her to consider here. oh, she might put herself to death over all the ifs, the ands, the maybes! and what's funny is how it hits alice how it matters in different ways. that with boys and girls, it doesn't matter, when she's there it's a trip, a moment, a thrill! but if she knew that person? oh. it made everything feel like a trial, a downright TRIBULATION to change what had felt so certain. even if alice knows what to expect from life was nothing but change, and more and more of change. why would this be any different? "he's a part of your life. of course! he's like, my adopted... nephew. can i claim that? i'm happy to be the aunt that spoils him and disappears into the night~" teasing, oh, her fingers poke and prod and wiggle right there!
she'd really, honestly, do ANYTHING to see her smile.
haneul's got that little waver in her voice, meaning she's all emotional. it takes a lot for alice to keep her hands from smushing her cheeks right in and demanding that she explain, because she had a feeling she understood the cause here, and even alice couldn't handle what would come from yet another confession laid out so SWEETLY. she's built terribly! oh, she's puckering her lips. "well. we have loads of time to kill before the fireworks. we can take him home if he gets a little sleepy. besides. what if we end up shopping?" well. mostly likely. alice was someone who bought and discarded so many pretty, shiny things in life, but haneul seemed to always have something new to hold at any given moment if they were in the right part of town.
and why not today? WHY NOT?
work at home. but is it? "don't forget. we used to go around just taking photos for the fun of it! isn't that part of why you got into photography? i just want to make sure every time you touch a camera isn't just for work. don't let it rob you of the best parts of the things that you love!" especially when handling clients like last night's model, where everything feels like a headache and a grind just to make something that felt make just OKAY. she imagined something so much bigger and better for haneul than that. "we're together regardless! you make it sound like i'm about to disappear. are you really so worried? don't. never, ever! you're my haneul-ie-aaaaahhhhh~" the worlds sling, casual ease, arms outstretched to wind the other girl in close.
would a year change things? alice thinks it will. time was a funny thing, she's learned, and TIME can go too fast or too slow depending on who you're with, and alice has a feeling that with her? the both of them will find it's flown by in a snap. "yeah~ in which case, you might see me posing with a cute little sapling, but that's okay! and come onnnn, you're so biased." that pout, a glare. it'd been like this for forever, but alice had long gotten used to it, and while, yes, she's biased, the same way that alice would wax poetic about how beautiful, how lovely, was her best friend? she knew that other people were only so nice to her for a reason.
her tongue slipped at her bottom lip with a laugh as she pulled haneul into the train. they're not too far off, alice, standing, as she leaned into the metal poles to relax her lanky frame. at least she had fresh clothes that were her own, knowing haneul would have the proper chance to get whatever she wanted done at her place, but... "i'm so glad we have a day off but i have to work so early tomorrow..." BITING at her bottom lip, because she was realizing she wished she didn't have to, wanting another repeat of last night, perhaps, but ah, alice, you're ahead of yourself! "my boss is so meannnnn, he gave me an opening shift on a saturday! he hates me, he really hates me! it's prime time for the elementary students right now on vacation!"
★— ATTN: @littlexsparks
“hey!” her voice faltered with a laugh pouring through haneul from the poking, the tickling, the teasing. it was all in good fun still, right? but having crossed into uncharted waters, was it different now? upon alice’s relenting, she tried to heave in some oxygen as she listened to alice’s words. haneul almost looked offended at the question about hajoon. “who else do you think you’d be for him? of course you can call him that. besides, he loves being spoiled rotten, so you’re lucky there.” another soft giggle loose on her lips.
thinking about the extra time to spare, options were already coming forth in her head until alice mentioned shopping. it was one thing she enjoyed immensely while out and about since they’d usually find peculiar trinkets or pieces. it was as if a treasure hunt of sorts, excitement present on her features. “if he’s worn out by then? it’ll just be you and me.” a soft reminder, almost pleased but still a bit uncertain. it didn’t last long enough to form roots in her, once the other woman mentioned how they used to freely browse through the city and spaces shared while keeping snap shots along the way. there were times haneul flipped through those old photos across her computer compiled with many, almost too many photos.
peering at her in silence a long moment, haneul couldn’t disagree, couldn’t find a word to even try to do such. those memories of them were cherished to her, like gold, something precious and something she wished she could do more of lately. “okay, you have a point,” haneul didn’t have time to shy away once she was reeled into an embrace. the sound of her best friend’s voice, the nickname, the fact alice made clear she was always going to be a certain piece in the blonde’s life? she felt as if she could burst on the spot though her arms instinctively returned the affection as her body even fell slack against alice — entirely comfortable, right where she desired to be.
pressing her cheek against alice’s frame briefly before the embrace vanished and her body instantly reactive to the lack of holding her had been noticed immediately. “i can be as biased as i want to be!” haneul piped up before entering the train. “am i not allowed to appreciate a beautiful model? or, not allowed to compliment my best friend?” the last of her question feeling thick against her tongue, lingering because… was that all they still were? or, had that dynamic changed or shifted? haneul shook away her worries and placed her chin on alice’s shoulder, one arm around her frame to hold onto the pole itself.
“and? i think i’m with you on that one. why don’t we bring the camera, hm? make new memories with pictures, like we used to do?” shaking her head gently, locks flowing with the motion, her free hand squeezed alice’s hip. “that does sound incredibly cruel and torturous.” agreeing, despite simply adoring the sound of her voice, even when she was disappointed. she was lively, filled an entire room with her presence and had always been true to herself. holding onto that thought as the train clanked and rolled along a bit more bumpier than usual, her grip on alice’s hip only tightened; greedy to touch her, to feel her, to relish in all of alice and her quirks.
“if you’re going so early,” haneul began, voice small but audible while fingertips were creating random patterns among the other blonde’s clothing. “why don’t you stay with me and hajoon so you can get a decent rest?” pausing, the look on her face was gentle. “and, since you made me breakfast today? i can bring you by something to eat once you get hungry during your shift.” the offer extended not just because of the breakfast but because in the way haneul cared and wanted nothing but the best for her circle of friends. her lower lip slightly pulled into a grin, “it could be anything you wanted to eat. i don’t care what it is, whether it’s located close or far, i will make it happen.”
as the train halted, haneul braced herself against her interest, finally feeling eased once the motion ceased completely. turning on her heel, she left a free palm open and upwards behind herself. she was offering to hold alice’s hand, even as she stepped entirely out of the rackety transportation. only did haneul feel as if she could fully breathe again once her feet were planted upon the sidewalk. the sun being bright caused her to squint, wondering if she’d just be so lucky to snuggle up to alice before bed while bathing her in every ounce of affection she could.
i looked at you same as before what had changed i do not know but the thought of you replayed in secret it hurt me but i asked for more falling down your rabbit hole i kept on biting back what i was feeling i close my eyes and you are there innocently unaware stop me, stop me tell me, tell me break my heart for all i care as long as i get to be there stop me, stop me tell me is it wrong? is it wrong? is it wrong?
it kills me when you’re gone.
@redemptioninterlude // alice.
"I know you are my biggest supporter. You are the best one among them all, my number one" This is her attempt to be rather cheesy with Haneul that she ended up giggling at her own words that a sot sigh escaped her after. To think that her biggest supporter is neither her parents nor her sister. It is a kind of woe she is not ready to share with Haneul, not when they are always living on borrowed time. "I will update you when the good news come in, yeah?" Now, greed consumed her a little that she kept on stealing kisses when the seconds allowed her to do so. "How do you want to be busy with me?"
"Do you want to take a walk around the town? See where we end up? I think we have enough time before early morning comes" and you have to leave, the very words she decided not to voice out to save them from the brunt of getting hurt from the distance that is always imminent between them. At this point, it is a kind of hurt that she is getting used too but at the same time, she still could not bring verbalise it often. "Or should we drive around? Or rot in the bed with me? I want to do anything and everything with you. There is so many things to do even if is just lying down on bed with you. Wanna catch a movie together?"
there was relief coating her bones when yuna mentioned keeping haneul up to date with her newfound job. “you better,” the blonde then looking up at her with excitement after all of the suggestions were given to her. pressing her lips together, the photographer looped her arms around the other’s neck, unable to stay away. there was so much lost time it seemed and haneul already being greedy when it came to affection would become far more clingy after these long interruptions without meeting up. “you’ve given me a lot of options.” she teased, tilting her head upwards a fraction.
“what if we did a bit of all of the above, hm?” voice small but completely on board with every single plan. running her slender digits through yuna’s hair, haneul finally relented her hold on the singer. “we could walk around for a bit and see what we find. then, we can go see a movie and maybe grab something to eat that we can bring back with us?” her suggestions low in volume as if for yuna’s ears only. “and then, i will stay in bed with you for the rest of the night.” it was a promise, showcased through her dark orbs.
