bedlam 6:10 pm . YOSUL ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT PARTY
tw: slight body horror, some descriptive horrifying imagery, existentialism, suicide mention honestly this is really dark subject matter my dudes, take care if you’re sensitive.
it’s a tunnel, nothing but endlessness, the long black of nothing ; like blindness, even with eyes wide open there’s nothing to be seen. trying to tunnel deeply into any emotion that wasn’t simplistic, negative, anything that would make him fucking feel something ( anything, god he just wanted to love the people who loved him in return, why was that so wrong ? ) it was nullified. always. there was always nothing. his mother told him that the world didn’t revolve around what others thought of him, so he should feel free and live his life however made him happy. he wanted to tell her, but mother. i don’t feel anything at all. but how could he rip away the curtains of his stage play in front of her ? the only person he came close to caring for ? an act of nobility, of duty, responsibility, maybe a biological imperative towards protecting those who protect us. for too many reasons, he poured his time into imitating love towards his mother ( towards his friends, his cousins ) and god, it’s so sad but, it’s not even exhausting to live like that. it’s just what he’s used to. his automatic response towards those who express positive emotions his way, a pavlovian tick to make those people understand it isn’t them, it’s him ( it’s just me something is wrong with me... )
it’s piercing. it’s genuinely agonizing, like being torn asunder, his body can barely handle the pressure that bursts inside of him out of no where, from nothing. parts of him suddenly feel full that he hadn’t realized did before and it’s so much that it’s blinding. he’s left emotionally battered, like being pummel, all senses in overload with emotions he had, quite literally, never felt before. it leave him feeling so raw, so exhausted, that he wobbles on his feet. props his hand against the wall where he was lingering near, preparing to grab a drink and stalk down cheol and seol for some one on one time ( no point in being family if you can’t embarrass someone ) he still hasn’t recovered. whoever the fuck it was he laid eyes on, he doesn’t even know who, a woman. she had been tall, auburn hair, he didn’t recognize her face ( an alumni ? ) he clutches at the wall and fuck maybe the whole room disappears when she does. moving a little too fast into the throng and why the hell does he want to chase her. who the fuck is she ? the impact of emotion thrashes into him, heart frankly torn from his chest. and the moment his legs threaten to carry him away without a single warning, he bursts like a flooded pipe holding back too much tension. it could have been his blood on the ground but it’s from his eyes ; the hot torrent of tears, one single sob before it chokes off like he had taken an ax and cut it off at the source. heaves with an inhale that catches on every one of his ribs and sputters inside of his throat like it’s trying to crawl back up his wind pipe. is this what everyone else feels ? it’s not real ( he knows it isn’t and that makes it worse ) is this what his mother felt ? ( he might be sick rather than cry ) (( he doesn’t know what’s more preferred ))
he wants to kiss her ( who the fuck even is she ) he wants to fold her into his arms, a cradle against his heart ( yes it still beats, it’s never been this way before; so fast and hard, it hurts slamming against his ribs ) kiss every inch of her with an intent of love that scares him. if she touched his jaw, laid a pretty hand there, he would cry again, he knew he would ( one single touch from her would make everything go away ) (( could she fix him? all the problems disappeared when he saw her, didn’t they ? ))
he’s never felt complete before....
it’s never stopped feeling ... nothing, before.
he glances, makes eye contact with everyone he can. maybe someone will kill him and put him out of his misery. if this is what love feels like... han kyung doesn’t know how the fuck he plans to go without it again... he doesn’t want to. he can’t. the sobs fight to break free but he contains them with his hand to his chest like his heart might fight its way out and he has to smother it down. and then he just shuts down. maybe she’ll come pick him up where he stands with a nearly vacant ( eroded down to smooth because it’s so full of meaning it short circuits ) stare across the room.
if this is love...














