Nocens

The darkest shadows are cast by the brightest light. Tread lightly, you know not what hides within the darkness Lee Soohyuk, Vampire Nine Hundred and Sixty Nine closed rp au blog

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Meeting your Maker | Minwoo x Soohyuk

[mxminwoo-blog]

in a way, he’s glad. minwoo cherishes life—has rarely been among the ranks of tired immortals, weary enough of life that he considers ending it—and as such, he’s very glad he hasn’t been killed because of a defect.

at the same time, it had hurt. has he ever been good enough? apparently not—and while he tells himself it doesn’t matter, shouldn’t matter, will not matter, it still does when it comes from this man. this immortal being that exudes power. old habits die hard, and old habits of an immortal even harder still it seems.

despite the anxiety nestling in his chest in place of a rapidly beating heart, he still manages to find it in himself to roll his eyes. ❝i am so honoured you might consider me of any use.❝ it’s not even entirely a lie, and that’s the worst. it makes him want to bite his tongue and chase after his words, to swallow them and make sure they’d never reach another person’s ears. too late, minwoo supposes.

he cocks his head, eyes narrowing. ❝beauty❞ he starts, ❝has its uses—it is never worthless.❞ the younger suspects he’s being goaded here, and while he shouldn’t be, he feels offended by the outright statement of his worth. offended and hurt. so long he has been telling himself he isn’t, and now…. he tries to ignore the words, but it proves difficult. nonetheless, he stubbornly speaks up. the wariness and weariness of the years, the unease that has the hairs on the back of his neck standing up and the splinter in his heart have him speaking bluntly, lacking the respect he might’ve used a mere minute ago; his calculation is lost for a moment.

❝what do you want from me? clearly you’re not here for a social visit.❞

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

“Please do not humor me so.” Soohyuk burst out laughing. “Clearly this is not a social visit... because up to a few moments ago, I did not even remembered you existed.”

Shaking his head as he left the desk, he moved further away from the younger vampire. Showing his back to the other, Soohyuk observed the painting on the walls. “You are of use because even a insignificant pest have it’s uses.” Soohyuk explained, his eyes wandering around. “What was supposed to be an act of randomness led me to you. Perhaps... it’s fate’s way of making me give you a second chance.”

Soohyuk turned, glancing to the younger vampire. “Perhaps you might just be like a cockroach, surviving day by day without any much contribution, just like an insignificant pest.”

“Or I might be wrong about you all along.” A smirk crossing his features, and he passed the younger vampire to make his way out. “Either way, I don’t need anything from you. Just understand I’m back to cause chaos, especially for the Han family. Disappointment or...”

Soohyuk turned back, giving his spawn a once over. “Perhaps I might be surprised at what you might deliver. I’m subtly hoping to be surprise.”

The ancient vampire pushed the door open, pausing a mere moment before he left.

“I highly doubt it however.”

[gray-hawthorne]

Reunion

[gray-hawthorne]

The younger vampire wasn’t quite sure what to make of the statement. “Why have you not converted others?” It was a question he had longed to ask his own maker for many years and he hoped it didn’t sound rude. A weakened family…

It seemed this night was to be full of the strange. “What sort of chaos?” If possible, he would rather have stayed, but if the other was warning him like this, certainly there was something awful about to happen.

“Are you going to rain this doom upon everyone or only those you feel deserve it?” Maybe he fell into the latter category. However, knowing would be better than letting his thoughts wander to turn themselves into fear. What good could come from that?

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Soohyuk shrugged, eyes looking upwards at the night skies. “Sometimes I wonder who deserves what? Are we not mere puppets to the whims of fate?”

Cracking his neck, his head tilted quickly to the side. Soohyuk sighed, his eyes closing slowly. “I would not need to do this if my family had not been massacred. They would not be massacred if I had not started a reign of terror. The reign would not have started without the King’s betrayal. The king’s betrayal would not have happened if I was not a vampire.”

Soohyuk turned, opening his eyes to look at the younger vampire. “If I was not a vampire, I would have been able to die with my wife and child. The fault in our world sometimes lie within a single decision that ripples through time. Interesting, is it not?”

[cckento]

the little shit // open feast event

[cckento]

He was caught in a maddening flurry of temptation and encouragement, the small pats and squeezes fueling his rage tenfold. “How can someone so selfish and ignorant rule an entire kingdom?” he demanded, “If he’s trying to create a society of self-absorbed, snobby elitists then he’s succeeding.”

Nothing’s changed since he’d joined the feast, but the food tastes better than ever. Cakes melted in his mouth and wines stayed sweet as for every new question, he devoured another food item. He barely finishes one mouthful before he’s back to talking in a frenzy.

“How can they stand treating us like dirt? How can they hit us and lock us up like we’re animals? How can they let my mother die because they’re too busy at a stupid, fucking PARTY?” he asked, “Taeyeon says that she doesn’t care what other people think, but she’s not the one who would get punished if we got caught as friends or as…as…as something more.”

The frenzy slows down as he thinks about the princess, thinks about all the small details he’s memorized over the centuries. “If she was caught with someone like me, it would ruin her reputation,” he said, “People are cruel and while I’m used to it, she’s never felt just how bad the ocean can get.”

He only picks at the lemon pie in front of him, stabbing the crust with his fork but not taking a single bite. “I…I can’t tell you that.”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

“They allowed your mother to pass.” Soohyuk repeated. “How many more would have to share the same fate, if someone who is able to do something, does nothing?”

Sighing in an exaggerated manner, Soohyuk shook his head and looked up towards the skies. “It is always not a great feeling knowing that a world could be saved, yet one chooses not to do anything.”

Squeezing the merman’s shoulder once again, he gazed into the merman’s eyes. “Look at me. Tell me that you’d allow some other innocent merman to lose his parents. Lose the chance to be something more. Lose the opportunity to live their own life.”

“All you need to do, is want to be free. Break away from the shackles, that they set on you.”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Don't chase the rabbit !

Send me “Don’t chase the rabbit” and your muse will be shown a random memory from my muse’s past.

“Why does your heart still belong to a human who has been gone for so long?” The female said in a sultry voice, her fingers brushing over Soohyuk’s cheek, tracing his jaw. She bared her fangs, revealing her similar nature to Soohyuk. “If you ask, I’d do anything for you.”

Soohyuk gently pushed her hand aside, stepping backwards away from her. “I do not have a heart. What heart i had for love and romance, died along with the king’s betrayal.”

“You’re an important general in my family.” Soohyuk moved, brushing past her. “See that you conduct yourself properly.”

Retreating back to his room, he locked his door and opened a secret compartment beneath his desk. A portrait of his dead wife greeted him, her image immortalized in careful brushstrokes. A look of longing passed over his features, and a pain stabbed deeply within his being.

“I miss you.”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Don't chase the rabbit

Send me "Don't chase the rabbit" and your muse will be shown a random memory from my muse's past.

The elderly man laid on his death bed, his eyes barely open as he knew he was soon to be breathing his last. Soohyuk sat beside the man, cheek pressed onto the back of the male’s hand, held gently in his own hand. Soohyuk’s lips were pressed thin, his eyes blinking in order to curb the tears that might fall.

“I had a good life.” The elderly man moved slowly to hold soohyuk’s hand in both his hands, offering a weak smile. “You gave me nothing to regret about.”

Gazing upwards, the elderly male shattered his own illusion with a sob. “I’m just sad that while I’d be joining mom, you’d never be with us.”

Soohyuk felt the lump in his throat grow larger, his cheek twitching as grief consumed him. He said nothing, not trusting himself to speak at the moment.

“I hope you live well... father.” The elderly male addressed Soohyuk, tears welling in his eyes as he bade goodbye to his immortal father. Then, he felt the fatigue of living leaving him. The elderly male closed his eyes, and Soohyuk wept.

[cckento]

the little shit // open feast event

[cckento]

Hunger controls him; his mouth waters and his breath comes in a little faster, a little greedier than before. He’s starved to the point that murdering a man for a crème brûlée seems like a fair tradeoff. The merman licks his lips like the gullible, complacent dog that he is. He of all people should know that there’s no uglier crown upon a man’s head than one made of greed.

This isn’t who he is. A pathetic little man shaking at the thought of having it all – food, power, money, fame, adoration, and love? If he saw his reflection, he would feel utterly embarrassed. But, Soohyuk has him dangling like a puppet on strings. The merman is in too deep to pull himself out of this indulgent haze.

“He didn’t know what it meant,” he said, his eyes flickering open, “That’s my dream, that they’ll never even comprehend what it feels like. They can listen to stories and read – reading, can you believe it? – in books, but they never even get a chance to live it.”

He’s breathless with excitement and this time, doesn’t wait for permission. He makes a confident grab for a slice of cake and stuffs it into his gluttonous little mouth because he deserves it. Yonghwa obviously eyes an oversized chalice of wine, gold with jewels like all of the beautiful things he’d give to his children in the future. In his zealousness, he forgets that he’s supposed to be asking Soohyuk for favors as well.

“What do you want me to do now?” he asks. The merman looks up with delighted eyes filled with the joyousness of a small child, and there’s a dollop of frosting resting on his nose. If Soohyuk had his way, there was no doubt that Yonghwa would d e s t r o y himself.

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Soohyuk smiled, taking and placing more food in front of the merman. “Tell me everything that you think the king is doing wrong.” He said, patting the merman on the back. Waiting for the merman to comply and feast even further.

“Tell me how the royal family has wronged you... How she is shackled by her own family.” Soohyuk had no idea if this princess even liked the merman, but he is sure the merman is smitten, hopefully he’d have some deluded sense of the princess’s situation, or even better, if it was mutual.

Pushing more food in front of the merman, he squeezed the merman’s shoulder. “Trust me, it’d be better if you told me what would you do if you were king.“

His eyes scanning, finding what he knew would be the most delicious in the pile, he placed it once more in front of the merman. “Tell me that you want freedom.”

[gray-hawthorne]

Reunion

[gray-hawthorne]

“Not often…” the younger vampire replied. Certainly there was a small enjoyment taken in luring humans, but the amount of times he had done that was slim. The rapid fire questions made him pause for a moment, placing his answer carefully in order. “The hunters are not a problem.” There was one who seemed to have it out for him. However, where he used to fear them, now they had become an annoyance. “I can go outside if I have a large coat. I feel stronger than years ago.”

How did Soohyuk constantly make him feel like a child? It was both irritating and, somehow, relaxing in an odd sort of way. “Useful? How could indiscriminate feeding be useful to anyone? What is so wrong with learning to control one’s hunger? I can move through humans and naturals without constant distraction.”

Of course the hunger flared often, normally when he hadn’t fed in a few days. Those were harder, especially when he had to traverse the city, passing by young healthy humans to arrive at the banks. The rage he saw on the other’s face made him flinch slightly. However, he couldn’t remember such an action. His hunts of other vampires had been limited at best. Sometimes he resented it. Did his family think he wasn’t strong enough? “No, I was not.”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

“I see... Then you have nothing to fear.” Soohyuk nodded. “My family has grown weaker in the recent times, partially due to the culling, partially due to my unwillingness to convert more.”

The older vampire turned to look at the sky, the light quickly dying away to reveal the hidden stars. “Jaewook ah... If I warned you of an impending chaos and asked for you to leave Busan... Would you?”

Soohyuk knew he had not returned to reminiscence about older times, he had one simple motivation, vengeance. He knew the chances would be close to none, but he harbored a faint hope at even that minute possibility. “If I said I was the root of that impending doom, would you kill me?”

[msuspence]

An instant. That is as long as it had taken– perhaps even quicker than that, and she was flat on the dirty ground of the alleyway, eyes still wide and breath quick as she struggles to come down from memories ripping at her as the men had. Blood is seeping into her clothes and it’s so strong in her nose and she even remembers the taste of it on her tongue from a time ago. “I–”

This is not the image Joohyun fights to put up in an everyday life, no. Not now. She’s off guard now and this man standing in front of her, blood of her captors on his hands, is so very regal and in charge as she may have been if she was no wading through horrible revisions of the past. 

“I am… not similar to you.” Weak legs and weak hands shaking as she digs her fingers into the brick of the building and pulls herself up, taking in the damage littering the ground around her. Lips pursed and an expression that could only be described as tearful, though her cheeks remained dry, as she made to put a hand over her mouth in the covering of a gasp– only to retract at the last moment at her stained fingers, shaking and weak in the streetlight. “I am similar to no one…”

But even as she struggles to gain a footing with his man, she is the ever prideful Joohyun she has remained even from her mortal years. “But… But I do hunt out kind because we are in fact monsters– you are correct in that aspect.” 

The space she puts between them by pressing herself to the opposite side of the alleyway is purposeful. She does not want to get too close to a man who has just caused the suffering surrounding her. “Who are you– what could you possibly want with me? You should have killed me– stupid man.” 

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

If he heard whatever she was saying, he did not show it. His attention was elsewhere, eyes searching the area around him. He vanished in a blur.

A mere moment later, the wall beside fractured with cracks, the illusion of the surviving member of the female’s hunter shattering, revealing the panicked male. Soohyuk’s hand clenched around the male vampire’s throat and pulled. He severed the neck and the vampire’s entire spine followed. The head and spine was thrown backwards without a backward glance, the body was then further equally split into two equal halves.

Soohyuk eyes turned to gaze at the female then, power radiating from his being. “As large as the world is, it is impossible to be similar to no one. Are you as misguided as I would think? To believe that you’re special and unique when you’re just another monster who hates their very own being.”

“I resonate with what you feel.” Soohyuk continued. “The fact that you’re hunting our own kind proves my statement true. I know about who you are, there are enough whispers going on in Busan to know. Continuing alone as you are now is only going to leave things much more dangerous for you.”

“I would like to offer my aid to you. Monster to monster, hunter to hunter.” Soohyuk said, extending his hand out to the female. “You do not have to trust me, time will aid in that endeavor. However, I’m unsure of how much time you have left without me.”

“Of course.” A chill blanketing the alleyway, as the male vampire’s eyes darkened. “If you’d like to have your lifespan as a monster end, I could very much aid you too.”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

"Don't chase the rabbit"

Send me "Don't chase the rabbit" and your muse will be shown a random memory from my muse's past.

Merfolk weapons laid strewn around the vampire, a shivering merman collapsed in front of Soohyuk. The merman was covered in blood of his own kind, staring at his shaking sword. Tears were leaving his face and his eyes moved from the sword to the beautiful female mermaid beside him. Her eyes were hollow, the hole in her throat feeding the clear waters her blood.

The vampire was not able to speak clearly under water, not was he as agile. However, he did not require to breathe like humans, so he was fine for now.

Pushing away the dead merman king, Soohyuk seated himself on the throne of this small remote merfolk kingdom, in this massive lake. The lone surviving merman glanced at him, anger clouding his eyes but the anger disappeared almost as quickly as it came. Despair, however filled his eyes. The merman placed the sword to his own neck and he pulled.

Soohyuk watched impassively as the merman ended his own life. He shook his head, looking upwards towards the light that was filtering through the waters. He still had some time to kill before the sun disappeared on the horizon, he has to wait for now.

His eyes returned to the dead merman servant he had enticed with words. The caste system proved beneficial in corrupting the thoughts of the servant. The servant had help start an uprising within the kingdom and Soohyuk descended into the depths of the lake to feed on the chaos.

Sadly, the princess Soohyuk had used so beautifully in his words to bait the one-sided love of the servant, had resisted the servant’s love. In his rage, the merman killed the princess and ultimately ended his own life.

How amusing.

Soohyuk had not felt such entertainment in a long while, perhaps... if the condition arises for him to do something as fun as influencing an uprising again, he’d take it.

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Don't chase the rabbit

Send me “Don’t chase the rabbit” and your muse will be shown a random memory from my muse’s past.

“How could it be a curse?” The bearded male shouted, royal robes adorning the male, betraying the royal linage of the male. “I could rule for as long as you’ve been in the shadows. The kingdom would be prosperous.”

Soohyuk frowned at the king’s words, shaking his head. “My king… My dear child…” Genuine concern shown in the tone of his speech. “If you were undying like me, you’d not see the sun. The people of the land would see you as a monster and your rule would not be smooth.”

“Living for as long as I have is a curse. I say it again.” Soohyuk sighed. “I watched generations of my descendants move on and I assure you that you’d not want the same fate.”

The king shook his head in rage, pointing at the vampire. “I decree that you change me.”

“No.”Soohyuk refused, looking at the king with sad eyes.

“Then don’t blame me for what I’m going to do.”

…

Soohyuk never blamed the king for what he did after. The king’s dried shriveled corpse hanging at the highest point of the royal palace, was punishment enough. The world however, should blame the king. For he started the transformation of a kind wise hermit in the shadows, to the monster that he unleashed upon the world.

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Within the palm of the devil | EunjixSoohyuk

[mcxeunji]

“Your saviour?” She raises her eyebrows, thinking that she hasn’t really done all that much in the way of ‘saving’, that he’s far braver than she, that she’s just a timid mouse with a smart mouth and a habit of getting into trouble at the exact right times. But none of this comes out of her mouth; instead she has the decency to flush a pale shade of coral, glancing away, trying but not really trying to get out of his grasp. “I’m fine, really, I’ll be okay.”

Except he’s right, she feels a little…woozy, maybe. Like she’s been drinking some of that disgusting human alcohol her friend likes so much, and had too many drinks, and she could fall over at any time. It’s not just the world that’s spinning; it’s her, too, and her legs threaten to give out from underneath her at the slightest movement. Not to mention she can’t seem to stand up straight unless he’s got his hands on her…

She sighs, shakes her head at apparently nothing, and works out from under his grasp. “I– Really, I’m fine, okay? Don’t worry about me.” She puts on a brave face and brushes her hair from her forehead, having been blinded by it as the wind blew by in a huge gust. “I, um, I should go.” And she turns away from him, fully prepared to leave, to put all this behind her in the form of lots of alcohol, of tending her plants, of talking with her roommate, anything but hanging around the scene of the crime.

But as soon as she takes a step, Eunji drops like a sack of potatoes, collapses against the pavement beneath her feet. She manages to roll over onto her back when she finally feels solid earth beneath her again, and cups her hand to her forehead, trying to somehow mask her own embarrassment. Not that it’s possible – she doesn’t think she’s ever been this mortified in her entire life. And to top it all off, the only person around to help her is a vampire who’s currently too busy tripping off her blood to be of much use. Great, Eunji. Fantastic.

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Was it too much trouble?

Soohyuk asked himself, as he watched the faerie fall. He had a small taste of her blood and it was delicious as beautiful the faerie is. He could just drain her there and then, and be over with it.

Alas, a concerned face appeared over the faerie, the tall vampire kneeling down to check on her. Having had taken faerie blood on multiple occasion, his body had gotten used to the sensation and the small high he received from her blood was slowly dissipating.

“I know this might be strange, however... I cannot allow someone who saved me suffer.” He said, his deep voice exuding concern. Strong arms reached beneath her back and knees, and he stood gently, holding the faerie in a bridal carry.

He looked down, careful to engage her eyes. “I’d be worrying about you from now on, and you do not have a choice in the matter. It seems like the fates has decree for our paths to cross, and I’m glad that it had.” Showing a kind smile, he moved his gaze from her to the path in front, moving quickly with long strides.

“Could you guide me to your residence?”

[cckento]

the little shit // open feast event

[cckento]

“Wow, seonsaengnim,” he said, looking down at the crumbling danish, “You’re…you’re really invested in this topic, aren’t you?” Before he had time to think, his chest tightened with the memories of his own dreary childhood. There was one loophole in the caste system; his mother always told him that he could be knighted after an act of bravery. Yonghwa tried practicing magic when his father’s bloodshot eyes weren’t looking, and he learned the basics of shifting and water manipulation quickly. But as he got older, his free time diminished to the thirty seconds of his head hitting a pillow before bed. There wasn’t any time to dream, to escape, or plan for a better future.

“That sounds impossible,” he said, his eyes widening, “I never even had time to think about what I would want to do. If I were freed tomorrow, I wouldn’t know what to do with my life.”

The words that come out of his mouth are embarrassing – no, outright humiliating.

“There aren’t many jobs that would take someone who can’t read, write, or do math,” he said quietly, “I’d probably end up cleaning for humans, like a janitor or as one of those room service cleaners. My father retired, so it’s my job to ‘run the house’. I can say that everyone else is in the same situation as I am. Fucking hell, there’s no way out of this life. Why am I even thinking about this? It’s just going to make me miserable.”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Soohyuk patted the merman’s back, a sigh leaving his lips. “A wise human once said to be the change that you seek in the world. Impossible is something we tell ourselves to stop chasing after the moon. How can we say that the sky is only the limit, when mortal humans have left their footprints on the moon above?”

Pressure was once more exerted on the merman’s shoulder. “A perfect world is impossible, because there is no chance of perfection. Which is exactly the reason why we adapt and change. If an entire caste is being oppressed, sooner or later someone must stand to fight it. Especially, if there is an unattainable love in sight.”

His next few words were chosen carefully, shifting closer to the merman as he almost whispered. “Just dream about it, since we’re already in a dream. Just for a moment, dream... Indulge in telling your child, he is free. When you do... you may feast upon something truly delicious.“

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

don't chase the rabbit

Send me "Don't chase the rabbit" and your muse will be shown a random memory from my muse's past.

Like funeral pyres lighting up the night sky, Soohyuk found himself surrounded by the burning flames consuming it’s victims. The chaos that rained down on the enemy’s encampment was swift and merciless, the explosions echoing in the night sky.

A survivor clawed onto his ankle, wordlessly begging for his life. Soohyuk showed him the mercy that a warrior deserves, his boots staining crimson.

Wars are beautiful. Soohyuk mused, his uniform already stained red, having just finished a feeding frenzy. The bodies were thrown into the flames, there was no point in bolstering the enemy with his creations.

Looking around to ensure there were no further survivors, Soohyuk sighed. His unit had came to gather intelligence and remove any survivors from the site. Now, he was the only survivor of both sides. Granted, their bombing run had taken out most of the enemy side, but Soohyuk was solely responsible for draining every single men in his unit dry. It was a good night, Soohyuk laughed.

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Meeting your Maker | Minwoo x Soohyuk

[mxminwoo-blog]

does he know what it means? it’s been so long, he might as well have forgotten what it means to call another one his maker. and perhaps, maker is too broad a word. while it is true that the vampire in front of him was the one that gave him this marble shell, he wasn’t the one that set him onto this path of death and destruction, of guilt and loneliness—though he might’ve encouraged minwoo.

he tries to keep his face smooth and calm, tries to uphold the look of a perfect host in his own gallery. because he refuses to be the scared boy he was when they met—he’s grown, cultivated his own persona. wears his masks to get by  and this man, this vampire, does not get to see him without one.

nonetheless he feels ill at ease. he’s heard rumours—of course he has—of his maker’s reign of terror after being disowned, but he’d never been quite sure how much stock to put into them. it seems that they are partially through, and it sends a shiver down his spine. he grits his teeth and raises his chin haughtily, defiance scrawled all over his face.

never has he felt so much like a disobedient child, the stereotypical teenager from mortal television shows—and it’s not even that bad of a feeling. he crosses his arms—closing himself off, defensive body language that he isn’t even aware of—before he speaks up. ❝i’ll make an educated guess and say that those who died weren’t clever enough to get out beforehand.❞ not exactly right; he was disowned after all, but he doubts the other remembers. ❝and i’m not sullying anything, i am stating a fact. old man.❞

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

“Perhaps that was your fate.” Soohyuk sighed, tilting the chair sideways to cross his long legs. “To be so insignificant, that you were not even worth killing.”

Sighing once more, giving the younger vampire a once over, Soohyuk chuckled. “What amuses me is if we’ve met a hundred years before, I’d probably would have ensured there is no taint to my linage.” His eyes exposed a predator calming accessing his prey, a cold blanket of malicious intent cloaking the room.

“However...” Soohyuk stood, supporting himself up by pressing his hands on the desk. “It would be a waste of my time currently. Since you’re my kin, I’d be honest. I’m looking to cause chaos. As worthless as you are, you might be of use... as much as I doubt the fact of you feeding on anything but mere scraps.”

As he moved, his fingers traced the surface of the desk, reaching the corner until he shifted his eyes from the desk to the other vampire. “Utterly useless... No matter how pretty something becomes, if it’s useless, it’s worthless. Just like the art you seemingly like to surround yourself with.”

“Just like you.”

[thelastknightofbalder-blog]

Send me "Don't chase the rabbit" and your muse will be shown a random memory from my muse's past.

[cckento]

the little shit // open feast event

[cckento]

“Y-y-you don’t have to call me that, really!” he said, waving his hand. Nevertheless, he couldn’t help but admire how kind of a person that Soohyuk was. His smile was just so genuine that half of the time, Yonghwa couldn’t look away.

Yonghwa closes his eyes shut and once more, imagines what it feels like to be the most powerful man in the ocean. Not only could he do great things, but he could have anything he wanted. He could live this indulgent lifestyle everyday, but he would’ve earned it through good deeds unlike the current ruler.

“Are you sure?” he asked, “I don’t feel like playing pretend is worth it, but…I’m hungry, so I’ll take it!” There were so many options – more food on that table then he’s probably stomached in a lifetime – that he doesn’t know where to start. He takes a small danish off the table and revels in the cherry filling. “I have to think of something new to ask you, don’t I?” he said, “I don’t have any particular requests, but I’d rather give you something easy. Will you tell me what’s on your mind right now?”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Soohyuk watched as Yonghwa took a bite of the danish, the food providing the positive reinforcement for the image he presented to the merman.

Smiling kindly, Soohyuk gripped Yonghwa on the shoulder. “You know that you can trust me, right? On my mind... Truthfully... I’m thinking how the merpeople kingdom would benefit from having someone like you as king, Yonghwa-ssi. How generations of merpeople who lived as servants do not have to tell their children to kill off their dreams, that they can be or do anything they ever wanted.”

Soohyuk sighed, looking towards the food with an empty stare. “It pains me to think that servants are immortal, but they never are truly able to live. Imagine this for me Yonghwa-ssi, just for fun... since this is a dream. Imagine telling your child, he or she can do whatever they want. That they are free.”

[cckento]

life is but a dream // event

[cckento]

“You’re right, it wouldn’t hurt anybody,” he says softly, “Just the once, I suppose it’s okay as long as I don’t tell anyone.”

Hesitantly, he follows the vampire’s instructions while reminding himself he’s only dreaming. As a child, he was so terrified of the king that he believed the old bastard could read his mind. He knows it isn’t true, but that childish fear remains that some royal will find out about his forbidden thoughts somehow.

The stars relax him and before he knows it, he’s imagining lavish things with a smile on his face. Wealth. Fame. Power. Adoration. He wants it. “That wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be,” he admits, “It still makes me a little nervous to think about it, though.”

[mthsoohyuk-blog]

Soohyuk grinned, gripping the merman’s shoulder again. “See... I told you you can trust me. It felt good... does it not?”

“I’d bet you saw more than just freeing the servants.” Soohyuk smiled kindly. “You’re a great merman, living for as long as I have, I can tell when a natural appears that could shift the balance of power. I’ve lived close to a thousand years and I’m sure of it. This dream is your awakening.”

Soohyuk squeezed the merman’s shoulder at the same exact spot again, with the same level of force as each and every time he did so. “Trust me.”