LIKE A BAD DOG

ⁱ'ᵐ ˢᵒʳʳʸ, ⁱ'ᵐ ˢᵒʳʳʸ THIS  MAY  BE  ME  AT  MY  BEST

[neukjae]

IM  JAEYONG        —        an     original    werewolf     based   in     original   urban   fantasy   lore.     adapted   for   a   variety   of   verses.   a   story   of   :   a   sheep’s skin but wolf’s heart,   to become your father’s monster, growing pains and one skin shed for one that’s thicker.   as   written   by   ruba ( she/her, 28 ).

CARRD.           PINTEREST.           PROMPTS.

[neukjae]

“ you know, you actually have to be a paying customer to sit here all day. ” the hind legs of the metal chair screeched loudly, garnering him a handful of dirty looks, as jaeyong settled into his seat. across the small table — so small that his gangly knees knocked into hers as he sat down — sat a familiar raven haired girl. she was no stranger to the cafe but rarely paid him much attention unless she wanted something. it had become the natural dynamic of their friendship and jaeyong didn’t particularly mind. he found her amusing enough and @diviolence always seemed to have something up her sleeve to curb his insatiable boredom. it’s why he looked at her so curiously, expression slowly morphing into suspicion the longer he sat there. “ alright, spit it out. ” he reached over to poke repeatedly at the back of her palm with the end of a red and white striped plastic straw. “ you’ve ordered exactly one drink and keep staring at me like you’re trying to mentally send bat signals to me. what do you want ? quick, quick, i need to get back to work. ” the last words were said with the dramatic rendition of an impatient sigh despite the fact that the barista’s slouched posture did nothing to suggest he had any intention of working the rest of the day.

[opossum-handz]

[neukjae]

the vibes of north redgrove are very much the energy of midnight mass crockett island meets fear street shadyside meets i.t derry meets carrie chamberlain. eerie small town with a dark history

[ohisms]

↪ 𝐹𝐼𝐿𝐿𝑂𝑅𝑌 ⅋ 𝐅𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 . ( a collection of sentence starters from season one of syfy's the magicians . adjust phrasing as necessary . this prompt will be updated as time goes on . )

it's always something with you , isn't it ? it's always an emergency .

look , this is your responsibility .

wow , nice trick . i'm sure you're a hit at parties .

so ... you think you're ready .

i called you . all weekend . where were you ?

okay , we have got to pull you together .

you can't run away hard enough , can you ?

i know where you were all weekend .

life is raw , everybody medicates .

i love you . call me , okay ?

am i hallucinating ?

come on , or you'll miss it .

can i start over ? please .

i'm going to make sure you don't remember a thing .

playing with time is such difficult magic .

don't bother trying to compare yourself .

it's good to be aware the world is blatantly unfair .

it's my fault that they said that .

if you think my family is some sort of advantage , you've been misinformed .

maybe i wouldn't let myself forget .

that was before i knew there was something else .

it's really okay if this is not your thing .

you're hurting yourself , & you're not okay .

i just needed to see if i was right .

we've been watching you for quite a while now .

hello ? do you need help ?

you feel right because you're starting towards your destiny .

for some reason , you're involved . so be involved .

look , hold that thought , okay ?

i'm obviously coming with you .

there's no such thing as safe magic .

what is this place exactly , besides a health hazard ?

you ask a lot of questions .

jesus , you didn't tell me you were dangerous .

it's a little bit bigger than messing up .

there's a bad story every few years around here .

can you just help me live with myself ?

i'm gonna tell you something deep & dark & personal now .

i'm trying to tell you , you are not alone here .

i don't know . i wanna be your friend , i guess .

you should hate me right now .

the last thing i wanted to do growing up was read fantasy .

let's just say life wasn't exactly non-stop fun growing up .

if you're guilty , i'm guilty .

come do something stupid with me before you go .

okay , you know what ? i'm not interested in your personal issues .

this isn't just some lark to me , just so you know .

i mean seriously , what do they expect , you know ?

look , you can't run away from you .

there's nothing i can do in this moment to stop the comet from crashing into the earth , is there ?

i keep trying to tell myself that this is somehow better .

you don't see color & want to go back to black & white .

you can't help , & i can't help you .

what the hell was that , you maniac ?

why would you ever trust anyone ?

i'm willing to teach the right people what i know . & i know a lot .

you're lucky i can fix this .

hey , have you heard of karma ? sometimes it's instant .

i'm generous with you , considering .

get me everything on this list . this week .

why even ask , if you'll just forget it again ?

that's not a real answer .

you're a much better liar than i expected you to be .

do you think you have a destiny ?

there is no destiny . no born heroes .

you can either step up to it or not , that's up to you .

this is your problem , that you should solve !

[neukjae]

a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face and jaeyong heaved as he lifted an arm supporting countless paper bags to wipe it away with the back of his hand. to the untrained eye it would seem almost embarrassing the effort that it took him to raise his arms but to the trained man, one who had been victim to his position before, they would sympathize with the cruel and usual form of torture. he should have known that no innocence came from the text @jenelain had sent him. ‘we can get some boba after some quick shopping!’ was what she had said to convince him at the entrance of the mall. jaeyong was admittedly naive and genevieve was cunningly manipulative. he huffed as he dragged his feet behind her. “ jen, i’m begging you, i’ll get on my knees and all if you want me to. are we done yet ? i can barely breathe. ” for added drama he bent forward and splayed a hand over his chest. “ actually i might currently be dying. come here, feel my pulse. i swear it’s slowing down. ”

[pokkin]

I asked the bartender for a coffee with no milk and he said we're out of no milk and gave me a cup full of milk

[neukjae]

thinking about how jaeyong does growl but not in the wattpad ao3 type of way. when he growls the sound reverberates in your bones, a deep sense of fear fills the person’s gut, pulse races and goosebumps crawl up their skin. the body reacts naturally to the threat and puts itself into fight or flight mode. he can emit this growl in both wolf and human form but it’s an actual warning that he senses danger is near and warns the other to brace themselves for his response.

[neukjae]

i’m not blind , i know what i saw . @fxglove

im jaeyong was not normally a nervous boy. but as he perched on the edge of the sofa with the cat staring at him with dark, beady eyes, he couldn’t stop his heart from racing. he had expected a muttered ‘good morning’ like all other days but the elephant stood grandly in the room and orla had taken the first step to address it. she stood at the fridge with her back to him and it gave him a moment to collect himself. she had questions, rightfully so, but so did he. so when he spoke he crossed the room to seat himself at the kitchen island. he couldn’t stand the space between them that seemed to keep stretching as the seconds ticked by. “ sure you’re not blind ? ” he started teasingly until she turned to fix him with a stare that clearly had had it with his shit.

he swallowed thickly and straightened up in his seat. his defences were instinctively up and the usual friendly demeanour dropped from his expression. jaeyong feared how the interaction would unfold which mean he had to be ready for the worse. “ alright. you knew what you saw but i don’t know what i saw. ” he said tensely, eye levelled with hers across the island. the tension could be cut with a knife between the pair. “ before you come out guns blazing, wanna explain why the fuck you have pink hair and tackle werewolves at night ? ” the admission and accusation sat heavily in the room with them and he finally leaned back to cross his arms across his chest tightly. it was going to be a long day.

[ohisms]

↪     𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑳 𝑰𝑵 𝑴𝑬 .    (   a  series  of  sentence  starters  from  the  2022  supermassive  game  “ the devil in me ” .  adjust  phrasing  as  necessary .  spoilers  &  mature  themes  are  present .  ) 

i bet you can see a hundred miles from the top .

you mean you’re not weary of me after an entire day of marriage ?

are we the only ones here ?

that’s no way to run a business .

that’s my [ name ] ,  always finding that silver lining .

my attention was needed elsewhere .

i promise from here on out ,  it will be nothing but silver linings .

today is a very special day for us .

i’m starting to think i’ve gone  &  married a thrill seeker .

are we looking for excitement ?

see what happens when you chase a thrill ?

if you’ll excuse me ,  i have work to return to .

i’m sure we’ll see each other again soon .

this feels like some sort of treacherous plot .

close your eyes ,  &  face the mirror .

aren’t you clever  &  romantic ?

don’t fight it  …  it’ll only hurt more if you do .

you’re only prolonging the inevitable .

what have you done ?!

you’re wasting your last chance to tell him that you love him .

it’s so good to have company .  for a long time ,  i was on my own .

i can barely recall a time when i was not here .

what good are stories without someone to experience them ?

art can elicit all sorts of reactions .

you’re responsible for what happens .  you’re culpable .

i can’t interfere ,  that’s very much against the rules .

it’s tough being honest when it means everyone just thinks you’re a bitch .

i’m sick of being on my own .

it’s a fucking mess ,  to be honest with you .

i think we’ve heard quite enough .

i was born with the devil in me .

i could not help the fact that i was a murderer any more than a poet can help the inspiration to sing .

just being dead ain’t enough to stop me from killing again .

actually ,  it’s what i can do for you .

do you know where we’re going ,  exactly ?

it was 100% your fault .  you fly by the seat of your ass .

was this part of the plan ?  did you know about this ?

i figured we needed all the help we could get .

downtime ?  why would you want to do that ?

i’ve got a lot going on at the moment ,  [ name ] .

you got any family you can go bother ?

‘ married to the job ’ …  how’s that marriage working out ?

we agreed to let that drop for the weekend .

sorry for giving you a hard time .

christ ,  what the hell is that ?

it’s gonna be okay ,  it’s all gonna be okay .

i’ll explain everything later .

are you sure ?  ‘cos you don’t seem sure .

i’m charming ,  &  you can hotwire your way past security .

hey ,  can i ask you something  &  get a straight answer ?

shh ,  get down !

this is ridiculous ,  there’s nothing out here .

i heard you were looking for a new place .

if i wanted to go on nature hikes ,  i wouldn’t have moved to the city .

you can do it .  eyes forward ,  don’t look down .

you always knew how to get me through the shit ,  didn’t you ?

maybe this won’t be a waste of a weekend .

i told you this was a good plan ,  didn’t i ?

you’ve been out  &  about all day ,  &  i have to sit here worrying .  gone all day ,  &  not a word from you !

i don’t think we’re the only ones here .

this is my don’t be scared song ,  sing it  &  i won’t be scared long !

scream if you need me for anything .

something about this place makes me wanna use the buddy system .

you talk in your sleep   …   not sure if i ever told you that .

you’re cute when you’re worked up .

cute ?   …  you think i’m cute ?

i try to pretend like it isn’t a thing ,  you know .

if my cheeks are red ,  it’s from this wine .

sorry .  didn’t mean to make you feel weird .

i’m fucking with you ,  i’ve been wanting to kiss you for months .

sorry ,  did i interrupt something ?

i can’t find my room  &  i need a fucking cigarette .

i’m not stressed ,  okay ?  do i look fucking stressed ?

this place is massive ,  surely there’s a pack of cigarettes here .

stick with me ,  [ name ] ,  i’m going places .

[ name ] ,  there’s something important you have to understand .

no ,  come on ,  you piece of shit  …  don’t do this to me !

i’m supposed to buy  “ nothing ”  is eating up at you ?

i still think your priorities are fucked .

what about taking a huge risk  &  just DO something ?

are you trying to butter me up ?

we don’t need to rehash stuff ,  let’s just work .

you’re only asking me ‘cos your arms are too short for a good selfie angle .

maybe we should just add this topic to our  “ discussion no - fly zone ”  list .

shit ,  that scared the fuck out of me .

at some point ,  you have to give up the ghost .

you’ve been doing your research ,  haven’t you ?

are you taking a survey or trying to learn something ?

would it kill you to be direct ?

you want to know what inspired me ?  as if i wasn’t the original ?

you look amazing ,  as usual .

i heard enough ,  thank you ,  i know what betrayal sounds like .

i’m not blind ,  i know what i saw .

this could work to our advantage .

am i the only one that’s getting really freaked out by this place ?

can you stop trying to make this worse ?

don’t come crying to me if you end up dead .

choices ,   [ name ] ,  make better choices .

this is your own damn fault .

it’s all about the honey trap .

you bring me some smokes ?  like i asked ?

that’s what i remember most .  those screams .

you’ll never really know how it feels to watch the fire burn out of somebody .

thanks for that stuff you said at dinner .  it was nice to hear .

we’re all on the same side ,  sometimes we forget .

get me out of here !  i can’t see a thing !

count your breaths .  one,  two,  three,  in  …

how very rude ,  not to stay for dinner .

i can only observe ,  &  it can be  …  frustrating to watch .

in some ways ,  i envy you .

something is very not right here .

i’ve been waiting on you for ages to actually make a decision about something ,  anything ,   &  now this is when you suddenly choose to take a stand ?

your delusions make for such great plans .

would it kill you to think positively just once ?

it’s not even the worst idea i’ve had this evening .

don’t go patting yourself on the back ,  i still think your priorities are fucked .

i can care about more than one thing at a time .

working this job has made me really understand what a sociopath is .

you always assume the worst .

help me !   please  –  please ,  i’ll do anything !

maybe you’re right ,  but you don’t need to be an asshole about it .

i guess i was holding out for things to change with us .

i have never once shied away from telling you where my priorities were .

i have to live with it every day  &  now someone knows .

someone WANTED me to find this .

you have to get the fuck out ANY way you can .  just get the FUCK OUT !

are you losing your shit ?  ‘cos i don’t need that right now .

maybe we just focus on one thing at a time .

[ name ]  …  i found a way out ,  maybe .

i don’t know what i was expecting .

what the fuck is this ?

[ name ] ,  what are you doing ?  just stay back .

no way this is happening .

it’s gotta be fake  …  a prop ,  or from  …  an animal or something .

it can be difficult working with someone you’ve been involved with .

i think we can bust through this thing .

i’ve had enough of this shit ,  what the hell is going on ?

the walls are moving again .

i’m not a fuckin’ lab rat here for your amusement !

don’t look at me like that .  you know i’m right .  you get it .

you got to do something that matters .

think of the most profound thing you’ve ever done .

i see the gleam in your eye ,  [ name ] .  you can’t fool me .

there  …  there you are .  i see you now .

bare hands can feel good ,  huh ?  but the blade makes for such a prettier picture .

how far down does it go ?

there’s blood everywhere ,  &  …  &  a body .

one of us is going to have to be bait .

you could use that as a weapon if need be .

what an excruciating way to go .

people can surprise you sometimes .

as always ,  i’ll be watching very closely .

hurry the fuck up !

it’s a forest ,  it could be anything .

can you not freak me out even more than i already am ?

i wasn’t expecting you .

you’re a selfish monster  …  always have been .

predictable little shit ,  i know you .

[ name ] !  i thought i lost you .

all good things must come to an end .

can you find your own way out ?

i have no doubt we’ll meet again in the future .

[neukjae]

something about this so very jae core

[neukjae]

“ i swear to you, she dropped my headphones last night. i swear on whatever holy or unholy trinity you want me to. ” jaeyong had spent the last twenty minutes in a back and forth argument with @lucertine in an attempt to convince him that he truly was haunted. the haunting in question began a week ago, or so jaeyong insisted. all because he had cut through a cemetery on the way back from home from work and commented on the name on a gravestone. it wasn’t his fault that the woman’s name happened to rhyme with a dr seuss character, he thought it was funny. his ghost clearly didn’t. since then odd things had happened around his house. although he lived with his roommate’s cat, he was certain he knew when nettle caused a disturbance and when the supernatural did. he had no conclusive evidence for it, but he just knew.

“ and last week ! ” he shot up from his previously slumped position on the couch with wide eyes and a revelation brewing. “ last week, orla took nettle out to the vet, and suddenly the lights kept flickering. ” just the recollection of it sent a visible shiver down his spine. despite his more frequent interactions with the supernatural community, jaeyong had his limits. he could co-mingle with demons and vampires but he did not fuck with ghosts. “ so i think your sole duty as my best friend is to make sure I don’t die. come sage my house or something, you’re the expert. i’ll even pay for your services if you’re gonna be difficult about it. ”

[neukjae]

jae never actually sees his father again after he ran away at seventeen after his turning. he does see his mother and she bears his secret for years. a few years after talking to his mother he finds his brother after he’s left the church and they have a heart to heart. both of them are unsure of whether he should talk to his father and he decides against it. his father dies of old age and dies with the notion that his son is dead and a werewolf, who he could never successfully hunt, killed him. jae does come to his funeral and it shocks the town to it’s core. he grieves for a father who he adores so deeply but also feared so deeply that he never knew if he could come clean to him about being turned into a werewolf. jae always knew he wouldn’t be able to handle the heartbreak if his father saw him as more monster than son.

[neukjae]

starter call to my four friends here 🤭🤍

[stardustprompts]

how to sell a haunted house - grady hendrix sentence starters change tenses/pronouns as needed !!  some lines have been edited for clarity / length / ease of roleplaying tw ; death , alcohol , language , mental health

‘you need to sit down.’

‘what did you do?’

‘jesus, i’m sorry I’m not doing it the right way. i’m sure you’d be perfect at this.’

‘I find knowing these details makes it easier.’

‘you should have a drink, too.’

‘i’m not going to die. not for a long time.’

‘just because we shared a bathroom for fifteen years doesn’t mean you know a thing about me.’

‘my yoga instructor knows more about me than you do.’

‘I knew you’d do this. I knew you’d show up and start telling everyone what to do.’

‘look, I know you need to be in charge, but I’ve taken care of this.’

‘stop telling me how to deal with things. things are dealt with. I dealt with them.’

‘you can’t argue with someone when they’re upset.’

‘I don’t know what got into me, but I overreacted and I’m not proud of if it, and it wasn’t fair to you.’

‘you always needed everyone looking at you.’

‘I didn’t do it for attention. I did it because I was upset.’

‘I don’t like coming in here anyways. it’s got bad vibes.’

‘you can’t put a price tag on love.’

‘being here is really bad for my mental health.’

‘I know you don’t like me because i’m not successful enough for you.’

‘i’m actually happy with my life.’

‘if we aren’t related, if we met today, we wouldn’t chose to be friends.’

‘I don’t think we should be in here at all. I think my plan was better.’

‘don’t you feel the vibes?’

‘this is happening too fast. we need to slow down.’

‘your house is haunted.’

‘every single time I give you the benefit of the doubt, or I try to help, it comes back and bites me in the ass. every! single! time!’

‘our house is not haunted.’

‘i’m telling you there’s weird vibe. I can feel it in my gut.’

‘methinks thou doth protesteth too much.’

‘ghosts don’t exist.’

‘there are true things and there are false things, and there are no in-betweens.’

‘there are facts, like houses and car accidents and cremation, and there’s bullshit like ghosts and vibes and exorcisms. and if you start getting the true things mixed up with the false things, you’re fucked!’

‘reality is not a consensus!’

‘when you don’t like the way a conversation is going you deflect with personal attacks.’

‘you’re like some kind of emotionally abusive octopus entangling everyone in your word tentacles.’

‘even I know that you don’t go back in a haunted house after dark.’

‘the only things here are memories, and those can’t hurt us.’

‘you’re very threatened by new ideas.’

‘I offered to stay tonight because I thought it would be good for you. i’m hoping it gives you some closure.’

‘why are you so mad at me? is it because you feel guilty?’

‘i’m sorry you remember it that way because that must feel terrible, but that’s not what happened.’

‘stop telling me what I remember!’

‘no one ever says no to you, (name) because we’re all scared you’re going to lose your temper.’

‘oh, fuck you. nice try, (name), but fuck you.’

‘no matter what you did, I still don’t want anything bad to happen to you.’

‘everything has to be a big production and you’re the star.’

‘everything has to be a big production and you’re the star. all because you can’t face the fact that your life is sad and empty.’

‘it’s a little late for you to start being my brother now.’

‘you blew my mind. it felt like we were the only two people left in the world.’

‘no matter what, I don’t want to ditch you here with a bunch of ghosts.’

‘right now what you need, for once in your life, is to listen to me.’

‘the way you’re laughing is actually really, really scary.’

‘none of this is real.’

‘stop being scary.’

‘I don’t think I’m well. I think something is really wrong inside me.’

‘don’t you fucking laugh at me. for the first time ever, my life finally makes sense.’

‘I don’t think I know what’s real anymore.’

‘my explanation is logically consistent. yours is all magical energy.’

‘it was absolutely terrifying.’

‘how much trouble are you in?’

‘look at me. you’re not crazy. this really happened.’

‘don’t make this funny.’

everything you’ve seen tonight, i’ve seen it too.’

‘i’m sorry I wasn’t stronger.’

‘it was easier to pretend nothing happened.’

‘my entire life I’ve always known something was wrong with me. i’ve spend my entire life scared that if didn’t do everything exactly right, reality would unravel around me and I’d lose myself again.’

‘I forgive you.’

‘I hope you feel better. i’m fine.’

‘I didn’t think you had it in you.’

‘get out of here.’

‘all the things I did, I want to forget.’

‘i’m not doing it! i’m not doing it again!’

‘you need to get out of here right now.’

‘it won’t hurt me, but it’ll hurt you. you have to go right now!’

‘don’t let him do this again. don’t let him take over.’

‘I need a beer.’

‘an apology would go a long way.’

‘can you keep it down? I had to lie about what happened to a lot of people.’

‘are you seriously upset with me because I saved your life?’

‘you need to accept reality.’

‘you’ve become such a grouch.’

‘I wish you’d let someone take care of you.’

‘do you agree that there are forces greater than this world and we are helpless in the face of them?’

‘we don’t have time to fuck around.’

‘i’d like to say this the weirdest shit that’s ever happened to me but I have a bad feeling it’s about to get a lot worse.’

‘I told you this was a bad idea.’

‘I think we’re fucked.’

‘this is wrong. what you’re doing is wrong.’

‘let’s talk about something that’s actually interesting.’

‘it just hurts a little. and by ‘a little’ I mean ‘a lot’ and also ‘all the time.’’

[got7]

PARK JINYOUNG as YOO BABI Yumi’s Cells (S02 E01)

[avichora]

“ wasn't looking at anything in particular. ” her gaze snapped from the absolute fuck - fest of a vehicle that'd graced her presence and darkened her driveway. it was no better than the wheel of garbage her father had tried to convince her was perfectly safe and acceptable and very ' in - style ', to which she remained leaving it to rot in the garage. arms folded over her chest, half - chewed red vine in one hand and in - between ivories as she chewed — rather obnoxiously, of course, muscles snapping with a heavily judgmental expression dancing over her features as she pretended not to stare at the heap of junk. all games. she squinted at @neukjae as the performance of a lifetime was unfolding before her very sights, insides twisting with a bite of secondhand embarrassment, saved by the intrigue that roused within. “ mmmmmmmmh. favorite person ? ” head tilted to the side as she wordlessly snatched the slushie out of his hand, subtly peering over the plastic top to confirm that it was, indeed, blue flavored — a test that many have failed before, and she stuck her red vine beside the straw, taking a sip, the noise loud before the liquid finally hit her mouth.

“ i definitely like you a lot more right now than i did two seconds ago. ” cue the slurping noises, she was dragging out the moment longer, just to be a pain. and so she took a few steps towards the car, easily snaking around where he'd previously tried to shield her view and she let out a hum, “ how much did this set you back ? it's so unique lookin' and all. don't think you can find it anywhere. ” fingernails rapped over the cup, and she gently kicked at one of the wheels — hardly, barely even touched it, but she was feeling mischievous. “ i'll never turn down a ride but you're getting me another pack of red vines. and if we die because this thing suddenly explodes, i'll eat you alive. somehow. don't look at me, i know it didn't make sense but i'll make it make sense. ” slender digits fiddled with the car handle to the passenger side, wiggling it to open despite it being fully obvious it was locked. “ let's gooooooo. before i gotta pee. ”

[neukjae]

jaeyong hadn’t realized he’d been holding his breathe until he sharply inhaled in time with ilaria’s loud slurping. it was as plain as day that ilaria cortes intimidated him. evidently not enough to stop him from proposing his grand plan to her but enough for his hand to have crept around the handle of the car behind him so he’d be able to bolt if she chose to throw the paper smoothie cup at his head. his eyes flickered from hers to the plastic striped straw then to the paper cup and back to her piercing gaze as she drew out the suspense. he should’ve known it wouldn’t have been easy but he was getting antsy and had begun rocking on his heels. when she slipped around him he let out a small whine of complaint.

“ you’re supposed to admire her from a far. like one of those gallery paintings. ” he insisted. he opened his mouth to begin his tangent about the beauty of art from a distance when her toe made contact with his wheel. “ hey hey hey ! ” jaeyong protectively shot his arm out as if it would protect his car from the damage that had already been done. primarily emotional damage. “ she cost me a whole two months worth of work, can’t remember the last time i’ve spent that much on a girl, so treat her nicely. ” his widened eyes threatened to pop out of his skull at her show of impatience. on one hand, jaeyong was thrilled that the slushie and his charm had worked its magic. on the other hand, he feared the car would fall apart on the driveway from ilaria’s manhandling. to save betty from any further jostling, he hurried to unlock the doors and hopped into the drivers seat.

“ yeah i’ll buy you more rubber eraser tasting candies. ” he made a face at the torn open packet always in her grasp. “ maybe if you keep buying red vines you’ll consume the world’s quantity of them and none of us will have to suffer having one ever again. a win for all. ” as jaeyong finished his cheeky declaration he cranked the car key with a silent prayer. would be real embarrassing if she died on him now after all that. the car puttered to life and he grinned from ear to ear. “ buckle up, it’s road trip time bitch. ” instant regret. “ sorry, got carried away but please do buckle up. i don’t have enough savings left to afford a ticket. ”