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choi jinri / 18 / bio major, psych minor; premed / shapeshifter / l✿tus / receptionist ❝ she knew herself, how she had slowly over, over the years, become a cat, a wolf, a snake, anything but a girl. how she had wrung out her girlhood like death.❞ — CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE,

[rmyulhee]

I-I’m sorry! (/ Bending her body at the level of her elbows, she chews on her bottom lip to hold back her emotion from showing on her face as she grimaces at her own belated realisation that she’s become stiff at the accidental mess she caused; anything could mislead for wrong reasons and she doesn’t want to get into even deeper trouble. Not with this intimidating student. Without lifting her chin up too much to maintain her posture, she fishes a pocket tissue out of her backpack and extends it to her in hopes that the purse could be salvaged. ) Please use this to wipe the gravy off.

[rmjinri]

❝ ✿ —— her nose wrinkles with disgust, gaze looking the other up and down before discerning that a) she looked too young to be anything but a freshman, and b) she was not of lotus; with that, slides the bag off her shoulders, pressing it into the other’s hands } you fix it. { * -- she pauses, chewing on mint gum annoyedly, contemplatively -- the fucking bag was limited edition.  and unlike most fashion related items under her ownership, she could not simply conjure a new one out of thin air. her gum snaps. } or else you buy it.  

[rmluhan-deactivated20150504]

            rapid blinks give the faintest impression of dubiety — what’s wrong with being average? such an impertinent comment begs the further question of what it means to be ‘ average ’, but these thoughts are more aptly reserved for a more fitting time and place. halfway to leaving, lu han pauses at her roguish exclamation, hearing the impishness in her tone before she even speaks. a touch of indignation filters into him at her audacious demand, and he turns, brows knit together in soft displeasure. ❝ why should i do that? ❞ he asks, taking an edge of hardness from her own informality where under normal circumstances he might show more courtesy in his refusal. ❝ i’m sorry about bothering you, but that doesn’t mean i have to make up for something like that. ❞ surely she can’t consider herself genuinely wronged from such a small faux-pas on his part; he may be shy, but one doesn’t survive a school like this one being trod upon at every turn.

[rmjinri]

❝ ✿ ——  coloured brows raise slightly, surprised at the manner of his response.  idle thoughts graze over the mannerisms of foreigners -- was this normal?  it seemed strange, for she’d only been teasing, lightly.  for a few seconds, she taps her right index finger against a canvas strap, letting him sit in the centre of her gaze, slightly wide, definitely imploring.  “ i had assumed were in the middle of making some sort of acquaintance -- ‘networking,’ if you’d like.  since you did approach me, and it never really hurts to get to know new people, you know ~ ” a full lower lip perches under her upper -- a pout, she’s pouting now as she continues.  “ and i also assumed that you were a sunbae, and normally, wouldn’t they be the one to treat a hoobae when they go out to talk?" she pauses, shoulders heaving in a shrug that seemed the least bit sorry and a dash of disappointed. "but hey, guess i was wrong. ”

[rmluhan-deactivated20150504]

            her pleasure would be satisfied, then, in the continued crescendo of his uncertainty; rose colors his fine cheekbones in a bright bloom, unimpeded even if he should try — he blushes far too easily. her teasing name for him, serving only as further reminder of the incongruity of their conversation and his presence here, is the cause of this bashfulness. girls of this one’s sort are not uncommon in such a tense atmosphere as that of gumi international, where competition breeds wariness breeds all sorts of subtle antagonisms, but while one would think after four years, lu han would have accustomed himself to those of that nature — his own co-captain being a quintessential specimen — it seems an innately easily flustered character still curtails him every time. ❝ ah, i — wouldn’t know. ❞ after a moment to collect his thoughts, he continues, a little more firmly: ❝ is there anyone at this school who can be called ‘ normal ’? ❞ he offers, then, a slight bow of apology. ❝ i’m sorry if i disturbed you. i’ll let you work quietly. ❞ this is intended as a note of departure, as he makes to continue on his way. 

[rmjinri]

❝ ✿ —— the uncertainty steeped in his sayings draws idle thoughts of how he simply couldn't be an alpha; a lack of firmness was something the legacy didn't seem to associate with.  she doesn't bother to point this out, to pick his words apart, instead, she replies in a manner both flippant and firm, saying, " normal?  no.  painfully average?  most definitely."  the shifter pulls the straps of her bag over her shoulders, rising to her feet; once more, her head tilts to the side, expression darling and devilish.  " eiii?   i've obviously given up on working.  instead, mystery-ssi, if you're really sorry, treat me to something ~ "

[rmjinri]

❝ ✿ —— alchemy?  that means you should be able to make gold out of lead, right?  ” { * -- a rare sense of genuine curiosity sits on her face } 

[rmjinri]

❝ ✿ —— you have got to be kidding me. ” { * -- irritation flickers on fair features, her hands running over the now stained outsides of her canvas purse } “ are those eyes in your face there for decoration or to actually see? ”

[rmluhan-deactivated20150504]

            Embarrassment alights on his countenance with the fluttering sweep of pale crimson over his cheeks and the startled, quick blinking of one who has found the tables unexpectedly turned upon them. ❝ Ah, sorry, I-I didn’t mean to assume anything … ❞ he stammers out, already soft tones drifting into near inaudibility as shyness rears its restrictive head within him. Natural reservation bids him to ask forgiveness for his awkward intrusion and hurry away before any threat of further humiliation, but — perhaps that in itself would be more uncomfortable than simply forging forward. ❝ You just — don’t see most people putting so much work in so … early — in the term. ❞ The self-conscious awareness that he’s making yet more assumptions hangs heavy on his neck like prisoner’s chains.

[rmjinri]

❝ ✿ —— her amusement draws itself to higher peaks, shifter taking far too much pleasure in the squirming of the male before her; it was like watching a (albeit pretty) worm squirm after being prodded.  the merriment around her leaves her deciding to be merciful after a few seconds -- which for her, meant nothing, but for the stranger, probably intensified whatever discomfort he was feeling -- leading her to reply, words tinted with the slightest bits of laughter with a simple, “ don’t worry about it, i was just teasing. ”  deft fingers itching  to put her things away, she eventually obliges, head dipping along with her shift of focus; nonethless, a true laugh finally peals itself form her lips as the brunet continues.  “ that’s true.”  jinri looks up, eyes and lips pleasantly curved in a set of smug, yet somewhat delighted crescents.  “ but you see, being like most people is mediocre.”  a hint of sobriety colours her face and tone. “ and i don’t dabble in that.  do you, mystery-ssi? ” 

[rmjinri]

crmluhan:

           ❝ It’s only a week into classes and you’re already overworked? ❞

❝ ✿ —— overworked?”  an amused sort of huff parts from full lips, which now decorated themselves with the slightest curve, as the shifter pulls her gaze away from her textbook.  looking over the male with a sense of relieved curiosity -- after all, while productivity was good, it tended to be boring -- she tilts her head as she continues, “can’t a girl do a bit of light reading and note making without the worst being assumed?” the soft smirk of her mouth extending.

[rmjinri]

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