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"jin, jinnie? oi, where you at?" he's chuckling, tapping the nameplate on hoseok's desk in the office with the barrel of his gun after spinning it around his finger. "don't kill me or anythin', but like. surprise? 'm back."

Jin was minding her own business in a quiet corner of Hoseok's office, trying to unwind after a truly ridiculous mission, when she heard footsteps from down the hall. It was a sound she hasn't heard for quite some time, and it was a curious thing for him to show up now.

With a sigh, she pocketed her phone and pulled out her gun, hauling herself up from the nook Hoseok had for reading before climbing to the obnoxious mezzanine Hoseok created for his office library. She adored him but he played too much with his dumb money.

She quietly watched as moments later, Rafayel burst into the room with his gun out. As is typical of him to do. She watched for a few more moments as he looked through the room, unable to find a hint of her.

With a smile to herself, she pulled up from her hiding place in the shadows and showed herself, amused at his hesitance just moments before. They both knew she would have not hesitated to shoot him blindly if she didn't know who he was from the sound of his footsteps.

"Fancy seeing you here, kid. Thought you damned the family to hell and back already? What's got you showing up unannounced?"

forehead-enthusiast

Elkie x Royal Aesthetic

dateagirlsuggestion

date a girl who threatens to fight anyone who disrespects you - despite the fact she’s 5'3".

#hold my hand while I save myself;; fleur

sparksfromthemuzzle

degeneratexelite‌:

Ares’ laughter rang through the line as he imagined Tae kicking out a customer. There was nothing the man ever did that failed to surprise him. For someone so gentle, Tae always did manage to find some kind of thrill in his life.

“You know, that could have put you in a dangerous situation babe. Wait for me next time will you.” He lightly berated Tae but still, it’s something he really can’t do anything about. Tae was simply, Tae.

“Get off the street, I’m parking.” Ares instructed before ending the call, already seeing Tae in his line of sight the moment he made the last turn. Stopping in front of the man, Ares lowered his window with a ready grin. It was always a good day when he saw Tae. “You look perfect. Come on sugar we’re going to a place fit for a prince like you.”

He waited patiently for Tae to round the car and get on the passenger seat, thinking of a place to go to. He still had no idea where Tae wanted to go. “Do you have anywhere you wanted to try? My treat.”

“Yeah, I’m not gonna wait for you. If I did that I’d be open all night, sometimes.” His words sounded grumbling but Tae trusted that Ares would hear the humour in them nonetheless. Ares had an uncanny ability to laser in on Tae from the start, and something in Tae responded. He’d spent more than a few nights sprawled on his mattress in his one room apartment, staring up at the water stains on the ceiling and wondering what it all meant. If it meant anything at all. The car, Ares’ beautiful car, swung round the corner and Tae shook his sudden introspection off, hanging up without a goodbye and pocketing the phone. He stood just Ares pulled in neatly and pausing only to snag the coffee, Tae threw himself into the passenger seat, his mouth pulled wide in a happy smile, eyes disappeared into cresents of contentment. “Don’t call me names,” he said, absolutely not meaning it, his pinked cheeks giving him away. He held out the coffee to Ares’ face, offering him the straw to drink from. “Let’s go to Hongdae.”

Satisfied, he left the coffee in the cup holder between them and slumped back into the leather seat, giving into a full body stretch, a sun warmed cat stepping in from the sun. “I’m dressed for Hongdae. Let’s get galbi. And then let’s go singing, it’ll be fun. I don’t have a bar shift so I have all night if you do.”

rxelite

The moment Tae was seated in comfortably inside the car, his coffee deposited safely in the holder so as not to spill anything inside, he locked the doors and sped away to Tae’s choice of place.

“I’m glad I made you choose, I was leaning on trying the new place my brothers told me about. French. You wouldn’t enjoy it much there tonight though.” Ares was rambling, trying to fill the silence as he watched where he was going, with not much of a thought. “They’re packed. I could have squeezed in a table but it won’t be cute.”

He drove with one hand, deciding to poke at Tae, a grin still on his face as he teased the man. “How about we go for drinks as well to get us into a concert mood, would you want that pumpkin?”

thestoryandyou

“I don’t want to be threatening, just feared enough to never have to make a fist.”

— Hanif Abdurraqib, “Ode to Drake, Ending with Blood in a Field”

#about;; fiamme #about;; hades

sparksfromthemuzzle

degeneratexelite‌:

The day was as exciting as it could get, what with Hoseok calling in for a meeting in the middle of the day to discuss what should be done to competition, which ended up a disaster thanks to Sujong’s ideas of using Nik’s bombs. He was stressed, but at least he was still standing.

Ares straightened out his suit jacket, deep red -just a few shades darker than blood- and smoothed out any soft creases on his pants. He hated sitting in on meetings.

His phone pinged just as he was starting his car, and he typed out a reply to Tae before depositing his phone on the passenger seat.

[sms: moon moon] on my way. did you already close up?

He stopped a few feet from the gate, to put his phone up to call Tae, too impatient to wait for a reply, before continuing. The ringing of the phone filling the car while he waited for Tae to pick up.

A few short rings passed before the other line picked up, and a smile played on his lips the moment he heard Tae. “Hey, I’m driving so I had to call. Did you close up already?”

Ares was already near the place, just a few more turns and he’d be able to know the answer for himself, but he still wanted to check in. “I’m almost there so, get ready. I’ll see you soon.”

The phone vibrated in his his hand and Tae leaned back, eyes closed and smiling up at the sky. Of course Ares rang back. “Hey Ares, I did, there was only one guy in and he didn’t look scary. I kicked him out early and he didn’t shoot me, so. I think I guessed right.” Tae laughed, low and rumbling, imagining Ares’ face. “Are we going somewhere nice? I only have my Joy Division shirt on. What are you wearing? Should I go home and get dressed?”

rxelite

Ares’ laughter rang through the line as he imagined Tae kicking out a customer. There was nothing the man ever did that failed to surprise him. For someone so gentle, Tae always did manage to find some kind of thrill in his life.

“You know, that could have put you in a dangerous situation babe. Wait for me next time will you.” He lightly berated Tae but still, it’s something he really can’t do anything about. Tae was simply, Tae.

“Get off the street, I’m parking.” Ares instructed before ending the call, already seeing Tae in his line of sight the moment he made the last turn. Stopping in front of the man, Ares lowered his window with a ready grin. It was always a good day when he saw Tae. “You look perfect. Come on sugar we’re going to a place fit for a prince like you.”

He waited patiently for Tae to round the car and get on the passenger seat, thinking of a place to go to. He still had no idea where Tae wanted to go. “Do you have anywhere you wanted to try? My treat.”

buttonpoetry

“I think the reason pawns can’t move backwards is because if they could, they’d kill their own kings in a heartbeat.”

— Guante, “The Family Business”

#about;; fiore #about;; haliya

sparksfromthemuzzle

following from this

Ares usually came to pick Tae up while he was closing, sitting around drinking coffee while Tae swept the floors, counted the money, washed down the counters. Tae liked to work and watch Ares out of the corner of his eye, calm and elegant, his long legs kicked out and crossed at the ankles as he patiently waited for Tae. Usually. He’d grown impatient today. But usually, as if it happened all the time. They have a routine now, and it was interesting to Tae how quickly they had fallen into it. They had quickly tumbled into a lot of things between them, and then, sat on the kerb outside an already locked up shop, Tae idly wondered just how far he’d go on falling. It wasn’t a frightening thought. Spring was rapidly pushing into summer and Tae could feel the humidity kicking in, his baggy shirt sticking to his back in places. He wasn’t dressed for dinner, which made something close to anxiety gnaw in his stomach. Ares was always so beautifully turned out and Tae lived his life in ripped jeans and oversized shirts and sweaters. Ares didn’t seem embarrassed of him, but then Ares wasn’t embarrassed of anything. He breezed through his life with uncomplicated enthusiasm and confidence and that surety was something Tae hoped to absorb simply by being next to him, orbiting him like a satellite around the sun. A huge iced latte sat next to him on the curb, sweating in the late afternoon heat. Tae nervously tapped on his phone, his stomach alternating between anxiety about dinner and simple sheer delight and anticipation of seeing Ares roll up, tall and dark and beautiful, and all that attention focused only on him.

[sms: stars] yes. yesyesyesyesyesyes.

[sms: stars] I don’t know any long words. I don’t exactly read books.

rxelite

The day was as exciting as it could get, what with Hoseok calling in for a meeting in the middle of the day to discuss what should be done to competition, which ended up a disaster thanks to Sujong’s ideas of using Nik’s bombs. He was stressed, but at least he was still standing.

Ares straightened out his suit jacket, deep red -just a few shades darker than blood- and smoothed out any soft creases on his pants. He hated sitting in on meetings.

His phone pinged just as he was starting his car, and he typed out a reply to Tae before depositing his phone on the passenger seat.

[sms: moon moon] on my way. did you already close up?

He stopped a few feet from the gate, to put his phone up to call Tae, too impatient to wait for a reply, before continuing. The ringing of the phone filling the car while he waited for Tae to pick up.

A few short rings passed before the other line picked up, and a smile played on his lips the moment he heard Tae. “Hey, I’m driving so I had to call. Did you close up already?”

Ares was already near the place, just a few more turns and he’d be able to know the answer for himself, but he still wanted to check in. “I’m almost there so, get ready. I’ll see you soon.”

[sms: stars] like hell do you pay here. do you even know me DO YOU EVEN KNOW ME [sms: stars] triple shot bb?? i've kicked everyone out early. also can we go out tonight???? i got some money lets go singing <3 <3 <3

[sms: moon moon] a telemarketer who got tired of calling?

[sms: moon moon] yes. go for it. kill me. i’ll take you out for dinner, we can sing after. and i pay for dinner.

[sms: moon moon] say yes to confirm. call me and tell me the longest word without tripping if you want to say no.

[sms: stars] did i tell u i dont even like drinking coffee????? why am i here. why haven't u come to pick me up yet. i close in 10 mins and i haven't seen you in like 2 daaaaaaays

[sms: moon moon] quit. live in greece. in paris. live a beautiful simple life. or don’t because i’m not there.

[sms: moon moon] also i’m at work. leaving, actually. I’ll have iced coffee if it won’t hurt you to make me one. I’ll pay this time i promise.