beach
beach: i’ll write a drabble of our characters at the beach together.
even if she’s lived in busan and grew up here her entire life, she didn’t frequent the beach too much outside of family trips. it’s not far at all, but even when something beautiful is abundant in her life, she doesn’t appreciate it as much as she should.
after her parents died, she stayed away from the beach outside of fighting monsters and cards-- only venturing onto soft sand if her mission called for it. now is different, though. now, life is overwhelming, and somehow, the sea breeze makes it a little less so. she digs her toes into the sand and lets her relax just a little, even though she’s still always on guard. she never knows when a monster may appear, or when a card may feel drawn to the beach like she does. she never knows whether it’s a magical energy or something else altogether that draws her anywhere anymore.
she digs her toes into the sand and watches as the waves wash in and out, but then something else grabs her attention; further down the beach there is a boy, presumably around her age, with something in his lap. she watches him, eyebrows furrowed-- tries to figure out what he’s doing.
she decides it’s not much of her business, then tries to ignore him, but when she looks over again, she can’t help it, and...is that a planner?
curiosity gets the best of her, so she stands up, nearly tripping on the sand, and wanders over to him. she was right. “do you really need to plan out your time at the beach?”
“what? oh, no-- i’m writing down everything i need to do this week. i just think the beach is nice.”
she’s baffled, but then again, she can’t really blame him. she used to take books to any parties she went to so she could read when they got boring, so maybe it makes sense.
she shrugs. “i’m ka--” her nickname almost slips out, but she supposes it’s still only really meant for the magical world, even if that slips into every other aspect of her life. (he might be part of the magical world too, but for now, she’ll assume otherwise.) “kang seulgi.”
“jung jaehyun. nice to meet you!”
