#ccxryuji

[cckylin-blog]

clashing blades;

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A Japanese dojo was honestly not his typical place to visit, but Qiling has no choice. Despite coming from an entirely different background when it comes to sword-fighting, he was still sure he could hold his ground pretty well. And what best to train one’s abilities and endurance, if not just pit themselves against stronger opponents?

Ryuji was really something, he had come to learn after several times sparring with the Japanese male - sometimes he did actually wonder if Ryuji was human. Qiling could pride himself with being one of the best in the games he plays, and his swordplay skills in reality wasn’t bad (he learned, of course), but he still pales in comparison to the other male.

It was the same that day, too - the blades of their swords clashed against each other, looking for an opening, and the male wasn’t giving up although his breaths were beginning to get ragged, and his hand shook slightly from the impact as he parried and countered the other’s attacks.

He needs to get better. Somehow.

[ccxliv-blog1]

Swordplay

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There was only one good thing about being transferred to a League in South Korea. She’d be able to find authentic martial arts places in this country where she perhaps could still learn a thing or two about handling a Katana. In the country she used to live in there had been countless of people who loved to tell her they knew everything about martial arts and the sacred art of sword fighting. Some even truly thought they knew everything, but Liv always had felt like there was more to know and learn. Somehow she’d always felt like the people who trained her didn’t learn her everything about handling a sword. Perhaps if she’d be able to find a martial arts place with an authentic feel to it and give it a try, she’d find out if her feeling was right or wrong. She certainly would be disappointed if her feeling turned out to be wrong. But well, she’d swallow that disappointment of course.

The young woman had skimmed the internet until she found a place which was called ‘Dojo’, led by Sensei Dojo himself. It offered ‘Sword fighting [ samurai style ] for adults’ on Saturdays and Sundays from 6PM till 8PM and it sounded like music to her ears. Knowing this was the place she had to visit, simply because her gut feeling told her so, Liv noted the address and hour down in her agenda. She even put a red circle around it so she certainly would not forget it. As if she ever would forget such an important thing. Finding herself standing in front of the building where Dojo was situated at the next Saturday around 6:30PM, Liv felt rather nervous when she went inside. Hoping she would not be disappointed by what she would find, because she couldn’t handle this dream of hers being torn apart by the seams at this moment in time she stood frozen in her place once inside.

The place was exactly everything she had hoped to find. Taking in a deep breath Liv instantly felt lighter -like a giant weight had just dropped from her shoulders- as she took in the place and it’s atmosphere. She loved the way the color white was so prominent, how there was a tree trunk at the side and how there was a formal samurai outfit at the back and possibly some Katanas next to the drum. Smiling softly but immensely relieved and happy at the sight of it all, she basked in the atmosphere of the place for a moment longer after which she turned her attention towards the practicing people. Skimming through them, she soon spotted a man in a black karategi who was teaching the gathered crowd some moves. Being impressed by the gracious and skillful way he held himself as he showed and explained the moves, Liv thought to herself that she had come to the right place. She actually was sure she’d be able to learn a thing or two here.

Going to stand a bit further from the door Liv watched the whole training session with clear interest. Keeping a close eye on the sword master, she smiled softly every time she recognized a move he taught. Yet she also smiled in excitement whenever he brought something up which was entirely new to her or when he taught a certain move differently than from how she had learned it. With every second that passed, Liv got more and more certain of the fact that she wanted to learn from him to become a better sword fighter herself. Looking at how he made the crowd work in group next as he offered them advice and ideas, Liv decided that she had to talk to the young man at the end of the session and ask him if he had room for another trainee. Once the session was finally over Liv patiently waited for the man clad in black to be free after which she approached him. “Excuse me?” she started, being very polite and hoping that this translation device she was wearing in her ear would work properly, “I apologize if I was not allowed to take a look at the training session, but I’m really impressed by it and I would like to know if it’s still possible for me to join?”

[jihyocc-blog]

cake drop

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Ji Hyo’s long awaited lunch time break had finally arrived and before she could even form a coherent sentence, letting her colleagues know she was stepping out, she was already out the door and heading to the closest cafe for a much needed cup of coffee.

Sure, there was the station coffee, but that just wasn’t the same and she was sure someone was adding too much water to the coffee to water it down a lot. She was pleased when she saw there was no line and quickly ordered a cup and decided to sit there and enjoy it, but she paused momentarily when her attention was caught by a slice of strawberry shortcake that looked particularly appetizing. 

There was a line now though, and Ji Hyo really needed the caffeine so she told herself she would wait until she finished her coffee before making any moves towards the cake.

Time seemed to fly by though and before Ji Hyo knew it, her coffee was finished and the line was gone. She got up and headed back to the counter and was pleased to see the cake slice still in the display case and without a second thought, she ordered it. “I’ll take it to go,” she informed the cashier, thinking that she would take it back to the station and enjoy it a little later on.

With a big smile on her face she headed outside again, her mind fully wrapped around the cake but as she turned a corner, she bumped into someone and stumbled back and as fate would have it, dropped her cake on the floor.

She looked up at the person she had bumped into and saw an unfamiliar face and then looked down at her cake, which was now all over the floor. “Well....” she sighed, defeat clear in her tone. “The world is cruel and unforgiving.”

[jihyocc-blog]

pool

From here: @ccxryujipool —  write a drabble of our characters swimming together.

“CANNONBALL!” Ji Hyo declared before jumping into the pool. Once she got to the surface, she pushed her hair out of her face and for a moment, she regretting not tying her hair up before they had decided to go swimming, because there was no doubt that after this, Ji Hyo’s hair would be a disaster.

Whatever, she thought to herself. I’ll just enjoy the moment and deal with the consequences later.

She swam in the direction of her friend, smiling as she joined his side once more. “I know there’s all this warning about global warming and what not but...this weather is nice. I’m not sure how long it’ll last for, but it’s good that we can enjoy these moments while we can. I bet it’s going to get unbearably cold once the cold actually sets in,” she said, leaning against the side of the pool and kicking her feet lightly, watching as the water moved in response to her movement.

“How did you find this place, anyway?” she asked, turning to look at her friend. “I mean, I know these places existed, but I’ve never seen and heard of this one before...and that’s saying something considering my occupation and all. You would think I’d be more aware of the places around here,” she chuckled.

Ji Hyo glanced around the establishment, impressed with how clean the place looked and how it seemed as though it were only them there right now. That wasn’t much of a surprise though, given the time of year and the fact that less people made the place easier to keep clean. For now, it was like their own private paradise.

“Oh, look!” Ji Hyo exclaimed as she pointed at an slightly opened shed. “Pool toys! Should we set up a net and play volleyball? We can make a wager for whoever wins.”

[ccxjeongguk]

inesperado.

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     sombra looks closely at the purple pop-up keyboard at his fingertips, eyebrows knitting together as he concentrates. these types of things are much easier when he's taking down one or two little dome cameras, but the cameras of a whole store in a mall? well, it's a bit more complex to say the least.

     the area he's in is closed off, quiet – perfect for him to take his time and figure it out step-by-step. it takes only another minute or two of observations before he's tapping away at the translucent keys, watching lines of code change on the screen and the absence of camera footage telling him he's succeeded.

     he turns around with a small, smug smirk on his face, ready to get in and get out, except…

     ... except there's a person staring at him with sparkles in their eyes and he just about jumps out of his skin at the sight.

     “you– how long have you been here?” he starts off somewhat warily, looking for confirmation somewhere that this boy won't try ratting him out (or confirmation that the boy doesn't understand what happened enough to do so).

     he finds it in the other’s response, something about how cool he is (and honestly, it makes his chest puff out a bit in pride) and his guard drops down almost immediately. call him a sucker for attention, but… he really is.

     “oh, thanks… i guess i’m pretty cool.”