#evergreen.txt

[bloody-desmodontinae]

IF I DON'T GET TO GO HIKING SOON I'M GONNA FUCKING DIE.

[the-indigo-symphony]

I totally get where it's coming from, but it's still a little funny whenever I find the niche trope of "singlet who only knows the host of a system worries over getting to know the rest of their headmates". Not because I find the trope bad or anything – it can be very well done! It's just so foreign to how we in particular live our lives that the dilemma sounds ridiculous if we try to apply it to ourselves.

Setting aside the fact that we don't have a host... It's impossible for anyone to know (as in, have a relationship* with) one of us. We're constantly co-fronting, and even then, we almost always have a few folks in co-con watching our interactions with other people. There's not really any scenario where someone could form a relationship with only one of us, because even if they and we went to extreme lengths to keep their interactions isolated to only one headmate... passive influence and bleedover are bound to affect what goes on. Everything we say and do is filtered through many minds at all times. Can't really have a single relationship with a system like ours.

*any kind of relationship, not just romantic

Which is how we return to the humor of this trope when applied to our system. You're nervous about meeting more headmates besides X? But you've already spoken to A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J... Etcetera, etcetera.

It's just a little funny, you know?

[rkjinwook]

evergreen 💐

MONDAY 170130  |  their six month anniversary sneaks up on him. call it winter blues, homesickness, or plain old inadequacy; it’s not a secret, to anyone paying close attention, that he’s been struggling lately. jinwook’s hesitant to trace the feeling back to its source because deep down, he suspects he’s been a little off inside ever since he signed to sphere.

fortunately, this is not much of a gift-giving occasion, or anything that would require careful planning. it’s just something small that lifts his lips into a smile when he gets the calendar notification the day before; a little milestone worth celebrating.

jinwook slips a rose into her bag during breakfast, hoping it won’t be completely crushed by the time jinri discovers it. thinking about her, about them, puts an extra spring in his step all day. maybe he’s a bit distracted during dance lessons too, but it’s within his usual margin of helplessness.

( as far as anyone else is concerned, it’s just another monday. )

the hours crawl leading up to free period. it’s practically the promised land: his favorite block of the schedule, with his favorite girl. the timing is doubly important, too. there’s an unavoidable tendency to be clingy on sentimental days like these, and the month’s language evaluation is a perfect excuse to get away with it.

indulging himself with the contact of their ankles under the table, jinwook feels his shoulders release tension he hadn’t known he was carrying. in hand is a tattered sheet of printed lyrics, margins messy with notes on inflection and pronunciation.

“right where we are,” he reads, enunciating each consonant with deliberate care. his gaze finds jinri’s and he recites it again, concentration evident in his brows. “we found love right where we are.”

eyelids sliding shut and a light smile playing at his lips, jinwook pushes the paper across the table. “test me?”

@rkjinri​

[the-indigo-symphony]

In a twist of fate, we finally got one of our asks! To the anon who asked about ways to get along and communicate better as a system, we've gotten your ask and are currently working on it. However, it's one we might take some time on to answer thoroughly. In the meantime, if anyone else wants to offer suggestions, you can reblog or reply to this post! We'll leave it up and occasionally reblog tips we see so anon has something to work with while we organize our thoughts.

[the-indigo-symphony]

Newest Tumblr glitch: tried to refresh the page and it displayed the "you haven't made any posts on this blog" screen. Had to refresh a second time to fix it and get all our posts to show again. Great job, webbed site

[the-indigo-symphony]

(Hail and Stormy talking about reblogging fanart of themselves)

Hail: Well, it's rather nice to get to see art of me, I guess, and –

Stormy: I'm just prideful.

[the-indigo-symphony]

How do I convince the host to stop talking to my.. "Creator" about my and my family's trauma?

I'm not sure. This sounds like a delicate situation with more factors than I'm privy to (and more than I would expect you to reasonably give, considering the subject). But a good place to start, at least, is probably sitting them down to discuss exactly why and how much it bothers you. Letting them know that this is something you are not at all comfortable with and want to set boundaries surrounding would be my first step, at least. If you have other members of your system, you may want to ask them to support you in this, whether it's just through quiet support or to help talk it out with your host. Remember, your host isn't any more important or valid than the rest of you! If there's something seriously bothering you like this, then they should be willing to at least hear you out.

Of course, I do want to give the reminder (since this is something that many people forget when being hurt in a situation like this) that it might be hard on their end, to realize that what they view as a fun activity – talking with a friend – as hurting you. Try to keep that in mind; they may need some time to digest what you've told them.

This is just my advice based on what I know and am guessing about your situation – it might not be perfectly applicable. Good luck with your host!

[the-indigo-symphony]

we only have one factive but he says thank you :)

✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧ of course! Everyone deserves some positivity every once in a while, including factives!!