winner’s glory is short lived, as is her elation at being reunited with her cabin-mates. it’s a long story, and it’s probably better not to talk about it.
hours later, and there’s a fire on the beach, there’s a crash on the shore--long days make nights that wreck havoc on the inhibitions. the sand underneath her is as bumpy as the choppy water out some 7 or 8 meters from the bonfire. she misses him. these are all things that she knows to be true. the initiates are fun to look at to pass the time, but even though they’re a spectacle of eagerness and flashy abilities, she still manages to meet his eye. he’s further out from the center than she is, but she picks up her towel and wraps it around her shoulders, making her way toward him, weaving between people.
in the dying heat of the summer, the ocean wind chills the back of her neck, her shoulders. shoulda, coulda, woulda put another layer on, but she’s full of bad decisions today. it’d started with forgetting jugeum at the cabin, and it might end in some way with yejun in the picture. towel loose now as her hands drop to her sides, she stays standing in front of him. “not very often i get to look down on you...” and then, small shuffles closer towards him as the smallest smile tips the sides of her mouth up. “miss me?” he’s got her stuck in his orbit.
Send “#” for a RANDOM text. [sms: mr cool] what if stingrays had like. human faces instead of the lil faces that they have. wouldn’t that be whack??? i would be more scared of them than i already am…(2 min later)are you scared of stingrays?? am i the only one??
Send “%” for a CURIOUS text.[sms: mr cool] when you’re done studying law, will you be like the people in that game ace attorney?? that would be so much fun
Send “$” for an ACCIDENTAL text. [sms: mr cool] okay BUT what if your powers would like… escalate after doing cocaine?? how would you actually solve that problem?? you’d basically be a killing machine… don’t try it out tho take it easy at that party(1 min later)o shit that wasn’t meant for you– sorry!!(2 min later)but i wouldn’t advice that you should do cocaine either, or drugs in general. stay in school, kidz
she doesn’t notice till it’s too late. perhaps a little bit too drunk to process whatever it was that came out of the demon woman of osprey’s mouth. jang danbi lays unaware and properly cuddled into her bed, perhaps dreaming of better places to stay for summer like venice or something actually worthy. mutant fish or not-so-mutant fish. or whatever?
last thing on her mind.
so, imagine her surprise when she feels it. the first slice of cold metal against skin. a paper-thin cut, beadings of blood oozing from pale skin. her body reacts instinctively, molecules vibrating to the point of intangibility. at least, her left leg is. and danbi, stirring with the slightest of pull of gravity, wakes to a beast in her bed and her shin phased through the thin mattress.
then, a scream.
it’s hard to pinpoint the correct adjective to better describe the many emotions coursing through the hellion’s veins. fear? disgust? bewilderment? fucked? yes, fucked. this is so fucked. danbi is barely breathing when she pushes herself out of bed, stumbling onto the floor (nearly trips when her foot sinks through the floorboards) and pressing her body against the nearest wall.
fuck. what the fuck?
her eyes land on the hissing(?) fish(?) once more.
what the fuck?
what is this?
"fuck, fuck, fuck.” her eyes shift toward the nearest human(?) lump still in bed momentarily, grabbing the nearest thing (someone’s boot) to knock against the wooden bed-frame. “wake up,” danbi hisses between hits against wood, flinching when the creature starts to move. “wake up, wake up—wake the fuck up!”
the boot slips then, landing on the figure’s body—and danbi manages another pitched scream when the fish lunges.
( sms — yejun hyung ) i know i didn’t end up joining you but DELETED!( sms — yejun hyung ) i still think you’re DELETED!( sms — yejun hyung ) kind of cool and DELETED!( sms — yejun hyung ) uh thank you DELETED!( sms — yejun hyung ) for idk making me feel significant DELETED!( sms — yejun hyung ) what brand of hair gel do u use hyung i think they’re having a sale at olive young
“&” for a LOVING text.
( sms — yejun hyung ) can u tell the fairy godmother that definitely isnt u who left me coffee ‘thank u’( sms — yejun hyung ) hehe( sms — yejun hyung ) wait idk how to use emojis( sms — yejun hyung ) heart!
“⁇” for a DRUNK text.
( sms — yejun hyung ) it hi;t me wihle i wss throwingup( sms — yejun hyung ) tht if frnakocean were 2 fall in loev with 1 gumist studnt( sms — yejun hyung ) it’d probbbly be u( sms — yejun hyung ) Wow( sms — yejun hyung ) congratflions hyngunim!!!!
INTRODUCING KIM YEJUN, OUR NEWEST STUDENT WITH THE POWER OF ODYNOKINESIS
WELCOME TO GUMI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE POWERED.
WHO ARE THEY?
PERSONALITY
(+) Decisive, intuitive, resourceful
(–) Critical, vain, sardonic
BACKGROUND
two's company, three's a crowd, four's the straw that breaks the camel's back. now that's funny, he can't recall ever asking to be born literally minutes after the first one.
l.a. is a haze of city smog and withering palm trees for a memory, so here's one that digs a little deeper: dad's hand clamped firm over his tiny wrist, passport held behind the back in the other. 'wait for us, champ' over the years wrings itself dry like a dish towel, but wishful thinking is a bitch and a half.
"we fought like dogs" is only a figure of speech in theory—at least, that's what his therapist has down in chicken scratch next to 'oddly cooperative,' 'overactive imagination,' 'cain complex,' and '???' then again, it's not everyday that you talk about how your dog-fighting enthusiast grandma one day decided that pitting her own grandkids against each other is the cleaner alternative.
to say that their parents were appalled by what they returned to is an understatement. the resulting move to new quarters was quick, the drive from the old villa to a sparkling new condo in seoul quicker.
the first time yejun realized the true potential of his abilities was when he made an aunt pass out in the middle of a family gathering. the image of the woman's ruddy, pimply face planted into birthday cake is something along the lines of a prized achievement. serves her right: auntie kapsook had been mid-shriek into an insult aimed at him again.
it's not resentment, but the lack thereof. this morning, the berries taste more tart than sweet, and they're smiling in a way that feels like they're stretching their lips to the last nerve. the exhaustion sinks into his marrow. he feels stretched out too.
fifteen and it’s first infatuation, sixteen and it’s the first kiss, seventeen and it’s the first fuck, eighteen and it's back to square one. rinse and repeat until it's the last summer before he's packing for gumi.
alpha? hard fucking pass. or so he said when he joined his first betting match. hellhound versus werewolf for this round—how's that for a coincidence?—and he'd put all his money on the newcomer from hellion. a case of sheer luck or he'd discovered a sixth sense for these things, it's simultaneously too fucking easy and way too hard to make a case for either side.
one day he looks at her and doesn't see a mirror image glaring at him back. in this contained hell of family dysfunction, the weight of dna has always had the upper hand in dealing the emotional blows.
it's never been about finding the high ground or digging through the trenches. his sweet spot is in consistency, and its that and that alone that has let him move up from the safety net of the middle to being at the front of the pack.
WHAT CAN THEY DO?
DEFINITION
odynokinesis, or pain manipulation, is the ability to control pain, be it applied to the self or others. altering, inflicting, and reducing pain can occur at various levels, starting from targeting physical areas all the way up to mentally and emotionally rooted suffering. though the effects are much more potent by means of direct touch or eye contact, odynokineses requires at the very least some form of proximity, as the power can be applied by merely having the target within periphery. at its most elusive state, the user can create an illusion of pain in such a way that the receiver may become fully convinced that they are in agony–the same applies for illusions of being under no pain. this should not be confused with any healing or wounding powers, as odynokineses only focuses on the sensation of injury, rather than afflicting/treating it by any means. athletic and defensive skills such as hand-on-hand combat, agility, and general physical prowess can "enhance" performance, as being able to carry out pain attacks while on the move proves to be useful during the monster games. however, it should be noted that any amount of manipulation requires intensive concentration, which can often be an inhibitor to the use of one's full potential.
WEAKNESSES
pain attacks/suppression can be held between 15-90 minutes. type of pain, intensity, distance from target, and extent of mental capacity can influence this to varying degrees—obviously the more severe the outcome, the more energy it'll cost within a shorter time frame. pain illusions are the most difficult to accomplish, which last for only about 2-3 minutes maximum.
target must be within a 30-40 feet radius of the user. in order to shoot a concentrated amount of pain to a particular area of the body (e.g. nape of the neck, head, ankle, etc.), said areas must be exposed and visible.
one cannot deflect nor cause any physical injuries. pain might not be felt, but the cuts, scratches, bruises and burns will be present.
his target capacity is only 3 at a time, and even then the "pain" levels are not consistent between them.
as this is an ability exercised by means of touch and/or sheer will power, other sense and mind based powers (e.g. sense manipulation, pushing).
overexertion can lead to migraines, dizziness, and intense bouts of nausea.
DID YOU KNOW?
his tweets are what verified user @1future would call...sensational
