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stardustly2018-01-01 07:23 pm
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[ Myung smiled, undoubtedly pleased by the answer. He bowed his head again, his hand finding Kai's on his arm. ]
Well, I do give concerts and recitals regularly, for school. And if we're to spend a lot of time together, I guess you'll get to hear a lot of it. It's - my entire life.
Well, I do give concerts and recitals regularly, for school. And if we're to spend a lot of time together, I guess you'll get to hear a lot of it. It's - my entire life.
That's really exciting. What - what do you want to specifically do career wise? [ kai asked, comforted by the closer contact they had with one another and the fact myung seemed to have stopped panicking for the time being. when the bond woke up it might shift things again.
it should be happening any time now. ]
I never had the chance to go to school but I like what I ended up doing. The new age shop a kind of front for the more magic sense of it. It is kind of an apothecary! Herbs and spices all of that, on the upper levels. For those who are magical, things are different down below.
it should be happening any time now. ]
I never had the chance to go to school but I like what I ended up doing. The new age shop a kind of front for the more magic sense of it. It is kind of an apothecary! Herbs and spices all of that, on the upper levels. For those who are magical, things are different down below.
Honestly, I want to compose.
[ It wasn't something he admitted that often, because it seemed like such an impossible dream. There were so little classical composers these days that made a name for themselves. ]
But I'm studying for concert pianist gigs. I'd like to find a spot somewhere in a famous orchestra, like London, or Sydney, or Vienna. Play with one of the best orchestras in the world. Bit of a pipe dream, too. I'm probably going to end up being a session musician.
[ Myung listened intently, nodding in the right places, quite interested. ]
I'd love to see it.
[ It wasn't something he admitted that often, because it seemed like such an impossible dream. There were so little classical composers these days that made a name for themselves. ]
But I'm studying for concert pianist gigs. I'd like to find a spot somewhere in a famous orchestra, like London, or Sydney, or Vienna. Play with one of the best orchestras in the world. Bit of a pipe dream, too. I'm probably going to end up being a session musician.
[ Myung listened intently, nodding in the right places, quite interested. ]
I'd love to see it.
[ composing! what an amazing thought and kai nodded his head eagerly as he continued to listen to myung. what a special husband he had ended up with, nothing awful like he might have found in the sea. the arranged marriage for him would have been not great and he shuddered to think of what his life would have been like. ]
You're so talented, Myung, I think you can do any of those things. You have to dream big to get big and impossible things.
[ he vowed to himself to not ever let myung give up. ] We can go by there tomorrow if you want to. I'd like to show all of it to you.
You're so talented, Myung, I think you can do any of those things. You have to dream big to get big and impossible things.
[ he vowed to himself to not ever let myung give up. ] We can go by there tomorrow if you want to. I'd like to show all of it to you.
[ Myung turned to look at Kai, realizing just how close they were, huddled on the piano bench. ]
If I got all this right, though - if I did, if I got a job in Europe or something, you. You'd have to come with me. Right? Wouldn't you hate that?
If I got all this right, though - if I did, if I got a job in Europe or something, you. You'd have to come with me. Right? Wouldn't you hate that?
[ there were still so many things to figure out but kai believed they could work it out together. it settled some of the nerves pulsing within him, at least, and he hoped to find more information to assist with it all soon. paying attention beforehand would have really helped but nothing to do about that now!
nodding his head, he patted dash's arm. ]
You'll have new feelings soon and then we can go from there. I'll visit the kingdom once you feel like you can be apart from me.
[ just a faint blush added here as a knock sounded on the door. ] The food! Do you want to get it or me?
nodding his head, he patted dash's arm. ]
You'll have new feelings soon and then we can go from there. I'll visit the kingdom once you feel like you can be apart from me.
[ just a faint blush added here as a knock sounded on the door. ] The food! Do you want to get it or me?
[ Dash hums thoughtfully, taking in that information and letting it marinate in his head a little. ]
Okay. One step at a time, right? [ he asks, thinking that sounds pretty doable. He can take one step forward now and one later and one after that. ]
Let me, [ he adds, regarding the food. He'll hurry off to the door, answering in a cheerful tone. It's a little more sedate than the way he's been interacting with Kai though. Possibly he's remember what they were just talking about.
He doesn't want there to be any feeling of jealousy. Not anywhere. ]
Okay. One step at a time, right? [ he asks, thinking that sounds pretty doable. He can take one step forward now and one later and one after that. ]
Let me, [ he adds, regarding the food. He'll hurry off to the door, answering in a cheerful tone. It's a little more sedate than the way he's been interacting with Kai though. Possibly he's remember what they were just talking about.
He doesn't want there to be any feeling of jealousy. Not anywhere. ]
I would have to come with you, yes. [ kai agreed, eyes searching over myung's face for a moment. ] I would not hate it. There's water over there! It would be a new adventure and you would be so happy.
[ myung's happiness already mattered so much to him. ]
[ myung's happiness already mattered so much to him. ]
[ The way Kai spoke, so confident and willing, already sounding like Myung's happiness was all he wanted, well. It makes a blush rise up Myung's cheeks, warm and somehow, somehow, kinda content. ]
I think I - I'd like you to be happy, too.
I think I - I'd like you to be happy, too.
[ reaching out to brush his fingers along myung's cheeks, he gave a nod of his head. ]
I would be happy if you were happy. I think you would be happy if I'm happy. It would be kind of a cycle! A circle. We'll figure all that stuff out. My - life will be different now on the ground. I'll have to - figure things out.
I would be happy if you were happy. I think you would be happy if I'm happy. It would be kind of a cycle! A circle. We'll figure all that stuff out. My - life will be different now on the ground. I'll have to - figure things out.
Did you plan on living your life in the water?
[ Myung, always disrupting plans. He'd probably hate himself for this, at some point. ]
We can make sure that, wherever we end up, there's water close. Yeah?
[ Myung, always disrupting plans. He'd probably hate himself for this, at some point. ]
We can make sure that, wherever we end up, there's water close. Yeah?
[ kai would make sure myung did not hate himself. not for this; not for anything at all. he wanted so much for myung to find all the ways to love himself.
they could learn it together. ]
The great thing about life is things are always changing! I'm excited about what is in store for us. Don't think you're taking me away...you're giving me so much more, Myung. You're giving me a life that I'll get to pick.
[ he looked down for a moment. ] Otherwise, I would have been someone's trophy to parade around. The meremen aren't - aren't the nicest and that would have been my arrangement.
they could learn it together. ]
The great thing about life is things are always changing! I'm excited about what is in store for us. Don't think you're taking me away...you're giving me so much more, Myung. You're giving me a life that I'll get to pick.
[ he looked down for a moment. ] Otherwise, I would have been someone's trophy to parade around. The meremen aren't - aren't the nicest and that would have been my arrangement.
[ It would take time. It would take so much time for Myung to get used to it, to make sense of the fact that this was it. That he was actually, for real, married, and that there was no way out. For now, he was busier enjoying Kai's company, learning to know him, but it didn't quite feel real, just yet. Maybe it would never. ]
I definitely - whatever you expected it to be, it won't be that. We're in this together, right? 50/50, okay? We're equals. It's not just about me. I want you to tell me what you want.
[ Even right now. ]
I definitely - whatever you expected it to be, it won't be that. We're in this together, right? 50/50, okay? We're equals. It's not just about me. I want you to tell me what you want.
[ Even right now. ]
What if I don't want you in my head?
[ the thought is more than terrifying. there's so much in there he's never shared. he can't bear the thought of someone he barely knows having access to his thoughts, his feelings. he wonders if kai will have access to his memories.
his chest hurts. those are his. his memories of henry, of the fae, they're his. ]
[ the thought is more than terrifying. there's so much in there he's never shared. he can't bear the thought of someone he barely knows having access to his thoughts, his feelings. he wonders if kai will have access to his memories.
his chest hurts. those are his. his memories of henry, of the fae, they're his. ]
[ it did not take a bond or connection of any kind to see how upset neve had become. but over what exactly? just the mind connection or did it go deeper than that?
so many questions, so few answers. ]
I would only hear what you wanted me to feel. The - uh - emotions part can be blocked if it really bothers you that much. I won't - wouldn't have access to your memories or your mind as a whole. Just what you sent to me.
so many questions, so few answers. ]
I would only hear what you wanted me to feel. The - uh - emotions part can be blocked if it really bothers you that much. I won't - wouldn't have access to your memories or your mind as a whole. Just what you sent to me.
[ the words had him lighting up, a kind of surprised but very pleased look working over his face. he wanted more than he could properly put into words at the moment. things he did not have a name for yet but maybe would in time. ]
Thank you, Myung. I really appreciate it and I want you to always be open with me! If you ever want or don't want something, I'd like to know.
This is all - new to me. Being with someone.
Thank you, Myung. I really appreciate it and I want you to always be open with me! If you ever want or don't want something, I'd like to know.
This is all - new to me. Being with someone.
[ Myung nodded. ]
Yeah. I'll tell you. But just so you know, this is all new to me, too. I can't promise I won't freak out again, because I will. But I'll still do my best and - talk to you.
[ Because Kai had done an amazing job at bringing him down from his panic earlier, so simply, and somehow, Myung had a feeling he'd be able to again. ]
Yeah. I'll tell you. But just so you know, this is all new to me, too. I can't promise I won't freak out again, because I will. But I'll still do my best and - talk to you.
[ Because Kai had done an amazing job at bringing him down from his panic earlier, so simply, and somehow, Myung had a feeling he'd be able to again. ]
[ he relaxes again. ]
Okay.
[ his eyes avoid kai's, unsure, but wanting to explain himself somewhat. ]
It's not you. You're not — you're not my problem with this. [ kai seems nice enough. and it isn't his fault. ]
I just... I've been alone. For a long time. I'm not — I don't like sharing.
Okay.
[ his eyes avoid kai's, unsure, but wanting to explain himself somewhat. ]
It's not you. You're not — you're not my problem with this. [ kai seems nice enough. and it isn't his fault. ]
I just... I've been alone. For a long time. I'm not — I don't like sharing.
[ If anyone could find a way to write off a selkie bond as nothing more than some sort of viral infection though, it would definitely be Haeju. His ability to logic away most magical explanations is almost legendary at this point, and he'll be damned if he doesn't dig in his heels some through this whole newlywed process.
He's already starting to feel a little bit warm.
Fever? Embarrassment over the situation? Either one seems likely to him, and he's not ready to buy into this notion of water churning inside him, even if it does feel like something deep in a part of his body he's having trouble assigning to a specific organ is starting to stir. ]
How about you explain what you mean instead of apologizing. I mean, I won't believe you, but I still want to know what this is all about.
He's already starting to feel a little bit warm.
Fever? Embarrassment over the situation? Either one seems likely to him, and he's not ready to buy into this notion of water churning inside him, even if it does feel like something deep in a part of his body he's having trouble assigning to a specific organ is starting to stir. ]
How about you explain what you mean instead of apologizing. I mean, I won't believe you, but I still want to know what this is all about.
[ likely, they would both freak out while attempting to adjust to things but it would be worth it. kai found it completely worth it and wanted myung to feel wanted and special. if he could manage it, he knew everything else would fall into place. effort mattered at the end of it all. ]
That's all I ask. If we close down on each other or don't even try, this won't work out.... [ which would be terrible given they couldn't end it. well, unless he died but even then myung would feel lost trying to be with anyone else. ]
We can slowly get to know each other. One step at a time. I know some things here about you already!
That's all I ask. If we close down on each other or don't even try, this won't work out.... [ which would be terrible given they couldn't end it. well, unless he died but even then myung would feel lost trying to be with anyone else. ]
We can slowly get to know each other. One step at a time. I know some things here about you already!
[ Myung nodded. Kai made sense, even if nothing else did. But Myung could already feel it, in his stomach, how Kai seemed to have a calming, reassuring effect on him. He felt good, here, with Kai by his side.
He felt like they would be okay. ]
One step at a time. Sounds good to me.
He felt like they would be okay. ]
One step at a time. Sounds good to me.
[ his eyes followed the movements, trying to puzzle them all out because of how much of a mystery neve remained. would he ever really work anything out? it seemed unlikely with how closed of the other one seemed.
something really terrible must have happened to him in the past. perhaps, a lot of terrible things. ]
Do you....not like sharing anything? That might be kind of important to know....and with what you'll be feeling....
something really terrible must have happened to him in the past. perhaps, a lot of terrible things. ]
Do you....not like sharing anything? That might be kind of important to know....and with what you'll be feeling....
What if I don't want to share?
[ his grief has been his own for so long. he doesn't even know how to talk about it, let alone how to let himself think of it as something that is anyone else's business to know.
it's been his, all along, the one thing tying him to henry. ]
[ his grief has been his own for so long. he doesn't even know how to talk about it, let alone how to let himself think of it as something that is anyone else's business to know.
it's been his, all along, the one thing tying him to henry. ]
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