[he thinks being on the same page is going to help them in so many ways. minsu scoots over in case hyunki wants to lie down beside him. it's more for the invitation than anything. there's plenty of room.
a sweet tooth then. minsu takes note of that, files it along with the diets and likes of everyone in the house, so he can make something special just for him.]
It was him?
[he's surprised by that. he assumed it was mostly hyunki's doing. minsu chews on his bottom lip for a moment, worrying about how to put his thoughts into words.]
That's really amazing. I never would've guessed that he had powers like that.
[ Hyunki blushes at the words, pleased by them. He hopes they're true - he wants them to be true. They make his heart feel warm, and he scoots a little closer still, the two of them in the middle of the hammock, comfortable.
Hyunki hums, nodding. ]
I helped them grow. But he brought most of it over. The hammock, too, and most of the blankets and all.
[ He brushes one of the daisies with a toe, smiling as he thinks back of how he felt when he walked in and the room was all greenery. ]
He carries death within him, but he also has a lot of life. He just doesn't get to show it so much.
[minsu lets that sink in for a minute, relaxed by the swaying of the hammock, breathing in the sweet scent of fresh flowers.]
I be he liked having the chance to for a change. [he murmurs.] It's like Sage. The swamp is scary and murky, and so many things just waiting to drag you down into it. But there's also an ecosystem, plants and animals that live their entire lives there. They just call it home.
[ Hyunki throws a look Minsu's way. ] You love Sage, and yet Sage deals with death every day, too. You're not scared of it though, are you?
[ It's an hypothetical. He knows the answer. ]
It's the same for me and Adder. I hope that one day, he shows you, just how full of life he truly is. How much he yearns to be loved. Of course, he has this whole image, that he likes to project. But you know what? He's a giggler.
[minsu doesn't even need to think about it. even if sage can't understand why he isn't. even if no one might understand after what he's seen.
he thinks hyunki would understand.]
I won't shut him out or treat him any differently. I'll try not to. I know he's not bad. I'm sure we'll get to know each other better - I want to, he's important to you, and you're important to me. So of course I'm looking forward to it.
[ Hyunki grins, pleased to hear those words from Minsu. He's only hoping more people will do the same, will allow Adder in, and vice versa. ]
Good. That's - really good to hear. And you're important to me, too, Minsu. If there's anything I can do for you, you let me know. You've helped me so much.
[he hopes that he's done more than he thinks he has. nothing pleases him more than to think that he's been of help to someone. especially in hyunki's case, when he was hoping for him to have better experiences and make better choices than minsu had.
it seems that he has, and he's so happy about that. not as happy as hyunki, obviously, but...close.
minsu rests his head against his, thinking for a moment.]
Oh, I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later! There's the garden, and I'm still curious about what the swamp trees have to say, plus the vines.
You have. Not only you've steered me in the right way, I think, by making me realize that really, I should be doing this with Adder, and no one else, but you've also brought me supplies! And - this bread was wonderful.
[minsu smiles before shaking his head. he probably shouldn't talk about it, though he thinks hyunki might have a better chance at understanding how it is to love someone's darkness than anyone.]
I'm just happy for you. You're really sweet and I was worried about you.
[he'll get there. he likes them more than he probably should, but sage has been understandably reluctant.]
I didn't want you to be unhappy.
[he lets his leg hang off the side of the hammock, giving them another gentle push.]
I might've been worried for nothing. But, honestly... [minsu looks over at him, slightly bashful with his confession.] If I wasn't with someone, I think I would've volunteered.
[ All things considered, Hyunki might have gotten attached, too. He's attached to Minsu now, after all.
But then, he was right about that. ]
It does feel that way. Destiny is a very real thing for me, and he was put in my path. He showed up for me to help him, and for us to bond. He is - so generous, so gentle, so caring. I needed someone to believe in me, and he needed someone to see past the first layer. I do think we've been thrown together for a reason.
[he remembers talking about it in a general sense with neve once, neve asked him about it. minsu's answer was a mixture of things, of fate and of choices.]
That's what you have to remember on the bad days, knowing that it's worth it. Knowing that he's worth it. That's what will make you stronger.
[all of them, him included. but he doesn't think that it was an inevitable path. so many of them went through things just to get here. and then there was the work that went into the relationships themselves, whether it was friends or lovers. they were all different people living under one roof. they earned this destiny.]
Mmm, me too. But I'm not scared, because I know we can handle whatever gets thrown our way.
[ He'd been guided here. He'd been brought here, and now he was making a difference, the way he'd always wanted to. It was important to him. ]
We shouldn't be scared. You're right, we have so much strength, here. All of us together. We can do anything, and overcome anything. And, worst comes to worst, we'll find a new safe place. But what matters is that we manage to stay together, right?
[minsu agrees with a smile. this place means so much to him, the first real "home" that he's ever had. there's a fond memory attached to every room. but those memories were made with people that he loves. if it was for them, and with them, he could go back to the life he knew before: running and stealing and surviving.]
No one could ever really take this place from us anyway. The swamp would swallow it up before it handed it over, I know she would.
[ Hyunki has a feeling that, outside of Sage being so linked to it, Minsu probably shouldn't. But he also understands, because a part of him believes that the swamp is protecting them all, and the house. ]
Hopefully, it never comes to that. Ros and Adder could all get us to safety, probably, but you might not like it.
[probably more than he should, but going overboard on things is a little bit of who minsu is. but it's something that can't be untangled from sage, and minsu's decided to become as much of an unextractable part of his life. minsu raises his head from the hammock, almost like he's checking to make sure that the door is closed before he pulls his sleeve up. the bruises around his wrist are faded but still there, in the shape of leaves and vine.]
[ Hyunki swallows when he sees the bruises, reaching out to touch. He lets his arm shift a little, one of his own vines barely brushing Minsu's skin before he pulls back, biting the inside of his lip. ]
[minsu smiles as much for the vine as for the offer. things like this, like what happened to him, they should be strange for a human at the very least. but for minsu, it's amazing.]
[ It's Minsu's choice. Hyunki is a big fan of making your own choices, and he's not going to take Minsu's away from him. He might have a very good reason, too. ]
It tried to hurt you, but you're okay, now. Right? I've never - never used the vines I can make like this. To restrain someone.
[for minsu, the bruises are a reminder of that. something else to be amazed about. but he knows sage feels guilty when he sees them, so he keeps them hidden while he heals.]
Do you want to? [minsu smiles, rolling onto his side to face hyunki.] I think it would be exciting, if it's something that you're both into.
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Date: 2018-09-19 10:27 pm (UTC)[he thinks being on the same page is going to help them in so many ways. minsu scoots over in case hyunki wants to lie down beside him. it's more for the invitation than anything. there's plenty of room.
a sweet tooth then. minsu takes note of that, files it along with the diets and likes of everyone in the house, so he can make something special just for him.]
It was him?
[he's surprised by that. he assumed it was mostly hyunki's doing. minsu chews on his bottom lip for a moment, worrying about how to put his thoughts into words.]
That's really amazing. I never would've guessed that he had powers like that.
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Date: 2018-09-19 10:46 pm (UTC)Hyunki hums, nodding. ]
I helped them grow. But he brought most of it over. The hammock, too, and most of the blankets and all.
[ He brushes one of the daisies with a toe, smiling as he thinks back of how he felt when he walked in and the room was all greenery. ]
He carries death within him, but he also has a lot of life. He just doesn't get to show it so much.
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Date: 2018-09-21 09:23 pm (UTC)I be he liked having the chance to for a change. [he murmurs.] It's like Sage. The swamp is scary and murky, and so many things just waiting to drag you down into it. But there's also an ecosystem, plants and animals that live their entire lives there. They just call it home.
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Date: 2018-09-21 10:04 pm (UTC)[ It's an hypothetical. He knows the answer. ]
It's the same for me and Adder. I hope that one day, he shows you, just how full of life he truly is. How much he yearns to be loved. Of course, he has this whole image, that he likes to project. But you know what? He's a giggler.
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Date: 2018-09-22 06:11 pm (UTC)[minsu doesn't even need to think about it. even if sage can't understand why he isn't. even if no one might understand after what he's seen.
he thinks hyunki would understand.]
I won't shut him out or treat him any differently. I'll try not to. I know he's not bad. I'm sure we'll get to know each other better - I want to, he's important to you, and you're important to me. So of course I'm looking forward to it.
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Date: 2018-09-22 06:44 pm (UTC)Good. That's - really good to hear. And you're important to me, too, Minsu. If there's anything I can do for you, you let me know. You've helped me so much.
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Date: 2018-09-23 09:03 pm (UTC)[he hopes that he's done more than he thinks he has. nothing pleases him more than to think that he's been of help to someone. especially in hyunki's case, when he was hoping for him to have better experiences and make better choices than minsu had.
it seems that he has, and he's so happy about that. not as happy as hyunki, obviously, but...close.
minsu rests his head against his, thinking for a moment.]
Oh, I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later! There's the garden, and I'm still curious about what the swamp trees have to say, plus the vines.
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Date: 2018-09-23 09:36 pm (UTC)[ Hyunki smiles, before raising an eyebrow. ]
The vines?
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Date: 2018-09-24 01:03 am (UTC)[minsu smiles before shaking his head. he probably shouldn't talk about it, though he thinks hyunki might have a better chance at understanding how it is to love someone's darkness than anyone.]
I'm just happy for you. You're really sweet and I was worried about you.
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Date: 2018-09-24 09:05 am (UTC)Hm. ]
Worried about me? Oh, because of the way I talked about losing my virginity?
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Date: 2018-09-24 01:05 pm (UTC)I didn't want you to be unhappy.
[he lets his leg hang off the side of the hammock, giving them another gentle push.]
I might've been worried for nothing. But, honestly... [minsu looks over at him, slightly bashful with his confession.] If I wasn't with someone, I think I would've volunteered.
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Date: 2018-09-24 05:13 pm (UTC)At the confession, though, he looks up at Minsu, surprise shining clearly in his eyes. ]
Really? Oh. That's - very nice of you. I'm sure if circumstances had been different, it would have been nice. I'm sure you would have treated me well.
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Date: 2018-09-24 10:57 pm (UTC)[he thinks he might've been the nervous one, ironically enough. and still thinking that hyunki deserved better. but he would've treated him well.
and probably gotten attached, because that's just who he is. minsu smiles over at him.]
But you and Adder were like fate. Meant to be.
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Date: 2018-09-24 11:05 pm (UTC)But then, he was right about that. ]
It does feel that way. Destiny is a very real thing for me, and he was put in my path. He showed up for me to help him, and for us to bond. He is - so generous, so gentle, so caring. I needed someone to believe in me, and he needed someone to see past the first layer. I do think we've been thrown together for a reason.
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Date: 2018-09-26 02:51 am (UTC)[he remembers talking about it in a general sense with neve once, neve asked him about it. minsu's answer was a mixture of things, of fate and of choices.]
That's what you have to remember on the bad days, knowing that it's worth it. Knowing that he's worth it. That's what will make you stronger.
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Date: 2018-09-26 09:56 am (UTC)[ Because Hyunki doesn't. Events followed each other smoothly, since he arrived here, and. Well. It had to be a sign, right? ]
I hope we don't get too many bad days.
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Date: 2018-09-26 11:28 am (UTC)[all of them, him included. but he doesn't think that it was an inevitable path. so many of them went through things just to get here. and then there was the work that went into the relationships themselves, whether it was friends or lovers. they were all different people living under one roof. they earned this destiny.]
Mmm, me too. But I'm not scared, because I know we can handle whatever gets thrown our way.
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Date: 2018-09-26 01:40 pm (UTC)[ He'd been guided here. He'd been brought here, and now he was making a difference, the way he'd always wanted to. It was important to him. ]
We shouldn't be scared. You're right, we have so much strength, here. All of us together. We can do anything, and overcome anything. And, worst comes to worst, we'll find a new safe place. But what matters is that we manage to stay together, right?
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Date: 2018-09-26 11:03 pm (UTC)[minsu agrees with a smile. this place means so much to him, the first real "home" that he's ever had. there's a fond memory attached to every room. but those memories were made with people that he loves. if it was for them, and with them, he could go back to the life he knew before: running and stealing and surviving.]
No one could ever really take this place from us anyway. The swamp would swallow it up before it handed it over, I know she would.
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Date: 2018-09-27 09:41 am (UTC)[ Hyunki has a feeling that, outside of Sage being so linked to it, Minsu probably shouldn't. But he also understands, because a part of him believes that the swamp is protecting them all, and the house. ]
Hopefully, it never comes to that. Ros and Adder could all get us to safety, probably, but you might not like it.
[ A fun trip to the Underworld! ]
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Date: 2018-09-27 11:41 am (UTC)[probably more than he should, but going overboard on things is a little bit of who minsu is. but it's something that can't be untangled from sage, and minsu's decided to become as much of an unextractable part of his life. minsu raises his head from the hammock, almost like he's checking to make sure that the door is closed before he pulls his sleeve up. the bruises around his wrist are faded but still there, in the shape of leaves and vine.]
I think we made a deal.
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Date: 2018-09-27 12:34 pm (UTC)Do you want me to heal this?
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Date: 2018-09-27 01:24 pm (UTC)[minsu smiles as much for the vine as for the offer. things like this, like what happened to him, they should be strange for a human at the very least. but for minsu, it's amazing.]
I've had worse from people.
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Date: 2018-09-27 02:20 pm (UTC)[ It's Minsu's choice. Hyunki is a big fan of making your own choices, and he's not going to take Minsu's away from him. He might have a very good reason, too. ]
It tried to hurt you, but you're okay, now. Right? I've never - never used the vines I can make like this. To restrain someone.
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Date: 2018-09-27 05:13 pm (UTC)[for minsu, the bruises are a reminder of that. something else to be amazed about. but he knows sage feels guilty when he sees them, so he keeps them hidden while he heals.]
Do you want to? [minsu smiles, rolling onto his side to face hyunki.] I think it would be exciting, if it's something that you're both into.
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