mmsaetbyeol

[mmsaetbyeol]

a hum takes to her lips, far removed from the rest, late night haunts enhabit her movements these days; consisting of lesson plans to be made and skyhigh paperwork that would vanish into thin air if saetbyeol just gave in and resigned herself to magic. but she never does, never would she do so. something about her morals and how it made her feel that bit more maeobsa by doing things by hand, doing something that didn’t require her to be done with it for the sake of time. saetbyeol liked doing the trivial things, she liked spending her time these things even if others turned their nose up at her time and time again for ‘wasting’ her time. but saetbyeol never saw it as a waste. no, not really.

not when yosul looks even more the lovelier at night, scattered by stars and the silence of a deserted oasis. no, how could she think it was a waste -- even if the darkenings beneath her eyes began, she’d still smile and say, it was all in a day’s work, anyways. 

her hand moves effortlessly on scrolls; black ink a contrast against the light from her desk lamp. she barely registers the sound of her office door opening and closing with the entrance of a guest before she feels fingers along her hair, and her eyes glance upwards at a start. surprise marked in them as she easily graces his presence with a grin. genuine, warm to the touch -- fingertips loosen from the pen she holds to regard him properly. 

the request is sudden and her eyes drift slowly to the hill of papers she’s yet to complete but something about his tone, the way he looks has her caught -- a breath against her throat; tongue at her cheek. but nonetheless, despite reluctance at her heels, she rises from her seat and gingerly pushes it back into place before she stands beside him, coat and purse in tow. 

and while she wants to ask what’s wrong; she’s never outright, never upfront with what she wants to say. maybe the fear is too much -- maybe the need to console is far greater. instead, she takes his hand in hers and pulls them out the door. “let’s go, you did say the soju was on you, right?”

@mmsaetbyeol​

smoking is a bad habit he’s picked up from heeyeon; a habit he indulges in when shit just got too tough and he needed a quick fix. it’s like a bandaid, an easy remedy for a long lasting affliction. with one last drag, he holds his breath, letting the smoke burn his lungs before expelling it into the frigid air. he watches, entertained, as the vapor dances languidly before dissipating with the wind. dropping the cigarette butt, he crushes the flickering embers with the heel of his shoe before walking away. his hands tremble still, a telltale sign of his distress and how little smoking three cancer sticks helped. fuck…he knew the path towards becoming a certified healer was a hard one, but he hadn’t anticipated how much time and effort it took. magic made everything look effortless, and while magical medicine was by no means easy, he had thought the workload would be much lighter than the medical programs he’d looked into. but boy, was he wrong. grad school truly got him fucked up…

flicking his wrist towards himself, he checks the hour, finding it suitable enough for an impromptu visit. backtracking, he jogs towards yosul’s entrance, slinking onto campus and making a bee line towards an office he’d frequented too many times. with a quick knock as a warning, he pushes the door open, leaning against the doorway when he spies his friend hunched over her desk, obviously busy, but never too busy to hang out with him. 

“good evening, professor,” hanbin cajoles, the corners of his mouth tilting upward into a gentle smile once he garners her attention. entering her office, he stops before her worktable, leaning in closer as his hand moves unconsciously to brush away her fringe, just to see her face more clearly. “care for a quick trip to the han river ? methinks we could both use a break, the bags under your eyes compel me to say so. what say you ?—” please say yes, he doesn’t want to be alone right now “—i’ll even buy us the first round of soju, if that sweetens the deal.”

[mmsaetbyeol]

                  i hope you fall into my arms, my shooting star     ━━━  ⋆ 

[mmsaetbyeol]

She has a heart, too much heart perhaps.

Marcel Proust, from The Complete Works; “Remembrance of Things Past,” (via violentwavesofemotion)

[mmsaetbyeol]

hogwarts au sentences.   let’s put those harry potter aus into good use. contains 40+ dialogue starters relating to hogwarts — some mention different houses and the occasional canon event, but a lot can be used by anybody. feel free to switch around pronouns, diction, and the like to make them more suitable for your muse’s mouth.

“ can you cast a patronus? ”

“ i saw muggle textbooks when i was visiting family for the holidays, and honestly? sure, i could maybe die falling off the stairs if i had a sleepwalking habit, but at least i’m not doing algebra right now. ”

“ do you think a dog animagi could have puppies? ”

“ how did you explain to your friends why you were switching schools? ”

“ sorry, all the other carriages are full, i’m sitting here whether you want it or not. ”

“ i wonder if there are people who can speak parseltongue but with like… bunnies. ”

“ i’m tired, and i want to go to bed, and i’ve been sitting here, trying to figure it out for like an hour, save me: what has a head but no body, but does have a tail? ”

“ what do threstals look like? ”

“ do you ever wash your cauldron? ”

“ trying to sneak into the forbidden section three times in a row is either the most badass or the most nerdy thing you’ve ever done. ”

“ if i go to hospital wing, i have to explain how i got it. i need to solve this with a spell. ”

“ no, i just never realised other people see the carriages being pulled by thin air. ”

“ when did you get the dark mark? ”

“ SOMEBODY CATCH MY TOAD! ”

“ mudblood. ”

“ who was the guy your boggart turned into? ”

“ where did you learn that? ”

“ sorry, but you couldn’t pay me to put my name in that thing. ”

“ do you still have that leaf in your mouth? ”

“ you’re the most injury-prone [quidditch position] i’ve ever met. ”

“ congratulations, head [boy/girl/pupil]. ”

“ imagine being a straight couple right now. ”

“ i’m going to have to fight my parents. ”

“ sorry, is this your owl/toad/cat? [they’re] beautiul. ”

“ do you think you could sneak to the astronomy tower with me tonight? ”

“ i actually haven’t asked anyone for the yule ball with me. ”

“ [name] got petrified, didn’t [they]? i’m sorry. ”

“ have you met the new DADA professor yet? how was it? ”

“ next time [name] pushes you again, i swear to god i’m hexing [their] arse. ”

“ i ate something and now my face is purple. i’m NOT coming out! ”

“ it’s vinegar. i knocked on the wrong barrel. ”

“ don’t look at me like that, i’m just trying to steal your body heat. it’s cold down here, okay? ”

“ how the hell can someone like you be in [house]? ”

“ come to think of it, i don’t think i’ve ever seen a ginger slytherin. ”

“ i didn’t even know i was afraid of heights before i came to this bloody school. ”

“ finding places to cuddle in would be a lot easier if we were at the same house. ”

“ are both of your parents muggles? ”

“ when you said you wanted to go to hogsmeade together with me, did you mean like… a date kind of ‘together’? ”

“ i wonder how many peole have banged in the room of requirements. ”

“ why must the plants sing? ”

“ sorry, you’re not getting the password from me. ”

“ have fun in potions. try not to punch anyone. ”

“ of course i’m fine. i mean, who wouldn’t want to be told they’re going to have a painful, grim death, on their first divination class? ”

“ are all [ravenclaws/gryffindors/slytherins] assholes, or is that just you? ”

“ dude, it was definitely two feet on vampires. how screwed are you? ”

“ how are we playing? classic or bavardian rules? ”

[mmsaetbyeol]

it’s nice to meet you today

                            a day like any other day, @mmkyung ⋆ ━━━  

short fingernails curl into the pile of paperwork crammed into her arms. an embrace often seldom had is now reserved for the hordes of papers and the like that saetbyeol never tires of. surely, she could have been done with them with a flick of her wrist but alas, saetbyeol had never been the type to rely on magic in such a way. such is the fate of one who had lived without magic for some time before magic had become something so prevalent to her. 

( now it was her life, her calling as her past professors would say )

she thinks back to a younger time, of bustling skirts and knee-high socks, adolescence bliss galore and realizes, perhaps, she’s always been like this. only now she was knee-length skirts that slit mid-way and motherly smiles that fit awkwardly on a youthful face. and at twenty-seven, nothing really changes; not the way she bats her eyes at the way the sun turns to dusk nor the way the moon shines brightly as she gazes through the eye of her telescope. 

nor the clumsiness of a four-year old that clings to brittle bones and barely-there muscle, necessary to help her stand alert and attentive; there to stop her from falling when the slightest push could give way. but like a leaf in the wind, saetbyeol flutters, and her lithe form gives way as a horde of students traipse past. like a mere billow’s breath, she clutches her barings, eyes closed as she prepares her fall -- in one, two, three?

the scatter of papers are heard, a hurricane of sounds that deafen her ears until she realizes the absence of pain. 

what?

[mmsaetbyeol]

hey its me ume again with my little soft smol professor han saetbyeol! below the cut are some facts and plots for my girl, if anything pls like this post and i’ll come running to brainstorm !!!

han saetbyeol / half blood / 27 years old

saetbyeol is a ju jak almuni

lo and behold she is also the house head for ju jak

she’s the astronomy professor and by relation, the astronomy club staff advisor

saetbyeol has always been known to be quiet and reserved, from school to now as a professor

she’s really kind and among the professors is really Forward when it comes to wanting to help her students reach the best of their abilities

she’s also kind of a pushover so when students forget to turn in things shes really lax and just tells them to turn it in the next day

she almost always never punishes her students albeit light scolding before smiling and telling them to go their way

aka shes really That teacher that everyone is thinking is a weakling ( bc lol she is )

like all professors she lives on campus and if you don’t see her during the day, you sure as heck will probably see her roaming the night with her telescope and dorkily looking at the stars at 2 in the morning when she has a 7 am lecture the next day

but despite all that, she makes a dubious effort to look nice and put together for her classes, always making sure each student is performing to the best of her ability as well as having F-U-N !! fun !! in her classes

while she doesn’t scold, she hates when people fall asleep in her classes and makes a point to wake the person up almost immediately when she catches them -- she won’t say anything but she just doesn’t want them to sleep in the event they miss something fun being taught or shown !!

she’s also very into growth for herself and her lesson plans which is why she makes a point to ask her students every week how they felt about this week’s lesson, what things they want to learn or see or recommendations for any field research she should get into

there’s also an ongoing rumor -- it’s been here for years now -- that her and professor han @mmkyung are secretly married and it doesn’t help that they’re close and saetbyeol immediately flusters at him ; she’s really 50% fluster 50% over him

plots

favorite teacher bc who wouldn’t love this huge fluffball of a girl

least favorite teacher bc maybe she’s a little too perky for a 7am lecture

you need help with life / school / love and saetbyeol just can’t see you in distress, it actually Pains her

you’re distracted in her class and she asks to see you after, “what is Wrong, it’s unlike you etc etc” 

students who put the minimum in her classes but she sees Potential and she will Not have it go to waste!

give her cute little dongsaengs to dote on !!!

best friend plots bc girlie isn’t / that / old, she’s old but she would love some friends pls

the teacher you manipulate into giving you an extension / good grades / retake on a test and she gives it to you because she doesn’t want to see you fail

it’s no secret that saetbyeol is super pretty (i mean have you seen her tag ,,,, if you like ignore all the boobie pics shes super cute!) and while she doesn’t have a fanclub, she does get her occasional admirers here and there -- are you one?

an ex of yours ended up falling for saetbyeol’s “charm” and you’re annoyed and sick that he chose her over you and when you go to confront her, saetbyeol is dumbstruck at the accusation and is even more sad that this had to happen to you and tries to help you feel better

she’s definitely the teacher who puts too much on her plate and always drops things while walking in the halls, help her pls

you catch her on one of her nightly star gazing romps, join her!

ju jak babies come to her !!!! 

astronomy club members @ her !!!!!

also the plot about her and mmkyung being secretly married / dating ; we need people to facilitate these rumors aka coming up to her and asking her about him pls and thanks !!!1

[mmsaetbyeol]

[mmsaetbyeol]

There’s a price to be paid for foolishly dreaming.

Vytautaseneyevich (via wnq-writers)