Still Here/ 12
Pairing- Hongjoong x Named Reader
Word count- 5k
Includes- Domestic fluff, bathtub sex, fingering, cock warming, riding, multiple orgasms, implied shower sex, fluff, ghost happenings/paranormal stuff, protective Hongjoong
Yh/w/n- Yunho wife's name
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One month later
Hongjoong POV
"So....movie night?", she asks
I nod, "Sure baby. Whatever you want"
"Disney?"
"You know I love Disney", I laugh
"What movie?", she asks
"Hmmm last time we watched The Little Mermaid. And Beauty and the Beast before that."
"Yeah. Do you want to watch a princess movie?", she asks
"Yeah jagi. I'll watch a princess movie with my princess"
She giggles, "You're so cute Joongie."
I just smile at her
"And you're my prince", she says, kissing my lips softly
I kiss her back, loving how her lips feel against mine
"I'll always be your prince", I smile
"I'll always be your princess", she replies, smiling too, "How about Tangled?"
I nod
"Yay", she cheers
My god, she's so fucking adorable
She gets the movie on and I sit back on her bed, leaning against the headboard
I came home from the studio really late to find her waiting up for me
I haven't had much time to spend with her the last few days, as I've been writing lyrics and making music to start our new album
Every time I've come home, she's been asleep and I usually just go right into bed and hold her
She's human, she needs more sleep than I do and I have no problem staying up and just keeping her in my arms
Holding her is one of my favorite things to do
But tonight she wanted to spend time with me and of course I want to spend time with her
Always
Movie night is perfect
She comes closer to me and I put my arm around her when she lays her head on my chest
She takes my other hand, laces our fingers, holding on tightly while we watch the movie
Since she moved in, we've been watching Disney movies
I've only seen a few and we're slowly getting through all of them
I didn't know I'd love Disney but I do
I haven't seen Tangled before though
"Baby", she says about half an hour into the movie
"Yeah jagi?", I ask
"Your nail polish is coming off"
I know
I just haven't had time to redo it
"Yeah jagi. I didn't have time to fix it yet"
"I'll do it", she says
"You wanna?", I ask, surprised
She knows I wear nail polish but she's never done my nails before
I usually do it myself
"Yeah Joongie. I can do it for you."
"Yeah ok baby.", I agree, actually excited
She moves to get up but I stop her, "Where are you going?"
"To get nail polish remover and my nail polish"
"You wanna do it now?"
She shrugs, "Why not?"
I guess there's no reason to not do it now
"Yeah ok"
She leaves for a second, coming back with remover and cotton balls
"Gimmie", she says, holding out her hand
I move mine to hers and she takes off the old nail polish
Then she goes to our walk in closet and pulls out five big plastic bins, pulling them on our king size bed
"Jagi what-"
"My nail polish", she says taking the lids off the boxes
My eyes pop open at how much she has
I knew she had a lot but not this much
"That's a lot Jo"
She shrugs, "You know I like doing my nails. And it's nowhere near as much as the make up I have"
I'll agree there
I gave her another room in the house for her makeup room
It's fine, the house has like six extra rooms
"I've always wanted to get one of those nail racks like they have in salons but I've never gotten around to it", she says
"Yeah that'd look nice with them hanging on the wall", I agree, "I'll get you some and you can put them up in your makeup room"
"No Joongie. You gave me so much already. I'll get them"
I shake my head, "No I'll get them. It's not a big deal baby"
"Joongie-"
"Please jagi?", I ask, "You're my princess. Let me spoil you"
"You already do Joongie! So much"
I shrug
She's the love of my life, of course I'm going to spoil her
I love doing it, I want to spoil her more and she fights me on it, showing me she doesn't care about my money at all
She always says the things I get her she can get on her own
Which is true but I like buying my girlfriend things
She deserves everything and I want to give it to her
"Then a little more shouldn't matter baby"
She crosses her arms, glaring at me with her eyebrow raised
I give her my best puppy face and she sighs, relenting
"Fine"
"Great", I smile widely, making her crack a smile, "Now let's see all the nail polishes"
She takes off the tops of the bins, her nail polish is organized by color with different brands
"What color do you want?"
"I dunno", I answer, looking through her polish
She has a lot that I want to try, some of the colors look cool
"There's so many I can't pick"
"Hold on", she says, disappearing into the hallway
She comes back in a minute with a medium plastic box
"Take out all the ones you like and I'll keep them in here for you to try"
"I...really?", I ask
"Yeah baby. This is my Joongie nail polish box", she answers smiling
She really is the best girl I could ever ask for
"Ok jagi, if you're sure"
"I'm sure baby. Go nuts"
I smile and start pulling out all the ones I want to try, putting them in the box
When I'm done the box is filled to the top
"Done baby?"
I nod
"Ok"
She puts the lids on the big boxes and I put them back in the closet so she doesn't have to carry them
Then she sits next to me, with the box of polish
"Which one Joongie?"
"I was thinking green?"
"Ooo yeah, I don't remember you wearing green recently"
"I haven't"
She pulls out all the green polish I picked and I choose an emerald looking one
"Ok Joongie. Gimme your hand"
I give her my hand and she takes it gently
"Your baby finger?", she giggles
"Whichever ones you want jagi. You can do more than one"
It doesn't matter to me as long as at least one is painted
She opens the polish and paints my ring finger, then moves to my middle finger and pointer finger
Then she takes my other hand, painting my thumb and pinky
I never thought I'd be doing this with my girlfriend
I never thought she'd want to paint my nails
I was afraid she'd think it was dumb when she asked me about it but she didn't
At first she actually thought I just did it for myself, because I wanted to and she was fine with that
She didn't think I was weird or creepy or feminine
But after I told her why I do it, she was proud of me for supporting a cause I felt passionate about
Everything I ever felt about myself that I thought a girl would make fun of me for or wouldn't like, isn't a big deal to her at all
She really loves me just the way I am
That is something I didn't think I'd find being an idol let alone a vampire, and I'm very aware how lucky I am
I'm never letting her go
As she puts a second coat of polish, she says, giggling, "You should paint my nails Joongie"
Huh
I never thought of that
I could, I know how
And I want to
"Ok jagi"
"I was kidding baby"
"I'm not. It's a great idea. You're doing mine and I'll do yours"
"You really want to?"
I nod
She shrugs, "Ok. Let me finish you first"
She gets a clear top coat and paints it over the color
"Let it dry for a minute"
I nod then ask, "Can you put my hair in a ponytail?"
"A ponytail?"
"Yeah jagi. I don't want my hair falling in my face while I do your nails"
"Ok baby"
She goes behind me and starts gathering my hair
I close my eyes, feeling her hands in my hair
Feels good
"Done", she says a few seconds later
She comes back to sit in front of me
"You look so handsome with your hair like that baby", she tells me
"Yeah jagi? You like it like this?"
If she likes it like this, I'll wear it like this more often
"Yeah Joongie. I do, a lot. ATINYS love it too"
"Ok jagi, I'll wear it like this for you more"
She gives me an adorable smile, "Only if you want to"
I do, I'll do anything to make her smile, to make her happy
I nod then ask her, "What color do you want?"
She shrugs, "I don't know. You pick"
I have an idea but I don't know if it's cringe or not
"How about the green you painted mine?"
A smile forms on her face, "Like couple nails?"
I nod, "Yeah"
"Yeah Joongie! That's such a good idea"
"Yeah?", I ask
She nods, "It's so cute baby"
I'm so glad she's good with it and didn't make fun of me
But I should know her by now
I know she's not like that and I shouldn't ever be nervous around her
I shake the bottle of nail polish, then open it and take her hand, kissing the back of it
"Joongie", she giggles, "Such a gentleman!"
I just smile at her
Holding her hand in one of mine, I take the nail polish brush and start painting her nails
She watches me as I brush the nail polish on her nails
"You're good at this Joongie", she praises
"Thanks baby. I do this for some of the guys too"
I finish one of her hands, so I take her other, kiss the back of that too and paint those nails
When I finish, I hold her hand up and gently blow on her nails to help dry them
After, I put a second coat of green, then the clear top coat
"Done jagi"
"Thanks baby", she says, holding her hand up and looking at her nails
"You did an amazing job baby. You should do my nails all the time"
I have absolutely no problem with that
I move her hair behind her shoulder, running my fingers in it
"Ok jagi. I will"
She grins at me, then leans towards me, kissing me softly
"You're the best Joongie"
I love when she says that
I try to be the best for her, try to be everything she needs and wants
"Want to finish watching the movie?", I ask her
She nods, so we settle back in her bed and unpause the movie
A little bit later, she takes a pillow, puts it on my lap and lays down
I smile down at her, running my fingers in her hair as we watch the rest of the movie
When it's over, I look down at her to find her asleep
It had to be because of playing with her hair
That makes her fall asleep almost immediately
I move her gently, holding her in my arms while I move the pillow to her side of the bed
Laying her down, I kiss her forehead, then get up and shut the tv off
Putting the blanket over her, I shut the light off then get into bed next to her
I cuddle into her back, putting my arm around her and snuggling into the back of her neck
I close my eyes, feeling myself falling asleep right away
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Two weeks later
Hongjoong POV
"Jagi?", I call, coming into the house after practice
"In the kitchen!"
I walk in to find her at the stove cooking something
"Hi jagi", I say, pressing a kiss to her cheek
"Hi baby", she smiles, softly, "Are you hungry? Do you want blood?"
"I can get it baby", I answer
She rolls her eyes, "Oh stop Joongie. When are you going to realize the blood thing doesn't bother me?"
Yeah, I don't know if I could ever get used to that
She's around now when I have to drink it
I try to do it when she's sleeping or out or in another room
I know she's trying hard to show me that it doesn't bother her since we moved in together, but it's still strange
"I know jagi but-"
"Oh shush and sit down", she scolds, pointing to the dining room table
"Yeah ok", I give in
Sitting, I watch her get a blood bag out and cut it open with a scissor
I watch her face for any discomfort or grossness when she pours the blood in a mug
There's nothing
No nose scrunch, no lip curl, no disgusted face, no eyebrow raise
Nothing
She just puts the mug in the microwave for two minutes
Then she cleans up the blood bag and continues to finish cooking her food
When the microwave goes off, she pulls out a food thermometer, placing it in the mug to check the temperature
She frowns, taking the thermometer out and putting the cup back in the microwave for another minute
I'm completely shocked watching her
She's shown up with a warm cup of blood for me before but I've never watched her get it ready
It's like she's just cooking something else
She's extraordinary and I feel so loved, so accepted
She's the best
The beeping sound signals the microwave stopping and she repeats the whole thing with the thermometer
She drops the thermometer into the sink, then comes to me giving me the mug
She kisses my cheek, then goes to get her food, bringing it to the table and sitting with me
I'm just in awe of her
"Don't just look at me baby. Drink it", she urges
"Thank you jagi", I say softly
"Of course baby", she says, taking a bite of her food
I take a sip of the blood, warm just how I like it
"So pretty baby", she says suddenly, squeezing my hand
"Huh?"
"You're eyes. Pretty green"
I just smile, "Well you have those beautiful brown ones jagi"
She snorts, "Your brown is prettier than mine Joongie"
I shake my head, "No baby. You know I love your eyes. Don't say anything bad about them"
She just smiles, "Ok baby"
When we finish eating, she washes all the dishes
"Jagi, I need a shower. Do you wanna come?"
She nods, "Yeah baby but let me use the bathroom first before we do"
I nod, "Sure baby"
She goes to the master bathroom in our room, while I wait
I hear the shower turning on, knowing she's getting it ready for us
After a few minutes the shower turns off and I hear, "What the fuck?"
She sounds scared and I immediately run into the bathroom
"Jagi what's wrong?", I ask, checking for any threat
She points to the mirror, "It's..it's not there anymore"
I glance at the mirror to see nothing there
"What's not there jagi?"
"It was here! I turned the shower off and I saw..."
"Saw what baby?", I ask, wondering if she's getting sick
"A girl. Dressed in white. Her face...dead and decayed"
Uh what?
I raise my hand to her head to check for a fever
"I'm not sick Joongie. I saw it"
"Uh ok baby. I don't see anything though"
"Joongie...I think we have a ghost", she says
I raise my eyebrow, "A ghost?"
I haven't seen any evidence of ghosts, ever, in my entire existence
While lots of supernatural things do exist, I thought ghosts were fake
She nods, "Yeah"
"But nothing weird has happened", I say, trying to think if I've seen anything ghostly
"Well....because it happens when you're not around"
"What?"
Things have happened to her?
Here?
"Things happen Joongie. Things like this. The girl is just there. Stuff moves by itself. Things are in one place and when I turn away then turn back they're in another spot. Cabinets open on their own. I get weird messages written on the mirror telling me to run and get out. I feel like someone is touching my arm or shoulder but nothing is there. Your instruments start playing by themselves. The tv or radio turns on and off by themselves"
Ok why hasn't she said anything until now?
Which is what I ask her
"Because I...I wasn't sure if these things were really happening at first. And then I didn't know if ghosts really existed. And I just hoped they would stop. And I...I didn't think you'd believe me"
That shocks me
Why wouldn't I believe her?
Of course I would
"Why would you think that baby?"
"Because you never said anything about weird stuff happening here and you've lived here for years. I didn't know if you'd think I was making stuff up"
I pull her to me in a tight embrace, "I would never think you'd ever make anything up baby ok? Don't be afraid to tell me anything. I'll always believe you ok?"
"Do you?", she asks
I nod, "I do baby. And look nothing like what you're saying has ever happened to me here. But if you say they did, then they did"
"What are we gonna do?", she asks
"We can ask Yh/w/n to do a spell or something to see if there is a ghost or something like that ok? I'll text him and ask them to come tomorrow ok?"
She nods, holding onto me tightly
"We can leave if you want jagi. We can go to the dorm"
She shakes her head, "I don't want to leave our house baby. I don't want this thing to think it won"
I don't see how that matters but if she wants to stay, we'll stay
"Ok jagi. We'll stay and I'll text Yunho ok?"
She nods, hugging me tightly
I'm upset that this is happening, especially to her and I'm upset with myself for not noticing anything
"Do you still want to shower baby?", I ask
"Well yeah but a little later", she says, pulling away from me, tugging me with her
She brings me to the bathtub and I notice that it's full of water, bubbles in it
"Did you do that?", I ask
She nods, "For you"
"For me?"
She nods, "I dunno, I know you don't get tired or sore from practice but I thought it'd be a good idea? To relax?"
I smile widely, "Thanks jagi. You're coming with me right?"
"If you want me to"
"I do baby"
She nods, smiling softly
We get undressed and I go in the bathtub first, the water nice and hot
Sitting down, I lean back, then hold her hand, helping her get in too
As she sits, I pull her back against me, her back to my chest and wrap my arms around her
She leans back on me, turning her head, kissing my jaw soflty
"Water feels good jagi?", I ask
She nods, her head against my shoulder, her eyes closed, "Good for you baby?"
"Yeah", I agree
I like baths, when I have time for them
Normally with the whole idol thing, I don't, so showers it is
But I have taken baths for the majority of my two thousand years life
Showers are modern things and I've gotten used to them
And honestly it feels so much better being in a bath with someone else
Leaning my head against the wall, I close my eyes, moving my fingers slowly along her thighs
It's nice to just relax like this with her
"How was practice baby?"
"Good. We learned the choreo for Paradigm. It's intense, lots of moves in quick succession"
"Was it hard?"
"Not too bad. Some parts I had to redo a few times to get it right but with practice it'll be fine"
"I don't know how you can coordinate your body like that. I can't even take in all the moves when I watch you guys. I'd never be able to do it"
"You would jagi", I say, believing that one hundred percent, "If it was broken down for you and you'd practiced each part, you'd get it. I know you would"
She giggles, the sound so cute, "You have too much faith in me"
"Not too much", I joke, "Just enough to know I'm right"
She laughs, turning her head and kissing my cheek, "Ok baby. You're right"
"I know I am", I agree, kissing the top of her head
We sit in the warm water together, comfortable silence around us
I'm just enjoying the feel of her against me and I wonder why we haven't done this before
And if we can do it more often
After a little while, I feel her shiver against me
"You ok jagi?", I ask
"Mmm hmm", she answers, continuing to tremble
"You're shaking baby", I tell her
"Because...because your hand....", she trails off
I notice then that I'm moving my fingers along the inside of her thigh
I get it, she's turned on
Smirking, I move my fingers to her pussy, running them along her little slit
"Ffff", she whimpers
"So wet jagi", I tell her
And it's not from the water
Her juice is sticky and it feels different from the water
"Joongie", she whines, pushing her head back on my shoulder, her eyes closed, biting her bottom lip
"Does my pretty baby wanna cum?", I ask, rubbing her clit
She nods, "Yes baby"
"Alright jagi. Anything you want"
Moving my hand down, I slide two fingers into her waiting pussy, feeling them get swallowed and throbbed on instantly
"So horny baby", I smirk, "You wanna cum bad"
She nods, her body shivering when I pull my fingers out, then plunge them back in, right into her spot
I can find her spot in my sleep
I move slowly, dragging in and out of her pretty hole, massaging her spot when I go back in, wetting my fingers so fucking much
As I fuck my fingers into her, I move my other hand around her waist, rubbing her little pulsing clit
"Oh god", she whimpers, her cunt clenching around my fingers hard
"Feels good baby girl?"
She nods slowly, moaning so fucking erotically
Leaning my head down, I kiss the side of her neck, licking the skin before I suck on it
"Jjj..Joongie", she whimpers, her hands moving, one gripping my wrist, the other my leg
"So close baby", I murmur, moving my fingers faster, "Gonna cum all over my fingers?"
She nods, "Yes...yes"
"That's my good girl. Cum for me"
She moans, her pussy throbbing hard around my fingers, her cream all over them
"Good girl", I praise her, pressing on her spot as she orgasms
Only when she finishes do I pull my fingers out
"Wanna sit on my dick jagi?"
She nods, moving, lifting herself up, her hand holding my cock up
She sinks on me, enveloping my length in her warm pulsing cunt
"Oh my god", I moan softly, pleasure running in me right away
She starts to bounce but I stop her, pulling her back against me
"Just stay baby", I tell her, "I'll make you cum"
Moving my hand back down, I play with her clit, feeling her drench my cock
I grope her boob with my free hand, pinching her nipple, feeling her shudder against me
Turning her head she reaches her arm up, around my neck, fingers in my hair, guiding me to her lips
She kisses me hungrily, her tongue down my throat, fingers twisting in my hair
Falling into her kiss, I revel in the feeling of her lips
In the feeling of her tongue against mine, her hard nipple in my hand, her pulsing clit against my fingertips, her spasming pussy clamped around my cock
Moving my fingers faster, I moan in her mouth, the pleasure intensifying the harder she clenches my cock
It feels so good, I wanna cum so bad
Just her pulsing can get me there
It's crazy how in tune my body is to hers
Just having my dick in a pussy would never have made me cum before
I needed so much more stimulation
Now I can cum just from eating her pussy
It's because I love her, because she turns me on like no one else, because I can't get enough of her
Because she's my everything
And I wouldn't have it any other way
Her small body shakes against me, the water in the tub sloshing around us but I don't stop playing with her clit
Not until she cums
I want to feel her orgasm more than I want to cum
"C'mon baby, don't keep me waiting", I whisper, before taking her lips against mine again
Her hand moves over mine that's gripping her breast, squeezing with me, moaning in my mouth
Her cunt pulses get so tight, she's so close
Just a little more
A few more passes over her clit has her coming around my cock, throwing me into massive pleasure
Kissing her desperately, I keep moving my fingers fast, coming and shooting my cum inside her orgasming pussy
My god it's so fucking good every fucking time
Both of us pull away from each other's lips, breathing hard as the pleasure fades
Leaning my forehead against hers, I wrap my arms around her waist, hugging her
"I love you", she whispers
"I love you jagi", I answer back, pressing a kiss to her nose
She smiles, turning to me, cuddling closer
"Wah the water is cold"
I chuckle, "Well we've been in here for awhile baby"
She pouts, making me laugh more
"Aww jagi. How about we go in the shower, clean up and then we can cuddle and watch another Disney movie?"
"That sounds like a great idea", she smiles
"Good baby. C'mon", I say
I quickly stand up with her in my arms and in the next second we're in the shower with the water running
"Holy shit", she says, looking pale, her hand on her stomach, "That was...fuck"
"Jagi? Are you ok?", I ask, worried I did something wrong
I never moved with my vampire speed with her before
Maybe it hurts humans
"Nauseous...that was....fast", she gasps
"Oh fuck, I'm sorry baby", I apologize, panicking
"Just....give...a few....seconds", she wheezes
"Ok jagi", I whisper, holding her, rubbing her back, doing anything to help her
After a few minutes, she breathes in and looks up at me
"Jesus Christ"
"I'm sorry baby"
She nods, "I know baby. It's ok. Just next time, gimme a warning so I can prepare"
"Yeah baby. Of course"
"So where were we?", she asks, giving me a weak smile
"Showering. But if you want to get out and lay down-"
She shakes her head, "No, I'm ok"
"Are you sure?"
She nods, "Besides, my vampire boyfriend had to make up for making me nauseous"
I blink, "Uh how?"
"Hmm well you look so fucking hot with that water all over your body and hair, so I'm thinking you use that vampire strength, hold me and fuck me against the wall"
My mouth drops open until my brain processing what she's saying
Then I smirk, grabbing her hips and lifting her up, her legs and arms wrapping around me
"I can do that baby", I murmur, then press my lips against hers
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Shaking in my arms wakes me up, the TV still paused on the Aladdin movie I stopped when she fells asleep
Something is wrong
My eyes immediately move to her, her small body spasming
I can hear her heartbeat accelerated, like it's going to burst out of her chest
"Jo?", I call, panicking
She's facing away from me and I sit up, moving her on her back
Her eyes are closed, her arms shaking, her legs locked straight and her fists opening and closing on the sheets
She's sweating so much, she's soaked through her pj tank top and underwear
She's having a nightmare or a night terror, something
"Jagi", I call louder, trying to shake her arm, "Joanne, wake up"
She breathes hard, pain on her face
"Joanne!", I shout, "Open your eyes! Wake up"
She's not waking up and I'm so fucking scared
Why isn't she waking up?
Suddenly she screams loudly and I smell blood
Four deep scratches appear on her upper arm going all the way down to her elbow
What the fuck?
This...this isn't a nightmare
This is more
It's that fucking ghost, spirit, whatever it fucking is that she was trying to tell me about
It's after her, it was trying to scare her
And now it's hurting her
More scratches appear on her- her chest, her thigh and it's scaring the fuck out of me
"Leave her alone!", I roar at whatever the fuck is hurting her and keeping her unconscious, "Get off her!"
Her little body stiffens as she starts choking
Her mouth is wide open, trying to breathe in, her breaths ragged
I see dark purple marks forming on the side of her neck
She's being choked
"Let go of her!", I shriek, grasping at her neck but there's nothing for me to pry off her
"Jagi", I yell, tears blinding me as I completely panic
I hate seeing her like this
Hurt by something I can't see, can't stop
"Let her go!", I shout, "Or I swear to God, I will find out whatever you are, I will make you solid and I will fucking tear your apart"
I hear a laughing sound that makes the rage in me boil over
"Do not fuck with me! I will make you wish you stayed dead! Leave her alone!"
The next thing I know she's sitting up, screaming my name, her eyes wide and open
"Jagi, I'm here! Baby", I call, pulling her to me, holding her, so relieved she's alive
I can't stop crying, holding her as she sobs and gasps for breath
After this, I know I have to find out what the fuck this thing is, what it wants and how to kill it
It will never hurt my baby again
This I swear
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Chapter 3: something brand old
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"enjoy your weekend, okay? and try not to oversleep like you usually do."
12pm. If she was luckier, she would wake up 30 minutes earlier. She lifted herself out of bed, and turned on her shower, freezing cold, and exactly 1 minute. She came out, sat in front of her dresser mirror, did her makeup routine, eyeliner, eyeshadow, lipliner, and light lipstick.
she then threw on a purple tank-top, and loose joggers, and went to her living room, where it was carefully arranged with plants, the smaller ones lined up against her kitchen marble counter, and the others scattered around the room, with just a few across her ceiling and just above her sofa. After she made herself a cup of black coffee, she leaned on her counter, and started scrolling on her phone, looking at the messages she exchanged last night.
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8:00pm
konantattoos
I don't. what would you like to talk about?
obito1115
a few things. but I don't know how to express it properly.
konantattoos
Your going to have to elaborate. is it personal?
obito1115
kind of. so what I'm actually trying to say is…
konantattoos
?
obito1115
I want you to get to know me.
obito1115
and then, once you do, I want you to decide what to put on my skin.
obito1115
placement, the size or even the price…that doesn't matter. I just want a tattoo that represents all of me.
obito1115
does that make sense? or am I asking for too much…
konantattoos
this isn't usually requested.
konantattoos
but it isn't impossible either.
konantattoos
instead of messaging here, it might be better to meet face-to-face.
konantattoos
what do you think?
obito1115
might be.
obito1115
are we meeting in the studio?
konantattoos
no. its closed until monday.
konantattoos
plus, its too formal. I think a casual setting would help you open up more.
konantattoos
I already have a location in mind. what time would suit you?
obito1115
don't mind. I'll do whatever time you want.
konantattoos
okay, we can do 1pm. is that fine?
obito1115
yh, thats great.
obito1115
just send me the location, and I'll make sure I'm there.
konantattoos
no problem.
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She had yet to find out his true intentions. but she didn't to waste anymore time to figure out why. She drank the rest of her coffee, and took her leather jacket from her coat hanger, exiting her apartment.
she figured if they were both going to be comfortable, she chose a small, and independent café that she used to frequent to. the interior inside was very bohemian, with vine plants spread across the white walls, and a cluster of ferns sticking out from the ceiling. it was incredibly bright due to the scattered pendant lights, and large, arched windows that allowed the sunlight to peek through. Their menu not to mention, was inclusive and provided many allergy-free options.
She found a table with cushioned seats at the far-side of the café, and sat down, checking the time on her watch.
"twelve-thirty…"
she came earlier than intended, but it was better than being late, and she absolutely hated being late.
-
obito1115
just to let you know, I'm actually here already. hope you don't mind.
konantattoos
oh. are you now.
obito1115
yh. standing near the entrance.
konantatttoos
okay. im here as well.
konantattoo is typing…
konantattoos
just stood up. can you see me?
obito1115 is typing…
obito1115
yh. your wearing the leather jacket, right?
-
standing up, the man came towards her, but his disposition was different this time, seeming cheerier and his shoulders lighter from whatever stress that held him down yesterday. He even looked different as well, sporting casual wear and a black cap that covered the majority of his face.
"hey. thanks for meeting me," he said, and offered his hand, friendly and to perhaps show her his sincerity.
she shook his hand, and they sat back down, opposite from each other, her hands close to her own body.
"…do you want to order something first?" she asked, intent on making things as least awkward as possible.
"no, it's fine. I much rather have this conversation…"
that was something she much rather did as well, but when she started asking him questions about himself, it was akin to pulling teeth, slow and ridiculously painful.
"so, your name is obito?"
"that's right."
"…your profession?"
"I teach."
"do you have a favourite animal?"
"probably not."
…this is weird.
Even though this was meant to be light-hearted, it was too similar to a interviewer interrogating a tight-lipped interviewee. she wasn't any closer to finding enough about him.
"…sorry, am I being awkward?" he asked, accurately reading the room.
"no. you just seem a bit stiff," she answered honestly.
"so, you say you teach. what subject?"
if he teaches, it could be a starting point for a decent conversation.
"…English literature."
"…oh."
now, she was getting somewhere.
"is it a subject your passionate about? do you enjoy teaching it?"
next to arranging her flowers, she occasionally liked to read poetry herself, whenever she wanted to feel nostalgic again.
"in the beginning, I was, but after a few years, I started to grow tired of it…"
"is it okay if I ask why?" she prodded, eager to get more from him.
"…too much workload. that's all."
now, they were back to square one. when she's close to finding more about him, he would close himself off, preventing her from getting any closer to the cause of why they were meeting in the first place.
"…actually, do you just want to call it a day?" he said, checking the time on his watch. he was likely going to make an excuse that he has 'things' to do, despite only being here for fifteen minutes.
"…so soon?" she asked, doing her best to stop the agitation from creeping on her face.
"yeah, you know the workload I just talked about…just realised its caught up to me."
he stands up, and takes a few coins from his pocket, sliding them onto the table,
"…for your travel back. sorry for wasting your time," he said, and as sudden as their meeting was, so was his departure, and she remained still in her seat, as bewildered as ever.
--
Land siren
Your whispery undertones sing to me
I’ll willingly fall under your curse
When you continue to
Speak to my withholding breath
I’ll allow you to hold onto me
And bite the flesh of my skin
As long as you
Take my withholding breath
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