Yu Junghyeok (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
plotdevised) wrote2022-06-18 10:14 pm
plotdevised) wrote2022-06-18 10:14 pm
[Serpentine Horizon] Inbox
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[ waves her lollipop at him. ]
Yo. Want a candy?
Yo. Want a candy?
[ offering him a wrapped one anyway and gesturing for him to sit. ]
I stole a bunch from that scenario before we got all dragged away.
I stole a bunch from that scenario before we got all dragged away.
[does not sit down, does not take the candy]
This isn't the "gift", is it?
This isn't the "gift", is it?
[ just sets it down on the roof next to her, then, her expression relaxing. ]
Nah.
[ she's quiet for a moment, as she leans back on her hands and stares up at the sky.
For once. her end of their bond is... controlled. Thoughtful, maybe. ]
We succeeded, yeah? Once we're done with this shit, we go home, and we bring Kim Dokja with us.
Nah.
[ she's quiet for a moment, as she leans back on her hands and stares up at the sky.
For once. her end of their bond is... controlled. Thoughtful, maybe. ]
We succeeded, yeah? Once we're done with this shit, we go home, and we bring Kim Dokja with us.
[he's serene. curious, mostly]
... That's right.
... That's right.
We've been here long enough, I think?
[ amusement, maybe a tinge of bitterness. it's not directed at him, though, even as she looks back at him. ]
It's about time we severed this contract.
[ amusement, maybe a tinge of bitterness. it's not directed at him, though, even as she looks back at him. ]
It's about time we severed this contract.
[there's no physical reaction other than his head turning to look at her, but the emotions are, in this order: surprise, rapidly replaced by confusion, which is then even more rapidly replaced by a quiet kind of acceptance]
[ she mulls that over a bit with not insignificant confusion of her own, just watching him. ]
... and here I thought you'd have jumped at it the moment I mentioned it. I figured you'd be happy to finally be free of constellations once and for all?
... and here I thought you'd have jumped at it the moment I mentioned it. I figured you'd be happy to finally be free of constellations once and for all?
[frowns. annoyed, now]
Would I truly be free of them, with the way the circumstances are back home?
Would I truly be free of them, with the way the circumstances are back home?
You would no longer be bound to us by anything but your own choice, if nothing else.
[looks away again, letting out a light huff]
Go ahead, do it.
Go ahead, do it.
[ quiets. There's something vaguely sheepish at her end of the bond, but just for a moment. ]
... Guess I should have asked first if this was even something you wanted. Kind of a shitty gift if you don't, right?
... Guess I should have asked first if this was even something you wanted. Kind of a shitty gift if you don't, right?
Edited 2022-09-14 19:50 (UTC)
[increased annoyance]
Just get it over and done with.
Just get it over and done with.
[ amused. a little regretful, but the amusement at his annoyance wins out.
Strangely, there's something a little proud in there too. ]
Alright, alright. Don't be too lonely without me.
[ and... deceptively quietly, like a screen blinking off to show only emptiness, the connection is gone. ]
Strangely, there's something a little proud in there too. ]
Alright, alright. Don't be too lonely without me.
[ and... deceptively quietly, like a screen blinking off to show only emptiness, the connection is gone. ]
[the last thing she can feel from his end is a muted sense of uncertainty and loss, which is... fitting, when the connection finally blips out.
outwardly, he remains quiet and unmoving, like waiting to see if this really is it...]
outwardly, he remains quiet and unmoving, like waiting to see if this really is it...]
[ for a moment everything seems still and quiet.
But as the sparks start to gather along her hands she jumps to her feet, rigid. ]
-- Oh, shit.
But as the sparks start to gather along her hands she jumps to her feet, rigid. ]
-- Oh, shit.
[ well, her hands are already burning with it. It's not really the worst she's ever had but it's still painful? So far, anyway-- it's still building.
It takes her a second to catch a breath, giving him a lopsided grin even as her hands clench into fists. ]
Only so much we can escape plausability constraints even here, huh? Don't worry about it.
It takes her a second to catch a breath, giving him a lopsided grin even as her hands clench into fists. ]
Only so much we can escape plausability constraints even here, huh? Don't worry about it.
Edited 2022-09-14 21:32 (UTC)
[ ahh. He's worried... she feels bad, a bit. Well, it's not like she expected this much either.
But honestly she has to concentrate more on trying to keep the storm at bay long enough to weather it fully-- so she looks away from him, squeezing her eyes shut.
Harder now, when the sparks feel less like static shocks and more like lightning strikes. ]
What the fuck-- do you think?
But honestly she has to concentrate more on trying to keep the storm at bay long enough to weather it fully-- so she looks away from him, squeezing her eyes shut.
Harder now, when the sparks feel less like static shocks and more like lightning strikes. ]
What the fuck-- do you think?
[grabs her hands with his own, fuck it]
Did you know this would happen?
Did you know this would happen?
[ grips his hand deathly tight, but even with that she drops to one knee. ]
No--
[ the tsu-chuchuchu continues on, louder, until all at once it jolts through and over her whole body. She coughs up a mouthful of blood, burns smoking, and just sinks down onto both knees. ]
... fffuck.
No--
[ the tsu-chuchuchu continues on, louder, until all at once it jolts through and over her whole body. She coughs up a mouthful of blood, burns smoking, and just sinks down onto both knees. ]
... fffuck.
[kneels down with her, not letting go]
You fool. If you die from this I'll make sure to kill you myself.
You fool. If you die from this I'll make sure to kill you myself.
[ -- okay. that sparks a laugh out of her, even if the resulting pain makes her cringe.
Her voice is a little hoarse though, and she loosens her own grip a bit on his hand. mostly because it hurts but also so she's not digging her nails into him anymore. ]
If this much could-- kill me. I wouldn't have made it to the end.
Guess we learned something today.
Her voice is a little hoarse though, and she loosens her own grip a bit on his hand. mostly because it hurts but also so she's not digging her nails into him anymore. ]
If this much could-- kill me. I wouldn't have made it to the end.
Guess we learned something today.
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