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deep dive: in this emptiness, i know how to swim through it ― (diving deep), i'm getting closer.
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deep dive: in this emptiness, i know how to swim through it ― (diving deep), i'm getting closer.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ so are most squatters hot or am i just ugly ? ❞ features knit together in amusement, unaware of the way his gaze lingers on the other a beat too long before he flops down on the couch. make himself at home ? it’s his honor. long limbs stretching out. ❝ i do – the crazy thing is when i first started seeing her she didn’t seem like that at all. i though she was oddly the chillest chick i’d ever met. i mean, i was wrong, but, ❞ shrug. ❝ — did i say you have to tell her ? ❞
❝ more like, painfully average looking. ❞ sarcasm stretches out through tone still, circling the couch after retrieving two beers from the fridge. it wasn't like he'd given him a concrete yes ... but he alsowasn't saying no. plops down beside him, handing the bottle over. ❝ chillest girl you've ever met? are you bullshitting me right now? ... sounds like you didn't know her at all, dude. and how long have you guys been together at this point? ― maybe you should both cut your losses, and move on. ❞
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ do squatters usually look like this – ? ❞ tries for a glamoured grin that doesn’t quite land. ❝ not like i can tell you no, so yeah … temporarily. she said we’re trying to put something together that’s missing pieces or some shit ? made no sense – anyways. please ? ❞
❝ ... is that a trick question? 'cause yeah. yeah they do. ❞ finds himself averting his gaze entirely, however, cheeks flushing at the half-assed attempt at a joke. ❝ yeah, that ― that sounds rough, but on par for mia. she's gotastronomically high standards, but you know that already. won't she like, kill me if she finds out i let you stay here? ❞
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ come on, you have the room. you and i both know it. just … cut me a break, yeah ? if you’re not willing to let me move in, let me stay here for a while. ❞
❝ having the room doesn't automatically mean i'm open for squatters ... ❞ is teasing,for the most part, chuckling as he finishes off sentiment. ❝ ― what happened? she kick you out, or something? ❞
eyes are watching her every little move, trying to read her mind to the best of his own ability but she keeps on surprising him nonetheless. ❝ yes. ❞ answers without second thought though he isn't prepared for how easily she pulls him back in, almost like she's enjoying their close proximity. brow cocks to heidi's sudden words, though expression never faulters — leans in again to keep himself up right as hand slams against wall just inches away from her head. ❝ boring? ― now there's something i've never been called. ❞ for some reason it bothers him to hear such adjectives from this particular femme, eyes flash warning upon next bold words to leave lips. pauses for a moment, eyes drinking in entire frame as he comes to grips with the fact that she's actually getting turned on by him. not that he doesn't want to, yongsun would fuckanything that walked— just baffled that this is where this conversation has actually ended up. pretends to mull it over for painfully long time, has to keep her on her toes after all. ❝ & are you going to be a big girl & tell me what you want or do i have to leave you high & dry? ❞ that's when he chances his luck as hand grips tight hold on upper thigh, thumb dangerously close to unsuspecting centre. ❝ how exactly do you want to be played with? & please, spare no details on your description. ❞
works up a rebuttal to calling him boring, but it's lost on the tip of her tongue ― as isevery single other thought, it seems. there's this lingering space between them ( literal inches & in the way he waits to answer her prying queries. ) metaphorically, finds herself on the edge of a seat, waiting in agonizingly slow anticipation. she very well could have just handed her life over to him in this moment, but that notion only has her buzzing. undoubtedly sure her skin is hot to the touch, right now. homme will find out, given he's invited himself to caress her thigh. causes breath to come to a complete halt in the very back of her throat, previously on the cusp of rendering herself breathless anyway ... it's ten fold, now. finds self leaning into the miniscule touch, a not-so-subtle way of her showingit's not enough, she needs more. would actually beg for it, right now, if he told her to. tongue darts out, swiping over lesser brim as she's abruptly very thirsty. ❝ i want , ❞ begins, before swallowing thickly. darkened, lust-filled hues peer up at homme, her last-ditched attempt at being brave. ( it was useless now, she'd already given herself away. ) however, timbre lowers, conviction in her tone, she was at least confident in what she wanted right now. ❝ ― i want your fingers inside of me, right here, in this alley. maybe you're too scared tokill mein public, but are you too scared to touch me? ❞
anyone could see that bitna was deflecting, anyone could also see that jaewoo was giving anything but mixed signals but it's just easier to say otherwise. ❝ have you? ❞ scoffs in response ― still playing the dumb one for the moment, until she can't anymore. then comes the deep sigh, unfortunately for her he's beginning to make a whole lot of sense. takes a beat before shoulders slump in slight submission, finally giving in to him. ❝ well, if you're putting it like that ― i guess i could've been a little less jealous about your little model friends & maybe i could've made more of an effort to meet you where you were at ... but you could've done the same too! we'reboth at faulthere y'know. ❞
❝ i'm well aware we were both at fault, i've been saying thatthis whole time. ❞ can't help it as soft mixture of scoff & chuckle emits, hearing her repeat his own words as if she'd thought them up all on her own. not that he'll complain ― not at all. this is the most progress they've made. ( ever. ) getting femme to admit where she fell short was a victory in and of itself, and for the first time since he'd sparked up this conversation with her, he can actually see the pair making some real steps forward. ❝ it's okay if you're jealous sometimes ... or if you need some reassurance, that's what i'm here for. but yeah, you could've handled those situations a little better, or trusted me a bit more. ❞ pauses, hues meeting her own. ❝ ... and i could've been better in general with giving you reassurance, and not making you question my intentions. ❞ admission is tough to say aloud, probably as hard as it was for bitna. reaches for her then, palm clasping over her own, and he'll tug her in closerever so slightly. ❝ ... i'd really like it if we could work on those things ― together. what do you think? ❞
bitterness infiltrates her receptors, mouth flooded by a sharp taste which signals to her brain. had she been cruel ? dismissive of his emotions, laid out plainly and candidly for her, in efforts to proceed with reason when he seemed consumed by feeling. ever her father's daughter, gayatri was taught from a young age how to discern when rationality or reckless abandon should be employed ... even if it meant caging her own wild spirit, in favor of her wits. somewhere along the way to his court, to this very moment, she decided to wear rationality as a safety blanket, woven tightly around her being, unable to recognize that mind, body and soul continuously betrayed her resolve. ignoring the blatant signs made it easier to shield herself, albeit it implied living in denial. ❝ how would you describe it ― being yours ? ❞ curiosity takes charge and she immediately wants to bite her tongue, swallow back the words. but the shift in his demeanor had struck a chord, now deflated & remote. as he retracts, a prompt sense of ABSENCE invades her ribcage like a deep hollow, the abrupt vacancy between them more disturbing than his previous suffocating proximity. motivated by sheer instinct, one of her hands starts to ascend in his general direction, yet she swiftly hinders the motion once privy to its intent (bring him closer, halt his withdrawal). crosses arms over chest then, in an attempt to disguise how muscles were adamant on defying her better judgement. ❝ i'm pleased that we're, at last, being civil. no point in waging wars we'll both lose. there is common ground in our beliefs ... we just have to find it. ❞
time skip. ❝ if you've come in search of an apology, you're on a fool's errand. ❞ seethes amidst a clenched jaw, surprising even himself that he was capable of speaking right now. despite the end all be all being completed, animosity radiated about his stature like a lingering plague. maybe it was a mix of the pairs anger surging throughout him ― however, he cannot tell any of her emotions right now. cannot tell where he ends, and she begins. expression lacing cherubic features an even bigger riddle, and so, he won't attempt any further. knuckles remain crimson-stained, having not even a moment to clean himself up before she'd found him here. unlike anything he'd experienced before ― this black hole of emotions he was seemingly endlessly spiraling in. even now, as he's justkilled a man, he wants to reach for her, beg for her to acknowledge the mating bond, and rid him of this agony. at the very least, lay with him amongst it. ❝ i promised your father, myself, and most of all ... you, i would not let anyone harm you, it is no one's fault but your own if you did not see me as honest in that moment. ❞ aware he's assuming her sentiments in regard to thenameless fae losing his life, unable to halt the presumptions given her virtuous aura. ❝ you may as well resign yourself to it, now. ❞
❝ i'm not desperate. i rang, you opened the door ... if you were so busy, why'd you let me in ? anyway ― i lost one of my memory cards and i've looked everywhere for it, been driving me crazy. might be a long shot, but i thought it could be here. ❞
❝ ... memory card, right. that makes total sense, as to why it would be here of all places. ― by all means, take a look around, but i haven't seen it. sure you didn't pop over here,at midnight, for any other reasons? ❞
❝ exactly ... it's my wedding day. so what are you doing here ? i know she invited you, but i told you not to come ― i fucking asked you not to come. if this is some sick way of torturing me, believe me ; i'm tortured enough. i don't need the sight of youin that dressadding insult to injury. ❞
❝ you should know me well enough by now, i'm incapable of saying no to an open bar. ❞ ― ❝ you're the one who conveniently found yourself alone with me in here ... i was perfectly content watching youeye fuck mefrom across the room. kinda greedy of you, you know? needing an up close and personal view. ❞
❝ beggars can't be choosers , min . or did you forget how this usually goes ? ❞ she can tell he wants to take control of the situation . pull the rug right from underneath her , but she stands firm . maintains a presence that infers , ' not tonight ' . she's the one in charge . ❝ lacking ? ❞ she releases a scoff from her lips . ❝ well that's rich , coming from the guy who hasn't been able to keep his eyes off me since i walked through the door . is this the part where i'm supposed to grovel ? or are you just going to keep staring ? ❞
❝ what else would you have me do here, hm? ❞ rather cute, the way she attempts to maintain composure, but the fact that she showed up at all ( in aforementioned dress ) was a confidence boost enough for him. ❝ you haven't exactly answered my question ... i'm capable of keeping my hands to myself. until i'm told otherwise. ❞ simper etched into features radiates anything but innocence,cocky & purposeful. ❝ did you really come all the way over here, just so i could look at you? ❞
her admission is news to the male . surprising , maybe , but not unexpected . after all , the only thing that had ever truly bound them together , was the adjacency of their professions . ❝ who did you think i was melanie ? ❞ he doesn't falter in his flagrant disregard for her feelings . ❝ ... because when it comes to me , what you see is what you get . ❞ he opts not to acknowledge her final sentiment . nor does he offer any care towards the wound he continues to rub salt in with his dismissive attitude . instead , he prefers to act as if it was never said at all . silently watching as its raw surface continues to fester beneath the constraints of what he attempts to present as nothing more than a dying affection between them .
❝ that couldn't be further from the truth, and you know it. i mean ― even now, you still put on this performance for me, like you don't care. i know you do. ❞ but did she,really truly, know that? no. maybe speaking it aloud would give it some truth, would convince the both of them that he cared about her. that he missed her too. ❝ it's kind of sad, actually. watching you go out of your way to ruin everything that's good in your life. you're gonna end up all alone, don't you know that? ❞
" we? i'm... —i'm sorry, what? remind me what we were, melanie, because i don't remember there ever being space for us alongside your precious tour life. "
❝ that's not fair, it's literally my job. you knew that when we met, i don't know how it grew into ... this? literallykeeping us apart? we could've made it work, you didn't even want to try. ❞
" mm . that's great . of course he goes to sleep right away for you ... he doesn't even want me to hold him ... what's the point ? you can't fix it . you're not theproblem. "
❝ ... okay, so what is the problem, ky? talk to me. ❞ blinks passed the initial confusion. words were armed and directed at him, yet in the same breath, is telling him he's not the issue. ❝ ― he sleeps for you sometimes, and not me. you can't think about it like that,it'll drive you nuts. ❞
deysi held her hands up, signaling for everything to stop as she shook her head. ‘ woah, slow down speed racer. labels ? what the heck are you talking about ? ’ this was starting to tread into territory that she wasn't sure she wanted to go into, a fun fling supposed to be just that. ‘ this is a lot, adriana. i don't really know where this is coming from with secrets and everything else, but i actually am going with the flow. labels and everything else, i'm not down for. ’
expected this answer, but itstill stingsnonetheless. feels as though muscle within chest is being constricted, abundance of words threatening to spill out on their own accord. bites tongue, before taking a deep breath. attempts to gather herself, whatever little composure she's got left. ❝ okay, whatever ― i'm just like, kinda done here, then. if that's the case. ❞
he isn't sure what to say for a moment, the shrug he offers a result of him not having the words to express his emotions yet. ‘ don't really know what to say to that. weren't you fucking around with someone else ? ’ non accusatory as she has the right to do whatever she wants, but he can't help but to find it a little ironic to bring up what they had now.
❝god forbida girl try to move on. ❞ scoffs, averting gaze entirely as cheeks grow red. ( not that it was a secret, but felt different having him say it aloud. ) ❝ yeah ― i was seeing someone. obviously ... that didn't work out, so. ❞