dark souls

“ah, thank you,” he said giggling along with him, shoving him softly for the un-solicited compliment. he smiled as the other took the flowers back, noticing the others face of disapproval, “don’t be sorry, daeki…i know you don’t mean to, you can’t help it and that’s okay.” taijin’s pink lips turned down at the corners, he hated that daeki often had to miss out on the smallest things because of his powers, even something as simple as holding flowers. “it’s alright okay?”

  daeki giggled harder in response to the shove, finding tai’s attempt to be violent even more adorable. he ruffled his hair a little. “ i can’t help it, but i wish i could. ” he mumbled with a slight pout, lifting his hand to play with the flowers, but upon realising it would only cause more damage, he let it drop to his side while letting a defeated sigh escape his lips. still, he nodded, and forced a smile. “ yeah. i guess. ” he managed weakly.

hearing daeki’s poor attempt at words coming out of slumber pulled a giggle from tai-jin’s lips as he opened the door to his room, shutting it behind him. “aww, did you have a bad night hyung?” taijin cooed  playing with the sleeves of his too-big sweater that went well past his finger tips. he came over to the side of the elder’s bed, combing his fingers through his dark locks tsking before climbing in next to him. “i’m here now okay? it’ll be just fine but you have to promise you wont go back to sleep.” taijin knew that daeki’s nights could be just as bad as his, taunted by the hidden figures of their powers preventing them from getting adequate rest, he knew how much of a toll it took, but taijin was also selfish and wanted his best friends attention.

  daeki strained his eyes trying to open them wider in order to look at the other who was entering his room. squinting, he looked up at taijin and scrunched his hands needily. he let out a satisfied sigh while wearing a smile as the smaller boy laid next to him. “ mm, i won’t. ” he mumbled, wrapping his arms around tai and resting his head on his chest, intertwining his fingers with the younger’s as he snuggled up to him. “ sorry i forgot you were coming. i really couldn’t sleep until really late. ” he whispered, knowing that the other understood completely. daeki did feel bad for not waking up ready for tai to arrive, but he was still shaken from all the things that had kept him awake the night before. he was grateful that taijin understood, more than anyone did.

“how is it? like talking to them? you know, sometimes i want to talk to my mom, i see her sometimes, well i used to. when i lived back home…i used to hate that i couldn’t talk to her, and she’d just look at me like she was so sad, and i tried once, and it just ended up with me past out on my bedroom floor with a nose bleed.” he frowned a bit shaking his head, “it’s like there’s a block or something, but either way….calling you that wasn’t….it wasn’t okay, and even worse that yo were taunted growing up, i’m sorry.” he bit into his bottom lip, “people here shouldn’t though, everyone can do some real weird shit their first instinct shouldn’t be to judge you or call you crazy, with out even asking at least what you can do you know ?”

  “ it’s ... i can’t really explain. sometimes it’s nice, like when i see my sister or old people who tell me all about the lives they lived. but then, death can be scary. it can be gruesome. and when you can do what i do, there’s no escaping that. ” he tried his best to explain, shivering at the mental images of the many traumatising things he had seen before. “ but, it’s all i’ve known. i grew up in a mental home where people kept to themselves, so talking to dead people is all i’ve ever done. ” daeki nodded, sympathising with the other. he couldn’t imagine what it would have been like being able to see his sister, but not talk to her. “ you know, i can try and summon her. ” he suggested. “ i might end up the same as you, but at least you would be able to talk. ” daeki ended with a shrug. he had only ever summoned one spirit before, and the bond between them was strong, so it was a lot easier, but it did end with daeki unconscious for a while. it took a lot out of him, but it seemed like a nice thing to do for someone he considered a friend. “ it’s just ... i was so young when i was told i was crazy and sent away, and since then, that’s all anybody ever saw me as. i’m used to it, but i like to think that things are different here. ” 

  “ thanks. ” he nodded, taking the towel and throwing it over his head, scrubbing at his hair in order to dry it quickly. “ that’s okay, control is hard to have. ” daeki said, knowing the struggle all to well. “ they were cute. i can summon dead people? i guess that’s ... less cute. ” he shrugged. 

chae nodded, he could see her bright as day, as if she was a really person just joining their table. his powers consisted of those of the four horsemen of the apocalypse one of them being death, and with that, his connection to the spirit world was strong though his communication was limited. “ i mean, i can, but it’s hard…like it takes a lot out of me because i don’t practice enough. like, i can hear her, just as any human could hear a ghost whispering in their home if they allow it but, trying to talk back across the realms, it’s a lot….” he frowned slightly, he hated that he couldn’t when he was younger, he wanted to talk to his mother many times and for a long time he couldn’t even hear her either. he shifted uncomfortably in his seat, chae knew a fake smile when he saw one, he had been flashed those many times in the media entertainment world. “i-i didn’t mean to offend you… i-crazy wasn’t even the right word, i honestly thought you were like mind hopping or something..like talking to other people in their heads, i’m sorry…” he bit into his bottom lip, feeling a bad about bad his choice of words.

  daeki couldn’t help his excitement as he learned about the other. all his life, it had just been him alone with what others could only ever see as the ‘voices in his head’. to think that someone could actually see them too, and could actually believe him without a single doubt that they were there, was incredible. it had never happened before, and honestly, he was grateful. “ i can talk to her! i talk to them a lot. i grew up with them, you know! if you ever want to say anything to them ... i can help with that. ” he offered with a smile and an excited nod. daeki hung his head shyly for a moment, regretting that he had made the other feel bad. “ it’s okay, chae, really. i got called ... that ... a lot when i was growing up. i guess i’m just sensitive to it. ” he chuckled weakly.  “ i can see why people think i am. honestly, i’ve stopped trying to pretend i’m normal. ” he said with a shrug.

  daeki had had a rough time the night before. night-time was usually the worst for him, since that was when the bad spirits always wanted to play. it kep him up for a while, blasting music in a desperate attempt to drown them out. he hadn’t gotten to sleep easily, but he eventually did. although, it had led to him sleeping in, completely forgetting that he was supposed to spend the morning with taijin. his eyes fluttered open as he heard the commotion of the other, realising that he had slept in. the boy groaned, stretching in his bed before calling back to the other in his hoarse tone. “ yah. ” he whined needily, hoping it would be enough of a ‘come in’ to make tai open the door. “ come and love me instead. ” he said sleepily, opening up his arms with his blanket and gesturing for tai to join.

taijin giggled as his friend kissed his skin, wrapping his arms around him in response, “you’re welcome hyung,” tai said softly, the pink in his cheeks unmoving. he pursed his lips frowning as he watched the flowers whither and die in daeki’s hand, nothing he was unused to it happened a lot and tai always felt sorry for him, “on here wait,” he smiled brightly pulling his back pack to his front and removing his scarf he had in it’s from yesterday before pointedly wrapping it around the stem of the remaining flowers, “better? and i can put them in a vase for you later so you don’t have to touch them yeah?”

  “ you’re so cute. ” he giggled, pinching the other’s pink cheek lightly. daeki held the flowers away from him, although they were still in his hand, as if he was trying to make it better by making them further away. he watched with disappointment as taejin wrapped the scarf around them, though he managed a weak smile at his efforts. “ thanks. ” he mumbled, taking them back in the scarf and being happy that . “ i’m sorry i kill them every time. ” he bowed his head, scratching his neck sheepishly. 

  “ oh my god. ” daeki gasped as the water drenched his head, the coldness knocking the breath out of him for a moment. it was his own fault, really. he had found the bunnies interesting and started playing with them, until one of them burst right above his head. daeki wore a smile, waving the other off. “ it’s okay. they were really cute. ”

  exploring, daeki had found, was in his nature. being locked up for his entire life had changed the boy in many ways. it has made him incredibly curious and adventurous, wanting to explore every part of the island he could in order to see new places and learn new things. he wasn’t used to his schedule yet, or the responsibility of having to attend classes. currently, the boy was skipping class without even knowing it, but at this moment, having fun was more important. as he turned the corner, the sight before him made his jaw drop. daeki tried his best to be silent, though it seemed the other could hear him anyway. “ it’s okay, i won’t tell ! ” he reassured the other quickly. daeki suddenly grinned, staring in awe. “ these are super cool ! ” he said excitedly, approaching the other. “ can i touch them? do they hurt? can you actually fly with these ? ” he fires question after question, the curiosity taking over him.