Justice

Pulling out of the shower, a soft blush pulled upon his cheeks at her messages. Even if they were normal Chinsun jokes, it meant something completely different now that she expressed some interest in him. 

[msg;] I was just letting you know why I was going to be silent! [msg;] Good job!  [msg;] And I was the one purse slapped for being a “pervert”

Snorting, he throws on his lounge clothes and heads to the computer. It only takes seconds for him to boot up everything, clicking on a channel to invite her into. He waits a few moments for her to join, and as she does, he adjusts his microphone. 

“Hey, stranger.”

Smiling widely as soon as she hears his voice, Chinsun tilts her head as she happily spins a little with those butterflies once more fluttering in her stomach. Had he always sounded so deep toned and sexy? “Are you still in the towel?” She hums back, teasingly, grin only widening before she sets her hands on her desk and pulls herself a little closer in. Imagining his sweet little blush was warming her heart no end. 

[msg;] hey, beautiful. I’m good, and you?

[msg;] You need me to hop on? I need to take a quick shower, but then, I can join you.  [msg;] Of course, silly. I need you to hurry home.

Without even giving her a chance to respond, he heads to the bathroom, setting his phone on the sink. Changwook goes ahead and hops into the shower so that he can be ready to help if she needs it. He had missed her even with such a short period passed between them, and he wanted any opportunity to speak to her. 

[msg:] ah! why are you telling me about your shower?! 🙈 [msg:] yes please - I got my new headset to work! [msg:] you should be proud, I got it all set up on my own 😉 [msg:] good.. keep missing me x Grinning softly to herself as she taps away on her phone texting the other, Chinsun slowly spins in her office chair, sat at her new gaming set up in her apartment on the mainland. A gamer headset sat around her neck as she waits for her laptop to boot up whilst texting him. As her thumbs type out the last message, her tongue lightly pokes out between her teeth as she grins. 

With Bora returning to her side, though evidently not done with her teasing, Chinsun shoots her a glare with a soft tut, but does take her hand happily and slot in beside her. “You are not getting out of it that easily” she replies, glancing over at the other woman again before nudging her with her hip. “Besides, if - and I mean if, there was something going on with me and a certain demigod, I’ll need someone to come on double dates with me, right?” She grins, nose scrunching lightly as she hits her friend with her perfect logic. “So you need a date!” She exclaims happily before picking a direction and pulling her by the hand. 

At the question as to whether she enjoyed helping people or winning, Chinsun’s head dips a little with a soft laugh. “I suppose there is a mixture of both. I went into defense practice because I want to help the people others have given up on, but nothing beats the thrill of winning” she smiles with a small shake of her head. She has to admit, she is competitive by nature and always has been. Especially if she’s up against a male lawyer, paid the big bucks, who thinks he can beat her easily. “Winning or losing isn’t as simple a case in my job. I don’t win by getting someone a not guilty verdict, sometimes they are guilty. The winning comes from making sure they’re given a fair sentence, that the way they look or speak, the money they don’t have, none of that is used against them. Justice isn’t just about guilty or not guilty, it’s about the adequate amount of punishment, with a chance for rehabilitation, and fairness for all” she nods gently before sitting back once more with a small exhale, as losing is brought up. 

“I perhaps don’t deal with losing very well. Sometimes things don’t go my way, the outcome isn’t fair and I find that hard...” she nods, eyes lowering a little. “I have become emotionally invested in the past, it’s difficult not to. There was a case a few years ago, of a mother having her child removed. The father had built such a damming case against her. Her means, her emotional stability... when he spoke of her as a bad mother, it was like watching domestic abuse happen in front of our eyes, in the courtroom I love so much! -and no one did a thing to stop it”. 

With a gentle hum following a deep inhale, Chinsun nods and is glad that Changwook had the strength to pull away, because she isn’t quite sure she could have. Those lips, as sweet as they are, were quite addictive. “Then I won’t text-” she coos softy, usual teasing curl to her lips as she reaches out to cup his cheek gently, rubbing the skin ever so softly with her thumb. “I don’t want you to sleep, for thoughts of me” her grin only widens, before with a nod she lets her hand drop and moves to step past him. “Bye, Chang-ah” she hums softly, pressing a kiss to his cheek as she goes, before finally managing to peel herself away from the man as she slips past him and over towards the door. 

“Friday!” She calls back, the word full of so many promises for what they could get up to, before she glances back at the door and blows him a kiss. “Don’t be late-” one last tease before with a wink, she’s slipping out of the shop and out into the warm evening. She has a mountain of work to go home to, but there was only one thing on her mind as with a happy little squeal she lightly stamps her feet and hurries along home to pack her overnight bag, ready to head to the mainland in the morning. 

Gently letting hands persuade her to turn, though in all honestly she could have stayed there being held so comfortingly against him so long she’d forget the report she had to write and to hell with going back to the mainland! Being so close to him felt like the only other thing she wanted to do as much as work... that and seeing her father. Yet now she was looking back at him, her lips still a little pouty in disappointment at their time being cut short, he still manages to bring a smile to them as his words were so sweet and she knew they were genuine. That was how he saw her, and reflected back in his gaze she rather liked what she saw of herself. 

The touch of his fingers, both real and robotic, has her skin tingling, every inch of her alight with life and sensitivity just being those close to him. She’d been this close before, but since that kiss everything felt more... alive.  As he leans in to kiss her the reply is not long in coming, her chin tilting to meet his own with another sweet pressing of their lips and it felt so natural. Despite all of their awkwardness before. 

“Wedding!” Chinsun scoffs with a shake of her head, possibly protesting too much as she gives her friend a light shove in the arm to get her moving over towards the registers, face steadily turning pinker and pinker. “Don’t be so silly, we’re just friends!” She quickly explains before moving past her to ensure things were moving quicker towards the check out and hopefully the end of this conversation! At some point the tables had turned here, and now she was the one suffering the teasing! 

Was she that obvious? If even Bora could read her feelings for Changwook then there was a possibility that the demigod could too... but then again. He was so utterly clueless with most things that weren’t computer related, perhaps not. Did he even see her like that? Who knew... 

“Hmm, yes - I understand” Chinsun nods softly with a deflated sigh. Yet as she feels arms gently wind around her middle she can’t help the small smile it brings to her lips, even with her boss ranting on in her ear. Smoothing her hand across Changwook’s forearm, her heart gently flutters as he slots against her and by any god of love or romance-! She feels as if she was made to slot into this spot. She fit so perfectly there! Like the curves of their bodies just fit. She’s reminded of a salt and pepper shaker set that slow so seamlessly together. Different, but complimenting. ... or she’s lost her mind because now she’s thinking about condiments, not the work call she’s currently on!

“I will finalise the report and get it over to you before coming into the office tomorrow” she nods and agrees, knowing that was the answer her boss wanted. She’d do the work and turn up to save the day. Even if it did mean travelling back to the mainland, on her day off. With that the phone call is done pretty quickly, and hearing him hang up she slowly lowers the phone from her ear but doesn’t make any effort to move a single muscle from where she was, situated so perfectly in Changwook’s arms. 

As Chinsun watches the other two gamers cast a glance at each other, before turning to leave them be, the gravity of the situation hits her and her eyes widen a little. Had she... kissed him?! In front of others, oh god. She wants the ground to swallow her up! Her brain begins circling in panic, before the gentle call of her name and the smooth, metallic fingers cupping her cheek, bringing her gaze back to his pretty browns with the gentlest turn of her jaw. 

Her eyes widen just a fraction as he starts his soft scolding and at his comment that she’d have to pay, before his true intention become clear as he finishes the sentence and she realises he’s asking her out on a date. His thumb gently stroking her cheek, their gazes locked and still so close, arms wound around each other... she feels the natural pull to kiss him again. Only this time she’s going to make it count. Her gaze lowering to his lips, body subtly leaning... before the shrill sound of her iPhone ringtone has her jump lightly, along with the vibrate in her back jeans pocket. 

“How fascinating” Chinsun replies with a small shake of her head. She’d kept very much to herself, even here on the island, so she learned of other power’s slowly and it blew her mind every time! To think he was wandering around with such a gift! Where was he when her childhood cat Fluffy was hit by a car..?!

Her eyes widen again, a little, in surprise as his hands reach out to tug her wheeled chair closer, her hands lifted before arms wind around her middle and all of a sudden she’s hoisted onto his lap. Out of instinct her arms wrap around his shoulder’s, gazing down at him with a startled blink, she she’d never thought he’d be so bold. “Changwook-ah..” she murmurs softly, feeling her heart melt for that adorable expression of concern on his face. Concerned for her as she had been for him! He’d never see his own danger, that was so very him. 

She’s not sure what came over her in that moment, seeing him look so sweet his arms around her and face so close. Leaning forward her eyes close to press the smallest of kisses against the corner of his lips. It’s only fleeting, as quickly she pulls back to gaze down at him with another, soft smile, her arms still hugging around his neck. “I was just worried for you” she murmurs softly.