hello, goodbye

whenever the other wasn’t around, hyejin felt like half a person. it was even worse whenever they went on dates or hung out with friends without her. at first, she believed it was normal jealousy but it ran deeper than that. it wasn’t a matter of needing the other anymore, she wanted them. she had been sitting alone in her room with a blank expression on her face as they went out on a date tonight, only to be left alone with these thoughts that weighed down on her. she waited for them to return home before slipping into her bedroom and crawling underneath the covers of their bed with them. a normal occurrence for them despite being just ‘friends’. “how was your date…? i missed you tonight.” she murmured as she allowed her arms to circle their waist.

These dates never meant much; it was more business than anything else. Why would a woman as divinely beautiful as Lily tolerate creepy men all night? Money and corruption both. At the end of the day, she is the lust sin embodiment sent to wreak havoc afterall. She walks into Hyejin's room, clearly exasperated, but right now Hyejin is the only one she could think of giving her comfort.  ❛ Awful ! ❜ Exclaims, immediatley throwing off her heels to one end of the room, digging her hands in her short black dress and throwing her bra as well, not an unsual sight for Hyejin. She smiles when the other one holds her waist, Lily plays with her hair as she spoke,  ❛ Awh, you're like a puppy ❜ She gets side-tracked by Hyejin's adorableness before snapping back,  ❛ This man spent two hours talking to me like i'm some dumb broad that doesn't understand the basics of business, ugh ! ❜

The death god stares down at the figure laying in bed, his stoic face hinted with concern.  ❛ I asked you to be careful ❜ He said, his tone stern yet caring. He leaves to go to the kitchen and comes back with a glass of tea,  ❛ I made this tea blend myself ❜ He set the glass on the nightstand before taking a minature pouch from his pocket and sprinkling all the dust inside into the glass,  ❛ It's sleep dust i took from my brother, Morpheus, it should help you get some sleep even with all the pain ❜

"It's not a big deal." Raphael rolled his eyes. It wasn't like those stupid little dogs could truly kill him. For someone as old as he was, it wasn't that simple to do. Even the older werewolves had a hard time going against him. "I don't need sleep, I need to finish off those little shits." Raphael protested, but he let out a small grunt when he tried to get up, stubborn as always. "Why do you care, anyway?"

 ❛ It won't do you any favor to go into battle in your current state, us immortals need to recover too ❜ He can't stop Raphael neither does he intend to hold him back, but he's coming he can save someone who once saved him.

                       ❛ law and chaos ? they're not the same as good and evil —- but then who are we to judge ? ❜

 ❛ You're overthinking it ❜ He states, his eyes glazing over the other. He can't help but think she's both young and naive for such idealistic thinking.  ❛ At the end of the day you should do what benefits you, all that worrying will make you wrinkle faster ❜ He scoffs,  ❛ Get stronger, the strong don't need to follow so-called law ❜

They're both in college and have met there as well, Jiali is a medicine student, Aurora is a biology student, so it was meant to be that they'd be classmates in some foundation courses. Aurora is sweet and friendly, but hardly has any friends, probably because she's mostly busy either studying, tutoring someone or carrying out her responsibilities as the daughter of mother nature. Sparkles filled Aurora's honey brown eyes at Jiali's words, what a lovely way to destress at the end of the day,  ❛ Let's do that, i'm a good cook ! ❜ She exclaims,  ❛ Awwh ❜ Her heart melts at the affectionate gesture from Jiali,  ❛ Jia, let's take a nap first, i'm feeling all the tiredness set in ❜

          " then, i will all leave the cooking to you. i do think you'd be better than me at making our meal. " jiali exclaims in an excited tone, rolling to lay on her side to face the other. she was someone who enjoys her time in the kitchen too, but she was quite a novice at the kitchen compared to her. plus, she was always excited to try out whatever aurora makes for her. " should we ? we could take a little nap. shopping really tired us out, huh. " just the mention of the nap makes the med student yawn, stretching her arms out before scooting closer to aurora, " okay how about - i set an alarm an hour from now ? do you think that would be enough of a nap for us ? "

Aurora was always someone full of love, sometimes words fail her, but she knew that making someone something from the heart for someone was always a sweet way to show love. She doesn't often have the money for gifts so she ended learning how to bake and cook and eventually grew to love it. ❛ I'm a better baker than a cook actually, i used to make pastries and cookies for friends ❜ She said, a large smile plastered on her face as she grabs her phone to show Jiali pictures of her work, a dozen of pastries, cookies and cakes all made in the cutest way possible with heart and bear decorations, neatly wrapped with colourful packaging.  ❛ I always wanted a reason to buy cute packaging so ❜ She shrugged, putting her phone back.  ❛ Ah, thank you for suggesting a nap first, i'm honestly too tired to cook right now but i didn't want you to stay hungry ❜

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☃ — [sender] offers [receiver] a cup of hot cocoa/apple cider ❄ — [sender] and [receiver] take a hayride together ☁ — [sender] and [receiver] roast marshmallows over an open fire ☂ — [sender] offers to share their umbrella with [receiver] ☆ — [sender] snuggles [receiver] under a blanket for warmth ◐ — [sender] and [receiver] take a hike through the woods ☽ — [sender] and [receiver] stroll through a farmer’s market ♢ — [sender] convinces [receiver] to enter a three-legged race with them   — [sender] and [receiver] go apple picking ✔ — [sender] and [receiver] get lost in a corn maze ☀ — [sender] and [receiver] visit a pumpkin patch ✿ — [sender] and [receiver] carve a pumpkin together ☹ — [sender] jumps in the pile of leaves [receiver] just raked ☏ — [sender] and [receiver] tailgate at a sports game ♡ — [sender] and [receiver] try to bake an apple/pumpkin pie ⇧ — [sender] convinces [receiver] to climb a tree ✖ — [sender] invites [receiver] to watch a spooky/scary movie ♪ — [sender] and [receiver] listen to spooky music while they decorate  ☺ — [sender] arrives at [receiver’s] home with freshly baked bread ☞ — [sender] drags [receiver] to a haunted house ✦ — [sender] and [receiver] search for ghosts ● — [sender] grabs [receiver’s] arm because they are scared ☮ — [receiver] does not recognize [sender] in their halloween costume ♛ — [sender] knocks on [receiver’s] door asking for some candy

❖ — [sender] and [receiver] browse a thrift/vintage store together ❤ — [sender] brings [receiver] a sweater to try on ✉ — [receiver] receives a card in the mail from [sender] ✂ — [sender] and [receiver] attempt making fall/halloween crafts 𓇬 — [sender] and [receiver] build a pillow/blanket fort together ϟ — [sender] and [receiver] are stuck indoors on a rainy/stormy day ❂ — [sender] and [receiver] are stranded when the power goes out ♨ — [receiver] tastes soup that [sender] has made ✈ — [sender] and [receiver] share a picnic in a park ♞ — [sender] and [receiver] volunteer at a local farm 𝄞 — [sender] and [receiver] try to make homemade candy apples ♀ — [receiver] watches [sender] as they try to bob for apples 𓋼 — [sender] and [receiver] get lost in the woods during a scavenger hunt ⋙ — [sender] and [receiver] go kayaking on a river ⚘ — [sender] and [receiver] try to pitch a tent ⍋ — [sender] and [receiver] gather wood for a bonfire ‼ — [sender] wakes [receiver] up after hearing a noise in the middle of the night while camping ➶ — [receiver] watches [sender] as they try to climb a tree ♣ — [sender] and [receiver] drive/bike through backroads/hills/mountains to look at colorful leaves ☠ — [sender] offers to tell [receiver] a ghost/scary story ☑ — [sender] convinces [receiver] to book a room at a haunted hotel ✪ — [sender] and [receiver] drink at a winery or brewery ❏ — [sender] and [receiver] find their turkey/ham smoking in the oven

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