retribution

“There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire”

  saying just that mistakes were made would be an understatement. and mistakes do happen. erratum humanum est. normal people just try to learn from it, move on and try desperately to forget about it until the next time they have that one drink too much.

but what do smart people do? they try to make the best out of it.

and so it begins, a game of cat and mouse where the mouse is more than willing and the cat doesn’t want all the fun to stop yet. and where both fight to be the cat this one time. a perfect vicious circle where lust meets greed on semi equal ground.

scratch my back and i’ll scratch yours. a mutually beneficial arrangement is so often overlooked in this world where people just want more and more. but a bit of effort, a small sacrifice and you might win even more.

give and you shall receive.

it's as simple as that

but who’d knew that when you coax the worst out of each other that’s when you’d be the most true to yourself.

                                                      give & take

                                                     jae & hani

she slammed the door of the center behind her- her anger getting the best of her, and if her mind wasn’t so consumed in thoughts right now, she’d be grateful that the place is empty in the dead of the night with no one to see her facade crack. reaching for the light switch, she banged her elbow against the coat rack

            “fuck!”

she let the uncharacteristic swear escape her as she kicked the wall before finally switching the lights on; hoping that immersing herself in her work and some goddamn peace and quiet might make this whole mess go away

         “I don’t think he’ll cause us any issues any more, at the very least, for the             time being. How many more votes are yet to be secured?”

           “i’m a busy lady you know; so if you made me come all the way here for              some reason, it better be good”

hani huffed as she took her seat at the bar, next to her friend, dropping her purse on the counter and turning to face him expectantly.

            “what could have possibly happened to warrant you requesting my                       presence this evening?”

she asked cheekily as she she flagged down the barmaid.

another one of jae’s superlatives was that he was the easiest to drag out the office. 

with sheer excitement, he stared up at the girl who was of no importance presently holding an opportunity of great importance

       “an outing! are you kidding, i wouldn’t let you just go fetch me food.” he pulled himself up; a glittering and genuine smile across his lips mirrored her small and superficial one. “i’ll come with!”

he went on talking seemingly endlessly as he grabbed his jacket, his wallet, his everything and walked over to her side, 

      “you’re new, right? so this is a great opportunity for us to get to know each other! ah, it’s so fun to meet new people~! plus, having a close-knit community is very important to our centre. everything’s about understanding and loving one another.” he meant it, though the key words held entirely different meanings for him than for most. 

how easy she thought; biting back a true smile this time, althought it would have been more of a satisfied smirk. control, hani; she internally reprimanded herself as she stepped out of the doorway letting him step out and take the lead.

    “i’ve been here for a couple of days actually. but i tend to keep quiet and holed up at my desk” she joked as she followed her superior out.

    curiosity did kill the cat, but hani couldn’t help it. something felt weird and she just needed to know what it was. and him, well, he seemed like the easiest way to have whatever is going on here slip.

    “i don’t really know the neighborhood yet; and i haven’t really eaten a lunch that was more than a sandwich. are there good places around? a nice meal sounds nice right now- and better to get to know your coworkers” she said, her voice trying to mimic his almost childlike excitement although it probably did come off as fake as it was

[ sms: kwon hani. ] as happy as i am with the quality of your work and your confidence in it, be reminded that there will always be someone better than you. keep that in mind or you’ll never improve. [ sms: kwon hani. ] you’ll have to be even better than before the next summer you’re back.

mun questions (not accepting) : ♢ What’s an AU plot that you think just won’t work with your muse?

[honestly? anything involving romance (at least in it’s normal form) and fluff. it would just be ooc. hani is aromantic to start with; and just as a person has no desire nor interest in being in ~love or what not.

she could definitely date but there would be no love involved and it would only  be because there is something beneficial about it for her (money, position, prestige, social or professional advancement etc).

the closest i can see her being to love (and it still wouldn’t be love; just the closest interpersonal relationships she’ll ever be able to form) is either through a very close platonic relationship with someone that understand + somewhat unhealthily admires her (aka you my dear) because she has a sociopaths ego.

Noah’s eyes shifted over to the female who had been sitting next to him, his hand almost possessively laying on her knee to make it seem as if there was, just like they pretended, a special relationship between them. Rolling his eyes slightly he leaned back and shifted just a bit closer so he’d be able to whisper to her without it being too obvious.

❝ Relax. I know you like all this just as much as I do, okay? It’s just another.. ❞ His words trailed off as he pulled his sleeve up to check the time. ❝ Thirty minutes until we’ll go home. Or well…go our parted way unless you want to touch the freely living bundle of boobs that goes by the name of Soojung at my flat. ❞

she held back the desire to let a profoundly un-ladylike insult slip her lip and the desire to shrug his hand off his knee. if this wasn’t business; she would have walked out that door so fast. or maybe thrown her drink at him for some dramatic flair. but no; this was business and hani could definitely understand that for her to use his skills to her advantage; a small sacrifice was needed.

the male ego is truly a fragile thing, she thought.

leaning into him, resting her elbow on his shoulder she chuckled at his words. “is she being too forward with you again? im still amazed that you manage to live together and still maintain your sanity.” she said before smiling at a girl she caught staring at them. “this lady has been looking at us since the beginning. do i have a jealous turned down admirer on my hands; or do your friends truly find the fact that you’re supposedly getting laid that hard to believe?”

                                               neraide || starter                 ❝you should let me clean your room… it’s disgustingly messy.❞                                       oh my, his ocd was kicking in.    

 “ you know, i’m being a good hostess here inviting you in and even fetching you a drink; the least you could do is be polite ” she nagged as she handed him his cup and closed the door to her room.      “i have a pretty intense case that requires lots of paper and little sleep. my room becomes a prep room of sort. have you been working as hard? ” she teased; the usually organized woman a bit miffed at being called out.

     hani knocked slightly on the open door, leaning against the door frame as she held her bag, ready to leave the center as the clock was nearing noon.

     “ it’s a little slow today so i am leaving for lunch early. can i get you anything vice-president? ”

     she asked professionally, her game face on, small fake smile on her face hoping she could maybe get him to tag along with her and let something slip. he definitely was the less bright of the two brothers after all; and by far the most talkative as well.