How do you think would Mira and Zoey would react to seeing Jinu cry? Cause in canon he doesn’t really seem like the type to just cry. Tear up sure but he’s an expert at compartmentalising his feelings. So how do you think would the girls react to him actually breaking down?
Zoey imo has had her fair share of breakdowns, so I feel like she’d be very physically comforting, hugs, listening, tv shows or YouTube videos to help distract him and make him feel better.
But I feel like Zoey sees him in the way she’d see Rumi, the “leader” who she isn’t used to seeing cry or breakdown
I love writing little snippets so;
“Wh- Zoey? Oh- uh- you’re up- why? Why are you awake?” His voice was cracking and he was coughing a little after each word, like he wasn’t expecting someone to see him but he couldn’t stop the tears from flowing or his hands from shaking, all he could do was turn his back to her and hope she wouldn’t notice
“I…came to get some water…are you-”
“I’m fine! I’m great I’m- it’s alright I’m good” He explained quickly, too quickly.
Her brows furrowed together as she took a step closer to him, his hands were clutching the counter like an anchor, the purple patterns on his arms glowed pink as they spread up his arm to his face, breathing heavy, his whole body slightly trembling
“Ok…” she replied cautiously, but she didn’t leave. She just walked over to him, standing right beside him as he continued to avoid her gaze and tried scooting away
And they sat in silence together, Jinu trying to hold back his tears and Zoey saying nothing but staying close just incase
And their silence finally broke when he couldn’t hold back his sobs anymore the tears bursting out of him as he leaned over
Zoey was quick to get closer, rubbing her hands against his back to help soothe him
“I’m sorry, im so sorry” he apologized desperately
“It’s not!” His voice trembled “I- I’m being such a- nuisance. I know you don’t want me here, you and Mira, and I know why, and I’m sorry. I’m not trying to cause trouble for you all I just- I want to help…to make up for what I’ve done. But I can’t. I can’t do it because everytime I do he just gets louder, and louder and I can’t think straight-”
“That’s not…entirely true” this wasn’t Zoey’s voice.
Their heads snapped up and towards the sound, Mira was standing off to the side, her left arm grasping her right as she watched them
“You were crying so loud it’s kinda hard to not hear you…but uh…”
The silence turned awkward as she approached them both, taking her own seat beside him “You’re not a nuisance…we course all the help we can get and…you’re not always super annoying”
Jinu was sniffling and breathing a bit heavier “But…how can I be of any help if I can’t focus…”
“I have headphones!” Zoey exclaimed “They help me block out the sounds when I’m feeling overwhelmed, they even have a noise cancelling feature”
“Zoey I’m pretty sure he means like, Gwi-Ma getting in his head”
“And if he just plays our music loud enough he won’t hear Gwi-Ma duh”
“Zoey thats not gonna work”
The two girls went back and forth bickering playfully about Zoey’s headphone idea
And Jinu realized that maybe they do care, in their own ways at least
I AM SO SO SO SORRY THIS TOOK ME SO LONG 😭 I planned on writing that tiny little blurb and posting it but ofc I got distracted and completely forgot
Mira, to me, feels like the type to silently sit there while you cry and be this anchor, sometimes she’ll give a reassuring comment, other times she’ll try and uplift you but pointing out where you succeed
Zoey is the same at the start, a silent anchor, an option presence, then she starts making little jokes, brings water, a snack, especially if it’s Jinu she’ll bring over Derpy and have him sit on both of them as a sort of emotional support