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⌠ SEO KANG JOON, 22, CISMALE, HE/HIS ⌡ welcome back to gallagher academy, STEVEN PARK! according to their records, they’re a SECOND year, specializing in PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT + COVERT OPS; and they DID go to a spy prep high school. when i see them walking around in the halls, i usually see a flash of (everyday funeral attire, sharp and vigilant eyes, rehearsed smiles, scribbles over sheet music, a jar of sourdough starter). when it’s the (leo)’s birthday on 16/08/1998, they always request their HANWOO from the school’s chefs. looks like they’re well on their way to graduation.

“is it possible to not be a fan?” she can understand more casual fans of beyonce, but actively disliking her sounds incorrect. “you seem like a big fan.” she’s teasing him a little.

“Wasn’t it? I had to take my cape off because I was starting to become warm.” That and it felt too much. What he was wearing now felt more like him, and it was lighter. “I was overwhelmed. By the party and new faces, had to leave and take some time for myself.” Maybe leave the party all together in the next ten or so minutes. 

their  families  were  different ,  they  grew  up  differently ,  even  if  they  did  it  together .  the  most  contact  jae  has  had  with  either  of  his  parents  was  a  play  wrestle  gone  too  far  at  worst  and  jae  isn't  too  naive  to  not  understand  why  steve  has  his  fairly  quick  regrets  .  “  you  had  plenty  of  reason . "  jae  dismisses ,  he  won't  allow  steve  to  regret  it ,  not  if  he  can  prevent  it ,  and  not  when  he's  the  CAUSE  of  all  this .  despite  his  curiosity ,  jae  isn't  sure  he  wants  to  know  what  more  steve  feels  he  needs  to  apologise  for  ,  it's  just  more  jae  will  refuse  or  take  issue  with .  but  steve  asks  so  politely ,  and  it's  so  STEVE … because  jae  feels  like  he'll  insult  him  by  saying  no ,  like  he’d  be  doing  something  so  BAD  for  not  hearing  him  out  immediately .  so  after  a  sigh ,  he'll  turn  to  his  friend  properly .  ” okay ,  i'm  listening . “  

– HER SMILE FADES QUICKLY. eva’s too clever to believe that he’s joking – steve never struck her as the sort of person to have much of a sense of humor anyway, he always looks as stoic as he does now. it’s his tone of voice that tips her off more than anything. she’s used to hearing him be just as serious, but with a note of softness that made her feel like they had a sort of unspoken connection, like he was just as fond of her as she was of him. it’s flattened out now, sticks into her like a knife. she cranes her neck in an attempt to get a good look at his hands, trying to make sure he’s not holding a real one behind his back. “ god, men are all so predictable, it’s stupid, ” she sighs. cole turning himself in for owen, carmichael buckling under the pressure, and now steve, who she might not have lumped into the rest of the men with hero complexes before, but here he stands : backing her up against a cliff like he’s some kind of savior. she runs her fingers through her hair with a sigh. “ why ? why do you CARE so much whether i go or stay ? ” 

too bad, stay awake bitch! “oh, me? um, i’m fine.” one assumes she has not yet been contacted to help break the double agents out of ~jail at this point. “i’m…worried about eva, but she’s still the person i always thought she was, so i don’t feel bothered by that part.” tilly politely follows suit by sitting down. “mostly i’m glad the semester is almost over.”

         ‘  nobody  except  myself  and  my  mother  -  ’    because  could  any  daughter  truly  tell  her  mother  what  to  call  their  own  daughter ?  she’s  white  ,   but  not  that  white  .    ‘  you  never  heard  of  sunscreen  ,   steve ?  but  i’d  like  some  company  ,   so  do  join  .  ’  

         she’s  shell  shocked  from  his  words  ,   bambi  eyes  softening  for  a  moment  .    ‘  …  i  know  ,   steve  .   you’re  one  of  the  few  people  who  really  know  me  .  ’    but  that  pisses  her  off  even  more  ,   actually  ,   and  her  eyes  harden  once  again  .    ‘  what  the  HELL  are  you  going  off  about  !?   i’m  alive  and  well  ,   aren’t  i ?  that’s  more  than  proving  you’re  fantastic  at  your  job  .  ’    she’s  already  punched  one  boy  ,   don’t  make  her  punch  another  .  

the bartender turns to look at rei and steve, wordlessly asking who was here first so they know who to serve next. it was steve, but he remembers her from the pharmacy, so he gestures towards rei without looking at her. apparently he’s learned nothing.

“ this is a great phone. ” he holds it up. maybe he’ll start using it more often. “ do you like my case? ” it’s a simple black case.

          it  feels  as  if  a  pit  drops  in  her  stomach  -  and  she  does  hear  his  words  ,   she  does !  it’s  just  that  gigi  elects  to  take  a  swig  of  soju  before  saying  anything  ,   because  it  seems  that  she  needs  it  to  muster  a  response  to  that  .    ‘  steve  ,   why  the  hell  would  i  do  something  as  idiotic  as  that ?   you  do  realize  i’m  not  an  actual  fool  ,   right ?  ’