#affames

“it’s not fair.” she should stop. “it’s really not fair.” she really should stop.

at this point areum has shoved three boston creme donuts in her mouth, along with one cream filled bun and two taro buns. it should be known that areum hates any bread filled with anything. maybe she’s eating metaphorically. eat something filled and she’ll fill full instead of empty. but isn’t being full the problem in the first place? ah yes the problem. she’s been in the same spot, in the same chair, repeating the same thing so everyone can hear. joy included.

“so what if I like going to the bakery? you’re starting to look as round as the bread, I can’t believe he said that. you eat too much bread, how’s this for eating too much bread!!!!! i’ll show him.” and her stomach because she’s positive her stomach is going to get her back for this. a traitor. they’re all traitors. boys are traitors. bread’s a traitor. her body’s a traitor.

“Here? Right now? What’s going in that little head of yours?” Her laugh is quick and echoes in the store, a bit empty aside from a customer who’d been here earlier to get her measurements.

Wedding due a week away always caused brides to be a bit more nervous and even more self-conscious of how their bodies look and if they’ve gained weight or any retouches need to happen. Chaeli’s used at playing the nice card of telling them that everything is going to be fine, throw in a little music, more chit chats, how perfect they look and if anything we might need to even take off the dress if they keep it up.

Even if it’s not the truth, she rarely tells a bride that she needs to stop eating or start dieting in order to fit i her dress. If that’s needed, well then, she will secretly put it as a note to her seamstress before she leaves. She used to do those herself, but the bigger a job, the better to have more staff catered to specific tasks. Either way, Haebitna’s question is a bit of a random one. It might be the music. Always there to make sure customers don’t feel the silence too heavily, it’s got a therapeutic touch to it.

“Besides, this is a waltz, do you know how to dance that?” Chaeli’s fingers stop after the last needle is put on. She likes to spend her time at least helping with little details as such, else she’d go crazy just sitting in the office.

         Few minutes into the store occupied her with the sight of wonderful dresses, of gowns in ethereal whiteness, gawking at the exquisiteness of its meticulous designs. It’s a store she had never thought of visiting in the near future, but a store that excites her when that right time comes. It’s rather a surprising invitation, to drop by despite not being a customer, because it gave her the opportunity to witness how dedicated Chaeli is to her occupation.

         It’s easy to say that she puts her heart into every design – she’s hands-down. Unquestionably apparent with the way she holds needles in between her thin fingers rather skillfully, or the way she quickly finishes measurements, or just seeing how the store is filled with beauteous garbs sought by bride-to-be’s. But Haebitna sees her dedication with the way her eyes devoted to the task-at-hand, giving her utmost best to make a woman feel the most beautiful at the most important day of her life.

         It makes her mind wander as she silently observed from one side. How surreal it must be to be on that kind of dress. Haebitna would be lying if she says she has never imagined it. She did, even when she was little. Perhaps a bit superficial, concentrating on the glitz of the said once-in-a-lifetime event but don’t people reel on that feeling of being wed? She’s imagined the gown, the veil and tiara she’ll wear, the big bouquet she’ll hold as she walks down the aisle, the shower of petals, the reception, and the dance. First dance as husband and wife. It will be fleeting. She’s imagined it way before, imagined it with her first true dance. Imagined and hoped from the back of her mind of the same man in the future. Even if it’s never going to happen.

Setting: Hongdae, South Korea ( Joowon’s work ) Time: 2:43pm kst

“Okay okay but what about them, what do you think they’re going to order?”

Breaths flow between the two of them like it does the shop. a little stale when it wants, a little fresh when it wants. They have moods like the time of day. Some where they get along just fine and some where they don’t. Just how some days the shop is bustling and moving around, freely or stuffy and other days when they only rush is the air when Joowon airs out the entrance.

They’re not as interesting as fire and water, not as cool as the gray in between. They’re more interesting in their humanity and that’s what Joowon hates most. How there are some personalities that just don’t mix and how everyone has this complicated system in them that people call humanity. Preferences and pieces, all together to make people who are friends, enemies, co-workers and lovers. It’s not because he’s some optimist who wants to get along with everyone, even Superman had people who hated him. 

It’s because it’s humanity. And humanity isn’t what he wants.

Humanity is what he is, deep down inside he knows that but he doesn’t want it. Like a child he tries to cling to other things, other quirks, and throws himself off track. Gets along with Hyunshik when it doesn’t make sense to, becomes oil and water that mixes against all odds. It’s not a hard task Joowon’s adapted to his co-worker’s disposition, built the right walls and the right smiles to combat his words. So even as he leans against the counter, head canting towards the direction of the two girls approaching their cashier for the day, he’s ready.

“You haven’t got one right all day so at least get this one right? And I’ll leave you alone I swear.” He probably won’t. Even if Hyunshik got it right. That’s just the kind of person he is when he’s on a mission. It’s not a specific mission just one that boredom brings forward. And the target?

“don’t touch it.” 

he hasn’t looked up yet, he wants to but he wants to give her all his attention. normally hyungwon’s not a fan of sharing the closer parts of his life with other people but there’s not really many people he’d bring to events like this. between his parents nagging, questioning and everyone expecting hyungwon doesn’t have time for much, patience for less.

joy though? he’s always got patience for her. always got time. which is why he finally sets his phone down as well as the notebook he’d been scribbling in. 

“if you touch it it’s gonna smear and they’ll have to re-do it.”

he wants to thank her too, for agreeing to come to the premiere and even more so agreeing to try out new collections. especially collections with themes, that’s always tricky. it’s a pretty private showing, not many faces, not many questions but any kind of scrutiny is too much for him. instead he leans forward to fix the bangs she’s shaken out of place from how many times she’s looked at herself.

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