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It hadn't been difficult to track Tae down, namely because there wasn't much TRACKING that needed to happen. Samjo had been latched on to Tae's very EXISTENCE for centuries, the makeup of his demi-god spiritual aura being nearly imprinted onto his senses, made it laughably easy for the Crow to find Tae at the drop of a hat...

That...and the fact that the two of them had seen one another just one day before.

"C'mon, buzz me in, moo-cow," he demanded with genuine warmth and affection in his tone, along with an audible pout on his lips when he spoke.

"I brought home the dinner specials from MIMI MYEONGA, you're gonna wanna marry me when you take a bite." He shifted his weight on his feet some before reaching out and pressing the buzzer for a lingering few moments, until he thought he heard the speaker crackle to life on the other end.

@jeonjo asked: “it seems fate has led our paths to cross.” - to celine

"I   would   hardly   call   it   fate.   With   you   sleeping   with   my   son."   The   bluntness   was   something   anyone   who   knew   Celine   was   used   to.   Hwan's   father   experienced   it,   and   her   friends   did   too.   She   was   guilty   of   her   her   harshness   being   confused   with   hatred.   But   her   words   for   Tae   are   a   little   bit   more   sharpened   than   to   others.  

▐║ ♡ ┊ ❝  When it feels too good, I just fuck it up. ❞

@jeonjo asked: “You’re shaking. Is that anger—or anticipation?” - to mystery

Hyungmin   takes   a   moment   to   refocus   his   attention,   snapped   out   of   his   on   thoughts   toward   Tae.   He   relaxes   in   turn.   When   he   was   around   the   older   members   of   the   group,   he   often   managed   to   calm   himself.   Jinu   had   been   the   one   who   could   calm   him   down   in   a   second,   and   second   in   that   scale   was   Tae.   "I   don't   know.   I'm   just.   .   .alert."   And   that   was   never   a   good   thing.   He   often   tries   to   not   pay   attention   to   those   instincts   in   his   body.   The   ache   of   everything   around   them,   the   luminal   like   patterns   that   react   whenever   Gwi-Ma   was   either   too   pleased   or   angry.

❝ Be gentle with me. Please. ❞

▐║  ♡  ┊  𝐒𝐇𝐄  𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒  𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄  𝐀𝐋𝐋  𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓  𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐃𝐎  𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓,  all  of  the  magnetic  energy  he  exudes  while  performing  now  gone,  melting  away  to  show  a  softer  side.  It's  like  he's  a  different  man  entirely  than  the  one  that  struts  proudly  across  a  stage  and  wraps  his  audience  around  his  fingers  so  flirtatiously,  the  one  who  had  drawn  her  interest  from  the  very  first  meeting.  But  she's  not  disappointed.  No,  if  anything,  she's  even  more  intrigued.  It's  most  unexpected,  this  hidden  side  of  him,  the  one  that  asks  for  gentleness  from  a  creature  like  her  when  she  is  made  only  of  claws  and  sharp  teeth  and  brutal  longings.  But  maybe  she  can  remember  what  it's  like  to  be  a  gentle  thing.  Maybe  for  him  she  can  afford  to  soften,  just  a  little.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ Maybe  I  will.  Since  you  asked  so  sweetly. ❞ㅤ Her  voice  flows  like  a  melody,  stripped  of  any  hard  edges.  Junha  lets  her  fingers  find  their  way  to  the  side  of  Tae-gang's  face,  her  thumb  tracing  gently  over  the  arch  of  his  cheekbone.  There's  a  thousand  things  she  wants  to  do  in  that  moment.  Kiss  him,  pull  his  body  against  her  own,  fall  into  his  arms.  Instead,  she  returns  the  vulnerability  he's  shared  with  her,  if  only  for  a  brief  moment,  whispering  a  single  question  before  her  heart  can  turn  itself  to  steel  again  out  of  fear. ㅤ❝ Do  I  scare  you? ❞ㅤ she  asks. ㅤ❝ Not  what  I  am,  but  .  .  .  the  way  that  I  am. ❞ㅤ Because  she  knows  he  has  little  to  fear  from  her  in  terms  of  power.  His  blood  is  something  forged  in  hell  itself,  and  she  is  only  a  fresh  vampire  still  testing  her  own  abilities.  It's  the  more  intangible  things  that  she  considers,  how  gifted  she  is  at  breaking  hearts  and  making  her  own  unreachable,  and  she  can't  help  but  wonder  if  he  asks  for  gentleness  from  more  than  just  her  touch. ㅤ❝ Do  you  worry  that  I'll  hurt  you? ❞

@jeonjo ⊱ 𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐑 & 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 *

❝ wait a minute . . . are you jealous? ❞

▐║  ♡  ┊  ❝ 𝐍𝐎 , ❞ㅤ 𝐒𝐇𝐄  𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐒  𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐘.  Far  too  quickly,  in  fact,  and  unmistakably  rushed.  So  much  so  that  she  knows  it  rings  hollow,  a  denial  with  no  conviction  that  basically  confirms  the  opposite. ㅤ❝ Why  would  I  be  jealous? ❞ㅤ Junha  adds,  but  when  she  hears  her  voice  crackle  as  the  words  leave  her,  she  realizes  she's  just  made  herself  even  more  unbelievable.  She  can't  bring  herself  to  meet  his  eyes,  arms  crossed  behind  her  as  she  leans  back  against  the  archway. ㅤ❝ I  just  wanted  to  see  if  the  rumor  was  true  or  not  .  .  .  if  you're  dating  them. ❞ㅤ Not  that  it's  any  of  her  business.  Not  that  she  should  even  care.  Hell,  it's  probably  not  even  true;  these  rumors  pop  up  all  the  time  in  this  industry,  and  she's  been  a  victim  of  them  as  well.  But  there  was  something  about  hearing  this  one  that  made  her  realize  how  much  she  hated  the  idea  that  he  might  be  seeing  someone.  It's  ridiculous,  frankly.  They're  not  dating.  This  is  a  professional  relationship.  And  yet,  here  she  is,  failing  to  conceal  how  bothered  she  is  by  a  rumor.  She  clears  her  throat,  her  eyes  flickering  briefly  back  to  Tae. ㅤ❝ So  .  .  .  are  you? ❞

@jeonjo ⊱ A LITTLE JEALOUSY

No, but in all seriousness...

Part of me wonders if the Heavens had ever intended on Ma Wang actually achieving the goal they had in mind for him, seeing as how they never explained the point system (to the audience or to him, seemingly, with him always having to wonder how close he is to becoming a deity all through the series).

Looking at Ma Wang objectively just from his actions in the show, it's clear that he still intends to keep doing 'good' for all intent and purposes, by opening a hotel to catch evil spirits specifically, so I think it's safe to say that he still wants to become a deity. What's definitely shifted though, is his motivation.

Before, it was strictly about getting Cha Eun out of the seemingly endless torture of living her every life in misery without ever knowing why. The second it became clear that he was able to do this without waiting any longer, he didn't hesitate to take on 10,000 lifetimes of bad Karma to free Princess Iron Fan. Once that motivation within the series is met though, Son Oh Gong even points out that he was under the impression that Ma Wang only wanted to become a deity to get points to reach his goal, yet something seems to have changed.

The way I see it, there are 2 likely possibilities; either he's a disgruntled employee that's in it for the long con in order to get his revenge on the Heavens...or he saw first hand just how SHIT the Heavens are at running things properly, and he thinks he has what it takes to be UPPER MANAGEMENT to make sure things improve. I'm more inclined to believe that he wants to work to improve the Heavens' system, mostly because causing further trouble after learning that he has another chance at having a family, isn't too likely.