#manticxre

It was indeed another year, and another with the love of her life. Oh how time surely flies Jieun thought fondly. She looked up to her husband, her eyes shining with mirth. She rest her own hand over his own and gave it a gentle tap. "Happy New Year Yeobo-ah." She greets back with a small laugh. From where they stood, she could hear the far sounds of fireworks going off and saw how the skies lit up in celebration.

"Yes. yes more apple pies for you and strawberry cakes for me. Guess I'll have to look into the low sugar or sugar free recipes. Got to watch our blood sugar levels you know!" She teases back. Looking back, it was funny how they begun with a spilled flute of champagne and desserts. It was the most unlikely story but it is their story. She wouldn't want a different one.

She felt her heart swell with his words. She couldn't bring herself to answer at first and just allowed herself to feel the warmth and the sincerity of her dearest. She reached for his hands, so much bigger than hers and held them tight. Her eyes looked up to his, still dazzled by the way he met hers.

          🔪   ━━        @manticxre​ - inwoo [ starter call ]  

                   “    NO   ONE   CAN   SAY  we  do  not  make  the  best  out  of  what  we  are   given.  ”  the  pale  man  speaks.  an  inviting  finality  to  the  words  as  he  sets  down  the  tea.  the  small  earthenware  pot  softly  glowing  above  the  warming  plate.  “  though  I   find  I  must  officially  declare  that  you  are  allowed  nowhere  near  my  orchids.  ”

a  small  smile  pulls  tight  the  corners.  fixing  Inwoo  with  a  pale  -  eyed  stare.  “  they  are  finnicky  enough  without  learning  to  spit  seeds  at  me.  ”

    “  I  just  fought  off  a  hoard  of  demon  lions,  mate.  So,  if  you  think  I’m  going  to  tug  my  feet  up  so  you  can  have  space  to  sit  down  on  this  couch,  you  are  mistaken.  ”

   In  a  not-so-bizarre  turn  of  events,  August  Wang  was  yet  again  sprawled  across  the  couch  with  limbs  sticking  out  at  odd  angles.  Therefore,  he  was  willing  to  exaggerate  his  exhaustion  just  to  stay  where  he  was.  Even  though  he  did  fight  off  a  hoard  of  demons,  it  wasn’t  as  taxing  on  him  as  he  had  admitted.  In  fact,  he  even  made  a  detour  for  ice  cream  on  the  way  back.   (  No  one  tell  Amira.  As  much  as  he  loved  her,  he  was  not  so  keen  on  sharing  when  he  knew  she  would  just  take  it  all.  )

@manticxre​ sent in:

Younghee visits Yoojin, looking oddly shy about matters. Looking at her, it's easy to tell why, considering the space where her left arm would've been is now an almost lifelike prosthetic that seems to be layered with the same marks on her right arm.

"Surprise," she comments, waving her hands in front of her, "I got something that could finally withstand me. Here's hoping I don't break this one, too." || timidity from her is new ( ft. unprompted )

He supposes he can count himself lucky: when he was given his immortality, his time was frozen at that very moment. At that moment, he was a healthy twenty-year-old, all of his limbs intact and so when the bonghwang granted its curse gift, he would forever remain that way.

It’s not the same for her if the prosthetics indicate anything. Still, they go on with life because there’s only so much bemoaning and lamenting one can do in such a situation. Yoojin gets it sometimes; in those moments, he goes down to THE SEA, where the waves will carry his sorrows and burdens in the moments he cannot do so himself. He doesn’t doubt Younghee gets those moments as well, if not more frequently.

Still, today is not one of those moments, thankfully, seeing the uncharacteristic BASHFULNESS she displays. It’s not like her; Yoojin would sooner recognize her for the sour expression normally spread across her face. But then she waves both hands. Oh! Her left arm…it’s no longer mechanical! And it’s not made out of the earth either.

@manticxre​ asked: “ don’t be so dramatic. ” (Soojung looking down at Kyle, what have you done this time) meme: 3, 4, 5 word sentence starters ( accepting )

     ❝ excuse you ! i think my reaction is perfectly valid thank you. ❞ he says, heading hanging upside down off the edge of his bed, miserable as his mind is filled with nothing but writers block. ❝ i’ve been trying to write for days & i’ve not nothing !! nada !!. writing is how i de-stress so when i can’t it’s... ❞ he trails off, letting out a long & exasperated groan in place of actual words before flipping himself right side up again, & a glare to match. ❝ —i mean you’re an artist, surely you can understand where i’m coming from, right? ❞

@manticxre​ asked: ❰❰ PANIC ❱❱ reverse (Jamie stumbling upon Inwoo being vulnerable for once?) meme: an extremely self-indulgent meme ( accepting ) ❰❰ PANIC ❱❱ + reverse: jamie comforts inwoo as he has a panic attack or gets overstimulated

   the sun had left soft beams littered about his room, the warmth seeping into his skin where it landed. it temped jamie to step outside, even just for a few minutes. he wasn’t streaming, or had any plans for that matter. so he decides to indulge. which is how jamie then found himself approaching the greenhouse & subsequently, inwoo.

   the taller man was sat in the corner, nearly tucked away by the raised garden beds but not quite enough, his attention stuck heavily on cheonche & speaking to the plant at a volume jamie couldn’t even begin to make out. overall he presented far more aloof than usual, worryingly so considering how introverted he was to begin with.

     ❝ inwoo, ❞ jamie starts, not so loudly as to startle him, but enough to at least announce his presence. ❝ are you alright? ❞ he’s not sure what to offer, be in an ear or a hot drink to help sooth whatever turmoil inwoo was dealing with. he’d long since learned the behaviour associated with anxiety between himself & ice as well. jamie’s only issue was that he could never be sure the best course of action when it comes to comforting. often too blunt, not realising how his words might sound to someone in such a state. but he tries which is as much as anyone can ask for.