#mark seldin

who is he

oh hi mark long time no see yes i still love u my child

this is the best comic I’ve done so far

Good that Mark was also around. Yujin hadn’t told him what happened just yet, just that they were hurt. And oh man, did it hurt. For a moment, the man thought they had attempted to train once again and finally fucked themself over completely. As they realized the look on his face, Yujin explained rather short for their liking, that someone tried to push of the important vase and they tried to catch it in time. It sounded like bullshit at first but as they pointed out that you could see where their fingers were thanks to the people who hadn’t dusted the thing in days, he started to believe their amusing and yet grim story.And Yujin was thankful that he agreed to take them home, the last thing Yujin wanted to do was calling Diane because they were afraid to call the other two.What would they say? They would want an explanation for sure...for fucking sure. May would say something like “Wrecking the person who was responsible!” and then continue to make a meme joke, eventually forgetting how everything happened and sit down on the couch. Yujin didn’t mind that possibility at all since May would just chill with them at the end of the day.....the other possibility tho...Thankfully, they wouldn’t walk the whole way but Yujin still made sure that he was able to even carry them to the car or up the stairs. Weight was really no issue for Yujin but when someone offered to carry them, they were really concerned. Last time they asked May to help them or ask for help and she attempted to carry them, Yujin thought she will break her back while doing it. Now, a guy like Mark wouldn’t have any problems, he was strong enough and he had trained with them and unlike them, he didn’t injure himself like a total idiot.“I can walk, really..”“I’m just asking..it’s weird to be carried by someone else..”Until that time, their dad had always carried them when something was wrong and it always felt awesome! Like a weird father-daughter experience they shared together since it happened a few times. When they got sick or were injured or when they were too tired. Dad was always there to carry them home and upstairs to their room. Well instead of their dad..now Mark did that. At least to the car and to the flat. That was pretty weird...To stop things from getting weirder, Yujin asked a few questions. How things were since he got back and how Alyona was doing and his family. Just basic questions. While Mark was busy answering their many questions, Yujin just thought how weird it was that they felt almost like their dad would help them out. Yujin never really thought about it but it seemed like..Mark would turn into their dad friend. Pretty weird..but also awesome.

“Yeah it might just be a cut for you, forest boy! But we don’t want you to fall ill on our trip because you cut yourself on something out in the japanese wilderness!”Yujin was aware that Mark was a lot more carefree when it came to nature and strolling around. On one weekend, Shiho had invited them to go on a hike. ‘You guys really have to see Mr. Fuji!’, she said and smiled like she was trying to convince them to visit her old grandpa. A hike wasn’t a bad idea even if the workout during the week almost demanded Yujin to rest on the weekend. They could slowly see why people said they got problems with their back or knees...yet they didn’t want to admit anything in front of Mark if he didn’t complain. Probably not the best idea to stay silent about their own problems but Yujin was sure if they took care of it behind the scenes and watched out, they wouldn’t get in trouble with their knee.However, hiking wasn’t the best idea for their knee and so they had a hard time keeping up with Mark and Shiho’s boyfriend who seemed so excited to be here. Thankfully they stopped for a small lunch break where Yujin saw that he had a cut on his leg. Good, now nobody would notice their own problems if they just dramatized his. Not the best to do with a friend, but Yujin was desperate.“Uhm..I got something with me for that! Hold on”, Shiho said too cheerfully and looked through her bag. As she was searching, she continued to ask a few more questions to the misfortune of Yujin.“Uhm Yujin-san..do you need anything too? I saw you got problems keeping up and your steps got quite heavy. I think I got something for you too!”As soon as the small girl asked the korean, they turned white as a ghost as they felt the smug as look from their judo partner from the side.“I...I don’t know what you are talking about..hehehe”Maybe that would save them? But no...Shiho was rather blunt with many things but she didn’t know better. She was innocently blunt, you could say. Not knowing that some people didn’t want others to hear about certain things. The japanese girl didn’t want to expose others against their will..she was just really concerned with many things.“Please. It’s best if you treat it now instead of later,right?”She did it..she used Yujin’s own words against them. They had taught the student at the gym so often that it was better to go ahead and tell about their injuries instead of keeping it a secret. Be it something really serious or just a small cut from making dinner for the group. With a smile, the small girl with the wavy hair took care of the rather small problem that Mark had, who was still looking at Yujin as if the biggest secret of their life was just revealed.On the way home, that look wasn’t gone but slight concern was added to the mix as well. Yujin reassured that they had many knee and leg injuries in the past and it never got too bad.“Perhaps you should stop worrying about others for a second and take care of yourself.”, he just said out of the blue as the two were preparing dinner. Mark was right but..he was probably not in the position to speak since he was just as much of a people pleaser as Yujin was.“Okay..okay you convinced me..I should probably care more about my own issues. But right now I can’t go to the doctor. Firstly, I’m not so sure about japanese doctors..and secondly...a tearing my knee means at least a two month rest from judo..i didn’t come here to go back home and not participate.”Many people knew that both, Mark and Yujin worked really hard for the things they achieved . And during the Japan trip, they both were up each others asses to take care of themselves and eventually it worked...a little.

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It had been another day of exhausting training in Japan with Mark. The heat was unbearable, especially for Yujin who had spent most of their life somewhere where it wasn’t that hot. Their japanese friends seemed to suffer as well but not as much as the two foreigner. The daily plan was easy:Getting up at around 6 am to prepare food. Mark suggested to take turns on that but Yujin was pretty adamant of doing it themself. The kitchen was small and didn’t have much to offer. Buying something new for these three months was a waste anyways. The apartment was rather small as well but enough for them to live here. The two martial arts students didn’t have much time for other things during the week and on the weekend, the others invited them to see a few parts of Japan. They even had a full plan of where to go and what to do there, the only thing they needed was the yes from Mark and Yujin. And most of the time, they agreed to go with them and see new attractions they weren’t able to see during their first trip and first training.During the summer, the sun was already up at 04:30am and while Yujin wanted to sleep a little longer, the birds woke them up a little earlier, keeping them in a state between being awake and asleep till 6 am.At home, they would’ve cleaned the bathroom and kitchen daily and as neatly as they could but it was almost impossible to do that these days. A quick cleaning was enough with the small things during the week though and they felt at least satisfied enough to cook there.As prepared as Yujin was, they knew the basics of a japanese breakfast and it was pretty healthy so they stuck to that for the first weeks.After that the two of them prepared for their morning jog to the station that was not as far away but a good destination for a small jog in the morning. Yujin hadn’t seen that many kids around at home but here they were all up at a certain time and loud. Wow...they were glad that they didn’t have the responsibility of having a kid. The two got a few looks, not even shy looks from the people living here. Two over 6′0″ martial arts students weren’t a sight you got often. Banging their heads on door frames was normal and being talked behind their backs by students in the train was normal too. After a few days of trying to squeeze their way into the train, they discussed if i would be better to just take a bike and cycle to the gym where the rest was. But that was a little too much even for the two of them. Arriving at their destination, they got greeted by their friends. One specific one who had helped them around here a few times. Shiho-chan was a princess-like girl, Yujin could barely believe that this small girl actually practiced judo with her boyfriend together but she demonstrated often enough that she was capable of pinning a few of the guys down. The group was mostly talking japanese, of course. However, they didn’t expect mark and yujin to speak japanese too and were pretty impressed when they showed that they were able to hold up a conversation in the foreign language. Talking happened only during lunch breaks where the managers of the school judo clubs were cooking meals for the rest and preparing a few snacks for later on. Many school students were practicing here for a scholarship or a competition too. Many were here for the first time and wanted to see how things worked out.Thanks to the status Mark and Yujin had, they were able to teach a few groups more than the basics. First year highschool students who just joined the club in April were learning a thing or two from the two foreigners and just as Shiho-chan and her boyfriend were popular, Mark and Yujin had their own fanclub without even knowing it.“You guys built a big following,you know that?”, the little girl with the curly said, her eyes sparkling.“Did we?”, Yujin asked and looked behind themself. They saw a few girls giggling behind them at the table, always looking at Yujin and Mark and giggling and blushing more.“Expect a few letters..they are all calling you senpai and want you to...notice them of course!”Kinda weird, Yujin noticed that of course because some people had a lot more problems and wanted help than others.After lunch break, there was more training but this time for the teachers themselves. It was stricter and harder and exactly what Yujin expected from going to Japan.Shiho-chan was doing the same exercises as Mark and Yujin did during the afternoon. A few friendly matches, stretching, learning new tricks. And not every day of training went without a small injury. Sprains and tears were normal and here and there someone had a cut. One month into the training and Yujin actually injured themself. Thankfully...not something serious with the knee or shoulder.Either, Shiho-chan was really strong or Yujin was just not expecting her to be that good but eventually, Yujin ended up with a cut just above their eyebrow. Well now..that looked super cool...for many of the students at least. A few wanted to help them or take them to the nurse but Shiho felt so guilty that she took them and treated their wound quickly.“Oh I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you...Do you wanna stay here for a while and rest? Is your head okay?”“Don’t worry. It’s fine..I’m okay”“Really? Perhaps you should just join us for the evening jog and then go home and rest a little.”If there was one thing Yujin hated it was to be forced by someone to go home after a small injury. Yeah, they landed really unfortunately but they were still okay. But even Mark seemed to  agree that it was best to stop for the day and go home. It was a little earlier than usual which was nice on a friday. They had a little more time to shop for the next week or at least get something for the weekend. During a certain time, things were a little cheaper in the conbini and Yujin liked to take advantage of that. After they had left and went shopping, Yujin got at least a few messages from the one who took them down, asking if they were really okay. By that time, Yujin had at least told all their contacts that they had  small accident. It was something worth mentioning since during a normal day, nothing much happened. Since the training was so tiresome, Yujin’s usual behavior of checking how things were every day just stopped at one point. So the first news after a week some people heard from them was that they were injured. Nice.Of course their mom was already saying that it was a mistake to go to Japan and thought the two got injured by some street gang or the yakuza.Jokingly, they sighed and asked Mark if he could believe that their mom actually wrote these words and meant them.After the groceries were bought and they arrived at home, the sun was still out for a little, dyeing the apartment in a comfortable orange and delivering a great view from their balcony that was only used for the laundry to dry.This time, the korean couldn’t deny the help of Mark...well a little help wasn’t too bad and preparing dinner wasn’t too hard anyways. He had experience with food, so giving him a bit more responsibility with the food wasn’t out of the question. And quite enjoyable. The others asked them to come and see the fireworks during the weekend. The two came in the taste of this a few years ago. This time, Shiho-chan offered them to go shoping for yukatas and preparing for the festival at her house because it was closer to the location. A nice change of pace and she seemed to know what would fit them best.A few people had already tanabata trees outside with the wishes they had. The japanese girl told them that she would show them how to do that.Yujin began to ask Mark what he would write down as a wish but then remembered that it would be better if it was a secret. The only question they had now was if they had to write in english or japanese. The kanji skills of both weren’t perfect...and that showed when they were both standing in front of their washing machine and didn’t know which buttons to press.The talk about the coming days lasted till dinner was over and Mark started to talk a little to Alyona. After dinner, no matter how late it was, the two had at least two hours time to do their own thing, be it showering or talking a walk.Yujin thought it was always better to stay away from electronics during their training. Not that weren’t tempted but during their free time, Yujin liked to do other things which explained their lack of messages. The phone was often off during the day and only on during the night to have a clock next to them and to see how the weather would be the next day.Many that knew Yujin also knew that Yujin couldn’t go without their phone for long or asking how things were at home. But it was neccessary. The only thing that made their stomach turn was that they first promised to train together with Jack and now they were here in Japan without him to train. of course they knew that it probably didn’t bother him as much as it bothered them...but Yujin hated breaking their word because of something that looked better at the first glance. And they had to agree that being around each other all the time never ended good. Having some time together with Mark wasn’t too bad either. The two had a lot of fun but still, Yujin wanted to write a few more words to their partner . More than just “Is everything okay at home?” or “I hope you guys don’t destroy the apartment while I’m gone”. But it was on purpose that Yujin was so short with their words.They knew they would stay up all night if not.So just like every friday, Yujin was outside and listened to the cicadas. They didn’t want to interrupt the talk their judo partner had with his girlfriend and it just unneccessarily upset them anyways. Since saturday was a free day, Yujin left their phone on. Sometimes their brother sent them a few funny things or May sent them a picture of the balcony that still looked okay. This time, their brother just wrote them a few smileys and asked if the wound looked cool while May wanted to fist the person who hurt them. She still didn’t get that fisting wasn’t what she meant.It was just natural that their partner rote a few things from time to time too but Yujin knew that he wasn’t a big talker so they didn’t pester him much to begin with. Both had a lot to do anyways and the timezones were against them too. Having a 9-5 job would be much easier..but no Yujin had to become a professional judoka which demanded them to travel a lot and train a lot. Eventually they would end up injuring their shoulder or knee badly enough to never practice judo again. But it was a passion and the only thing that kept them focused enough.Suddenly, their phone was vibrating and Yujin expected their brother to send a few more emojis after seeing the wound but no, it was their significant other just writing [Does it look bad?]Despite it just being a normal message, it made their heart pound almost uncomfortably in their chest.[Idk you tell me.] the judoka wrote and sent a photo with their message. Such a wound wasn’t a reason to be proud but it surely looked cool for some people.[Oh boohoo. Your nose looked worse than that.][EH! A girl who is half my size did this!? She would’ve wrecked you too!]A few messages later, Yujin had already forgot the time but was visibly enjoying the conversation until they heard the sliding door behind them open and Mark asked them how much longer they wanted to stay outside. Only now they realized it was past midnight and the two had to take the train to the city to meet Shiho and her boyfriend. If they would just continue with their messages and weird photos, Yujin would be out here till the sun came up.Slightly embarrassed they got inside and fell on their already made futon. For now, showering and all the things they did before bed were far back in their head. They could do that in the morning.Happily, the korean covered their face with their hands, the phone still in their hand and illuminating their face. A few giggles come from their mouth and their flat mate was raising a brow with a slight smile on his lips.“You should sleep now or you won’t be you tomorrow.”“Y-yeah you are right. I’m sorry...sorry...”However, the black-haired thought to themself that it would totally be worth it to be a little tired just to keep up a longer conversation.

Now, Liam was in the corner. A few years earlier he didn’t even think that Mark would ever corner him like that. A few years ago, Liam was sure he was above all these faunus around Ellie’s house..or even the rest in the world. Now that they were fighting against each other, it looked bad for the business man.He didn’t know the first thing about defending himself like Yujin always told him to do. He just smirked and said he would never need that.“Heh..what? You think because you have me on my knees I feel like you all the sudden? It takes a lot more than that to bring me down!”Empty words, the man felt scared and shook in his shoes while the other was above him now, able to tear him into shreds. Wasn’t the one scar on his neck enough for Mark? Did he really have to go even father years later?Liam didn’t understand it at all but violence didn’t need an explanation for him even if there was one. A really good one.“You just got a little stronger over the years...so what? You can kill me now but people will chase you. The business is mine now, people will kill you if you kill me. But hey..you get your revenge right? It won’t stop Ellie from killing you and she is close to getting her maiden powers. There are many things you don’t know about our group and our plans. Perhaps you are right...maybe I feel helpless now. Do you expect I wouldn’t feel threatened by a 6′3″ faunus beating the crap out of me? Heh...you are gulliable enough to believe that I can keep that hard ass shell forever.”Keep talking..just talking..if he was lucky, he could shoot him in a moment. He already had luck doing the same with Yujin but sadly, their semblence stopped most of the damage despite being unprepared. Even they got stronger despite being full of shit.“You are not better than Ellie or I am. You enjoy our suffering just as much as we did back then. Revenge...hah...do you think you are better? You are turning into what you hated.”The first time Liam looked into Mark’s eyes, he knew something was up with him. Their eyes would cross a few times in different situations and yet, these eyes made him shake every time. Just as cold as Liam’s. One thing he knew the moment they met: The two of them would never be friends in this life.“You just show me that Faunus are what I thought they would be...nothing but vengeful and vicious animals waiting for their pray.”