#richfsh

a curator, typically, takes care of every aspect of a museum's ambiance to show off their fancy art things, and for a japanese ancient mythical weaponry display, this meant fish. koi, specifically. bright flashes of orange and white drifting through clear water like living brushstrokes.

she looks down toward the pond as she waits, one hand gripping the silver cane she leans on. the metal glints faintly in the soft warm lighting of the daylight, though her eyes hard hidden behind the dark glasses. next to her, carletta crouches low to the ground, getting a closer look at the pond's edge. her dress bunches slightly at the knees, but she doesn’t seem to care.

it's not the first time she's been here. no, this guy's been a right pain in her ass over this display, demanding everything be perfect. and now, here she is again, with the expert she hired to maintain the koi pond on site. best money could find. a lovely older gentleman from the countryside, quiet and patient, with a calmness that only someone who’s spent years watching fish could have. she'd say he loves them a little too much, honestly.

" you know, you didn't have to stay back with me, @richfsh. i could've closed by myself. " yoru states as he watches ha joon tidy up the floors of the cafe, crumbs of pastries and dust built up throughout the day rid for another. he had already sent the rest of his family home for the night, ensuring that the lack of bustling traffic made the night easier to clean up afterwards. what caught him by surprise was ha joon's offer to stay back and help him despite his assurance he could do it on his own. ( then again, he was always upfront when it came to his work ethic -- extremely hands on and ready to do more. ) the dream employee. still, to yoru, he'd rather not have ha joon overwork himself.

tidying up the glassware in his hand, he assures once more, " not that an extra hand's a bad thing ... still, you also have to come in early tomorrow. don't over do it, okay ? "

/ sc.

“Ya know, I think you know well enough by now how to take care of these guys without me.” There’s a teasing tone to Ha Joon’s voice. He’s down on his knees, hands gently sifting the pellets that beckon the instinctive feeding response of the koi into the water, fingers wriggling when he feels the sensation of scales. “Though, you know I’ll never say no when you give me a ring for a house call.” :)

❝ARE YOU SURE? I feel like I there is still so much for me to learn.❞ He smirked, arms crossing over his chest as he watched Ha Joon feed his koi with growing amusement. The fish were not too difficult to take care of. He needed to ensure that they had regular water changes, that they were not overfed, and that the filtration was good. Of course, he had to avoid overfeeding as well, but that was easy enough. As adorable as those little mouths were when they were expecting food, he was not tempted to give them more than they needed. All of the koi breeder’s advice was followed to the letter with very little room for failure. ❝Hah! You should not make promises you might not be able to keep, Ha Joon. I might just take you up on that offer when you least expect it.❞ If he could monopolize the other man’s time, he certainly would. However, Ha Joon was a businessman with other clients other than himself.

Ask her politely not to eat his fish, thanks

❛❛ ... Why would I eat your fish ? ❜❜ Leans her massive snout down to him. ❛❛ Are you not familiar with the old saying, a koi becomes a dragon ? That would be like a sort of cannibalism. ❜❜

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ...

@richfsh › ( 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 )

Romantic attraction: none | very low | low | medium | high | very high | extreme Sexual attraction: none | very low | low | medium | high | very high | extreme Aesthetic attraction: none | very low | low | medium | high | very high | extreme Sensual attraction: none | very low | low | medium | high | very high | extreme

❝ for someone I've only teased in passing , your stats are rather high. ❞