IC INBOX

[lowestclass]

My apologies, it seems you caught me at a bad time.
Please leave a message, I'll get to it promptly.

username: arise.

✉ ☏ 📷

Comments

voice | un: laluna, late July

[crisantemo]

Annyeonghaseyo, Jinwoo.

[ The voice and the language will be familiar to him, though the combination will not be something he would be expecting.

Lapis found another of those odd little pamphlets, and there is one person she can ask for help with this new language. ]

I know, ah... Very basic Korean now. Could I ask for your help with it?

[ There's some stops and starts, but she's doing her best with the knowledge she has. ]

[lowestclass]

[ --it's like the voice mimicry post all over again. The JOURNEY his face goes on as Lapis calls him and greets him in his own language is nearly palpable through the phone, because there's a stunned silence on the other end.

Followed by a huff, a sound that's almost startled, before he shakes his head and suddenly, he's invested in this call. He'd been worried there'd been a work issue, since the mission hadn't gone perfectly clean, but--- this....! ]

Annyeonghaseyo....! [ he breathes out the word almost in amazement, a smile spreading over his face. ]

It's been years since I have talked to anyone in my native language.

--Oh, I'm sorry, am I going too fast?
Um.

Let me start over.

[ he thinks, then nods his head. Slows down his speech a little from his excitement. ]

I would love to teach you, Lapis.

voice | un: laluna, the day after Jinwoo's trip

[crisantemo]

Sooo...

[ Lapis is nice enough to keep her voice soft... er than usual, considering how soft-spoken she usually is, just in case he's still feeling the after-effects of dragon blood. She recalls still suffering the day after, when she went through something similar - ]

How're you feeling?

[lowestclass]

[ oh no
he expected a call but not like this

not like this
He feels the colour in his cheeks rise as he presses pause on the video game he's been playing

and considers melting into the floor... ]

....Ah.

...

I've been ... considering messaging the group chat with... an apology for my conduct but...
I have not yet worked up the guts...

I made a fool of myself, didn't I.

action

[crisantemo]

[ It's been a very, very exhausting few days but things have slowly calmed down now. There's still issues with sleeping and worrying about waking up back in that place - but she's with Jinwoo, they're mid-way through one of the movies he picked out and for now she doesn't have to think or worry.

Though... why does this suddenly popcorn taste iron-y? Also why is there suddenly a lot of pain, did she get a kernal or something -

- Nope, somethings wrong and she jerks away from where she was leaning against Jinwoo, hand over her mouth. There's way too much blood right now, and she's not risking it dripping everywhere. While she trusts him completely, she doesn't want to get blood on his stuff. ]

S-sorry, give me minute...

[ Or some sort of muffled, garbled variation of that.

She's making a beeline for the bathroom now, managing to remember to use her ability to heal up... whatever the fuck just happened. She bit her tongue, but surely it shouldn't have been so -

- Oh. Hmm.

Checking in the mirror sure does reveal she has fangs now. That explains it. ]

[lowestclass]

[ when you focus most of your life around acting, you spend a whole lot of time studying acting--even if it meant watching other people act. therefore the easiest way Jinwoo could think of passing the time after the... frankly horrid time they had in that strange cabin in the woods was something as easy as watching TV.

Maybe he was indulging a little by purposefully choosing some of his favorites to show Lapis--Seven Samurai currently playing on the screen, a black and white old but good-y.

His eyes are very easily torn away from the screen as he smells blood, though--one of the first things he'd gotten back when he and the other survivors were dumped back inside the city: that sharp sense of smell that could detect even the smallest sprinkling of blood.

Glowing purple eyes dilate a little as he tips his head to try to look at Lapis--the source of the scent--and before he could say anything, her hand was over her mouth and she's getting up.

Huh, wh, what?

He blinks kind of dumbly, not even bothering to pause the film as a pair of samurai strip bamboo to use them as practice swords...

Running after her to see what was going on, concern and ... honestly, interest in his eyes. ]

--Was there something sharp in the popcorn?? [ that was his first thought--was a kernel at an angle, did it catch the inside of her mouth, or-- ]

I'm sure I cleaned the machine out pretty carefully the last time I...

[ Oh. ]

un: violetsmoke; text; 11/15

[infezione]

[Hey, you know who's also not safe from sudden deluge of messages from Fugo? It's you, Jinwoo!!!]

Hey, Jinwoo, just checking in since it's been a bit.

Jinwoo?

Oh goddamn it this is just going to be an everyone problem isn't it.

Hey can you let me know when you see this? We're kind of in a situation here back in the city.

Update: Situation more or less taken care of. Hopefully this goes through now... Still holding up okay?

text: un: arise.

[lowestclass]

[ aw fuck. oh fuck. his phone is BLOWING up. a repeated sound of his ringer--one that sounds like a crow cawing--is exploding from his pocket.

He's gonna stare at the screen, and quick as he can--hopefully it isn't too late during the day to respond to fugo... ]

--Thank you for your messages. I've been worried about you and the others still in the city.

We haven't been able to get a word out to any of you--and assuming by how my phone just blew up, whatever was blocking our connection has been lifted.

'things more or less taken care of'--are you and the others okay?

what happened? what was the situation?

text; un: freelancer; 11/22

[lapislazily]

Hello, Jinwoo.

Are you free?

[There is an attached address.]

Here is my new address. You are welcome to stop by whenever you wish for tea and snacks, as I have little else to occupy my time besides resting.

There is something I'd like to discuss with you when you're able. In person, preferably.

[lowestclass]

Harabeoji. It's good to hear from you. Thank you for sending that along--after seeing your post on the network I'd started to wonder if you'd have switched living arrangements.
I'm glad I wasn't wrong.

I'm just getting settled back in Kaisou. Lapis' apartment was... trashed, but mine was fortunately spared a lot of damage.

Would you like to meet at your new place? I can bring some sweets I brought back from Coppenhagen?

voice; un: tsubaki (before all the shit with Blade)

[kanka]

[BEEP BEEP HELLO, ONE CALL FOR SUNG JINWOO. I REPEAT, ONE CALL FOR SUNG JINWOO.

It is probably not who he's expecting, all things considered. Ayato was not expecting to make this call, but now... well. He feels it's necessary.]

Jinwoo, I apologize for this sudden call, but- will you be available anytime soon? To meet in person.

There is- [A pause, not hesitation, but perhaps a way to word himself that doesn't make poor Jinwoo sweat bullets.] I've come across something recently and would like your input, if you're available. It's important.

[There, that's... not as bad, hopefully.]

[lowestclass]

[ this sort of call makes him feel... uncertain. Startled, even. He takes a moment to respond--he knows who Ayato IS of course, but a call like this, out of the blue... ]

I...
Certainly, if you'd like to make time to get together, I'm free most afternoons.
I'd ask anytime we meet be after sundown, though. Getting around the city during the day can be a task for me.

voice, un: reaper.

[rockily]

[ he's tone is noticeably tense when his speaks, his jaw set unhappily as he looks over teresa's post again. ]

You've seen her post, aye? Goes without saying be careful around her. That woman is dangerous and not just because of her association with the Order.

[lowestclass]

Hey, Eizen.
I did see the post. And to 'keep up appearances,' I responded to it--in private, so you may not have seen it.

Can you tell me about her? What's her deal, why is she dangerous?
The more info, the better.
She gives me an... uneasy feeling.

voice | un: laluna

[crisantemo]

[ She had been at the forge, when she saw Teresa's arrival. She had wanted to check up on things, while Blade was recovering still.

She's fairly certain she dented the scrap she threw at the wall when Teresa told her they were watching her. Lapis can deal with a lot, she can, but... Not this. Not the thing she was dreading most staring her in her fucking face.

There isn't much of an opening to this message, but considering what's happening Jinwoo will probably know what it's about - the tremble in her voice will give it away anyway. ]

I... spoke to Teresa. She said my growth were of "keen interest" to them. I thought... I didn't think I was...

[ All she did was kill, like everyone else in the fucking Order, so why- ]

I feel sick.

[lowestclass]

[ having spoken to Theresa himself, as well as Eizen--Jinwoo's feeling on edge. Angrier than he ever allows himself to feel, and above all else--protective. These people are important to him. These people have been suffering inside the city due to the broken spirit vein and to have the Order suddenly stepping in to act like they've been in control all along?

Lapis' call continues to make his body feel colder than it usually is, and there's a moment where he's silent.
He breathes out. ]

Where are you right now.
Is it safe to come see you.

[ teleport into her shadow, ofc. ]

action!

[crisantemo]

[ With how things have been so tense in the city it's a relief that they can just get away from it all, even if it's for a couple of days. Especially since Jinwoo managed to get vouchers for a spa day, which Lapis deeply appreciated and feels like is sorely needed at this point. This can just be a day where they focus on themselves, before they go back to facing whatever is looming on the horizon. Things will only get more difficult in the future.

But god, Lapis did not expect to be so nervous about Valentines Day. Anxiety buzzes under her skin as she debates even how to give her gifts to him; should she wait, should she not, is there any unwritten rules about this...

... Okay, no, she'll be worrying about this all day if she doesn't do this now. They still have time before needing to actually go anywhere, so she retrieves the gift from where she had hidden it within the hotel room before approaching him. Right. Here we go. ]

Ah, before we go anywhere... [ She's getting flustered already and she hasn't even handed it over yet. But she holds out the gift box, with two gifts tucked inside.

The first gift is a selection of coffee truffles tucked carefully in one corner and the second is another, smaller box. Inside is a pedant, handmade with thick wire twisting and twining around an amethyst stone in an intricate pattern. Some fidgeting reveals that the edge of it can be pulled to the side, revealing a hidden blade - not a full dagger, but still a usable blade all the same. While she wants to make a proper dagger for him one day, she's still working her way up. ]

Um, happy Valentines Day...

[ Why is this is so embarrassing, why is it for all her powers have evolved she still can't just sink into the shadows and hide - ]

[lowestclass]

[ he's seen way too many rom-coms in the past, where the lead male was stupid and left off making plans for valentines day until the last possible second. Miss Sung Jinwoo with that shit--he made sure to keep an eye out early, and figured this was the best thing he could get.

He very much enjoyed the Spa back in Denmark, and they'd mostly gone to wipe their minds free of the grime of the high seas. This time, why not for actual enjoyment? He'd gotten the tickets nearly a month in advance--at a great price--and has already set up the gift for Lapis in advance in the room they have for relaxing and eating dinner between spa treatments and hot tubs.

He's nervous about it--he's never done this before outside of playing a part--but it's easy to avoid feeling that anxiousness when you're recieving a present from the most important person in your life. ]

--Ah? [ the most GRACEFUL of responses to getting a gift. He stares at it, a flush moving over his cheeks. He holds it carefully in his hands, admiring the beautiful black box. ]

I had no idea valentine boxes came in this color. I'll have to repurpose this into something I use to hold makeup brushes, maybe...

[ he wants to sneak a taste of the coffee truffles so bad--he can taste them, on smell alone. Strong coffee. He looks delighted.

But he's picking up that pendant, putting the box aside for just a moment as he turns it over in his hands, examining it--noticing the hidden blade, and a slow grin moves up his features.

He's leaning in, immediately stealing a kiss from Lapis without speaking, first.

After pulling away, he holds the thing to his chest, a little. ]

...It's beautiful. It's really beautiful.

Thank you, Lapis. I'm going to be hard pressed to take this off, once it's on.

action; vogue; pre-zodiac post

[jackdawvision]

[At some point in the midst of work, Edward bumps into Jinwoo’s side, catches him briefly, and murmurs:]

Meet me on the rooftop in an hour.

[And then he’s off to help out backstage.]

[lowestclass]

[ he's in the middle of fiddling with one of the stage props when he's bumped--and he stops to stare for a moment before giving the other a friendly wave with a hand.

...And then he goes back to work, as if he hadn't heard a thing; and promptly within an hour, Jinwoo can be seen quietly stepping out of one of the shadows on the roof.

He'll remain quietly pressed into the shadow until he can see Edward, and only then will he step out and give the man a bit of a confused look. ]

If this is about me scaring you last week as a bird, I already apologised.

action, after calebs post

[crisantemo]

[ The sight of another one of those posts on the network fills Lapis with dread, her heart dropping to see another of app users has been kidnapped; eyes glued to her phone as they sit on the couch. All to find who killed Teresa, all this for that horrible woman.

But... Something seems to click into place, as she recalls the two new Guardians. Especially Douman. Suddenly the fear and panic and distrust makes sense, a fog suddenly lifting, and anger is quick to rear up. ]

... I remember. Douman, I remember him. That... vile bastard, of course he would do something like this!

[ Her phone is certainly creaking under her grip now. ]

[lowestclass]

--Hey, hey. Let's let go of that. [ quick damage control, she doesn't want to break her phone, he's gonna ease it from her hands. ]

What do you mean you remember him?
Did it suddenly come back to you, or... [ ...was it like. Magic? Involved? ]

Breathe. You're not breathing.

action!

[crisantemo]

[ It's a relatively normal morning in their household - quiet and lazy, with the only movement being Lapis grumbling quietly when there's a knock on their door. While she had tried to ignore it, and was doing a pretty good job of it, it's insistent enough that she eventually untangles herself from the sheets and Jinwoo as she goes to answer it.

Some moments pass once she shuffles away with a yawn, and when Jinwoo eventually opens his eyes?

A little face is staring back at him, who beams in delight when they see their other new parent has awoken. Say hello to the new baby!! ]

[lowestclass]

[ lazy mornings are good
he's getting used to them; not waking up with messages from the Order and having to think about their "missions" and how he can best approach them.

it's a warm, dreamless snooze that has him drifting, and...


... at the end of the day, he's still habitually a light sleeper.
When Lapis gets up, he finds himself stirring...

And opening his eyes to come face-to-face with a tiny creature with one of the cutest faces he's ever seen.

....He blinks, dumbly. Rubbing a hand over his face to make sure he's not hallucinating.

And then he's sitting bolt upright. ]

--you.
...

I taste bad, so don't even think about it.

night of the raid

[crisantemo]

[ It has been an incredibly difficult few hours - Lapis is only recently up and moving again after recovering from her injury, and everyone is just... exhausted and aching. It all brings the realisation that the Order has had enough, and will deal with them and the others by any means necessary. It was only a matter of time, really, between the lack of pay and radio silence. But that doesn't make any of this any better.

The room they've been given in the Ghost City is nice, secure and comfortable - which is especially welcome after everything they've been through. They're clean and changed into clothing more in-tact and less bloodstained, and Lapis tries not to wince as she takes note of the sleeve wrenched off her old dress. The memory brings back that horrible ache, so she tries not to think about that.

Her focus instead goes to Jinwoo, where he sits upon the couch in their new room. He's been holding himself together, but she also knows him - knows him well enough at this point to tell when he's really, really not okay. And he absolutely isn't right now.

But she doesn't say anything, instead simply sitting next to him and reaching an arm around his shoulder, tugging him to lean against her. A silent reassurance, and a gentle encouragement to let out everything he's holding in. ]

[lowestclass]

[ he's always been able to hold it together. His heart always staying above the water because he had to, at the risk of letting go too much. if he let go, Ashborn would come in and take over, just like it promised.

but today had been a lot.
These last two months had been a lot.

He's sitting a little curled into himself, and when he's grabbed and hugged close by Lapis, he almost startles.

Which makes his head turn, and he looks up at Lapis, almost shocked for a moment, as if he weren't expecting the sudden embrace.
He's glowing--moreso than usual--and with the smoke coming up off his body, like shadow but living--he takes a deep, quiet breath and shakes his head.

He's glad he has his hood up. He can turn his head and try to hide his face--which has the shadows curling so hard around him it's started to look like armour. A form he usually only takes when inside the spirit gate. ]

This is the second time I lost my home. ...And it could have been the second time I lost my family, too.
There's really no escape from this, at all.

text | UN: bruhmoment

[guardianreaper]

[Randy Orlando isn’t a worrier.]

[If he was, he’d remember all the times in Florida he had to take Jinwoo to the hospital. He would’ve sweated when Jinwoo was assigned to Kaisou, and would’ve spent time pouring over casualty reports to see if something happened.]

[But Randy Orlando is just a dude, and even if he did do those things, he’d never admit it.]

[Anyway, Jinwoo gets a text, out of the blue, in late July.]

Hey little man, remember me?

[lowestclass]

[ while he might not recognise the username right away, he recognises the nickname. 'little man' registers immediately to a certain red-headed male who insisted on calling him that instead of his name.

Maybe because Randy was there when he was forced to throw away his real one and adopt a new one. ]

--I. Randy????? Is that actually you???

night before asgard

[crisantemo]

[ With the post up by the Zodiac employee confirming the road to Asgard is almost ready, it's hard to ignore the anxiety now buzzing through her. She sits on their bed (at least they managed to build that) and looks through her phone, checking her Soul Device is prepped and in place, before going through it again.

This is it. Tomorrow will end with the Order changing in a fundamental way. And they will finally be free.

It will finally end, they just need to fight for it. ]

... How're you feeling?

[lowestclass]

[ the question isn't of any surprise. He had been buzzing around their new, almost empty house like an anxious fly who couldn't find a window to get out of.

Checking his phone every ten minutes for updates from those who have been dealing with the first two Unyielding who have come into the city, something.

Everything is too quiet as everyone prepares for a journey they might not return from, and he finally allows free an exhale that he's been holding in for quite some time now. ]

Uncertain. Nervous.

...Not afraid, at least. You helped me tear myself out of that headspace a while ago, at least.
[ that night she'd comforted him while he'd started to let his paranoia pile up. ]

This is it. The last trip we'll make before freedom or... something worse.

How are you feeling.

action!

[crisantemo]

[ Considering Jinwoo's last birthday was aboard an old boat in the middle of the ocean, Lapis was determined to give him something better this year.

She had made sure to make his favourites for breakfast, though as he was eating she insisted that he doesn't look outside into the yard. Under no circumstances. And she would know if he did! The skeletons that came with the now permanent Halloween decorations also kept an eye... sockets... on him. Lapis has long since stopped questioning how they moved when they weren't looking.

But it's a thing she's been carefully setting up for the past couple of days, and now she just needs to set up the finishing touches. It's only when she's done does she lead Jinwoo outside, hands covering his eyes as she steers him in the direction of the surprise.

Once her hands move away, he'll find that a section of their yard has been converted into something like an outdoor theatre - a simple screen and projector set-up, along with bean bag chairs, blankets and soft lighting for when it gets darker. And, of course, drinks and snacks she's made. ]

It's... I know we have the theatre inside, but since the weather is still nice I thought we could do something a little different...

[ Her shoulders hunch a little now, almost embarrassed. She's never really done this much for a birthday before, not for someone who isn't her dad, so there's the worry of too much or maybe this isn't the right kind of thing or - ]

I-I've gotten a couple of movies, so you can pick what to watch...

[lowestclass]

[ it was UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT not to peek out to see what she was doing. Torturous, even. But Jinwoo is nothing if not willful, and he keeps a mantra in his head that this will be for the best if he keeps from peeking. If it's a surprise that's taking a while to set up, it HAS to be important to her, right?

He knows it's his birthday, so he'll just reassure himself that birthday surprises are best kept surprises, so while he tries not to jitter out of his skin all day--it'll be worth it when Lapis' hands move and he's finally allowed to see what she's done.

...And he was right. It was well worth the wait; as Lapis had turned the lawn into an entire ass theatre.

The plain look on his face nearly bursts into a stupid, wide grin as he spins on her, hands moving to grab hers in his own as he tries not to bounce with a step of excitement. ]

--I've never done anything like this before. I've seen videos about drive-in or outdoor theatres and always wanted to try it.

This is an amazing gift. This is--

[ yeah, time to just grab her in his arms and swing her around. ]

christmas delivery;

[lapislazily]

[For the holidays, Zhongli delivers a gift to Jinwoo in a wood and velvet box: a handcarved red jade letter opener with a brass handle.]

Christmas Day!

[crisantemo]

[ On Christmas day, Jinwoo will be given a couple of carefully wrapped parcels. One of them contains a crow feather dagger she’s been working on, something that matches the style of the necklace she crafted for him all those months ago. Alongside that is a makeup organizer and one handmade plush of best boy Tank - it's not amazingly made, she's still getting used to it so he's a little wonky - but it's still soft and shows him in all his glory. ]

backdated to December times

[crisantemo]

[ With Christmas looming on the horizon, that meant that their... very halloween-y goth house needed to have some decorations put up. And Lapis may have still leaned towards their goth aesthetic anyway, with a combination of usual decorations and things more their aesthetic. She just thinks it looks neat.

And one decoration Lapis wanted to put up, that she didn't last year, was mistletoe. Last year she and Jinwoo only just started dating some months before and maybe it was a bit much, but this time! This time she could do it and see if she could catch him out with it. Not that they need an excuse to kiss each other, but it just seems like a fun little thing to do -

- Though it seems like they're on the same wavelength again, considering that's a sprig in a doorway she hadn't hung up. ]

... I wonder if I should be upset you caught me first.

[ She knows he's lurking nearby, waiting for the chance to strike. ]

[lowestclass]

[ there's a wicked little smile on Jinwoo's face. Most of the time, the thoughts in his head are much like a DVD symbol--doing everything it can to avoid hitting the corner--but Christmas was always a holiday that he enjoyed even if it was more of a 'couples holiday' back in his own country.

But that's how he'd gotten the bright idea to sneak up a little mistletoe decoration. It fit the ... strange but hilariously fun aesthetic of the house--the berries being replaced with cute little skull decorations. He leans a hand against the doorway, sort of boxing her in as he tries his best to look only half-smug. ]

For once, luck is on my side.
Honestly, you could have gotten me a few times but. Maybe I cheated a little. [ going invisible is definitely cheating, right? ]

But I'll take a win.

[ don't mind as he crowds in a little, his free hand tucking a lock of red hair behind her ear. ]

action it's pact time

[crisantemo]

[ There's something wrong.

Sure Lapis has zoned out at times, when she's extremely tired or drained or just having a bad day, but this feels... different. Like she's not entirely all there. She doesn't feel solid, more like she's just drifting throughout the day. Maybe she's still feeling off after transforming into an actual dragon a few days ago...

Except a cup slips right through her hand while she's in the kitchen, the crash of it causing her to wince before she unconsciously reaches down to clean it. But she can't... pick the shards up. It's like she's a ghost.

Hmm. That's inconvenient. ]

Ah... I dropped something in the kitchen, so don't come in here yet!

[lowestclass]

[ ma'am he heard that crash. And he's already on his way out to see what it was, but he pauses as she tells him to 'not come in'. literally frozen in the hallway as if they're playing a game of red-light-green-light.

he holds the pose for just a second before he realises it's fine to just stay in place, slowly lowering a leg to the ground. ]

--I heard something break. Did you hurt yourself?

action, demon attack time

[crisantemo]

[ There's been a crow following her.

Usually Lapis wouldn't mind - she has a particular bias towards crows considering who she's marrying - but this one isn't normal. She can sense something off about it, and it sounds like it's threatening her when she listens to it. She doesn't draw much attention to it beyond glances, but she does make sure to tell her father and Jinwoo about the creature; considering their pact binding them together so closely, her fiancée would've seen how this crow tended to hover around.

Yet today, there was nothing. Which didn't soothe her in the slightest because now clearly things are going to escalate, it just depends on when and how. The answer comes to her when she dreams that night; it'll all be a haze when she wakes up, but there's the feeling of something coming after her. It tries to attack her but -

There's the sound of loud squawking in their bedroom, the sound becoming chocked as the demon that tried to launch a sneak attack is instead grabbed and choked by a tail - Lapis having grabbed it before it could reach her. She slowly detangles herself from her partner as she sits up, glancing over her shoulder at the demon still in her grip. ]

So you're the thing that's been bothering me...

[ Being attacked by a crow demon, of all things? Yeah, she's pretty offended right now - the only one she would consider an actual crow demon is the man laying next to her, who probably got woken up by all the commotion. ]

[lowestclass]

[ jinwoo is a pretty light sleeper, all things considered. when he's uncomfortable and has plenty reason to feel paranoid--such as life was back before the rebellion against the Black Order had succeeded--the slightest nudge or sound in the night could rip him awake, have him searching out his daggers for defense.

but life'd started to quiet down lately. no danger, a comfortable house--he'd been having a damn near solid sleep next to lapis until the moment he's feeling jostled around. usually if one of the critters in the house wants to lie between them it's a quiet affair--none of them are big enough to jostle the bed, but this? this is making alarm bells go off in his head.

He's got the demon-fang dagger in his hands in moments, as glowing purple eyes scan for the danger--attaching and staring at the... fucking crow in their bed with both a look of offense, as well as anger. what the hell was-- ]

Is this some sort of joke. [ he sounds seriously offended. like, one, getting attacked in their sleep is rude, and two--a crow? REALLY? was it supposed to be insult to injury?? ]

This thing better come up with an excuse to why it's waking me up at--[ what's the clock say he can't see it from here... ]

fluff time!

[crisantemo]

[ Since leaving the Order for good, lazy mornings have started to become more and more common. Where there's nothing demanded of them, no missions looming over their head, no phantoms in the corner breathing down their necks. There's no need to be on guard or sleep lightly in case something happens - in case a sudden mission is dumped on them or something tries to attack while they rest.

Now Lapis can crack an eye open, still groggy from sleep, and simply debate if she wants to close them again. There's no work today, so no need to get up right away, and she's semi-certain it's still early... Or early for them, nocturnal as they are. One of the investments she made for their bedroom were blackout curtains, which is still one of the best purchases she's made, but it makes it hard to tell what the time is. And she doesn't want to move either, perfectly content and warm where she's curled up against Jinwoo.

... Sometimes she does wonder if she's dreaming though. That she'll close her eyes and wake up back in her old, empty room in Asgard - but every time she blinks she's still here, in her home and with the love of her life laying next to her. It's enough to make warmth swell in her chest, threatening to overflow; but she doesn't want to wake up her fiancé either. So she just lets herself curl closer, a hand reaching up to play with a few wayward strands of hair - if she's gentle enough, maybe he won't wake up... ]

(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ

[lowestclass]

[ waking up to life going back to how it was two years ago would be a nightmare. And it's one that Jinwoo often fears as well, having to check his phone sometimes, just to make sure this life isn't just some illusion that the order's made in order to make them compliant. But then it's mornings like these, where he's nudged awake by the slightest of movements from his fiance who sleeps ever close to him. The sound of her gentle breath, the touch of fingers that should be rough from years of battle--and yet, every touch is kind.

almost unconsciously, he finds himself leaning into that touch, groggily, as his fingers slide over the side of his own face--trying to sleepily catch the fingers that are playing with his hair. he... misses utterly, instead grabbing one of his own horns. oops.

yeah he definitely meant to do that.
his shoulders start to shake as he's more than sure she saw him do that--and the best thing to do to save face is to laugh, right. ]

Mmm. You need to lotion your fingers, they feel rough today. [ nailed it. ]