OOC: Sorry for it being so short! I got an exam on Tuesday.
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Daeseung pulled her suitcase out of the Incheon International airport. It felt weird to be in Seoul again, like being suddenly back in your old bedroom after a year of boarding school. She turned around to look at Jongsoo. "Ya, oppa! Where to?" Not gonna lie, she was lowkey starving. The more she imagined the delicious foods that filled the streets, the hungrier she got. Oh she'd love a potato tornado right about now.... or some fish cakes...
OOC: Sorry for it being so short! I got an exam on Tuesday.
OOC: Sorry for it being so short! I got an exam on Tuesday.
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Re: Korea! (private)
feeling good now?
(yeah i'm feeling good now)
jongsoo kang
(yeah i'm feeling good now)
jongsoo kang
Jongsoo had just finished talking with his father over a public phone, and he dragged his small carry-on back towards Daeseung at her call. Mr. Kang had expressed happiness at Jongsoo going back to his home country, so to speak, while Mrs. Kang fretted in the background about whether or not the press would care about a possible heir to Kang Hotels being back in Korea, and if they would bother Jongsoo and his friend.
Jongsoo doubted it. Even if the press heard news of it, they didn't know what he looked like now - he'd disappeared off the face of the earth for about two years, as far as they were concerned, thanks to the Mist and its power to hide Camp from mortals.
So with a reassurance from Mr. Kang that Jongsoo could use his credit card for anything he wanted, and a few comforting words to his stepmother, he hung up. As he made his way back to Daeseung, he'd been smiling invitingly at a passing girl, who'd looked back at him with interested eyes, but then Daeseung called him "oppa," and the girl hastily turned away.
"Hey, uh, so did you really mean that you'd call me oppa all the time? Because I was totally thinking about being gracious and letting you totally off the hook, we're close enough to not use titles, yeah?" It was half a joke, because honestly it did give him a warm feeling inside to be called oppa.
His stomach growled as soon as he was finished with his sentence, and he straightened up with renewed purpose. "Right, first we're going to the flat to drop off our things, and then we're going across the street - there's this little ahjumma that makes the best gimbap and mandu. it's to die for, Daeseung, honest."
ooc// still sick & on mobile :(
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"Only around girls," Daeseung snickered, then grinned sheepishly. "Sorry bro. I admit she was quite pretty." Her thoughts immediately switched when he mentioned food. A low grumbling came from her stomach. "Oh, gods bless you." Quite honestly, she was also curious to see where Jongsoo lived. She thought about it a little on the ride there -- would he have a sprawling flat? A sculpted townhouse? At this point she was expecting anything.
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feeling good now?
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Before long, they hailed a cab and made their way to Gangnam, and Jongsoo winked at the grumpy driver and gave him a generous tip, and the cabbie took them right to Jongsoo's doorstep, whistling happily the entire way there.
"Right, well then," Jongsoo said brightly, when they were both in the lift, heading up to the top floor of the narrow building. "It's a tad bit on the small side," he shrugged as the lift dinged, signaling their floor, "but we have hotels everywhere and a house in Daegu, so it'd be sort of useless to get a bigger one." He'd chosen the flat instead of the house because it was right in the heart of the city, so they'd be able to go everywhere. The lift doors opened, and Jongsoo motioned Daeseung forward, following her into the flat.
(It was definitely not small.)
It was a studio flat, full of soft light from the windows, with clean white walls and ceilings and light brushed oak floors and furniture. There were touches of pale pastel colours here and there - a pink throw pillow on the sofa, a soft blue painting on the wall, a jade plant on the windowsill, a sprig of lavender on the table.
A small set of stairs led up to a loft, similarly coloured and furnished. There there were two beds on opposite sides of the loft, a large walk-in closet in between them, as to provide privacy as well as storage.
"Make yourself at home, darling,"Jongsoo smiled graciously (although the excitement shined through his voice - he'd never had a an actual friend over, most of his friends in his home in Dorset had been brought over by parents, for a dinner or something). "We can leave to eat as soon as you're ready!"
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Daeseung opened wide eyes. It had been some time since her last experience of luxury, but this was a different kind of rich. Far from Emily's glamorous estate and the floating jacuzzis of the Princess Andromeda, this flat was spatious, clean and infinitely soothing. The soft colours reminded her of dewy morning. Inside, it smelled as fresh as a spring breeze.
"This... this is really pretty," she said, looking around. She was surprised. For the son of the goddess of adornment, the decoration was rather discrete, sparse even. She had almost expected rich flowing curtains and crystal lamps.
But actually, now that she thought about it, she realized that this was Jongsoo's style. He was not about opulence the way Emily was, no. He had put the right elements in the perfect places to create a calming, gentle atmosphere. It was simple, but complete in every way.
Daeseung disappeared into the walk-in closet to quickly open her bag and change into better-fitting clothes. Five minutes later she came back out in an oversized number tee with ample mesh cut-outs and a pair of rough shorts, laced with two thin chains.
"I'm good to go!" she happily said, quickly pulling a beanie over her hair.
"This... this is really pretty," she said, looking around. She was surprised. For the son of the goddess of adornment, the decoration was rather discrete, sparse even. She had almost expected rich flowing curtains and crystal lamps.
But actually, now that she thought about it, she realized that this was Jongsoo's style. He was not about opulence the way Emily was, no. He had put the right elements in the perfect places to create a calming, gentle atmosphere. It was simple, but complete in every way.
Daeseung disappeared into the walk-in closet to quickly open her bag and change into better-fitting clothes. Five minutes later she came back out in an oversized number tee with ample mesh cut-outs and a pair of rough shorts, laced with two thin chains.
"I'm good to go!" she happily said, quickly pulling a beanie over her hair.
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feeling good now?
(yeah i'm feeling good now)
jongsoo kang
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"Oh, thank you," Jongsoo blushed demurely, although he well knew the flat's decoration was very tasteful. See, he'd taken after his mother in the whole "beauty, splendour, and adornment" area somewhat differently than other of Aglaia's children. Sure, he was as pretty as humanly possible, but it went farther than that. The splendour came in the price tag and rarity of the things Jongsoo surrounded himself with. He liked costly, beautiful, usually unnecessary things, and he carelessly had them, but his taste was not as over-the-top and gaudy as other children of Aglaia.
He dragged his suitcase up the stairs and tossed it to the side as he walked into the closet. Stripping quickly, he slipped on a black cashmere turtleneck, black skinny jeans ripped at the knees, black loafers, and a long tan overcoat. He stuck his head out of the closet and saw Daeseung's outfit, and grabbed a white windbreaker Mrs. Kang had left there.
Hopping down the stairs, he threw the jacket around Daeseung's shoulders. "Daeseung-ah, you'll freeze out there!" he said, fretting - they were in the middle of Seoul's winter, and though luckily it wasn't raining that day, it was still rather cold. He snatched the keys from the ceramic bowl on the kitchen table, patted his pocket for his wallet, and held the door open for Daeseung.
"I was thinking we could take a little day trip after lunch," Jongsoo suggested, as they'd both passed out on the flight there and were well-rested. He was itching to get to know the city again.
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"Oh were to?" Daeseung asked, slipping into the windbreaker. Like Jongsoo, it was classy and fashionable, and dressed up her casual, jock-style clothes into something trendy. She felt even more confident than usual.
They left the flat and crossed the street. Daeseung's stomach was quietly grumbling, and the warm smell inside the restaurant only made the emptiness in her belly feel painful. As they chose a table, she wondered where Jongsoo wanted to go to -- Seoul was a large city, there was a virtual infinity of things to do here.
They left the flat and crossed the street. Daeseung's stomach was quietly grumbling, and the warm smell inside the restaurant only made the emptiness in her belly feel painful. As they chose a table, she wondered where Jongsoo wanted to go to -- Seoul was a large city, there was a virtual infinity of things to do here.
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feeling good now?
(yeah i'm feeling good now)
jongsoo kang
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jongsoo kang
Jongsoo greeted the little lady at the restaurant with a low bow and she gave him a shrewd look, until her face lit up with recognition and she ushered the pair of them to a nice seat near the windows. The ahjumma chattered on and on about this and that, and how nice it was to see "little CEO Kang-ssi again," and how she supposed she'd never introduce him to her niece, now that Jongsoo was with a pretty girl, and then she bustled away with a final "I'll get you the usual!"
"Well," Jongsoo said, as they waited for their food, "I was thinking we could get us some new clothes at the Lotte department store, first of all!". After all, he thought, glancing down at the jeans that were a bit too high on his ankles, he'd grown out of many of his clothes, and Daeseung's suitcase could only hold so much.
"And I'm not one for planning all that much, so we can wing it after that," he added, and then brightened up. "I do want to go to Namsan Tower later! It's so pretty at night."
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