➱Mall

@‡ Hyungwon I'm not picky, just wasting time with it /is suddenly itching to smoke, but this is a non-smoking mall so I restrain myself and instead ruffle my hair/
A cafe on the beach huh /looks down with a smirk, remembering how we'd had a conversation about that once/
Good for you.
/walks into the store and looks around/
Oh- okay, thanks. It's a nice store /flashes a polite smile and then once you've walked away I start to slowly stroll through the place, my fingertips grazing over some of the clothes/
/twenty minutes of intense perusing later, I show up at the counter with a reflective metallic shorts and a matching cropped jacket/ -Can I have this?

@† Meto /stopping myself from biting my lip and to show you any signs of being uncomfortable because I'm not, just a little nervous, I listened to you as you spoke and asked me a question/
Uhmm, that's good. Any shows that you're into?
/taps my feet on the floor and sips on my boba again and once the elevator stops, I let you step out first and walked beside you to lead you to the store/
No. Not really. I've been busy with other businesses. I invested in a cafe. It's on a beach and it's so cute. It's owned by an elderly couple, and they plan to retire soon and sell it to me.
/smiles softly and stops in front of a store that has neon lights hanging on the walls and it's just bare walls with different sorts of clothes and memorabilia from the 90's and 2000's/
So this is the store. Uhmm, feel free to go around and let me know if you like anything or call for me if you need help. I'll be at the register to bag your stuff if you're done shopping.
/smiles and gives you some space, thinking that'll be the best for now and I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable by following you around the store, tells the cashier to take a break, and helps customers already checking out their items as there are around 3 customers in line, smiling politely at them as I continue to assist them one at a time/

@‡ Hyungwon /leans against the railing in the elevator/
Just watching Netflix. /eyes you, because I can tell you're being careful and I have a good idea why/
/does that mean I'm going to go out of my way to make you feel comfortable? Absolutely not; brushes a hand through my black hair, brushing it forward over my shoulder as I stare at you intrusively; all the while thinking different person, different person, different person/
/your timid glances are kind of amusing and by the time the slow elevator gets us to the 2nd floor I'm biting down on the inside of my cheek/
Do you run the store yourself?

@† Meto /as you stayed quiet for so long, I almost got startled as you spoke again/
O-Oh, okay.
/smiles, follows you to the second floor and keeps sipping on my boba, unsure of what to say/
Uhmm. . . how have you been these days? Kinda busy? Or just chilling around?
/asks in a rather careful tone as I look at you whilst still sipping on my boba, leading us both to the escalator and steps on it to be taken to the second floor of the mall and just keeps giving you glances as it moved up to the second floor, not sure if you want me talking to you like this or whatnot/

@‡ Hyungwon Huh. /kind of shocked it's already been that long/
/wants to remark that you don't know me, alluding to the whole memory loss thing, but I bite my tongue/
/says nothing and watches you stand in line, nodding to show that I'm listening as I imagine what kind of clothes you must sell/
.... /looks at you, taking my sweet time as I sip on my boba slowly/
........ /still just staring at you with an unreadable expression/
Yeah, okay. Fine. /breaks the silence, walks over to a trash can and tosses my now empty boba/
Let's go. /starts walking ahead to the 2nd floor where you said it was/

@† Meto /smiles and lets you just trail off your words until you ask about my shop/
Yeah. Like for a few months now. It's fairly new and I'm lucky to have found a spot here at a reasonable price.
/chuckles at your words/
I'm only offering it to those that I know, and I kinda want some boba. Can you wait for me then we can go to my shop?
/smiles softly, lines up behind two people for some boba as well/
We sell street clothes but more on the vintage style, like 90s and early 2000s. I like the fashion back then.
/finally gets in the cashier and picks a wintermelon boba and pays for it, walks up to you again/
Sooo. . . do you want to go to my shop or are you busy? If you are, it's okay. I understand.
/smiles yet again, starts to sip now on some boba/

@‡ Hyungwon [] pretend meto said free STUFF not clothes agdjfhd

@‡ Hyungwon Yeah... /a contemplated mix of excitement and guilt flash across my face when you say I shopped a lot; sometimes, in rare flashes of maturity, I hate how impulsively I spend my money, but then I jist do it anyway so I guess there's no point getting upset about it; i smile impishly, because the excitement of unpacking my new purchases outweighs my guilt/
Wait- you have a shop here? Since when? /then, I chuckle/ You're going to go broke if you go around offering people free clothes... /I smirk as I take another sip of the boba/
/at your question, my face melts into a blissful smile and I nod/
..It's really, really, really good..
/after a second, I snap out of my bliss and take another sip/ So what do you sell?

@† Meto /he's not sure if it's just him but whenever he sees Meto, he already picks up his vibe and today, just by looking at him in this very moment, he knows that something's bothering him, but not wanting to pry into what Meto's thinking about and have a replay of what happened before, I kept my mouth shut/
Oh, yeah. Sure. . .
/steps to the side and smiles a bit as well at you/
Seems like you did shop a lot. Uhmm, I'm just here to shop too and visit my own shop in here. It's just on the second level of this mall.
/rubs my nape and contemplates if I should say it/
You can come over and just look around if you'd like, if you want anything from the store just let me know and you can have it.
/smiles softly, looks at the boba you're drinking/
Is that good?

@‡ Hyungwon /after ordering his boba, Meto had not turned to look at Hyungwon again but he could FEEL him approaching; ; he closed his eyes for a second, went inside himself and stomped all the bad memories that were jumping up till they were pulp... for now/
/he was sure he'd only closed his eyes for a second but when he opened them, Hyungwon had popped up in front of him, Meto almost, almost recoiled, but he stood fast/
/he breathed in slowly, taking his time to respond and stepped around Hyungwon to get his boba, a great excuse to not look at him/
Just shopping. You? /he sipped on his drink and only then turned and looked at Hyungwon; it was hard; as he looked at the other, imaginary mind gnomes were hard at work bashing all the bad things seeing the other reminded him of; violence was always the solution, even imaginary violence/
Let's step to the side.. /he walked a few meters away from the boba shop, another great excuse not to look at Hyungwon, but when he stopped did turn to face him, even with a small, neutral smile as he sipped on his drink, which was delicious, by the way/

@† Meto /thinking if he should go out today, Hyungwon rolled over and around his bed, and thought of it for a moment, and decided to go to the mall to grab some stuff as well, wearing something casual, he drove towards the mall and visited a few of his favorite shops and one that he's now a co-owner of, a boutique that offers more vintage street style/
Okay. I'll see you guys around. I ordered pizza for everyone, it'll be here in a few.
/after checking stuff in their store, he decided to grab something to eat himself and as he's passing by to go to his favorite restaurant, his eyes caught someone familiar and there he saw Meto standing by a boba shop, and before he could look away and continue on with his day, he saw the latter wave at him and for some reason, despite promising to not cross paths with the latter anymore, seeing the damage of what he did, he found himself gravitating towards him and soon enough, he's standing right in front of Meto/
Hey, it's nice to see you here, Meto. Are you just casually shopping or maybe waiting for some friends or a date?

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@‡ Hyungwon /shopping bag slung over his shoulder, his fingers hooked into the paper handles, Meto felt like a mean girl out of the movies; all he needed now was gum to aggressively chew on as he glared at people/
/he was standing in line to get some sweet milk boba, stubbornly ignoring the occasional glances and whispers, he was used to it, nah, he enjoyed it at this point/
/he was wearing baggy high waist pants and platform shoes that raised him up by 10cm, his long black hair sweeping over his almost bare back; the corset piercing at the back and his tattoos were on full display under the loosely knit black fishnet top draped over his pale skin; he usually covered up more, at least the piercings in the back, he didn't need to accidentally get them caught on anything or.. some idiot trying to pull at them, today, he had decided to prioritise looks over safety/
/he had been at the mall for nearly a mall, spending most of his time staring at various pieces of clothing with an extremely troubled expression, gnawing on his nails - a habit he'd picked up of late - and trying to decide whether to buy it or not/
/Meto was, as usual, broke; the moment he got money was the moment he would spend it; he had just gotten another cash injection but the shoes and clothes in his shopping bag had used up 90% of it/
/whatever, he could still afford boba, and pizza/
/some old woman was staring at him from the left side so Meto looked away to the right and took the opportunity to scan the crowd; his eyes locked with someone, oh me, his eyes locked with Hyungwon/
/panicking slightly but showing none of it on the surface, he decided to just... go with it and pulled the corners of his lips up into a small, one hand raising to give one of his 'wriggly finger waves'/
/he sighed internally; oh well, maybe this was for the best, might as well bite the bullet; remember, this is a different person, different person, different person, different person, different person; he forced the visions of blood and violence that clouded his mind into a... mind jail and repeated his mantra; different person, different person.../
"Excuse me? What did you want?"
/Meto snapped back to reality at the voice of the cashier, he blushed, only noticing now that he had been staring at Hyungwon like some creep/
/he cleared his throat/
Milk tea with tapioca, 200% sugar. /the cashier looked at him strangely but then proceed to process the order; Meto paid and then stepped to the side, waiting for his boba as he chewed on the nail of his right pinkie/

@† Yongguk Am not. I'm just being honest.
/smiles softly and takes off the seat belt and turns to you/
Anytime we have a chance, huh.
/chuckles softly/
I think that'll be more this time around since we're going to make the best out of our time before the twins are born.
/smiles softly and pecks your lips, steps out of the car and walks to your side/
Let's go~
/opens your door and holds your hand in mine, gently tugging you to step out/
Just. . . feel free to calm me down if I'm too excited and bouncing off the walls.
/chuckles softly/

@‡ Daehyun You're too kind.
/chuckles softly focusing on getting the car parked.
Its not weird. We've been locked up in the bedroom anytime we have a chance so this is the first time that we've had a... I think this is considered a date.
/smiles softly

@† Yongguk /pouts softly at your words/
That's not good and those words are not true. You're kind and loving and you deserve to be here.
/smiles softly, pecks your cheek again/
What are you craving for today? I'll probably go for some pasta and chicken. Any white sauce pasta will do.
/chuckles and finds a spot by the entrance/
There.
/smiles/
Good thing that car backed up and left already.
/squeezes your hand/
I'm excited to actually go into the mall with you. Is that weird?
/chuckles softly/

@‡ Daehyun You think you offended me at some point? Dae baby there is no way you can say anything to offend me. I've been called hellspawn, a mistake, demon sent to Earth to corrupt the youth and drag everyone into Hell. I do remember some telling me I should have been swallowed as well.
/chuckles softly
Whatever you want babe. We'll do what's easier for you.
/looks around trying see if there was a spot or if we would have to park in the basement like you said.

@† Yongguk /purses my lips at your question/
Well. . . it makes me nervous that you're not gonna be back when you left last time, or just the thought of you leaving makes me nervous, and uhmm. . . getting mad because I said something that offended you? Like, I'm dense as I said before and I talk before I think, I guess? That's why nowadays, I kinda filter what I say so that I won't say anything stupid.
/blushes profusely at your words and squeezes your hand/
U-Uhmm. . . we'll just eat quickly. We can always do the shopping online, I mean, for our babies.
/lets you follow the GPS/
Maybe we should just park somewhere close to the entrance in the basement parking but then again, this mall is always full.
/chuckles/

@‡ Daehyun How about this? Tell me something about me that makes you nervous. I mean I keep getting nervous that someone is gonna hurt you.
/chuckles nervously
You're gonna have me hard going around here. Can you handle it? My needy self following to you around. I don't behave well when hard baby.
/glances at the GPS as you mention it

@† Yongguk I'm just laid back like that. That's why those people I worked with before, they just take me everywhere. Maybe I need to kinda fix that too. I rarely say anything if I don't like something and just go with it, but to be honest with you, that's just how I show love, through bonding with you by doing stuff that you like to do but I promise, if I have something that I like, I'd tell you so that we can do it together.
/smiles softly/
And yes, I'll resist when we do that cnc thing, baby, so that you'll enjoy it too.
/purses my lips at your question/
Well, I think I have a few. I have not really sat down with any of them. I talk to them occasionally but no one like, best friend level friend.
/rubs my nape with my other hand/
But I'll get there.
/looks at the GPS/
Oh. We're almost there.

@‡ Daehyun It is a bit confusing to me too. I mean I see so many feisty submissives at the club and then I have you who just goes along with everything I say. ...makes me worried. You can say no. You can fight me. I want that. You according everything has me worried. I dont want it to seem like I control you. My job is only to seem in control here.
/chuckles feeling you kiss the back of my hand
Of course. Everyone has their part. Also... Why I want to know how many friends you have... Cause we need some to be in be in it... I think... Maybe we just watch others...
/chuckles softly

@† Yongguk /chuckles softly as you realized and nods at you/
Sure. I can do that. I'll do my best. I don't know why but I really like trying what you like as well.
/smiles softly and blushes profusely at your words/
Y-Yeah. You said that and I promised already, babies first.
/kisses the back of your hand/
It's going to be perfect if we get married, our babies can be carried to be our ring bearers or something.
/smiles softly/

@‡ Daehyun Oh . Right.
/flashes you a quick smile before focusing on driving.
You said you like the idea of cnc right? Well, I wanted to see about trying it out but... It does require a bit of roleplay. You would have to refuse me. Trying to push me away, fight me... All the while if you do need to stop just say the safe word and I will. But we have to do that while your still early on since its fairly rough.
/sneaks a peek at you before looking back at the road
I swear if I wake up and find you with a ring anywhere near me. I'm punishing you. I told you... Babies first. Then you can have my last name and me forever.

@† Yongguk Yes.
/smiles softly and opens the GPS on the screen in my car/
It's here, baby. Don't use your phone while driving.
/smiles softly and pecks your cheek/
A roleplay? I'm down for that. What kind though?
/blushes at your question/
Yours. Definitely yours. I-I mean, it's okay if I don't get your last name or anything like that but of our babies, I want them to have yours.
/smiles softly/

@‡ Daehyun Are you now?
/squeezes your hand pulling directions up on my phone with my free hand.
I did want to try something before you get too far along. I want to roleplay a bit.
/hums softly.
I think the better question is... Your last name or mine?

@† Yongguk /chuckles as you pouted, pecks your lips and gets in/
Uhmm. . . that's interesting because. . . I'm always like that for you, pregnant or not. . .
/blushes profusely at my own words, clears my throat/
I mean, the doctor said it should be good before I'm close to the due date.
/smiles softly, entwines our fingers as you held my hand/
Yeah. We need names but I'll look for some that has meaning too. Any initials that you want for their names?
/kisses the back of your hand/
And what's wrong with that I think your name is pretty and unique.

@‡ Daehyun /pouts softly opening the door for you. racing around the car to get in so I can grab your hand quickly.
I did learn one thing from reading... At some point you'll be super . It's a pregnancy symptom. For real... You better take it when you want it. If that happens. I cant promise that I'll be useful around that time. Always worried for the twins.
/starts the car taking your hand in mine holding it
We'll need names too. But uh... Try not to go the way my parents did. Yongnam & Yongguk.

@† Yongguk And I told you too before, baby, I'll never leave you.
/eyesmile, giggles softly as you nipped on my cheek/
This will be a fun time for us. We'll learn more about pregnancies, babies, our own babies, all that stuff.
/smiles softly/
I'm just excited to meet them and be with you and raise them. Nothing matters to me now more than you three.
/eyesmile, looks around and leads us both to my car/
Open up, please~

@‡ Daehyun Of course we are. Remember what I told you... If you leave me I will hunt you down... It wasn't a casual thing baby. I will come and get you if you even think about leaving.
/nips your cheek
I just have more reason to do so and you have something to slow you down~

@† Yongguk /blushes profusely and hits your arm gently/
Sure. I'd like o know.
/smiles softly and listens to you, feeling my heart swell with happiness at your words/
I'm sure you'll do well, baby. Thank you for doing that and no matter what happens, we are in this together.
/reaches up and pecks your lips/
We will both take care of our babies and learn along the way. They both will be different people as they grow up, so I'm sure we will learn to take care of them according to what they will like or be used to. Think of us as butlers, but very in love and protective of our master butlers.
/chuckles softly/

@‡ Daehyun iest bloated man I know.
/smiles at you.
Do you wanna know what else I did well I was away?
/still not ready to let go of you so we could get in the car.
I read pregnancy books. I wanted to know what to do... How to help... I know I've been pretty ty so far... I just... I want to make sure I do this right... With you... Al three of you...