↳ 'abc' cinema

@✵ minnie yontararak⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Are we gonna turn into zombies then?
/playfully gasps and pokes your cheek with my free hand before grinning cheekily.
I saw a cartoon-looking one, would definitely go for that
But I also saw a horror one, which looks good too
Which would you like?
/turns to you as I squeeze your hand a bit, smiling.

@✵ minnie yontararak⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ /looks around for you before glancing over at my phone. I jump a bit in surprise when I felt a pair of arms around my waist from behind, making me turn and chuckle softly.
The sweetness is gonna kill me one day
/grins cheekily and shakes my head.
Shall we?
There are a lot of nice movies
/offers my hand to you.

@✵ minnie yontararak⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ [ text to: adorable minnie mouse :two_hearts: ]

- For you, i’m gonna wear a sack of potatoes :relieved: :two_hearts:


/chuckles softly after sending the quick text and shoving my phone back in my pocket, deciding to just change my shirt, wearing a baby pink hoodie in case it gets cold. Once I finish dressing up, I quickly make my way to the cinema, waiting for you near the ticket booth where the movie posters were.


[ text to: adorable minnie mouse :two_hearts: ]

- I’m here
- Where art thou?

@❄ shin yuna "jjampong," i speak confidently, "let's spit fire." follows the direction of your pointed finger, crossing the street quite recklessly but with the luck of no cars in sight. "looks good!" i call already on my way there. "you were paying, right?" i tilt my head to look over my shoulder, winking as if nothing had happened in the cinema. plus, i knew being the bigger sister i would probably pay anyway.

@❄ shin yuna "right?!" i blindly scramble to find my purse and heave the cord over my head. "I'm in for noodles," i mention, following the crowd outside, reaching out for your wrist so i wouldn't lose you. "or something lower calories? what are you in for?" i turn my head to look at you, eyes scanning your face for any sign of discomfort for what was about to come. the sooner we'd find a place to eat so you could spill the beans, the better.

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *frowns, biting my lip* I probably should have asked you first..
Sometimes I barrel ahead too quickly and forgot to look outside of myself
*reaches over to pat your hand* But don't worry! We'll have a spicy and non spicy side!
And if it gets too much for you, we can cool off with cold noodles and cold tea!
Ahjumma makes the best iced tea in the mall, I can guarantee you that

@❄ shin yuna ( icb its been 3 weeks damn )

satisfied with your reaction, I give you a nod before I let go and focus on what we came here for. the curiosity of what was to come never left me, but the warmth of my little sister leaning into me was probably the only existing thing that could possibly calm me down at the moment. i had no idea what would get swung my way, but i knew one thing for sure: nothing would ever make me dislike these cuddly moments. with a tiny squeeze on your arm and a tilt of my head, i rest myself against you as well and stay like that until the end of the movie, despite the tingles in my fingers. "wow, did not see that coming." i comment with a coarse voice, slowly getting up from the laying position we were in.

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Woo, are you okay? You look like you saw a ghost!
*looks back to the menu, not really needing to look at it, but searching for a reminder*
How about we get you a side of cold noodles?
The ahjumma here makes the besstttt cold noodles. And we can maybe do a split pot?
Wait! Hold on!
*throws up a finger, jumping out of the table to the ahjumma, helping her deliver a pot of broth to a table and asking her to split our pot into a half spicy, half original broth. when it's confirmed, I help deliver some side dishes before returning to our table with a victorious laugh*
There! Now you can experience the taste of both her brothers. They're sooooo good! She uses real bones for the non-spicy one!

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Maybe~
I used to come here when I first moved to Korea
It was the closest restaurant to where I lived at the time and the ahjumma always gave me free drinks because she knew I was struggling to get by
*laughs and holds out the mini menu to you*
Here, you can choose whatever you want from here to go in your hot pot
*without even needing to ask, the ahjumma brings over the boiling brother full of red spice and yumminess, placing it atop the burner in the center of the table*
Ah! Thank you so much! Extra extra spicy, right?

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Yeah! It's the little restaurant on the west side of the mall
Well, more like a stall
It's not technically /in/ the mall, but close enough~
*hums happily the entire way, already listing all the things I'll order when we get there*
*it's a short walk to the mini restaurant, the stall alive with action*
Ahjumma! Can we take this table here?
*asks the old lady running the place while pointing to a low table*

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ You don't sound so sure Woo~
*grins, shaking my head and taking the lead*
I know just the restaurant
They have the best spicy broth ever!
Come on!
*takes a jogging start, excited to fill my belly with delicious meats and veggies*

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Eh- *stops midstep, blinking once as I try and catch up*
O-oh - right - heh - *smiles sheepishly, tucking my hair behind my ear*
Spicy hot pot?

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *continues to playfully glare at you, though eventually you leave me no choice but to follow along*
*I scurry a few paces behind you, biting my lip*
Where are you taking me out for dinner~?

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *frowns, pulling you to a stop and crossing my arms, building up all 148cm of my height to as intimidating as it can be in the sundress you chose for me*
Yah, Jung Wooseok, do you think I'm stupid?
Why are you being weird?

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *the movie finally ends, and when the lights return, it's a rare treat that I sigh happily over, only to be thrown off by the icy movements and commentary from your end*
Eh...?
That movie was pretty good despite all the jump scares, yeah?
*laughs quietly, tucking my hair behind my ear and making sure I have my belongings before grabbing onto your arm, making sure you don't walk too far off without me*
Hey, Woo, thanks for bringing me to the movie
It wasn't bad after all and I take back everything I said during and before the movie...

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *the movie continues getting worse, eventually grabbing your forearm near the with my eyes squeezed shut so tight I can see stars on the inside of my eyelids*
I hate you- *whispers with no conviction, fingers squeezing you hard enough to stop your circulation probably *

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *widens my eyes when you bring my attention to my dress, throwing my legs down clumsily and tugging your jacket around my bare legs*
*thankfully, the darkness of the theater disguises my cheeks flushed red*
oh my god... I forgot I was wearing a dress-

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *can barely peek out from behind my hands, knees tucked in to my chest as well and arms half-wrapped around them*
Y-yes... *jumps again when the same monster from the jump screen continues to ravage the brains and bodies of the victims, whining quietly behind my palms*

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *bumps my foot against yours, shaking my head*
No, I've committed to this now
*when someone from the rows in front of us shushes us, I glare into the popcorn, shoving my mouth full of more pieces*
*the movie starts off slowly, building up the casual picture of perfection that tricks you into believing this is going to be a happy movie*
*I pass the popcorn to you so I don't spill it, right in time for the first jump scene that catches me off guard, jumping an inch in my seat with a quiet 'eep!', throwing my hands over my eyes*

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *tosses a single piece of popcorn at your face in defiance, grabbing a handful to munch on as the adverts continue to roll across the screen, featuring some new films that are going to release in the future*
I'm ready to not sleep for the week, yes
*as the lights dim, I lower the popcorn bucket, tucking my knees up as we brace ourselves for the horrors to come*
This is your fault -
*I whisper as the title comes on*

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *snickers at your squished legs, hiding the grin behind my hand* Ha ha! *whispers through my fingers* Don't you wish you were fun sized like me now~? *settles back in the seat, making a show of stretching my legs out, barely reaching the seat in front of me* Hey~ pass the popcornn

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *shivers, remembering that we're here to see a horror movie* Ugh, I got excited to watch a movie until I remembered what you signed me up for
*scrunches up my nose, carrying on into the dark theater and following the string of light along the too wide stairs until I reach the top, waving a hand for you to hurry up and join me*

@✵ jung wooseok⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ The back row is the best row and no - *sticks my tongue out at you* I don't need a booster seat, thank you very much! *lightly nudges you for good measure, taking off in front of you as we make our way to the numbered theater, struggling with the too large doors but managing to hold it open for you* Oh! We're in time for the ads! Hurry up Woo~! *whispers so as to not disturb the people already gathered in the theater*

@❄ shin yuna glancing your way in quite similar annoyance, the shushes filling the bucket rather quickly, I decide you were probably right. but only because you sounded serious about telling me. it just proved to me that there was indeed something going on, only what it was was still a mystery. and I knew it would loom in me for the coming hour and a half. "alright," I end up saying anyway, despite my curiosity, but I turn your way and reach out to hold your cheeks with my thumb and index finger; forcing your lips to pout in the process. "but you tell me everything, okay? e v e r y t h i n g."

@❄ shin yuna watching you apologize sincerely; the softness in your voice and the remorse in your eyes draw me over the line - not the shushing from behind us. "i'm not being weird, i'm being someone who can't accept something if she doesn't know the whole truth." my voice is a lot calmer now, more like saying it as if i wanted to have the last word. "alright, alright." i conclude, facing the movie to pick up where it was right now. i missed the whole start, but the whole wonyoung-thing was still brewing in my mind instead of paying attention to what we actually came here for. so after a few minutes of what seemed to have been the 'forgiven-and-forgotten'-silence, i add, "you could've at least sent something."

@❄ shin yuna “yea but who would get ice cream with their best friend while they know they’re making their sister wait?” my face turns grumpy and the first few shushes have started. i barely give them a glance only to continue in the same tone. “plus how defensive you get when i talk about her, because, you know, i /do/ have friends.” i finish my sentence a little softer; that not having to be heard by everyone around us. not that everything else was comprehensible as the movie faded most of our argument into the background. and i was totally not exaggerating my point in an attempt to sound convincing.

@❄ shin yuna when hearing the familiar name roll off your tongue, i slightly squint my eyes even though most of the emotion i wanted to pass through was lost in the darkness of the room. the advertisements stopped playing and the last few lights turned off so the movie could start. and your huge puppy eyes, oh damn those huge starry eyes and that freakishly flawless face, it /almost/ got me. but i muster the ability to sidestep the weakness and still be ‘mad’ at you. “yea you better buy me dinner.” i mutter loud enough for you to hear and lean against the backrest to start watching the movie. but as soon as it starts, i can’t stop the next words from slipping out. “ice cream with wonyoung.” i repeat, shaking my head, watching the movie but not at all seeing what was happening. “its always her. always. suspicious.” keeps talking, always with a pause in between. i had little care for the people around us who were also here and actually really wanted to watch the movie.

@❄ shin yuna “err.” while copying the sound effect of a wrong answer, i still let you hang onto my arm and i even hook mine around yours as we always do. “try again, little shin. you were done with practice at least-” when walking into the theatre, my voice suddenly sounds a lot louder than it did in the big hall, so i pause in surprise and shift to a loud whisper; eager to finish my sentence. “at least an hour ago!” letting you do the apologies along the way, i follow right behind your thin frame until we find our seats. lowering my tiny backpack from my shoulders when i sit, i turn your way in the darkness. “i did! like, the most lonesome twenty-five minutes ever!”

@❄ shin yuna tilting my head to the side, lips pressed into each other with a ‘seriously?’ written all over my face, i decide not to haste myself out of the coffee shop. “you moron.” i call out as soon as you’re in earshot. “you’re late.” i state as a matter of fact, bumping my shoulder into yours to enunciate my annoyance while i pass by. “give me a good reason!” i completely ignore the welcoming mutters of the cashier when i show them our already pre-ordered tickets.

@❄ shin yuna while waiting in front of a nearby, bubbly coffee shop for you to arrive, i try to brush my hair dry with the tips of my fingers. it wasn't pouring outside, but a drizzle always knows how to get under your skin and into your pants. having been notified that i had to wait a little, i decided to not go into the cinema yet and take some cover while i annoy myself thinking about what you were doing. at least here was a window to look in and a beverage that wasn't too overpriced.