❥ tae jiyong

@α tae jiyong『ᴛᴀᴇʏᴏɴɢ』 the streetlights passed by like in a fog. Jade's eyes were dry, but still misty, absent-mindedly counting the traffic lights - six, seven, eight... the Hannam bridge. This wasn't the road to home.
The young woman glanced at the man beside her on the seat - he probably gave his house address out of habit. That was fine. Jade couldn't picture going to her empty dorm room right now.

She stayed silent throughout the short trek to the condo, closing her eyes when the familiar scent hit her. Last time there was the tangy undercurrent of cooked mushrooms and the buttery waft of cream permeating as she was walking out, all smiled and warm hugs, promises that she would be back soon. Neither of them knew it would be *so* soon.
Hanging off of his shoulders, she allowed to be lead into he bedroom, then into bed, under the covers... The warm wet towel felt like God's blessing to her nausea, her parched dinner not threatening to come out anymore, only blinking her eyes open when the other spoke. "I wanted to. At least that I could get." This time her eyes decidedly welled up and just one tear rolled into the damp cloth at her temple. The way he soothed her felt like he was going to step out, so instinctively - she caught onto the hand at her hair "Don't go away." constricted, but she swallowed that and soldiered through "I don't... I can't wanna be alone right now. Can you stay here... There's space." a whole bed behind her, she hoped, she hadn't really turned to check.

@♀ seo jiyoung『ᴊᴀᴅᴇ』 with a drunk jiyoung right beside him in the cab, her obviously looking so very out of it after the incident that happened in the hotel (which wasn't very plesant for the both of them), he had to decide on whether to send her back to the dorm, or to his own place, to which he decided on the latter. it came down to two specific reasons, one being that the venus members wouldn't want to have their drunk and rather emotional leader back from what was supposed to be an enjoyable birthday party, with the manager, /their/ manager, not being there to oversee and help her to become sober. second, being in taeyong's home was a familiar place with the younger female having been there before, and it made it easier to take care of her as much as his own emotions were a wreck after seeing what happened between his own member and the woman he had a crush on. though, the crush should supposedly be crushed, his feelings should be completely destroyed, because there was no way of it ever progressing into something more, and a one sided crush will only ever end up to hurt him, or worse, the both of them.

with an arm around jiyoung, he helped her into the elevator, then into the calming scent of his own accomodation, the essential oil having an effect on him, aromatherapy, if you will. normally, he didn't even jump into his own bed without taking a shower himself, but this was another case because the younger girl needed absolute rest in the most comfortable of ways possible, and with her dress, he tucked her into bed perfectly, blanket around her thin body only revealing herself neck upwards, also making sure that the pillow was fluffed up and comfortable. then, after getting a basin of warm water and a small face towel, he pulled a chair right beside the beauty, starting to gently dab at the younger's face and forehead especially, hoping that it'll help her sober up and make her feel better. "you know, you really shouldn't have-" he stopped himself halfway, knowing that chiding her at this point would potentially only make things worse, her kissing the birthday boy was absolutely messy, and as much as he knew she'd remember it after waking up, for now, he needed her to forget, to forget whatever is it that she saw and all the troubles that she carried from the hotel back here, wanting her to get a good night's rest at least. "i'll be here if you need me, okay?" he mused, tucking away the stray strands of hair lying messily on her gorgeous features, then gently caressing the back of her head, fingers running through her locks, soothing, caring. "get some rest now, you need it."

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@α tae jiyong『ᴛᴀᴇʏᴏɴɢ』 That was the point, tae jiyong.
*disregards the whole chicken feet conversation, stilling for a moment with my arms in the air, so you can tie the apron, turning to the side afterwards to strike a little pose*
Do I look like a cute little housewife? Hahahahahahahah, Okay, masterchef may be better, so mushrooms go in... Can you hand me a grater, nurse?
*mixes the pre-cooked ingredients in the pan nicely, blowing a stray strand of hair away from my face, so we don't end up eating hairs, then extends my hand, palm up, to you waiting for the grater to magically land onto it*

@♀ seo jiyoung『ᴊᴀᴅᴇ』 that sentence, with that tone, makes it sound completely wrong, seo jiyoung~ and i'm not into having feet- well, maybe spicy chicken feet, those are really tasty.
/heeds your instructions and starts opening up what you need, simply watching you do the stuff as I lean against the counter, then heading towards one of the upper cupboards to pull out an apron for you, a simple, black apron fitting to my taste, putting it over you in a swift motion; ties it securely from the back as well, giving you a firm pat on the shoulder afterwards/
There you go, now you're a masterchef about to give the judge the finest taste you made.

@α tae jiyong『ᴛᴀᴇʏᴏɴɢ』 *fake gasps, complete with a hand in front of my mouth*
I'm your first, oppa? I promise I'll be gentle then~
When are you having a foot in your mouth then? Don't answer that, not a lane i'd like to go down.
*grins at you as you tug me along, getting the needed box as well, then looks around the little kitchen, hands on my waist*
Hmm, okay, this will do, help me open everything, oppa.
*starts up with the box, spaghetti in one container, mushrooms already pan-cooked with herb butter in another, and a block of parmesan beside them. When I help myself to a baking pan and pour out the spaghetti, I suddenly stop and look at you*
You don't happen to have an apron, do you? Otheriwise, this will get messy...

@♀ seo jiyoung『ᴊᴀᴅᴇ』 Pffft you say it as if I cleared a huge acheivement of something, but in reality, it's nothing much. Thank you for your well wishes though, my first guest and my memory of this home will always be you visiting first.
/grins back as widely as you, looking towards the two boxes of food as you explain them to me, humming in approval at the choices you made, especially being a mushroom lover myself/
Guess all the pudding and rice crispies i bought you finally paid off, huh?
/adds in a teasing voice, heading towards the tarte tatin and placing it in to the bread box, the aroma of it slowly filling up the cosy living room; now back to you, taking your wrist in a light, friendly tug towards the kitchen, furnished with the basic cooking necessities - aka a microwave, an oven and a stove/
Sphagetti's fine, really. And please, do your magic, I'm not having a foot in my mouth on a mini housewarming!

@α tae jiyong『ᴛᴀᴇʏᴏɴɢ』 Ah.
*hops on one foot for a moment, switching to the other, tugging off my shoes, then patiently watching you arrange them before I can finally spread arms wide and wrap you in a hug*
There we go... And now finally - Congratulations on your new home, Jiyong-oppa! You are so grown now, such an adult! I'm so happy and proud, hope you fill it with joyful emotions and memories!
*keeps squeezing you while I rattle off, only pushing myself away at the last sentence in order to grin at you*
Of course I would bring gifts, this is a housewarming, is it not? I bgorught what I do best - food.
*uses the same head gesture you did, to "point" at the boxes, one after the other*
Tarte Tatin - needs to be kept warm; Tagliatelle ai funghi porcini, but... I didn't have tagliatelle, so it's... spaghetti... You can eat mushrooms, right? But I need to sprinkle them with parmesan and stick them in the oven to melt, and this has to be done on the spot or the melt will taste like a foot, so... kitchen where?

@♀ seo jiyoung『ᴊᴀᴅᴇ』 coming!
/already expecting you, but obviously not the two boxes, there was a groan when it was dropped into my hands, using my elbow to hold the door wider for you to enter, directing with my head over to the shoe rack where you'll be able to store your shoes/
just take them off here and place it there. what's in those boxes, anyway.... i never expected you to bring... gifts?
/closing the door behind him afterwards, i placed the boxes on the table, coming over to you to help neatly arrange your shoes, then giving you a friendly embrace, of course, the fingers touching the shoes never touching you at all/
but welcome to my humble abode, gemstone~ hope the place wasn't too difficult to find? make yourself at home, really.

@α tae jiyong『ᴛᴀᴇʏᴏɴɢ』 *with two boxes in hands, stacked on top of each other, I use my elbow to ring the bell, nervously tapping my shoe against the cobblestone*
Hurry, hurry, hurryyyy, arms are dyinggggg.
*as soon as the door is open, I drop the boxes into your hands and immediately groan loudly, leaning against the closed door and pulling my facemask down to breathe*
I was not made to do the heavy lifting. Careful with the boxes! Put the top one in your bread box if you have one - it should be kept warm. I'll deal with the other.
Do I take my shoes off here, or?

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