sagikkun: (lviii.)
ᴋᴀɴɢ ʏᴏ-ʜᴀɴ ( ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ. ) ([personal profile] sagikkun) wrote2025-02-20 04:40 pm
gahrot: (cciv.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-09 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
( gaon looks to yohan's face before he can catch himself. his mother had always had a thing about eating for the weather, about the seasonality of cooking, the way to grow a garden cohesively to carry through the year and yohan doesn't have any way of knowing that but it feels poignant right now. intentional. he searches yohan's eyes as if there might be something nefarious to the request, something that might come back to haunt him later, but if there's anything to find it's beyond him. )

I can do that. ( quieter, warmed through. understanding. he picks at another bite of pancake but doesn't bring it to his mouth yet. ) Since when are you sentimental like that?
gahrot: (cclix.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-11 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
( gaon watches him too closely, unguarded. he'd be less obvious about it sober, but the makgeolli has rounded all the edges enough that subtlety is increasingly lost on him. he rolls his thumb against his chopsticks, considering, eyes narrowing as if pieces are falling into place that he didn't already have a firm grasp on (he did). )

Then why still live in that house?

( it's not as accusatory as he thinks he meant it to be. softened, the punch pulled, something genuine and quiet in the question. not a gotcha as much as it's a question worth asking. there are more comfortable places to live. what is the house if not its own tribute to sentiment? good or bad. )
gahrot: (cxlix.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-16 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
( gaon isn't prepared for this level of honesty. it's just how it is with kang yohan, all the secrecy and silence for so much of the time, everything buttoned up to the collar like he couldn't dare let anything escape. and then out of nowhere, truth. admission. something bigger than gaon's expecting and he finds himself latching onto it with hungry teeth. something to know, something to keep, admission into a space he's forcibly carving out for himself.

he's careful now. yohan might border onto spooked if he's not. whatever this is, gaon wants to protect it. )


All we can do is make the best decision with the information we have.

( he's picking at the pajeon again, tearing away another piece to place on yohan's side of the plate, eyes on his task until he glances up. )

Did you want to be a parent? Were you ready to be one?

( understanding, not judgement. empathy for the position yohan had been so unceremoniously, bitterly put in. )
gahrot: (cxxxv.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-17 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
( yohan's bowl isn't empty but gaon's is and he uses that as an excuse to busy himself, reaching across with his arm tucked close to pour first for yohan and then sitting back to pour for himself.

it's easier to meet yohan's eyes across the table that way. yohan's not wrong. gaon isn't sure he's parent material, either. especially burdened so immediately by trauma and loss, with the ghosts of should-have-beens haunting the years that followed. and elijah had been young, too. too young. and none of that would have been easy even for someone equipped with it. gaon sees it. he understands. and he knows elijah, too, and things aren't necessarily great but they could have been a lot worse, all things considered. alternatives. lost into a system.

he tips his bowl back at the returned question, just drunk enough to be caught off guard. he shakes his head as he swallows, then shrugs, setting the empty bowl back on the table and then shrugs again. )


Maybe? One day? ( an extraneous question, existing outside of whatever the fuck it is between them. he'd thought about it before. with soohyun, maybe, a hypothetical he couldn't ever quite wrap his mind around. he waves the question off instead, gesturing to yohan's bowl. ) I've been too busy with work, I don't have any grandmothers to bully me about it. You don't get to start.
gahrot: (ccxcv.)

woe the shame u have brung

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-18 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
( half his face scrunches. it feels similar to an accusation in a way he's not sure he can quantify but he can guess where yohan's mind is taking him and that seems like very fucking dangerous territory given the circumstances. it's a nice evening. he's enjoying himself. so he hides the deep breath he takes in reaching for the pajeon and gestures at yohan with his chopsticks as he sits back. )

Aish, that's so much pressure. What am I going to do with a baby? I already worry about my plants, a child might give me a heart attack.

( are his cheeks pinker? he pours more makgeolli for himself as he chews even though yohan hasn't finished his. )
gahrot: (ccix.)

bc u got a lady's name wrong??

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-19 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
( the initial look of confusion gives way to disgust and then to horror as yohan's story continues, to the point where he's forgotten that he's brought the bowl halfway to his mouth. he sits there for a second too long before he shakes his head again and follows yohan's drink with his own. )

No. That sounds like hell. I'd never sleep again.

( a child there one moment and then gone the next, the panic rising, the fear-- gaon shakes his head again more firmly to dispel any notion that this is a path he feels he needs to go down. and some of it is the drink, absolutely. sober he'd probably have a different opinion. but right now he just sucks his teeth and plants his hands on the table to help him get to his feet. )

Life is taking me to the bathroom. Stay.
gahrot: (xcvi.)

what if ur already the best??

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-20 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
( there's a moment where he just stands and looks at yohan. it could be any of those moments, usually less obvious than this, where he's trying to read something out of what the tableau is offering, but after a couple of breaths it becomes obvious that gaon just needed to find his balance.

too much too fast. he's fine.

he leaves yohan for the bathroom, weaving between tables with a little more sway to his step than usual. he's not long. maybe a little worse for the wear on his way back, cheeks fully flushed, using seat backs to support himself until he can land too heavily in his own again. )


I'm glad you came in. ( without fanfare, genuine, a smile on his face again as he reaches for the bottle to top them both up. ) This is nice.
gahrot: (cxxii.)

like a piece of toast

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-21 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
( he's only half listening to start, caught off guard by the decisions that have been made on his behalf. his brow furrows as he pours first for yohan (whether he's drinking or not) and then for himself. his eyes lift to yohan's as he lifts his bowl, serious for a half-beat and then his face crumbles into a smile and he turns away quickly to drink before yohan can try to stop him. )

I'm not drunk.

( as he sets the bowl down a touch too loud, pleased with himself. he is. arguing for argument's sake. he picks at what's left of the pajeon just a hair shy of clumsy with his chopsticks and comes up with a suitable piece to put in his mouth. )

What kind of burgers does she want? How much are you willing to spend? There's a place that's kind of on the way that's really good, you should splurge.
gahrot: (xliii.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-22 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
( he nods slowly at yohan as he chews as if he has an answer prepared. he doesn't, but the urge to see what he can get away with rises quicker than he can temper it and he reaches to tap at what's left of the pajeon (eat more, yohan), swallowing. )

I want banana milk.

( obviously. kang yohan should have guessed. gaon folds his arms on the table in front of him, still rolling his chopsticks between his fingers, and his eyes narrow suspiciously. theatrically, thanks to the wine. )

You're done work for the day?
gahrot: (cci.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-23 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

( he's only half listening to the answer. picking up the important parts. there's only a couple bites of pajeon left and he corrals one onto his side of the plate and pushes the rest toward yohan as the last bite. )

Eat up.

( his mind has moved past the pancake and the makgeolli and he's already got one foot in the convenience store in his mind, an urgency behind his motions that banana milk generally doesn't inspire. maybe it should. he shoves his own bite into his mouth and reaches to swirl what's left of the makgeolli in its bottle. )

Do you want anymore of this? ( because someone has to finish and gaon absolutely will. )
gahrot: (xcvi.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-25 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
( gaon's eyes light up and he gladly reaches for yohan's bowl. he maybe should have slowed down a while ago but he's too deep in it now to worry about it.

It is better. uncharacteristically arrogant and aware of it, hiding a laugh in the lip of the bowl as he turns to empty it. he refills it quickly, impolitely, emptying the dregs out of the bottle just to tip it back again. he surfaces with a slow hiss, half-pleased, half-pained, and lifts his eyes to yohan as he sweeps his tongue across his top teeth, biting back a wider grin. )


You'll buy? ( just hedging into cheeky. he could pay. it's not going to hurt him. but. )
gahrot: (l.)

[personal profile] gahrot 2025-05-28 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
( he hums his agreement as yohan sorts himself out, sitting back just enough to appreciate the art of it before he disappears. he rolls his eyes at no one in particular but does as instructed even though there's no try about it. a little wobble, maybe. he sniffs as he shrugs his way back into his coat and casts a final look over the table to make sure nothing important is left behind, and then he's picking his way through the tables to meet yohan by the door. )

Is your suit okay to get wet? ( once yohan joins him. there's still a steady amount of rain outside. gaon's coat isn't meant for rain but it won't hurt it. he wavers a little where he stands, his cheeks warming now that he's on his feet and his body is making him aware of how much he's had to drink. but he's putting on a decent front. ) I don't know how far the store is.
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