[junsu's thoughtful. he listens and he watches. those are all good traits for learning how to play the game, but they're the same ones that make joon ache every time junsu looks at him. every time he smiles at him with something going on behind his eyes.]
You can place a stone at any of these intersections. [joon points out a few examples, trying to stay in the game. trying to stay focused. but it's hard, and he knows that junsu sees that too. so he pauses for a moment.] Sorry. The last time I tried to teach someone this, he ended up beating me so bad that I had to leave the room with my tails between my legs. [like a dog. hojoon smiles a bit before looking up at him.] Guess I'm just afraid of that happening again.
[he's so afraid of all of it happening again. and he knows it could with junsu. he can feel it, no matter how much he keeps trying to dig a hole inside of himself to bury it.]
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[junsu's thoughtful. he listens and he watches. those are all good traits for learning how to play the game, but they're the same ones that make joon ache every time junsu looks at him. every time he smiles at him with something going on behind his eyes.]
You can place a stone at any of these intersections. [joon points out a few examples, trying to stay in the game. trying to stay focused. but it's hard, and he knows that junsu sees that too. so he pauses for a moment.] Sorry. The last time I tried to teach someone this, he ended up beating me so bad that I had to leave the room with my tails between my legs. [like a dog. hojoon smiles a bit before looking up at him.] Guess I'm just afraid of that happening again.
[he's so afraid of all of it happening again. and he knows it could with junsu. he can feel it, no matter how much he keeps trying to dig a hole inside of himself to bury it.]