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junsu ([personal profile] braced) wrote 2018-09-11 10:38 pm (UTC)

[ he's not even sure somewhere bigger exists, and this is already so much more than he expected. he can forget how precious books have become, how much he missed them and the stories they contained while he was locked away.

he nods, at first not sure he can speak before he turns around and kisses kwang's cheek, finding his hand again. ]


It's perfect.

[ he starts to wander, touching, looking. his fingers trail over titles and book covers, some damaged but still valued. it makes him think so much about the small cell he was in, how many hours he spent wishing he had a book to read, and how many nights he spent lying awake thinking he might never get to read one again at all. ]

They didn't let us have books, back in jail. You were lucky if you got to see the sun.

[ but here he is. not only free, but in a bookstore. not only in a bookstore, but on a date with a lovely, lovely person that makes the world feel safer. he looks to kwang, like he didn't just say something he hasn't shared before. ]

What do you like to read, babe?

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