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You would have let me leave back then.

[if heung soo was really that capable, he'd never have gotten to the point of stopping nam soon from transferring. even went he probably wanted to ignore nam soon the most, he never really acted on it very well.]

[ It's true. It's true, and Heung Soo knows it's true even without the other having to point it out.. he's always been terrible at ignoring Nam Soon. Even at the points where he was still bitter at the other and might have actually wanted to, he couldn't ignore him. He still tried to drag him out of any sort of trouble, he still ran halfway across the city just to try and keep this punk's ass out of trouble.

That doesn't mean it's less embarrassing to have it pointed it out to him though. ]

Would you have finished school if I let you, you bastard?

[ Not that it was his main concern - his main concern was that he wanted to stay close to Nam Soon, that he actually wanted to make things right with him again.. but this is another concern that does play a small part for him too since he wants the other to live well, so it's an easy excuse. ]

Don't know. Would have depended on the school, probably.

[which is kind of a strange thing to admit. he was willing to transfer schools so that heung soo could stay at seungri. so that heung soo could keep his promise to noona, and so that nam soon could assure that he wouldn't get in the way of that and ruin his friend's life any further. even though nam soon had a bunch of people that were considered along the line of friends—and they still treated him that way even after knowing he was older than them all, he'd been willing to give it up for heung soo's sake.

it's definitely a good thing that heung soo can't leave him alone, and that he's a meddlesome bastard.]

I still wanted to keep that promise though. The one to my mom. [even if he'd tried to drop out once already... he didn't want to disappoint her any more than he probably already has.]

Edited (i swear this tag is fucking with me i selected the icon twice and it didn't work) 2014-12-21 19:58 (UTC)

[ Honestly, hearing that, he's only more glad that he didn't decide to just let Nam Soon leave after all. Glad that he couldn't. Because it's important that not only Heung Soo keeps his promise to his sister, but that Nam Soon also keeps his promise to his mother. Even if they're promises on different levels, since Noona is well alive (Heung Soo won't accept any other thought out of fear that it'd make him crumble) and Nam Soon's mother isn't.

It doesn't matter though. They both need to fulfill their promises. Together, at the same school, side by side.. once they get back, anyway. ]

Good thing I'm around again to make sure you don't pull something stupid then. [ Even if a lot of the more recent stupid things Nam Soon pulled involved him in some way.. but still. ]

Thanks.

Edited 2014-12-22 23:14 (UTC)

[of course, it's not until after he sends it that he realizes that statement makes no sense without context. sure, heung soo could probably figure out what he means... but he doesn't feel right leaving it vague.

their playful texts have gotten a little more serious, though not necessarily in a bad way. he's glad that heung soo is there to keep him grounded; he's glad that the only time heung soo didn't do that was the fateful night when everything went downhill. he was only able to behave himself when he emerged from his year long isolation because the thoughts of heung soo bore into him so heavily. even if he's done a lot of stupid things since then, heung soo still manages to influence him and stop him from totally losing himself.]

For keeping your promise, too.

[ The texts that appear on his device are a lot more serious.. but he doesn't really mind either. In fact, just that simple single word is enough to make a smile appear on Heung Soo's face.. since it lets him know that despite their shitty circumstances right now and despite everything they've gone through, they're just happy to be together now.

And that's what matters. ]

I don't make promises I don't plan on keeping. [ Or maybe it's more that he makes them to people who matter too much to just break them. Heung Soo, his sister.. they're definitely both important people to them. Them, and no one else. ]

That's what makes you such a stubborn bastard.

[and only when it's them is saying something like that a good thing. their terms of endearment definitely differ from the standard, and someone on the outside looking in wouldn't be likely to understand that. but that's what makes it special, isn't it?

there's never been another person for nam soon like that, so being able to have that in his life again, and especially during some trying times like this... it's the best he could ask for short of being back in seoul where they belong.]

[ He understands very well just what kind of term it is between the two of them, honestly.. he can already imagine Nam Soon smiling at his device at his job. Embarrassing. But just for this once, he'll live with it.. at least it means his dumb bastard of a best friend is happy. It took him long enough to be able to feel that way again, anyway. ]

I'll be going home soon. Almost done. Is there anything I should pick up at the store on my way home?

[ Benefits of working around the area with all the shops, at least.. and also evidence of them slowly starting to fall into little dumb domestic habits. Look, someone has to buy something other than ramen for them to eat just once, okay, and he knows that person is not often going to be Nam Soon. ]

Yeah.

[it takes him a minute or so longer than usual to answer. he's actually taking the time to think about what they might need. what do they need again? they've acquired a lot of the primary cooking ingredients at least... this place has such a wide variety of stuff that even things like gochujang are easy enough to find. which is good, because it means they don't have to sacrifice eating comfortable foods just because they're not in korea anymore.]

Chicken, garlic, beer.

I'll cook tonight.

[fried chicken and beer. a chimek night sounds like a good idea, especially when he knows heung soo will complain if they take the lazy route and have ramen again.]

Ambitious.

[ Not half as sceptical as you think it might sound, really.. it's more a joke towards Nam Soon's usual tendency for ramen than his cooking skills, honestly. He's decent enough with the simple stuff, and.. well, it's not like Heung Soo's much better, so he doesn't even have a position to argue from even if he'd want to. ]

Sounds good though. I'll get it.

Good. Or else we'd be having ramen again.

[you know, just in case heung soo forgets that it's basically their only option if they elect not to cook. he's glad though that they can agree on it. there's not really any guarantee it'll come out great, but it'll be at least passable and a nice familiar food from back home for them to share. that counts for something.]

It's a good thing hyungie's here to look out for you then.

[ But that joke is even a little embarrassing to him, even to the current point they've gotten to already.. the only reason he can endure it is since he knows it'll only embarrass Nam Soon even more. But he's definitely not going to endure any rebuttal from that. ]

See you soon. [ And with that he's pointedly sticking his phone into his pocket. ]

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