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august 16, 2021
11:00 p.m.
grandma ong's house
there’s a strangeness to a quiet enclave in a bustling metropolis, unexpected in the same manner as grant and henry’s long, unbroken brotherhood. nothing about the baseline rustle of neighbors carrying in paper grocery sacks and kids kicking a soccer ball resembles the eternal merry-go-round of life–max-capacity subway cars, clueless and loud tourists, and locals who drift through their day–just down the road. and yet above this neighborhood–and the entire sprawling city–hangs a common thread, a bluish hazy night sky.
“that was wild,” henry says, suppressed laughter bursting forth from deep in his chest, “all day everyone’s defaulted to speaking english because, well, look at you, and you even had me fooled. i actually forgot you kind of speak basic korean."
“the inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.”
henry rolls his eyes dramatically but in the same split second, throws an arm around grant’s shoulders.
“i was afraid that soup was going to fly out of your mouth.” grant returns the gesture, though it requires him to lean down so as to not smother henry’s face instead. “too close for comfort.”
“well, in my defense, i was not expecting you to reply to my grandma asking me, “daehyun, i haven’t seen your friend since your wedding. how did you meet again?”
grant shrugs. “we met on a playground twenty-four years ago.”
“on my very first weekend as a resident of the semi-good ol’ US of A. in the opposite situation. i remember being so pissed that my parents made me go out to ‘make friends’ that weekend. not moving, mind you, but making friends. i guess they were psychics, though, because apparently, it didn’t bother you that i didn’t speak your language for at least a couple weeks.”
“people say i could talk to a wall.”
henry laughs again. “you could. you’re very chatty.”
“did it bother you that i wrote you some really, really, really shitty letters in korean in the early days based on online translations i found?”
“no, that was sweet.” no question about it–the joy in henry’s eyes is determined. “they were definitely horrendous, but it’s the thought that counted. you could do better now. oh, and i think i still have all those letters. i should. i did box them up when i moved out of my parents’ house.”
they were, all things considered, never very much alike, beyond the fact they both liked cats but weren’t allowed to have any. henry’s mom was allergic, but grant’s parents despised pets. otherwise, they were polar opposites. grant always liked math and science, wanted to work with airplanes, and preferred to spend his free time with others playing tabletop RPGs and computer games; henry always liked art and history, wanted to be a photographer, and preferred to be left alone to his vintage film camera and pottery. grant’s parents raged when he selected aviation over medicine; henry’s parents and grandparents, all artists, were delighted by his dreams of photography. moreover, grant selectively speaks his mind, while henry rarely minces words.
and still–
the shrill honk of a car off in the distance disturbs grant’s thoughts.
“you really could talk to a wall, but hey, why did you approach me on the swing set that day? you were already busy hanging out with your sisters. and your cousins. why me?”
and still, the two have fused into one. the world turned upside down; grant paints these days, henry has long been a willing dungeons and dragons player, and separation from one another is like losing half your body. if henry walked away now–ended this messy half-hug early–grant would turn to ash.
“well,” grant begins, drawing out the suspense with an exaggerated sigh, “first of all...”
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@ghostdoctor i had to like scroll so carefully to fit this into one screenshot but THESE IDEAS ARE SO CUTE
i think we finally found something we have different opinions on because i physically cant see this before izuku's crush realization for me.
i just really like the idea of like when monoma and izuku sorta become buddy buddy with their shared quirk enjoyment Izuku starts to become endeared by the little things (and even the things he used to think were lowkey annoying) that monoma would do when they spend time together.
AND LIKE WHEN 1-A QUESTION"S IZUKU OR SHITS ON MONOMA IZUKU IS LIKE "guys he's actually really sweet" and someone would be like
"no he just has a soft spot for you"
and like,,, he does. monoma like absolutely refuses to admit it but he really does think that izuku is just amazing. better than him in every way. which fuels his inferiority complex but also has this mixed in admiration and it messes with monoma's head SO BAD because hes supposed to hate this boy.
he wants to be around izuku but he wants to run away from his as fast as he can when hes nearby. he wants to love him but it would never work because izuku is thousands of miles ahead of him in everything, so why would he ever look back at monoma? why would he ever choose him out of all people. its impossible, so its better to hate him then to get himself hurt by wishing on a star that doesn't even exist.
and then with Midoriya, he probably thinks that monoma lowkey dislikes him still since he sucks at expressing feelings by anything other then being mean so its like
izuku knows that monoma likes being around him because he keeps spending time with him, but sometimes he's unsure due to the things Monoma says. (AUTISM. and his self image issues lol)
so these two are just in this never ending "he doesn't like me like that" cycle and the hypothetical readers are just like
"FUUUUCCCKKKKKKKK PLEASE JUST TALK ABOUT FEELINGS OR SOMTHING FOR ONE MINUTE I BEG"
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Ok so I was re-reading your vampire au and there's so many things I wanna know! But I'm terrible at eh wording my questions I guess ...
For starters ... how will Dream react to Sapnap after he's back from hospital? Will he be afraid or will he tried to brush it off as nothing serious (while it's clear that it did affect him)? Was that the first time something like that happen? What about George? Is he mad at Sapnap about it? Or well ... how mad he is would probably be better question.
Oh also ... I'm ashamed I haven't noticed this in your profile sooner but... hovoríš po Slovensky?
ohhh goodness that's a storyline from the vampire au that I should certainly come back to, someday
this was the first time either Sapnap of George were overcome with bloodlust.
Dream tries to pretend like nothing happened, or rather acknowledges that it happened but says that it doesn't have to mean anything, especially after George explains to him that Sapnap didn't do it consciously. he tries to go back to how things were, act like the whole experience wasn't traumatic. he's genuinely not mad, if only a little worried and disappointed that things even came to that point because if Sapnap acted like this because of some deeper instinct or a certain trigger, maybe it could've been prevented. he tries not to be jumpy but when someone comes up to him from behind or touches him, be it Sapnap or George, he tenses or flinches away. the first feeding session after the incident would definitely not end well.
George is a lot more angry about it happening. as a vampire himself, he knows that it could have been prevented, especially if it was because of hunger. he almost comes to terms with everything but then the first time Dream flinches away from his fangs he's angry all over.
I'm still trying to figure out how I could continue the series, which would also get into just How Exactly the three of them were affected by this. when George comes back from the hospital it's still a fresh kind of anger, the one that has him yelling at Sapnap before he runs out of energy and the bone-deep fear for Dream takes over. he's also known Sapnap for decades at this point, over a century, so he isn't even capable of being truly angry with him. it doesn't go away, it fluctates, sometimes small and hiding in the very back of his mind, sometimes silent and cold that has him walking past Sapnap, has their conversations be much shorter and more clipped and tense than they used to be, some times bright and burning with shouts and insults (but those happen rarely, on the bad days, and the outbursts could be counted on the fingers of one hand). he doesn't stay angry. if not for himself, then at least for Dream's sake.
they will all be forced to talk it out, once Dream is better and once they are all fully aware that they can't just ignore what happened
and last but most important: áno!! ahoj ahoj teší ma rada vidím ďalších slovensky hovoriacich ľudí vo fandome :D
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