✧ — peach iced tea.

[boba]

this post is so clean

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[transmit]

[ does thorns think he'll just keep the hot potato like this. thorns. hello? ]

I'm just saying. If you get sick, I'll get sick.

[ and in case he needs a reminder: ]

You started this! I'm dressing plenty warm. The question's you.

[oversea]

[ elysium needs to come home for him to get sick... but thorns does not say this. in theory he will be here for their date.

imagine if they miss two dates because of illness. ]

So you're taking care of yourself?

[transmit]

[ he will be there for their date even if he has to drag himself feverish and snotty.

is this where a kdrama terminal illness plot happens. ]

I'm always taking care of myself. I've got plenty of people keeping an eye on me here, so don't worry about it.

[ well. only in the sense that he's there and present for meetings. but, anyway.

if there's anything else that's carried over from their childhood, it's that his parents aren't any less distant than they were before, a sharp contrast to thorns' gentler, even if not blood-related, family. thank you, thorns and family, for helping to cover up their chaebol son. no one would ever guess otherwise. ]

[oversea]

Mm...

[ he does not sound like he entirely believes it, but he knows that elysium won't exactly allow for thorns to openly worry about him.

he tries to think of something elysium might answer. ]

What did you do today?

[transmit]

[ what did he do besides work. nothing.

obviously, he cannot say this. ]

Errands, mostly. [ this is not entirely a lie… ] That's how I found those slippers earlier.

[ … ]

You know what else I saw?

[ he pulls away from his phone to link this. ]

Doesn't it look comfortable?

[oversea]

[ thorns looks at this image.

...

unfortunately, his brain just leaps to the idea that yeah this seems like something that would be good for elysium. ]

It does.

[ for his bf... ]

[transmit]

[ couple kigus…


he looks really happy as he adds to cart. thorns doesn't know what he just did to future him. ]

[oversea]

[ he does not, he truly just thinks elysium wanted a compliment for something he was going to buy. wow, being a boyfriend is so easy? ]

Are you keeping up with school, by the way?

[transmit]

[ no, it's true. validating everything he says and does is a pretty great start at being a boyfriend except for when it isn't.

a little more quietly: ]

I have a special exemption if I manage to get higher than a certain scord on my exams.

[ so

he is expected not to be on campus anymore? ]

[oversea]

Oh.

[ he is not sure how he feels about that. ]

Do you know how long you're going to be away for then?

[transmit]

[ … ]

Can we talk about this on our date? I wanted to tell you in person.

[oversea]

[ ... okay.

thorns realizes this likely means it is not good news. ]

... Sure. [ sure! ] Close your eyes.

[transmit]

[ the oppressive atmosphere returns… cursed. ]

Only if you start telling me about your day.

[oversea]

Oh... I'm not sure what to say.

[ he doesn't think enough about his day. ]

I did work. My internship and went to the modeling place. They're mad at me but said they can cover the bruise with makeup.

[transmit]

You can talk about anything else you want if it's too hard. Today's lab results? Tomorrow's expectations? The outlook for your current projects in general?

I really just want to hear your voice, Thorns.

[ thanks for the reminder that he needs to check that out, though. ]

[oversea]

[ ...

this is kind of gay...

but elysium can be serenaded by thorns discussing one of his latest experiments in great detail, going from what the purpose of, the possible challenges, all the different components involved, the different variable and how it affects test results. it's all fairly boring if it's not something you're interested in. ]

[transmit]

[ they are still things thorns is telling him about, so by virtue alone they're things he's interested in. he occasionally pipes up with commentary, asking thorns to explain certain concepts more thoroughly or break them down into more laymen terminology for him to understand, but for a supposed bedtime story—he's surprisingly engaged.

it's maybe thirty minutes of this as elysium's voice (and face!) starts to fade that he goes— ]

Can you end there and continue next time? I think I'm about to pass out…

[oversea]

[ ah... once again, this is cute.

thorns does find himself getting sleepy as well; who knows talking constantly can be so tiring? ]

Hm? Of course.

[ as if this was some sort of adventurous story book and not a boring account of someone's day. ]

[transmit]

Uh huh. It's too bad what I'm doing now isn't so interesting. After high school, I—…

[ he what

thorns will not get to hear the end of this as immediately after, elysium snoozes. ]

[oversea]

[ HELLO!!!!

thorns can't complain because elysium needs his rest but also. he feels ripped off. ]

Goodnight...

[ ...

he will watch him sleep until he also dozes off. ]

[transmit]

[ he loses his chance to ask forever because it is the day before thursday and elysium has so much work to do thanks to their nightly flirting

even waking up early doesn't help… but he will tell thorns that he has a busy night and apologises for it. ]

[oversea]

[ elysium.........

thorns will send a 👍 in response because what else is he supposed to do. ]

[transmit]

[ he's supposed to triangulate his location and save him

it is thursday morning. thorns receives a single 👍 back. ]

[oversea]

[ okay...

well, they're supposed to have their date in the evening, so that's fine? he supposes?? he actually has no idea if the timing for it is different, since their schedule was based on before elysium got kidnapped to work. it might be worse now???

but thorns will go through his day... he will believe elysium will be here when he sees him... ]

[transmit]

[ he will be here

just not in the way thorns might expect. ]

At the library.
Come to the fourth floor when you're done with your classes. I'm at the back where all the cubicles are.

[ you know those ridiculous getups idols get into to obscure their appearance

he is wearing an oversized hoodie, sunglasses, a face mask, and a baseball cap…… ]