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Who: Nam Soon and Heung Soo
When: IC 11/22
Where: The Shopping District
What: CYBuddy shopping, basically...
Rating/Warning: Should be nothing.. other than them having a pottymouth when it comes to the word bastard, I guess.
[ To be fair, they didn't exactly expect to end up here at the store. Heung Soo sure didn't, either way - his main goal was to get some proper food for the both of them that was still simple enough for them to be able to prepare it themselves instead of having nothing but ramen and kimchi lining the shelves of their cupboards and the fridge. Especially when he knows what this place can do. The time when it was so cold, and the time with those murder clowns everywhere.. there are going to be times when it's just easier to not bother with going outside, so it's always good to have some stuff stocked up in advance.
Besides, it's oddly relaxing to be out with his bastard like this. Especially when there's nothing going on for a moment, when he doesn't have to worry about as many things at once - when they can just be them, and do disturbingly normal stuff and be themselves, even with the threat of this place pulling something weird on them again lurking on the horizon.
For now it seems like a far-off kind of thing though. Especially since Heung Soo suddenly finds out Nam Soon stopped walking and is staring at some storefront he just passed by.. he raises an eyebrow as he looks at his best friend, shifting the bags he's holding a little bit. ]
What are you looking at? [ Not even really annoyed, they can take their time, after all.. there's nothing pressing going on today. His tone is just curious for the most part. ]
When: IC 11/22
Where: The Shopping District
What: CYBuddy shopping, basically...
Rating/Warning: Should be nothing.. other than them having a pottymouth when it comes to the word bastard, I guess.
[ To be fair, they didn't exactly expect to end up here at the store. Heung Soo sure didn't, either way - his main goal was to get some proper food for the both of them that was still simple enough for them to be able to prepare it themselves instead of having nothing but ramen and kimchi lining the shelves of their cupboards and the fridge. Especially when he knows what this place can do. The time when it was so cold, and the time with those murder clowns everywhere.. there are going to be times when it's just easier to not bother with going outside, so it's always good to have some stuff stocked up in advance.
Besides, it's oddly relaxing to be out with his bastard like this. Especially when there's nothing going on for a moment, when he doesn't have to worry about as many things at once - when they can just be them, and do disturbingly normal stuff and be themselves, even with the threat of this place pulling something weird on them again lurking on the horizon.
For now it seems like a far-off kind of thing though. Especially since Heung Soo suddenly finds out Nam Soon stopped walking and is staring at some storefront he just passed by.. he raises an eyebrow as he looks at his best friend, shifting the bags he's holding a little bit. ]
What are you looking at? [ Not even really annoyed, they can take their time, after all.. there's nothing pressing going on today. His tone is just curious for the most part. ]
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.. and then he spots the dinosaur. The totally non-ferocious, oddly adorable dinosaur. With a huge head and tiny arms and all, and it's wiggling them a little bit..
Heung Soo is about ready to shoot Nam Soon one of those "yeah, really funny, you bastard" looks, but when he glances back to the side, he can see the other is looking a little.. fondly.. and that stops him from doing so at the last moment, since Nam Soon always catches him off guard with those oddly cute kind of looks of his own. It's not fair, really, and for a moment it leaves him not knowing what to do.
Aside from looking back at the dino and letting out a small sigh, anyway. ]
My head is not that big. [ IS THAT YOUR ONLY PROTEST.. more like he can't protest more than this when Nam Soon is being adorable, he's totally wrapped around the other's finger in that sense. ]
.. you want to go look inside?
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[there's still always room to tease a little more, but it's fond and playful. there's no denying that heung soo's scary face resembles a dinosaur sometimes... the amount of times other people have made that comparison over the years makes it hard for either of them to put out of their minds.
nam soon never saw it as insulting, just like he'd long since stopped finding it insulting when he got compared to a duck, or even to ddochi. it's just the way it is now, and it comes kind of naturally to make that comparison. it's not like heung soo is even trying to deny it—his protest is barely one at all and nam soon recognizes that as such. he looks over, arching an eyebrow with a bit of amusement. he knows that there was supposed to be a real protest, or a pointed look that amounts to "quit saying embarrassing things, you bastard." but since they get lost somewhere, it feels like a small and funny victory.]
We can. [he'll answer after another minute of peering through the window. sometimes, he's really like a little kid in that way; he tries to play it cool, like it's not important...
but maybe it's a little obvious that he wants to check it out a little more. it's stupid, and nam soon knows it. it's not like they need virtual pets; they didn't even have real ones back in seoul. they have bigger things to worry about than this sort of stuff—survival, living the day-to-day, figuring out how to put and end to this and get back to their own lives—but there's just something endearing about it that's caught his attention.] ...We don't have anything else to do anyway. Unless you want to just go back and eat.
[they really need hobbies that aren't "eat ramen, read comics, and sleep" with a side of "punching things occasionally." they may as well check it out, right? regardless any exasperation he may get from heung soo... well, he'll just amp up the aegyo and pout if he gets in a huff about anything.
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And no matter what he might say or act like at times, it's fairly impossible for Heung Soo to deny this bastard things.. especially when he's being such an aegyo bastard on top of it. It's something that's not as common and only sometimes pops up when it's just the two of them, so honestly, he makes sure to appreciate every moment of it by now.
So for once without sighing or tongue-clicking Heung Soo gives in. ]
Fine. We'll look.
[ As if Nam Soon really needed his permission for that, he could just easily have ran in there.. but he probably wants to know that Heung Soo is up for it too, so fine, he'll go in as the parental figure here.
In fact, he doesn't even wait for the other, he just starts moving into the store right away. ]
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nam soon wants something, heung soo takes the initiative, even when he does so grudgingly. in his tsun "i want to seem annoyed, but i don't really mind" sort of way." it's something he's come to expect, and nam soon is glad for that much. so as per their usual way of existing, he saunters a few inches behind, feeling a bit victorious as they make their way inside.]
You want to see too. [he throws that out there, a bit on the amused side. mostly because he knows the truth. it's not like nam soon is the only one here who likes these things—their extremely similar interests in most things was part of the reason they'd become such good friends to begin with. that much hasn't changed over the years either; even if three years separated them, so much of what made their relationship what it was never faltered for a moment.
the only difference is that heung soo isn't as willing to admit these things. nam soon, on the other hand, has no qualms with it when it's just the two of them. for others, he's not nearly as willing to show what he likes and doesn't, or where his interests lie. but with heung soo, with this bastard... there's no shame. even if there should be. he just doesn't care, even if it embarrasses the hell out heing soo.]
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This bastard, seriously. Heung Soo just clicks his tongue in that "not another word" kind of way at the statement. (But then again, has that ever worked when he uses it against Nam Soon? Maybe he should know better at this point, but really, they're out in public, what else can he do.)
There's just one ray of light about this whole thing. It's since when he enters the store and looks ahead, he suddenly notices another CYBuddy on display among the others, and--
He points at it, bumping his shoulder into Nam Soon's roughly to pull his attention. ]
Looks like you have a lookalike too.
[ Because that has to be the most ddochi-like duck CYBuddy he's ever seen in this place.. this is payback, okay. ]
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but then there's this little one, who while looking somewhat fearsome by default, really does remind him of heung soo. it's meant to be a pet, so while it looks ferocious, nam soon can see that it's also playful wants to enjoy itself too. well, as much as a programmed animal can, he guess. it's more endearing the more he looks it... maybe because he never had a pet, either. so having one that reminds him of his most important person? it's appealing.
the thought gets shoved to the side for a moment when he feels heung soo's shoulder bump his, and nam soon's attention turns to the duck... that really does bear a resemblance to ddochi. that would happen. actually, it's kind of eerie that it did, because it makes it feel somewhat intentional and kind of invasive. nam soon is choosing to ignore it and chalk it up to coincidence (mostly because he doesn't want to consider the other possibility when they're trying to get their minds off the bad crap).]
I thought by the time I was an adult, I'd stop getting compared to Ddochi. [it's definitely a holdover from when they were kids. nam soon hated it back then, being compared to a shy and softhearted ostrich—an ostrich that looked more like a duck. but as he's gotten older, he's minded it less, especially since it's usually only heung soo that says it these days.
his annoyance is only feigned barely. he's not actually annoyed and doesn't see a need to act like he is beyond the standard exasperation that he's nearly required to have when the topic comes up. he doesn't mind though, especially in knowing that it reminds heung soo of him.
that part's kind of nice, isn't it?]
Maybe it's a sign that we're supposed to do something about it. [if he believed in fate, he'd compare it to that.]
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Which is why he just ignores them. Nam Soon seems oddly endeared by them, that's what is important here. Maybe also the fact that Heung Soo himself enjoys them more than he lets on.. there's something a little cute about them, despite knowing that they're just robots.
Besides, clinging to those ideas, those stereotypical views of them.. it's sort of nice as well. It proves nothing much has changed in all these years, even if it seems at first glance like they might have. ]
Aigoo. Nam Soonie, adults usually don't ask others to get stuff. [ He knows that Nam Soon wasn't dumping that responsibility all on him, but with the way he just worded it.. well, can you blame him for wanting to tease just a little bit? At least he's nice enough to wait until they're out of earshot for most of the other customers to say it, since it's best enjoyed as a private joke just between the two of them.
Besides, he adds more to it, a little bit more serious-- ]
I wouldn't mind. [ Having them around, that is. ]
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not that he'd really want it any other way. this is their natural state of being, and they really wouldn't be much themselves without it. which is exactly why he raises a fist like he's going to hit heung soo... but then just nudges his shoulder. because really, why is he going to seriously punch him? they've had enough of that. but it doesn't come without it's own verbal response.]
This bastard, acting like I'm looking for permission to buy things...
[he knows well enough that he doesn't need to ask. if he wants to buy something, he's welcome to. the truth of the matter is how rarely he ever did buy something for himself beyond the necessities. even back in seoul, most of the money he earned from his part time job went to living expenses, to try and ease the burden on his father. even if his dad was barely present, and even if nam soon had some bitterness for the way he drank so much to offset those long and stressful working hours, he knows the truth. he knows his dad loves him and is just trying to help in the only way he can.
it's not really his father's fault that he didn't know how to be there after his mom died, or that they didn't have a lot of money to live off of. so he did what he could at the sacrifice of having many luxuries. buying those sneakers for heung soo back that had been hard enough to string together, after all. but that was something so rare to do... even now, when they make enough money between them to buy nicer things sometimes, nam soon never does. he just stores the credits and uses only what he really needs.
so this.. considering this is new.]
Aigoo, aigoo... [he mutters, before he squats down to the small dinosaur's level is, clicking his tongue a couple of times to get its attention. it trots over... and it's really cute. like any baby animal would, it rubs against his hand, showing a surprising amount of affection for an animal that is not only a dinosaur, but also a robot. he's endeared, definitely. and talking to it.] Do you want to go home with a guy who looks like he could be your dad? Big dino and little dino.
[he didn't need heung soo's permission, but having heard his friend's approval was enough to start seriously entertaining the thought. it'd be nice too, he thinks, to have that kind of company when the other isn't around.]
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.. well, isn't that what matters? It's all about the small things in this place. They get screwed with every so often, so they have to grab every moment of peace and quiet and happiness that they can and hold onto it.
Who cares if it costs a few credits. They earn enough to get by, annoying jobs they may be, and even have saved a little.. it should be fine for them to get these things. ]
Yah, don't start replacing me so soon.
[ It's a remark without any real vitrol behind it, anyway.. it's just the only reply he can manage to Nam Soon being a cute dork without feeling like he's just starting to embarrass himself too over here. ]
That's just--
[ He wants to go on further, but there's.. an odd feeling creeping up on him that makes him stop mid-sentence..
(Hint: it's probably the duck CYBuddy currently trying to scale the mountain known as Heung Soo to nestle in his hair.) ]
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nobody can actually replace heung soo, after all. the idea is truly preposterous in every regard, so the fact it's being suggested (even if it's facetious and an obvious cover for his own embarrassment) just seems silly. but before nam soon can reply, heung soo is trying to saying something else—
—and being cut off? well, that's kind of new. so even if nam soon's hand is still being held out to their new, adorable dinosaur friend, nam soon is turning to look at heung soo, craning his neck a bit. oh boy. oh boy. this is truly a sight to behold. the duck is cute too, a little too cute (yes, this is nam soon's true rival, not his face twin....). still, that's not a real threat yet, so he's mostly just smug and amused at the whole thing. he can be a proper jealous bastard later. and he will. because he's dumb.]
He likes you. [which kind of seals it, huh? nam soon refrains from making a joke about how the duck is a lot like himself—mostly because he's sure heung soo is already thinking it anyway. but it's funny.]
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It still embarrasses him though, and it's obvious from his facial expression as he looks down at his best friend and the small dinosaur. ]
I was getting that idea.
[ FLATLY. So very flatly. Yes, he knows there's a duck in his hair, please don't point it out. Ignore the elephant in the room. Or in this case the duck in his hair. ]
.. I guess we'll really have to buy them now. [ This is totally not an excuse. Nor a cover up. Don't even dare to point it out, bastard, he'll make you sleep in your own bed tonight. ] Or it'll be theft.
[ Since it doesn't seem like that duck is just about ready to leave its current position, it's even clinging onto his hair a little up there.. ]
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[well, that'd one of them would be marked as a thief, at least. it doesn't really stop him from looking amused at the whole thing, though. even if heung soo is embarrassed to hell and back, it's hard not to smile seeing that duck nestle into his hair that way. it's almost like the duck is nesting there now, and that's enough amusement for him.
it's definitely a bit on the strange side how real they seem—while also seeming to so cute and harmless. it's marketing genius really, since nothing about them seems very robotic at all.
and since they've made this decision, there's probably not much use in hanging around. so nam soon picks up the small dinosaur, awkwardly scooping it up like a toddler (how does he hold this, he's really not sure). it'll take a minute of squirming and shifting for the dino to find a comfortable medium, and nam soon will just give heung soo a nod, then.]
No turning back now. Let's go. [who is oddly satisfied about this? nam soon, of course.]
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Isn't that how it always goes? He's so whipped for this guy, seriously.
The first few steps are a little careful, since he's thoughtful enough to not suddenly want to knock the duck off his head with sudden movements despite it being a robot, but it truly seems immovable from its spot, so then his steps fall into a more normal rhythm. ]
At least we won't have to take them on walks.
[ Dryly... who knows how robot pets behave though compared to normal ones. If they end up chewing on the furniture, then Nam Soon better teach them to not do that. Not Heung Soo. He's totally not the one who's okay with this situation. Not at all, why would you ever think so!! ]
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Maybe not a duck. [he muses somewhat idly, smile still present on his lips as he eyes both heung soo and the comfortably nuzzled duck. granted, both pets may be robots, but people probably still walk their robodogs, right? if for nothing else than the sake of just adhering to some kind of normalcy.
but what about for a dinosaur? it's not exactly a standard pet. granted, this doesn't seem like much of a standard baby dino from all that he remembers learning of them (which, let's be real, isn't terribly much with nam soon's track record of education), but he's got no idea. neither one of them is likely well suited for taking care of pets, even if they're going to try. and learn, dammit.] Maybe this guy will want to.
[come on, heung soo-yah... it could be fun. they both could probably use not holing up in the apartment so much anyway, even if nam soon would generally agree that hanging out at home with comics and ramen is tops.]
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[ Look, he's not really going to protest walking around if it's together with Nam Soon - is there anything he minds as long as he has the other guy's company? That's not the problem here. The problem is that walking a dinosaur is just.. going to look weird. Even in the middle of animes abound land.
So after a moment he drops the exasperation, since as long as he doesn't have to do it by himself or anything, it's not like he minds all that much.. instead he nudges his elbow a little against Nam Soon's arm, trying to grab his attention and turn it towards one of the nearby displays. ]
Buy it a leash too then. I don't want to set loose a tiny dinosaur on the city. [ Like some weird anticlimatic version of Godzilla. ]
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[probably...
well, really, there's no telling. after all, these are issued by CERES. they probably could make the little guy turn into some godzilla-like creature if they so choose. but nam soon isn't really concerned about that for the time being.
even as he grabs a leash from a nearby hanging rack, the small dinosaur is making a grab for it, biting on the packaging pretty harmlessly... much like a little kid or another small animal. it's cute so it's hard to imagine it being terrifying.
(then again, isn't nam soon the same way himself?)]
We'll try it. [but if little dinosaur bro doesn't like it, nam soon probably won't force it and find another way for them to go out with their new pets.]
IT'S MIDNIGHT AND I'M TOO LAZY TO RENEW RN pretend it's the headtilt icon ok
(Definitely like Nam Soon has always been in Heung Soo's eyes, too.)
But since there's a little less aegyo being poured all over him here, Heung Soo can slowly drag himself somewhat out of his tsun mood, instead grabbing a second leash (in case the duck would like something like that too) and dumping it straight into Nam Soon's arms. ]
If they don't like it and you want walks that desperately.. I'll walk you. [ Yeah, see, it's either being tsun or being an annoying bastard, there's no midway here. ]
Don't worry, Go Nam Soon.
[ This is the kind of smug face that deserves a punch, honestly. ]
i love that i knew exactly what icon you meant, i got you
of course, nam soon's initial response is to look at heung soo with that expression that sits somewhere between surprise and annoyance, slightly incredulous and ready to punch his best friend in the face. and honestly, he probably would... if not for the fact that his hands are full with a robo-dinosaur and two leashes. what the hell is this, you bastard? heung soo doesn't have his hands full at all, just a duck securely nested in his hair.]
Aigoo, this bastard... [he clicks his tongue in an effort to display his mild annoyance. but there are ways to get back at heung soo without actually punching him—like the fact that his hands are full meaning his can't easily make an effort to pay for any of this.]
You pay. [yep. he went there. nam soon's definitely a bastard too.]
i knew you'd know.. no one is as intense about bastards as us
[ There's that small moment of hesitation. Mostly since he knows Nam Soon is just saying it for the hell of being a bastard about all this, but.. honestly, Heung Soo doesn't really mind paying for it. In the end they always more or less end up sharing all their income and expenses with each other since they do pretty much everything together, so it's not like it makes a difference who pays for this stuff.
So a moment later - before Nam Soon would have the chance to protest, if he would - he's already letting all the stuff be ringed up (manually, since he's sure not going to remove the CYBuddies from respectively his own hair and Nam Soon's arms) and they're ready to leave. ]
Better go home right away with them.
[ You know, before one gets unruly and escapes and they spend the entire afternoon running after a small robotic animal.
Please don't do that to him, you bastard. ]
and nobody probably ever will be bc no1curr like us
[there's a satisfied rung to his voice, one that clearly states that nam soon is pleased with this outcome. in some ways, and only for heung soo, he really can be like a little kid. he saw something he liked and got what he wanted out of it, so it's not as if he really has all that much to complain about. being a bastard about things has its limit, after all.
nam soon takes a moment to readjust the small roboanimal in his arms again, then hands the bag with the leashes to heung soo. the duck is on his head, so nam soon figures that bastard can handle holding something else in the meanwhile anyway.]
They need to get used to the apartment, anyway. [and get used to each other.] ...Names, too.
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Although he hadn't even thought about the names thing, and that's what makes him glance back at the other. ]
What were you thinking about naming them?
[ Since he sure doesn't have an idea.. he's not creative enough for this, okay. And it's not like he's picky anyway, so Heung Soo is sure he'll just agree with what Nam Soon says. Unless he's a bastard about it and says Heung Soo Jr. or something like that. ]
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[nam soon's not enough of a bastard to name it after either one of them. funny as it could be, it would also get confusing and kind of weird, wouldn't it? so nam soon frowns, almost lost in thought for a moment.
but after a moment, he gets an idea.]
Ssangdungie. [which heung soo would know is just a slightly affectionate way of referring to twins. he smirks a little, feeling a bit proud of this. nam soon looks between the dinosaur and heung soo, almost expecting heung soo to be annoyed by this.] Since he looks so much like you, Heung Soo-yah.
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.. well, this is just how it always goes, it's almost instinctive at this point - the way he frowns at the other, near-pouts, clicks his tongue in tsunnoyance. ]
You're really going to rub this in, aren't you, you bastard?
[ Even if it's not like the whole dinosaur thing is a new joke at this point, or anything Heung Soo still gets truly offended at beyond his tsun-like behaviour. ]
Feel lucky that I don't want to wake this thing up. [ The duck on his head, he means-- and yes, that's in the "or I would have punched you for that one" sense. But like even their playfighting is anything new by now, right.. And yes, he might actually already be growing a little closer to the CYBuddies, sue him. ]
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it sounds cute to him, and the dinosaur is voicing his approval with a sound—like a baby lion's pitiful attempt at a roar. only somehow much, much cuter. this is how it ends for them both, at the hands of cute robot animals. and seemingly satisfied with that, the newly christened ssangdungie is nuzzling itself against nam soon, content to start getting rest this way. which is surprising to nam soon, but it's also... really nice? he's not really sure about the feeling, since it's so new. but it's not until he looks back to heung soo again that the feeling hits his chest a little more.
the duck resting atop that bastard's head, heung soo's reluctant softness about it—there's something endearing, strange and comfortable about it. and in the back of his head, nam soon knows that it's not right to be taken by that feeling, because it's probably fabricated in some way by CERES, but he can't help it. maybe going so long not allowing himself any semblance of happiness catches up to him at times like this, and it's a weird vulnerability that he'll only allow for heung soo to experience. so his gaze and smile alike both soften, but his words still chide gently.]
More than a mother hen, I guess you're a mother duckling now.
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Besides.. ]
Look who's talking. [ Not that the sight of Nam Soon with that thing - even if it's a dinosaur of all things - snuggled up in his arms isn't entirely adorable either.. especially since Nam Soon looks so strangely happy about it all. And if there's anything in this world that could put Heung Soo's heart to ease, it's that fact. Just this bastard being happy, even ife it's just in these small moments.. that's more than enough.
He moves a little - so he can purposefully bump his elbow lightly against Nam Soon's, a little more subtly than the usual near-childish way Nam Soon has of bumping into him. More like he just happened to hit the other lightly as he's passing by. ]
.. we'll live well. [ In this place, he means. Since it's been hard enough to even find small ways to be comfortable inbetween all the messes that keep occuring, but it seems they've at least settled into something for the moment. Even if the paranoia about what might still happen in the future can still play in the back of their heads. ] Somehow.
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Yeah. [he agrees quietly, eyes darting up at the sky for a moment. that's what they have to do, isn't it? they can't live in fear of what terrible thing may happen next, or if they're ever going to get back to seoul. even if it's hard to keep any sense of positivity, even if they don't know what's to come, they can't just not live. nam soon knows that, since he already spent three years of his life not living at all because of his strife and guilt. they can't do that now, and he won't let heung soo fall into that hole the way he did in the past.
the have to keep moving forward now, they have to find the things that make it all a little better while they wait. it doesn't mean becoming complacent or ignoring the problems they have. but if there's no way back, if this is all they have left, then they have to live. nam soon gets that, even if the notion that one of them just disappearing without the other is another fear that can sit in the back of his mind, remaining unspoken until there is a reason to bring it up. right now... right now is about finding the positives in this bullshit circumstance, though.] It's all we can do. We have to... we have to live as well as we can.
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It makes him think of for whose sake, and then he just thinks of his sister, and then he thinks of the still unconfirmed story of their worlds being destroyed or not.
Of course it makes his stomach turn over, but he forces the feeling into the back of his head, trying to focus on Nam Soon being there, on the slight weight resting on his head. He has to stay grounded in the here and now and his current company in order to be able to live, anyway. Otherwise all he'd do is worry about her.
Heung Soo releases a deep breath he didn't realise he was holding until now. ]
Let's not make it too sappy, you bastard. [ Since Nam Soon calls him out on that all the time, it only feels right to do it in return for once, okay. Karma's a bitch. ]
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[there's a slight sharpness to his tone, the one that says "don't go turning the topic on me, you bastard" in far fewer words. he doesn't say it all, because he knows he doesn't have to. there's that underlying knowing why the words come out, and that heung soo is just deflecting a bit to keep the heavier topic at bay.
nam soon knows this, so he doesn't press hard, and he doesn't dare to bring up heung soo's sister at all. just like those unspoken words of his own, he knows what this bastard is thinking of, and he knows that no amount of reassurances will ever really sate the way heung soo misses his sister. how could it? he knows he doesn't have any words of his own to offer, that there aren't really any comforts he can bring by way of putting the focus on that topic—so he doesn't. instead, he shifts his weight again (holding a tiny robodinosaur is an adjustment) before bumping his shoulder against heung soo's arm.
it's another silent statement, another set of words that go unspoken but resonate loudly from him. nam soon gets it. he knows. he understands.]