At first Taesu wasn’t sure what he meant; did he not live here and perhaps just worked here? It wasn’t like he’d asked too many questions before agreeing to this, although perhaps he should have. He blinked at the small curve of Jin’s lips, and while his hands nervously twisted into the clothes he’d been given, Tae somehow managed to return it with one of his own. “Ne, it’ll be nice to know someone nearby, then.”
He followed Jin away as he led them away from the courtyard, and much like his companion, shrugged his shoes off at the entrance. His eyes found the white tiger and for a moment they widened, his fingers tightening briefly on the edge of his sleeve. He froze in his steps as if waiting for her to spring up and attack him, because maybe he’d been lured here because Veelas weren’t welcome in the village, but once she didn’t move even as Jin touched her, he felt himself relax. Still, Tae couldn’t help but hope the tiger stayed away from him, at least until he was certain that she was in fact, truly harmless. He pressed his shoulder against the wall to be as far as away as he could from her until they paused again, this time in front of a door.
“Mine?” He parroted as he turned toward Jin, unsure if he’d heard him right. The orphanage had been noisy, space cramped and fought over because everyone shared the same space, even if sometimes sleeping next to him felt like punishment to his peers. Taesu had never had a space that belonged solely to him. He blinked quickly, fighting to keep his expression neutral, although the corner of his lips betrayed him as they curled upward despite himself.
Taesu took a careful step inside, his gaze flickering around as if he was memorizing the space. This cramped little room, with its thin walls and simple wooden floor, felt impossibly huge, and he wasn’t sure how he was going to fill up the space.He betrayed himself as he stepped further into the room. It felt like a palace. “Are you sure?” Tae asked quietly as he turned toward Jin. He gestured to the bedroll. “I don't need an entire room to myself. You could fit one more bedroll in here…”
Seojin Jeong
*Ne - I see / I understand
He followed Jin away as he led them away from the courtyard, and much like his companion, shrugged his shoes off at the entrance. His eyes found the white tiger and for a moment they widened, his fingers tightening briefly on the edge of his sleeve. He froze in his steps as if waiting for her to spring up and attack him, because maybe he’d been lured here because Veelas weren’t welcome in the village, but once she didn’t move even as Jin touched her, he felt himself relax. Still, Tae couldn’t help but hope the tiger stayed away from him, at least until he was certain that she was in fact, truly harmless. He pressed his shoulder against the wall to be as far as away as he could from her until they paused again, this time in front of a door.
“Mine?” He parroted as he turned toward Jin, unsure if he’d heard him right. The orphanage had been noisy, space cramped and fought over because everyone shared the same space, even if sometimes sleeping next to him felt like punishment to his peers. Taesu had never had a space that belonged solely to him. He blinked quickly, fighting to keep his expression neutral, although the corner of his lips betrayed him as they curled upward despite himself.
Taesu took a careful step inside, his gaze flickering around as if he was memorizing the space. This cramped little room, with its thin walls and simple wooden floor, felt impossibly huge, and he wasn’t sure how he was going to fill up the space.He betrayed himself as he stepped further into the room. It felt like a palace. “Are you sure?” Tae asked quietly as he turned toward Jin. He gestured to the bedroll. “I don't need an entire room to myself. You could fit one more bedroll in here…”
*Ne - I see / I understand
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Credit to Fox for this beautiful set!<3