Of course he'd say that. It wasn't that Dokja gave up on convincing him—there was no changing his mind, anyway—but he saw no use for it at the moment. And there was no stooping him from going. It was necessary. 𝘚𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

"There," he said. It was as easy as sharing a meal together. As easy as sitting down in silence amidst this ruined world. Though, attachment wasn't something that the other man could afford after all that he had been through.

// i just realized something

Time to be quiet...

This will do. Thank you. [ Wrapping the baby in the blanket... And she's snoring right away. ]

Biyoo—? ... Oh. She looks sleepy. Really sleepy. Get a blanket.

No? Are you sure?

Go on... Gently.

[ The Constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' is staring intensely! ]

💭 He looks like he wants to hold her.

Happy little fluff.

See? No need to be sorry. He's a jerk. Sometimes.

That's the best he's been behaving.

"Hm?" Did he hear that right? Dokja knew that, despite everything, he cared. However, this question was unexpected. Maybe, just maybe, answering it would make him consider staying alive for a while longer in this turn. —

Who was he kidding? He took pride in knowing the kids think he was at least a little cooler than this bastard. The faint, smug smile slipped to his face accompanied by a small snicker. "Out making rounds with Lee Jihye," it was nice to see them get along well. —

Bugs? More like velcro babies...

[ The 'Fourth Wall' is looking away. ]

The Clown does look like he'd have a lot of coins...

// LEO.

💭 Yoo Joonghyuk would want to kill this clown.

💭 The Clown... Not on the character list either... A Disaster?

Cold. It was justified, in a way. But this was no way to live. Not in a story that he desired. Dokja knew. He spent his spare time reading everything all over again, paying attention to what remained and what changed. Yoo Joonghyuk was always the same. "Even I have my limits," he scoffed. —

What was he supposed to say to someone who he knew very well? If his phone was a book, it would've been worn, front to back. 𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵. A lot to share, a lot of questions. Things in between the lines and pages. "How is it?" he asked, finally. The food? His life? What exactly, he wasn't sure.

💭 Again with the people who doesn't show up on the character list... These variables...

🤔

// this guy and Prime is the same but wildly different at the same time. i'm #nervous

⠀ ⠀ ✎ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀❝ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ꪮ𝒽 ⠀、 there were ⠀ ⠀ 𝓰𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝖌ꪹỉꪑ ⠀ ⠀ ˢᵏʸ ⠀ 𝕯𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍𝕾 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ᵗʰᵃᵗ 𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚍 ᵒⁿ ⠀ the ⠀ 𝒸𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚏 ⠀ tops like ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 🅖𝙄𝙂𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙄𝘾 𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖞 𓅓 ᵇⁱʳᵈˢ 。⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ❞ ⠀ ⠀

"𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚."

⋮ MUSE

ㅤㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ➤ 𝐼 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝐼 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵. ㅤㅤㅤ

"Always business with you," he sighed. It was the same for him. Always moving. Thinking. 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, some companions would call it. For a few minutes, maybe, they could take a breather. "I told you, no ulterior motives."

⋯ @denoftheslasher.bsky.social

What a rare offer. Before Joonghyuk could change his mind, he chose to sit down. "That's not what you said yesterday." Maybe he was pushing his luck. He'd get a glare, then a threat. It was starting to feel like a habit.

"No ulterior motives," he repeated. Though he was honest this time, the meticulous bastard was probably using his lie detection.

Shrugs. "To talk? Like a companion would."

// to do list: 1. catching up with the materials 2. ragebait yjh 3. ragebait yjh 4. ragebait yjh 5. ragebait yjh

It's not a waste for me though? You had the option to stay quiet.

That empty convenience store? Yeah I figured.

// (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

Out of those monsters? Where did you even find rice? ... Not much my ass.

( 💢💧 ) What did you make?

"Having late dinner all by yourself, Joonghyuk-ah?"

😑