What a gorgeous character study :') it begins with joshua looking around and realizing something irreparable is changing, adulthood’s strings yanking each of them a little farther away from each other. I love the way you phrased this, like puppetry. The weight of assimilation feels so palpable here. he tastes the los angeles air and it’s familiar, heavy and slightly salty, but he is homesick, homesick, homesick. Ahh, and this too - not feeling at home at home. I love how 8jun and jeongcheol specifically take on the caretaker roles and help joshua through these feelings. That feels so right. This is exactly the melancholia I was hoping for with this prompt and you absolutely delivered!! Thank you so much for writing!