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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."
"What is grief, if not love persevering?"
"You kept me like a secret but I kept you like an oath"
Calling all readers, lovers of poetry and music, screen and stage. Quote collecters and lyric hoarders, unleash your archive. Each prompt must contain a quote - you can combine them, add commentary, link to articles, and more. Steal from a literary classic, or WeVerse drama. Have fun!
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Minghao + Ocean Vuong
The most beautiful part of your body
is where it's headed. & remember,
loneliness is still time spent
with the world.
Ocean Vuong - night sky with exit wounds
Hoshi/Anyone; "Beauty is terror"
Thinking about these two quotes together and the idea of on/off-stage personas:
"Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful we tremble before it. And what could be more terrifying or beautiful, to the Greeks to to our own, than to lose control completely?" - Donna Tartt, the Secret Histories
"I am calm in everyday life but when I put on my in-ear device and step on stage, I can feel the tension and hear the cheers getting louder as the music gets louder. When the staff tells me it's time to step on stage, I feel something boil inside me. I feel it steaming inside and I think I have to give a burst of something, spill what is inside me." - Hoshi in Hit the Road Ep. 04
Any ship; "It's been so many years"
Hello, hello there, is this Martha?
This is old Tom Frost
And I am calling long distance
Don't worry 'bout the cost.
'Cause it's been forty years or more
Now Martha please recall
Meet me out for coffee
Where we'll talk about it all.
Tom Watts - Martha
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feel it in my face when i least expect it
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[FILL] held my breath for a decade
(Anonymous) 2021-12-29 10:24 am (UTC)(link)Major Tags: Idolverse
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A/N: not that anyone asked, but i'm the same anon from this (https://17hols.dreamwidth.org/7664.html?thread=319728#cmt319728) fill lol here i am writing about jihoon again 🤸 i hope this doesn't suck too much
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"Sometimes I just need to get out of the building," Seokmin said, the first time he showed up outside Jihoon's bedroom door. "That way I can trick myself into thinking that I'm walking away from it."
The smarter version of Seokmin, the one who lives in his head and doesn't do stupid things, scoffed and rolled his eyes. Walking away. More like walking into oncoming traffic.
Jihoon hummed, a hand coming up to rub at his eye. "Walking away from what?"
"The stuff I'm dealing with. Like, in general," Seokmin said nervously, wondering if Jihoon could tell he was lying. Wondering if Jihoon could see into his brain, where a huge neon sign probably reads: I drive myself crazy thinking about how much I want you. I'm terrified that you'll find out and never want to speak to me again. I need to see you, I need to touch you, I need to hear your voice, to convince myself that I haven't ruined this.
If Jihoon suspected anything, it didn't show on his face. "Okay," he said, shutting his bedroom door behind him, slipping off his indoor slides in favor of his outdoor slides. "GS25?"
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kyeomja
hyung are u awake
wooja
yep
kyeomja
🏪🚶♂️🚶♂️🔜🍜🍬🥤🥺🙏
wooja
why don't you ever ask like a normal person
come down in 10min!
He'd do this for any of us, Seokmin tries to remind himself, but still can't tamp down the fluttering of his heart.
"So, what's on your mind?" Jihoon asks, shoving his hands into his puffer coat. He looks cute in the winter cold - pink ears, pink nose, pink lips.
"There's this audition I'm going to," Seokmin replies. It's not really a lie, and that makes him feel a bit better. "It's for this new musical. The timing is kind of bad, rehearsals will probably overlap with the comeback, but…"
There's a beat. Jihoon waits to see if Seokmin will finish his thought. When Seokmin doesn't continue, Jihoon shifts closer to nudge Seokmin's hip. "You know that none of us will take it against you, right? We know how much you care about the group."
I care about you the most, Seokmin wants to say. Your opinion matters to me more than anyone else's.
Seokmin nudges back, trying his best to put on a playful smile. "If I get it, will you be sitting in the front row?"
"Always," Jihoon says easily, reaching up to pinch Seokmin's cheek.
Seokmin wants to die.
Jihoon is never too loud about his affection, but over the years, Seokmin has learned where to look. He notices that Jihoon makes it a point to reach out first - resting his head on Seokmin’s shoulder as they sit in the corner of a practice room, cheerfully climbing onto Seokmin’s back when they play fight, laying a heavy arm around Seokmin’s waist and snuggling in close if they’re sharing a bed.
Seokmin is convinced he’s not an exception to the rule. Jihoon is just attentive like that, making subtle adjustments to his demeanor depending on the situation, depending on the person he’s talking to.
Out of necessity, all thirteen of them have learned a thing or two about this intricate dance, through a lengthy process of trial and error. People who grow up together don’t have to stay together, and Seokmin knows how rare and wonderful it is to have what they have. He could never forgive himself if he ruined it all because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
Later, Jihoon finds Seokmin in the candy aisle, where he's debating between getting gummy sharks or gummy worms. "Hey, check it out," Jihoon says with a grin. He holds out a perfectly puffy bag of chips for Seokmin's approval. "Pizza flavor. Do you think it's worth a shot?"
Seokmin stares at Jihoon's hands - they're pretty, he's always thought so.
"Sure," Seokmin says, and wishes it were true.
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kyeomja
🏪🚶♂️🚶♂️🔜🍜🍬🥤🥺🙏
wooja
why don't you ever ask like a normal person
i am SENT
People who grow up together don’t have to stay together, and Seokmin knows how rare and wonderful it is to have what they have. He could never forgive himself if he ruined it all because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
i am in pain 💔
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(Anonymous) 2022-01-02 07:46 am (UTC)(link)thank you so much for reading and leaving such a nice comment <3
[FILL] feel it in my face when i least expect it
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Permission to remix: Yes
exactly 400 words!!! <33
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“Myungho-ya,” Seokmin turns to look at him, holding two packs of instant ramen in one hand. The other reaches out to tug lightly at the string of Minghao’s hoodie, absent-mindedly twirling it around a finger. A slight smile hangs on his lips, pushing his cheeks up and creasing the corners of his eyes. “Was there anything else?”
The obnoxious neon lights of the convenience store fridge hit his side profile, washing half of his face in sports drink labels. Even the harsh lighting fails to mask the kindness etched into his features.
“Ice cream. Seungkwan wanted lemon ice cream.”
“Ah, of course,” Giggling at nothing in particular, he reaches his hand out to grab onto Minghao’s wrist, kindly guiding him to where the ice cream is. The skin around Minghao’s wrist immediately feels warm. “I keep telling him it’s going to irritate his tongue, so much artificial lemon flavour. Something about acids, I think—I don’t really remember middle school chemistry.”
Minghao hums in response, not worrying about it being taken as disinterest. Seokmin knows him too well to be offended at such a thing.
Having easily found their friend’s dessert of interest, he turns to Minghao again: “Are you going to get one?”
He looks—silly. It shouldn’t make Minghao feel so much, the sight of him leaning over the ice cream freezer, but it does. His eyes look cartoonishly round like this—looking up at Minghao from where he’s leaned over and into the freezer, eyes lit up not from the harsh lights around them but seemingly from within.
It takes a surprising amount of effort to resist the itch to reach out and tug on the grey beanie on his head for absolutely no reason. It’s a scary feeling, not trusting your arm to not raise on its own and your hand to not grab on tightly at the first fold it finds, a body’s desperate need to anchor itself on welcoming ground.
Curling the fingers of one hand into the front pocket of his hoodie instead, Minghao picks up two packs of Seokmin’s go-to chocolate ice cream bar. “Yeah, let’s go.”
When Seokmin finishes his ice cream barely a minute into the walk back to the dorm, Minghao is quick to hand over his own, claiming he wasn’t going to eat it anyways. He doesn’t know if the fact that he’s telling the truth makes it better or worse.
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