#❀⠀ 𝐯. 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧。

[uzchis]

cont from here. / @hollowfiedbatman

It's 3am and Suengri is awake, in the kitchen, wearing simple nightwear, and sporting an ever-so-confused look on his face. Hand propping up his chin from the countertop, Suengri groggily squints between the workings of the kitchen light and what Chase is saying. Behind him, coffee begins to brew.

Conflict briefly flashes upon light hues after glancing at his attire again, wondering if this was his best one yet. "I didn't sleep until 12 AM, Chase. And when I finally did manage to sleep, you came barging in on queue. I suppose I'm glad one of us got some stellar fucking sleep."

[uzchis]

"It wasn't much. I was bored at home, anyway." He lets his hair be tousled, enjoying the affection before following after Itachi's steps. "Mn, a cheeseburger with waffle fries sounds nice. Parents don't let me eat too much greasy food. Though, sometimes I see dad sneaking in a few more ramen cups than he's supposed to." A pause, then a murmur. "Maybe I get it from him." The realization daunts him a little more than it should.

"Do you have your sunglasses? Vampires need them to protect themselves from the sunlight." He adds to the joke, but learned it helps keep people from approaching him like it does for his father.

ㅤ«...In my defense-» Well, yeah, he doesn't have one really. Laughing quietly, after rubbing some sensation back into his sore neck, he finally stands up from the couch. «You know what, never mind! Also, for the love of the cosmos, please don't trouble yourself, Suen. It's bad enough you had to come here to drag my vampire self out.»

ㅤIs he fueling the joke? Maybe. Approaching his nephew, Itachi gently tugs the bottles out of his grasp because there's not way he's going to make this poor child do the work for him. Instead, he musses Suen's hair before planting a kiss on the top if his head.

«Let's go out, I need fresh air and I need food. What do you feel like having?»

[uzchis]

Leaves him a cup of chamomile tea beside his bed. "It's not much, but maybe it'll help ya sleep better tonight. Never hurts ta try, right?"

unprompted ask / @hollowfiedbatman

Chase sets the tea down and Suengri doesn't have the heart to tell his roommate that he already drank a cup right before calling it a day. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't, and seeing as he was still awake late at night, its failure was evident.

The effort tugged at his heart-strings though and gaze darts away from his laptop screen and towards the red-head. Suengri thinks he's encountered his fair share of... odd people, and while Chase was certainly in a category of his own, he found his roommate to be intriguing at best and a little hazardous at worst. He lifts the tea to his lips and cracks a small smile, amused.

"With you, who knows." He takes a little sip and wonders if this too, would have a similar repeat to the brownie incident. Only a little hazardous. But he digresses and takes to appreciating the act of kindness instead. "Thank you, really."

[uzchis]

❝ don’t eat that. ❞

“don’t” starters / @hollowfiedbatman

"don't tell me what to do." the response comes quick and simple, opting to ignore Chase's words as means of current rebellion against his roommate's recent action.

sat by the counter, Suengri begrudgingly reaches out towards the pastries that didn't even look all that well made. if Chase bought it, though, then that was good enough for Suengri.

maybe around his fourth or fifth round, when the pettiness of his ire simmered down, did Suengri really start to taste the contents in said pastries. pausing his chewing, brows curl ever so softly in confusion before realization hits him, and his face falls in exasperated defeat. he glances over to the redhead, conflicted on whether or not to cuss him out again. that ire was building up again.

"these aren't regular brownies, are they?"

[uzchis]

" suen , suen , suen. " yuji flips over the other, and after digging into his pockets, he holds out his test, " we had to come up with a choreo for our final in dance, and guess who fucking aced it. "

unprompted ask / @peachmuses

" you better have. " suengri blinks to focus his gaze on the paper before grabbing it and inspecting it closer. true to his words, in all categories, yuji received perfect scores. he'd been so focused and busy on his choreo the past three weeks that suengri worried he'd risk his health. so, while knowing very little about what was tested, suengri made sure to frequent his friend while he stayed in the studio late into the day and provided him with appropriate, healthy sustenance. it wasn't much, but suengri liked to believe it helped if only a bit.

returning the slip back, he offers a genuine smile. "good work."

[uzchis]

"Rome and Tennessee? That seems like a fairly big jump." As he was about to answer her question though, he was interrupted by the counter waitress who asks if he's ready to order. Briefly glancing at the overtop menu, he asks for a mocha with all its sugary concoctions and a simple raisin bagel. He lightly drums his fingers over the countertop before turning back to Bella.

"A film degree. Nothing goes better with New York than a bagel, an art degree, and its high cost in..." He tilts his head to think, smiling a bit, and catches her gaze. "Everything, I guess? I do appreciate your honesty though, so thank you. I'm sure I'll find something to do, then."

{ ♪ } -- She hummed and nodded her head. She wasn't a theater kid, no, but she did greatly adore the music. Even if she didn't perform herself, she did enjoy watching the performances!

"Nice to meet you, Suengri! Ah, I'm admittedly not from here. Born in Rome, spent a good bit of my childhood farther south in Tennessee. Not all New Yorkers are against small talk, though. Some of 'em are really friendly."

Bella tilted her head as he explained why he was around, even earning a nod of her head again. Tapping on her arm, she chewed on her lip and considered.

"I try to be fairly social! No reason to be rude to people, after all. But, I'm glad to have you here. The schools here are pretty neat, and there's definitely a lot to do here. Depends on the particular part of the city you're in, but there's plenty to do. Hopefully your study program goes well! What sort of degree are you going for?"

[uzchis]

❛  i’ve never seen anything like it.  ❜ / yuji @ suen.

𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐄:  𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒

"a masterpiece, if i'm being honest." the dry input is unnecessary as they gaze onto the overwhelmingly glorious concoction that their brains put together. because, rather than studying for their finals that were a few days away, they somehow deemed it appropriate to spend an entire day building the greatest, most caffeinated sugar-high pastry they could make. why ? simple. to help them stay awake while they studied for said final exams.

before them stood what seemed to be a mixture of sweet flavors in the form of cakes, candies, frosting, and a multitude of other things he hasn't bothered to comprehend. sprinkles neatly decorated the edges and sweet-flavored fruits sat atop. if he squinted, he can spot the layer that had the melted marshmallows, and if that were the case, then the layer atop was the one with red velvet and cream cheese frosting.

all in all, it was absolutely gorgeous. either the greatest thing they've invented, or the absolute worst for their health. both , it can be both, suen thinks.

tilting his head at an idea , light eyes glance over to his friend. "what do you say about some energy drinks?"

[uzchis]

tag dump 2 .

[uzchis]

" honestly , it's no big deal . it's kind of easier to carry around , too . " he grabs the item in hand , glances at its marks, and then with one hand, loosly holds it up to eye level . he doesn't take a picture , but he briefly remembers a time when did want to. when he'd first met moon and he was by the water . framed by the lense , suengri asks like theyre in an interview. " whats your thoughts on pictures ? do you mind being the center of it ? '

when he speaks, moon's attention shifts fully from the camera to his friend. a hand finds itself in his own hair, leaning into his palm as he thinks it over. to still have the first of his collection / moon understands. " no, that's quite alright. " a soft hum escapes him, straightening up afterwards. " i was just wondering since it's the only one i ever see you with. "

[uzchis]

"Kinda really, really amazing!" He's smiling now, too, and quickly rearranges some of the notes around the table to at least face the same orientation. He doesn't try and interfere too much in whatever organized chaos his uncle may have because he understands its importance too, but he doesn't think a little clean-up will hurt either.

Out of habit, he begins collecting some of the empty bottles and places them beside the sink. "More like a vampire. Dad says you haven't gone out in days. Is that true?" Though rather than sounding concerned, he seems fascinated by this option he was unaware was possible.

Code red trouble, is it? 

ㅤAt that, and despite the general absolute state of his living room [once he gets his bearings, he's gonna scrub the whole place clean with bleach and detergent, from top to bottom], Itachi can't hold back a laugh. Maybe it was Sasuke setting poor Suengri on this very important mission? Which... would be fair enough, because Itachi can't remember the last time he answered calls or texts in general. Yeah, maybe code red is not too far-fetched.

«That sounds... kinda really amazing.»

ㅤHe can't remember the last time he put food in his belly, either. Evidence speaks for itself, when the only remotely close thing to be found in the vicinity of the couch is, indeed, that empty pot of coffee. And another empty bottle of water, and yet another empty bottle of champagne. Clearly, none of the liquids worked any miracles. Time to admit defeat...? Or, well. No. Not defeat. He will, simply, make a pause on this battle for the sake of putting together a better strategy. Yes.

ㅤThrowing his arms up in the air with a long stretch, Itachi has to both sigh in relief as his back pops and whine in aching at how sore his neck feels; a hand then moving down to rub absently at the side of it. «...Goodness, I am officially an old man. Lucky me you were sent here to save me!»

[uzchis]

"Broadway? Like for musicals?" He scrunches his nose at the thought and briefly wondered if they were once a theater kid. She seemed kind enough to answer his question though, so maybe he shouldn't be such a judgmental prick. Right, stranger etiquette. Though her upbeatness was a tad too bright for him, especially so early in the morning, he concedes to her introduction and shakes her hand.

He'd been looking for a cafe to enter, and when he sat by the counter, he'd overheard her easy conversation with the barista. He supposed there was no harm in asking.

"... Suengri." He says. "I'm Suengri. Are you a native here? I thought New Yorkers weren't big on small chat." Idle observation, he sits a bit upright on his chair stool. "Based on your recommendations, you seem like a social person, though. And school brought me here. I'm currently staying for a study away program that's about to start in a few weeks. Just wanted to familiarize myself with the area is all."

@uzchis whispered: ❛  what do people around here do to have some fun ?  ❜ / hello ! ^^

Shiny lost the Meme

{ ♪ } -- The redhead looked up at the question, tilting her head with a little smile. It only took a moment for her to cast her gaze around them both and return to him as she gave a laugh.

"You're in New York, friend. There's almost anything you can think of to entertain yourself. I find Broadway fun, but it's pretty pricey. There's a ton of karaoke places, things like escape rooms, almost any kind of cuisine you could want... I'd need to know a little about your preferences before I could make a good recommendation."

Tilting her head, she held a hand out to him.

"I'm Bella. What brings you to the Big Apple?"