#MY INTERESTS OVERLAPPING OH YEAHHHH

[mazeinthemiroh]

happier with you.

Genre: One-shot; fluff, reflective

Word Count: 1.3k

Requested?: Yes

Synopsis: Felix and Hyunjin go on a spontaneous trip together as they reflect on their friendship.

Warnings: Deep for no reason, mentions of food/meat

A/N: This is quite a reflective and meditative piece. I know some people aren't into that but give it a read and see what happens! Think of this as an appreciation post for Hyunlix's friendship. The anon who requested this wanted any fluff with these precious boys in, and this is where my mind went. I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I enjoyed writing it. I could write about these two for hours. Please let me know what you thought <3

They were on a train to nowhere.

It was good that Hyunjin and Felix were so similar. They were sensitive souls who took up any opportunity to escape the normalities of life, even if it was just for a mere couple of hours.

But, of course, they had many differences. Hyunjin was quieter and kept to himself. Being alone was important and necessary to him. He liked to indulge in his creative hobbies and get lost in his talents. It was a need, a craving of his. He needed that creative release. But Felix. Oh, Felix. He needed people. He thought of others often. Even by himself, his mind would stray to others. Window shopping for him was a nightmare. 'Oh, Chan would like this' or 'oh, Jeongin would love these glasses.' Soon he's buying everyone everything. And he left no one behind.

They were both, in their own way, perfect. And in their complex personalities, they were inexplicably drawn to each other. Their bond was not one that could be broken.

The train seemed to go faster with each turn. Luckily, it wasn't that busy, and the two friends managed to find a seat opposite each other, splaying their legs out across other seats in a presumptuous manner. This was the life.

Felix grinned brightly over at his companion.

It was clear that Felix brought Hyunjin out of his shell a bit. Well, Hyunjin was quite loud with Felix. Yes, you would think there wasn't a shell to come out of at all. But when it came to the social events, the parties, the award shows, the idol gatherings, the clubs, the after parties, all the places Hyunjin dreaded to go, you would see in his face the sheer exhaustion and disinterest. It's not that Hyunjin wasn't interested in other people. It was more that... he had already found his own people. His own family. The members were all he needed and, well, why did he need anyone else?

Especially when he had someone like Felix, who ticked all the boxes. Who met all the expectations. Hyunjin knew that he was picky, and he knew that his standards were high. But what he didn't know was that someone would be able to meet all his standards as a best friend. Until he met Felix.

"You wanna get something to eat when we get off?" Felix asked in his low but bubbly voice. Hyunjin nodded enthusiastically.

"You bet."

"I fancy a burger" Felix closed his eyes and leaned back against the glass of the window, feeling his stomach make strange little noises at the thought of food.

"A ber-gah?" Hyunjin mimicked his Australian friends' accent cutely, making Felix snort slightly in reply.

"Yeahhhh, a big, juicy, berr-gahhhh" Felix put in a thicker accent and grinned with delight, opening his eyes. His stomach grumbled more.

While they were different, they figured themselves to be more or less the same. It was weird. Such a weird little concept to grasp. Fire and ice, and yet they overlapped, not the one burning or freezing the other. Rather, a perfect union of two elements. Who would've thought it?

The train smoothly stopped. Where? Neither of them knew or cared. They got off together and walked around their new environment, a new city at their feet.

The sun was bright in its happy daze, but the air was slightly crisp from the subtle wind. But both of them took no notice of the slight chill in the air, not when there was food on their minds!

Finding the perfect street food was easy. There was a marketplace, rows and rows of different nick-nacks and jewellery and crystals and hats and clothing and food. Lots and lots of food.

"We're a bit spoiled for choice here," Hyunjin remarked as they trod along, using their noses as their guide to lead the way to wherever that delicious smell was coming from.

It didn't need to be perfect. In fact, the sloppier, the better. So when they found a burger stall, they went for it. It was greasy and disgusting and everything you shouldn't put in your body but, damn, it tasted so good.

They were both surprised at how fast they had eaten. And how much they had eaten.

Hyunjin wiped his fingers and mouth with one of the many napkins he grabbed while they were waiting in the line.

"Have I got any sauce on my face?" He asked Felix, who had leant back against the bench they had claimed and stared into the cheerful blue sky. "Probably," he responded carelessly, not bothering to look.

"Ugh, you're no help" Hyunjin shook his head, getting his phone out and using his camera to spot any food on his face. He took the opportunity to snap some cute pics of himself, loving the glow of the sunlight that hit him in perfect angles.

He nudged his friend and took a selfie with him: his next lock-screen.

"I could stay here forever" Felix mumbled, arms folded behind his head and he closed his eyes, tired after the filling meal.

Hyunjin mimicked Felix's position and sighed with contentment, his sunglasses flashing downwards and perfectly perched on his nose.

"Maybe we should just stay here forever," Hyunjin said casually. "What have we got to lose, really?"

"Our jobs" Felix quirked an eyebrow up.

"Yeah that stuff is overrated" Hyunjin adjusted his sunglasses slightly, "this feels... real. I don't know..."

Felix hummed in thought. "It feels very... happy."

"Yes. Happy."

It's not that they weren't happy. They were just... busy. All the time. They loved their jobs but between waking up and hitting their heads back on the pillow, time evaporated. Here, everything seemed to slow down. They didn't have to be anywhere because they didn't even know where they were. They just... were. They existed. Just sat and existed. It was nice to just sit and exist for once. It didn't happen a lot.

Hyunjin whipped his hair back with his sunglasses, which now sat on his head. He gazed over at his friend who basked in the sun like a sleepy cat who had its belly exposed.

The truth was, Hyunjin would drop everything for Felix, given the chance. He didn't know why, but he knew he would. There were not a lot of people he could say the same thing for.

The question that chipped away at Hyunjin's mind is if Felix would do the same. Sure, he agreed to go on this spontaneous little trip to nowhere with him. But this was a momentary thing. They both knew that, in a couple of hours, they would go back. They both knew they would return to the normalities of life and forget the peacefulness they found in basking in the sunlight with bellies filled with greasy heaven as they embraced each other's quiet company.

"What are you looking at?" Felix teased as he caught his friend staring at him. Hyunjin blinked and shook his head, a little embarrassed at the tangent his mind had gone on.

Felix chuckled and twisted his body to face Hyunjin more, one of his legs propped up on the bench. Hyunjin stared at the floor now.

"You're my favourite person," Felix said out loud, letting his thoughts ripple in the air freely. Hyunjin looked up. "You know that right?"

Hyunjin shrugged and licked his dry lips. "I really don't know how to answer that."

"That's alright" Felix shrugged back, a kind smile spreading across his features. "Just thought I'd let you know."

Hyunjin wondered how someone could look so utterly perfect and in their element, the sunlight making Felix's freckles glitter with warmth. Beautiful.

"Well, you're alright too I guess" Hyunjin grinned, tipping his sunglasses downwards in one elegant swoop. Felix nudged him playfully.

"That's all I get? I paid for your lunch!"

"As you should, I paid for your train ticket!"

They bickered and laughed for a bit, as best friends would do. The day grew warmer and the subtle chill of the wind turned gentle and ticklish.

Nowhere was their new favourite place. It's a shame they couldn't stay forever.

tags: @seokshineswiftie, @txt-yaomi, @cutiepiebangchan

[999-roses]

sdbidfmld your tags on the poll reminded me of the fact that the smell of whiskey makes me sick still after idk 10 years ? and i havent been brave enough to try tequila again after sharing a 40 with One friend in a park at 16. I could probably still drink it but I don't touch whiskey anymore...

and even remembering those facts, I still think jaeger is worse tbh. It's also botanical like Gin but instead of being dry and clean with super fresh botanical notes, it's more like if they brewed gin with gasoline, distilled the gin, took the leftover gasoline and brewed it with .. idk whatever cough syrup flavour you hate most. oh !!! its like these ...

idk what they are really but i remember smelling them and praying i never had to use them as a kid ... i think youre not meant to drink the zheng gu shui though.

Also fun fact, gin and tonic was originally a way to drink tonic, not to drink gin. Due to antimalarial quinine in tonic, it was used as a preventative, but the colonists who had to drink it found it so foul they watered it down with gin. These days we instead water down gin with (much, much weaker, and full of sugar) tonic instead, since most people find straight gin unpalatable.

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ive been spared the loquat syrup and my parents gave me ACTUAL medicine as a kid (liquid tylenol for children. still gross but youknow. anyway how does it compare to nyquil?). very interesting... my parents use 红花油 for the external achey rubs & so I don't think I've ever smelled 正骨水, but it seems like there are some overlapping/similar ingredients (cinnamon related oil, camphor/menthol oil) so I could imagine.... oufgh but yeahhhh I've never tried jaeger and probably won't now lol

On a similar note... have you ever had 白酒? I made my friends try a lil sippy of the cheap version of 茅台 (王子) they said it was like multigrain bread had a nasty sexy time with lighter fluid and nail polish remover BAHAHAHHAHA. considering bashing them over the head with 二锅头 next

[juniperhillpatient]

I’ve been listening to a lot of musical songs lately ‘cause I’m always listening to ‘Crazy Ex’ on YT music & guys...’The World According to Chris’ from ‘Carrie the Musical’ is SUCH an Azula song holy shit 

[chikagestits]

Thank you for answering! (°▽°)

How much, out of 10, are you of each spring troupe member?

The event just started and I already feel like dying

Also sorry for the late response (^-^;

SUMMER || AUTUMN || WINTER

Mhm mhm!!! Please rest when you can and it's okay!!! BUT OH BOY SPRING NOW THIS'LL BE..... SOMETHING Sakuya: 8/10 Masumi: 1/10 Tsuzuru: 8/10 Itaru: 9/10 Citron: 1/10 Chikage: ???/10 If this takes me forever too then wELP Also, I don't know if I ever said, but the reason I put the "originally -/10" is because I put the initial numbers of what I think they are, and then when I start the analysis, sometimes I'm like "Oh, okay they're a bit higher than I thought".

Sunshine. Smiles. Laughter. That's me because I don't want anyone to worry about me. The "I don't have any problems, anything you want is fine", "if I complain, then I'm afraid of what happens" etc etc etc. I don't like thinking about Sakuya's family problems because it makes me want to kick all of their asses. Also, not spending a bunch of holidays/family type holidays with family, hahahahahaa yeah </333 This is very short, but it's still an 8/10 for Sakuya. Uhhhhhh I don't think I relate much to Masumi??? The only thing really is that I isolated myself on purpose at school, but that's.... kinda it jfkdlhjfdkl So Masumi's only a 1/10. Oh Tsuzuru, where do I even begin with you? Outside of the fact that he had to cook for his family and such, the main thing that I relate to is how he always put everyone before himself because it's been ingrained in him to take care of his brothers. For me, I was always the mediator between my siblings and our mother. If they had a problem with her, then I worked to make sure that the problem gets solved and shit, especially through her stubbornness. Asian moms, am I right? Now, it's much much less happening now, but I'm still the one who mediates. This is also why I have so much of my own shit bottled up, but will it surface? Who knows :3 I hope to god that I don't have someone like Mizuno because I would absolutely be like "Um hey, it's okay, I'm just me, I'm not any different", but I'd also understand if they can't approach me. I almost said I don't bite, but I've bitten so many people today jfdkhldjsfkfdsjvl There's other shit I've mentioned that overlaps with the other charas, but this rounds out Tsuzuru to an 8/10. ITARU OH BUDDY OH PAL I can't say much about him. Mostly because um. the reasons aren't same, but hiding an important part of myself, being afraid of past shit happening again, what's lasting relationships?, keeping my interests to myself but wanting to share it with the world, cursing a previous friend and calling them a dick—Wow! Love it <333 Anyway, if you create a new chara that's just Banri and Itaru then that's just Me. Solid 9/10 for Itaru. I'm not sure if I relate to much with Citron?? Being stuck in one thing for his whole life and wanting to be free from that fate isn't something I struggled with. I guess you could say I relate to him when he wanted to help Guy out by helping him be who is supposed to be. Back to the mediator thing, I always try to make sure that my sibs understand that it doesn't matter what our mom thinks, that what they want for their happiness is way more important than her beliefs. So yeahhhh Still, it's only a 1/10 with Citron. And now, what everyone's been waiting for. Chikage Utsuki. If I were to be honest with all of you, I've already known from the beginning, before I even got back onto tumblr and met most of you, that I could kin him. Like, yes, I write his character a lot and I seemingly understand his character really well. But that's because he's SO SIMILAR TO ME. First off, I have to mention that he's fully middle child energy and hey, guess what? I'm a middle child. If you look back to a lot of my other responses, you'll know that a lot of them link right back to Chikage too and that's the Worst ghfjdkhdjfsklf The reason I don't actually kin him? Well. It kinda hurts to. To see so much of myself in this character that gets A Single Event focused on him, not to mention it involves a major discomfort, if not trigger, of his. To see little to no development and actual happiness funneling into him while everyone around him grows is just. It hurts. But

it's so Chikage. Because it's also on him that he doesn't grow. He doesn't open himself up, he doesn't let himself be vulnerable. He wants to protect everyone and keep everyone happy while neglecting himself completely, and if that ain't just a perfect description of me, then I don't know what is. If I were to speak about Awakening Moon, I'd just like to say that I absolutely felt betrayed by my sibling. Because they knew, from the very beginning, about why our family split apart. I was always told I was too young to know the details, even when I turned the age that my sibling was at when it happened. Was I not allowed to know the truth? Well, I definitely held some resentment for them for being forced completely in the dark by everyone and lied to. But now, would I do whatever it fucking took to make sure my family's happy? Absolutely. Now, I say all these things, but I don't actually get sad or something when y'all call me a Chikage kinnie gjfkdlshjfkdl I think it's really funny and please continue to do it because hey, maybe I actually will one day. This isn't long at all because like I said, I'd already said so much about Chikage already, it's just littered in the other asks as well. But the true number is absolutely exceeding 10/10 for Chikage.

[oneletterelliot]

Married to the Music (SHINee) - liveblog reaction

My delve into SHINee continues with Married to the Music, as recommended by @subtextread

Married to the Music - Immediately, this has a funky, unexpected vibe. I like the beat. I don’t love the build up to the chorus, but the chorus itself is pretty catchy. Someone has a very nice, clear head voice. Nice harmonies. Did this song not have a bridge, or was the bridge just so musically non-distinct from the rest of the song?

Savior - Cringy spoken opening. A reoccurring kpop theme, I feel. I like this song so far. Was just starting to think that as the second song on the album, it would be a strong contender to be the lead single, before realizing that it has to be “Married to the Music,” which is interesting because I didn’t think that one felt musically strong enough to be the lead single. Anyways, I’m still liking this song. It makes me want to dance and I’m tired right now.

Odd Eye - Oh, I like the strings. But... another cringy spoken opening. Oh, this is the smooth low energy song of the album? Whoever sings “my eye’s on you,” you have a lovely tone! No big thoughts on this song. I liked it well enough.

Love Sick - Are these 5 chords? Why do I feel like they are? Imagine if I paid better attention in any of my music theory classes. Another lower energy song, but maybe a little more interesting to me than “Odd Eye.” The chorus feels pretty 90s boy band-esque to me, someone who rarely listened to 90s boy bands lol. Actually, the bridge reminds me a lot of the bridge to NCT U’s “90s Love” haha, now that I’ve mentioned it.

Continued under the cut, because long post and I didn’t want to split it up.

View - I like this chord progression. Second singer, I like your voice. (Edit: I looked it up, and it’s Onew). Digging these harmonies. OH, I LIKE THIS BEAT. I was worried this was going to be another low energy song, but this is quite driving actually, and I’m into it. Very club. Was the bridge really that short or was I just distracted? I like this song. I’m vibing. (Edit: THIS WAS THE LEAD SINGLE FOR THE ORIGINAL VERISON OF THE ALBUM?! WE LOVE TO HEAR IT!)

Romance - This opening made me smile. The instrumental vaguely reminds me of one of the songs off NCT 127′s We Are Superhuman, but I’m not sure which one (because it was one I don’t routinely listen to). It also sounds like it would make good background music for a racing video game. SHINee does good harmonies. I could see this song getting stuck in my head. Ohoho, a fake out ending? The acapella works well for this song.

Trigger - Now, this is kinda a different vibe, and I’m into it. The voice around the 1:15 mark made me sit up a little straighter. (Edit: Looked it up, and it’s Jonghyun.) Oh no, did they just say, “hey, little shawty,” because if so... lol. I really like whatever is happening around 2:11. I’m not sure how I felt about this bridge. Oh, I like this ending.

Farewell My Love - Are we back to smooth low energy songs? All signs point to yes. Man, I felt like the ending of “Trigger” was building up to something higher energy, but I suppose this vibe makes sense for a song called “Farewell My Love.” High voice at 1:30. (Edit: It’s Jonghyun, of course.) I do appreciate the combo of low rap and high, held vocals, as previously established. 

An Ode to You - Yeahhhh, I figured a song with this name would be a ballad. Oooh that high voice around 1:25. (Edit: Jonghyun, of course, of course!) I like the way the instrumental becomes a little more after that. Actually, this kind of makes me want to international foxtrot, and I haven’t even counted it yet. Lovely vocals and lovely instrumentals. And lovely harmonies.

Hold You - Are we finally getting a little higher energy again? No? “Ho-ho-hold you for a minute.” Idk, I still kinda want to dance to this. I don’t care much for this double-voiced rap after the chorus. It’s just not my stylistic preference. Sorry, my mind wandered for a minute--was that really a key change, or did I imagine it? “We touching, we loving.” Me too, thanks.

Alive - Wow that’s an intro. This song makes me want to dance too. I’m envisioning body rolls. Harmonies! Yes! I like it when SHINee harmonizes. This squeaking in the backing... I keep expecting it to break into the full on bed squeaks from NCT 127′s “Baby Don’t Like It.” I like the instrumental for the bridge. Not to be this person, but I bet this bridge’s rap would sound amazing in Chinese.

Woof Woof - Now, I recognize this title from Mishal’s tumblr header lol. I will be waiting eagerly for Kibum’s “brrah.” “WHERE MY DOGS AT?!” God, I love this beat already. “Skip the boring bits.” Yes, love this energy. Wow, I was trying to decide if I thought this was a cha cha or a jive, but I think it’s a quickstep? Oh, it’s definitely a quickstep, and fuck, I really want to quickstep to it. Cross chasse with running finish, anyone? Ah, it’s so jazzy. Polkas would be perfect here! Wait, I got so excited about how I would quickstep to this that I forgot to listen for Kibum’s “brrah” :(

Chocolate - “I just want to put the record straight.” Actually, a lot of the songs on this album have jazzy vibes, I feel. Something a little lower energy makes sense after the exhilaration that was “Woof Woof.” I like the bassline. Was that line “hot chocolate drips” or “hot chocolate chips,” because, um? I’m kinda into the harmonies on “be my lady.” Whoever is singing “oh my god,” I do quite like your delivery of it. Ok, I liked the ending.

Black Hole - This song feels very perky? Preppy? Idealistic? Which is kinda funny given its title. I like the melody of the chorus. And once again, the harmonies are really. One minute mark voice. (Edit: So apparently it was Jonghyun and then Minho, though my brain didn’t distinguish them as separate voices.) Gah, I do like the overlapping vocals. It’s just the right thing to do when you have multiple vocalists, I feel. I think I would workout to this song rather than dance to it. Parts of this kinda remind me of “Alice” by Pogo.

An Encore - Oh, this sounds like it’s kinda to be very boy band ballad. Huh. Does SHINee always end on a ballad note? That’s a choice. So cinematic. It’s too bad this song isn’t in 3/4 time because its whole vibe feels like a waltz lol.