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Parapraxis | Kim Woojin

✧ parapraxis - a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.

✧ Genre: Fantasy!au, fluffy as FUCK, suggestive

✧ Summary: You’ve lived in Arbington for a few months now, growing close with many of the townspeople; but the local innkeeper, Woojin, is by far the sweetest of them all.

✧ Word Count: 1.7k

✧ Other installments in the series: chan, jeongin, hyunjin, changbin, minho, jisung, felix, seungmin

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for a majority of your life, you lived in the capital of ylanta

which is the biggest city in the country

you worked as a cook for the royal family

ever since you were little

you had been brought up in the palace itself

alongside your family

who had been serving the royals for generations

I mean sure you were a fantastic cook

even baking the wedding cake for one of the princes

who’s name was lee felix

he was younger than you, but had an arranged marriage

he warned you that things were going downhill fast 

hence the marriage to a princess from a foreign land

to sum it up, he gave you permission to be dismissed from the royal family’s cast of service

and lent you enough money to purchase land outside of the city

so you left

you couldn’t help even if you wanted to

in fact, more damage would’ve occurred had you meddled

anyway

you travelled south for about three weeks

renting a carriage from one of the stablemen, Changbin

he gladly took you to a small town he had heard of

called arbington

apparently, one of felix’s childhood friends from worcester, jeongin, had moved there recently to be an apprentice to a shopkeeper

and only spoke good things of the town

he mentioned that there was an inn you could stay at

while you looked for purchasable land

the second you arrived, you knew deep down that this had the potential to be your home

a real, amazing home

you took changbin’s advice and immediately walked over to the local inn

it seemed to be quite popular with the townspeople

with a good crowd sat around the fireplace just

laughing and having a good time

so you went up to what you guessed was the front counter

and waited for the man who was chatting with a pair of two other customers, seemingly close friends

when his eyes caught yours, he quickly dismissed his friends and gestured for you to come closer to the wooden counter

you hesitated a bit, not exactly the best at socializing with strangers since you had grown up solely in the palace

so basically you were a wee bit of a recluse

as if he could sense your wariness, the man planted a warm, welcoming smile upon his lips and stood a bit straighter

“welcome to the honey inn, how can I help you?” he asked softly, his voice smooth like

well

honey

you fight off an embarrassed blush, knowing that you had to be radiating awkwardness

“erm, my name is y/n, I was hoping to book a room for a while”

“for how long, mam?”

“I uh... I’m not too sure, actually. I’m looking to buy some property around here if at all possible.” you explain to the innkeeper, running your fingers through your hair nervously

the man hums in understanding and nibbles on his bottom lip as if in thought

“sure, you can rent a room, we have plenty of space. here, let me show you to your room.” he walks out from behind the counter, tilting his head and gesturing for you to follow him

so you do

once he reaches your room, he gently hands you a tiny, golden key

“oh, my name is woojin by the way!”

so a few months pass

how many, you’re not too sure

but all you know is that you absolutely love arbington

no one judges you for practically living in the inn still

instead they treat you like a normal human being - a friend

you’ve befriended bang chan and jeongin, the two guys who had been chatting with woojin when you first arrived all that time ago

speaking of woojin

he’s by far the sweetest man you’ve ever met

(besides felix)

(but he was still a baby in your eyes, kinda like jeongin)

(who you took under you wings)

woojin generously offered to help you in your search for property in arbington

you were both baffled by the lack of land available

woojin insisted it had to be because property prices were rising since the royal family had started messing with royalties and taxes

you figured the kind innkeeper would’ve gotten tired of you some time ago

but he hadn’t

or at least

he hadn’t verbalized it

since you two were the sole ‘residents’ constantly living inside the inn, you both naturally grew close

closer than you expected

not - not that you were complaining

woojin was sweet, kind, funny, handsome, passionate-

okay you fell for him what can I say

it just kinda hit you out of nowhere one night

when he was trying

(keyword trying)

to bake a cake for jeongin’s birthday by the request of chan

only reason chan went to woojin instead of you was because you uh... hadn’t exactly told anyone where it was you came from

fully, at least

whenever the topic was brought up, you simply lied through your teeth and said you were from ylanta

which I mean isn't technically a lie

moving on

you walked into the kitchen of the inn, smiling and waving at a few of the patrons curled up by the fire and drinking some wine as you passed by them

politely declining their offers to sit down and have a few drinks

the first thing you saw was poor woojin dipping his hands into a pot of water, his lips turned into a soft pout

his eyes crinkled in pain

almost immediately you jog over to him and grab onto his elbow in concern

“what happened woo?” you asked him quickly, wincing when he brings his hands out of the water to reveal one of them slightly burnt an angry red color

“I - I was trying to put the cake in the oven a-and touched the rack on accident” he whimpers, still clearly in pain with little tears pricking into the corner of his eyes

you rush over to a barrel full of herbs and rummage through it

looking for a specific herb you knew had soothing properties, especially for minor burns

once you find it, you go over to a countertop and start to smoosh the herb into a sickly pink paste

when its done you apply the paste onto woojin’s hand

being as gentle as you possibly can as to not cause him any more pain

you didn’t notice, but the entire time, woojin was staring down at you in complete awe and admiration

for the longest time he had known that you were one of the sweetest people he had the pleasure of meeting

always greeting the customers with bright, friendly smiles and enthusiastic waves

even playing with the younger kids when their parents had to leave for a bit or got a little bit too tipsy

for the past few weeks he had started to realize how much he truly cared for you

and whenever you tried to pay your rent for the room, he would refuse and insist that since you were a dear friend, he didn’t need your money

the room was his gift to you

soft hours

he’s so out of it thinking about you that he doesn’t even notice you leaving and coming back in with a roll of bandages

he watches as you carefully wrap his hand with the soft, cream colored material

which kinda sorta makes you blush a little under his intense gaze

hoping he doesn’t notice your red tinted cheeks, you look up from his bandaged hand, the tips of your fingers grazing his

“tell you what woo, let me finish up the cake”

“deal”

“but there wasn’t a deal-”

“go put the damn cake in before I do it myself and have another burnt hand, y/n” he chuckles

to which you playfully roll your eyes and go do as he suggests

even as you push the pan into the heated oven and stand up from your previously crouched position

you feel the stare of woojin on your back

naturally your cheeks grew even redder, now resembling the daunting color of a tomato

“say, sweetheart, how’d you know that serpent daisies could soothe my burn?” the blonde questions you, his voice hinted with overlapping curiosity

so you end up stuttering on your response before you explain everything

e v e r y t h i n g

about how you grew up with just your family in the palace and became good friends with one of the princes himself

along with his stableboy

at first you guessed that woojin might be offended that you hadn’t told him sooner

but instead he laughed softly under his breath and stepped closer to you

wrapping his burly arms around your shorter body and pulling you into his chest

“calm down sweetheart, its nothing to worry about. your little secret is safe with me” he hums next to your ear, causing you to involuntarily shiver

and in that moment it dawns on you that the cheeky bastard was fucking smirking at you

your heart was beating a thousand miles a minute and your tomato red cheeks certainly weren't helping your case

a few more moments pass, the stretching silence oddly...

comfortable

then woojin takes his bandaged hand and uses it to tilt your chin upwards so your gazes meet

“y/n, can I - fuck okay - can I kiss you? please?” he stutters out quietly, nearly inaudibly

and you can’t help but instinctively part your lips

which he takes as a yes

so he leans down just enough to press his soft, pink lips against yours

both of you are a bit nervous to kiss the other, but the two of you still stand there, lips connected but not exactly moving

until you finally pluck up the courage to nibble on his bottom lip and poke your tongue out between his lips

causing him to let out a gasp borderlining a moan

when you both eventually pull away for some air, there is another comfortable silence

now filled with the warmth of affection

“... can I please kiss you again, love?”

“of course, honey bear”

and when he connects your lips again, you’re the one letting out a soft gasp of surprise when one of his hands happens to drift down your back and brush against your backside

and you can definitely feel his own lips twitching into a mischievous yet oddly sweet smirk

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Jonathan Andrew Pérez, Esq. has published poetry in Collateral, Prelude, The River Heron Review, Blood Tree Literature, The Write Launch, Meniscus Literary Journal, Rigorous, The Florida Review, Panoply Magazine, Dovecote, Junto Magazine, Blood Tree Literature, Cold Mountain Review, Piltdown Review, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Mud Season Review, Meat for Tea: the Valley Review, Poached Hair, The Esthetic Apostle, The Tulane Review, Spectrum Journal, The Tiny Journal, Muse/ A Journal, The Bookends Review, The Westchester Review, Metafore, Crack the Spine Quarterly, Silver Needle Press, Projector Magazine, Cape Cod Poetry Review, Rise Up, BARNHOUSE, The Chicago Quarterly Review, Worcester Review, Abstract: Contemporary Expressions, Cathexis Northwest Press, Inklette, Rumblefish Quarterly, Projector, Hiram Poetry Review and Quiddity on NPR and in “Footnote: A Literary Journal of History.” He has a poem forthcoming in POETRY in January 2020. Jonathan’s debut poetry chapbook, “The Cartographer of Crumpled Maps” is his first manuscript publication, selected by Finishing Line Press. He has a day job as a trial attorney in justice.

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Jonathan Perez‘s debut declares itself a “Criminal Justice Pastoral,” and quickly the reader learns what that means: subjects of justice lost and received, charmed and musical prosody, birds catalogued like discovery briefs, black bodies piling in the dirt and rivers of Mississippi. Taking aim at the “historically undernourished,” these are poems of an American man of color facing down American-made horrors, and in the end, finding the necessary and essential affirmation: “Nothing will hurt us. / We are invincible.” Jonathan, then, is a poet charged with, and fueled by, justice for this moment; his “The Cartographer of Crumpled Maps” is an invitation for us to join him.

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Sharing economy companies like Uber, Airbnb, and Wag put under-utilized assets — such as people, spaces, and vehicles — to work.

In San Francisco, a venture capital firm called Structure Capital invests exclusively in sharing economy companies that aim to reduce waste.

We talked to founding partner Mike Walsh and his partners, Jillian Manus and Jacob Shea, about how Structure Capital came to dominate sharing-economy investing.

  Mike Walsh is a member of the Uber rich, meaning he's über rich off the ride-hailing service.

In 2010, a mutual friend introduced him to Ryan Graves, who worked an IT specialist job and was considering a move to San Francisco to help build something called UberApp. After Graves explained the concept, Walsh saw "the common sense approach" for someone, like a limo driver, to make money with an asset, a vehicle, that was under-utilized. He told Graves to take the job.

Graves became the first employee of Uber, and as a show of thanks, he, Travis Kalanick, and Garrett Camp (another cofounder) offered Walsh an opportunity to invest in the company.

He accepted. Since 2010, Uber's valuation has soared from $5.4 million to around $72 billion, netting Walsh huge returns on paper, which he declined to share with Business Insider.

Today, Walsh helps runs Structure Capital, an early-stage venture fund that he started in 2013 with some of the earnings from his Uber deal. The fund invests almost exclusively in sharing economy companies whose goal is to reduce waste by putting under-utilized assets — such as people, spaces, and vehicles — to work. He manages the firm alongside partners Jillian Manus and Jacob Shea.

Together, they call themselves the "architects of the zero waste economy."

Companies backed by Structure Capital range from Wag, an "Uber for dog-walking" app, to Peerspace, which lets users book meeting rooms, event venues, and filming locations by the hour, to Honk, a company that provides on-demand roadside assistance as fast as Uber hails a car. As a cohort of startups, they aim to make the sharing economy the dominant marketplace.

We talked to Walsh and his partners, Manus and Shea, about how Structure Capital came to be.

Structure Capital raised a VC fund on the back of Uber's success

In 1999, Walsh cut his first check as a hobby venture capitalist to a little-known cloud software company called Salesforce.com. He said he used the company's product as a customer first and liked it.

After Salesforce went public in 2004, Walsh, who was then running Leverage Software, a startup that brought social networking to enterprises, sold half of his stock and continued to build his company. He had already given the other half to his dad, a plumber, as a birthday present.

Lightning struck twice when Walsh signed on as one of the first committed investors in Uber in 2010 and saw massive returns, which encouraged him to focus full-time on venture. He pitched a couple of venture firms on taking him on as a partner, but they weren't hiring, Walsh said.

Instead, he started his own fund. He put about $300,000 of his Uber stock into the pot and offered to share the returns with other limited partners who invested in the fund. It was a "marketing tool," Walsh said. Within six months of starting the fund, his Uber investment grew to $3 million as new investors gave the ride-hailing startup higher and higher valuations.

Structure Capital raised $10 million from dozens of investors for its first fund.

Walsh later recruited Shea, a veteran coder who previously held consulting positions at Dell Computers, Qualcomm, the NFL, and Pixar, to bring technical expertise. Manus, a prolific angel investor in her own right, joined the firm as managing partner in 2013 and put in $1 million of her own money. She is a marketing guru who knows everyone, according to Walsh.

Here's why the sharing economy matters

Walsh had built a reputation for spotting billion-dollar-plus "unicorns." In the early days of Structure Capital, he was already receiving around 100 pitches per month. At first, he only took meetings with sharing economy companies simply as a way to "filter" his inbox, Walsh said.

But a more concrete investment thesis started to take shape: The sharing economy was good for the environment, the community, and the pocket book, Walsh said he began to realize.

"Growing up in a lower-middle class neighborhood in the industrial town of Worcester, Massachusetts, I was accustomed to hand-me-downs, sharing of things like tools and shovels, and — at times — even taking advantage of free food programs. My dad hustled to make a living, but oftentimes, there just wasn't enough work to go around in the mid-70s," Walsh said.

His background taught him "a couple really valuable lessons" at the core of his thesis.

He went on, "People, generally, want to do whatever they can to provide for their loved ones. Skills marketplaces allow people to find work to supplement their incomes or try new things. Uber, Wag, Feastly, and Laurel and Wolf are great examples of this. These companies allow individuals to earn an income while 'waiting' for things to turn around, or to discover new passions."

He added that the sharing economy helps people and companies "do more with less" — a necessity as the global population grows and the world's natural resources deplete.

"The bonus is that our companies make money and we benefit, as do our investors," Walsh said.

Structure Capital wants to build a new wave of 'Ubers'

Structure Capital reaches into all corners of the sharing economy — a market that's expected to reach $40.2 billion in revenue in 2022, up from $18.6 billion in 2017, according to Juniper Research. Its portfolio companies let hair stylists rent salon space, freelancers find a meeting room, and women invite other women into their homes for unique networking opportunities.

Some companies have a more literal interpretation of the "zero waste economy." A company spun out of MIT called LiquiGlide invented a slippery coating that allows viscous liquids (think toothpaste, ketchup, and glue) to slide out of any container with ease. Structure Capital said the company will start supplying the material to a top toothpaste brand for a percentage of every tube sold.

Another portfolio company, Copia, sends drivers to pick up uneaten food from enterprises and events and delivers it to nonprofits in need. Its customers then get to write off the donation as a tax deduction. Copia recovered enough food from the Oscars last year to feed 1,000 hungry people.

Structure Capital has invested in approximately 140 companies to date.

Walsh said one of the first thing he asks himself when he's evaluating a startup is: "Do we think we know a thousand people, socially, who will use this thing?"

Ultimately, the decision of whether or not to invest comes down to a gut check.

He asks himself if the founders are "people we want to hang out with" and, most importantly, people who "treat people the way we think people should be treated," Walsh said.

SEE ALSO: Venture capitalist Jillian Manus throws the most exclusive and outrageous parties in Silicon Valley — take a look inside

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Sharing economy companies like Uber, Airbnb, and Wag put under-utilized assets — such as people, spaces, and vehicles — to work.

In San Francisco, a venture capital firm called Structure Capital invests exclusively in sharing economy companies that aim to reduce waste.

We talked to founding partner Mike Walsh and his partners, Jillian Manus and Jacob Shea, about how Structure Capital came to dominate sharing-economy investing.

  Mike Walsh is a member of the Uber rich, meaning he's über rich off the ride-hailing service.

In 2010, a mutual friend introduced him to Ryan Graves, who worked an IT specialist job and was considering a move to San Francisco to help build something called UberApp. After Graves explained the concept, Walsh saw "the common sense approach" for someone, like a limo driver, to make money with an asset, a vehicle, that was under-utilized. He told Graves to take the job.

Graves became the first employee of Uber, and as a show of thanks, he, Travis Kalanick, and Garrett Camp (another cofounder) offered Walsh an opportunity to invest in the company.

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Today, Walsh helps runs Structure Capital, an early-stage venture fund that he started in 2013 with some of the earnings from his Uber deal. The fund invests almost exclusively in sharing economy companies whose goal is to reduce waste by putting under-utilized assets — such as people, spaces, and vehicles — to work. He manages the firm alongside partners Jillian Manus and Jacob Shea.

Together, they call themselves the "architects of the zero waste economy."

Companies backed by Structure Capital range from Wag, an "Uber for dog-walking" app, to Peerspace, which lets users book meeting rooms, event venues, and filming locations by the hour, to Honk, a company that provides on-demand roadside assistance as fast as Uber hails a car. As a cohort of startups, they aim to make the sharing economy the dominant marketplace.

We talked to Walsh and his partners, Manus and Shea, about how Structure Capital came to be.

Structure Capital raised a VC fund on the back of Uber's success

In 1999, Walsh cut his first check as a hobby venture capitalist to a little-known cloud software company called Salesforce.com. He said he used the company's product as a customer first and liked it.

After Salesforce went public in 2004, Walsh, who was then running Leverage Software, a startup that brought social networking to enterprises, sold half of his stock and continued to build his company. He had already given the other half to his dad, a plumber, as a birthday present.

Lightning struck twice when Walsh signed on as one of the first committed investors in Uber in 2010 and saw massive returns, which encouraged him to focus full-time on venture. He pitched a couple of venture firms on taking him on as a partner, but they weren't hiring, Walsh said.

Instead, he started his own fund. He put about $300,000 of his Uber stock into the pot and offered to share the returns with other limited partners who invested in the fund. It was a "marketing tool," Walsh said. Within six months of starting the fund, his Uber investment grew to $3 million as new investors gave the ride-hailing startup higher and higher valuations.

Structure Capital raised $10 million from dozens of investors for its first fund.

Walsh later recruited Shea, a veteran coder who previously held consulting positions at Dell Computers, Qualcomm, the NFL, and Pixar, to bring technical expertise. Manus, a prolific angel investor in her own right, joined the firm as managing partner in 2013 and put in $1 million of her own money. She is a marketing guru who knows everyone, according to Walsh.

Here's why the sharing economy matters

Walsh had built a reputation for spotting billion-dollar-plus "unicorns." In the early days of Structure Capital, he was already receiving around 100 pitches per month. At first, he only took meetings with sharing economy companies simply as a way to "filter" his inbox, Walsh said.

But a more concrete investment thesis started to take shape: The sharing economy was good for the environment, the community, and the pocket book, Walsh said he began to realize.

"Growing up in a lower-middle class neighborhood in the industrial town of Worcester, Massachusetts, I was accustomed to hand-me-downs, sharing of things like tools and shovels, and — at times — even taking advantage of free food programs. My dad hustled to make a living, but oftentimes, there just wasn't enough work to go around in the mid-70s," Walsh said.

His background taught him "a couple really valuable lessons" at the core of his thesis.

He went on, "People, generally, want to do whatever they can to provide for their loved ones. Skills marketplaces allow people to find work to supplement their incomes or try new things. Uber, Wag, Feastly, and Laurel and Wolf are great examples of this. These companies allow individuals to earn an income while 'waiting' for things to turn around, or to discover new passions."

He added that the sharing economy helps people and companies "do more with less" — a necessity as the global population grows and the world's natural resources deplete.

"The bonus is that our companies make money and we benefit, as do our investors," Walsh said.

Structure Capital wants to build a new wave of 'Ubers'

Structure Capital reaches into all corners of the sharing economy — a market that's expected to reach $40.2 billion in revenue in 2022, up from $18.6 billion in 2017, according to Juniper Research. Its portfolio companies let hair stylists rent salon space, freelancers find a meeting room, and women invite other women into their homes for unique networking opportunities.

Some companies have a more literal interpretation of the "zero waste economy." A company spun out of MIT called LiquiGlide invented a slippery coating that allows viscous liquids (think toothpaste, ketchup, and glue) to slide out of any container with ease. Structure Capital said the company will start supplying the material to a top toothpaste brand for a percentage of every tube sold.

Another portfolio company, Copia, sends drivers to pick up uneaten food from enterprises and events and delivers it to nonprofits in need. Its customers then get to write off the donation as a tax deduction. Copia recovered enough food from the Oscars last year to feed 1,000 hungry people.

Structure Capital has invested in approximately 140 companies to date.

Walsh said one of the first thing he asks himself when he's evaluating a startup is: "Do we think we know a thousand people, socially, who will use this thing?"

Ultimately, the decision of whether or not to invest comes down to a gut check.

He asks himself if the founders are "people we want to hang out with" and, most importantly, people who "treat people the way we think people should be treated," Walsh said.

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