#the borderline ableism in hyun's going 'this cane is sick i want one too' when myungdae actually nEEDS it and does not use it for aest--

[mythvoiced]

@clemencetaught | ♥

Later, a little later Hyun, will curse herself out for wincing, however minutely as she does, when her concentration is disrupted by the voice of a person she had very much known to be there.

She doesn't like being caught off guard. The only thing saving her from chewing on this until her gums hurt is the fact that one thing she likes even less is chewing on issues until her gums hurt.

Call it indifference. Hyun prefers 'respecting my own energy'. Call that one a lie.

Either way, there is a minute wince when her focus is interrupted, and her gaze flickers as though expecting to be dragged into a tussle of all things. She has gotten her fair share of close calls with hair-pulling and screaming matches, and she can't claim she's always come out of them wholly unscathed.

But the gentleman who's cane she returns - almost begrudgingly, she'd enjoyed the weight of it in her hands - doesn't look like the kind of person who'd get her into trouble. Look at him. He's too... average might not be the right word.

Fine features, handsome enough, perhaps not as impressive as a queen or a king but... certainly not a pawn. A rook, maybe. A bishop. A knight. One of those pieces.

"Well, I didn't mean getting into it physically," she leans in, blocking off bystanders with a show of her palm to them, the back of her hand supposedly meant to cover her mouth as she speaks. "Unless you know what you're talking about, I'm not about to refuse good intel."

But it's only a joke, and the idea alone would be more detrimental to her brand than her being her brand, imagine how awful executing it would be. Still... an almost-girl can dream.

A heavy sigh. And then... focus.

Concentration.

She turns to stare at him.

"Is that what you're here for? I've never seen you at one of these. And I do make a habit of noticing."