bakerstreet | texting generally speaking.

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texting generally speaking.

TEXTING MEME
You’ve got your TFLN, you’ve got your sexting, now here’s the meme for all those gen texts, phone calls, voicemails, pictures of your cats, and whatever else your little heart can come up with, because who doesn't like a little old fashioned friendly texting. (Or enemy texting, if that's more your bag.)

instructions: What it says on the tin! Leave a comment with your character, include preferences, a start, absolutely nothing or whatever you want. Run around and reply to others. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Yeah really.

[ together, they'll have to change that. jun will see to it personally that dal gets to see more of the city. he's been here for about a year, himself, and has spent much of that time going to various parts of the city. he hasn't really properly explored but he's visited a variety of places ]

That's fine! I'm totally free for the next few months so you can just let me know when you do have some free time. We can figure things out after that.

(( He's quiet a moment, but his dark eyes are bright with happiness. Maybe it seems a little extra, but Dal's the sort to eke out whatever little joy life offers him. He's not pessimistic or negative, just realistic about what he can expect from life. ))

You're so nice!

[ jun looks down as a genuine smile spreads across his face. he tries to be nice to those he decides he really wants to be friends with. he has varying degrees of success with it, but he tries ]

You're my friend so I figure it's the least I can do.

(( Dal's eyes brighten at those words. Friends are something he hasn't had in many years. Not since he left Seoul. Eight long, lonely years and here's Jun declaring them friends after only one meeting. Ah, but Dal wants it so badly! He wants it to be true. Maybe it could be. Jun doesn't seem to want anything from him but his company. ))

I am?

[ jun's smile fades when dal asks his question. he doesn't really hear it for the happy, hopeful question that it is. he hears it in a much less positive way. disbelief, perhaps, that jun would declare them friends out of the blue like this. without consulting dal first. without making sure that he's done enough to earn dal's friendship. he only bought dal breakfast. he only let him borrow his phone and charger. that's not enough, right?

jun lifts his head to look over at dal, his expression blank ]

Don't you want to be? My friend, I mean. I can do more, if that's what you want. [ for dal. buy him things. just give him money for whatever he needs. whatever ]

I do! Very much!

(( The answer comes without a shred of hesitation. His smile is blindingly bright for a split second before he tempers his enthusiasm. ))

I haven't had a friend in a long time.

Really?

[ there's a few long moments of nothing else from jun. no follow-up, no change in expression, nothing except for jun merely staring at dal. then all at once, his entire face brightens and his demeanor changes almost entirely. he visibly relaxes and smiles just a brightly as dal does ]

Neither have I. I mean, I guess I have but- [ not real friends. superficial friends ] Let's be friends.

(( Ah, that's a much better expression on Jun. Dal decides he likes that smile on him. Reaching over with only a small bit of hesitance, he takes Jun's hands in his and gives a light squeeze. ))

We will be. No, we are. And you don't have to do anything to earn that, okay? I'm happy just to spend time with you.

[ jun looks down at his hands in dal's. he makes no attempt to move them, though. he has little interest in ending this little bit of physical contact earlier than he has to. it's- this is nice ]

Okay. [ he doesn't sound entirely convinced that dal's friendship isn't something that needs to be earned, but he's pleased to hear it, even still ] I'm happy spending time with you too.

(( In spite of what he does for a living, Dal's a touch-starved creature. Yes, people touch him all the time, but never with care of affection. Not like this. Which is why it's so significant, why Dal initially hesitated to take Jun's hands.

Dal smiles at Jun's answer. That's another thing. People don't typically spend time with Dal simply to spend time with him. So he's very happy to hear to Jun enjoying being together with him. ))

What kind of things do you like to do?

[ care and affection. wants that jun can relate to. not that most people won't want those things, of course. but dal and jun care likely relate to one another better than either of them realize, even if in slightly different ways.

after just sort of soaking the whole thing in for a short period, jun squeezes dal's hands in return ]

Back home, my friends liked to go out drinking and clubbing a lot. [ he doesn't really do much on his own ]

(( Dal notes the lack of personal preferences in that answer. His brows furrow slightly and his lips press together for a fleeting second. ))

Do you like doing that?

[ jun merely shrugs. he enjoys it, but it's not exactly his favourite thing. a lot of times, it comes with this disconnected feeling. surrounded by people but still alone. they're all friends with each other and say they're friends with him too, but he knows he's just the bank account.

but he still enjoys it well enough ]

I like being with my friends.

(( Okay, that answer is better. Yes, Dal accepts that one with a slight nod. ))

I don't drink much. It interferes with my job. And I usually work at night, so I've never been to a club. But we can do that if you want!

[ jun will either have a few drinks out with his friends but still stay relatively close to sober, or he'll get black-out drunk. there's not much of an in between. though maybe that second one will happen a little less now that he's not dealing directly with his family anymore ]

When we're out, I usually only drink if my friends are. [ 'so drink as much or as little as you want' basically ]

Okay. Let's do it. Some night when you're not working, let me know. We'll find some place that looks fun.

What should I wear?

(( He's never been to a club before. Does he need to dress up? Or dress differently? Help! ))

Well, what you wear kinda depends on where we end up going... Hey, why don't we stop by a few clothing shops while we're out?

[ he smiles and nods at dal, trying to encourage him to agree ]

Oh, um...

(( Dal looks down. It's not meant as a self-conscious gesture, though it probably comes off like one. ))

I didn't bring a lot of money for that...

I have enough, don't worry.

[ sure, dal may have said that jun doesn't have to do anything to earn his friendship, but that doesn't mean jun isn't going to still treat him to things. spending money on his friends is a little too ingrained in him at this point.

jun pulls one of his hands from dal's grasp and gently pats the seat in front of him to get to cab driver's attention ] Excuse me, you could actually let us out here? Thank you.

[ english with the cab driver, then he switches back to korean as he turns toward dal once more ] We're pretty close. I figured we could talk the rest of the way.

(( Dal's eyes widen by degrees. Someone wanting to buy something for him is so out of his realm of experience... But clothes are actually useful to have and he's only got about five outfits to cycle through. So he doesn't protest. He's a little too awed for that, anyway.

When the taxi stops, he doesn't let go of Jun's hand. Which means he crawls across the backseat to exit out of Jun's side of the car. Dal actually feels a little nervous since he's outside of his usual habitat. The sun's out, people are wandering up and down the sidewalk, the shops are open. It's all very different from what he's used to.

Don't mind him squeezing Jun's hand just a little tighter. ))

[ aside from the laundry list of other reasons why he likes to treat his friends to nice thing, jun figures that it's the least he can do, given that it's for an activity that he'd like to check out.

jun doesn't even try to pull his hand free of dal's when the taxi driver pulls over to let them out. instead, he digs his wallet out of his pocket one-handed and pulls some cash out for the driver. he slides out of the car and closes the door once dal is out behind him.

this is much nicer, being outside instead of sitting in the back of that cab. or instead of sitting in a denny's in the middle of the night, though he can't deny that there's something really great about that particular denny's at that particular time of night.

he turns his attention to dal with a bit of a frown when he notices the grip on his hand get just a little tighter ] Everything alright?

I get lost easily.

(( Not untrue. Even in Seoul, he constantly ended up in places where he had no idea how to get back from. Luckily, he had friends and chaperones there. Now? He's lived in New York for eight years and seen maybe a grand total of a dozen blocks of the city. He doesn't venture too far from home and definitely not out of his comfort zone like this. ))

This is all a little overwhelming.

Well, if you get lost today, don't worry okay? I'll be right there, lost with you. I think we'll be fine, though. [ he's not overly familiar with this area, but he's been here a few times! between that and google maps, he has full confidence in them.

jun squeezes dal's hand a bit tighter in return, and steps a little bit closer to him ]

I won't let go of your hand unless you want me to, alright?

[ maybe he can help to make the experience a little less overwhelming ]

Do you promise?

(( There's so much hope in those wide eyes. Jun's so sweet and warm... Dal hasn't had a real friend in so many years. He's not really sure how to handle it now. ))

Of course. I promise.

[ jun hasn't had a real friend in years either. he's still a little wary of thinking he has a real friend now, even. he's cautiously optimistic though. maybe dal really is what he's been looking for. someone who wants to be his friend. someone who actually wants to get to know him ]

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