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'That should be everything sorted out in here' Khun thought as he closed his bedroom door behind him. 'Another one off the list.'
Khun walked down the hallway, compared to other residences he rented over decades, this one would be in the top 5. You could cram 3 apartments into here and there would be a bit more space left for Androssi's clothing closets.
'With everything packed, I can move on with the others to the next thought' the thought occupied him as he entered the main living room but stopped short before he bumped into something.
"Hey, I was just looking for you." It was Wangnan, he's no Baam or Rak, but there's something about his charisma that makes it easy for someone like him to bounce off opinions with. "Have you seen Hwa Ryun around? Baam noticed you two were gone."
"I was making sure there was nothing amiss in this household before I left, she's probably in her room, doing who knows what." Khun moved past Wangnan to move across the living room.
"Well, that's a relief." Wangnan walked directly behind Khun. "She's been wondering around lately, I don't actually know what the whole purpose of it for" Wangnan said, the tone of his voice unintentionally made Khun tense.
"There's no need to worry about her, you two aren't that close anyway." Khun brushed off Wangnan's concerns, there shouldn't even be any connections between those two.
Khun and Wangnan left the main hallway to an interconnected hallway that goes to the entrance of the entrance.
"Still, there's something up with her recently, I can't place it though" Wangnan frowned, clearly he cares too much about people who wouldn't offer the same courtesy.
How was someone like Wangnan was able to climb this tower for so long, is one of those things that continues to boggle Khun ever since he met Baam.
"I think…" It's not easy searching for the right words to argue with someone who's determined to go against what's considered the social norm. "It's nice that you care about someone like Hwa Ryun, but don't you think it would be better place for teammates who are most likely to contribute to the team."
"That's true, however, what if she's experiencing the same feelings Viole used to have." Loneliness, regret, all those negative emotions" Wangnan explained his thought process as he and Khun arrived at the entrance.
'Don't tell me he has a secret ability to sense emotions by the aura of their shinsu' Khun thought. It's bothersome when someone tries to fix the issues you had all your life. Hwa Ryun may be an enemy, but at least she deserves some privacy.
"If that's the case, then it's only best to leave them alone" Khun exited the residence before he could expose himself to Wangnan's concern. It wouldn't be good to be in one of his therapy sessions.
'Why does almost every ceiling has to look the same.' Hwa Ryun gazed up at her bedroom ceiling from on top of her bed.
It's occasionally something she thinks about, in between talking to the FUG contacts she has, to catching up with Jinsung, to maybe once in a while taking a walk to rejuvenate her senses.
Weirdly enough, the urge to get outside has been pulsing around in her body recently. Part of the flaw of having a mortal body is having to deal with the biological urges. Hunger, sleep, reproduction, whispers she can still hear ever since her crowning as an adolescent. But whatever, it was the struggle that made her worthy of FUG.
It wasn't something she had to do, she could have easily given in and still be a capable guide, but obviously the pleasures of becoming something noteworthy of her culture and traditions far outweigh any possible biological pleasures.
'I should ask Khun to rent us a house that doesn't have beige walls, or better yet, get him to paint the ceiling a different colour' Hwa Ryun smiled a bit at the primitive thought. It's good to let loose and not having to be vague so that people like Khun wouldn't be able to use her for their own ends.
It's the melancholic times like these that she doesn't mind Viole taking his time to live up to fulfilling the prophecy that his mum set out.
A knock at the door pushed Hwa Ryun's pleasant mood out of the window. Of course it was moving day, no doubt Viole or Augero would be knocking on her door to get her to move on. Though it's less likely for Khun because if there were a chance to ditch Hwa Ryun, he would take it. However, It's Viole who was holding him in this predicament, just like with her.
Hwa Ryun bounced out of bed. Her clothing was fine enough to be presentable indoors. Shorts with a t-shirt, usually outfits suited for exploration are her first choice, but it's not comfortable wearing them all the time.
She peeked her head out of her bedroom door and kept her face neutral at the sight of Wangnan breathing a sigh of relief.
"Hey, Khun was right about here about you being here." Wangnan said.
"Why wouldn't I be here?" Hwa Ryun raised an eyebrow.
Wangnan shook his head. "Never mind, but hey while we're here, do you have an idea with what's going on with Khun."
How easy would it be to close the door in response to an obstrusive question. This was the type of behaviour Hwa Ryun is hoping for Viole to grow out of. Unfortunately, people tend to hold onto childish habits, no matter how old they are.
Hwa Ryun stepped out of her room, this is going to be one of those days…
"From what I can gather about that member of the Khun family, he's just a bit worried about Viole" Hwa Ryun shrugged. Such an easy answer to answer a quest
"Oh, if that's the case, then how come you were acting weirdly recently? I thought I was the only one who was concerned about you" Wangnan pressed on forwards, adjusting to a new tempo in the conversation.
Hwa Ryun mischievously smiled. "I'm acting as I always do. Khun is the one who's acting weirdly."
"Uh huh" Wangnan frowned. The situation is getting nowhere. It's obvious that Wangnan wants to know what's going on, but really, it's not worth asking all these questions when the answer is not worth the pursuit.
"Do you two have a rivalry over Viole?" Wangnan asked.
If it were only that cute, it's just like Khun to act selfish when the things he attached himself to would obviously shine more if they belonged to an owner who can polished them to their full potential.
"It's only a slight exchange of dialogue." Hwa Ryun shrugged as she leaned back against her bedroom door.
"Can't you two just sort out your differences and figure out that Viole needs more of your friendship, rather then you two trying to hold the power over him." Wangnan suggested.
'Ok, now it's starting to get boring' the thought occurred to Hwa Ryun as she realised the conversation's not worth having, especially if it's someone who can get in FUG's way if she's not too careful with her words.
"It's astounds me how you still continue to be naïve." Hwa Ryun leaned forward from her position on her bedroom door to press the advantage. "Yet, you play an important part in my god's future." Hwa Ryun sighed, now feeling done with this conversation.
"Right… If you think I'm naïve, what's stopping me from saying you're naïve as well." Wangnan said, stumbling around with his response. "Don't be too certain of what's going to happen in the future.
At least, there's someone other then Khun who chooses to fight a losing battle.
"If what you say is correct, then I don't deserve to be a guide" Hwa Ryun said. "But I doubt that, truly, I pity you" Hwa Ryun gave Wangnan a stink eye then walked down the hallway, away from the defiant prince.
"Can't say I understand you too well, but at least you're honest" Wangnan chuckled.
Hwa Ryun's only response to Wangnan's laugher was her echoing footsteps, thumping repeatedly though the hallway.
A/N:This chapter took longer then I expected to come out, guess that's what happened when you don't plan a schedule, and get easily distracted by YouTube, oh well, it's times like this that I'm still growing as a writer.
The more I flesh out this story, the more I discover that this story doesn't have enough room to justify the comedy tag. Hwa Ryun is fine enough, but that's how she was meant to be written. Someone who doesn't care about your feelings, but here's the thing, my standards for comedy are high enough, that I realise this isn't how I want to make my audience laugh.
My ideal for comedy is the situation that is currently happening plus the chemistry of the characters. I haven't made any situation in the story so far ripe for any comedic bickering to happen. I think I can somehow justify at least the sub-genre of comedy if I just create a situation for what I was originally going for, for an entire chapter.
Who knows, maybe it'll work out, perhaps not, but at least I got the rough drafts for the second half sorted out. It's time for editing, as far as I am concerned.
I'm happy I'm getting to work with characters like Wangnan now, because he doesn't get the amount of representation he deserves from his role in TOG. I look at the world most of the time in groups of three, so I put Wangnan with Baam and Rachel as these types of people who are influential in how they approach life, and can attract people to their cause.
It's going to take me many months until I can write Wangnan as efficiently as I write Hwa Ryun. As of now, I don't have a clear picture of what role he'll play in my future TOG fanfics, unlike Khun, Hwa Ryun, and Androssi, but at least for right now, I have plans for him to be featured quite heavily in a fanfic I already thought up, so be ready for that!
I still need more experience for writing dialogue, cause somehow making them more interesting to the audience is the most difficult part of editing a chapter, don't get me wrong, editing is easier compared to typing out the raw ideas, it's a manner of trying to guess what the audience is thinking. It's important that I can get constant feedback so that I have more of an idea of what my audience sees in me.
Despite this fanfic getting far away from my original intentions, I do enjoy giving depth to my thoughts about Khun and Hwa Ryun. They'll be interacting quite a lot in my future fanfics, so it's important for me to establish the status quo interactions for them, cause later on when I deconstruct and reconstruct their relations, it has to be natural and something that is nicely built up for anyone who wants to see that type of thing unfold.
I'm going to be on a family trip for the next four days, so hopefully I'll be able to improve the remaining chapters while I'm gone!
I'll see you in the next chapter!