Yoon chuckled, slowly, shaking his head as he let the younger male cling at him, adjusting his hold to make sure that Haulean didn't slip back below the surface of the water of the massive bathhouse, couldn't have the male drowning on his watch, after all.
He was glad that they could play, but it just drove home to Yoon how sheltered Haulean had been, or at least, appeared to be. Yoon hadn't had a friend at that age, that he could have played with in such a light-hearted way, and keep an air of innocence about him. It was both cute and frustrating as hell, because it made him feel every bit the old man he was, even if he had been back awake only a decade and a half, Hau would have been a toddler when he came back to awareness.
The smirk that came to Yoon's face was small, but more noticeable as he shifted in the water, the thought about the difference his own life could have taken had things not gone how they had, his mother's abuse, and his father's abandonment of him -- he had stopped playing with other boys at ten, had started to learn to pick pockets and fight a little later that same year. The C would strip that off the younger male, as time went on.
@Haulean Oruven
Alright, alright, easy now 'tiger',he murmured in a light, but steady tone.
If this is you trying to prove you've got a hold of me, you're gonna need to work on that catch-phrase and follow-through a little more. Right now you've got more a soggy cat, than king of the jungle look about you,It was a gentle tease, before Yoon, making sure Hau was on his feet, eased back against the edge of the tub again, to give the other man some room.
He was glad that they could play, but it just drove home to Yoon how sheltered Haulean had been, or at least, appeared to be. Yoon hadn't had a friend at that age, that he could have played with in such a light-hearted way, and keep an air of innocence about him. It was both cute and frustrating as hell, because it made him feel every bit the old man he was, even if he had been back awake only a decade and a half, Hau would have been a toddler when he came back to awareness.
Crashing my bunk tonight, trying to pull me under water, I see how it is.
The smirk that came to Yoon's face was small, but more noticeable as he shifted in the water, the thought about the difference his own life could have taken had things not gone how they had, his mother's abuse, and his father's abandonment of him -- he had stopped playing with other boys at ten, had started to learn to pick pockets and fight a little later that same year. The C would strip that off the younger male, as time went on.
I'm not getting stuck in here until my skin shrivels just because you decided you're King of the Tub, so let's go, washing time, Hau,his expression finally slipped back into something more playful once again, as he got done reconciling his own youth.
Unless you need me to pull rank to get ya in gear, not too sure how intimidating I'd be able to pull off, though.
@Haulean Oruven
11-22-2024, 04:27 PM
