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[ sooooo, there is a familiar kid over here, that one twiggy teenager who tends to drop into the room unceremoniously from ceilings or crawl in from air ducts in the floor. and he is just. sprawled on a raggedy old couch with a copy of One Piece draped over his face. the crinkled pages flutter a little every time he breathes (accompanied by the occasional snore).

his right elbow is wrapped in what looks like a ThermaCare heating stretch pad, and a few of his fingertips are covered in Band-Aids. tennis elbow, callouses; somebody's been working hard, basically! no surprise there, folks know he's a dart-thrower. and a dancer. and... maybe not other stuff, but, y'know. s'all good. ⚆‿⚆?

falling asleep and winding up here was probably unintentional, though. err. ]

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[ oh hai. Yuuki is just going to... uh... wish up a blanket and cover him really carefully in an attempt not to wake him up. And also steal that copy of One Piece, because breathing in pages can't be comfortable. ]

[ omggg that's really nice of him, Yuuki is such a good friend. :( and it would probably have had the exact effect he was hoping for if Taemin's senses weren't trained to be so sharp. Yuuki was actually really on point with the blanket! D; but then there's a rustle of paper when Yuuki pulls that manga away and-- ]

Whoa, what-- what... whoa.

[ --annnnd Taemin starts awake. having shot straight up, he blinks down at the blanket as it drops down a little, then up at Yuuki. he should probably be alarmed that he woke up here like this, BUT NO, a delighted grin spreads across his face. ]

--Hey!

[ a;sdfljkas surprise? ] Hey! You looked tired and super in need of sleep, so I was just gonna move your stuff, but...

[ he waves his hands around dismissively, still grinning. ]

I'm sure I got plenty already at home. [ oops a tiny yawn, but ] What's up! How've you been?

Pretty good, I guess? Busy, but I can't complain, it's just schoolwork and like, part-time job stuff.

How about you? What happened to your elbow?

Cool, what's your job like? [ he blinks down at his elbow, almost like he'd forgotten the wrap was still on his arm. ] Oh. Worked out too hard a few days ago, strained a ligament, happens sometimes. The heat feels pretty nice. [ a tired grin. ] Can't complain here, either.

Is that-- I'm not really sure what a strained ligament is, but hope it heals quickly.

Um, I work for one of my teachers so I mostly just do whatever he needs me to do. [ to put it very mildly. ] It's not very consistent, but if it was I'd probably get bored of it pretty fast.

Pulling a muscle, pretty much. A muscle that's between your bones, holds them together. This one's not a big deal, though.

[ tilting his head. ]

Huh. Do you get paid, or is it like extra credit or something?

It's more like an extra credit kinda thing. Which is good, because I'm not exactly a model student or anything. I just do stuff when it needs doing and in turn, he factors it into-- well, not straight into my grade, but he factors it into consideration when he's doing grades.

[ a mischievous little smirk. ]

Grave-curving on the sly, huh.

Well, when you put it that way it sounds super sketchy. But I swear it's legit!

Hey, what am I, a hall monitor? [ he pfffs ] Just giving you a hard time~ [ and then a glance down at the One Piece issue in Yuuki's hands. ] Also, dude, you should read that one too, sometime. I promise it's not what put me to sleep.

I'm just saying! True there's favoritism going around, but I earned all my grades, even the bad ones.

[ Right, he's still holding that-- ] Oh, here. Is it about pirates or something?

I've never really liked school, myself. Not that I don't like learning, but. [ a shrug. the other kids... were no fun. ] Started doing way better once I got a tutor.

Really funky cool pirates who do battle with warlords and secret agents and mafiosos and they, like, save the world! [ Taemin takes back the manga if only to flip through pages and show Yuuki pictures. ] It's set in a world that's basically all ocean, everyone sails everywhere, and you have to get past really freaky sea creatures. It's fun to read.

I don't really like school either-- I mean, I guess I like it okay, but you only... like, I like learning, but I'd rather be able to just learn about whatever I want. And no deadlines or anything boring.

That sounds awesome. Sailing and ships and stuff seem really fun, you know?

[ Taemin laughs into his hand. ] Same, same.

And I know, right? I want to learn how to sail! And maybe swash and buckle... [ he pauses for a second, seeming to concentrate on something, then leans over and upside down to feel around under the couch. sitting up again, he has produced his duffel bag, quite victoriously! it takes a few more seconds of rummaging around, but eventually he pulls out a worn-in paperback. ] Volume One, you want it?

Definitely. [ is he standing why is he still standing okay plopping down next to Taemin now. ] I wanna learn how to sail too, have you ever been? And what even is swashing?

[ into Yuuki's lap it goes! ]

I haven't. And... something having to do with sword fights on top of sailing masts... or crow's nests... [ totally clueless tbh ] may..be...

Whatever, it sounds cool and it's probably worth a try. If it's actually sword fighting at really tall heights, even better. [ He laughs. ] I used to have 'sword fights'-- more like stick fights-- with my friends when I was a kid. Totally not like the real thing, but it was fun.

Yeah? [ Taemin is just going to avoid any actual anecdotes of his own about Fun with Weapons and tuck himself attentively into the blanket. ] Did you guys have pirate names and stuff?

Nah, I think it was more about having an acceptable reason to hit each other. [ sheepish laugh. ] Or just looking cool like we were totally mature enough to know how to sword fight and stuff. I don't even know what kind of pirate name I'd pick.

Ahaa, well y'know, sometimes violence is the answer~ [ FACETIOUS. PROBABLY. UH. ] I dunno either. Even if I've thought about it more than is probably healthy. Everything I come up with is just soooo not cool enough.

Well... sometimes people are huge jerks and you just need to fight them? [ This is one of the many things that gets him into trouble sigh. ]

What have you come up with?

[Not being able to see his features means she hasn't recognised him, but having fallen asleep under a book on an occasion or two prompts her to at least remove it from his face lest it stick to him.

There's a flash of remembrance as his face is revealed.]

[Well heyyyyy, Taemiiiiiin, how about a visit from your friendly neighborhood python? Rumor has it -- y'know, around the... jungle or whatever -- you were saying something about stealing him? So... he'll just be over here... if any stealing or maybe cuddling was to occur, you know where to find him...]

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