“ our first official bonding task is gonna be putting groceries away, ” jiyun continues, still just as playful as before. “ think you can handle it .ᐣ ”
jiyun smiles more when gaito meets his gaze again, beaming happy and bright. as much as he complained earlier, it really is nice to have a peaceful walk with the man, even if it only came about from a chore.
Sentimental?
Not the word he would've used, but as he thinks it over for a few moments, he realizes Jiyun is likely right.
Sentimental.
"That happens when you have a long line of people & memories to look back on." He replies matter-of-factly, his gaze still fixed on their+
“ alright then, mister—small—things, ” he hums as they finally reach the dorm building. he punches in a code without caring whether gaito looks or not, stepping aside once the door opens so gaito can step inside first.
jiyun nods along as teruya answers his questions, still silently pacing. he's glad to know the class hadn't run late— not that he has teruya's schedule memorized or anything. he definitely hadn't waited to call until the boy should have been free to answer.
totally not.
The way Jiyun sighs in relief when Teruya picks up is not lost on the boy, and he finds himself furrowing his brow & even pausing his steps for a few seconds.
"Jiyun-hyung, is everythin'—"
Before he can finish his sentence, he's bombarded with questions and+
him, not to the point of being willing to threaten his school.
jiyun's inner wolf, however, does not get that memo. it cares about teruya the same as it does his pack. he can normally keep it quite well under control, but this close to his heat cycle, it's difficult for
there's nothing for jiyun's anxiety to latch on to, but it sure tries.
“ where are you right now, teru .ᐣ ” the wolf worries, trying his hardest not to speak too fast. “ have you had lunch yet .ᐣ has anyone bothered you .ᐣ ”
by the first ring, jiyun has already started pacing the length of the living room. he tries to reason with himself that it's silly to expect anyone the pick up on the first ring— he continues to feel anxious anyway.
“ teruya, ” jiyun sighs, heavy and relieved, when the
Teruya's just gotten out of his last class for the day & is speedwalking off to one of the campus' recording studios in the hopes of catching a spark of inspiration that hit him a few minutes ago.
Needless to say, the sudden ring of his phone isn't /entirely/ welcome+
boy answers. a small weight has been lifted off his shoulders.
teruya answered the phone, which means he's very obviously alive and well. he doesn't sound any bit like hes in distress, nor does he even sound upset that he's had his day interrupted.