Secretary at LGBT Center/Lyricist.
Homosexual.
Dating Hwangjung Lee.
08/21/1993.
30.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Redeim.
Offline.
I heard that even in space you can hear the scratch of a “I-, I-, I-, I… love you.” - Phil Kaye
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Post by Jiuk Robertson on Aug 4, 2015 7:53:18 GMT -8
Z nodded, smiling appreciatively to HwangJung. "Understandable. I'm not sure how much I'd like living there, all my friends are here and especially since I am gay..." He faded off, really not sure what more to say at the moment. They passed by the sign, now displaying it was a coffee shop that was 'open late!' as the sign said. Z pointed to the shop next to it, Korean words displayed in the windows advertising pat bing soo, delicious lattes, and a few other things. "Right here." Z said with a small smile, looking to Hwangjung as he opened the door.
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Songwriter/Producer, Bartender.
Bisexual.
Dating Jiuk.
10/09/1993.
28.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Hwangjung Lee on Aug 13, 2015 2:05:53 GMT -8
Hwangjung smiled at the store front and murmured, "It's looks nice. It's been too long since I've had pat bing su."
He ducked through the entry way when Z held the door open, adding a soft, "Thank you," and looking back to the other man to enter the shop, before giving a quick look around, eyes eventually settling on the menu. He wasn't sure entirely how well Z knew the people here, or if he had a way he tended to interact with the shop, so he also said softly, "Do you come here often?"
He tried to hide his moment of shyness upon entering the shop, not quite sure how he should be interacting, and looked to Z to take the lead for the moment.
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Secretary at LGBT Center/Lyricist.
Homosexual.
Dating Hwangjung Lee.
08/21/1993.
30.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Redeim.
Offline.
I heard that even in space you can hear the scratch of a “I-, I-, I-, I… love you.” - Phil Kaye
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Post by Jiuk Robertson on Aug 14, 2015 7:53:40 GMT -8
Z walked into the store until they were near the counter, looking at the menu when he was greeted by the workers. He gave them a shy smile and a small bow. "Not really, I've only come in a few times, but I've spoken Korean with the manager every time..." He admitted, a bit embarrassed. "As practice." He added shyly. He was still nervous about the idea of speaking Korean to a native Korean, someone born in Korea, someone who probably still spoke Korean when he spoke to his parents. His ordering skills weren't necessarily top notch, but if he was going to show off his skills, he'd pick this or talking about bands, if he were honest with himself. He didn't see the manager this time though, the kindly older lady possibly in the back but otherwise not present from what he could tell. "I don't see her though... So maybe English this time." He concluded, he was sure he heard the server speaking Chinese to one of her co-workers anyway. He pointed up to the menu. "Any preferences?" He asked with a shy smile.
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Songwriter/Producer, Bartender.
Bisexual.
Dating Jiuk.
10/09/1993.
28.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Hwangjung Lee on Aug 22, 2015 16:34:01 GMT -8
Hwangjung glanced over the menu as well, and said, "Honestly it all sounds good. If you have a favorite, then I might just copy your order, or if there are some things that you want to try and haven't we could get two different things and split them both?"
He was glad that it wasn't busy in the shop because he knew that the two of them were being rather indecisive, but they weren't holding any lines up, or making more work for the people behind the counter. He glanced over at Z again, then glanced around the shop, noting the few small tables. He asked, slightly tentative, "Are you going to want to grab a table? We could stake one out while we make a decision."
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Secretary at LGBT Center/Lyricist.
Homosexual.
Dating Hwangjung Lee.
08/21/1993.
30.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Redeim.
Offline.
I heard that even in space you can hear the scratch of a “I-, I-, I-, I… love you.” - Phil Kaye
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Post by Jiuk Robertson on Aug 23, 2015 7:35:28 GMT -8
Z looked around at the sparse tables lingering in the shop, giving Hwangjung a nod. "That'd probably be smart." He agreed. He lingered near one, though he didn't have much to put on the table to claim it, except for maybe his cell phone, which he didn't want to leave unsupervised. "Is this table alright?" He asked Hwangjung, looking at the menu from there. There was a fruit pat bing soo that he particularly loved, though it didn't have red bean like most of the others. "The fruit special is actually really good and really refreshing too." He suggested, pointing to it's picture on the wall. "I can get that one and then..." He looked around at the other orders. "Actually, the generic one," He pointed to it's picture, shaved ice with red bean and a few fruit lingering on the sides, "is also pretty good. Or you can just copy mine, or try something on your own. Their red bean is particularly good, actually, I quite like it." He told Hwangjung enthusiastically, a part of him still hoping the other man would like the place.
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Songwriter/Producer, Bartender.
Bisexual.
Dating Jiuk.
10/09/1993.
28.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Hwangjung Lee on Aug 27, 2015 23:47:56 GMT -8
Hwangjung finally got his internal balance a bit about the situation and smiled at Z before glancing up at the menu again. He asked, "Would you like to get one of the fruit special, and one of the regular and split them? They both sound really good to me, and I'm not sure which one I'd rather get. I could go order if you guard the table."
He tilted his head to the side, chewing on his lip and smiling at the same time just a bit, hoping that he had read their mutual indecisiveness correctly and that the offer would get them to both cut it out. This was something that he knew about himself, and he'd been practicing breaking himself out of the loop.
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Secretary at LGBT Center/Lyricist.
Homosexual.
Dating Hwangjung Lee.
08/21/1993.
30.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Redeim.
Offline.
I heard that even in space you can hear the scratch of a “I-, I-, I-, I… love you.” - Phil Kaye
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Post by Jiuk Robertson on Aug 29, 2015 7:20:48 GMT -8
Z bit his lip as Hwangjung spoke, feeling bad because he should've been the one to be able to make a decision as he was the one who had been here before. He gave Hwangjung a shy nod, sitting at the table slowly. Curse his indecisiveness, curse his inability to take charge. He let out a sigh, resting his head in his hands. Get a grip on yourself Jiuk! He scolded himself, letting another sigh escape.
He felt his pocket buzz, and pulled out his phone. The text made him purse his lips together. How's your date going? Samnang asked, all cocky and teasing and Z swore to himself he'd never let Sam hear the end of it when it came to that girl customer he had started having a crush on. I'm going to kill you. (: Z promised as he pressed send. He glanced up to Hwangjung, his head still resting on one hand while the other held his phone. This night was shaping up to be weird. Nice, but weird.
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Songwriter/Producer, Bartender.
Bisexual.
Dating Jiuk.
10/09/1993.
28.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Hwangjung Lee on Aug 29, 2015 21:50:27 GMT -8
Hwangjung went up to the counter and placed the order and paid, it felt familiar, but also weirdly out of place. He watched as the orders were being made up in anticipation, but he glanced back at Z a few times during the process, noticing the other man making faces at his phone. As if on cue, his own phone buzzed, and he looked at it to see a text from Sungyong, "Are you enjoying time with the cute one?"
Hwangjung rolled his eyes at his friend's text, not deigning to respond to it, and slipped his phone back into his pocket. The young woman behind the counter brought the orders up to the front just then, and he thanked her automatically in Korean, picking up the two dishes and bringing them over to the table.
He deposited both orders in the middle of the table and looked over at Z, holding out some napkins and one of the spoons. "This looks delicious!"
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Secretary at LGBT Center/Lyricist.
Homosexual.
Dating Hwangjung Lee.
08/21/1993.
30.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Redeim.
Offline.
I heard that even in space you can hear the scratch of a “I-, I-, I-, I… love you.” - Phil Kaye
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Post by Jiuk Robertson on Aug 30, 2015 12:35:15 GMT -8
Z was snapped out of playing on his phone by the comment about the food, and he couldn't help but smile. "Wow!" He agreed, clapping his hands together. He slid both of the patbingsoo to the middle of the table, thanking Hwangjung for the spoon, napkins, and overall just getting the food. He felt a bit bad about that, after all, he was the one to suggest this place. "Next time I'll buy though." He insisted, not even realizing until a second later he was suggesting another... not-date. His face scrunched up a bit at the thought, probably causing him to look like he was trying to be more serious and menacing with his previous statement. He didn't know if he was ready to think of it as a date, in fact, his heart hurt a bit thinking about it that way. But another part of his heart was elated at the thought. Elated to think that maybe finally, he could be in love again. And it scared the hell of out him. "... I-I mean if we... if we-um... c-come back here..." He stuttered, feeling his cheeks get a bit warm.
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Songwriter/Producer, Bartender.
Bisexual.
Dating Jiuk.
10/09/1993.
28.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Hwangjung Lee on Aug 31, 2015 17:09:12 GMT -8
Hwangjung smiled at the awkward rambling and said soothingly and a bit teasingly, "I'll hold you to that then, since I'd like to get a chance to hang out again."
Feeling slightly proud of himself for not joining Z in the stuttering, Hwangjung reached out with his spoon and sampled a bite of the standard order. He held the spoon in his mouth for a moment and savored the flavor of it, humming slightly. When the bite was done, he said enthusiastically, "Wow! This is amazing! Thank you for bringing me here."
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Secretary at LGBT Center/Lyricist.
Homosexual.
Dating Hwangjung Lee.
08/21/1993.
30.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Redeim.
Offline.
I heard that even in space you can hear the scratch of a “I-, I-, I-, I… love you.” - Phil Kaye
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Post by Jiuk Robertson on Sept 2, 2015 18:19:24 GMT -8
Z blushed lightly as he munched on the fruit patbingsoo. He nodded solemnly, trying to focus on the taste rather than the fact that Hwangjung said he wanted to hang out again. Because of his daydreaming though, he was a bit taken aback by Hwangjung's enthusiasm, flinching very slightly at the excitement. "O-oh.. yeah..." He stuttered at first, calming down quickly and giving Hwangjung a smile. "No problem. You can bring Sungyong and your other roommate here sometime, maybe." He suggested.
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Songwriter/Producer, Bartender.
Bisexual.
Dating Jiuk.
10/09/1993.
28.
Rooster (WA)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Hwangjung Lee on Sept 5, 2015 21:06:45 GMT -8
Hwangjung nodded and said, "I might just bring Yunjin, and Tai, here, Sungyong might tag along, but he doesn't really go in for sweet things, or cold things for that matter. Always made Halloween more fun for me, since I was the only one of the three of us to like chocolate, and Sungyong didn't like sweets at all."
He thought for a second and then added, "I'd totally like to come here with you again sometime though, or go see other hidden gems of the area, since I've not been here that long and honestly don't know where most things are. Well, I know where basically all the bars are cause I interviewed at most of them, but I much prefer bars from behind the bar than in front of it. It tends to be less messy, and I have more control over the mess, though Redz isn't bad on that front, it's a pretty mellow atmosphere. And I know where the Starbucks where Sungyong and Samnang work is, and I know where the high school is because Yunjin-hyung works there, and I know where the elementary school is because I pick Tai up sometimes, and I know where the gym is because Sungyong works there too, and the grocery store because I every now and then do the groceries. I found the library last week, and there ends my knowledge of where things are here. I haven't had much chance to explore yet. Clearly I need a native guide." He smiled more widely at Z, hoping that it would give him the hint that he'd really like to spend more time around him.
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