september 4 - september 10 2011
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the fine tuned strings of a beating heart / taemin/onew/kibum
by quellazaire
People pass by or pause, and if they talk, Jinki hardly understands them. He came to Thailand four years ago at the eager age of seventeen, a hopeful visionary, and had never left. His hobby keeps him fed, freelance work keeps him housed, but nothing keeps the hole inside of him filled, never for long. Jinki stays in Thailand because home is across the Great Divide, a distance he need only cross should he be ready to write his epitaph.
Bangkok is his only remedy; a prescription to sedate his eternal longing for a thing he does not understand.
kraken / tofuho
by acousticscenery
Suddenly, Minho. He leaned over Jinki with a fond, sleepy smile. "Shh, hyung, it's only me." He hooked his arms under Jinki's and tried to haul him up, but the floor was slippery and Jinki was still tangled in his blankets, so all Minho really managed to do was to get them both partially out the door and into the hall before falling on his ass, dragging a very startled Jinki along for the ride.
perfect partners / 2min
by yunho
When Minho says he’s going to do something, it’s a safe bet to assume he'll do it. And he won’t quit until he’s done exactly what he said he would.
It should not have surprised Taemin that when Minho said he was going to set the younger boy up with the perfect person, he would not quit until he accomplished it. Apparently, because Minho has ‘such good luck with the ladies,’ and Taemin never seems to date, Minho had an obligation to help his friend out.
t= d/c / onkey
by subtleslide
On the fifth anniversary of the Mars base establishment, people around the world looked up in the night sky for a glimpse of the red planet, their voices full of pride and wonder. They all knew someone who knew someone who was living there now, readying the base for future expansion. They talked of going there one day for a visit, maybe, to experience the lighter gravity and enjoy the sights in one of those new resorts.
Three days later it was razed to the ground by a race who called themselves the Tarsians. Their solar system had gotten too crowded, and they needed a new place to settle.
turn a mountain of lies / tofuho
by writtenstones
Hyung, is the only thing Minho says, exactly the same as Jonghyun, but Jinki's stomach clenches painfully. Hyung, how are you? Hyung, are you okay? It's exactly the same things that Jonghyun asked him, but it never hurt that much before. Jinki laughs it off, gripping the side of the table so hard that his knuckles turn white. He thinks he should sit down.
domesticity and a beach / tofuho
by thatofyou
waves rhythmically gently crash against jinki's feet along the shore as he watches minho lunge head first into the water because his niece dares him to. jinki thinks of minho and domesticity and it's easy to see that minho will be a great father. he is nothing less than beautiful as he stands from the water, a grin breaking across his face. yerin shrieks in joy, little hands barely half the size of jinki's clapping for an encore.
the fine tuned strings of a beating heart / taemin/onew/kibum
by quellazaire
People pass by or pause, and if they talk, Jinki hardly understands them. He came to Thailand four years ago at the eager age of seventeen, a hopeful visionary, and had never left. His hobby keeps him fed, freelance work keeps him housed, but nothing keeps the hole inside of him filled, never for long. Jinki stays in Thailand because home is across the Great Divide, a distance he need only cross should he be ready to write his epitaph.
Bangkok is his only remedy; a prescription to sedate his eternal longing for a thing he does not understand.
kraken / tofuho
by acousticscenery
Suddenly, Minho. He leaned over Jinki with a fond, sleepy smile. "Shh, hyung, it's only me." He hooked his arms under Jinki's and tried to haul him up, but the floor was slippery and Jinki was still tangled in his blankets, so all Minho really managed to do was to get them both partially out the door and into the hall before falling on his ass, dragging a very startled Jinki along for the ride.
perfect partners / 2min
by yunho
When Minho says he’s going to do something, it’s a safe bet to assume he'll do it. And he won’t quit until he’s done exactly what he said he would.
It should not have surprised Taemin that when Minho said he was going to set the younger boy up with the perfect person, he would not quit until he accomplished it. Apparently, because Minho has ‘such good luck with the ladies,’ and Taemin never seems to date, Minho had an obligation to help his friend out.
t= d/c / onkey
by subtleslide
On the fifth anniversary of the Mars base establishment, people around the world looked up in the night sky for a glimpse of the red planet, their voices full of pride and wonder. They all knew someone who knew someone who was living there now, readying the base for future expansion. They talked of going there one day for a visit, maybe, to experience the lighter gravity and enjoy the sights in one of those new resorts.
Three days later it was razed to the ground by a race who called themselves the Tarsians. Their solar system had gotten too crowded, and they needed a new place to settle.
turn a mountain of lies / tofuho
by writtenstones
Hyung, is the only thing Minho says, exactly the same as Jonghyun, but Jinki's stomach clenches painfully. Hyung, how are you? Hyung, are you okay? It's exactly the same things that Jonghyun asked him, but it never hurt that much before. Jinki laughs it off, gripping the side of the table so hard that his knuckles turn white. He thinks he should sit down.
domesticity and a beach / tofuho
by thatofyou
waves rhythmically gently crash against jinki's feet along the shore as he watches minho lunge head first into the water because his niece dares him to. jinki thinks of minho and domesticity and it's easy to see that minho will be a great father. he is nothing less than beautiful as he stands from the water, a grin breaking across his face. yerin shrieks in joy, little hands barely half the size of jinki's clapping for an encore.