11 Works by thisismk

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    Looking out over the water, Shane let out a dreamy sort of sigh and said, “I like this."

    “The sunset?” Ilya noticed the millisecond of hesitation, so he asked, “Something else?”

    “No, the sunset is beautiful,” Shane said quickly. “But it’s also just… being here.” He cleared his throat, trying and failing to sound nonchalant. “With you. It’s nice.”

    Maybe that was part of why loving him had scared Ilya so much at first- he had seen the gold in Shane right away, had been transfixed by the possibility of being that close to sunshine again after so many years in the dark. His mom had been golden, too, a bright light that brought so much laughter and compassion into the world. He didn't know if he could handle losing the warmth on his face a second time. 

    For so long, that kept him from being honest about his feelings, from letting himself believe that someone else could see the light in him, too. But Shane...

    Shane Hollander looked at Ilya like he was the sun.

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    Or; Ilya spends a sunrise with Svetlana, a sunset with Shane, and a solar eclipse in his new home.

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    “I always liked you guys together. I guess you could say that we…” his friend paused, giving them a mischievous grin. “We ship it.”

    Everyone groaned, but Jisung smiled as he reached down to pick up the cruise voucher. He thought of the small polaroid taken years ago, in another life. He turned the picture over in his mind, though he already knew what was written on the back. Smooth, small letters written with a steady hand in deep blue ink: "I never felt like I’ve ever truly had a home, until I met you."

    He secretly kind of shipped it, too.

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    Or; the one where a raffle ticket mix-up finds an estranged Jisung and Minho sharing an all-expenses-paid cruise to Alaska. First love has a funny way of coming back into his life, and after five years apart Jisung thinks it should be a lot more awkward than it is to have a vacation fling with The One That Got Away. Over the course a week with glaciers, hyperactive puppies, and an all-inclusive drink package, they are are forced to make a decision- repeat history, or take a second chance on first love.

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    “But I’m not an actor?”

    “You’re a hiker,” Changbin said. “And that’s what is most important for my film's vision.”

    Minho sighed. “Can you elaborate on the vision, then?”

    “Imagine,” his friend's eyes lit up. “Have you ever met somebody and, from the moment you met, you just clicked? And then you want to show them all of the amazing places that you’ve been to, show them the music that you love, meet the people in their lives. There’s this sudden, intense need to just integrate them into your life."

    “Yeah,” Minho said gently. “Yeah, I get that.”

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    Or, the one where Minho and Jisung play a couple in their friend’s short film by climbing mountains, navigating parties… and maybe falling in love.

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    Two years, four months, and thirteen days ago, Hyunjin's first love ended with tears and untold secrets. He’s fully intent on living life to the fullest in college, leaving the memory of his first love in the hazy past where it belonged. When the very person that broke his heart shows up in his life again, seeming very different from the villain he remembered, Hyunjin has more questions than answers. Lucky for him, he may be able to find closure in the form of his undergraduate research project, when his ex Jisung signs up to be a participant for Hyunjin's study on, what else, but heartbreak.

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    feat. a bag of wine, an elusive Mothman, and burnt bridges that just might be worth building back, brick by burning brick.

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    “Well, this is embarrassing,” the guy muttered. 

    “Don’t be embarrassed. Although the cuffed jeans might have tipped me off at some point,” Minho said, sticking out his leg. “Considering mine are cuffed too.”

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    or; Minho runs into his bi-phobic ex at the bar with a new man and, lucky for him, they seem to have the same taste in guys

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    “Who said we were friends?” Minho asked, flicking some water in his face. “Ever thought that maybe we’re just strictly coworkers, Buttercup?”

    “Nah, I don't think so,” Jisung said, cocky. “You like me too much.”

    He expected a witty response, but Minho was pretty good at surprising him. He looked up at him, gaze soft.

    “Maybe I do."

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    Or; the one where Jisung learns the value of a good Halloween costume, the thrill of first love, and the best way to sneak out of his dorm.

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    “I promise you’ll fall in love with the town,” Jisung said. “I know it looks rough on the outside, but it's really cool once you get to know what places to visit.”

    “Well, I’m ready to fall in love,” Seungmin rushed out, then winced. “With the town, I mean. Obviously.”

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    Or; the one where Seungmin is prepared for a lazy summer with his best friend, working their food truck at Camp Haven, a kids summer camp with surprisingly cute counselors. When the swim coach starts coming by the food truck every day, his plans slowly start to make room for a summer romance with someone he knows he'll probably never see again. Somewhere in between fireflies and the smell of chlorine, though, he might even fall in love.

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    “Does that make me a bad person?” Jisung asked, a little afraid of the answer. When he finally looked up, Hyunjin's eyes were unreadable.

    “I don’t think so,” he finally said. “I don’t think you have the ability to be anything but good.”

    Jisung sighed, a strange feeling in his stomach. “I don’t know what she sees in me sometimes,” he admitted.

    There was a pause, like his friend didn't quite know how to respond. Hyunjin seemed to be battling with something within himself when he finally leaned over, pushing a piece of hair behind his ear. Then, quiet as a whisper, “I do.”

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    At only 21, Jisung seems to have it all figured out. He's known on campus for having stellar grades, amazing friends, and the perfect girlfriend, and it's all thanks to his carefully curated life plan. So far, everything is going exactly as he planned...

    Or, the one where Jisung falls in love, but not with his girlfriend.

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    “Did you ever stop to think that maybe all this aggression is just, like, pent-up sexual frustration or something?”

    Jisung looked horrified. “Oh my god, no!”

    Felix looked unconvinced. “You were the one who drew the chilli pepper next to Number 27 in the customer codebook-”

    “I add peppers next to all the cute patrons,” Jisung crossed his arms, indignant. “But that was before I found out he was a nosy person with no concept of privacy. His pepper is hereby revoked.”

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    Or; the one where Hyunjin is an art student working on his MFA, struggling with a creative block. When he stumbles across a mysterious notebook that gives him new inspiration, his world is turned upside down by an aspiring musician with a mysterious past. Jisung promised himself he would never open up again, but something about the boy with paint stains on his jeans makes him think that there could be more to life than working in a coffee shop. Sometimes the only way to move on from pain is to love, and the only way to find true art is to create it with someone new.

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    What was originally a few close friends and some spiked eggnog had steadily morphed into one of the most anticipated parties of the year, and Hyunjin was used to ringing in the new year with alcohol on his breath and a stranger on his lips. This year would be different, though. This year he was bringing Jisung.

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    Or; the one where Hyunjin takes Jisung to his friends' annual New Year's Eve party, hoping that when the glitter was swept away and the bottles were cleared, they would still have each other.

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    When he opens his eyes, it’s to a handsome face with eyes scrunched in concern. He notices a small mole under the guy’s eye and it’s so cute that he momentarily forgets his name. Why is someone this good looking staring at him like that? Is there something on his face? Did he die? Is this heaven?

    “Are you okay, dude?”

    Not heaven. The man of his dreams would never call him “dude” in heaven.

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    Or; the one where Jisung gets a piercing on a dare and faints in front of the very cute shop employee.

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