Missing Haseul Hours: Open...alright so time for more drama, enjoy reading!

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Haseul

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Weekends used to be stupid boring when Haseul didn't have Chaewon or her sister to take care of. After Haseul's mother had died of cancer, her sister tested positive for the BRCA gene and slowly developed symptoms of the disease herself. Instead of freezing her eggs and starting treatment right away, she decided to have Chaewon through IVF. Her sister was too enraptured at the prospect of becoming a mother and ignored the warning signs and went through with becoming pregnant, this caused her condition to worsen and soon lead to her hospitalization. Now during weekends, Haseul spends time with Chaewon at the hospital with her mom. Chaewon is a smart kid, but she's far too young to understand the severity of her mother's condition, she knows the clock is ticking but Haseul's unsure how to tell the six-year-old.

"Did you take your medicine, Heeyoung?" Haseul spoke softly, picking up the toys Chaewon had left scattered on the floor. Her father picked up Chaewon a few hours ago, they were going to get ice cream together while Haseul talked with her sister.

"Why does it matter?" Heeyoung gave her a pained smile.

"Don't be like that-"

"I'm serious Haseul, I'm not getting better," Heeyoung sighed. "I'm just glad she has you and dad." Haseul didn't respond knowing she would never win if she did. Heeyoung was always like that, she was always right even if she was wrong (which was rarely), Haseul despised it but she figured it would be the part about her she would miss the most.

"About Chaewon, a friend of mine gave me a suggestion for someone who deals with this kind of stuff." As of now, Chaewon was set to be put into the foster care system when Heeyoung died. Even if Heeyoung said in her will that Chaewon would be under my care there was still a lot of legal paperwork to be done, especially since Haseul wasn't married and her yearly salary wasn't exactly the highest it could be.

"A friend? You never mentioned anything about a friend?"

"This is not what we came here to talk about." Heeyoung rolled her eyes at her younger sister and swatted away her response.

"If you trust her, I trust her alright? Now tell me about this friend of yours." Haseul shook her head and laughed putting the toys away in Chaewon's backpack. She took a seat next to her sister's bed and sighed.

"It's nothing like that alright? I'm not- I don't have anybody yet." Haseul blushed a bit at the thought of having someone by her side, but she shook it off.

"Haseul! You're the prettiest girl I know, your crazy if you think nobody wants you!" Heeyoung yelled, shaking her shoulders as harshly as she could in her weak state. Haseul pushed off her arms and carefully put them at her sides again before tucking her into bed correctly."I bet if you asked, there'd be lines of people just waiting to kiss you." Haseul scoffed rubbing her temple at how insistent her sister was. Heeyoung smiled brightly at her, and she couldn't help but smile back.

"Like I don't know," Haseul spoke feigning confidence, dusting off her shoulders with swag. Heeyoung blew her a raspberry and laughed. "But thank you for your concern, I suppose.

"I'm serious Haseul, you can't just be alone your whole life. Especially with Chaewon, being a single mother is going to be hard."

"You didn't think twice when you had her though." Haseul snapped getting frustrated with her sister's insistence, Heeyoung's look softened as she put a hand over her sister's.

"I can't say I regret it either but that was different and you know it." Haseul sighed in defeat, like always there was no use arguing with her sister. "You're always too busy taking care of everybody else you forget about yourself Haseul. I'm just throwing ideas out there you know?"

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Chaewon sat idly by the tv with her favorite stuffed animal sitting on her lap, waiting for her grandfather to return from the convenience store. Haseul watched her in admiration as she often found herself doing. Although Chaewon had an imaginative mind she was calmer than most kids. She'd say she was the most mature six-year-old she's ever met even if she was a little bratty. Haseul walked over the blonde girl and sat next to her, her eyes not leaving the tv despite the sofa dipping under her. Haseul was glad for it though, the last thing I wanted to see was her eyes right now. "Chaewon?" Haseul called softly, the little girl hummed in response still focused on the tv show. "Do you know what dying means?" She continued, Chaewon's head snapped in her aunt's direction, it was her turn to keep her eyes on the TV. Bubble Guppies seemed pretty interesting right about now.

"It's what happens to people after they lived enough, they go away from everyone for a long time." Haseul smiled at her response, proud of how smart Chaewon was. She explained it better than she could, but she doesn't think there's one right way to explain death to a child.

"Your mommy loves you, you know that? She wouldn't leave you if she had the choice." Haseul felt her voice tremble and her throat start to constrict but she promised herself she wouldn't cry in front of the child. She couldn't see Chaewon's expression but she knew she was looking at her and nothing else. "She's hurting Wonnie, and the only way she can get better is if we let her leave." Chaewon's small arms found their way around her aunt's arm hugging it tightly. The stuffed animal she had, completely forgotten on the floor.

"If she leaves then she'll feel better and then one day we'll get to see each other again, right! Don't be sad, she loves you too and when we get to see her I'll be right next to you with Yeojin, and Hyejoo, and Yerim, and Ms. Kim, and Ms. Jung! Everyone!" Tears began streaming down Haseul's face now but she laughed through her sobs. She was in shock that Chaewon was the one comforting her rather than the other way around and ironically she felt so child-like compared to the little girl.

"Who's making my favorite girls cry?" Haseul's father remarked, his booming voice echoed through the living room. He set down the plastic bags in his hands and sat on the sofa with the two, wrapping his strong arms around the both of them.

"Auntie's sad because mommy's going away!" Chaewon said burying her head in Haseul's side. Her father stayed silent for a few seconds before his full hardy laugh rung through her ears. Haseul raised her eyebrow at him as she wiped her tears away.

"We'll see her soon, then Chaewon can meet her granny too."

"Okay boohoo, enough crying, my favorite episode of Wild Kratz is about to start."

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Haseul sat in the homie office patiently with her legs crossed and hands on her side. After their talk, she left Chaewon to her father for the rest of the weekend and visited the lawyer Jiwoo gave her the number of. Her name was Wong Kahei, and she's been in the business for quite some time now and, thankfully for Haseul, knows more about this stuff than she did. The office was a shade of light pink, and a few pictures of the suspected lawyer and a little girl were scattered around the place. Even one with her and another girl that looked suspiciously like Jiwoo's cousin sat framed on her desk next to a few potted plants.

"Sorry, I'm late I had some family stuff to deal with!" A voice popped in out of nowhere, frightening her a bit. Haseul turned around and a cute brunette greeted her shyly.

"You're a lawyer?" She said abruptly, blushing when she realized she had said it out loud. The lawyer chuckled lightly, taking her rightful seat in front of her in the office chair behind the sleek wooden desk.

"What'd you think I was?" She spoke in a soft voice, Haseul coughed awkwardly realizing how incredibly beautiful the lawyer was up close and in person.

"Well- uhm maybe an actress or like a model?" She scratched her nape and hid her face in her freehand trying to hide my embarrassment.

"You flatter me, Ms. Jo." The lawyer chuckled lightly once more. "I'm Kahei Wong, but I suppose since your a friend of Jiwoo's friend you can call me Vivi." Haseul removed her hand from her face and made eye contact with the woman as she nodded in response, feeling a blush creep back up on her face again. Vivi didn't say anything for a bit only keeping agape as if she'd been frozen mid-sentence. Haseul raised her eyebrow at her behavior and she cleared , picking up a file in front of her and began to speak once more. "Uh- so it says here your looking to adopt your sister's daughter, Chaewon?" Haseul nodded, she shot her another blinding smile."She's a beautiful kid."

"Thanks," the music teacher muttered smiling back at her. She fiddled with her fingers trying to organize her thoughts before she continued to speak. "I don't know how any of this stuff works, but I'm afraid the judge might take into account my salary and my uhm- singleness?" She said rather awkwardly than intended, kind of embarrassed about disclosing her issues with somebody she barely knew.

"Well, you are right about that." Vivi frowned, looking down at her notepad once more before returning her eyes to her client. "Have you ever thought about getting another job? It says here you have a master's in business, but you're a music teacher." Vivi furrowed her brows, giving Haseul a perplexed look.

"Yeah, I do! I was supposed to run my dad's cafe after college but I became a music teacher. I'd never think about quitting my job, teaching music is my passion." She explained excitedly. "But I do suppose it's time I ask for a raise." The lawyer chuckled at that last part and gave Haseul a reassuring smile.

"Well you've been taking care of her for a while now, and successfully, so this shouldn't be too hard," She began putting away the files and getting up from her chair. "I'll call you to schedule something with you two." Haseul smiled up at her and got up herself, Vivi outstretched her hand and Haseul shook it firmly giving the older woman a smile of her own.

"Nice to meet you, Vivi." 

"Same to you Haseul." She didn't let go of Haseul's hand, instead gave her a contemplative look before grinning at her once more. "We should get a drink sometime." Haseul blinked, looking at her quizzically. "Uh- with Jiwoo, I meant!" She laughed but it sounded a bit forced. The teacher nodded, letting go of her hand. Giving her a final goodbye, she walked out of the woman's office and shut the door. After walking away Haseul swore she heard a loud howl coming from the office but assumed it was from the lack of sleep.

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Les Be Teachers + Sooyoung

AuntieJinsoul: somebody care to tell me why Sooyoung won't pick up my calls?

AdultYeojin: somebody care to tell me why your name is suddenly 'AuntieJinsoul'?

AuntieJinsoul: I changed it!

AdultYeojin: you can do that??

ChuuChuu: What the hell do you want Jinsoul?

AuntieJinsoul: .......mA JIWOO'S BEING MEAN

AdultYeojin: who the hell hurt you-

ChuuChuu: It's Sooyoung.

AdultYeojin: I should've known from the capitalized letters...

AuntieJinsoul: what are you doing on Jiwoo's phone?

ChuuChuu: My phone is kinda wet

AuntieJinsoul: wanky

AdultYeojin: ew-

ChuuChuu: NO

ChuuChuu: Tell me what you want

AuntieJinsoul: I can't do that here too many eyes fam

ChuuChuu: call me then

AuntieJinsoul: ever heard of fbi agents? Come over!!

ChuuChuu: Unless you want Jiwoo over too I can't do that

ChuuChuu: Aren't you with Jungeun and her kids anyway??

AuntieJinsoul: that was like at 12 it's 12:30 now

AdultYeojin: ...

AuntieJinsoul: Haseul where are you I'm picking you up!!

AdultYeojin: what?

AuntieJinsoul: oh wait your location is on nevermind

AdultYeojin: WHAT??

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 "I abducted you, how do you feel?" Jinsoul giggled clapping her hands in delight. She sat across from Haseul on the floor of her quaint little living room. It was true, she did technically abduct her, but it's not like she put up a fight it was Jinsoul after all.  After she walked out of the law firm building Jinsoul was already waiting for her smiling mischievously, instead of letting her in the car like a normal person, she picked her up bridal style and pushed her into the backseat of her jacked up 2008 Prius and drove off. It was very dramatic on her part, she even played the John Wick soundtrack on the way to her apartment. But Haseul didn't mind too much since she didn't have to take a bus and when they got to Jinsoul's apartment she made her a bowl of Cocoa Puffs to compensate.

"I feel the same. Maybe less hungry?" Haseul said, still crunching on her cereal. Jinsoul scrunched her nose and pouted cutely, earning a chuckle from the woman. "What's up with you, Ms. Jung?"

"Can't tell you." She said softly, smiling at her. Haseul's known Jinsoul for about a week now but she somehow knew the substitute would become important to her in the future. She reminded her a lot of her sister, with her weird personality and bubbly imaginative outlook on life. "How about you, Haseul? How did your day go? What were you doing meeting with a lawyer?"

"Can't tell you...yet," Haseul added. Jinsoul furrowed her eyebrows at she but didn't press on. "I will, however, tell you how my day went."

"Do tell, Ms. Jo." Haseul chuckled at the way her eyebrows slanted when she was focused, reminding her of a cartoon character, Jinsoul laughed with her pushing her lightly. "Just talk Haseul."

"Well, I went to the doctor, then visited my sister and took Chaewon to my dad's house-"

"How is little Napolean?" Jinsoul interrupted, moving closer to jer seeming completely invested in whatever sje was saying.

"You need to pick a dictator Jinsoul, I don't think you know enough to keep going with this joke." She scoffed in faux offense. "She's good I think, she loves being with her pops during the weekend you know?" Haseul smiled fondly at the thought of my father and Chaewon, Jinsoul smiled as well. "But anyway I met this pretty lawyer-"

"Pretty lawyer?"

"Yes, pretty lawyer. She was kinda weird though, she was a little awkward in the beginning and then I'm pretty sure she tried to ask me on a date, but then...didn't?" Haseul finished her bowl of cereal and put it down beside her.

"Pretty lawyer asked you on a date, then didn't, and you didn't ask her on one?" Jinsoul shook her head at Haseul, shoving her shoulder a bit, she rolled her eyes in response.

"Pretty lawyer isn't exactly my type." She explained. Jinsoul stayed quiet for a few seconds, the playful smile on her face faltering. Her eyes darkened and Haseul coughed awkwardly at the sudden tension. She couldn't quite read her expression but it soon went away as quickly as it came.

"What is your type?" The question was sudden but either way Haseul couldn't answer since she's never thought about it. She looked at Jinsoul's eyes again, they were bright and sparkling. She hesitated a bit before she answered, thinking hard on what she was going to say next.

"maybe y-"

"I'm bored, wanna go to the arcade?" Haseul blinked not expecting to be cut off so quickly, Jinsoul sat patiently waiting for her response.

"Y-yeah sure." She stuttered, taking a deep breath, glad Jinsoul had interrupted her before she said something she would've regretted. Would she regret it though? Haseul thought back on her sister's words back at the hospital. She wondered if it could be Jinsoul for a few seconds rid those thoughts immediatley. She barely knew Jinsoul anyway.

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Even though Jinsoul's apartment building was shady looking, and frankly most likely being held up by termites, it was in the middle of the city and was walking distance from a bunch of fun things. Like the arcade for example, which Haseul's never really visited before since it wasn't her thing. Though she would have to come to visit here more with Chaewon and her gang. "Swoosh!" Jinsoul said confidently, missing her twentieth try at the basketball game the arcade had. Haseul laughed, rolling her eyes as she snatched the ball from her trying to shoot it herself.

"I don't think you know what that means, Honey." 

"Judging from that missed shot, I don't think you do either...Honey." Jinsoul smirked at her, wrapping her arm around the older woman's shoulders. They had been there for a couple of hours and Haseul was getting a bit loopy from the exhaustion."You having fun, loser?"

"So much." She breathed and blinked away her drowsiness as she took her hand pulling her away to another game, it was Pacman. Haseul quickly knelt to put the tokens in and began playing, Jinsoul watched fascinated from the side. She smirked as Jinsoul watched her beat high score after high score. "Growing up my sister and I would play this all the time," In her peripheral vision, she could see Jinsoul nod, still very captivated by the colorful game. Haseul furrowed her eyebrows and thought about her next words. "Jinsoul," she called softly, Jinsoul's eyes went directly to her but the Pacman screen didn't leave Haseul's sight. "I was at the law firm because I want to adopt Chaewon."

"Should I ask why or not yet?" She spoke, Haseul felt her hand rest on the small of her back as if wordlessly telling her she was there for her.

"Because her mom, my sister, has cancer and the doctors don't think she's gonna live much longer." Haseul breathed out. She didn't cry or breakdown when she finally said it out loud. It was almost like she had come to terms with her sister's death, not unlike Heeyoung herself, and it irked her in the slightest bit. Jinsoul didn't say anything more, she didn't try to keep the conversation going, only sliding both her arms around her waist and silently refocusing her attention to the game. "Do you want a turn?" Haseul asked turning my head to face the substitute. She shook her head and pouted when the machine began to chant 'you lose' over and over again.

"I might hurt your pride." Jinsoul boasted, Haseul glared at her but she only gave her a goofy grin.

"Well, I lost so what do you want to do now?" Haseul turned fully now, leaning her back against the arcade game. Jinsoul's arms didn't leave her waist and she tried to not let it affect her when she realized how close their faces were. It wasn't hard to tell Jinsoul was doing this on purpose when that stupid roguish smirk of hers played on her lips.

"If I win you something from the claw machine would you go out with me sometime?"

"And if you don't?" Haseul teased hoping to get a reaction out of her.

"Then you still have to consider it, I tried!" Jinsoul groaned pouting at the thought of her efforts failing. Haseul laughed at her furrowing her eyebrows.

"Why do you want to go on a date with me so badly? Was it the sob story?" She chuckled at her nonsense. "I could be a serial killer for all you know." Jinsoul only pulled her closer.

"So, even if you killed me now I'd probably still think you're an amazing person! You're, like, super cool and don't tell anyone but I admire you more than I do myself -- I know it's hard to believe." She was looking kind of desperate now and Haseul couldn't help but laugh when she saw the tall girl's eyes look anywhere but her own and how her face was getting redder and redder as she continued to talk. "I just think we can learn from each other, and we can do that as friends too if you want I'll respect your boundaries, but I think you should know I was kind of thinking about kissing you this entire day." Haseul's breath hitched when Jinsoul moved her face closer to her's but she didn't discourage it. Her eyes traveled to her lips and she couldn't seem to move them away, Jinsoul's hold on her tightened. They were so close she could probably feel the other woman's heartbeat against her chest. Haseul didn't know if she liked Jinsoul, friend or not, or if pretty girls just made me nervous but her offer was looking pretty convincing right now.

Jinsoul's lips were on hers and it was the most emotionally conflicting moment of her life. That had to be good right? Haseul reciprocated the kiss despite all the questions floating about in her head. After a moment or so they parted from each other and she was met, once again, with Jinsoul's signature dopey smile. Haseul rolled her eyes and pushed the younger woman off her before she got any more ideas. "Should I take that as a yes?" She said, nervously fiddling with her -- now free fingers. 

"I don't know what's going through your head, Jung Jinsol, but yes you should."

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Gang Gang Gang

Jinsouliscute: I didn't agree with this

AuntieJinsoul: am I lying tho??

Jinsouliscute: yes. yes, you are.

AuntieJinsoul: my feelings aren't hurt

DoctorOc: someone once told her they didn't like her as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz and she cried for a week

AuntieJinsoul: is it 'come for Jinsoul' day or something?

YvesSaintLaurent: Deserve

ChuuChuu: should I throw her phone in the toilet too?

YvesSaintLaurent: Yes

Jinsouliscute: I agree

DoctorOc: I do support

ChuuChuu: Vivi wants do go for drinks with us

AuntieJinsoul: weird pretty lawyer?

ChuuChuu: yes...?

DocotorOc: make me do karaoke again and I'll rip your throats out

AuntieJinsoul: sounds lovely

Jinsouliscute: wanky

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Howdy folks no one asked for a jinseul relationship except me because I love drama and creating obstacles for my characters. Anyways don't worry you guys will get plenty of lipsoul content soon!! I personally love Haseul's storyline and Viseul's relationship so ye you'll be introduced to that pretty soon this was sort of like an introduction to Haseul's character arc. I'm feeding y'all Chuuves bread and then we'll get rolling with everything tying in and stuff. I'm planning on giving the kids a chapter so you get to know them but I'm still working that out atm. I hope you enjoyed and like always have a safe coronacation till next chapter!!