9 1/2 Weeks - 01- (Week 1: Wednesday)
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For once, Jin doesn't have a knot in his stomach while the dial tone rings out. For once he's actually making the call, not hiding with his phone turned off.
After seven rings, there she is. "Hello?"
"Hi, it's me," he says.
"Hi, you." He can hear squeals in the background and it makes him feel all fuzzy.
"How are you? Is everything—"
"Fine," Meisa says. "We're all fine." Then there's silence, awkwardness. It's weird when he asks to speak to them during the times he doesn't get to see them.
So he says, quickly, "I've got the rest of last month's money, I made the transfer today. And next week I'll have more."
There's a loud breath on the other end. "Oh. Oh, good. Great." Then she laughs nervously. Akira is shouting something about airplanes, and everything goes tight and sore. He didn't know what missing someone was really like, before this.
"Yeah," he says. "I'm really sorry I was late."
"No, I know it's..." Not his fault? Not such a big deal? "I'm glad something's worked out."
"Thanks," Jin says. He sang a song for Kamenashi. It doesn't sound any worse than getting hired for five weeks to sweep leaves off a lawn.
"Do you want to take the kids on Monday?" she says suddenly. "I'm going out with a friend and... well, it would be helpful, and it's Golden Week and you haven't seen them..."
"Yes," Jin says at once. Oh god yes. "I would love to. Monday's great. What time? Anything's fine."
"How about twelve? Does that work?"
"I'll be there," he promises. "We could do the zoo or... Yes. I'll be there. Thank you."
"I'm sorry, Jin," she says quietly. "I really don't want to be such a bitch."
"No, it's fine," he says. "It's your right. You're right." He still owes her for all of April. And Monday... "I'll get you more next week, I promise."
Meisa laughs again, with the nervousness that says it's better if he stops now. "Good, I'm glad," she says, and then, "Sara, dad's on the phone, come talk to him!"
Jin's heart skips, and dusty old guitars are forgotten.
For once, Jin doesn't have a knot in his stomach while the dial tone rings out. For once he's actually making the call, not hiding with his phone turned off.
After seven rings, there she is. "Hello?"
"Hi, it's me," he says.
"Hi, you." He can hear squeals in the background and it makes him feel all fuzzy.
"How are you? Is everything—"
"Fine," Meisa says. "We're all fine." Then there's silence, awkwardness. It's weird when he asks to speak to them during the times he doesn't get to see them.
So he says, quickly, "I've got the rest of last month's money, I made the transfer today. And next week I'll have more."
There's a loud breath on the other end. "Oh. Oh, good. Great." Then she laughs nervously. Akira is shouting something about airplanes, and everything goes tight and sore. He didn't know what missing someone was really like, before this.
"Yeah," he says. "I'm really sorry I was late."
"No, I know it's..." Not his fault? Not such a big deal? "I'm glad something's worked out."
"Thanks," Jin says. He sang a song for Kamenashi. It doesn't sound any worse than getting hired for five weeks to sweep leaves off a lawn.
"Do you want to take the kids on Monday?" she says suddenly. "I'm going out with a friend and... well, it would be helpful, and it's Golden Week and you haven't seen them..."
"Yes," Jin says at once. Oh god yes. "I would love to. Monday's great. What time? Anything's fine."
"How about twelve? Does that work?"
"I'll be there," he promises. "We could do the zoo or... Yes. I'll be there. Thank you."
"I'm sorry, Jin," she says quietly. "I really don't want to be such a bitch."
"No, it's fine," he says. "It's your right. You're right." He still owes her for all of April. And Monday... "I'll get you more next week, I promise."
Meisa laughs again, with the nervousness that says it's better if he stops now. "Good, I'm glad," she says, and then, "Sara, dad's on the phone, come talk to him!"
Jin's heart skips, and dusty old guitars are forgotten.
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Date: 2012-12-19 03:12 pm (UTC)God dammit Jin, what did you dooooooo DDXX
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Date: 2012-12-19 05:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-19 04:04 pm (UTC)Hope this doesn't happen to him in real life. *knock on wood*
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Date: 2012-12-19 05:07 pm (UTC)But thank you for the feedback. >_>
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Date: 2012-12-19 04:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-19 05:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-19 04:25 pm (UTC)I feel so sorry for him. I wonder what kind of custody/visitation rights arrangements they have. Jin sounds so heart-broken. But I also feel sad for Meisa, waiting for Jin's money, needing it, probably, and yet knowing things aren't working out for him.... And Jin still has to pay the rent, doesn't he? >.> I hope Kamenashi pays more next time.
Enjoying this!! Even changed to more approriate icon to keep the guilt firmly on me (the last one was my automatic one). ;)
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Date: 2012-12-19 05:13 pm (UTC);____;
Yeah, he has to pay rent. And child support. Maybe he should find a nice little host club to work in... >_>
'Enjoying'!! You brute!
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Date: 2012-12-19 06:24 pm (UTC)looking forward to the next ^__^
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Date: 2012-12-20 05:14 pm (UTC);_; indeed...
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Date: 2012-12-19 07:00 pm (UTC)That's really all I can come up with as a comment for this. Poor poor Jin.
He needs huggles.
Thanks for this. ;]
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Date: 2012-12-20 05:15 pm (UTC)He needs huggles.
There were times when writing this that we felt worse for this Jin than for SDW Jin... :/
BUT WE BLAME
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Date: 2012-12-20 05:59 pm (UTC)Nooooooooooooooo no no noooo not worse than SDW Jin... Just give the poor guy a break already!
Kame you better make things better for this poor guy soon. Preferably in some more creative way than throwing money at him. That seems to be the common solution here.
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Date: 2012-12-20 06:21 pm (UTC)You mean Kame should bake him some cookies? NOM, COOKIES.
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Date: 2012-12-21 12:47 pm (UTC)Feeling guilty, but that doesn't mean you get another not!drabble. :P
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Date: 2012-12-22 11:25 am (UTC)Okay, we'll stop spreading it. Now that you wrote us this beautiful porny not!drabble... :)~~
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Date: 2012-12-19 10:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-20 05:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-20 01:35 am (UTC)i feel so bad for him! i just want to hug him! but i know that Meisa would stay if jin had let her and i bet she had to do what was best for her and the children and its just now that Jin is realising what he lost.
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Date: 2012-12-20 05:15 pm (UTC)The circumstances that led to them breaking up are a bit complicated and, well, human. It'll become clearer later, we hope. At least they don't hate each other, that's worth a lot... we think.
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Date: 2012-12-20 01:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-20 05:15 pm (UTC)We're sorry this one was so really really short, they aren't usually... but it just depends on what happens on any given day.
We're very happy you're such a sparkly M!icorn.
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Date: 2012-12-20 03:24 am (UTC)thanks for sharing!!!
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Date: 2012-12-20 05:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-20 02:36 pm (UTC):)
thanks so much for the update. i'm curious more.. XD
i smell the angst.. /cries
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Date: 2012-12-20 05:16 pm (UTC)This story is fully of angstyangst, snarkyangst, sexyangst and maybe the tiniest bit of fluffyangst. But mostly angstyangst and snarkyangst. Be prepared.
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Date: 2012-12-24 08:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-25 10:49 am (UTC)We were really a bit shocked how plausible the whole thing seemed while we were writing it. Not a good feeling. :/ BUT IT'S ALL JUST FICTION AND WE KNOW THE REALITY IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT!
:D
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Date: 2012-12-26 02:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-12-27 02:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-27 01:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-27 02:21 pm (UTC)(Okay, and now our fic muse is piping up with 'wonder if you can write Jin as a deadbeat dad...' >_> THE ANSWER IS NO. SHUT UP.)
We hope to keep him away from bridges. Just a few little songs for Kame should do the trick... right? :D
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Date: 2013-01-10 03:26 pm (UTC)Anyway, love love love the mention of the kids
(and whoops looks like you named one of them after me muahahaha)and little glimpses of what they mean to him!(no subject)
Date: 2013-01-10 07:14 pm (UTC)So... uh, HI, AKIRA! :))
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Date: 2013-01-10 07:59 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-01-20 08:45 am (UTC)He didn't know what missing someone was really like, before this.
Ouch. .__.”
But at least he gets to see the kids. And talk to his daughter.
Phew, good thing this won’t happen for real, because he’s raising that little girl with Kame anyway and Kame works for all of them until Jin is allowed to work again. So everything’s good! #knockonwood
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Date: 2013-01-20 07:21 pm (UTC)Talk to his daughter and his son, Meisa just knows that if she puts Akira on first, Sara will pester him too much. *g*
Phew, good thing this won’t happen for real, because he’s raising that little girl with Kame anyway and Kame works for all of them until Jin is allowed to work again. So everything’s good! #knockonwood
SING IT, SISTER! And the girl really really likes Kame's latest kamekame CM!