offbeat
reinvention
Park Dae Jung
Dae Jung stood still by the table for quite som time, silently taking sips of his cold beer. He didn't mind standing there alone, in fact he preferred it. Admittedly, it was quite entertaining to be able to see everyone else struggle to keep a conversation going, or ones who desperately wanted to get an excuse to end one. There were some pros to being a wallflower too.
Just as he was about to take another sip, he was interrupted by a random voice from behind him. Truth be told, he had heard him from afar, those chains where like a bell on a kitten's collar. But he didn't really expect someone to actually speak to him. He was startled by it, but tried desperately not to show it. Almost instinctively, Dae Jung formed a sort of glare and turned around toward the male voice. He was met by a rather arrogant looking guy, and a strong smell of cigarettes. Dae Jung didn't really mind the smell, he too smoked from time to time, what bothered him was the type of attitude the guy had. He knew the type all too well. This was the type of guy who'd act all tough and emotionless, yet still try to flirt with everything with a pulse. Troublesome indeed.
For a couple of seconds after the male spoke, Dae Jung remained quiet, just silently eyeing the stranger. He debated whether he should have the conversation or if he should just casually walk away. But after coming to the conclusion that he'd just wind up bumping into the guy later on, he opened his mouth to speak. "It's good." He said in the tone he almost always had, a low and kind of disinterested one.
"Maybe I do, but don't everyone nowadays?" He replied to the second question about selfies. Realizing that the way he said nowadays made him sound like an elderly person, he inwardly cringed at himself. Dae Jung had a bit of a struggle to keep eye contact. Maybe it was his own shyness, maybe it was the smirk and the determination from the other. Most likely it was a combination of both. Nevertheless, the blank expression on Dae Jung's face made sure that his insecurity wasn't visible to others.
Lee Manse was the name of the guy. A quite annoying one to be honest, but Dae Jung wasn't really the rude kind of person. So he bowed his head slightly and spoke again. "Park Dae Jung, same to you."
Just as he was about to take another sip, he was interrupted by a random voice from behind him. Truth be told, he had heard him from afar, those chains where like a bell on a kitten's collar. But he didn't really expect someone to actually speak to him. He was startled by it, but tried desperately not to show it. Almost instinctively, Dae Jung formed a sort of glare and turned around toward the male voice. He was met by a rather arrogant looking guy, and a strong smell of cigarettes. Dae Jung didn't really mind the smell, he too smoked from time to time, what bothered him was the type of attitude the guy had. He knew the type all too well. This was the type of guy who'd act all tough and emotionless, yet still try to flirt with everything with a pulse. Troublesome indeed.
For a couple of seconds after the male spoke, Dae Jung remained quiet, just silently eyeing the stranger. He debated whether he should have the conversation or if he should just casually walk away. But after coming to the conclusion that he'd just wind up bumping into the guy later on, he opened his mouth to speak. "It's good." He said in the tone he almost always had, a low and kind of disinterested one.
"Maybe I do, but don't everyone nowadays?" He replied to the second question about selfies. Realizing that the way he said nowadays made him sound like an elderly person, he inwardly cringed at himself. Dae Jung had a bit of a struggle to keep eye contact. Maybe it was his own shyness, maybe it was the smirk and the determination from the other. Most likely it was a combination of both. Nevertheless, the blank expression on Dae Jung's face made sure that his insecurity wasn't visible to others.
Lee Manse was the name of the guy. A quite annoying one to be honest, but Dae Jung wasn't really the rude kind of person. So he bowed his head slightly and spoke again. "Park Dae Jung, same to you."