[ No matter the fact that Minji might really deserve that with the kind of stuff she says, Sinjoon can't help but feel a little bad all the same as he watches her walking around the art room and pouting now. It feels a little like kicking a puppy - a particularly rude puppy, but a puppy all the same. It's not like he ever really means or meant to hurt Minji, it's just that being deadpan is a way of living for him and usually people he comes in contact with (... okay, just his best friend) kind of gloss over it. So seeing someone he actually is decently okay with having this reaction to it feels bad.
.. but directly saying anything about it feels weird too. He can't just.. stop deadpanning like that, you know? It's not how it works. So while Minji is trying to walk off the awkward and slight hurt, Sinjoon decides to do the same by staring at his canvas. Not that it makes him look like he isn't an idiot, considering he's staring at something that's entirely blank, but he figures he could probably pass it off as some artistic thing. Only real artists would understand it. Yeah. Obviously.
Except it only works for so long, and after a moment or two he lets out a breath, glancing in the direction Minji is wandering off in into the big room. ]
Minji... I'm sorry, alright? [ He figures that maybe she might have caught something like that already through what he said before, since she is saying she'll forgive him - even if it's in an exaggerated half-haughty, half-pouty sort of way. But he figures it's better to say it directly since not everyone can read between his deadpan lines so easily. ] I mean it.
[ When a puppy purposely pisses all over your things in revenge it's a little hard for most people to feel that bad about kicking it. The fact that Sinjoon can still feel bad about hurting her feelings really goes to show the kind of person he is. For as deadpan as he can be he's not a bad guy.
It doesn't mean that Minji is ready to fully forgive him for the slight. She's a prideful little creature, and easily offended. Part of that includes having her hurt pride pointed out. She's not being subtle about it, and she knows she's not being subtle either, but this feels weirdly uncomfortable for her.
She's used to people who will steamroll over her feelings when she is genuinely upset. As much as she loves her brother he's an emotional brick, and he never takes her pouting seriously. The same goes for his best friend. ... Actually, most of the people in Minji's life don't seem to care much about when they hurt her feelings. The exception is Areum who backs off it immediately.
She turns away from Sinjoon now as she picks up someone's half finished lump of clay that it looks like they gave up on. It's ugly, and she wants to break it a little bit, but instead Minji places in gently back down on the table. ]
You're going to hit the end of it soon if you keep talking like that.
[ She forces a singsong quality into the tone of her voice, and it only works because her face is hidden, so Sinjoon can't see her brows knitted together, and the small frown on her face. ]
[ Seriously... If he doesn't apologize he's a jerk, but even if he does apologize, she's still going to act like this? Often it feels like there's no winning when it comes to Minji - she likes pushing for what she wants way too much, huh? And it's not exactly like Sinjoon likes giving into it, but in some situations there's just no other choice. Even if he'd push something here, he doubts she would give in, and it'd just end up wasting more of his energy for nothing.
... Not to mention there are just way too many things in this room that she could throw at his head. And Sinjoon really doesn't feel like sitting at home with a concussion for two weeks just over this. And even if he'd dodge he would have to explain to some poor first year student as to why their sculpture was the victim of a horrific incident overnight.
So he just shuts up like an obedient puppy (not a very content one, though) and sits down near his canvas, letting out a small sigh as he stares at it. All he wanted today was to just get a little bit of painting done, but apparently the world won't even let him have that.
He glances back over to Minji - only slightly and cautiously - trying to figure out what she's thinking. Is it just that she doesn't want to talk about this? Or will she get mad if he starts about something else? Or will she get mad if he just keeps quiet and ignores her altogether?!
What is it about girls that makes them so completely not understandable? Even his best friend makes more sense than girls' emotions, and that's saying a lot considering he's a professional burglar in the making.
He has to decide on something though, and after a moment or two he speaks up again. ]
Let's just get to painting then.
[ At least it's the option where he doesn't feel like this whole afternoon was a waste of his time. And where he feels like she won't be mad at him in a way that's justified, at least. He's doing what she asked, right? ]
[ There's no winning in this case, not when the damage is already done. People can apologize, but apologies don't make the hurt go away in the first place! Then again, what Minji is upset about right now is small enough that she should be able to put it past her easily. She's a surprisingly sensitive girl despite how she acts and carries herself.
She's not all that hard to figure out, really. Minji probably likes to think of herself as a more mysterious creature than she actually is, and some small part of her would be pleased that Sinjoon is struggling to figure her thoughts out right now. Most of Minji would still be angry that Sinjoon managed to make her feel bad though.
She'll get over her grudge eventually, but she doesn't let go of things super easily, so he better settle into the idea of her being a little bitter for the rest of this painting session. Though Minji does manage a skip as she goes to drag a stool into a more central position in the room. ]
Fine!
[ But she does still try to sound terse when she replies to him, holding her chin up high for a brief moment, before she has to crawl onto the stool, and ruins the haughty image in seconds.
No one looks graceful and above it all when they're trying to get up on a stool that's just a little too tall for them. ]
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.. but directly saying anything about it feels weird too. He can't just.. stop deadpanning like that, you know? It's not how it works. So while Minji is trying to walk off the awkward and slight hurt, Sinjoon decides to do the same by staring at his canvas. Not that it makes him look like he isn't an idiot, considering he's staring at something that's entirely blank, but he figures he could probably pass it off as some artistic thing. Only real artists would understand it. Yeah. Obviously.
Except it only works for so long, and after a moment or two he lets out a breath, glancing in the direction Minji is wandering off in into the big room. ]
Minji... I'm sorry, alright? [ He figures that maybe she might have caught something like that already through what he said before, since she is saying she'll forgive him - even if it's in an exaggerated half-haughty, half-pouty sort of way. But he figures it's better to say it directly since not everyone can read between his deadpan lines so easily. ] I mean it.
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It doesn't mean that Minji is ready to fully forgive him for the slight. She's a prideful little creature, and easily offended. Part of that includes having her hurt pride pointed out. She's not being subtle about it, and she knows she's not being subtle either, but this feels weirdly uncomfortable for her.
She's used to people who will steamroll over her feelings when she is genuinely upset. As much as she loves her brother he's an emotional brick, and he never takes her pouting seriously. The same goes for his best friend. ... Actually, most of the people in Minji's life don't seem to care much about when they hurt her feelings. The exception is Areum who backs off it immediately.
She turns away from Sinjoon now as she picks up someone's half finished lump of clay that it looks like they gave up on. It's ugly, and she wants to break it a little bit, but instead Minji places in gently back down on the table. ]
You're going to hit the end of it soon if you keep talking like that.
[ She forces a singsong quality into the tone of her voice, and it only works because her face is hidden, so Sinjoon can't see her brows knitted together, and the small frown on her face. ]
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... Not to mention there are just way too many things in this room that she could throw at his head. And Sinjoon really doesn't feel like sitting at home with a concussion for two weeks just over this. And even if he'd dodge he would have to explain to some poor first year student as to why their sculpture was the victim of a horrific incident overnight.
So he just shuts up like an obedient puppy (not a very content one, though) and sits down near his canvas, letting out a small sigh as he stares at it. All he wanted today was to just get a little bit of painting done, but apparently the world won't even let him have that.
He glances back over to Minji - only slightly and cautiously - trying to figure out what she's thinking. Is it just that she doesn't want to talk about this? Or will she get mad if he starts about something else? Or will she get mad if he just keeps quiet and ignores her altogether?!
What is it about girls that makes them so completely not understandable? Even his best friend makes more sense than girls' emotions, and that's saying a lot considering he's a professional burglar in the making.
He has to decide on something though, and after a moment or two he speaks up again. ]
Let's just get to painting then.
[ At least it's the option where he doesn't feel like this whole afternoon was a waste of his time. And where he feels like she won't be mad at him in a way that's justified, at least. He's doing what she asked, right? ]
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She's not all that hard to figure out, really. Minji probably likes to think of herself as a more mysterious creature than she actually is, and some small part of her would be pleased that Sinjoon is struggling to figure her thoughts out right now. Most of Minji would still be angry that Sinjoon managed to make her feel bad though.
She'll get over her grudge eventually, but she doesn't let go of things super easily, so he better settle into the idea of her being a little bitter for the rest of this painting session. Though Minji does manage a skip as she goes to drag a stool into a more central position in the room. ]
Fine!
[ But she does still try to sound terse when she replies to him, holding her chin up high for a brief moment, before she has to crawl onto the stool, and ruins the haughty image in seconds.
No one looks graceful and above it all when they're trying to get up on a stool that's just a little too tall for them. ]