One Dream S2 | Jakehoon

29. Kraken

<With school break, Jakehoon had more time to hang out>

JK: <still concerned about the smackdown> What was going on with you and Jay last time? Was something bothering you?

SH: <looking tired> I don't know. I feel fatigued, my hormones are raging, I have mood swings, and I can't seem to control my emotions these days. I'm a psychological mess right now.

JK: Uh.. you sound pregnant. no joke.  SH: Well.... it could be true if it weren't for the fact that I'm a boy.   JK: Yeah, that's a jawbreaker?  Are you sure, you're not a girl?

SH: I pee standing up holding my joystick every time. <unless I'm mad at you and it's payback time.>  So yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm not a girl.

JK: <I know there are times when you don't, otherwise your aim would be better> So why do you call me your girl all the time? SH: It's a term of affection and you're shorter.  JK: What if I become taller.  SH: I'll think of something else. JK: Like what to call me? SH: No, like why I would still call you my girl.  <hm. he's not going to let up, I better think of something. Can't tell him the truth, that I'm competitive and like being #1.> 

I've been a celebrity my whole life, and never really had a normal school life with a girlfriend you know. Plus I'm stronger, and the protective one.  And you have more female traits, like selflessness, kind-hearted and nurturing, you know, girly stuff.  I have more masculine traits, like my voice and my physique. JK: It's because of your competitive nature and your way of calling me #2, isn't it.  SH: S* JK, stop reading my mind. It's an invasion of privacy.

JK: Ok, rewind. So what exactly is bothering you?   SH: I thought you said you're not blind to things?  And you just read my mind. How are you oblivious to my needs?

JK: Oh. So why does the topic of you being excited seem to be more open, frequent, and prevalent now?  SH: I want to know how you're not enraptured by my presence?

JK: <embarrassed>  Who isn't? Maybe I'm just more discreet, self-reliant, and better at diverting that energy into something more productive. <or maybe I'm not easy prey to your hypnotic seduction plays?>  SH: Like a loser without a date?  

JK: Well, I'm not going to let my hormones dictate my life. SH: Well, I'm part of your life now if you've forgotten. I want us to be able to meet each other's needs.  Jake, you need to loosen up.  All that tension is not good for your mental and physical well-being.  Wait, are you expecting us to just take care of ourselves, even though, we should be in a healthy relationship.  You know soulmates with benefits.

JK: <benefits?> You know we need to deliver at peak performance. To do that, we can't be distracted and we need to stay focus. We need to maintain our edge and create tension to showcase charisma. If you're too relaxed, it looks fake.

SH: That just a few days before a performance. Is that how you're projecting charisma?

JK: No, I think, I'm just generally antsy. I can't sit still, and I get bored if I'm not talking or doing something.  <bumping his fists> High functioning brain, maybe.  SH: Well, that explains it. Too much blood is going to your head and bypassing your manhood.

JK: <places his finger on his temple> Or its elevated levels of testosterone as evident by my manly features?  <does an L chin>  SH: I guess you don't need steroids for more muscle mass when your body produces higher levels of testosterone. Should I be worried about you?  JK: Isn't it the other way around?