Going to the Movies (Date)

**Manjoon**: "*You wanna know when I first started liking you? Like, as more than a fuckbuddy?*"
**Deems**: "*...From the beginning?*"
**Manjoon**: "*Mm...not quite. Take another guess.*"
— While "stargazing"

## Going to the Movies (Date)

### Performers

* Park Manjoon
* Deems Mendel
* Park Chu Sung
* Park Kay
* Park Tom
* Lee Ji Hae (Cameo)
* Im Joo Hyun (Mentioned)

### Location

* Theater
* Ice Cream Parlor
* The Park Residence

### Link

https://plus.google.com/u/0/104849480536805953644/posts/GiBcrYyXVEJ

The roleplay starts with Deems, Manjoon, and the kids going to the movies. Deems is still conflicted over his relationship with Manjoon, rarely going out of his way to make it work and often outwardly avoiding it.

He starts feeling guilty about this after being yelled at by Tom, and reaches a breaking point after Manjoon asks if he had "to do all the work in the relationship." More out of guilt than out of love, he starts to return the favor, first by kissing him, and then by rubbing his back, which his partner enjoys far more than Deems was expecting.

After finally putting effort into their relationship while alone on a roof, Deems quickly starts to develop feelings for the other man—strong feelings he had never felt for anyone else.

They spend the night cuddling together, and by the end of the roleplay, Deems is more confused than ever over what he's supposed to feel.

Manjoon, while feeling very happy at how much more willing Deems is to go further, realizes that he should lay off the gay a bit more (except for Crack RPs, in which case he is going to lay on the gay like his brother riding a unicorn, which may or not be in the G-rated sense)—forcing a shy man like him to come out isn't going to help anyone.

## Synopsis

#### **Part 1: Theater**

The scene starts with the Park family (minus Chu Sung) waiting for Deems to see the new *Suicide Squad*, Manjoon balancing four boxes of popcorn alone. The judge soon arrives, and after the group heads into the theater. As Manjoon helps his kids find their seats, Deems almost has a nervous breakdown due to the stress of balancing four boxes of popcorn. Eventually, the family is safely settled into their seats...until, of course, it turns out Chu Sung and Minjoon were sitting behind Manjoon. They exchange Manjoon's popcorn for their gummy worms. Deems is of course extremely unhappy about the seating arrangement, but after Manjoon and him have a discussion about Tom's sexuality, the movie starts and shuts up any complaints the judge could make.

Manjoon, who is not a fan of DC or Marvel, ends up falling asleep on Deems's shoulder; the judge has a minute of inner turmoil before resigning his lap to the attorney's head, trying ~~not to get an erection~~ to stop feeling uncomfortable about the ordeal.

Having a sleeping Manjoon on their hands, the family stays for the end credits, Manjoon finally returning to consciousness up after Kay shakes him awake. He thanks Deems for his lap in the form of a twenty second-long kiss that the judge is too embarrassed to return and tries to wave off.

The group discusses the movie for a bit, Deems finding it decent for a superhero flick, while Chu Sung thought it was "crap." The others have little opinion either way.

Once outside the theater, they bump into Ji Hae, who was finishing up an image of Manjoon sleeping on Deems' lap; this further proves to Deems that it was a bad idea to let their relationship be known in public. She's invited to get milkshakes at the yellow ice cream parlor next door, along with the rest of them.

#### **Part 2: Milkshakes**

Everyone orders their milkshakes, while Manjoon sat down at a table and started knitting a snow white scarf. Curious, Deems sits down next to him and asks him who it was for, only to learn it was meant for him.

Regrettably, his handiwork is ruined when a stray elbow knocks Manjoon's chocolate milkshake over, soaking into the once-white scarf. He goes into the bathroom to wash it off, with Deems eventually joining him, and they discuss what color the next scarf should be. Deems decides black would be best, mainly due to his own clumsiness being likely to dirty the scarf quite quickly if it were a light color.

Once they exit the bathroom, they happen upon Kay telling Ji Hae about all of Manjoon's and Deems' exploits with each other, which Deems is not pleased with. He accuses Kay of "spying on them," only to have her reply that she was "literally there with" him as everything happened.

Deems' negative reactions start making the kids question whether Deems truly loves their dad, with Tom finally having an outburst at him, demanding: "Are you ashamed of my dad or not? If you are then why don't you just leave instead of hurting his feelings like that?" Deems replies that he doesn't know *what* he feels and that at least nobody judged him when he was with girls. Trying not to cry, he storms over to a faraway table to sulk to himself under a napkin.

Manjoon scolds Tom and returns to Deems' side, trying to comfort him. Deems, truly feeling guilty about how poorly he was treating Manjoon—but also too scared to accept they were dating publicly—complains about why his partner has to "be so forgiving and nice" all the time, and telling him it would be easier if they "just broke up."

The younger man assures him that Tom was just being overprotective due to a past experience, and even mentions that he "loves" Deems. This makes the judge feel even guiltier for not returning his feelings, but to try to make it up to him, he sheepishly offers that they could cuddle at some point while alone. This is the first time Deems has put any effort into their relationship; previously, he had relied on Manjoon doing all the work, mainly so he could brush the relationship off with ease if it didn't work out.

With that ordeal cleaned up, Manjoon asks Deems if he'd like to see his "special place" ~~which is surprisingly not his penis,~~ noting that the stars were supposed to be pretty that night. Deems accepts, and they make their way over to the roof of an abandoned sweets shop in order to watch the stars. Or not.

#### **Part 3: Stargazing...?**

As they wait for the sun to set, Manjoon tells Deems about when he started to "like" him, while generously giving him kisses and other small favors along the way. Deems accepts his advances, but doesn't reciprocate them, until Manjoon asks him "So are you ever going to give me a kiss or do I have to do everything in this relationship?" Feeling extreme guilt—and more pressured into doing it than wanting to—he quickly kisses him back and starts to rub his bare back, asking if that's "good enough."

Manjoon's response to this is incredibly surprising to the judge, as he seems quite hot and bothered by it. Feeling accomplished—as none of his other dates had ever reacted so well—Deems gains a sudden extreme boost in confidence and starts to rub him harder, flirting with him in the process, longing for more reactions to boost his ego further. They eventually return home.

#### **Part 4: Sleeping Over**

The couple gets ready for bed—the judge borrowing a sweatshirt and shorts Manjoon found for him—and cuddle with each other all night.

The next morning, Manjoon makes pancakes for everyone, but when Deems hears the voices of Chu Sung and Minjoon while walking down the steps, he quickly runs to the front door, pretending that he had just arrived. The others are skeptical of this, seeing how Deems was wearing Chu Sung's clothing, though he blames it on Manjoon giving it to him the previous night.

After finishing their pancakes, Tom and Kay ask Deems if he'd like to see their outfits for a new play they were a part of. He gladly accepts and watches them act their lines out while Manjoon sits next to him and starts knitting a new scarf. Chu and Minjoon end up joining them on the couch too at some point, making the judge rather annoyed.

Once the scarf is finished, Deems gushes over it, thanking Manjoon with a shower of kisses.

## Quotes

"*Good candy, shit movie.*"
—Chu Sung saying what most were thinking

"*I knew it. You're a Ledger fanboy. He was great, but that doesn't mean he's some god of the Joker role. ...Well, okay, maybe he is, but god is dead, and he has been for eight years. Move on and worship a new actor.﻿*"
—Deems being a hypocrite since he worships tons of dead actors

"*With how dangerousry close he was to your crotch, I'm not sure if it was common courtesy.*"
—Chu Sung being a pervert

"*Sure, I'm totally up for more shipping fuel, but I'm not going to waste my money at a movie theater for purely that purpose.*"
—That's what Ji Hae SAYS, but Deems is not buying it

"*You...knit? Man, you really are the most generic effeminate guy ever. I mean, I can sew, but that's different.*"
—Deems on knitting

"*It's a shame we live in a society where real chocolate ice cream in a milkshake is a selling point.*"
—Deems speaking the sad truth of our world

"*I think you'd look much cuter in white than I would. White is so innocent, and you're...well, you're not innocent at all, but you look like you should be.﻿*"
—Deems on Manjoon

"*I'm not ashamed of you seeing us together. I'm ashamed of you telling other people about it, like you were just doing!﻿*"
—Deems is not a nice boyfriend (yet)

"*Why the hell do you keep doing that? Are you ashamed of my dad or not? If you are then why don't you just leave instead of hurting his feelings like that?*"
—Tom becomes fed up with Deems' attitude

"*I like him as a friend, and maybe more. Not everyone dates because they know they're in love. What I'm doing is testing the waters before diving in. But having everyone keep freaking getting on my case about it is making me really want to dry myself off and go back to dating girls. At least then, I'm not judged all the time—not only by the public, but by their freaking kids.*"
—Deems explaining himself in rant-form (but by the end of this RP, he's doing more than "testing the waters"~)

"*I-I heard about this lawyer who had his friend, like, possessed in court or something. I think they were even of Asian descent. WAS THAT LAWYER YOU?! DO GHOSTS POSSESS YOUR FRIENDS?! IS A GHOST GOING TO POSSESS ME?*"
—Elisebeth makes a poor attempt at hinting at the canon characters

"*I meant...when you were taking care of my kids. I could see that you really liked them. That...sort of sold me over.*"
—Manjoon telling Deems when he started liking him.

"*For someone who's slept around with a million guys, you're sure not acting like it.*"
—Deems, reacting to Manjoon being so easily turned on

"*Manjooon! I understand you're known for one-night stands, but don't you know anything about romance? You're supposed to give your boyfriend your clothes to wear, not your evil brother's. That's the complete opposite of romantic.﻿*"
—Deems has a point

**Minjoon**: "*Are you two dating?*"
**Deems**: "*Huh? Oh, no! Probably not. We're just close friends.*"
**Chu Sung**: "*Close friends that cuddle and kiss each other on the mouth.*"
— Romance

"*So do you guys have plans for the rest of the day? I only came over for breakfast unless someone begs me to stay. Like Kay. Or Manjoon.*"
—Elisebeth not knowing how to end/extend an RP

## Trivia

* This was Manjoon's and Deems' first serious date, and quite a bit of progress was made.
	+ They fool around a lot, to the point of Deems massaging Manjoon's bare chest.
	+ Deems finally admits he has feelings for Manjoon.
* Manjoon is not a fan of popcorn.
* Kay does not like *Pokemon* anymore.
* Mrs. Podshikov is the name of the school's theater director.
* Part of the reason Deems suddenly has so many feelings for Manjoon is because of his own obsession with being loved and wanted.