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Kim Soleum was walking to Daydream when he got sucked into a darkness. No biggie am I right? Except… his team leader was here too? And… Braun???
Not the pink bunny plush that he always kept in his breast pocket, but his original form from the Late Night Talk Show.
"Braun? Why- How are you here?"
[Great question, my friend! It seems a being more powerful than I, which is already quite surprising, was able to pull me in!]
"Roe Deer," Lee Jaheon spoke, "Refrain from talking to it."
[How rude! If anything, my dear friend should stop communicating with you! Who knows what heinous habits he might attain from you, you brute!]
A blare sounds out, startling Kim Soleum. He watches as a magical pink screen appears in front of them.
{No fighting! ₍₍⚞( ˃ ロ ˂)⚟⁾⁾}
Huh?
Kim Soleum tries desperately to dig through his memories of the DER logs but none of the ghost stories seem to fit, much to his dismay.
{Couples aren't allowed to fight! ( •̀ ᴖ •́ )}
[A couple? Between me and that brute? Surely you must be mistaken!]
{Nope! (˶ ｰ̀ ⤙ｰ́ ˶) I'm not mistaken at all! You're in my domain, so anything I say goes!!!}
[And pray tell, why have you chosen us specifically?]
{To see my OTP become canon of course!}
Kim Soleum froze. He hasn't heard that acronym since he spun the damn roulette wheel. Memories of his life before he got dropped into this ghost story world flash past. All the time spent on forums dissecting characters, making theories and having discourse on what is the superior ship…
While he was lost in thought, his team leader and Braun had begun to move closer to the pink screen, the conversation becoming heated. Soleum is pulled from his thoughts by a snippet of the pink screen's words.
{-you guys have to kiss!}
Kim Soleum blinks in surprise, eyes darting to the pink screen. Surely he misheard?
[How outrageous and crude! You think that I, the greatest TV host, have such low standards!? Goodness, I would much rather the world end than have to touch a hair on his body!]
{But if you don't kiss, I won't allow you guys to leave! Even a simple peck will do ( ˶˘ ³˘)♡}
"I do not wish to initiate contact with the show host either." Lee Jaheon pipes up.
[Wha- You're saying you wouldn't want to kiss me? And what gives you the right? There are tons of people just begging to have even just my attention on them y'know. A kiss from me would be the greatest honour anyone can receive!]
"Baseless claim."
[Baseless claim?! Why you-]
Braun lunges at Jaheon and they start to fight. As they brawl, Soleum watches stunned as a banana peel materializes out of nowhere on the ground. He sees as his team leader's foot makes contact with the banana peel, causing him to fall forward. As neither Braun nor Jaheon had let go of each other's suits, Braun takes a tumble as well.
Time seems to slow as Soleum watches the next few scenes play out. Braun's body hitting the floor first, followed closely by Jaheon's. Jaheon's face inching ever so closer to the TV head. Jaheon's lizard face making contact with the TV head. Jaheon's face… getting absorbed into the TV screen?
Time resumes as normal.
There is a moment of silence before the two men scramble to stand upright. A series of emojis flash across Braun's screen in between static.
{That was wonderful(˶ᵔᗜᵔ˶) okie I'm bored now, bye bye~}
[I- You- That was-!]
And with the sound of a snap, Soleum is back to standing on the walkway to Daydream. He glances down at the pink rabbit.
"Are you-"
[I don't want to talk about it.]
Kim Soleum smartly shuts his mouth.