There was an intense anxiety to the rain that day, as if between the grey wisps of cloud and the soft embrace of the earth there was a fear of it reaching its destination, of time running out and it seemed that it reflected onto the six year old boy because he had been staring at the book in his hand for an hour now and he couldn't seem to absorb anything. He had been treading on eggshells all day, making sure not to cause an unnecessary fuss in-case he brought his mother's everlasting anger upon himself.

His mother walked in several minutes later, the comforting cinnamon scent of her perfume raised his curiosity. Standing up he gazed at her gaunt face, her eyes bulging out of their sockets, her wiry frame seemed to be receding every day and sometime he wondered if one day she would simply disappear. Crawling onto her lap he nuzzled the crook of her neck not wanting to mention that it hurt when her bones dug into him, he silently reassured her knowing that it comforted her more than flimsy words ever did. Her arms curled around him and for split-second he wondered if she was going to hug him but she retracted her arms after grabbing her cup of coffee.

The scent of the drink stung his nose as he reclined not wanted to lose contact with his mother but not being able to stand it any longer. Baekhyun peered into the cup cautiously being careful not to smell the drink, it was black. No cream, no sugar, nothing. He instantly knew that she must have had another argument with his father. It was a habit of her's that Baekhyun picked up on relatively quickly, the darker the coffee the worse the argument. Baekhyun often took small hesitant sips of the drink but he would soon start to regurgitate the few drops that he had swallowed, he never knew why she would drink the coffee in large gulps like it was her water and he often envied the drink for having the ability to comfort his mother when he could not.  

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Hello I'm the author of this story and I would like to thank you for glancing at this story when I know there are better stories out there. It is my first story so I would love to have constructive critisism in the comments section. I know some people like mature stories and although I would like to keep it PG13 or PG15 if I'm feeling adventurous I will always let you know before hand if I am going to do anything like that. I love Kaisoo just as much as I love Baekyeol but I don't want to overcrowd the story with too many members of EXO and instead want to go into detail about the few ships that I do.