Baekhyun was frowning, attentive eyes fixed on the screen of the notebook he had over his lap, fingers typing quickly and accurately. He was really focused on what he was doing, his mind was working skillfully despite the stress the guy was beginning to feel and the only thing his brain could process at the moment was just things work related. So certainly he was not paying any attention to his boyfriend, who was really having the time of his life it seemed.

Chanyeol had forced his boyfriend to sit on his lap because, as always, Baekhyun’s work was much more important than spending time together, and at least in this position he could cuddle with the black-haired boy without being scolded by constantly bothering him. In this way, the giant could kiss his neck and cheeks, could also bury his face in Baekhyun’s hair, which smelled deliciously like honey. The boy sitting on his lap let him do whatever he wanted as long as he didn’t interrupt his work. It was like this most of the time with these two, Baekhyun would be doing his stuff around the apartment with Chanyeol clinging to him trying to get his attention in any way in vain, for his angel simply would let him be but without reciprocate the affection. Just like now.

Chanyeol pressed his insistent lips on his slender and tempting neck, kissing innocently the surface of the available skin slowly; sniffing in the process the smaller’s extremely smooth skin with purpose, enjoying his favorite smell in the world. Meanwhile the black-haired boy seemed totally unaffected, focused on only one thing and that was to finish all the work he had left pending yesterday. Only when his boyfriend bit his neck Baekhyun came out of his trance.

“What do you think you're doing? That hurt.” Baekhyun cried out attempting to stand up, but the red-haired boy squeezed him in his arms without wanting to let him go.

The taller snickered with his pleasant deep voice, which Baekhyun had really learned to adore. “Sorry, angel, but you're so cute that I cannot control my impulses to eat you up.” He responded by pressing his lips on the back of his angel’s neck once again.

Baekhyun stopped fighting when he realized it was useless to try to struggle with his boyfriend – who undoubtedly was stronger than him for some reason – and huffed annoyed at being so rudely interrupted. “Chanyeol, I swear to God if you don't let me finish this in peace, I will make you sleep on the couch tonight.” He hissed typing again, trying to regain his concentration.

“I'm tired of seeing you so stressed out, love. I think they are overworking you, Baek. That bastard has already surpassed the limit.” The taller commented with a frown, nuzzling the back of the smaller’s neck with the tip of his nose.

The black-haired boy sighed in resignation, knowing that his bubble of peace had already been burst and Chanyeol would not close his big mouth anytime soon. “It’s not true, and how many times have I told you not to insult Kris? He's my boss and the CEO of one of the most important companies in our country, so as his secretary I have many things to do all the time, which translates into more money, Chanyeol. I like my job, so stop being a nuisance all the time and leave me alone.”

The other boy made a childish and dissatisfied pout upon hearing those words. He should be used to the way his boyfriend of two years was, but sometimes it was hard to accept it when the two were so different from each other. Literally the only thing holding them together was the love they had for each other, because their interests and expectations of life were totally different, or even opposite actually. But Chanyeol didn’t like to think about that very often, so quickly, with a brief shaking of his head, he forced himself to stop thinking about it, focusing instead on the man who still had on his lap.

“How much time you need to finish, Baek? I'm bored.” He complained suddenly after a few minutes of remaining silent, placing his chin over his angel’s shoulder to see what he was doing on his laptop.

The smaller ignored him completely on purpose, determined to finish this tonight without any distraction, since tomorrow it was weekend and he wanted to have time to relax without having to worry about pending documents. He loved his job really, but he needed a short break from time to time, obviously. Baekhyun was very good and efficient, but he was not a robot.

“Baekhyun? Why don't you let go of what you're doing for a bit? The weather is very nice, so don’t you want to go for a walk with me? Come on! You need a break; you can continue doing your paperwork later.” He tried to convince him even knowing deep down that it would not work.

“Okay, that's it. I'm done with you, Chanyeol. You're always distracting me, gosh! You never leave him alone, why don’t you do something useful instead of annoying me all the time? Can’t you understand that I need my space?” This time Chanyeol let Baekhyun go when the latter tried to get up, knowing that this time the smaller was really upset with him.

“Where are you going?” Chanyeol couldn’t help asking, seated on the couch feeling like a renegade.

“In my studio, away from you for now.” He answered with a frown, really annoyed. “And don’t go there to bother me again, okay?”

The giant only nodded submissively, somewhat intimidated by his boyfriend’s piercing gaze, but that wasn’t enough for the smaller, “Promise me, Chanyeol.” He said as if he were dealing with a particularly mischievous and playful child.

Chanyeol heaved a sigh. “I promise, angel. I won’t interrupt you this time.” He said in a tired, resigned tone of voice, but with a solemn attitude.

“Good. That's a good boy.” Baekhyun gave him a small – albeit insincere – smile.

When he was completely alone Chanyeol folded his arms across his chest right away as he huffed in frustration. Yes, he was really frustrated, it was difficult to deal with such a distant person, but what could he do? Work was always more important to Baekhyun regardless of the circumstances, therefore he didn't mind sacrificing his free time with Chanyeol if it was necessary. It was expected anyways; his man had great ambitions and this work wasn't only giving him a good amount of money but it was also giving him the opportunity to expand his horizons. When his angel’s boss had to travel to another country to close a deal or just to inspect if the international headquarters of his company were working properly, Baekhyun – obviously as his secretary – would go with him to each of those business trips, leaving Chanyeol all alone in their apartment constantly without any remorse. Due to the constant absence of his angel, they didn’t have dates very often; they didn’t do many things together as a couple actually. And when Baekhyun returned home he was too tired to rekindle the spark or to pretend that he cared about it, suggesting instead to watch a movie at home as they ate pizza, and it wouldn't be such an unattractive option for the giant if Baekhyun didn’t refused to snuggle up with his boyfriend – since the smaller didn’t like to cuddle in the middle of a movie, it was distracting according to him –, making him go silent whenever the red-haired boy tried to ask him about his day in the process as Baekhyun also hated when people talked in the midst of a movie.

Chanyeol just wanted to have some quality time with his adorable but grumpy boyfriend, just wanted to take him on a romantic date to make up for the lost time. He wanted to hold his hand, hug him close to feel his warmth, kiss him gently but passionately to convey all the love he felt for him and finally wanted to end the night with many rounds of love making. But no, everything indicated that it wouldn’t be possible this time. However, he had to remind himself that there was no reason to give up so quickly, after all it was only Friday and he still had all weekend – if he was lucky – to enjoy the company of his boyfriend.

So with a more positive mindset, he the television and sat on the couch lazily, decided to wait for a couple of hours to start cooking their dinner. The giant wasn't a good cook as Baekhyun, but the latter was busy and Chanyeol wanted to surprise him, so now he had to it up. Maybe they could have a date after all; in their own home with homemade food.

Nevertheless, after seven long hours, Chanyeol was still waiting for signs of life of Baekhyun, who was still locked inside his studio, without even suspecting that his tall boyfriend had worked hard to make a delicious and hearty dinner to the delight of both. Hence, there was the red-haired boy, seated on the couch very exhausted, waiting for such long hours without achieving his mission, while the dinner was laying on the dining table, cold and untouched. And the truth was that the giant had kept on waiting like a puppy waiting for his master without major complications if he hadn’t seen how late it was; the clock struck half past twelve, and just there and then the taller knew that enough was enough. So, somewhat exasperated and angry, stood up to go to the forbidden place as he liked to call it, since his boyfriend didn’t like the idea of him inside his precious studio.

When he was in front of the door he did not know whether to knock or just get in rudely to show his annoyance, but finally the giant decided to respect Baekhyun’s will and knocked on the door softly, hoping immediately to hear a response, perhaps a "get the hell out, Chanyeol, I'm busy" or "stop annoying me, you big doofus”, but all he heard was silence. After two failed attempts, he just decided to get in on his own and finally give him a piece of his mind. But what he saw when he stepped in make him softened his eyes instantly, leaving aside his entire frustration.

Baekhyun was sleeping peacefully with his head resting on his entwined arms, which in turn were on the notebook keyboard. Chanyeol couldn't help smiling gently at this lovely view, because the smaller looked absolutely innocent and cute when sleeping; he wrinkled his nose cutely and occasionally let out small puppy whimpers very pleasant to hear. Baekhyun had soft, gentle and lovely features, which hardened slightly when he was awake but that could be seen in all their glory when he slept. That was why the giant loved watching him sleep, because it was in those moments where he could actually see the vulnerability of his angel.

He walked over his baby and, very carefully to not wake him up which wasn't difficult considering that Baekhyun was a heavy sleeper, took him into his strong arms, carrying him in bridal style. He walked slowly to their bedroom and deposited the body of his boyfriend in their bed ever so gently. Immediately, forgetting about everything else, Chanyeol lay down beside him, wrapping his long arms around Baekhyun’s waist to bring him closer to his body, wanting to finally feel the warmth emanating from his petite body after a long day. When he had his face close to him the giant couldn’t help but admire the serene expression of the smaller, finally getting the break he so needed. His angel worked too hard and as a reward for his efforts, Chanyeol leaned closer to kiss the entire surface of his face; his two eyelids, his forehead, his cute button nose, his soft cheeks, his chin, the corner of and finally his soft and addictive lips, staying there for a moment.

“I love you so much.” The taller whispered, almost quietly, against his lips.

Chanyeol didn’t know, but when he closed his eyes to prepare himself for a good sleep Baekhyun flashed a slight but genuine smile as he buried his face in his boyfriend’s neck, snuggling against him giddily.

I love you too, you big doofus, the smaller thought, feeling how a peculiar warmth made its way towards his rigid and almost inflexible heart.

The first thing the giant saw upon waking up the next morning was his angel's face just a few centimeters away from his, making him smile lazily like a fool teenager madly in love. And like every morning where he had the pleasure of waking up before the black-haired boy, he admired the face of his lover as he slept peacefully. With his fingertips, Chanyeol started his lover’s cheek very softly, smiling slightly when he saw the way the smaller’s nose wrinkled in his sleep at the unexpected touch. Then his fingers lowered to his angel’s mouth which was slightly ajar, caressing tenderly those deliciously soft lips as Chanyeol his own pair only with the thought of kissing them. But suddenly, without any warning, Baekhyun opened his little mouth and bit the giant’s finger weakly, but it was enough to startle him.

“Hey!” The giant whined scowling and pouting, retracting his hand very quickly.

“That’s what you get for waking me up.” Baekhyun muttered sleepily, still with closed eyes. “You know I hate when someone interrupt my beauty sleep.”

“You don’t need it though, you're beautiful already.” The red-haired boy said with a gentle smile on his face, one that Baekhyun failed to see since he didn’t intend to open his eyes anytime soon. Last night he had worked extremely hard to finish everything on time and now that he finally had a weekend free of anything related to his work, the smaller wanted to enjoy it to the fullest, and for the time being the only thing he wanted to do was sleep in. And Chanyeol was now interfering with his plans.

“If I weren’t so tired I would have hit you for being so cheesy. Now be a good boy and let me sleep in peace.” He murmured softly, almost with no energy.

“Can I cuddle with you at least?” Chanyeol asked timidly, not knowing if he was allowed to do that under these circumstances. Sometimes it was hard to read his own boyfriend.

Baekhyun opened one eye to have a look at Chanyeol’s expression and as expected he was looking at him with expectant and innocent eyes. The smaller sighed and nodded resignedly, knowing that if he said no to his giant, the latter would start complaining like a child, and now he did not have the energy to deal with his childish and moody boyfriend.

Happy to not have been rejected, the giant settled back near his lover, wrapping him tightly between his arms and burying his face in his angel’s hair with a huge smile on his face as he inhaled the delicious smell of honey.

“I love you.” He said contentedly, unable to stop telling him how he felt whenever he had the chance to.

Baekhyun, who had his face buried in Chanyeol’s chest, frowned. “Just go to sleep already.” He complained grumpily.

The other boy just chuckled. “Ok, I will.” He kissed the top of his head and prepared to go back to sleep, knowing that he wasn’t sleepy at all, but if he could have his tiny boyfriend in his arms only for a while then he had no trouble in forcing himself to close his eyes.

The second time the giant woke up was when he heard noises of footsteps and the opening and closing of drawers. Immediately he opened his eyes when he noticed that his arms were empty – without a puppy boy wrapped in them. He saw how his angel was changing his clothes to a more comfortable one since he had slept in the clothes he wore yesterday.

Chanyeol couldn’t help but observe unashamedly his boyfriend’s body when the latter chose an oversized shirt, which originally belonged to Chanyeol. The shirt reached up to his thighs, completely exposing his milky hairless legs, since the smaller didn’t bother to wear something to cover them up except for his boxers. At that the red-haired boy found himself his lips at the mere possibility of holding and dominating that beautiful body of his.

“I thought you were sleeping.” Baekhyun commented with a lopsided grin, finally turning around to face the giant. He placed his delicate hands on his hips and cocked his head cutely, not realizing how much he was tempting his tall lover, who just kept on watching him from head to toe, clearly admiring him lovingly.

It wasn’t the first time Baekhyun dressed like that certainly, but his angel had been so busy these past few months that the last time they had was about three months ago, quite some time and Chanyeol was beginning to feel the effects of that. Like now for instance; his puppy was looking at him inquisitively, still waiting for an answer, doing nothing necessarily y or suggestive, but Chanyeol had a already. For three months he had stayed away, respecting the will of his precious angel, who obviously wasn’t in the mood for intimacy back then after all the accumulated fatigue he had, and now all his ual frustration rose to the surface upon seeing his lover so naturally hot.

“Chanyeol…”

“Angel, come here.” The taller cut him off urgently. He had just awakened and he had never felt more alert than now.

Baekhyun eyed Chanyeol’s serious expression and then his eyes fell on the very obvious bulge between his legs. The smaller had mixed feelings about it honestly. Obviously he could sympathize with his boyfriend, after all both had needs that couldn’t be satisfied for three months, but at that moment he was not in the mood to do it, he was still very exhausted. However, Chanyeol was looking at him as if he was something edible and delicious and he had rejected him so many times that now he felt somewhat guilty. Baekhyun didn’t know if he could continue to maintain an indifferent attitude towards the lust his boyfriend clearly was feeling for him.

Not really knowing what to do, he walked towards the bed and positioned himself between the half-open legs of the giant, who immediately wrapped his waist to draw him closer to his body, resting his cheek on his angel’s chest. Baekhyun, suddenly overwhelmed at the tender gesture, hugged his head awkwardly as he caressed his hair gently. They stayed in that position for a few minutes, until finally Chanyeol put his hands on Baekhyun’s thighs, squeezing and massaging them at his will, feeling how he was getting impossibly hard. The smaller was tense, about to push him away and tell him that he wasn’t in the mood to have right now, but before he could do so he remembered what happened yesterday, how he remained all day locked in his studio, ignoring his tall boyfriend on purpose to finish his paperwork. He also remembered the bittersweet scene that greeted him in the morning when he woke up a second time before Chanyeol to go for a glass of water; he found the table with a served dinner that could never be eaten and that was enough to make him reconsider things, not wanting to disappoint his giant by rejecting him once again, so he let him do whatever the giant wanted with his body. Not that he was complaining that much anyways.

Suddenly the red-haired boy growled possessively as he squeezed Baekhyun’s asscheeks between his two hands, appreciating the sinful body of his angel. “I'll do you real good, angel.”

The smaller giggled upon hearing the desperation in his man’s voice. Chanyeol really wanted him.

After two rounds of love making finally they went to the kitchen to cook their breakfast, although it was late enough to be called lunch instead. Baekhyun took care of cooking everything while Chanyeol cleaned the table, discarding carelessly last night dinner to wash the dishes later on. When the food was ready they sat at the table, eating everything diligently without speaking.

Baekhyun sat on his boyfriend’s lap as Chanyeol had forced him to do so, as always. And as they ate their food, Chanyeol – feeling the need to touch him – placed one of his hands on Baekhyun’s bare thigh to draw patterns on his skin absently, enjoying its softness since he was still wearing the oversized shirt.

“Since you have the weekend off, I was thinking we could now go to the amusement park. It has been a while since the last time we went to.” The red-haired boy started the conversation with a contented smile on his face. Just thinking about all they could do to make up for the lost time made him feel very happy.

“Actually, I have plans for today, Yeol, but I promise that tomorrow we will do whatever you want.”

The taller immediately tensed at those words, trying not to show the disappointment he felt. He wasn’t exaggerating when he said that it had been a while since the last time Baekhyun had a free weekend, and now that he had it the smaller simply made plans that didn’t involve him at all? Sure, he promised that the next day they could do something together, but one day wasn’t enough for the giant. Was a day enough to Baekhyun? Apparently so and that made him feel so insecure.

“What plans?” He asked softly, feeling how all the happiness he had felt before this conversation left his body.

“Well, I just want to go out with Luhan and Jongdae. It has been four months since I saw them last time and I want to have fun with my friends this time, Chanyeol.” Baekhyun answered with a quiet voice, but keeping a firm attitude, feeling that this would in a discussion. It was always like that with them.

The giant turned his hands into fists as he stopped eating, getting gradually angry. It was easy to make him mad because he was an extremely passionate person, unlike Baekhyun, who only allowed himself to feel solely in the presence of friends and family in specific situations. Baekhyun was terribly modest and reserved when meeting new people.

“And what about me then? Do you expect me to stay here all day waiting for you?” He hissed.

The boy in his lap sighed tiredly. Here we go again, he thought bitterly. “No, you know you can do whatever you want. Why don’t you go out with Taeyeon? I'm sure she is free.” He offered cautiously, recognizing the anger in his boyfriend’s voice.

Taeyeon was Chanyeol’s childhood friend. She was a little sunshine and loved his dear friend to no end.

But, “I don’t want to be with Taeyeon, I wanna be with you.” The taller refuted immediately.

“When I get home we can do something, Yeol. I won’t be away too long, I just want to catch up with my best friends.”

The red-haired boy snorted rudely. “I see. I'm not your priority at all. You'd rather spend time with your friends than with me. Sorry for being a nuisance in your life.” He said with bitterness in his voice. And without waiting for an answer, he stood up abruptly – making Baekhyun stand up quickly by the inertia of the motion, trying not to fall in the process by the way – and without looking at smaller, he walked into their bedroom, where he locked himself.

The black-haired boy stood in the kitchen looking at the direction his boyfriend had gone to seconds ago and he could not help feeling disappointed with his attitude. They had been together for two years and they still couldn’t find that middle point. For every day that passed Chanyeol became more intransigent, more demanding and less understanding. To some extent Baekhyun could understand his lover and even sympathize with him, because it was inevitable, the expectations always tend to grew as time passed. But it was enough; Baekhyun had done enough to make this relationship work. He had changed for Chanyeol; he really had done it, to the surprise of everyone who knew him.

Baekhyun used to be a very cold and emotionless person, did not smile often and hated having to deal with other people and their. He only had mind for his goals in life and clearly the smaller wasn’t interested in relationships or sentimentalisms, for him it was a waste of time, having the belief that love was distracting people from real life and from the aspiration someone could have. Love was unnecessarily painful and Baekhyun was unwilling to take risks for something so mundane. However, that gradually changed since he met his current boyfriend. At first it was difficult for the smaller to get used to the idea of having a boyfriend. In fact he tended to get really uncomfortable whenever Chanyeol showed displays of affection, either in public or in private, after all the smaller disliked tremendously skinship, so usually he ended up rejecting the caresses and kisses of his own lover. This went on for several months, but the secretary – unable to tolerate seeing Chanyeol’s sad expression whenever he got away from him when the giant wanted to kiss him – made a superhuman effort and set out to change that side of him for the sake of their relationship. And thus, he had begun to slowly change the things he knew hurt Chanyeol. Yet, his boyfriend didn’t seem satisfied with his effort, because he kept on demanding things he knew were normal and natural for Baekhyun. But surely the worst of it was that the smaller saw no reciprocity about that, Baekhyun had changed some of his most inculcated habits only to avoid hurting his boyfriend while the latter hadn’t given anything in return. The giant only complained about how insensitive, grumpy – specifically when it was work related – and uncaring Baekhyun was, but he didn’t think about his own faults, or at least about the things the smaller disliked about him too.

However, everything was worth doing if Chanyeol smiled with that typical smile of his; that enormous and adorable smile. Baekhyun just wanted to see his lover happy and contented, that was the part of Chanyeol that had drew him to him in first place. The giant looked better when smiling so widely that all his teeth could be seen, when he laughed with that bizarre and exaggerated laughter of his and when he expressed to the world how much he loved his angel with that extreme enthusiasm he possessed.

In that instant Baekhyun didn’t know what to do. He wanted to give in and make his giant happy, but also longed to see his best friends, whom he hadn’t seen for so long. The smaller did not want to choose between his boyfriend and his friends, because he just couldn’t do it, especially on this occasion, where he knew his boyfriend was just overreacting. Nevertheless, the guilt was too much to ignore, so with a resigned sigh, he walked into the main room to give in to his boyfriend once again with a heavy heart full of contradictions.

Baekhyun was looking out the window absently with folded arms across his chest while his boyfriend was just driving concentrated. They hadn’t said a word since they left the apartment. Chanyeol had every intention of breaking the ice, but Baekhyun blocked all his attempts to do so. He didn’t blame him entirely though, the giant knew that Baekhyun already had plans for today and that didn’t the red-haired boy from insisting on having all his time and attention. As always the giant used the guilty card, knowing that that was the best way to reach Baekhyun, since the latter constantly felt guilty for not being able to fulfill his lover’s expectations. After all, the smaller knew he wasn’t Chanyeol’s type in any way, so he had to work extra hard to make their relationship work. They were so different, which obviously created several problems between them constantly. In fact their relationship was quite stressful for both of them; it was really a challenge for both to accept the other as it was.

“I’m sorry.” Said the guy who was driving suddenly, no longer able to tolerate the tension in the air. Besides, if he wanted a successful date the giant had to break that barrier, if not, none of this would made sense any longer. “I just wanted to be with you. You rarely have days off nowadays and I just wanted to enjoy the experience to the fullest.” He excused himself by adopting a submissive posture. The taller just wanted to stop this to finally enjoy his time with his angel. There was no time to fight, not when every fiber of his being longed to hear his lover’s laughter, not when all he wanted now was to enjoy the time they had together. And if he had to lower his defenses and act calmly when on the inside he just wanted to complain like a child, then he was going to do it just to get what he wanted.

Baekhyun just sighed at the apologies of the giant. Although he had given in voluntarily, he couldn’t help feeling tired about this situation; situation that somehow always repeated over and over again. It was always the same and Baekhyun was tired of having to deal with Chanyeol’s bratty attitude. The smaller obviously understood that his work interfered in some way in their relationship; the black-haired boy was busy all the time, making it difficult for the two to have time alone like any other couple, and certainly he understood that this could seriously affect the dynamics of the relationship they were trying so hard to maintain. However, all this went far beyond that, and deep down they both knew that. Baekhyun was sure that Chanyeol meant something else with all this fight; the latter was demanding more attention but also, indirectly, was forcing him to change his mindset, his personality.

Give me more attention.

I should be your priority. Always. Because I'm your boyfriend.

Don’t focus so much on your work, that's not the most important thing in your life, I am.

I don’t feel your love, so make me feel like you care pampering me all the time.

If you love me as much as you say, you have to prove it in my way.

That was what his boyfriend was really saying indirectly. Chanyeol wanted to mold Baekhyun to the canons the giant thought as correct and convenient, the smaller felt that it was very unfair. Why the giant wanted to change him after two years of being together? Why did he accept him in first place if he would have some difficulty in accepting their reality later? Why the red-haired boy was no longer happy with Baekhyun? Why everything had to be this way? Why their relationship had to be so complicated? Why lately all they did was fight?

“I know and that's why I wanted to see my friends, Chanyeol. I see you every day, for some hours at least, but I haven’t seen my friends for four months, Chanyeol ... four months. They are also an important part of my life, you know. You're not the only one who deserves my attention. You have to stop being so selfish, Chanyeol. You seriously need to start to think a little more in others too.” Baekhyun finally said, still staring out the window, talking with a firm and distant tone of voice, finally voicing out his true thoughts.

The giant tightened the grip he had on the steering wheel, his knuckles turning almost white by the strength he was using. He was angry but tried to contain his anger to remain faithful to his initial intentions. “Is it selfish of me to spend time with my boyfriend, who has been too busy with his things to give me the attention I deserve? Is it selfish of me to want to spend some time with my lover at least to feel that there is still something between us?”

Baekhyun sighed again, tired, resigned. “Now you're just being dramatic. If I didn’t love you, I wouldn’t be with you in first place, so you don’t have to doubt our relationship whenever the circumstances get tough.” He said in a calm, controlled voice, always keeping his composure.

“You always do the same!” Chanyeol suddenly exclaimed, unable to keep quiet any longer. The giant was trying really hard to act with reservation and handle this situation maturely, but he could no longer pretend that he was okay with all those accusations. “You always dismiss the matter as if it was not important at all! Maybe for you it’s not important, but for me it is! Why can’t you be a little more empathetic?!”

“It's funny hearing you say something like that considering that you're not being empathetic either. The only thing you do when something doesn’t go your way is complaining. You don’t even think of what I could be feeling with the situation. You don’t know what I have to go through. While you whine like a child because I supposedly don’t care, I have to work hard to sustain ourselves. You should stop behaving like a little boy and start taking action. Do you want me to spend more time with you? Then help me pay at least the rent.”

The secretary knew the money was not the bottom line in these circumstances, but he didn’t have the courage to bring up the subject that was really in discord for the moment.

“You know my situation, Baekhyun. This is what I love to do.” The giant hissed with a frown.

The red-haired boy always had the dream of being a famous writer, for he loved to read and he also developed a love for writing. Undoubtedly he had talent, but for some reason his books were not very popular, which was why he didn’t have enough income to contribute to the majority of their expenses.

“Of course I know, and it does not bother me be the one to bear all the economic expenditure as long as I have understanding from your part, but lately I only hear complaints from you. I know I'm not perfect, far from it actually. Yet, you knew me like this, Chanyeol. We both knew from the start that this was going to be difficult, but we took the risk anyway because that was what we both wanted. However, gradually, you've been demanding more and more. And to be honest you have become somewhat spoiled. You no longer settle for what I can offer.” Baekhyun refuted without realizing that the truth was slowly making its way stealthily, without him noticing it at all.

“What are you trying to tell me? That you can’t give me the place I deserve in your life because that’s how you are? That now I have to accept the fact that you keep on ignoring me because that's how you are? So what will happen to me? How can you say that?” This was not going as the giant had clearly wanted, but it was not the time to retreat from it.

“No, the real question is, when did you start feeling like this? Since when you are not happy with me anymore?” The smaller went straight to the point, that was the matter. Chanyeol was no longer happy and the smaller wanted to know why.

“W-What…?” The taller exclaimed stunned, somewhat confused by those words. Since when was he not happy? But, what kind of question was that? Baekhyun was his happiness; if his angel was with him then he had nothing to worry about. However, why he felt so exposed and vulnerable by this simple question?

And just then Chanyeol stopped at a traffic light, therefore Baekhyun took the opportunity to escape from the tense atmosphere that seemed to eat him by the inside. Although before he got out of the car, he told his boyfriend with an unreadable expression, “You know what? Forget this. I'm not in the mood to do this anymore, Chanyeol. I want to be calm, away from you and your nonsense.” He said in a very calm expression, though his words were saying the opposite.

It had been a disaster and Chanyeol didn’t even know how it had begun. Suddenly he was in the car with the love of his life on his way to an awaited date after months without having one and in a blink of an eye they were arguing about something that Chanyeol still couldn’t assimilate and process. He just wanted to pamper his precious boyfriend after so long, but ended up ruining everything, and now the previous conversation had left a great void in his being for some reason. He hated it.

What was going on with them? He always thought that love could overcome everything, but now he had doubts about that, honestly.

After that conversation, things changed radically, but for the worse. Chanyeol started avoiding his boyfriend obsessively, unable to bear to see the object of all his affection and love for the guilt that that caused him, but mainly because he wanted space to sort out his feelings and thoughts appropriately. The last conversation they had was still spinning around his mind day and night and he really wanted to think and reflect on it. He had every intention of taking this seriously, because he had the feeling that their relationship was at stake because of that.

At first Baekhyun hadn't realized that he was being avoided, because as always he was focused on his own affairs, therefore he had no time to think about his tall boyfriend all day long. Yet, he began to notice little by little; when he realized that Chanyeol no longer welcomed him warmly with bright, expectant eyes, or when he realized the giant was no longer following him around the apartment like a lost puppy, or when he realized that he no longer received little kisses spontaneously out of nowhere.

The smaller didn't understand what was happening; much less understand the strange behavior of his giant, because he refused to believe that last conversation had been responsible for all this distance by the taller. After all, it was not the first time they argued, but he had to admit that it was the first time he questioned the stability of their relationship, even questioning if Chanyeol was really happy at his side. Now that he thought more carefully about it, maybe it was possible that Chanyeol was keeping his distance because of all the doubts Baekhyun had awakened in the mind of red-haired boy. However, that was no excuse to avoid him like that, Chanyeol was not taking this with proper maturity. Why could not he simply deal with the problem – without overacting or isolating himself – and accept that things were not going for the correct direction? Why could not he be honest with himself and with Baekhyun to try to fix things rather than avoiding him and act like a coward hiding his reality? For surely he knew that the giant was afraid to admit that he was indeed not happy with Baekhyun anymore, which was unreasonable considering that by now the taller should know that Baekhyun appreciated the sincerity and would not be upset about it, obviously it was going to hurt a little bit to hear Chanyeol saying that he was no longer comfortable or satisfied with what they had, yet the smaller could tolerate the truth ... it was always better to hear the cruel truth than living with a beautiful lie, that was what Baekhyun believed in fervently. The thing that Baekhyun absolutely couldn't tolerate was the indifference and misunderstanding that Chanyeol was giving him, he could deal with the truth, but couldn't bear to see how Chanyeol pushed him away whenever he had the chance. It was painful to get to a home where he no longer felt welcome, where no longer felt the warmth emanating from his lover.

But, undoubtedly, the worst of it was that Chanyeol acted as if he didn’t know what his boyfriend was talking about whenever Baekhyun asked him why he was acting this way, denying everything, refusing to let his lover in for that matter. The giant didn’t want to share his thoughts or insecurities with Baekhyun and that was the most frustrating thing for him. They couldn’t go on like this any longer, Baekhyun hated to see how the barrier that his tall boyfriend had put between the two was growing by each passing day. Everything was going too far and Baekhyun still didn’t know the main reason why Chanyeol was avoiding him.

Due to the uncomfortable atmosphere that this satiation caused, Baekhyun no longer felt the need to rush back home after work, so he stayed late at the office, working tirelessly to distract his mind from his stressing love life.

Baekhyun stood lazily from his chair with the intention of going to freshen up to the bathroom, but just as he left his office he came face to face with his boss, who was also just stepping out his office, which was right next to Baekhyun’s. After all, the smaller was his secretary and personal assistant, so it was reasonable that their offices were so close to one another.

“Oh! Baekhyun.” Kris exclaimed, with surprise clearly written in his usual emotionless face.

The black-haired boy looked at his boss shyly, offering a small smile to try to cover up the uncomfortable situation. “Hello, sir.” He muttered without knowing what else to say.

The man with blond hair and intimidating aura smiled back, also in a shy way. He could not help but feel like that every time he was in the presence of his – certainly attractive – secretary. “What are you doing here so late at night? I thought you were already home.” He said gently, something common in him only when he was interacting with Baekhyun. The CEO was cold and distant with everyone, and his secretary was clearly an exception.

“Well, I just wanted to finish some paperwork. Just like you, sir.” He replied politely but with a friendly smile on his face.

The tall man frowned with disapproval. “I've told you a thousand times not to call me sir, just call me by my name, Baekhyun. How many times I have to remind you?”

“But it’s inappropriate, sir. You're my boss and I don't feel comfortable with what you're asking me. Please, I beg you to remember the true nature of our relationship.” Baekhyun replied respectfully but with a distant voice.

They had had this kind of conversation many times, but Kris still insisted on changing their professional relationship into something else, in a subtle way of course, but it was just as disturbing to the puppy. The latter knew that his boss was interested in him; in fact all the employees of the company could notice how much the CEO liked him, which at first had been highly stressful and frustrating for the smaller. However, as time passed, Baekhyun began to realize that Kris meant no harm with his evident favoritism towards the puppy, maybe sometimes the taller became too obvious with his feelings, but it wasn’t inappropriate with them at all. And what once began as a real nuisance for Baekhyun now it was something flattering honestly. He was used to feel like a failure for being unable to fulfill the expectations of his boyfriend, so it was nice to know that even with his seemingly distant personality he was able to attract the attention of others, especially a man like his boss, someone which supposedly was out of his reach.

But despite all that, Baekhyun wanted to maintain a purely professional relationship between them, not wanting to give false impressions to his boss. He refused to give him false hopes because from what he could see, Kris was really interested. So he could not allow himself to relax and let him in just like that. Besides, he did not want to give Chanyeol more reasons to get more jealous then he already was whenever the smaller mentioned his boss.

“Yes, I know. I’m sorry.” The CEO immediately answered with a sad smile on his face. “Want to go for coffee at the cafeteria though? From what I can see you will be here for a long time. I think we need a break.” He offered innocently.

“But the cafeteria should be already closed, sir.”

"Well, they leave it open for me, you know, because I stay behind all the time ... and ... yeah ... so ... do you want to go?" He asked nervously, feeling almost the rejection he was about to receive for sure.

Baekhyun observed his boss’s posture and expression, both showed how nervous and vulnerable the tall man was feeling at that moment. It was still a mystery to the black-haired boy how a man like Kris – powerful, with girls and boys following him and admiring him from afar, wanting desperately to get into his pants – could feel so uncomfortable and intimidated by the mere presence of his secretary. Although it was somewhat adorable, Baekhyun had to admit, it was as if his boss had never had to deal with romance; fact that he refused to believe since the CEO was incredibly popular. And it was this clumsiness that made him consider the offer; the smaller saw no harm in accepting the invitation, especially if his boss looked at him resigned but with a hint of hope in his eyes. Maybe it wasn’t a bad idea, to be honest he would like to have some company after weeks of being cruelly ignored by his stupid lover, the only person with whom he interacted normally.

“Okay.” Baekhyun finally whispered, nodding with a secretive smile, which was enough to make flutter the heart of the CEO, who, surprised, nodded back clumsily.

And so they created a routine together. Baekhyun suddenly didn’t feel so alone with the pleasant company of his boss anymore and started staying even later just to talk a little more with Kris. Minutes became hours, and Baekhyun found himself enjoying every second of the time he spent with the CEO. Clearly, the black-haired boy preferred to get home very late at night after having enjoyed the company of his boss than to arrive at a decent hour as an only welcome a cold apartment without a Chanyeol squeezing him between his long arms tightly as his favorite stuffed animal. Somehow, in this way, he filled the void in his heart, because even though weeks had already passed, Chanyeol showed no signs of wanting to fix whatever was going on between the two of them.

Nevertheless, the giant didn’t want to keep on staying in the sidelines either to witness how his angel came home increasingly late every single night, which according to him could mean a lot of things. And one specific night, Chanyeol couldn’t stand it any longer, and confronted his boyfriend about it.

“Where were you? Why are you coming home so late, Baekhyun? You're not even around anymore. Was someone with you?” Chanyeol bombarded him with questions barely Baekhyun put one foot in the apartment.

The smaller stood at the entrance of the door, suitcase in hand, looking at his boyfriend with surprise written all over his face and it was understandable, after all it was the first time that the giant spoke to him after five long weeks without acknowledging the other's presence. And now that Baekhyun finally had his attention he didn’t know how to react, how to deal with Chanyeol after so long without even making eye contact. It was even somewhat overwhelming, having Chanyeol with his height towering over him all of a sudden while the latter looked into his eyes with obsessed intensity, waiting for an answer to his absurd questions.

Weeks ago Baekhyun would have given anything to have the attention of his boyfriend again, would have given anything just to hear his deliciously deep voice again, but now all he could think about was how unfair this was. How Chanyeol dared to ask such ridiculous things? Because everything laid in the fact that Baekhyun was clearly being avoided by him without consistent explanation, which obviously led him to want to escape from the empty apartment. And now Chanyeol dared to ask why Baekhyun didn’t deign to get home at a decent hour? Plainly ridiculous, because it was the giant who started all this stupid situation, it was Chanyeol who drew a line between the two, it was Chanyeol who refused to appreciate the efforts of smaller to talk about what was happening, and now he just wanted explanations about something he started in first place? The giant was really acting like a child, a cruel and immature child.

Now Baekhyun remembered why he was never interested in romance before Chanyeol happened. It was exhausting and painful, and he hated feeling like this. He hated what he had become upon meeting the giant…

"Get out of my way." Baekhyun muttered coldly. He was tired and did not intend to listen to the nonsense that surely the red-haired boy was about to say.

He put a hand in the taller’s chest to push him away from his body, but the other boy did not want to move, still blocking his way. In fact, upon witnessing the reaction of his angel, Chanyeol put both hands on the entrance door, trapping his boyfriend between the hard wooden surface and his own body.

“Answer me, Baekhyun.” The taller leaned until their faces were at the same height.

“Leave me alone.” He said trying to push him away again, but it was useless, Chanyeol was too stubborn to give in. Baekhyun had his head down, avoiding any eye contact with the giant.

“Why don’t you tell me what I want to hear, huh?! Are you hiding something from me?!” The red-haired boy insisted getting even closer to his boyfriend. Baekhyun could feel perfectly Chanyeol's breath hitting his head.

The fact that Baekhyun were hiding his pretty face angered him even more. It had been a while since the last time he could see his angel's face closely – and the taller was well aware that it was because of him solely – and now the smaller refused to meet his eyes.

“Look at me.” The giant demanded seriously. He just wanted to enjoy his angel's face for the time being.

The other boy just shook his head, not wanting to cooperate with his boyfriend.

“I said look at me.” This time placing one hand under the chin of his puppy to make him look up at him. At first Baekhyun looked away, looking anything as long as it wasn’t the face of his boyfriend, because he didn’t know whether he would be able to control his anger if he looked straight into his eyes, since his level of hypocrisy was tremendous and the smaller just wanted to hit him so bad for hurting him like this.

“Why are you coming so late? Do you not stand seeing my face any longer? It’s suspicious, don’t you think? It's like you sneak out all the time, getting into our bed stealthily thinking that I don’t realize how late you are, but what you don’t know is that all those times I was awake, worrying about your whereabouts. I've been really worried, though a little voice in my head sowed other kind of doubt in me…”

“You're a coward." Baekhyun cut him off all of a sudden, finally looking into his eyes. “You've been avoiding me for weeks and now you're talking to me just because you think I'm cheating on you? What kind of boyfriend are you? You don’t care about me, you are just worried about your damn ego.”

Chanyeol’s eyes softened instantly when he heard those words, because he could now see in its entire splendor how much it had affected his boyfriend this situation, it really disconcerted him because during all the time that he had distanced himself from the puppy, the latter looked fine on his own. Of course, Baekhyun kept on asking what was wrong with him, but other than that he never showed any sadness, anger or frustration, so the giant thought that Baekhyun wasn’t that affected by his indifference, which clearly had made him feel much more relieved. But now that he knew that reality was very different from what he had imagined he felt really guilty. How could he forget that Baekhyun used to repress his true feelings? How could he had forgotten the reserved nature of his lover?

It had been difficult for him as well. It was horrible having to restrain himself when all he wanted to do was wrap his little angel between his strong arms and kiss every nook and cranny of his pretty face, showing him how much the smaller meant to him, but if he did it would be like to act as if nothing had happened between them and that would really be ignoring the will of his boyfriend. He admitted that he was behaving like a coward, distancing himself from the man he loved only for not knowing how to handle the dilemma they had been since they began their relationship. He really didn’t know what to do anymore.

“I know, I'm a coward.” Chanyeol found himself whispering gently the cheek of the smaller, unable to avoid looking at him ever so gently.

The secretary sighed contentedly, unable to believe how much he had missed being touched by his boyfriend. “Then don’t be one anymore and tell me what's going on with us.” He whispered with a lump in , hopeful that this time Chanyeol would finally talk about what was going on inside his head. Yet, all his expectations to solve this came down when he saw the reluctant and unsure expression of the giant, giving him to understand that despite everything Chanyeol wasn’t ready to talk about it.

“Get out of my way.” Baekhyun said pushing him away again with full force, disappointed, not wanting to be in the presence of the red-haired boy any longer, not if he kept acting like a moron.

“Baek ...” The giant protested weakly.

“And for your information these days I've been getting out of work late because I don’t want to have to come to an apartment where I am clearly ignored and belittled by my own boyfriend. I'd rather have some company, you know, and it turns out that Kris is a good listener, who would say that?” Baekhyun smirked, knowing that this information would get his boyfriend extremely jealous.

“What ...?” Chanyeol didn’t even manage to finish what he was about to say when the smaller slipped from his arms to go to their room, locking himself immediately. Chanyeol would have to sleep on the couch tonight and Baekhyun didn’t care, after all these recent weeks he seemed to have been sleeping all alone all the time anyway, with a person that acted as a stranger.

Hello! I know I'm super late, but I've been so busy that it's not even funny anymore T^T 

I hope you found this decent enough, which I doubt 'cause I know that it's crap, I'm sorry >.< 

Anyways, please leave me a comment! ^^ Oh! By the way, this is not edited yet, so I'll do it as soo as I can.