I Bet on Me

Description

Luhan is poor, and he wants it to change. But at what price? Comes in Kris Wu, who smells like money and iced coffee.

Foreword

 

 

 

Pairing: Luhan/Kris

Rating: gen

Length: is planned to be around 10 oo0 words

Warning: none

 

I leave here in the foreword, what will be part of, or will be, the chapter 1. I don’t plan to update it soon, but wanted to get it out here to find some motivation to continue writing it!

 

 

Chap 1:

 

 

 

The street

 

 

Luhan looked down the road, from his seat on the pavement. Seeing nothing coming his way—no cars, no people—he leaned back against the wall of the building he was at the feet’s.

 

A spot behind his ear began to itch. He didn’t resist, scratching away, even if he knew; it was an irritation that had taken roots days ago. 

 

Luhan had no restraint, no rules to obey, and no conduct to respect. In simplier terms, he didn’t care about much things in this world, including himself. 

 

He was poor, and he had become fed off of it. Most of the time he was confused, half occupying himself in not thinking of his issues, and half loosing himself in doubts about his future.

 

Seemingly, today, like every other day since a long while, he was sitting, jobless at the feet of a building, waiting for money to fall from the sky. He needed new clothes, even if the ones he wore today were still alright. The shoes, however, were doing a good job hiding the holes in his socks…

 

He was becoming desperate for a messiah, for a miracle. He felt ready to resort to robbing someone, ready to sell his body, ready to deal drugs, ready to be picked up and driven out of the city. To whatever destiny he could be stranded, Luhan was carrying his own life at arm’s length, away from his heart. His slippery fingers, prone to let it fall and shatter on the ground—and Luhan’s ground was made of hard concrete. 

 

If he fell lower, he had promised himself, he would end it. 

 

Escaping his escalading thoughts, his eyes fell on a sheet of paper flying in the sky. The wind of the end of summer, powerful enough to carry it away.

 

Luhan stood up, chasing after it, like a child after a butterfly. He heard a faint scream behind him, but didn’t bother to listen carefully. 

 

He finally caught the sheet of paper, flaunting it in the air with joy.

 

As he calmed down, he turned it upside down, reading what was on it. But it wasn’t interesting, as he didn’t understand any of the sentences written. He looked to the sky, hoping to see other ones to catch, but no such luck, the blue endless.

 

An hand landed heavily on his shoulder, startling Luhan.

 

’’My paper….’’ the owner of the hand said, breath short. 

 

It was a man, and he seemed to have run, sweat gathering on his forehead. 

 

Oh, Luhan thought, after his stupor, the scream must have come from him!

 

’’Your paper,’’ he said, presenting it to the man by his thumb and index. 

 

The man took it gladly. 

 

Luhan observed him clinically, his tall frame bending forward as he regained his breath, clutching his paper in his hand, creasing his suit.

 

The man looked up to him, smiling with a thankful expression.

 

’’Thank you, really. This—’’ he shook the sheet of paper, ’’is really important. I would have been so screwed, if you hadn’t caught it!’’ The relief was clear in his voice.

 

Luhan put a smile on his face, trying to mimick the man's one worth a thousand watts, or a twenty thousand bucks.

 

When he was offered an invitation to drink coffee, he thought he did a good job.

 

He accepted the offer eagerly, still a bit surprised, but enticed too. 

 

There was something about the blond man that he found attractive. Luhan asked himself, if it was the Rolex on his wrist. 

 

 

 

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On the way to the cafe

 

 

’’I’m Kris by the way, you?’’

 

Luhan stared at the man. 

 

’’Luhan,’’ he replied, his tone a bit rough. He coughed, trying to clear his throat, and whispered,’’Nice to meet you.’’

 

 

 

 

 

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author's note: thank you to have read!

 

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teufelchen_netty #1
Update soon more : )
lanasakura1 #2
I can't wait for this! :)
yupsyupi
#3
" chasing after it, like a child after butterfly.." i really like that part.

i think its quite a nice drablle..hehhe