a/n

dont be fooled by the word "oneshot" this thing is a terrifying beast of 20k words. good luck.
this is 100% a guilty pleasure fic honestly;; i started it because i wanted to write something 
else and take a lil break from c+n for a while, but god it turned into.......just.....a giant heap
of teeth rottingly romantic garbage oh god......i apologize in advance too if this is super bad
because like......again i wrote it more for myself than to post but....here i am............
AND AFF MURDERED ALL MY INDENTATION so if a sentence doesnt make sense just
see if theres a word that should be italicized and then it might make more sense
god. this was a. mess. i can not believe i finished it (or did i?) 

so anyways

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kim kibum imagines romance as a fantasy of roses and princes and weddings and though
things dont turn out like that in his overall lovelife, he still has a lifelong sense of faith in
love, and faith in happiness. his life isnt great, riddled by prejudice and emotional damage, 
and he's lost faith in many things-- society, his family, acceptance-- but through the darkest
veil of problems comes the glow of a rose-tinted light. 

things are never perfect when you base your life on fantasies, but the achievement of
love, happiness, and committment is perfect enough in the end, once you fight through
your battles, accept flaws, and observe the rose thorns to get to it.