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Before you read, here are some adorable pictures of Bacon!!

Discalimer: Photo credits to the original posters

so adorable!!

Enjoy reading, I hope you like it!

It was a gloomy, stormy day in Seoul. The sky was dark, the clouds were grey, and the rain was pouring like crazy.

Chanyeol mentally sighed, thinking about the walk home that was definitely going to be wet despite him bringing an umbrella.

“Here you go Chan, it’s a slow day” Jongdae, the restaurant manager said, as he passed the ticket to Chanyeol.

“Yeah, let’s take a last customer, then we’re closing the kitchen” Chanyeol said to his long time friend.

Nodding his head, Jongdae went back to attend to the customer up front.

Park Chanyeol; 26 years old; working as the Executive Chef at La Taureau – a restaurant he and his college friend - Kim Jongdae, started together 3 years ago.

Jongdae; having graduated with a Degree in Hospitality would man up front, charming the customers and managing the service staff. While Chanyeol; having graduated with a Bachelor in Culinary Arts would run the kitchen with a few of his other chefs.

The restaurant became more successful than they imagined.

Just after the first 6 months of opening, their restaurant has already gained dozens of regulars. Now, three years later, the business was flourishing.

On usual days, the restaurant would be packed with lively customers.

But not today.

The heavy rain was pouring so badly, even the weather forecast advised citizens to stay at home.

Chanyeol glared at the rain, before opening his umbrella. “You sure you don’t want a ride home buddy?” He was stopped by Jongdae, before he could take the first step. Shaking his head, he smiled “It’s okay Dae, I know Minseok is waiting for you, it’s not that far anyways” He gestured his hands to make Jongdae go. “Alright man, good luck. See you on Sunday!” Jongdae bid his goodbye and locking the front door on his way out.

He was right.

It was cold and wet. The lower half of his body is soaked and his new Skechers shoes were literally falling apart (RIP T.T). He groaned and quickened his pace, wanting to get out of this poor weather.

He stopped when he heard loud whines coming from an alley. Turning around, he squinted his eyes to find the source of the pitiful sounds.

What he saw made his heart clench.

It was a small puppy, trembling and whimpering loudly in the heavy rain, hiding behind a pile of torn up boxes.

Without a second thought, Chanyeol ran to the puppy and picked it up carefully. Feeling it tremble as he cradled it up to his chest. He frowned, deciding to run his way home.

“It’s okay puppy, I’ve got you.”

Dropping his umbrella and shuffling out his shoes, Chanyeol ran to the bathroom, grabbed a small pail and filled it with warm water, whilst simultaneously holding the trembling puppy by his side, wanting to share the warmth from his body so it doesn’t get cold again

When he was done, he lowered the tiny puppy into the water.

And only then, did the puppy stop whining.

“It must have been tough for you huh, puppy?” Chanyeol frowned and comforted the weak puppy as he brushed gently all over its body. The puppy leaned against Chanyeol’s touch and whined lowly. Chanyeol swore he saw it nod.

When he was sure the puppy was all warmed through, he took it out and dried it thoroughly, while walking to his room and sitting down on the side of the bed

“I’m gonna blow dry you now puppy, if it’s too hot just bark okay?” The tall male said as he the hair dryer. Mentally shaking his head because how the hell is the dog supposed to understand him?.

A small bark broke him out of his thoughts and Chanyeol quickly took the dryer further away from the puppy. “Sorry pup, I held it too close” He said while caressing the puppy apologetically.

When he was done, the puppy was finally clean and no longer trembling. He smiled as he brushed its hair gently, the puppy wagging its tail happily. He noticed that the puppy had blonde fur with a white delicate patch under its neck and it was a male.

Realizing he’s still in soaked clothes, Chanyeol stood up and told the puppy to stay, while he fiddled around, looking for something.

“Okay pup, I want you to stay here while I go shower alright?” Chanyeol asked the puppy as he set it down in the makeshift dog bed made with comfy towels in a basket.

The puppy layed down obediently and Chanyeol cooed “Good boy!”

The tall male ran to the bathroom to clean himself up swiftly, not wanting to leave his new companion too long. Stepping out of the shower, he saw the light brown pup standing at the door of his bathroom. He smiled and wrapped himself with a towel, hair still dripping wet.

The puppy trailed behind him as he walked to the cupboard, making Chanyeol chuckle at the little tiny steps it had to take.

Slumping down into the bed with the pup after getting dressed in a wife beater and boxers, he held the puppy to his chest and gently caressed it. The puppy wagged its tail as it felt the warmth of Chanyeol’s body beneath itself.

Chanyeol slowly fell into slumber, tiredness slowly catching up to him.

As he drifted off to dream land, he felt a soft gentle hand brushing out his hair.

He swore he heard a whisper

“Thank you”

Chanyeol was woken up with small barks and in the morning. Scrunching up his nose, he forced open his eyes, to find the pup right in front of his face. Groaning, he pulled the puppy and flipped over to the other side, making it yelp.

When the puppy kept barking, he whined in protest “Just lemme sleep a bit more pup, it’s my day off.” Humming in satisfaction when the pup stopped barking and shuffling around.

After what felt like 15 minutes, the barking and yelping started again. “Alright, you win” Chanyeol sighed as he stood up, picking up the pup with him. The puppy panted and wagged its tail in delight.

The tall chef set down the pup next to the sink as he went about his morning routine.

The puppy sat obediently as it waited for the giant to prepare breakfast. It yipped happily and wagged its tail when Chanyeol set down a small plate of bacon cut into pieces with scrambled eggs. The pup digged in happily and Chanyeol chuckled, watching the pup scarf down the food.

“What should I name you pup?” Chanyeol asked the puppy while it was eating. He tapped his chin at the thought “How about Goldie?” He tried. The pup growled in disapproval. “Haha, too obvious?” He laughed. “Hmm, how about Jeff?” The lanky male laughed when the pup whined un-amusedly.

While he was in deep thought, the puppy walked over to his plate and put its tiny paw on a piece of his food. “Bacon?” He furrowed his brows. “You want me to name you Bacon?” He asked again. The pup barked and wagged its tail in glee.

Chanyeol grinned in delight and picked the puppy up “Okay then, Bacon! You’re mine now” He snuggled the puppy into his chest before giving it a light peck on its head. The puppy yipped happily.

Bacon cradled into Chanyeol's arms as they walked down the street.

The doorbell rang when they stepped into the pet store.

Walking to the first section, Chanyeol picked up the smallest collar he could find and tried to put it on Bacon. But the puppy growled in disapproval and pushed the thing away with its paw. Chanyeol frowned “Come on Bacon, be a good boy” he tried to put it on again, but the puppy just kept shifting to avoid to leather collar from getting through its head. Chanyeol sighed in defeat, deciding to move on to the next section, still holding the grumpy puppy up to his side.

He bent down to grab a pack of dog food, when Bacon started shuffling around and pushing at his arm. “Ow-ow, Bacon what’s wrong?” Chanyeol asked worriedly. Realizing that the puppy wanted to be let down, he did as it wanted.

The puppy stomped angrily and pushed away the pack of dog food in disgust before turning to his human, hoping he would understand. And he did. The tall male let out a tired sigh “Bacon, you can’t eat human food everyday” he reprimanded, but the puppy sat firmly at its place.

Chanyeol sighed and shook his head “Fine, you win” he said in defeated before picking up the now happy pup and letting it tuck into his neck. As they walked out the store Chanyeol chuckled lightly. “You could’ve just told me you didn’t want anything before we left the house.” He stated, to which he got an apologetic on his neck as a reply.

After having a quick lunch at a nearby restaurant, they spent the rest of the day at the park, running around and playing happily.

Chanyeol hadn’t had this much fun in ages.

There were times when large dogs would walk by and Bacon would run to his human and hide in between his legs. Chanyeol would coo at it and bend down. “It’s okay Bacon, I’ll protect you” The tall man would say as he petted the puppy.

They went home with a smile, albeit being super tired.

Chanyeol tucked the puppy into his chest as he fell asleep.

“Good night Bacon” he mumbled tiredly

He slept very well that night, with a comforting warmth engulfing him.

When Chanyeol woke up the next morning, Bacon was gone.

He searched worriedly all over the apartment, calling out its name and bending down to check every nook and cranny that could fit the puppy.

He wondered nervously where the puppy could be.

How did he get out?

Where did he go?

Is he wondering around the streets without any protection?

Chanyeol bit his lips in concern.

He tried to push away the anxiousness as he got ready for work.

But he couldn’t focus on his work the whole day, with Bacon on his mind.

He was broke out of his thoughts when Jongdae called him “Hey Chanyeol, there’s a customer saying that he only has ten bucks, asking if we had food that cheap!” He said in disbelief. “I don’t want to be mean though, I mean the guy looked like he was about to cry!” He added.

Chanyeol patted his friend’s shoulder. “Let me handle this Dae.” He said as he went out the kitchen, after asking his sous chef to take over.

Walking to the table that seated a petite man wearing a beanie and some worn out clothes, Chanyeol furrowed his brows, wondering what a man like that had found his way into a fine dining restaurant. The man had his back turned so Chanyeol couldn’t see his face.

“Sir, I’m sorry but-” Chanyeol held his breath as the he saw the male’s stunning face. He had droopy eyes that were slightly glassy, a round button nose, pouty lips and soft blonde hair peeking out of the beanie.

Realizing he had been staring, the tall man cleared his throat and stuttered out his next words “I-I mean, I’m sorry to keep you waiting sir, I will have my best dish ready for as soon as possible”

Chanyeol’s heart fluttered when the petite male smiled widely “Thank you” he squeaked out, and Chanyeol swore he heard that voice in his dreams before.

With wobbly legs, the Chef walked back to his kitchen. Jongdae was laughing hysterically at Chanyeol’s love-struck state. The tall Chef ignored his annoying friend as he whipped out a hot piping plate of squid ink pasta with buttered prawn sauce. He garnished the dish ~~with love~~ and put it out to the serving window.

Jongdae was there in a second. “Why don’t you bring this to him yourself lover boy?” He said teasingly as he put his elbow on the counter.

Chanyeol ignored the -eating grin on the troll’s face when he took the beautiful plate of food to the beautiful customer.

He took a deep breath as he placed the food in front of the male. “Here you go sir, Squid Ink Bigoli with Buttered King Prawns, garnished with flat leaf parsley and a tomato rose, my signature dish” Chanyeol mentally patted himself when he managed to say that without stuttering like a little bitc- “Mmh this is so good!” his thought was interrupted when the petite male took the first satisfying bite of his food. He looked so happy eating the pasta that it made Chanyeol swell with pride. “T-thank you, enjoy your meal” He stuttered out before walking back to the kitchen once again.

“You are so whipped” Jongdae laughed.

The petite male was shocked when Jongdae told him the food was free of charge, saying that the Chef insisted. He looked happily to the serving window, where Chanyeol was standing and staring. Caught red-handed, the Chef quickly bent down to hide himself, ignoring the snickers coming from his kitchen staff.

When the petite male left, Chanyeol prayed he would come again.

As he walked home that day, he wore a silly grin ~~and skipped home happily~~.

Bacon was waiting at his apartment door when he reached home.

“Bacon!” The man ran to pick up his puppy “Where have you been? I was so worried!” The man hugged and petted the puppy softly with furrowed brows. The puppy yipped and his hand.

He sighed in relief and brought Bacon into the apartment.

After Bacon rejected his offer for dinner, he brought the pup with him to the couch and sat there, talking about is day. “-and then I met the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen, his smile was so breath taking Bacon, I can’t even” The tall male fan-girled adorably. He laughed when Bacon started his face and wagging its tail in delight.

Like the night before, they went to sleep on Chanyeol’s bed, and Chanyeol was enveloped in a familiar warmth as he drifted off to dreamland.

Days continued on like this.

With Chanyeol waking up to the absence of Bacon and going to work to see the beautiful man, each day serving him delicious and expensive food, free of charge, each time waiting in anticipation for the petite male’s moan in approval of the mouth watering food. The only time he didn’t enjoy Chanyeol’s cooking was when he served the male a plate of Cucumber Salad. Chanyeol immediately whipped out a new dish, and the blonde was scarfing down food once again. After all that, he would see the beautiful male leave happily, and Chanyeol would go home to Bacon in content.

It was 19 days later, when Chanyeol finally mustered up the courage to talk to the object of his affection. ~~Mostly because Jongdae kept calling him a wuss.~~

The tall Chef sat in front of the male after serving him his food – A Medallion of Rib-eye steak with Stacked Potatoes and Caramelized Onion Jus.

The male tilted his head in confusion and Chanyeol rubbed the back of his neck nervously. “U-urm I was wondering if you were free this Saturday?” He stuttered out.

The man giggled and nodded “Yes, I am” Chanyeol sat up “Do you wanna have coffee with me at the café down the street, say...around 1 o’clock?” He continued. The petite male gave Chanyeol his favourite eye smile and agreed

“It’s a date.”

Chanyeol went home whooping and cheering.

Throwing up Bacon in the air and catching it happily when he got to his apartment. He got a growl in disapproval from his puppy when he did that, but he ignored it and kissed the puppy gleefully.

Excitedly, Chanyeol picked out his outfit Friday night with Bacon’s opinion. Putting on outfits that earned him happy barks or disapproving whines. He decided to go with a maroon button up and ripped black skinny jeans.

He woke up early on Saturday, he pouted slightly when he found Bacon gone, he’d hoped the puppy would have stayed and gave him support.

He shook his head, deciding to go about his morning routine and getting ready for the date. He wore the chosen outfit and styled his hair, gelling his bangs up away from his forehead.

Checking himself out in the mirror, Chanyeol nodded cockily.

He showed up half an hour early. Choosing a booth near the glass window and waiting impatiently.

10 minutes past 1, Chanyeol started to worry.

Did the petite male get lost? Did he forget? Or worse, did he stood me up? Chanyeol bit his lip and shook his leg worriedly. He broke out of his thought when the doorbell of the Café jingled.

The petite male panted and ran to sit next to Chanyeol. “I’m sorry I’m late” He panted out, but got no response in return.

Chanyeol was staring again. The petite male was clad in a maroon colored sweater and tight black jeans, he paired the outfit with a gold choker and the usual beanie covering his hair. Now that he saw it, Chanyeol noticed that the male was always wearing a beanie, shaking his head, he pushed the thought away, deciding to gawk at the male more. He grinned when he realized they were wearing matching colored shirts.

The blonde giggled and snapped his fingers in front of Chanyeol’s face, making the Chef blush.

“You look beautiful today” He said with sudden confidence, making his date blush, and Chanyeol wanted to pinch his cheeks “By the way, I just realized I never got your name.” He added. The male bit his lip “It’s Baekhyun, Byun Baekhyun” Chanyeol laughed at the familiar name. “You should meet my dog some day, his name is Bacon” Baekhyun laughed awkwardly. Noticing this, Chanyeol wondered if maybe the male wasn’t a dog person, but he pushed the thought away.

“My name’s Park Chanyeol” He said, changing the subject. Baekhyun smiled “It’s nice to meet you Chanyeol.”

They talked over coffee with mostly Chanyeol telling Baekhyun about his life. Baekhyun seemed a bit closed, so Chanyeol didn’t want to cross any boundaries. He did find out some details about the male. He's 23, he worked at small grocery store as a cashier from 9 to 5 with a small salary, and he was an orphan. He still lived in his orphanage because he didn’t have anywhere else to go and he’d get kicked out sometimes when the owner gets fed up. Baekhyun looked like he was about to cry when he opened up, but didn’t when he felt Chanyeol’s warm hand hold his in comfort.

Baekhyun looked down to their connected hands then to Chanyeol, who was looking at him with so much care. They stared at each other like that for a good minute, before Baekhyun turned away and blushed.

“U-urm do you want to go for a walk?” Baekhyun squeaked out, wanting to break Chanyeol’s deep stare at him.

Chanyeol smiled and nodded, standing up to pay the bill at the cashier, he left Baekhyun alone at the booth, to recollect his thoughts and calm his blushing cheeks.

They walked in silence down the park.

Chanyeol wanted to hug the petite male so bad, he wanted to tell the male to move out of his -hole orphanage and come live with him. But he was scared that it would scare Baekhyun away.

Instead, he opted to entangle their fingers.

He grinned in satisfaction when he noticed the growing blush on the latter’s face.

They stopped walking when Chanyeol noticed Baekhyun eyeing an ice cream stand at the side of the walk way. “Do you want Ice cream?” He asked, and chuckled in amusement when Baekhyun whipped his head to him and nodded enthusiastically, it reminded him of a happy puppy.

They walked to the ice cream stand hand in hand, well more like Baekhyun dragging Chanyeol excitedly.

“One strawberry ice cream cone please” Baekhyun said cutely “Oh-oh! And top it with more fresh strawberries please!” He added, when he noticed the toppings. Chanyeol cooed at his cuteness.

After getting their ice creams (Chanyeol got a chocolate cone), Baekhyun insisted that he would pay. But he pouted in embarrassment when he didn’t have enough money to cover it. Without a second thought, Chanyeol pulled out a 6 dollar bill to pay the ice cream man and dragged the sulking Baekhyun along, with his ice cream melting in his hand and his lips forming a deep frown.

Chanyeol patted Baekhyun’s beanie-covered hair and said it was okay, but Baekhyun still sulked. “Baek, if you don’t eat the ice cream, you’re gonna waste money” Chanyeol said. And with that Baekhyun started eating his strawberry flavored ice cream, not before squeaking out an adorable “Thank you, Chanyeol.”

Chanyeol said he would walk Baekhyun back home, to which Baekhyun refused because he didn’t want to bother the nice man any further. But Baekhyun should know by now that Chanyeol is a stubborn man.

So, they walked to Baekhyun’s orphanage hand in hand.

When they reached the front door, Chanyeol scratched the back of his neck “Thanks for going out with me, I had a really great time” he said shyly. Baekhyun gave him a wide rectangle-shaped eye smile. “I had a really great time too.” Chanyeol’s heart fluttered.

“So...uhm, bye Chanyeol” The blonde squeaked out before turning to open the front door.

He let out a yelp when was pulled back by the waist.

Suddenly there were soft lips against his, molding them together.

He let out a satisfied sigh and leaned into Chanyeol, returning the kiss. His legs went jelly.

He whined when they separated.

Baekhyun’s glassy eyes and swollen lips were what did it; Chanyeol admitted to himself that he was in love.

He tucked a stray strand of Baekhyun’s hair under his beanie. “Do you believe in love at first sight?” He asked calmly as he brushed Baekhyun’s cheek with his thumb.

Baekhyun blushed and nodded “Yeah”

Chanyeol grinned widely.

“Goodbye Baekhyun, see you tomorrow?” Chanyeol asked with hope. And Baekhyun nodded once more, biting his lips.

As Baekhyun closed the door, Chanyeol fist pumped in victory and ran home happily, wanting to go back and tell Bacon about his eventful day.

He didn’t hear the loud yelps and shouting coming from the orphanage.

When he got back to the apartment, Bacon wasn’t there.

Chanyeol filled with worry. Bacon would usually be home by now. Trying to stay positive, he sat on the couch and waited for the pup to get home.

It was around midnight when he heard scratches on his front door. He quickly opened the door.

What he saw broke his heart.

Bacon was bruised very badly, he was whining and trembling so hard. Chanyeol almost cried himself.

He picked up Bacon gently as it trembled at his hold and brought him to the bathroom.

As he washed the puppy, it was still whining in pain, no matter how softly Chanyeol brushed his fur.

“Who did this to you Bacon?”Chanyeol asked with his heart clenching. The puppy only whined louder.

“Shh-shh pup, it’s okay now, I got you” Chanyeol frowned as he held the bruised puppy on his chest, petting him to sleep. The whines slowly died down and the pup fell into slumber.

Chanyeol was so angry. Who could even do this to a weak and tiny puppy? The cruel men who could commit such a malicious act made him lose faith in humanity. He pushed his anger away and held Bacon close to his heart, trying to sooth the puppy. He held it close, so it wouldn’t run away in the morning. He hoped Bacon would stay, so it didn’t have to face the monsters outside anymore.

He woke up to soft whimpers and spasms coming from Bacon. Chanyeol shook the puppy in worry, seeing that he was having a nightmare. Bacon shot up in fear and whined when it saw Chanyeol. It took shaky steps to the crook of Chanyeol’s neck and laid there, trembling under Chanyeol’s gentle touch. “Hush Bacon, it’s okay, I won’t let anyone hurt you again, shhh” The puppy slowly calmed down and Chanyeol’s jaw in appreciation.

Seeing that the puppy wasn’t going back to sleep anytime soon, Chanyeol brought it to the kitchen and prepared breakfast.

As Bacon ate its breakfast, Chanyeol hurriedly got ready for work, putting on his chef’s jacket and going back to Bacon.

“Come on Bacon, I’m bringing you to work” He picked the puppy up, put it in the makeshift blanket basket, and left for work.

Chanyeol explained the whole situation to Jongdae hoping the man would understand. And Jongdae said it was okay, as long as Bacon didn’t disrupt his working, and as long as Chanyeol himself washed his hands properly after touching his puppy.

Bacon was very obedient. It sat silently, watching Chef Chanyeol in action, manning the kitchen efficiently and pushing out orders in a jiffy. When he didn’t have any orders in hand, Chanyeol would tend to Bacon and pet him soothingly, asking if it was okay. Bacon would wag its tail in reply.

The staff also grew a liking to the tiny puppy, cooing at it. But Bacon would reject and flinch at their touch, he only accepted Chanyeol.

It made Chanyeol grin with pride.

Chanyeol fed Bacon small pieces of food throughout the day. It ate most of the food, except for cucumber. Thinking that dogs probably didn’t like vegetable, he didn’t offer anymore. But then he noticed the puppy eyeing a plate of strawberries, so he tried giving the puppy one. It scarfed down the berry in seconds, before looking at the strawberries again, wanting more. Chanyeol chuckled as the puppy ate more and more strawberries, staining its mouth red.

Seeing this made him think of Baekhyun.

Baekhyun

Chanyeol took a look at the time and realized that it was past the usual time Baekhyun would come. “Jongdae, did Baekhyun come today?” Chanyeol asked with hope. “You mean puppy boy? Nah man, didn’t see him” Jongdae said sadly. And Chanyeol pouted, missing the blonde already, even though he’d just saw the man yesterday.

Chanyeol went to Bacon for comfort “Bacon, why didn’t he come? Did he not like our date?” Chanyeol sighed. Bacon barked and sat in disapproval as if saying ‘How can you think that? Of course he liked the date!’, and Chanyeol smiled “You’re right pup, I’m sure he’s just busy” and patted Bacon’s head. “You’re the best Bacon” he said appreciatively and the puppy wagged its tail happily.

Chanyeol went home with Bacon in his arms, right next to his heart, as usual.

He brought Bacon everywhere with him for the next four days, still worried for the puppy. He even told the puppy not to leave until he was sure he was well.

The puppy only yipped at him.

During those four days, Baekhyun did not show up, and Chanyeol missed him a lot, and wondered if maybe Baekhyun didn't like him. Feeling insecure, he would look for Bacon for comfort.

On the fifth day, Bacon was gone in the morning again, he sighed in worry, hoping the puppy would return home safely.

His worry was forgotten when Baekhyun finally showed up at the restaurant.

Chanyeol was nervous to talk to him, so he decided not to go out. He was taken aback when Jongdae told him that Baekhyun asked for him.

With a nervous gulp, he walked to Baekhyun’s usual table.

The eye smile that greeted him pushed away all Chanyeol’s doubt.

Baekhyun explained that he had been very busy at work and at the orphanage for the past few days and apologized for not coming to see him.

Chanyeol instantly forgave him.

Baekhyun blushed and leaned across the table to give Chanyeol a peck on the cheek.

The couple ignored the whoops and cheers coming from the kitchen.

Chanyeol invited Baekhyun over to his place that night, and Baekhyun agreed shyly.

They walked to the apartment hand in hand, talking about their day.

It felt so natural to be with Baekhyun, Chanyeol was content.

Baekhyun sat on the couch and waited for Chanyeol as he made them hot chocolate.

After setting down the cups of hot chocolate on the coffee table, Chanyeol sat down next to Baekhyun facing him. Baekhyun sighed in comfort and closed his eyes when Chanyeol brushed his cheek softly.

“Hey, Baek?” Opening his eyes, Baekhyun waited for Chanyeol to continue “I know we just met less than a month ago, but….will you be my boyfriend?” Chanyeol looked down in nervousness.

The gentle hand on his hair made him look up again, seeing the male smile softly.

The blonde leaned in to kiss Chanyeol sweetly, and that was enough answer to Chanyeol.

“Yes.” He whispered in between kisses, and Chanyeol’s heart fluttered.

When they separated, Chanyeol grinned so wide it was creepy, and Baekhyun was doing the same.

They cuddled in the couch and watched a movie, because Baekhyun said he hadn’t watched a movie in ages.

As the blonde was deeply focused on the screen, Chanyeol only had his eyes set on him.

Noticing that Baekhyun was still wearing his beanie, he suggested taking it off “Hey Baek, do you wanna take off your hat?”

Baekhyun’s hands were instantly pulling the beanie down, “N-no it’s o-okay” Chanyeol was a bit taken a back by the reaction, but didn’t press on. He thought maybe Baekhyun had some sort of phobia for exposing his hair? Chanyeol shook his head at the thought, deciding to go back to staring at his lover.

When it was late at night, Chanyeol insisted Baekhyun to stay over, saying it was dangerous and saying that he wanted him to meet Bacon. But Baekhyun just kept refusing, not wanting to impose. So, reluctantly, he let his boyfriend leave, pouting as he did so.

Minutes after Baekhyun left, he heard scratching on the door.

Knowing who it was, the lanky giant ran happily to the door and greeted his puppy.

Chanyeol picked it up and gave it a wet smooch. “I got him Bacon, he’s mine now” The man giggled and brought his equally happy puppy into the apartment.

“I wish he could’ve met you, he would definitely love you. You’re so adorable!” Chanyeol cooed as he tickled the puppy on the couch. The puppy wagged its tail happily, as if Chanyeol’s cheeriness was rubbing off on him.

When Chanyeol suddenly stopped, Bacon tilted its head.

“I should text him and see if he got home safely” Chanyeol reached for his phone before stopping “I never got his number” He facepalmed and slumped into the couch. Bacon put his head on the man’s thigh and let out a deep breath that sounded like a sigh.

So there he was the next day, sitting across Baekhyun asking for his number like a stuttering bitc- “Hey B-Baek, can I get your number, I-I mean, w-we are boyfriends so, we should have each others-” Chanyeol was cut off before he could finish “Channie, I don’t have a phone” Baekhyun pouted his lips and sulked.

Chanyeol almost forgot about the problem at hand when he heard the cute nickname his boyfriend gave him. Snapping out of his reverie, Chanyeol patted Baekhyun’s beanie covered hair. “It’s okay Baek, it’s not your fault” Baekhyun’s stunning smile made Chanyeol walk back to the kitchen with wobbly steps once again.

The next day, Chanyeol presented Baekhyun with a new iPhone 7.

“Yeah you’re definitely whipped” Jongdae snickered.

Saturdays were a dream. They’d have dates on those days, where Baekhyun would be an adorable blushing pup and Chanyeol would be a whipped boyfriend, spoiling his love with anything and everything.

And everytime Chanyeol said goodbye to Baekhyun, he’d be greeted with his puppy, Bacon. He would tell Bacon how beautiful his boyfriend was, how lucky he was to have him, how in love he was, blah blah blah, rainbows and sprinkles.

Bacon would wag his tail happily and give the giant tiny .

Baekhyun would show up cheerier the next day.

It was two months later when Chanyeol said the words

“I love you, Baekhyun”

They were cuddling in the couch, something they did regularly.

Baekhyun lifted his head from Chanyeol’s chest and looked into those sincere eyes. It made his eyes glassy.

“I love you too, Channie”

Next thing you know, their lips are smacked together.

They kissed and kissed, eventually turning it into a sensual lip lock. Baekhyun whimpered when Chanyeol pushed in his tongue, and Chanyeol groaned at the sound. He pushed Baekhyun down onto the couch and continued their make out session.

They didn’t notice Baekhyun’s beanie slowly slipping off.

Still locking their lips, Chanyeol brushed Baekhyun’s super soft hair gently.

But he felt something else, something that didn’t feel like hair, it was soft and floppy.

like….like….a floppy puppy ear.

P-puppy Ear?!

Chanyeol’s eyes widen as he separated from Baekhyun’s lips, the male whining at the loss, he was about to ask what was wrong, until he opened his eyes to see Chanyeol’s shocked state.

He realized he’d been too careless. Baekhyun pushed Chanyeol back and held his ears, trying to hide them with all his might, eyes filling with tears as Chanyeol continued looking at him like he was a freak.

Freak

Disgrace

The hurtful words so familiar.

Not wanting the words to come out of his lover’s mouth, he sobbed and ran towards the door.

Still in a trance, Chanyeol furrowed his brow in confusion.

It took a minute for his brain to click, but it did.

And suddenly, everything made sense.

The similar names, the same blonde hair, the same floppy ears, the same love for strawberries, the same hatred for cucumber, the same adorable yips, the same cute gestures, the disappearance of one and appearance of the other.

Bacon – Baekhyun.

Chanyeol swiftly stood up and ran after his love.

“Baekhyun!” He ran to everywhere he thought the blonde could be - the restaurant, the orphanage, the park, no Baekhyun.

He sighed when it started pouring, this day couldn’t get any worse.

The last place he could think of was the alley, where he first found Bacon.

He ran there without a second thought

He was right.

There he was, his adorable boyfriend, curled up in a ball clutching his ears and letting out broken sobs. The sight so familiar, and just as heart clenching as the first time he saw it.

“Oh Baek,” Chanyeol bent down to hold the petite male. When Baekhyun flinched away, Chanyeol’s heart cracked at the rejection.

“Baekhyun, I’m sorry, I was just shocked” Chanyeol apologized sincerely, and Baekhyun turned to look at the latter brokenly.

When he was sure Chanyeol was not lying, the blonde threw himself into Chanyeol’s embrace, sobbing softly.

Chanyeol patted his hair soothingly whispering soft apologies into his ear.

Baekhyun eventually passed out in his arms in soft yelps, and Chanyeol frowned worriedly. Quickly lifting up his lover and bringing him home.

Chanyeol held Baekhyun close in his embrace as he fell asleep, realizing that he had felt his same warmth countless times before. He mentally slapped himself for not noticing. But then again, it’s not every day you fall in love with a puppy shape shifter.

Pushing away his curious questions, Chanyeol decided to leave them for tomorrow.

Luckily, Chanyeol woke up before Baekhyun in the morning. He was worried that Baekhyun would leave before they had a chance to talk.

He smiled happily when he found the adorable male snuggled on his chest, right on top of his heart. This is a sight he’d love to wake up to every morning. Chanyeol brushed his hair softly and chuckled when Baekhyun’s ear twitched.

The rumbling of his chest when he chuckled woke the puppy up. Chanyeol watched in amusement as Baekhyun slowly gained consciousness. He rubbed his eyes adorably and sat up, that was followed by a cute yawn and a stretch of his arms.

Yes, this is definitely a sight I want to wake up to, Chanyeol thought to himself.

When Baekhyun finally realized where he was and remembered the events from last night, he looked at Chanyeol in anxiousness.

Sensing this, Chanyeol pulled him close, and connected their foreheads, then gave him a cute Eskimo kiss. Baekhyun giggled and sighed in relief when Chanyeol still looked at him the same way before.

Grumbling, Chanyeol pulled Baekhyun down into the bed and tucked him under his chin. Baekhyun blushed and breathed in Chanyeol’s musky scent in content, snuggling close into his embrace.

They cuddled the whole morning, and Baekhyun was glad Chanyeol gave him time to open up.

It was almost noon when Baekhyun dragged Chanyeol out of bed to make lunch.

Baekhyun offered to cook, so Chanyeol let him. The whole time he was cooking, the tall lanky male stuck to his back like a leech. Baekhyun whined in disapproval, but Chanyeol was stubborn.

Baekhyun would say his cooking was okay, not too good, but not bad either.

So he knew Chanyeol was overdoing it when he kept complimenting his food. Baekhyun rolled his eyes and smiled at his goofy lover.

After lunch, they sat in the couch and Baekhyun decided to tell Chanyeol everything he deserved to know.

Chanyeol listened as Baekhyun opened up.

Baekhyun was like this ever since he could remember. When he was younger, it was hard to control the shifting, but he got the hang of it as he got older.

He grew up around people who shunned him in disgust, he didn’t have friends and nobody wanted to adopt him. He said his caretakers at the orphanage claimed that his parents thought he was a freak, so they threw him away. Chanyeol held his hands, when he started tearing up.

He would shift and run around the city alone at night, and it was scary often times, but he felt free.

When he grew older, the owner of the orphanage wanted him out. So he begged to stay. He promised to give most of his tiny income to the man, in exchange for a place to stay.

The cruel man agreed.

The day Chanyeol found him in the alley, Baekhyun was kicked out of the house because he was sick and couldn’t go to work, so he couldn’t pay the owner.

Baekhyun gave Chanyeol a reassuring press on his hand, when he saw the male fume up.

Baekhyun was grateful for Chanyeol to take him in and care for him, but he still had to go to work on weekdays, so he left in the mornings. The first morning however, Baekhyun secretly followed Chanyeol to his restaurant. Intrigued, the male decided to dine in that night. Only to find that it was a high-end restaurant he couldn’t afford. But it seems Chanyeol took a liking to him though and gave him free meals every night.

Chanyeol blushed when he realized he had been ranting out all his feelings to the same person he was in love with.

“Did you purposely pick a maroon outfit on our first date so we could match?” Chanyeol asked curiously.

Grinning goofily when Baekhyun nodded.

Baekhyun continued on, telling him that the night he kissed Baekhyun in front of the orphanage, Baekhyun was beat up by the owner because he caught them kissing and called him a disgusting .

Chanyeol enveloped Baekhyun into a tight embrace when Baekhyun’s tears started falling.

“It’d never been that bad before, I was so scared” Baekhyun sobbed as he remembered the haunting memories from that night.

Baekhyun found himself outside Chanyeol’s door because he didn’t know where else to go.

“You can come to me anytime Baek” Chanyeol said reassuringly. “In fact, you can stay here forever if you want” Chanyeol added shortly after.

Holding Baekhyun by his shoulders “Move in with me” He said firmly.

It wasn’t a question.

Baekhyun nodded and kissed Chanyeol in appreciation.

“I-I love you, Channie” Baekhyun squeaked adorably, and Chanyeol’s heart was full.

“I love you too”

“Since I first found you”

“Okay, so Jongdae is going to train and teach you everything you need to know, if you need anything, just call me, okay Baek?” Chanyeol said worriedly as he held the blonde male's hands.

He nodded obediently.

“Oh god Chanyeol, he’s just working, you’re not sending him off to the army of anything” Jongdae scoffed at the overly sweet couple.

Chanyeol ignored his friend and gave Baekhyun a peck.

“Good luck Baek.” Chanyeol patted his beanied head and Baekhyun grinned happily before running off to his duties.

Jongdae had asked Baekhyun to take off the beanie before because it wasn’t part of the uniform. To which he got a hard glare from Chanyeol that could kill.

Jongdae never asked again.

“Hey, what happened to Bacon?”

The End <3

A/N My eyes are burning from how long I've been looking at this laptop screen.

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