For the words we could not say.
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Tap, pause, tap tap, pause, tap tap tap, pause. It means we will love each other forever, even if we are separated by time and space. We will always have this code, for the words we could not say. (Chanyeol x Kyungsoo / 1934 - 1993)
Foreword
The sweet smell of magnolia was in the air. By the old flower tree, Chanyeol found a boy shivering and crying. The boy told him in between sobs that his name was Kyungsoo. Chanyeol thought that was the most beautiful name he had ever heard.
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Placing Kyungsoo’s small hand in his larger ones, Chanyeol tapped gently. Tap, pause, tap tap, pause, tap tap tap, pause.
“What is this?” Kyungsoo asked.
“It’s our code.” Chanyeol smiled smugly.
“What does it mean?”
“It means we will love each other forever.”
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In the darkness, Chanyeol held on to a wrist way too wiry for a soldier and he looked sadly at Kyungsoo, whose eyes were still covered with bandages. “Don’t leave again,” he begged, “please don’t leave again. When the war is over, we can live together. We can go back to how it was.”
Sighing softly, Kyungsoo clumsily cupped Chanyeol’s face, feeling the foreign stubbles on the doctor’s face. “Youth is only for reminiscing, not for reliving.” He whispered. “We cannot go back anymore.”
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“Do you remember?” Chanyeol asked, slowly placing Kyungsoo’s weathered hand in his wrinkled ones.
Tap, pause, tap tap, pause, tap tap tap, pause.
“Yes, I remember.” Kyungsoo replied. His eyes remain closed and a small smile graced his aged face.
The magnolias will bloom again.
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Chapter 1. 1934 Spring
Chapter 2. 1944 Summer
Chapter 3. 1952 Fall
Chapter 4. 1993 Winter
Epilogue. 2013
Writen for --Lackluster-- [A Kyungsooxeveryone Writing Contest]. Prompt word: Codes.
ANGST ALERT! Even the ending is bittersweet. It's life, what can I say.
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