Silk and Diamonds

Description

It was never Choi Minki's intention to fall into the arms of Kim Jonghyun and stop speaking, but this new, quieter Minki was renamed Ren against the lips of a rather dominant man, and Minki didn't mind at all.

[ cross-posted to wattpad under breathsless ]

Foreword

Good For You | Good For You

Hair was always a little tricky, Minki thought as he toyed around with the blonde strands. He sighed at the way his natural hair color was bleeding through, the way his hair had grown and the roots look grey against the blonde he'd tried to properly dye it. He was a bottle blonde; and nobody wanted a bottle blonde. Minki wished he could have blonde hair naturally. Jonghyun loved blonde hair; he adored the way it looked. He loved long hair, liked how it felt as he ran his fingers through it. Minki wanted his hair to be nice for Jonghyun. He wanted to look good for Jonghyun.

Minki did a lot for Jonghyun, certain things that Minki's friends worried over him for. When he grew his hair out, when he dyed it blonde, they looked at him like he was a completely different person, like he was weird, like he shouldn't have done that. When he dropped his double-syllable name and started to call himself Ren, they wondered why, and they thought he shouldn't have changed even his name just because his boyfriend was "too lazy" to call him by his real name. But Minki liked the name. Ren. It was a pretty name; Jonghyun had given it to him. When he lost a little weight, when he started painting his nails, when he started to wear make-up around his eyes, they thought he was turning a little too girly. They found it so weird that Minki began to shave; and they ran away from him, decided he was too whipped on his boyfriend to stay around any longer.

But Minki liked the way he was now; what was so wrong with that?

Minki picked up a few bobby pins to pin his hair properly. He'd taken an idea off the interneat to take some strands of his hair, to pull them back and tie them into a cute little bow. He didn't think he would keep his hair that way for very long, but he thought he would keep it for a little while at least, because he thought it looked pretty. He always loved to experiment with his hair. He often found himself asking Would Jonghyun like this? which would then influence him to take it down, because Jonghyun liked it that way, liked plain, simple, fall-over-the-should hair. He thought special hairstyles were too much. He would get tangled up in them. He couldn't properly appreciate them. They were too much.

Minki's phone beeped with a message from one of his friends, one that was trying to get to him, trying to apologize. Minki didn't want to accept it. He felt too judged around them. All they did was tell him he was only acting this way for his boyfriend, but it was all lies, really. Minki loved himself, and his boyfriend loved him-- what was so wrong with that? So he changed. He knew he changed, and he knew he changed for Jonghyun, but he was okay with that. He liked this new him. He liked being Ren. Minki was old news.

"Minki, please pick up your phone." Minki's phone was suddenly going off, a voicemail being left for him. Minki glanced down at his phone. Minhyun had been a good from of both Minki's and Jonghyun's. He often spoke to Jonghyun, having Minki's boyfriend come home with questions like "Do you want to come meet Minhyun with me?" and "Are you still angry at Minhyun?" He was trying to reach out for Minki; he was trying so hard, but Minki wanted nothing to do with him anymore.

"I really think we should talk. I know you're listening to me right now, Minki. I know you're fixing up your pretty blonde hair or-- or fixing your eyeliner or-- something.... Please pick up, I need to talk to you." Minhyun said. Minki reached out for his phone, slipped his fingers underneath it and held it up. The big green Answer button was glaring at him, begging him to pick up, as was Minhyun's voice, "Minki, please--"

"My name is Ren." Minki whispered even though Minhyun couldn't hear him, and he pressed his finger down on the red End button instead.

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Mishtique
#1
Chapter 2: Please update soon, it's really interesting <3
Ayu_mee23 #2
Chapter 1: Is it still in continue right? Hope u update it soon~ ^^
Maymas #3
Chapter 1: That was cool and unique I hope you continue soon
reyaakoh
#4
Lets try what plot do u have...
idalas #5
great! please continue soon! :)