Love || word count: 888

One-sided love hurts. Baekhyun knows because he’s been there once and trust me, the experience wasn’t that good.

The feeling that you were expecting something but it didn’t come back like the way you wanted it to be. It was really disappointing and painful because you kept on having sweet dreams and visions of what it would look like in the future if you’re together only to find out that the other party isn’t interested or doesn’t like you. The pain is unbearable.

But that was then and this is now and Baekhyun finds it hard what to do next.

It first happened during that late night talks in messenger. Every night they would, he and his best friend Kyungsoo. But that night, however, was different. After sending some lame picture about this meme he saw in Facebook, the response Kyungsoo gave was…

I love you.

Baekhyun blinks twice, thinking that it’s a joke so he responded with an I love you, too.

I’m serious, Baekhyun.

Okay, okay, this is not good. Baekhyun gulps hard and tries not drop his phone upon seeing that message. It wasn’t that he minds but it’s just… he’s dating someone. Kyungsoo knows that Baekhyun’s dating Chanyeol for almost a year now and seeing his best friend tell him this is… Baekhyun doesn’t know the word but he’s this close in looking like a fish.

Not knowing what to do, Baekhyun did the first thing his mind told him to do.

He sent an emoji of a ball. The basketball one.

Stupid, I know.

Wrong timing. Baekhyun mutters under his breath. This is super wrong because this week, they’re going to have some kind of a mini-reunion in Kyungsoo’s place and it’s been two days since that conversation. Baekhyun tries not to hyperventilate because this is the kind of scenario that he wants to avoid. After all, Baekhyun isn’t that great in confrontation. He is a coward.

“You’re going to what?!”

Baekhyun groans and winces at his friend’s high pitched voice. “You shouldn’t be there! Tell me, you’re bringing a friend over. Goddammit, Baekhyun.” Jongdae ruffles his hair in annoyance. “You’re in a relationship for c