Definition ;

Flight of Fancy:   An idea which shows lots of imagination , but is not practical. In other words , a hopeless dream.

                       I grew up with an obsession for all things Disney. Cinderella, Ariel, Mulan, Peter Pan, Pinocchio; you name it I loved it. Looking back, my grade 2 photo albums would reveal a skinny little Asian girl posing kung-fu style waving about a sword. Yes I totally went through a Mulan-phase but at least that was better than when I was infatuated with Minnie Mouse. God those forsaken mouse ears will haunt me forever.

Anyways, it was always a constant dream of mine to just slip into the pages of fairy-tales, but atlas some dreams are impossible. How can you explain to a child their dreams are unattainable without shattering their hearts? My parents continued to indulge me, whilst worrying about my future. They sadly watched as my young self wasted many nights, tossing and turning hoping that maybe a fairy godmother would appear, or perhaps a genie in a lamp. No matter how hard I tried or wished or prayed, nothing would happen and I didn’t need Mummy to say a thing. Disney was nothing but a silly flight of fancy.

Eventually this hopeless dream of mine faded away as I grew older, and I attached myself to a new fascination.

*KPOP*

Soon instead of wishing for a miracle, I was consumed with checking Allkpop, watching variety shows and learning new dances. Disney was shortly forgotten. I had something real for now: Friends that shared the same interests as me, music to fill the soundless nights, happiness in abundance and best of all; idols that existed and specifically my biases.

The Almighty Quartet.

No way could I have known what would happen. Perhaps maybe only HE knew. But it was a HUGE shock. Because if it's real , it can't really be called a flight of fancy right?