Two weeks have passed since Chanyeol had taken up residence in the Aves Royal Palace, and it had somehow become a routine for the two to stay in Baekhyun's room and go through his work together, either in silence or chatting lightly.

But today, Baekhyun realises that they are getting too close. Too close for his liking. He hadn't even intended to speak to the man in the first place. Now he knows many things, too many things about Park Chanyeol. He was a white tiger, he had a sister and was super talented in music. He also knows things thay Chanyeol doesn't mention, like how Chanyeol's nervous tick is a mouth twitch, how he likes it when Baekhyun smiles and his habits for smoothing his fingers over his own ears.

So he doesn't even head downstairs for breakfast, which is where Baekhyun and Chanyeol usually meet. Instead, he asks the servants to help set up a dining table in his room, which was spacious enough to hold five of those, and bring cereal and berries up for him as he laid in his bed, staring out the window, where there was a perfect view of the garden.

His gaze shifted to his desk, where the white rose was already wilted, and he got up, taking hold of it's stem and tossing it into his bin. He would ask the maids to clear that later. He didn't want a single memory of Oh Sehun, ever again.

But he goes back on his own word. After having his meal, he goes to the gardens, and sits at the spot he used to meet Sehun at in the sprawling castle gardens. It was in the middle of the plot of land, where a fountain was situated, clear water continuously spewing out and casting a sort of glow to the tall hedges.

Baekhyun couldn't bring himself to hate this place, even though he wanted to. Now, there are white roses blooming on the green walls, looking devastatingly beautiful. 

He gently plucks one by it's stem, examining it, then throwing it into the water and stalking off into another part of the garden, where there aren't red roses devoid of colour laughing at him.

So he finds a corner of the garden where Sehun hadn't been in charge of, where fairy foxglove thrive on the walls. Baekhyun squats, then settles down on the ground, curling his feet to hims