Picture 10: The heart mends itself with time and love

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Luhan stared at Sehun opened the door to his own dorm room. The tall male seemed angry. He was still breathing heavily and his fists were clenched painfully. Luhan frowned when he spotted bruises blossoming on Sehun's pale knuckles. He must've hurt his hand when he punched Jongin. Sehun stepped inside his dorm, giving a small smile to Luhan before slowly shutting the door. Luhan, in the moment, stuck his foot out, stopping the door from being fully closed.

Sehun opened the door again, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Luhan lifted his hands and signed slowly, "Thank you."

He didn't even know if Sehun could understand him.

"You got hurt because of me."

Luhan took Sehun's hands into his own, gently rubbing his thumb over the latter's bruises. He slowly brought them up to his face, kissing Sehun's injured knuckles one by one.

"I'm not worth your pain."

With that, Luhan backed up before turning his body away from Sehun. He shoved his hands in his pockets and slowly walked away.

"You are worth my pain."

Luhan stopped mid-step, his breath quickening as he turned around. Sehun was standing out in the hall, one hand gently caressing his injured knuckles.

"And you got hurt because of Jongin...so I guess we're even now."

Luhan scrunched his nose, quickly signing the one question that was in his head, "You can understand me?"

Sehun shrugged, a small smile playing at his lips, "Sign language isn't hard, it's mostly common sense."

Luhan smiled, his low mood already lifting, "I'll see you Monday then."

"Wait."

Luhan turned back around.

"Do you...um..do you want to go out Saturday, tomorrow I mean. My cousin is in this small band and he's preforming tomorrow and I was wondering if you," Sehun scratched the back of his head, his voice was quiet with nervousness, "if you would want to come with me?"

"Like a date?"

Sehun nodded shyly, "Yea..like a date."

Luhan nodded happily and raced back to where Sehun was standing. He threw his arms around the tall male's neck, giving him a tight squeeze before letting go.

"Tomorrow then."

Sehun grinned, "Tomorrow."

Luhan happily walked away, feeling content with how the day turned out.




 

KyungDoo: he whAT

Yeollie: omg! That's exciting Lu!!!!

LuLu: yea, I'm really glad he asked me out

KyungDoo: so you like him?

LuLu: I liked him from the day I met him

Yeollie: how romantic!!!

LuLu: stop that! I have to go, Minnie is freaking out about MY date outfit

Yeollie: it's going to be cold today....you know what that means!

Lulu: no......?

KyungDoo: dress lightly and say you're cold and then he hugs you and gives you his jacket

Yeollie: come on Lu, these are the basics of going on dates

LuLu: .......

Yeollie: doNT TELL ME THIS IS YOUR FIRST DATE

LuLu: maybe?

KyungDoo: may god be with you

"Luhan! Get off your phone and pick which one you want!"

Luhan looked up from his phone to see Xiumin holding up two hangers, one in each hand. In his right hand was a button up baby blue shirt and in his left hand was a soft white sweater. Luhan pointed mutely to the sweater. Xiumin made a face, "Damn, I was hoping you would pick the button up." Nevertheless, Xiumin tossed Luhan the white sweater.

"Throw that on, I bought something for you." Xiumin said as he bent down to search through the multiple shopping bags that were spread across the floor, "Actually Injeon bought it for you. She thought you would look good in it."

Luhan tugged his shirt off and pulled on the white pullover. Much to his dismay, it was a tad short and exposed his midriff every time he raised his arms. Xiumin turned around and grinned when he saw Luhan in the white sweater, "Perfect!" He tossed Luhan a plastic bag, "Put these on too."

Luhan opened the bag and almost dropped it when he saw what was in it. He held the bag under his arm as he signed his opinion to Xiumin, "Leather pants? Really?"

Xiumin nodded, "Go on! Try them on! Injeon will be super sad if you don't wear them."

Luhan fought back a groan as he ed his current jeans. He pushed them down his pale milky legs as Xiumin rummaged through his wardrobe.

It was amusing to see Xiumin, someone who was very straight, to be so interested in Luhan's outfits and makeup. The older male even offered to do his makeup and when Luhan asked how he learned to apply makeup (Xiumin doesn't wear any), the latter replied with a story about how his girlfriend taught him everything she knew. Luhan thought that was precious, Xiumin learning something his girlfriend was passionate about.

Luhan tugged the leather pants up to his waist, groaning painfully as the material stuck tightly to his legs. Xiumin turned around and tied a red jacket around Luhan's lithe waist and helped him into Xiumin's bomber jacket. The brown haired male stepped back a bit, assessing the look. "There's something missing....something very Luhan."

Xiumin snapped his fingers and went to Luhan's desk, grabbing a thin black felt choker. He fastened around Luhan's neck.

"Perfect." He grinned.

Xiumin had done Luhan's makeup earlier so he was all set. All they had to do was sit tight and wait for Sehun to show up. Of course, Xiumin took lots of pictures, sending them to Kyungsoo, Chanyeol and Injeon. He got instant replies from Kyungsoo and Chanyeol, cooing over how cute Luhan looked and how Sehun was going to lose his mind when he sees the blonde haired male. Kyungsoo even went as far as texting Sehun and boasting about how he saw Luhan and how good the latter looked. Sehun never responded. As the minutes ticked by, Luhan grew more and more anxious. Is Sehun going to stand him up? Was he going to embarrass himself in front of his crush?

Luhan knew for a fact that the answer to the second question was a solid yes.

Luhan was torn out of his thoughts by light knocking on the door. Xiumin squealed and pushed Luhan out of the bedroom to answer the door. He also pulled out his phone to record Sehun's reaction to seeing Luhan. Luhan swears he's going to end up killing Xiumin one of these days.





 

Sehun wiped his sweaty hand on his pant leg as he knocked on the door. He heard an odd noise, almost like a squeal and a loud thump. His heart jumped to his throat as the door unlocked and opened slowly. His mouth went dry as he took Luhan in. The latter was wearing very tight leather pants and had a red whatever-it-was tied around his lithe waist. He was wearing a white pullover which rode up when he scratched the back of his neck nervously and Sehun almost drooled when he saw a sliver of Luhan's pale torso. His doe eyes were accentuated by dark red eyeshadow which was ever so faintly applied. He had a touch of eyeliner as well and Sehun found himself getting lost in the smaller male's eyes.

Luhan blushed under the heavy stare and knocked his fist lightly against the open door, grabbing Sehun's attention. The tall male blinked before quickly unfreezing, "I didn't know if you liked flowers so I got you a chocolate rose." He said with a monotone, holding out a single rose. The petals were made out of milk chocolate and the stem was a simple plastic stick which was what the chocolate was attached to. Luhan smiled widely, he loved chocolate. 

"We should go." Sehun said, backing up a bit.

Xiumin came running out of the bedroom, waving his phone in the air, "Wait just a second young man! We have to go over some rul-"

Sehun tugged Luhan outside and slammed the door shut, "Definitely go!" He said, grabbing Luhan's hand and taking down the hallway. Xiumin opened the door only to see Sehun and Luhan turn the corner. He sighed heavily as he leaned against the doorway, "Kids."
 

Luhan smiled as they stopped in the elevator. Their hands were still interlaced and Sehun immediately let go when he noticed. Luhan pouted at the sudden loss of skin ship and started to eat his chocolate rose to make himself feel better. Sehun turned his wrist over, checking his expensive watch, "We still have another hour before the concert starts, do you want to get something to drink?"

Luhan bit into the chocolate rose, holding it with his mouth as he signed his answer, "Bubble tea?"

Sehun smiled, "It's like you read my mind."

The elevator door dinged as it slid open. Luhan's eyes widened as he was met with the sight of fifteen college boys, all holding sporting equipment. They filed into the small elevator and to Luhan's dismay, he got shoved into the furthest corner from Sehun, pinned by a creepy looking guy who was standing a bit too close to him.

The guy smiled, showing off his crooked yellow teeth. Luhan mentally cringed and tried to catch Sehun's eye. He didn't have to because the latter was glaring at the guy who was staring at Luhan. Sehun pushed against the boys and made his way towards Luhan. He effortlessly pushed in between his date and the creepy jock.

Unfortunately the elevator stopped at another floor and a couple more people got into the elevator. Sehun swore under his breath as he was forced to press Luhan against the wall of the elevator. Luhan on the other hand didn't mind at all. His hands were subconsciously resting on Sehun's chest as the taller towered over him. He was hidden from the rest of the people in the elevator and he could only see Sehun's stormy black eyes.

His masculine cologne filled Luhan's nose and he forever wanted to be this close to Sehun.

Some jock pushed another jock who bumped into Sehun. He stumbled forward, his hands (not so) accidentally landed on Luhan's lithe waist.

Luhan's breath hitched when he felt the sudden warmth around his waist and the feel of Sehun's thumb against his midriff was driving him up the walls. The latter also looked smoking in that black beanie that pulled his hair away from his face. Luhan could practically feel the sweat making its way down the side of his head.

The two were so lost in each other that they didn't realize the elevator had stopped at ground level. It wasn't until an middle aged lady cleared obnoxiously, pulling Luhan and Sehun out of their trance. Sehun coughed awkwardly as he backed away. Luhan silently munched on his chocolate rose, avoiding the lady's disapproving stare. They walked down the streets of their city. Sehun would make small talk and Luhan would nod or shake his head. After finishing his chocolate rose and disposing the stick, he started to sign some questions to Sehun.

"How long have you lived here?"

Sehun shuddered as a gust of cold wind blew through the streets, "All my life. My dad had been headmaster for as long as I can remember. Before that, my grandfather owned the school so I basically grew up on campus."

Luhan nodded, "What are you going to do for winter break?"

"Stay on campus, as usual."

Luhan scrunched his nose, "That doesn't sound fun."

Sehun shrugged, "Chanyeol and Kyungsoo are staying behind for once, Jongi-"

Luhan stiffened at the sudden mention of Jongin. Sehun bit the inside of his cheek, feeling bad for the slip of his tongue, " I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring him up."

Luhan smiled, "It's okay, he's your best friend."

Sehun sighed, "Was my best friend."

Luhan sensed how down Sehun was becoming. He didn't know how to cheer the later up so he just brushed his hand against Sehun's.

The taller male had no reaction so Luhan took it one step further. He took Sehun's hand and interlaced their fingers. Sehun stiffened and looked down at their interlocked fingers. Luhan met Sehun's gaze and smiled softly as he squeezed Sehun's hand. A smile appeared on Sehun's face as well as he squeezed Luhan's hand back.

"Oh we're here." Sehun said, pulling Luhan into a small café

"What flavor?" Sehun asked as he got into line. Luhan shrugged, not wanting to let go of Sehun's hand in order to sign an answer. Sehun nodded and ordered two random flavors from the menu while Luhan looked around the small café.

It was cozy, like the one on campus, except this one was decorated with more pastel colors. The cashier handed them their drinks and Sehun took one and handed Luhan the other. They headed back outside, slowly walking towards the park. Luhan sipped at his bubble tea while swinging his and Sehun's hand as they walked. Sehun couldn't help but watch the cute male. It was growing dark by the time they got to the park and Luhan could hear faint traces of music from the distance. Sehun pulled at Luhan's hand as he picked up the pace, "I think they're about to start."

Luhan, who had long finished his bubble tea, tightened his hold on his empty cup as he and Sehun ran towards the music. They got past the stragglers in the front of the stage and were about to enter the back stage area when a tall guy, big and buff blocked their back.

"No entry." He grunted.

Sehun raised an eyebrow, "Excuse me, you're talking to the cousin of the main vocal. I think you might want to let us through."

The guard grinned, but Luhan didn't feel like it was very kind.

"Nice try punks. Kids use that excuse all the time."

Sehun growled as he leaned closer to the guard, who leaned just as threateningly forward, "Listen here you simple minded dimwit, my name is Oh Sehun and Kim Jongdae is my cousin and I think you should let me through before your cute little chains..." Sehun paused as he tugged gently on the heavy chains that hung around the meaty neck of the bodyguard, "...get shoved up your ." He hissed.

Luhan flinched at the threat even if he wasn't directed to him. The guard didn't seem phased either, in fact he looked even more angry.

"Whoa Whoa calm down big boy!" A lanky male appeared from a huge black curtain that hung from the trees. He had thick eyeliner on and his mouth curved up into a kittenish grin. His eyes sparkled with mischief as he pushed Sehun away from the bodyguard.

He slipped between them, smiling at the incredibly large man, "Thanks Yun but that's my Cuz." He patted the large man's chest and turned to Sehun, "What's up Oh! Finally decided to come to one of my shows aye?"

Luhan couldn't help but smile at the latter's infectious good mood. As if he knew Luhan was thinking about him, he turned to the honey blonde male, "Heelloooo Cutie!"

Sehun rolled his eyes as he flicked his cousin between the eyes.

"Ow! Dude what the !?"

Sehun tugged Luhan behind him, "No."

The singer raised both hands in surrender, a slightly red patch appearing on his face, "The name's Jongdae. I'm the leader and main vocal in the band."

Luhan stuck his free hand out which Jongdae took happily. But instead of shaking it normally, he bent down and kissed Luhan on the knuckles. A faint blush spread through the honey blonde's cheeks and Sehun clenched his jaw tightly when he saw.

"Don't you have a show to start?" He asked through gritted teeth. Jongdae, who knew how much he was pissing Sehun off, just grinned deviously at Luhan, "See you later cutie."

"Oh before I forget! Mom and dad are going on a vacation with your parents without us." Jongdae said quickly. Sehun raised an eyebrow, "What does that have to do with me?"

Jongdae shrugged, "Go home Sehun, it's been too long."

Luhan grinned as Jongdae walked away. He could hear the singer humming loudly as he joined his other members. Sehun turned to Luhan, frowning, "Sorry about him, he could be a little...."

"Extra?"

Sehun snorted, "Yea, extra. Come on, the show's about to start."

Luhan nodded and started to follow Sehun when he froze. He pulled at Sehun's jacket and the tall male turned. Luhan wrestled his Polaroid camera out of his jacket and held it up.

"Picture?" 

Luhan nodded.

Sehun smiled for real this time, the smile that would make you giddy all over.

"Okay." 

 

 

In case you were curious- Luhan's date outfit    Sehun's date outfit 

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Manasa25 #1
Chapter 1: Loved xiuhan's friendship
cuteicycream96 #2
Chapter 39: This is so goodddd ! Makes me cryyy
princehyungwon #3
Chapter 39: god this is so beautiful :(
fenvip #4
Chapter 39: This fic is my happy pill!!!!! It has everything i love :((( sehun and luhan's characters are so amazing and the character development is so precious. And i love how the fic tackled disability, showing us how normal it is and that it is nothing to be scared or ashamed of. I love luhan's inner struggle about it and his gradually becoming more confident! And sehun's character had struggles of his own as well! The love between them.... i was squealing all throughout their scenes were truly so precious :(( thank you for this masterpiece!!!!
Ponkaaan
#5
I'd like to marry this fic ._.
fenvip #6
Chapter 10: The link to luhan's date outfit is not working :(
ninrose
#7
Chapter 36: ”You’re not coming out of the closet until you.... come out of the closet.”
I can’t XDDD
ninrose
#8
Chapter 10: Absolutely love this story already!
So sad that all of the links don’t work :’( I really wanted to see what Luhans date outfit looked like...
aarya93
#9
Chapter 39: It was such a beautiful story, I loved it!