It was a revelation to find out that he had been falling for Baekhyun at the exact moment his heart hit the ground without any hands there to catch it. It felt like what Chanyeol expected jumping out of a plane would feel like; a surge of excitement and adrenaline that only resulted in you puking your guts out in fear seconds later.

That was what it had felt like, and it had hit him so suddenly that it had been hard to keep his face composed in any way. It was truly a miracle he had managed, or maybe he hadn’t but Baekhyun had been too happy to have noticed that something was wrong. People in love were said to have this rosy film over their eyes that prevented them from seeing anything but the happiness they felt, and Baekhyun was no exception.

With a few swift words, Baekhyun had sent Chanyeol on the fastest, scariest roller coaster ride of his life. Going up and up as he realised how he was in love, only to have the realisation set in as he reached the top before he tumbled down so hard that his heart was still trying to get back inside his chest. It was like finally seeing the light only to go blind one second later.

“I’m dating her, I’m dating Taeyeon,” Baekhyun had said, his boxy smile making his eyes squeeze shut a little. Chanyeol used to love it when he smiled like that, he always liked seeing Baekhyun happy for it made him happy, but he realised now that he loved it because he loved Baekhyun. All of him.