Pretty Brown Eyes

A Reason to Live
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"My heart belongs to you now, Jung Wheein."

Wheein couldn't count how many times her heart caused her pain. She couldn't remember how many times her ribcage felt like it's closing in on her, how her heart clenched against her chest. Her heart betrayed her countless times, and yet she still manages to count on it.

And now, hearing Byul say that. Wheein couldn't be more grateful that she trusted her heart. Because even though her heart is still clenching and her ribcage is still closing in, she feels happiness instead of pain.

"I love you." Wheein says out of breath, but Moonbyul was paying enough attention to her to hear it. "My heart has always been yours, Byul." Wheein utters in a much fuller voice, making sure she makes eye contact with Byul. "Maybe it's been yours since the very second I laid my eyes on you in that park."

And it is true.

For what felt like the longest time, Wheein tries to figure out if the heart beating in her chest was hers, but right now, her heart felt like hers. And moreover, she knows that her heart has always belonged to Moonbyul.

She had probably always known anyway...that Byul was bound to break her heart the moment she flashed her wedding ring on her. So, maybe Byul broke her heart a few times before, but Wheein can't seem to find it in herself to care anymore. Because as she looks at Moonbyul at that moment, she realized that it was only hers to break anyway.

No one between them dared to move; too scared to ruin the moment if they move an inch. But they smile softly at each other, both relieved that they were finally on the same page.

Wheein could feel her heart fluttering. She is happy and tearful, as she raised her thumb makes contact with her lower lip, brushing it lightly- bashfully. Second-guessing whether she's the one who should close the gap between them, or if she should wait for Byul to come closer.

She looks down for a second as she contemplates, but when she looks up, Byul is already inches away from her. The taller woman threads a hand on Wheein's hair and slowly pushes it behind her ear, her eyes not leaving Wheein's brown orbs. Byul softly smiles when she hears Wheein gasp quietly.

They say the eyes are the window to a person's soul, and as Wheein looked at Byul's chocolate brown eyes; she sees love, kindness, peace, happiness, and healing.

Wheein moistens her lips unconsciously. And with a new sense of confidence, she takes matters into her own hands. She places both her hands on Byul's shoulders, tiptoeing to level with Byul's face, kissing her passionately as the rest of the world seems to drift away.

"I would've kissed you if you asked me to." Moonbyul remarks with a sheepish smile after they separate from the kiss.

Wheein smiled bashfully, looking away then back to Moonbyul, her cheeks blushing deeply. "I wanted to kiss you. And besides, you could still..." she trailed off, her glance flickering between the woman in front of her and the ground, as she trails her hand on her hair as she pushes it at the back of her ear.

As Wheein averted her eyes, Moonbyul let out a soft chuckle, noticing how shy Wheein became after brazenly kissing her. 

She leans down to catch the smaller girl's face, cupping them with her hands, pulling her once again in a tender kiss. Their lips moving carefully and slowly as Moonbyul's hands trail down Wheein's arms until both their hands intertwine. Both of them pulling away hesitantly.

"So..."Wheein trailed off.

"So..." Byul repeated.

Wheein's heart could feel her heart beating against her chest, loudly, as if asking for more. “That was...” she wanted to say something -anything. But right at that moment, her heart was louder than her thoughts.

"Nice?" Moonbyul tried to fill in for her.

Wheein laughs light-heartedly, and Moonbyul could swear it was the best sound she has ever heard. "I don't think 'nice' would do justice with the way I feel right now."

"What do you feel, right now?" Moonbyul asked.

"Happy." Wheein said in a beat, as if she's been prepar

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MMfd518 #1
Chapter 23: Quite an emotional ending. The other week I was reading about how, infrequently, organ transplant recipients seem to take on traits of the donor, read through this with that idea in mind.
zetyaffendy #2
Chapter 23: Authornim, it's been a while i've read this in the past year. Thanks for complete it!!
byuliu #3
Chapter 23: When I found your story, I read it all in one night, till ch. 22, and I can hear the crash sound of my heart when its ended with, "...maybe this won't work". I thought really that was the finale like, "we will not getting all in our life", I hold on it.

But then, after awhile, I check my subscription page, and your story was on top. I remembered the title tho. And like a flashback, I remember all the plot. And I checked, just to make sure its really another chapter, the closure, not only an update from author, and, and I feel soo overwhelming now. I didn't know I am too invest with this story.

I'm not a writer I really don't know how I can write, more to my ramblings, this long. But author-nim, thank you. Thank you for all the emotions you manage to wake inside me. I really really love your writing. Not only the plot, but the emotions in your writing that you put. Ah I don't know what its call, but I really admire your writing style. So, thank you and keep going and have a nice day!
Mo_onbyulidaa
#4
Chapter 23: at last!!! thank u for this wonderful piece author-nim they're finally happy.
i really like how u write author-nim, i love how u always give us generous amount of angst but of course with a happy ending
we're always at roller coaster ride with u (i like it)
p_ha_ine
#5
Chapter 23: thank you for this. this fic has been one of those i've been reading during my first days of getting to know fanfics (mamamoo's) until eventually writing one for myself. as usual you didnt disappoint. the ending is clear and heartrending.
Keenshipper #6
Chapter 23: Reading this chapter brought me a lot of emotions. It feels like I am at the edge of mountain while reading the next sentences. It catches reader's attention. At first I thought that Wheein is already dead but its not. From that point, my trust issues on you authornim heightens and made me overthink on what's next to come but kudos to you author for giving us a wonderful story and giving us heart attack. This story is so good. Congratulations, author for this well written fic. More to come pleaseeeee.
Mo_onbyulidaa
#7
Chapter 22: holy damnnnnn. it's like you're drilling a hole in my heart author-nim! i don't think their relationship really gonna work it's just so painful
tpdlpcrid #8
Chapter 22: Damn this chapter is so sad. Can’t wait to read the final chapter
Keenshipper #9
Chapter 22: My heart clenched just reading this story especially the time I read about Wheein's father and how the accident happened. Wheein and Moonbyul's feelings are valid. They both experienced different kind of pain from their lost loved one. I love the conflict but it hurts like hell. The father of Wheein is one of the reasons why Yongsun died. Fate had been terrible for the two. They were meant to meet but not meant to be together. They can't push aside each others struggle and pain. It will be a never ending conflict to the two of them if they will push through their relationship
mamamooot5 #10
Chapter 22: Aaaaahhhhhhhh MY HEART
Istg if wheebyul doesn’t end up together im gonna throw hands 😭😭😭 I love this story and truthfully like I get both sides. Neither side is wrong for feeling how they feel. The guilt that wheein has is so heavy like I get why she would be uncomfortable and want to break it off despite the fact that she loves her. This story hurts. Even if they part I feel like it will take forever for byul to recover from losing. Not only ONE (not by choice) lover but her SECOND.as well and walking away (their choice). Like how is she gonna find someone else. Like I won’t be surprised if she s traumatized because everyone she loved left her both willingly and unwillingly. Wheein too like ughhhhhh she also deserves so much happiness and peace. I hope that they just take a long long break, byul learns to forgive wheezing father and wheein learns to be okay and at peace with her fathers passing. I hope both heal and come back together. Authornim you can’t just let them part like that PLEASEDE