Of Chocolate and Cinnamon.

Star, Moon, Thunder and Sun
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Of Chocolate and Cinnamon.

 

 

Over the next few weeks, Hayoon had settled into a new routine of escaping to Dear Me whenever she had the chance. By now the corner table by the window had become her unofficial reserved space. Minseok had even placed a back cushion on the chair because Hayoon had once complained about her recurring back pain.  Melting into the soft cushion, Hayoon spent her time immersed in her readings while savouring her coffee and the occasional food item.

 

In a sense, this was also Hayoon’s way of filling in the gap created by everything happening between Soojung and Chanyeol. Soojung still kept her distance from Chanyeol, and by default Hayoon and Baekhyun. Since Baekhyun and Soojung were in the same department however, Baekhyun used that to spend as much time with the girl as possible, meaning he spent less time with Chanyeol. Meanwhile, Hayoon was feeling the strain of having to navigate through Chanyeol’s emotional distress as the male would randomly call Hayoon in the middle of the night, whenever the pain of Soojung’s distant behaviour became too much for him to handle by himself. Against Baekhyun’s better judgment, Chanyeol stubbornly refused to leave Soojung alone. By now she had blocked his number, however the male simply started slipping hand written letters into her room instead. Things had become ridiculously convoluted, so the more time Hayoon spent away from campus, the more she could keep her sanity.

 

Kyungsoo had also stayed true to his words. Once a week he would present Hayoon a novel food item he was testing for the menu. Last week it had been a brioche bun with a savoury filling consisting of tender pulled pork that had been broiled overnight with plenty of ginger and spring onions. The bun was a true delight for the tongue. At the sight of Hayoon’s positive reaction, Kyungsoo had a look of pride and satisfaction.

 

Hayoon also found out that Kyungsoo’s murderous stare was actually something he did unintentionally — most of the time at least — as it was due to his poor eyesight and him constantly misplacing his glasses. Being holed up in the kitchen with the oven on at full blast, the room would get too warm for him to wear his glasses without them slipping or getting too foggy. Consequently, he would end up just throwing them to the side somewhere. Contact lenses were not an option either, so the end result was him straining his eyes and staring very intensely at anything and anyone.

 

Noting the time, Hayoon gathered her belongings, preparing to head over to Chanyeol and Baekhyun’s for dinner and movie night. They were gathering tonight partly because Baekhyun had been complaining nonstop about the lack of bonding time despite it being their final year in university, and partly to distract Chanyeol. Bidding Minseok goodbye, Hayoon headed towards the exit when she was halted by a hand holding out a small take-away container in front of her.

 

“Brownie. With cinnamon infused in the batter and sea salt caramel drizzle on top.”

 

The girl looked at Kyungoo with scepticism, not quite approving of the flavour combination. Kyungsoo however simply grabbed her hand and handed her the container with the freshly baked good, patting her shoulder in the process.

 

“I want feedback, in written format.”

 

Scoffing, Hayoon gave Kyungsoo a ‘are-you-serious’ look before leaving.

 

 

 

Hayoon decided to stop by her dorm first in order to drop off her heavy bag and leave the brownie behind too. If she brought it over to dinner then Baekhyun would devour it in one go, leaving Hayoon no way of giving Kyungsoo any feedback. Despite the use of cinnamon and caramel — both elements that Hayoon would usually opt to forego — Kyungsoo was a damn amazing cook and baker, and it seemed that

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Done editing this story. I have to say, Sehun is really the best boi in this story haha

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Erponnn108 #1
Chapter 38: Wahat a rollercouster experience. Thank you for your amazing story. Glad i found your story. Bless u
DoubleDoublePark
#2
Chapter 38: This was fantastic! You really portrayed their emotions and actions well.
fransiscasu04 #3
I just got recommendation for this story, finished it in 2 days, and I can't be more thankful. This story is really great. Nice plot, nice diction, balance ammount of romance, friendship, comedy, angst. This story really made my day. Thankyou so much for this story.
808aff #4
Chapter 38: Throughly enjoyed this story. Great development and nice comedic timing along with the angst. Off to read the sequel.
anitaklr24
#5
It looks interesting.
I will read it.
KimmyNurry
692 streak #6
Congrats on the bid! ^^
Baekhyunsoul
#7
Chapter 37: I think the whole story was a love story but of learning love and how to let go when necessary and how to receive it.
Baekhyunsoul
#8
Chapter 32: Omg I was not expecting that but I can’t say I’m too surprised by that kiss
Baekhyunsoul
#9
Chapter 31: As warm as the sun can be, one often forgets that it’s a ball of fire and you can be burned
Baekhyunsoul
#10
Chapter 30: Oh my gosh he’s with the mean girl 😲