“ARGH!”

You had been in the middle of a movie night at your boyfriend's apartment when the power suddenly cut. Power outages were common in your city, but that knowledge still didn’t help reassure the shout of fear currently echoing through the room.

“It’s ok, I’m here” you soothe, reaching for Baekhyun’s hand in the darkness. Your own heart thumping rapidly from the shock caused by your boyfriend’s sudden cry. 

When he had first told you about his fear of the dark you had . Can a grown man really be afraid of the dark? It was totally unheard of. Most people didn’t like navigating through the darkness so you hadn’t thought much of it. 

Pangs of guilt stab at your chest as you feel your boyfriend momentarily flinch under your touch. His senses heightened in panic before his hand relaxes and fingers entwine with your own. 

A shaky breath escapes his lips as you rub soothing circles inside his palm with your thumb. 

Your own eyes slowly adjust and you realise you can see far enough to reach for your phone, turning on its built-in torch, placing it face down on the coffee table returning a small glow of light to the room. 

“Are you ok babe?” you keep your voice soft, as you look over Baekhyun's features in the soft light.

 He nods his head, squeezing your hand. “I’m sorry, it was just...so sudden,” he whispers. His gaze won’t meet your own and you notice a light sheen of sweat above his brow. 

“I didn’t mean to scare you...” he whispers. Your heart aches to hear the sad tone in his voice. 

“Baek…” you wrap your arms around his wide shoulders, pulling him close to you as you swing your legs over his knee and sit in his lap. 

“You didn’t scare me, I was worried about you” you mumble as you press a soft kiss against his forehead. 

He holds you tightly against his chest as you sit in silence. Your chin nestled in his light fluffy hair, his cheek warm and soft against the base of your throat as he breathes softly; blowing warm air against your skin. 

The comforting scent of macadamia oil from his shampoo filling your nose as you close your eyes and listen to the rhythm of his breath. 

After what seems like a few minutes. Baekhyun pulls himself apart from you enough to capture your lips with his own. 

The tips of his finger brush a few loose strands of hair from your messy ponytail and tuck them softly behind your ear. Leaving the left side of your face tingling from the soothing contact as he gazes softly back at you. 

His almond eyes are hued with specs of honey.

“I love you,” he whispers. The corner of his lips curling upwards in a beautiful smile.

No sooner do the words leave Baekhyun’s mouth, the lights come back on in the apartment. You both squint in pain under the unfamiliar sharp lighting. 

You groan and hide your face in the softness of Baekhyun's neck. “It burns!...” you hiss. Nuzzling into the familiar scent of his aftershave while closing your eyes. 

His shoulders start to shake and his loud melodic laughter fills the room. You feel his hands pry you away from his chest, holding you at arm’s length.

“My love burns?!” he cries dramatically, gasping with wide eyes. Making you snort, and yet feeling a sense of relief as your beautiful, dumb boyfriend returns to the antics that made you fall in love with him. 

You reach up and squish his cheeks between the palms of your hands, forming his lips into a fish pout.

“So brightly that it lights up the room” you giggle, enjoying the silly look you’ve created on his face.

“Yuf knew wur” he mumbles incoherently, you let go of his face realising you can’t make out a word he’s saying. Which normally isn’t the worst thing. 

“Sorry” you tease. 

“I said!” he huffs, blowing a piece of loose bang out of his face, “that the dark isn’t so bad when I have you…”.

“I love you too” you grin, pressing your lips to his and forgetting about the movie night altogether.