And there you are hanging upside down

Neck, ankle, waist and wrists tied up by strings of thin ice

Faint scars planted on many parts of your body

With traces of dry blood

Eyes closed as if you’re sleeping

But skin so pale as if you’re dead

I don’t know which one is the truth

Because it’s been a long time since I seen that pair of chocolate orbs of yours

How many days? Months? Or even years?

I don’t even know

I never count it

In this never ending darkness

You’re the only light

But the light is dim

And it turns weaker and weaker as the time goes by

Thin ice covers your body

And as my eyes landed on the biggest flat surface

I see a reflection of a man

But what most intriguing is his eyes

Dark circles below his eyes

And stains of tears and scratches

He looks horrible

He looks devastated

“Is it me?”

I touch the reflection

And laughter burst through my mouth

It is me

So funny

So sick

So pathetic

And so lonely…

My fingers trails at the only skin part of you that didn’t covered by ice

Your face

I kiss your eyelids one by one

Feeling the tickle feeling of your eyelashes

And then your cheeks

I’ve trapped you in my dimension

Caging you so that the world couldn’t see you anymore

Because of me that I make you like this

If only I didn’t let my own desire surfaced

But even that thing called ‘desire’ shows up when I heard whispers about you

I remembered as we first met

The breath that I hold as I saw you

With a white robe covering all of your skin except your face and palms

Your skin was pale but not as pale as now

Because you’re still ‘alive’ back then

You stand on the edge of an iceberg

And I was on land

Watching silently as you stand there watching the vast blue sea

Quietly I pulled the iceberg closer with my power

Realizing the iceberg’s movement, you look at me knowingly but didn’t move

It’s like you can guess who I am

I jump to the iceberg as it was close enough

As I’m in front of you

You stare at me without any flicker of emotion

“I’m Luhan…what is your name?”

I asked

“I’m Xiumin”

You answered as you look back to the vast sea

“Why are you here?”

I step closer

“I’m waiting”

Eyes still watching the movement of the sea

“Waiting?”

I tilt my head

“Yes, I’m waiting for the fire”

A feeling of displeased swirls on the core of my soul

“Fire will never comes to this place”

I said coldly

He looks at me again, face without any expression but his eyes flickers knowingly

“I know…I’m just hoping he will come and melt my body, wiping my existence in this world”

I turn silent as I hear his answer

Hearing no words from my lips you look at me

“Why are you here?”

You asked

“Because I want to”

“Oh…”

You turn your head again and lift your face to see the sun

Seconds passes and you still staring at the sun

I put my palm to cover your eyes

The coldness seeps to my skin

“Don’t stare at it too long, your eyes will burned”

I whispered to your ears

The coldness is intoxicating

My other hand encircled at your waist

You didn’t move

My palm moves to his chest

Your heartbeat is steady

You didn’t feel scared at me at all

I wonder how to make your heartbeats faster

Just like mine

“Why do you care?”

You asked with your bell like voice

“I don’t know why either”

I whispered again

My palm moves back to your waist

This time I pull you until I can feel your coldness touch my whole skin

And that ignites fire on my body

Darkness surrounds us as I pulled you to my dimension

We’re now alone without any light, any wind, anything watching us

Just you and I

Just like founding a precious jewel and keep it for myself

My eyes stare at you proudly

Eyes tracing every part of you

But there are more hidden beneath the white robe that my hands starts to pulls of each piece of yours clothing slowly

Holding every gasp as I found each exposed skin as I take off your clothes one by one

In front of me is the coldness of ice

But my body feels fire

You didn’t move

You just silently staring at my face

Like a small child that not knowing what’s happening

Or maybe know what it is

Just like the Time said

Between the newborns

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