kaleidoscope

Description

In which Do Kyungsoo is the definition of socially awkward, and Kim Jongin is the boy with the dazzling smile.

Featuring Byun Baekhyun who is as sensitive as a wall, Park Chanyeol as the unintentionally friend-zoned childhood friend, Lu Han as the daredevil Chinese transfer student, and Oh Sehun as the naive class president.

 


 

 ka • lei • do • scope [kuh-lahy-duh-skohp] (n.)

"sometimes, all you need is a bright light to see the beauty within"

 

 

~ ✽ ~

 

 

"Uhm, excuse me, you dropped your book..."

Kyungsoo gingerly picked up the fallen item, straightening up as he held it back up for the girls to take. They kept on chatting with each other, and only stopped when Kyungsoo cleared his throat. They slowly turned around, and when they saw Kyungsoo, they screamed. They ran away hurriedly, and Kyungsoo could only sigh in disappointment. He was getting used to the reaction, but he still wasn't used to the little pain he feels every time it happens.

It was a daily thing for him to scare people without his intention. He'd blame it on the environment's uncanny ability to be eerie at the right moment, but he also thinks it's because of his huge eyes, dark hair and pale skin. One time, he'd overheard a couple of students talking about him, saying he looked like that kid from a Japanese horror film called The Grudge. He hasn't really watched the movie since he hated stuff like that, but he'd bet anything that he looked nowhere near like some ghost kid.

Releasing another deep sigh, he watched the girls run out of the library. He really wanted to return the books, but he didn't know where the girls ran off to. Walking up to the librarian's desk, he gently placed the book on the tabletop, emitting a soft thud.

"Excuse me, ma'am, but those girls left this book..."

The librarian jumped in surprise, eyes going wide and a nervous smile blossoming on her face. "O-oh, Mr. Do. Uhm, just, uh, leave it there, please. Th-thank you."

Kyungsoo stared up at her glumly before nodding, walking away from the table and out of the library. He really hated it, how people flinched and ran away from him whenever he tried striking up a conversation. As he walked out of the school building, his gaze fell on a rowdy group of students, laughing and teasing each other about something. Kyungsoo envied them. He wanted to laugh and joke, too, but he didn't have any friends. It had all started when he was seven.

Along with his family, they had just moved from Busan to Seoul due to his father's work. It was in the middle of the year, and the only school that accepted Kyungsoo was a small one near their new house. He also came during the school festival season, so his classmates were already grouped with whoever they were friends with. Naturally, this left Kyungsoo by himself. Things started to go downhill from there, and by the end of the day, he found himself trapped in a horror house in the festival. When he finally found his way out, a couple of girls saw him crawling out, and they screamed their heads off.

From that day on, Kyungsoo got labelled as 'that creepy new kid'.
Nobody bothered approaching him, and they tried to put as much distance from him as they possibly could. Kyungsoo hated it, but didn't dwell on it any further. He was starting senior high school the following week, anyway, and he'd finally leave his junior high school. Though that promised a new beginning for any other kid, it didn't mean much to Kyungsoo. Already tired from disappointment, he'd just focus on his studies and ignore the rest of humanity like he usually does.

But really, Kyungsoo still thinks it'd be nice to have some friends, too, so that he can save other numbers in his phone aside from his mother's and father's.

 


 

* note: loosely based on Karuho Shiina's "Kimi ni Todoke" manga.

Foreword

A/N: /lies down on the floor and twitches/ I...I don't want to write anymore.... ; A; so many ongoing and I just-- bRAIN STOP THINKING OF NEW PLOT IDEAS I HATE YOU

but hey, feel free to subscribe~ I'll update this once I finish WGTBD?! so give me a few months, and then I'll work on this baby. but...yeah. /sigh/ what am i doing with my life

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muthiaulfam #1
Chapter 5: Still waiting for your update. Please don't give up on this story it's great story. Sweet and embarassed and awkward Jongin is something I want to see more! I hope you will get your laptop back and make your fenomenal comeback just like what Monster did to us lol
IDCjustwannaread1999 #2
Chapter 1: Omg!!! Update!!! I'm hooked!! I swear I was screaming and squealing and kicking my sheets! I think my even my dog thinks I'm crazy now~
wishnet
#3
Chapter 5: please update oh my gosh I'm so curious as to who han's ex is and who baek is in love with this is such a good story please update soon!
Starlightandpie #4
Chapter 5: I usually avoid incomplete stories like the plague, but this story was too good to avoid and now I'm really hoping you haven't abandoned this because I want to know who you've written as Luhan's ex and whether Chanyeol's feelings are returned and I really want to see how you're going to write kaisoo' s first date and this story is so good please don't leave us hanging
inoueyumi
#5
So basically,,, Kaisoo As Sawako/Kazehaya .. Baekyeol as Chizuru/Ryuu(i think...?) And Hunhan as Ken/(sawako other friend)
Am I right?
BlackBrownPearl #6
Chapter 5: Kyungsoo. His name is so beautiful :"
Beauty_xoxo #7
Chapter 5: I love it..do update soon
wonus
#8
Chapter 5: Aww idk why im excited to see kyungbaeklu friendship
jaedrug
#9
Chapter 5: Oh my god, I want to hug creepy but definitely squishy Kyungsoo and drown the rest of the gang with love. They're all so adorable with their cute love problems. ^^ I've watched Kimi Ni Todoke before and I suddenly remembered Sawako. T^T This is such a nice fic. ^^
kkimkaisoo
#10
The plot is awesome. Take your time to write author nim but please dont leave us hanging. I love you and thank you for writing this