Fish Out of Water

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It must be nice to be a goldfish. They don't seem to mind that their tanks are so smal and restrictive, or that they have no direction, swimming from one end of the tank to the other. Hyojung watches them weave through the green plastic leaves and she grimaces. 

Everything seems so clustered in there and there are so many of them in one tank... Hyojung feels the all too familiar itch in her body, the discomfort and agitation. She remembers at her old home when Leopold had a larger tank. She had tried to make it as unclusttered as possible but Chanyeol - her step brother - insisted on putting stalks of bamboo in there because let's face it, the life of a fish is a very boring one. 

Sometimes Hyojung disagrees. She wouldn't mind having a memory that only lasts seconds. She could forget that she's stuck in a tank but she would still be there. Hyojung grimaces, her nails digging into the palm of her skin.

Perhaps it wouldn't be so nice. The constant panic attacks repeating over and over again would drive her insane.

 

Meet Hyojung, the agoraphobic and claustrophobic fiancee of Lu Han. Of course he didn't pick her to marry; his parents did. As the daughter of the CEO and owner of Park Enterprises, Hyojung is somewhat obligated to expand the business, even if it means destroying her comfort zone.

Meet Lu Han, the handsom and charming fiance of Park Hyojung. Of course she didn't agree to marry him; her parents did. As the future heir of Crown Royal, it is a given that he must help improve the expanding empire, even if it means giving up a future with the love of his life.

The two are just small fish in a big tank, but they're about to find out that there's a lot more past the glass that cages them.

 

 

Foreword

Written for ( SOLSTICE ) writing contest

Prompts: 

24. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ETERNITY, BUT I'M STARTING TO BELIEVE THAT THE PAIN IN MY HEART WILL NEVER FADE.

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more info:
status: on going
one shot / chaptered
pairings: lu han/ofc
genre: romance, angst

warnings: the contest i'm writing this for does not allow mature content so this will not be a rated fic but there will be mentions of abuse, , and depression/suicide, though it will be featured in this fic it will not be written in detail or explicit. this story is mostly inplicit content.

 

 

 

Comments

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pinkie #1
I kind of like this, cant wait to see more :)))
overseas- #2
Chapter 1: Wow, what a great start to an incredible story. I really like and enjoy your varying sentence lengths and how you change up your syntax now and then to keep the reader engaged. It was a very enjoyable read, although it's just the Prologue for now.

I'm looking forward to reading your upcoming chapters! :)
StrawberryFrozen #3
Chapter 1: woah.. it's already so beautiful. almost makes me cry, rly and it's just the prologue
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#4
Chapter 1: oh, no no no no no... you CANNOT do this to me!! TwT
gurl, you COMPLETELY changed my view on that darned deer Luhan, all in a mere prologue?! whut?
I really liked your 'thesis' on Leopold, though,, very... meaningful? idk, I just knew you thought every part of the story well...
keep it going! ^_^