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My Heart
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Title: Lonely Love Tonight
Genre: angsty fluffy sad romance
Prompt Used: She said, "don't get too close. It's dark inside. It's where my demons hide."
And I answered, "get too close, there is a hell inside of me, it's where your demons can live."

 

 

Running down the hallway, his breath coming in sharp gasps, Baro caught the looks of the other students. Most were covert glares, offered as he passed in a rush, but some were curious while even fewer amused. He was late, and from their laughter, he knew they could tell.

Careening around a corner, he made it to his classroom door and pulled. It was locked. "Of course!" he mumbled, cursing under his breath. He wasn't even five minutes late, but the councilors at his new university had warned him that the professors liked to lock the doors as soon as class started. It kept out interuptions, they said, but Baro thought it was just a way to ruin student's days.

He leaned his head against the wall beside the door, panting to catch his breath, ignoring the looks of passersby. If only he'd been able to find a parking space! It was the first day at this new university; he had transfered from one in his hometown to a bigger University in Seoul for a better opportunity.

Because being locked out of a classroom was a better opportunity. But he had arrived early, found that the parking lot was much, much bigger than anticipated, and spent what felt like forever finding a spot to park his beat up old car. By the time he made it to the front desk, to get a map to the building, it was time for his first class, Astronomy, to start.

Astronomy was one of those majors that others like to laugh at him for, but for Baro, it was important. The sky was one of his greatest passions, and though he knew that he likely wouldn't go on to get a PhD in Astronomy, he knew that he could use his major to gain access is engineering fields. 

Too bad he couldn't gain access to his classroom.

He turned to leave, intent on finding his next classroom and waiting for it to open, and ran smack into another student. The smaller man was bowled right over, though Baro hadn't thought that he had collided with him very hard. As he landed on the floor with an 'oomph' of air, Baro was already reached down to offer a hand to help him back up.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry!" he gushed, pulling the smaller, spectacled young man to his feet. The stranger brushed off his hind end and looked up at Baro with a frown.

And Baro's breath caught in his throat as he was pulled in by those large brown eyes.

"Is the classroom locked?" the shorter man asked, a hint of exhasperation in his voice. After a moment Baro realized that he was staring and cleared his throat, looking back at the locked door to clear his mind from the spell he'd been put under.

"Uh... yes. I was late too."

"Figures," the other mumbled with a sigh, shaking his head in frustration. "Excuse me, please," he added, and moved to step around Baro to head down the hall in the opposite direction Baro had intended.

"Wait, what's your name?" Baro called after him, still caught up in the moment.

The other student gave a slight smile over his shoulder, then shrugged as he offered it up. "Sandeul."

 

Two days later, Baro made it to his astronomy class on time. He was quite happy with the accomplishment, but as he looked around and found that Sandeul was not there, he felt a pang of guilt. As the professor checked the clock, then locked the door, Baro let out of huff of air and settled into his seat.

It seemed only moments had passed, but then he saw a face peek into the classroom through the small, vertical window in the door. Sandeul. Baro glanced quickly at the professor, noted that his back was turned and stood from his desk. He knew it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, given that he already hadn't made a great impression on the older man, but he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

He pushed open the door, ever so slightly, enough for Sandeul to grasp it, and then darted back to his seat before the professor turned from writing out the day's lesson points on the board. He heard several other students let out snickers at his subterfuge, but he didn't care. At least he ahdn't been caught!

Sandeul pulled the door open as quietly as he could, trying not to be heard by the busy professor, but it was to no avail. As it closed behind him, it gave a loud snick, and the older man turned abruptly. 

"How did you get in?" he demanded, brows drawn down over his eyes as he glared at the newcomer.

Sandeul gave a miniscule shrug and motioned at the door behind him. "It

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I have dropped out of the competition BUT I will be continuing to try and do these prompts.

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-Yuan-
#1
Chapter 7: oooooh i remeber your one shot collection!
-Yuan-
#2
i saw a tiny gd in the poster i had to clicke
Amalya
#3
Chapter 8: Bahaha! This was decidedly cute. XD I had no idea what to expect when I saw the update but when I got into it, the whole thing kept getting more delightful. After that intro with the crappy mother anyway. Wench... Good for Hoya though! Especially because it led to such an interesting afternoon and friends after that.

You know me and magical creatures (especially the ones you introduced). hehe I was grinning like an idiot when they introduced themselves too. And Hoya's mental commentary was priceless. Yes, you can think the dragon is y, thank you very much. ;P lol And I really liked that ending too. Such a cute little change of pace from some of your more wrenching tales. ^_^

Great job my dear! <3
Amalya
#4
Chapter 7: D'aw! This was adorable! XD And I totally laughed out loud when Minjun's private side waved the white flag of surrender. So cute! haha

You set the stage so well with this one and it felt like a very believable world. His early home life made me cringe and feel all the sadness and then you filled it with life with his grandfather only to dash my heart against the rocks again. Poor thing. Two times over! Woman... -_- lol But it was interesting seeing his thoughts as he wandered through the house. Felt the loss while he observed and looked for food. When he finally decided to head out (the little details with the clothes were nice too), I suspected what was going to happen but I certainly wasn't disappointed when I was right. haha

I could picture everything at the supermarket really well too. Seeing Taecyeon as a cashier made me giggle but the whole scene with him bumping into the new doctor and whatnot made me smile. Especially the sly way he pulled the bulgogi back and mentioned pie. haha Touche sir. It also had a beautiful ending to a beautiful story.

The one thing I will add is that Minjun's name is missing a letter at one point. If there were other typos, I didn't catch them. Well done my dear! lol <3 A beautiful gift for someone indeed!
DGNA_Forever
#5
Chapter 6: Damn you...This was such a sad story! It was beautiful and I loved it, and it was wonderful how Baro loved him until the very end. This was one of the rare stories that made me tear up, so thanks for that lol...Great story<3.
DGNA_Forever
#6
Chapter 5: I loved how you turned this into a story about a girl and the bond she had with her horse. I could feel their excitement and also their pain while reading this. It was so different from anything else I've read on here, and it was refreshing.
ShimizuTheShizzShota
#7
Chapter 5: Okay that was really awesome, I have to say. And the prompt made sense after reading this, Ailee was so sweet with him. And I of course want moooooooooore in this world and plot T^T
Amalya
#8
Chapter 4: Well color me intrigued by more of the Nysh people. haha I certainly enjoyed the way you built the back story for them (including the effects of the poison and their home planet) and described why they had markings on their hands (potentially) as well as the color change in Haewon's eyes. Touche indeed. I'll agree with DGNA as well in that you do have a pretty good handle on science fiction since none of it felt forced and all fit quite nicely with what you were crafting in your world. In that line of thought, I think my only concern was just that, did they not have any sort of system in place to test the atmosphere before they landed on the planet? Or was it all just supposed to be faith (not gonna lie, I was really intrigued by the appearance of a prominent religious figure in the sci-fi genre and I'm a er for a Goddess in stories anyways) and blind luck that allowed them the ability to survive the next planet? That part was a bit fuzzy is all.

There were a handful of typos but those bloody things are just irritating menaces to be sure. The plot was otherwise solid and you've got a beautiful staging ground for further adventures. I really liked the tension you built into the scene as well, with the power struggles between the Lieutenants and Donghyun's ability to read all of their thoughts, essentially, as well as the manners of the Commander in turn. He handled himself with great aplomb and I giggled at his outward show of emotion at the end there. They kind of remind me of elves a little bit, with their constant composure. lol

Well done indeed and I certainly look forward to more of the Nysh in the future!
ShimizuTheShizzShota
#9
Chapter 4: Hmm that was very interesting. I like the people and the science of their planets and travel. They do make me wonder about their culture (suppressed emotions) and the markings on their hands (how do they get it, and are they born with it?), and all in all, I'd LOVE to see more of this O_O
DGNA_Forever
#10
Chapter 4: You really should write more space stories, because you're good at <3. I really liked this story, and the relationship between Donghyun and Haewon was sweet. I loved the end of it, since it offered hope.