Dear Star, I'll Make You Shine Again

Paper Heart
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“You are with Jongin.”

 

“…”

 

“Kim Jongin."

 

“…”

 

“You are Kim Jongin’s boyfriend.”

 

“…”

 

“Kim Jongin is your boyfriend.”

 

Kyungsoo sighed. “Yes, Baekhyun. For the umpteenth time, yes, he is.” Kyungsoo huffed, turning around to direct his annoyed stare at the bland wall and tucking the blanket tighter around him.

 

It had been two hours now, two freaking hours that he was trying to sleep but couldn’t because his roommate wouldn’t shut up.

 

As silence replaced Baekhyun’s unnerving voice for a minute, Kyungsoo relaxed. Thinking that Baekhyun finally took into account the irritation in his voice, Kyungsoo let his eyes flutter close, feeling himself drifting off to sleep until something heavy dropped on his body, certainly breaking a few bones and numbing his left arm forever. A silent cry escaped Kyungsoo’s wide open mouth, making him realize with horror that his lungs were crushed and might not function anymore.

 

“Why didn’t you tell me?!” Baekhyun wailed, wiggling his body in a chidlike manner on top of Kyungsoo’s dead one. “Why did you tell Sehun but not me? That’s not fair! I thought I was your friend too!”

 

“It was an accident!” Kyungsoo said breathlessly as he elbowed Baekhyun away with much difficulty considering that his roommate managed to wrap his arms around his neck. With a groan, he his back with a clingy Baekhyun on top of him who refused to falter his choking hold on Kyungsoo’s neck despite the latter’s face being flushed. Kyungsoo groaned again. “Sehun, or anyone else, wasn’t supposed to find out about me and Jongin. I told you, we were together in high school and Sehun accidentaly saw us.”

 

Baekhyun seemed to perk up at that because he halted his mumbles of “You’re so mean! Do you know how long I though Yeolie and Jongin were together?!” to suddenly lift his head up. “Saw… what?” he asked, the corners of his lips slowly tugging upwards in a devious smile when he noticed that Kyungsoo was avoding his gaze. “Did Sehun walk on you guys doing things in an hidden place?” Baekhyun asked lowly, leaning closer to whisper on Kyungsoo’s ear, “Naughty things?”

 

“Yah!” Kyungsoo pushed a laughing Baekhyun away, who unfortunately didn’t land far as a second was enough for him to crawl on Kyungsoo’s side and giggle.

 

“Never though you’d be this kind of person, Soo.” Baekhyun chirped gleefully as he ignored his roommate’s glare and pinched his red colored cheek. The former yelped when he felt kicks coming from underneath the blanket. Baekhyun retaliated by smothering Kyungsoo in a loving hug and planting several kisses on his cheek in spite of his roommate’s complains for the unwanted affection.

 

What would look like two friends fooling around for Baekhyun, and harassment for Kyungsoo, for sure, didn’t look innocent for the person standing at the slightly opened door after knocking it a few times and receiving no reply, decided to check if everything was alright.

 

Closing the door softly to not disturb the two roomates’ interaction, Chanyeol stood unmoving in front of their room for a few seconds before walking to his own.

 

 


~

 

 

 

A huge grin was adorning Baekhyun’s face when he stepped in the cafeteria, the sight of his man eating alone at a table being the reason behind it.

 

Baekhyun made his way to that table in the corner and posed his basket lunch on it, earning Chanyeol’s attention by pulling out the chair in front of him, he said, “Hey, Chanyeol,” when he sat down, expression brightening when the latter returned the greeting with a polite smile.

 

Going to Kyungsoo and Chanyeol’s practice for the Talent Show was certainly the best thing that had happened in Baekhyun’s life. He had been a bit nervous to meet Chanyeol as he’s used to stalk him, but he was more than glad to find out that his apprehension was not necessary because Chanyeol’s personality is like his appearance; perfect. He had welcomed Baekhyun so happily, always making sure that Baekhyun wasn’t bored by asking him if he was alright whenever he was quiet, or asking for his opinion on their song.

 

Baekhyun had tried hard to act normal; hiding his inner turmoil behind what he hoped was a composed face – though he comprehended thanks to Kyungsoo’s grimaces that he wasn’t doing a good job – but it appeared to be a quite difficult task when your future husband is gently talking to you, wanting to know more about you and you’re trying hard to listen but don’t hear anything over the voices in your head screaming at the perfection that is Chanyeol’s up-close face. Baekhyun asked them to shut up more than once, but they ended up cheering louder when Chanyeol leaned closer, his flawless features forming a worried expression as he asked him if he was dying–or okay, Baekhyun wasn’t sure which word he used and really, it didn’t matter since he was desesperately trying to remember how to ing breathe.

 

Despite Baekhyun’s impression of messing up their first meeting, Chanyeol had gotten rid off all his worries by texting him the same night to ask if they could eat together. The simp

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silentescapade
#1
Well, here it is. 7 years! This may be my final comment, but who knows? I might come back again next year, or I might come back in a few years… I don’t want to completely leave this behind forever, but I also don’t know how long we can consistently keep this going. So this may be my last long, deep message, but hopefully I remember to drop by with quick comments in the future. I definitely didn’t expect these messages to turn into this or become a regular thing when I first started commenting here. But it really is so wholesome, and I’m glad to hear it helped you. It helped me stay grounded too.

Happy new year to you too! These past couple of years have been rough, but I hope you’re doing well and staying safe.

I graduated from uni a semester early, so I finished a couple of months ago! Now I have to prepare to be a real adult haha. Since I'm done with uni, I figured it was also a good time to bring these comments to a close, but now that I’m here, it feels very bittersweet.

It really doesn’t feel like 7 years have gone by. Time moves so slowly in the present but it seems to have flown by when I reflect on it. Like I said before, this fic is precious to me because it represents many aspects of my young life and brings back lots of fond memories. I was so invested in Kpop, EXO, shipping, and all of that stuff in those days. I feel old looking back on things like this lol. But I think those were some of the best times of my life.

So, thank you. For Paper Heart. For writing. For creating something I will always cherish. For reading my annual comments and replying every year. For all of the memories.

Thank you for everything. ❤️
silentescapade
#2
6 years!! This one won’t be as deep as last year hehe, just some random thoughts. (I love reading your responses btw - I don’t reply to them because it feels right to leave it as it is, but I promise I read them every year.)

Since last year, I’ve delved back into Kpop a bit, and I decided to simply enjoy the content for what it is. I try to stay away from the toxicity in the community and instead just quietly listen to the music and watch videos/shows for my own comfort. I’m sad that Kpop isn’t what it used to be, and I will always miss the old times, but I’m happy that I’m still able to love Kpop like I used to. Nothing is the same as it was, but this is more than enough for me. This fic reminds me of how things were back then, and I am satisfied with that.

I had a long break from uni, so I’ve been reading a lot more fanfics these days and revisiting some old ones as well. I just reread this fic again after a long time and it’s just as good as it was back then :) I don’t know what it is, I just really like your writing style.

Reading Paper Heart again now, from beginning to end, is kinda weird because I still feel all of the emotions that I probably did when I first read it in its entirety (which was so long ago that I don’t even really remember what I was feeling tbh). But it’s funny because I still experience all of the frustration and happiness and heart-flutters with thoughts like, “Oh my god if Baekhyun interrupts one more time I swear-“ and “Awww Sehun~” and “Wow, Chanyeol is really dumb.” I remembered some of my favorite chapters quite vividly, but I think I forgot enough of the fic for it to feel like I was reading it for the first time again, haha. And 6 years later, I love it all the same.

This was just a bunch of random blurbs, so I’m gonna stop now. 2020 was an awful year, so here’s to hoping that 2021 is better. I hope you are okay and doing well, both mentally and physically, despite everything that is happening with the pandemic. Stay safe.

See you next year (hopefully).
xiaolin98 #3
Chapter 29: I am glad that finally they choose to stay with each other. The happy ending. But, I can't help but wonder about Luhan's parents reaction too
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Chapter 29: Awwww sehun is so so romantic
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Chapter 27: Sehun!! You can't say that to your hyung really !!
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Chapter 26: Noooo.. why Luhan's parent is such a er really
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Chapter 25: They are super diper aborable
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Chapter 25: They are super diper aborable
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Chapter 25: They are super diper aborable
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Chapter 25: They are super diper aborable