Dear Destiny, Stop Teasing Me !

Paper Heart
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Paradise closed five minutes ago. Yixing had a late shift most of the nights, so he was often alone in the ice cream's shop. That night wasn't different from the other as all his fellow employees already went home. He was cleaning the counter with a towel while humming a tune when he heard three loud knocks. He looked up at the door, and furrowed his eyebrows when he saw who was gesturing at him to open it.

 

Knowing that he would need hours of useless explanations for his friend to understand that the door was open, Yixing stopped what he was doing and walked all the way to the front to pull it open. Letting a wobbling Baekhyun enter the shop, he instantly asked, "How many bottles?"

 

Baekhyun held up two thumbs up and exclaimed, "Four!"

 

Yixing sighed. "Baekhyun, you need to stop."

 

Scoffing and walking past Yixing, Baekhyun staggered towards the counter. Yixing was surprised he managed to sit on the stool without his help. Aware that leaving a drunk Baekhyun alone in the shop would lead to Jongdae firing him, Yixing quickly walked to the fridge to fetch a water bottle and posed it in front of Baekhyun as he took the seat accross from him. Baekhyun merely stared at the bottle, as though he didn't know what he should do with it. Yixing sighed again.

 

"Drink," he said after taking off the lid of the bottle and handing it to Baekhyun who frowned at it.

 

"How do you know I need water? You're a freaking unicorn!"

 

Yixing watched as Baekhyun, despite his statement, gulped down a good half of the bottle. The reason behind his drunk state was usually really bad when Baekhyun called him an unicorn, and from past experiences, Yixing knew he wasn't going to leave the shop before hearing the full story.

 

Baekhyun put down the bottle carelessly. Huffing, he lolled his head in Yixing's direction, showcasing him two bleary eyes and lips pressed into a thin line.

 

"Once upon time..." Baekhyun began, and Yixing sighed.

 

This was going to be a long night.

 

 

 

~

 

 

 

Feeling clean and fresh after a long day, Chanyeol got out of the bathroom with a blissful sigh.

 

After leaving Sehun at the cafeteria, he had returned to his room to drop his bag. He had been surprised to find it empty as he expected Jongin to be there and was looking forward to talk with him or play a game to loosen up. Thus, after deciding that he really needed a hot shower, he searched for his phone to call his roommate. He got the answer to his question when Jongin told him that he was with Kyungsoo. Chanyeol took the oportunity to ask if Baekhyun was with them, but Jongin said he had left twenty minutes ago to search for him.

 

As he dried his hair with a towel, Chanyeol wondered why Baekhyun was looking for him, but he decided it didn't matter since he had his number and would find out simply by calling him. He didn't ask Jongin whose voice was strained and sounded more than eager to hang up and spend more time with Kyungsoo. It didn't take a genius to figure out what they were doing as Chanyeol could hear ragged breathings in the background. He apologized awkwardly, thankful that Jongin had the decency to pick up even though he was busy doing not so innocent things with his boyfriend.

 

Anyway, staring at his phone's screen, Chanyeol went through his list of contact and frowned, slightly frustrated that he couldn't find Baekhyun, until he fell upon a peculiar contact name. Chanyeol laughed as he finally remembered that Baekhyun registered himself as 'Your Bae ❤'. Smiling, he dialed the number but, to his surprise, the voice that answered wasn't Baekhyun's.

 

"Hi... Yeolie, right?"

 

"Yeah... I guess?" Chanyeol said carefully. "Uh, who are you?"

 

"A friend of Baekhyun. You should hurry though, Baekhyun's in some bad shape."

 

Chanyeol instantly panicked. "W-what? What happened? Where is Baekhyun?!"

 

"Baekhyun's at Paradise. You know the ice cream shop, right?"

 

 

 

~

 

 

 

 

As soon as Chanyeol entered the shop, panting, he scanned the place in search for Baekhyun. He concluded that he didn't need to as the person he was looking for found him first.

 

"Chanyeol-ah!" Baekhyun cried, running towards him with oustretched arms and looping them around his neck as he threw himself on Chanyeol who caught him just in time. Quickly getting over his initial shock, Chanyeol let out a sigh of relief as Baekhyun seemed fine and, well, happy, really happy. Still, Chanyeol gently took hold of Baekhyun's chin and turned his face around, checking for any injury just in case, but he thankfully found none.

 

"What happened to you..." he mumbled as Baekhyun's face felt really warm against his palm.

 

"Baekhyun drank," Yixing chirped, causing Chanyeol to look up and wonder how this person could sound so happy when his friend was completely wasted.

 

"I can see that, but why?"

 

Yixing shrugged. "I don't know, but it's probably because of you."

 

Chanyeol blinked. "Me?"

 

"Yes!" Baekhyun yelled gleefully, nodding his head firmly in confirmation.

 

Chanyeol looked down at Baekhyun who had both his arms tightly wrapped around his waist and was blinking up at him repeatedly with a wide, toothy grin. He then looked back at Yixing and frowned. "Why? What did I do?"

 

"Well I'm not sure, but he kept talking about 'his man' and 'his baby'."

 

 

 

~

 

 

 

When Sehun returned to the room, he found Luhan laying down and reading a letter. A little frown was on his face as he did so. Sehun smiled.

 

"What are you doing?"

 

Luhan started. "S-Sehun? I–" With wide eyes, he attempted to hide the letters under his pillow by sneakily passing them behind his back, probably hoping that Sehun wouldn't notice.

 

Sehun advanced towards the bed. "Do you know that you can go to jail for reading someone else's mail?"

 

"I, yeah, I– I was just– well–"

 

"Reading someone else's mail?"

 

Luhan pursed his lips. Sehun chuckled.

 

"What? Are you envious?" Sehun asked smudgly as he laid down next to him.

 

Luhan huffed. "Of your fans who find you attractive when you're clearly not? No, I'm not."

 

Sehun scoffed. "Right, you're jealous and a pressed liar."

 

"Shut up," Luhan mumbled as he snuggled closer to Sehun. "I hate you."

 

Sehun watched him with an amused smile. "There's plenty of place on the bed."

 

"I know."

 

"Then why do you insist on sticking to someone you hate?"

 

"Because you're warm and comfortable, now shut up."

 

Sehun shook his head. "So rude..."

 

A comfortable silence passed through them. A silence that awoke Sehun's thoughts as he absentmindly ran his fingers through Luhan's hair. Chanyeol's words were still here, lingering in his mind and, after reflection, now that Sehun understood their meaning, he knew that Chanyeol was right.

 

Sehun had always been scared of losing. Being forced to give or being robbed, he couldn't bear the pain provoked by the separation with something or someone he held dear to his heart. He wanted to trust Luhan, but a part of him couldn't get rid of the fact that Luhan could leave for a reason he found necessary. He knew that Luhan loved him, but he also knew that Luhan was ready to let him go if he

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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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