A Book of SunNew

Protectors (Angst)

Description:

Rise from the stardust
Born to protect
Meant to be forgotten and die alone.
Even the beautiful stardust couldn't hide the tragic fate they had.

TW: Mentions of death

Author's POV

Chanhee's wings flutters and trembles in excitement. He had been training for so long for this moment. Finally. He was going to get a child to look after. He couldn't help the excitement. Finally someone to protect. His beautiful yet fragile wings leaves little sparkling stardust in its wake.

"Ready?" The elder asked. He nods. The elder uses a globe of glass. It shows different kids that the elders thought were suited with Chanhee. They were all cute and Chanhee couldn't help the way a squeal came out from his mouth. His wings fluttering a bit harder than usual.

The last kid the elder showed was probably Chanhee's favorite. He had slightly curly hair. He was very active. Would spend hours playing with his toys. The kid was just so adorable. "Him. Can I be his protector?" Chanhee asked hopefully. "Of course little dearie." The elder. agrees. Chanhee squeals raising his hand in happiness. Later he finds out the kid's name is Sunwoo. Cute. Chanhee thinks.

Time skip~

First time Chanhee meets Sunwoo is in the kid's room. Sunwoo had loomed at him in wonder. "Your wings are so beautiful!" Sunwoo squeaks as he looks in awe very interested with the sparkling colorful stardust that Chanhee's wings leaves. "Thank you! You are cute too!" Chanhee says excitedly. He was so happy to be able to meet the younger. "What are you?" Sunwoo asked curiously with a tilt of his head.

"Your fairy! I will protect you. Always and forever." Chanhee's bubbly replies makes Sunwoo grin. "Yayyy i have a fairy of my own. Can I tell my dada and mama? Can I? Can I?" Sunwoo asked. Chanhee gasps. "No no. We can't let others know! We can be each other's secret friend."

Chanhee says holding a pointer finger in front of his lips. Sunwoo imitates his action. "Okay." The younger says in a hushed tone. They both giggle. They play. They laugh. They enjoy each other's presence from then on. A special bond forming between then two.

Months passed by Sunwoo grows up little by little. "Do you want to fly?" Chanhee questions as he sits with Sunwoo on the younger's bed. "Yes! It would be so cool to be able to fly like you." Sunwoo says. Chanhee grins as a plan comes to his mind. Later late at night when everyone is asleep Chanhee and Sunwoo stays awake. "It is time!" Chanhee says feeling giddy. They open the window wide with a little struggle. Chanhee turns towards the younger with brings his hands up. Stardust forming in his palms.

He blows it on the younger who coughs waving away the stardust. "Now you can fly!" Chanhee says as his wings flutters and he flies out of the window. Sunwoo gulps. "But what if I fall?" He asked hesitantly. "Just close your eyes and think of flying. Trust me. I promise I wont let you fall at all chanhee says. Sunwoo gulps as follows what Chanhee had told him to do. He feels his body float the moment he gets out of the window. "See! I would have never let you fall." Chanhee claims proudly. "I can fly!" Sunwoo squeaks making Chanhee laugh.

They spend the late nights flying around and as promised Chanhee doesnt let him fall. Not even once. Staying up late. Going out. Flying through the night sky becomes a routine. Both Chanhee and Sunwoo loves every bit of it.

A few years passes by. Chanhee is hit by the sad reality of his existence when he sees one of his younger fairy friend named Eric. He was also a fairy like Chanhee who chose to protect. He was assigned to a kid named Juyeon. But Juyeon grew and started to forget Eric. Chanhee almost felt dread creep up whenever he saw the younger fairy. He was dying.

When the child assigned to them grows up and starts forgetting them, they die. Eric has lost his sparkle. He was so weak. Chanhee had hugged the younger fairy and cried. "We sacrifice ourselves for them. I don't regret doing it for Juyeonnie." The younger had said trying to look okay. But Chanhee knew.

That night when Chanhee meets Sunwoo he cries hugging the younger. Fear creeping up him. "Eric is dying." He cries. Sunwoo looks at him with wide eyes. "W-Why?" He asks feeling bad. "Because he is being forgotten by Juyeon." Chanhee says sniffling.

Sunwoo stays quiet not knowing what to say. "Will you forget me too?" Chanhee hopelessly asked. "No! I will always remember you. Because you are my fairy." The younger rushes to answer. It makes Chanhee smile a bit even though he knows deep inside that the younger was going to forget him one day. It was inevitable. But the night he sleeps with a smile.

The first time when Sunwop refuses to hangout is because he has friends to meet for sleepover. It breaks Chanhee's heart and the younger doesn't notice the way the shine in Chanhee's wings dims a bit.

The second time. The third time. Again and again sunwoo declines Chanhee's offer to hangout. To fly. Chanhee gets weaker and weaker. His light dimming with each passing day.

And one day he just stops visiting the younger. "Chanhee are you okay?" An elder asks. "No." He mumbles weakly. The elder looks at him sadly. "You are dying little star." He says as he pats the younger sadly. "I need... I need to go see him one last time." Chanhee says fumbling with his words. The elder nods with a bitter smile.

That night Chanhee visits Sunwoo. He sees him all grown up. He is handsome. So charming. He was with his friends. And his smiles seems to make everyone around him smile too. "He doesn't need me to protect him anymore." Chanhee whispers to himself. After one last look at the younger Chanhee returns to his home.

Later in the forest, he sits alone as he listens to the other fairies singing. His glow slowly fades away. His existence slowly fading away. As he disappears an elder flies up to where he previously was. A sad look on his face.

"Oh little star. May you get all the happiness you deserve in your next life" he says and walks away. And in the silence of the night the forest is filled with the voices of fairies singing.

"Rise from the stardust
Born to protect
Meant to be forgotten and alone.
Tragedy hidden in the beauty of stardust and magic."

[THE END]

If this made you cry I am sorry 😭😭😭 even I cry when I think of this. I was overthinking like everyday. And this happened. My mind thinks about the weirdest things so yeah.

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