Cursed Freedom

Happily Ever After

(Story under construction  🏗)

<Rated M for Sexual Content and Nudity>

   Chanyeol woke up on the morning of his and Baekhyun's birthdays and 'anniversary' of sorts and rolled to one side to find the other side of his bed empty.

   He checked his watch and wasn't surprised to see that it was almost 11am. The two of them had stayed up WELL past midnight making love. Baekhyun had insisted that they be awake when the clock struck midnight on the day they had met by chance, by some bizarre rite of fate. Baekhyun had shed tears into Chanyeol's neck as the taller man had pounded him into the mattress.

   Chanyeol remembers. He had whispered through his sobs, "I love you, Chanyeol. Never leave me, Yeollie. I love you… I love you… I love you…" as he came onto his stomach while Chanyeol groaned out, calling Baekhyun's name as he had emptied himself into the petite man.

    He smiled at the memory and looked around at the bed that they had laid together in, and around the room, this simple room that Chanyeol used to look at as a beautiful prison, but now held such… meaning.

   He noticed a few ripped pieces of paper on the table next to his bed and smiled at Baekhyun's frisky, spontaneous, romantic nature. He stood up off the bed, pulling a pair of shorts on and turning to look closely and inspect the pieces of paper. They were words ripped from the pages of books, all in slightly different sizes and fonts. It read, "meet me in the attic, my love"

   He looked up, his smile about to rip his face in two. He marched quickly out the door of what had become their room, and began to ascend the stairs, quickly pulling on a t-shirt that he had retrieved from the floor as he skipped every other step on his way up.

   When he got to the piano room in the previously 'unknown' attic of the mansion, his breath hitched and he gasped at the sight in front of him. Baekhyun was wearing a nice pair of trousers and a brand new, crisp, white button up shirt, as he stood, one hand on the piano, smirking at Chanyeol's hungry gaze.

   His face soon softened into the Baekhyun that drove Chanyeol crazy inside. Baekhyun drove him wild with his soft, beautiful skin, and his thick thighs, and tight asshole. His charming personality, and his unmatched zest for life. All of it had entranced Chanyeol, until he fell madly and unexplainably deep in love with the petite, joyful man.

   "Good Morning, Yeollie. I trust you slept well?" He said with a glint of mischief in his eyes. Chanyeol, however, could only nod, silent and shy… and speechless.

   "I have a gift for you. Please, come, sit." He waved him towards the piano bench and sat at it himself, situating his fingers on the keys while Chanyeol slid in next to him, keeping his hands to himself, folded in his lap.

   He looked over at Baekhyun and found the beautiful man staring back at him expectantly before turning his body again towards the piano and clearing his throat.

   A few beautiful notes played. Baekhyun's delicate fingers danced across the piano, and he opened his mouth and began to sing…

"Is this the end of the moment,
or just a beautiful unfolding of a love that will never be, or maybe be…
everything that I never thought could happen,
or ever come to pass, and I wonder…
if maybe, maybe I could be… all you ever dreamed?

Yeah…

Cause you are
beautiful inside,
so lovely, and I can't see why I'd do anything without you, you are...
and when I'm not with you,
I know that it's true
that I'd rather be
anywhere but here without you.

Is this a natural feeling
or is it just me bleeding
all my thoughts and dreams,
in hopes that you will be with me.
Is this a moment to remember,
or just a cold day in December?
Oh, maybe, maybe I could be
all you ever dreamed…

Cause you are… beautiful inside,
so lovely, and can't see why I'd do anything without you, you are...
And when I'm not with you,
I know that it's true
that I'd rather… be anywhere but h

]pere without you…
Anywhere but here without you…

Is this the end of the moment,
or just a beautiful unfolding… of a love that will never be?...

Cause you are beautiful inside,
so lovely,
and I… can't see why I'd do anything without you, you are...
And when I'm not with you,
I know that it's true,
that I'd rather be anywhere but here without you…
Anywhere but here without you.

Yeah, OH!"

   Tears were pouring down Chanyeol's face as he looked at his little love who turned towards him, and used a hand that had just been playing out that beautiful, bewitching tune not 5 seconds earlier to wipe away his tears and grip his chin, facing the giant to look at him.

   "Listen, Chanyeol… I'm not stupid, I know we're not getting out of here anytime soon. I know that I can't "save you" as I once thought, but I don't want you to live in guilt, ok? You SAVED me. You DID! Whether you believe it or not!"

   "And after my time here, after getting to know you, after coming to love you…" he paused and sighed, before he continued, "there isn't anywhere I'd rather be. I'd rather be anywhere except here without you. I want to be here… I want to be by your side. I want this to be forever, Chanyeollie. Just you and me, a love for the ages!" He said, only half joking, and chuckled as Chanyeol smiled up at him before launching himself forward and pushing Baekhyun up and off the bench, which tumbled to the ground, and against the window to the attic, his lips desperately devouring the other's mouth. He paused for a moment and whispered as he gently stroked his thumbs across his cheeks with his large hands, "I love you too, Baek… so much…" into his ear. Chanyeol ghosted his lips down the smaller's jawline and neck, moving lower and lower as he began to unsnap the buttons of Baekhyun's shirt…

***

   Outside of the mansion, a man watched the vision of the two lovers pressed against that window and smiled to himself in satisfaction, folding his arms and nodding to himself. He then slipped behind the trees and back into the forest, gone forever.

   And Chanyeol and Baekhyun lived out the rest of their days in complete freedom. They ate Chanyeol's delicious home-cooked meals, sang in the attic, played and laughed in the library during the daytime, and loved each other until exhaustion overtook both their bodies at night. And all day, every day, they were together and they were happy. Their love really was forever.

The End

(AN: This is the end, you guys.

I had a lot of fun writing my twist on Beauty and the Beast and hold this story close to my heart <3

Thank you for reading and for all your support!)

(BTW: I did NOT write this song! It's called 'Anwhere But Here' by Safetysuit. It is one of my absolute favorite songs (especially the orchestral arrangement version.) Its a beautiful song and perfectly fitting for the character's situation. (PLUS, we all know Baekhyun could ROCK the high notes in this one!!!) All credits for the song should go to the original artist.)