Tuning To Your Heart

You and Me

As Chanyeol steps closer to the train, the sound of the engine rumbling in the distance, his heart sinks. He's ready to board, ready to leave it all behind, ready to escape the ache that has been gnawing at him. He takes one last glance over his shoulder, almost as if expecting Baekhyun to show up-but he's not here, not yet.

Just as he lifts his foot to step onto the train, he hears it-a voice, breathless and desperate.

"Chanyeol!"

He freezes, his heart leaping in his chest. He turns around, and there, running toward him with all the urgency in the world, is Baekhyun. His face is flushed, his hair slightly disheveled, but his eyes-those eyes-are filled with something Chanyeol hasn't seen in so long: raw emotion, vulnerability, and a quiet desperation.

Baekhyun reaches him, out of breath, his chest heaving as he catches his breath. He looks up at Chanyeol with tear-streaked cheeks, his eyes wide with both fear and hope.

"Take me with you," Baekhyun says, his voice cracking. "I can't live without you, Chanyeol. Please. I'm so sorry for everything. For pushing you away. For letting the past control me. But I can't-" He pauses, his voice breaking. "I can't live like this anymore. I need you. Please don't leave me."

Chanyeol stands frozen, unable to speak, his heart racing. He never imagined this moment would come. His eyes search Baekhyun's face, taking in the sincerity, the regret, and the pain. And suddenly, all the walls he'd built up, all the defenses he'd put in place, start to crumble.

He steps toward Baekhyun, his throat tight. "Baekhyun... are you sure? You know what this means, right? What it could be like between us?"

"I know. I've messed up. But I can't let you go. I love you, Chanyeol. Please, I'm begging you. Let me come with you. Let's start over-together."

"You don't have to beg, Baekhyun, "I never wanted to leave you. I just... l"

Baekhyun's arms wrap around him, clutching onto him with everything he has. "I'm so sorry. I promise I'll do better. I'll fight for us. Please, just don't leave me."

"I'm not leaving you. We're in this together. Always."

With those words, Chanyeol takes Baekhyun's hand, leading him toward the train. The doors open, and they step inside, side by side.

As the train pulls into the station, Baekhyun and Chanyeol step off together, their hands still intertwined, both of them silent but with a sense of relief hanging between them. The night air feels colder, but the warmth they share is more than enough to shield them.

When they reach home, Baekhyun stops for a moment outside the door, his heart still racing from the rush of the train journey, from everything that had just unfolded. He looks at Chanyeol, feeling the weight of his words, of the promises they'd just made to each other.

Without thinking, without the doubt that had once clouded his mind, Baekhyun takes a step toward Chanyeol, his eyes searching his face for any trace of hesitation. He reaches up, cupping Chanyeol's face with trembling hands, and before Chanyeol can say anything, Baekhyun closes the space between them, pressing his lips to his.

It's soft at first, hesitant, like Baekhyun's unsure of what he's doing, but everything he feels is poured into that kiss-the apology, the regret, and above all, the longing that's been building for so long.

But then Chanyeol's hands move to Baekhyun's waist, pulling him closer, and he deepens the kiss. It's a kiss that says everything they've both been too afraid to say out loud. It's fierce, tender, and desperate all at once. Chanyeol's lips move against Baekhyun's with an intensity that matches the urgency of his feelings-feelings that had been buried beneath the weight of time and distance, now surfacing in this one perfect moment.

Baekhyun melts into the kiss, his hands sliding into Chanyeol's hair, deepening the connection between them. Everything around them disappears-the house, the past, the weight of the world. There's just them, finally in the place they were meant to be, with nothing left to hide.

When they finally pull away, breathless, Baekhyun rests his forehead against Chanyeol's, a small, contented smile playing at his lips. "I love you," he whispers, his voice barely audible, as if saying it out loud makes it more real.

Chanyeol looks at him, his smile wide, his heart full. "I love you too, Baekhyun. I always will."

And in that moment, they both know-this isn't the end. It's just the beginning.