room 127 ✿ park chanyeol

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I want to live and breathe next to you for the rest of my life.

When did I begin to see [Name] as possessing the potential to be more than just a neighbour and a classmate, and as more than just a friend? Maybe I had always harboured some sort of attraction towards her, but our friendship made those feelings inaccessible to me.

"[Name]! [Name], [Name], [Name]! Oh my god! [NAME]!!!"

"Ahh- Chanyeol-ah!" [Name] squealed as I viciously grabbed her by the shoulders one morning before school, picking her up before we both headed off to school together. I shook her with fervent excitement as I jumped up and down on the spot, almost bursting with happiness.

"Guess what! Guess what!!!" I half screamed in her face, shaking her so hard it felt as if she were about to give way under the pressure I was applying to her. She groaned and smiled weakly at me, swaying side to side as she rolled her eyes.

"Whaaaaaat?" she asked in an exasperated tone, making a face of annoyance as I continued to harass her. It was then that I let go of her shoulders and clasped her face in my hands, pulling her close to my own.

I lowered my voice to a bare whisper, unable to hold back my excitement anymore.

"I got accepted into SM!!!"

I stopped jumping around and dropped my hands from [Name]'s face, waiting for some sort of reaction with outstretched arms.

[Name] was frozen, her mouth forming a perfect "o" shape, and she stared at me with wide eyes as she came to terms with the news.

She placed a hand over her mouth, gawping at me.

"What?!" She grabbed me by the shoulders, shaking me to gain some form of confirmation to make sure that she'd heard correctly. "Chanyeol- Chanyeol, are you- Chanyeol?!?"

"[Name], I got accepted into SM!" Watching [Name]'s reaction was oddly one of the most satisfying moments of my life. She went from complete surprise, to a complete standstill, to a jumping, screaming mess.

"Oh my god! CHANNY!!" I burst into laughter as [Name] grabbed me by my shoulders and began jumping up and down, screaming her excitement into my ears.

"CHANYEOL! THAT'S AMAZING! I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!" she screeched in my face, jumping onto me and throwing herself onto me in a tight, gripping bear hug of joy. I stumbled at the amount of force that came with her jump, letting out a loud laugh as I returned her hug and held on to her just as tightly, spinning around as I clung onto her slight figure in euphoria. She was so light, so weightless, it felt almost ethereal- was I really carrying anything at all?

"Chanyeol, I'm so proud of you!" gushed [Name], squeezing me tightly as she wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. "This is great news! I'm so happy for you!"

I laughed, and it seemed like there was no end to our mixed laughs and cries. And as I held onto [Name], I realised that I'd been holding onto her for too long.

Thankfully, she didn't seem to mind, but my mind drifted elsewhere as the frail girl hugged me tight.

"I knew you could do it! You're going to go far, Chanyeol, I know it! Ughhhhhh I'm so happy for you!"

With my face heating up at the thought of being so close with [Name], I mumbled a small "thanks," earning a nuzzle in the neck from her, making me squeal just a little bit.

Ahh, fuck. I caught the feels.