All Of Him

Finale

Chanyeol expects it; he sees the tabloid loaded on the news page but does not breath a word. The damage is already done.

The male gets worried when the brunette is not coming out of their shared room. It is already past noon and the latter has yet to wake up.

He peeks inside tiptoeing across the floorboards towards the queen size bed. There is a lump formed in the centre of the sheets shaping an outline of a petite figure.

"Baek?"

The rapper swears he hear stifling sobs, emerging from beneath the white covers, which are subtle but audible enough for his dumbo ears. The heart wrenching whimpers keep flooding in while the taller male shakes his head in frustration.

It pains Chanyeol to see his best friend like this. He should rephrase that; Baekhyun is more than just a buddy. The giant might deny but he has already fallen too deep into the abyss of endless charms of the other. There is no way he can back out now.

To admit, it is simple. Chanyeol likes Baekhyun more than a friend. And love might still be a little too far fetched.

Okay. Baekhyun could be a crush.

He sits on the edge of the bed, perching his butt precariously on the edge. He bets Baekhyun feel a presence but the latter continues his dramatic weeping. Chanyeol decides to step in.

Long masculine hands stretch out running the slender fingers of his up and down the spine of the crying male underneath the blankets. Chanyeol senses Baekhyun squirm slightly under his touch. To his surprise, however, the latter does not back away.

"Can you come out?" Chanyeol tries his tone exasperated and desperate. "We need to talk. About you." The brunette barely responds frantically covering himself up when Chanyeol attempts to fling the duvet off him. "No. Go away. Don't talk to me. At least not now."

To think Chanyeol would give up is an understatement. Baekhyun knows better than anyone when the former insists on obstinately snatching the fabric off him. Baekhyun lets out a shriek of protest but is left in vain when Chanyeol carries him out of the room on his shoulders. "Too bad Baek. You know this doesn't work on me."

They plan to talk over eggs and toast. Kyungsoo is filming his drama and the rest are marrying their schedules of photoshoots and interviews. The dorm is completely empty except the duo. And Baekhyun is hardly alright.

The smaller one almost implants his face and hair onto a plate of scrambled eggs and smoked bacon just as Chanyeol saves the food from disaster by pushing the cutlery aside. "You know, Byun Baek, sleeping isn't going to help you get over this." He pauses when he catches the other's eyes drag open. "The breakup."

Kim Taeyeon becomes one of Baekhyun's big deal when they get caught kissing in her black SUV. It is not that the latter hates it but she has stolen his very first kiss for the very twenty three years of his living. And now, she fails to appreciate those times.

Baekhyun does expect it, the breakup, though. His former girlfriend has been busy with her solo debut and he is certain there has been a dozen of missed calls on her call logs. She never returns the favour. For the first time, Baekhyun doubts himself.

He does not want to be seen as a clingy boyfriend although he has left countless voice mails and brief messages lying around on Line. He hesitates checking her SNS but is scared both Sones and Exo-L will act up like last year. Fan wars are never ending and peace is difficult to instill.

They both meet up for what Baekhyun assumes is the very last time of their encounters. "Sorry," it is short and concise when the older girl delivers the lines. "We're too occupied for our own good." Baekhyun, on the other hand, contemplates on asking for one last intimate kiss. He does not receive one however.