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Starlight - 1: The Awakening

Starlight – 1: The Awakening

Posted on July 4, 2016  by thedonkatsu

this is a short 3-part story for the sole purpose of light fluff ^^ inspired by hbh + starlight + why mvs ^^ It's not an explanation of the starlight+why mvs connection tho. it's just a simple plot inspired by scenes from the mvs

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"Oh wow those bedsheets look like my Grandma's!" is the first thing Tiffany says when she enters the hotel room, caught off guard by the very old-fashioned bedding. But she's strangely glad for it. The last time she was here, it wasn't a fun or happy moment so seeing something new and different somehow helps reduce the unpleasantness from that particular memory.

She drops her bag to the carpeted floor, takes off her denim jacket and climbs onto the bed, making herself comfortable. It's tempting to just fall asleep after the exhausting weeks she's had but she's too anxious so she keeps her eyes on the ceiling, waiting for some kind of reaction.

Unfortunately, there is no response from the other person. She only hears her closing the room door before walking past her and the bed she's lying on, heading straight to the balcony.

The sound of the glass door sliding open follows next and then the room grows still.

She turns to lie on her side after a while, watching her through the open glass door.

The girl on the balcony is leaning against the railing, eyes fixed on the sky and the ocean beyond, while her shoulder-length blond hair dances in the summer breeze.

Tiffany takes it all in, admiring the blonde's back view, her petite profile... and wonders why it took so much time and pain to finally realize what's been there all along. Had she been smarter, had she been braver, then maybe both their hearts would've been spared.

Now all she has to offer is the remaining broken pieces of her heart that yearn and long for her more than ever before; and she's so scared to tell her that even though she knows that her best friend would understand.

With a sigh, she closes her eyes and lets her mind revisit the whirlwind of memories from the past year and a half.

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18 months ago...

They are sitting on the pier, feet dangling off the edge while eating hot dogs from the food truck they've frequented for years.

Her friend has no shoes on and one ankle wrapped after an unfortunate tumble from her skateboard just a short while ago.

"Ugh... I swear, we need to get Mr. Payne back," remarks Tiffany, grimacing. It's been her usual complaint since the food truck changed owner last week. The taste has taken a turn for the worse but unfortunately, it's the only decently-priced-and-filling snack near their favorite hangout spot. "He was friendlier too," she adds. "The new guy's a grouch. A fat and stingy grouch. Look at this! There's barely any mustard on this thing!"

"Why are we still just friends?" Taeyeon straightforwardly asks, surprising Tiffany. "Why aren't we together?"

"Huh?" The brunette stops halfway through biting into her hot dog. "You don't want to be friends with me anymore?" She then sees Taeyeon's serious expression and shrugs. "I don't know. Maybe because you're too clumsy," she teases, nudging the blonde's sprained ankle that she had to wrap—one of those strangely intimate things that she's gotten used to over the course of their friendship.

They know that they are special to one another and that they're each other's most important person so even though the sudden question surprises her, it's just a matter of time until one of them brings it up so she's okay with discussing it. In fact, she's secretly glad they have it out in the open now and hopes that maybe, by the end of this talk, she can finally do something about her racing heart and the goose bumps that appear every time her skin touches Taeyeon's.