Shitty Blind Dates (Chanbaek/Baekyeol)

Sweet Forgiveness

The rain was cold and hard against my skin while I ran down the street. The raindrops hit me in the face as well and made it difficult to see. 

As long as I could see Baekhyun's smiling face again, I wouldn't mind if the world collapsed. It wasn't that far to his apartment and it only took ten minutes if you ran. I made it by eight.

Gasping for breath, I stood outside of his door. My hands on my knees and leant forward. I straightened my back and looked at the doorbell. A shiver ran through my body. The cold weather and my drenched clothes didn't help.

Would he forgive me?

I pushed the button took a step back, my whole body was shivering.

The door opened, and a sleepy Baekhyun stood in the door.

"Chanyeol" he said.
His face was pale and his hair was messy. There was a bit of dried off drool on his cheek, and seeing Baekhyun like this made my heart ache. God, I had missed him by my side. Missed the sleepy Baekhyun who would cuddle ten minutes more in the mornings than he should and would always be late for work, but always said that it had been so worth it.

"Hi." My voice said, weak. It came out like a hoarse whisper and Baekhyun looked at my body. He frowned in worry and then he smiled. A smile that I had longed for to see.

"You're completely wet." He said and a weak laugh escaped my lips. We both were thinking about the time Baekhyun was the one standing by my door, drenched and sad.

Baekhyun giggled softly. His laughter warmed me in a way a jacket couldn't. The heat spread from my heart and through my body, all tingly. Baekhyun opened the door a bit more, motioning for me to come in.

"Come in."

We sat by the kitchen table. Baekhyun had given me some of my old clothes to change into, and after I had changed we both had sat down. I looked down at my teacup, the warm liquid made wonders for my cold body.

"Baek-"

"How are you and Yixing? Happy together?" he said bitter, through his teeth. Baekhyun was no longer smiling, his whole body tense and his hand was slightly shaking when he took a sip of his cup. The sweater he was wearing was too big, and he had sweater paws, which I found so adorable. I realised it was my favourite sweater, the one he had stolen from me when we were together.

My breath hitched and I cleared my throat.

"We were never a thing Baek, it has always been you."
His eyes blinked but he didn't show any other reaction. I bit the inside of my cheek and scratched the back of my neck.

"I overheard you and your mother in the park."

Baekhyun's eyes sharpened and his mouth tightened.

"I couldn't stand the thought of weighing you down, Baek. I wanted you to have what you had worked so hard for." My voice choked out. It was getting harder to speak. So many emotions were running through my body and I didn't dare to look at him.

"Stupid."

My body reacted of its own and my eyes found his. His brown, piercing eyes were beautiful and full of irritation.

"I'm sorry. I used Yixing as an excuse to start a fight. I couldn't handle breaking up with you without being mad." I admitted ashamed.

Baekhyun leaned forward and slapped my cheek. Tears were running down his cheeks and my own cheek stung by the hard slap.