MONSTA X : FAMILY MATTERS

Gravity [ShowKi]

Pairing: Shownu x Kihyun

Genre: Fluff with little Angst, PG-15, Ambiguous ending

Length: One-Shot

Words: 3194

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gravity

noun, often attributive grav·i·ty \ˈgra-və-tē\

" the natural force that tends to cause physical things to move towards each other: the force that causes things to fall towards the Earth."

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If an apple had to fall to the ground so that Newton could find the explanation of why everything must fall to the ground instead of sky, so must Kihyun.

(  Yoo Kihyun must fall for Son Hyunwoo so that someone must find out how big the gravitational force does a man named Hyunwoo affects someone named Kihyun.)

Never would have anyone thought that this Hyunwoo would fall for Kihyun. Neither would have Kihyun.

For once, they started it a bit off. Full of distrust and competition. The proud and blunt Kihyun didn't match with gentle and shy Hyunwoo.
As the cruel survival competition for trainees got harsher, Hyunwoo shut his heart from Kihyun and Kihyun shut his efforts to the latter.

Even after they have debuted. Every time their eyes met in every circumstance, it was always one party that would turn away, subtly. That's why no one would have suspected. If there was an award for good acting for rookie idols, they would have been the winners. The hidden prejudice and assumption, as part of their masks in front of everyone.

The Awkward couple. They got the title after their awful performance in the competition. A pain that remains still in Hyunwoo's heart although it was already in the past and even he had forgiven Kihyun for choosing the unfavorable song that caused him almost got eliminated from the competition, from his dream to debut.
It was unpleasant for both of them too when they were assigned as 'mom' and 'dad' of the group. For Hyunwoo, the reason was simple and clear. He just didn't like Kihyun at first.

For Kihyun, it was his pride. It was weird to be called 'mom' since he is a man and definitely doesn't act like a mother, yet he accepted it slowly when they mentioned about his natural 'instinct' which made him looks like a mother to the rest of band members. He takes care of them well and he has never been forced to do that because he simply cares about others. The strict rules and lessons from his father shaped Kihyun to be strict with rules too. But deep down inside, he is as gentle as the clouds.

Hyunwoo, with his easy-going and calm nature, is opposite of Kihyun's strict and outspoken ones.

And it was the weirdest thing that happened.

They said that opposites do attract. Some things possibly follow that 'invisible' law but many cases, they don't. So it's hard to explain why would Kihyun laugh every time Hyunwoo does or says something funny. He isn't supposed to be entertained for their differences. But he did.

Hyunwoo should not be enchanted or touched by Kihyun's subtle care towards all members, how he would be their personal doctor when they were sick, or their personal cook to make them breakfast (on lucky mornings), lunch (on lucky days) or dinner (pretty much depends on Kihyun's mood), and their personal maid who would clean and do 'household' chores. Not to be mentioned, becoming their personal counselor too whenever they have weights on their hearts. He would be someone to talk to or lend his small and narrow shoulders for them to cry on. And Hyunwoo could not even turn his small smile that tugged in the corner of his lips when Kihyun was forced to do a cute act. Or when he was teased by the members.