86400 [ 10080 Epilogue (By: EXObubz)]

“I love you, giant. Thank you for everything…”

- Baekhyun

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Chanyeol kept running as the tears kept falling down his face, mixing with the rain that came pouring from the sky. He ran as fast and as far as his legs

would take him, not caring where he was going, before finally falling to his knees in the middle of a park. The thought of losing Baekhyun never left his

mind and he would be continually haunted by the memories of making his husband sign the divorce papers and vanishing the very next second.

He was never able to move on.

The guilt of not being there for Baekhyun and prioritizing everything else over him and the regret of not spending more time with him plagued Chanyeol’s

soul and replaced a once happy man with the miserable ғυϲƙ he is now. Months have passed and the feelings were as strong as ever, not allowing him to

go to work without being punished with the pain of what his work had caused. It also caused a strain in his relationship with Kyungsoo, who he can’t

even look at properly without thinking of the pain on Baekhyun’s face that fully enveloped his mind. After several minutes, Chanyeol got himself up

from his kneeling position and took in his surroundings. Everything he saw reminded him of Baekhyun and he couldn’t help but cry and cry until his tears

ran dry and he had no choice but to go “home”.

The next day came and it was the first time in a while that Chanyeol wasn’t haunted by nightmares of his memories. As he opened his eyes, he

remembered that he had slept on the couch as he’d done a few times before, unable to sleep in the same bed with Kyungsoo without a wave of guilt and

regret washing over him. As he sat up, he saw the time and realized that Kyungsoo had left for work. Moving over to the bedroom, he caught sight of

Baekhyun’s book, ripped in half and thrown across the room. He picked it up, as tears started to fall down his cheeks, and re-read the author’s note,

laughing at how he was doing exactly what he had told his husband not to do for so many years. It was then that Chanyeol realized that this isn’t a movie,

this is real life, and he was able to end it how he wanted it to end, the way they wanted it to end.

Rummaging through his closet, he washed up and got changed, and before he left his apartment for the last time, he turned off his phone and left it on the

kitchen counter along with a note for Kyungsoo and his engagement ring to him. He took in the apartment that caused all of this to happen one last time

before slipping on the wedding ring that belonged to him and Baekhyun, nodding to himself and grabbing his jacket. He closed the door and left the city.

‘I can’t do this anymore, Kyungsoo. Truthfully, I called o the divorce that day as well. I’m sorry. Goodbye.’

“Have the divorce papers been finalized yet?”

“No, Mr. Park, they haven’t. There has been debate on whether or not to continue with the file since your husband has passed away.”

“Can you just call it o then? That will make it easier right?”