"why are we here?" baekhyun's mother asked, her questioning eyes goes to chanyeol. she slowly sit down between baekbeom and chanyeol. the two guys still awkward with each other after their recent argument about a certain boy.
"just watch." chanyeol gives her a polite smile. they wait and wait. chanyeol's fidgeting on his seat. what if baekhyun didn't show up? what if he backs down?
"next we have byun baekhyun with really i didn't know." the mc said, a few claps can be heard, chanyeol being the loudest one while the byun family are surprised.
"i don't think baekhyun can sing." his mother muttered, but chanyeol heard it all.
"do you know his hobby?"
"um," his mother trails off, can't think of one.
"singing." chanyeol said. "do you know his favorite color?"
"n-no."
"gray."
"do you know how old he is?"
"uh. . 20?"
"no, he's 18." chanyeol bit back saying are you even his mother? to her. he knows baekhyun better than his own mother. his eyes catch baekbeom's stare on them. he looks a bit guilty knowing that his mother doesn't know little things about baekhyun, her own son.
"ma'am, you don't even know baekhyun. so please don't judge him so soon." chanyeol tries to keep his voice calm as much as possible.
mrs. byun quieten down by chanyeol's word. cause what he said is right, it hit her. she can feel baekbeom's gaze on her. she knows everything about her first son but her second one? no such thing.
"geu torok saranghadeon geu saram~"
a soft yet powerful voice interrupt them. the male voice making everyone shut up and stop on whatever they were doing. chanyeol bit back a grin. he knows how amazing baekhyun is, and seeing him in stage just makes him anticipate for more.
"irheobeorigo~"
"taoreuneun nae maeumman~"
"heuneukkyeo une~"
baekhyun sings with his eyes closed. he's imagining singing to no one but a certain giant. his silver hair that really suits him. his arms that would embrace him to protect him from things. his goofy grin that would light up baekhyun's world.
baekbeom's lips parted. he doesn't know about baekhyun's singing skill. he never hear him sing and his cold look doesn't make him look like he likes to sing. but now when he sees his younger brother singing on stage with such emotions, he feels thousand of emotions waving into him.
speechless.
that describe everyone in the room, including his mother.
but when baekhyun hit the high note, everyone is more speechless than before. chanyeol knows that baekhyun can sing, but this? this is way more. it's not about vocal range, it's about technique. baekhyun aced that.
baekbeom is getting smaller and smaller on his seat. all this time people have been complimenting him, comparing him to his younger brother. they just didn't know baekhyun's talent.
his mother's jaw drop to the floor. is that his son singing over there? is that my son that i know? that highnote, which is a lot, where did baekhyun learn that?
when baekhyun's done, everyone's silent. until chanyeol start ti gives him a standing ovation, the people follow suit. whistling and cheering for him. even the judges are doing it. slowly and still in shock, baekbeom joins in.
baekhyun grins, he genuinely does it. his brown eyes catch chanyeol's wide ones. his grin brighten when chanyeol gives him a wide grin and thumbs up.
chanyeol is proud of baekhyun.
baekhyun is proud of his self.
even his family's proud.
"wow! what a wonderful voice you got there!" the mc complimented him. his grin indicating that he liked- loved, even- baekhyun's performance. baekhyun bows at him and says a thank you. "do you have your family here supporting you?"
baekhyun's smile doesn't flatter. "no, my family's not here. but i got my friend, whom always been there for me. he's the one who signed me up for this. if it not because of him, i'm probably not here." his eyes meet chanyeol's, his smile soften at the sight. "i just want to say thank you, chanyeol. for everything." he smiles fondly at him, one that filled with love. he totally ignores his so called family beside the taller guy.
"thank you."
