MONSTA X : FAMILY MATTERS

SHANGRI-LA [ ShowKi ]

Pairing : Shownu x Kihyun

Genre : Drama, heavy angst, character death, mentioned verbal abuse, mentioned eating disorder, referenced/implied - suicide

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Shangri-la Shan·gri-la \ ˌshaŋ-gri-ˈlä \

a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection

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The dark is still hanging on the sky as if it refuses to depart from its place. The serene morning sun is slowly appearing but shyly peeking from its chamber, waiting for the perfect time to shine its light and stirs the lives beneath.

Kihyun's slow and steady breath fills the silence, the soft low sound of air-conditioner in his room is accompanying his breath. As the morning sun rises so does Kihyun. His eyes flutter under the morning ray that streamed through the blinds of the window.

Kihyun yawns and moves his legs a bit, looking for the source of his warmth. And when he found it, the muscles around his mouth start to stretch from side to side.

Now he's adjusting his position by leaning on his right elbow, he tilts his body to the right and nudges someone beside him playfully. "Baby ..." he coos with his honey voice that he knows well will awake the person who was still in his slumber state.

"Hyunwoo ~" Kihyun tries again, this time with a little fondle in that person named Hyunwoo's left arm.

Hyunwoo stirs a bit, feeling the disturbance but refuses to open his eyes. He just reaches his hand to find Kihyun's and pulls them to his arms.

Kihyun laughs hilariously and happily snuggles in his husband's arms, feeling himself encased by a warm larger figure whom he married two years ago in a small village near Busan, with no appearance of both families, only their close friends and relatives who are willing to attend the solemn wedding vow in front of Government officials and little celebration party after the vow, under the stars in July with 50 guests and cheap champagne, they danced without shoes above the fresh grass of the grassfield as husbands for the first time.

Sometimes Kihyun still feels the bitterness of the rejection from both their parents even after their 2 year-old marriage life. So there are time when he will slump down alone, in his bathroom, crying and blaming himself for stealing Hyunwoo's parents' dreams of having grandchildren of their own since Hyunwoo is the only child in the family and clearly, as same sex couple, they can not produce a child from both side. Finding a surrogate mother or adoption is the way but neither both parents will agree on that. They would prefer to have a legal grandchildren, pure blood of their own instead of someone else's DNA that the don't know mixed with their sons'. Not to mention Hyunwoo's parents' dream to see Hyunwoo can be both successful in marriage and career as military officer.

Something that Hyunwoo had left behind after his marriage since the military has a strict rule of not allowing their officers to have same sex marriage or even if they have, they will be fired immediately. Their hard work or their sacrifices will not be remembered.

So Hyunwoo, before he had his wedding with Kihyun, submitted his resignation letter and mentioned about marrying Kihyun. His 5-year dedication in military was pushed aside because of his homosexuality title known by his fellow officers, even to all his subordinates.

Scratching from the bottom as ordinary office man, Hyunwoo worked as an insurance salesman while Kihyun worked as nurse. They didn't earn much but it works fine with both of them and everyday Kihyun will be thankful for having Hyunwoo by his side, the one whom he depends a lot and always ready to boost his self-confidence and mood.