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Tonight Is A Fairytale - Baekyeol

TONIGHT IS A FAIRYTALE // PART 1

Summary: In which they love and they lose, and misery loves company. Apartment!au, as Luhan, Zitao, Baekhyun and Kyungsoo discover each other and form a little club out of their messed-up love lives.

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Swear I seen you before

I think I remember those eyes…

--Usher, “DJ Got us Falling in Love”

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“Let the meeting of the miserable hearts commence,” Luhan proclaims. “Lay down thy cards, my friends! Zitao goes first.”

“Brokenhearted,” Zitao says, tossing down the king of spades, the ace of hearts, and a three of clubs.

“Desperate and despairing,” says Kyungsoo, slapping down his card. “Also you’re supposed to put them face down, Taozi.”

Luhan shushes him. “We’re going to find out later anyway. Horrendously confused,” he declares, tossing two cards down at once.

Baekhyun pauses and taps his chosen cards against his lips. “Betrayed,” he says finally, pressing the queen of spades and the queen of hearts down onto the pile, his fingers lingering. Zitao scoots closer and puts an arm around him while Luhan picks up and inspects the cards.

“Well,” Luhan says, raising an eyebrow, “we have here four hearts, two spades, a club, and a diamond.”

“”Heartbroken Poor People Who Never Get Laid?”” Kyungsoo suggests, and Baekhyun and Zitao cackle as Luhan whacks Kyungsoo with a pillow.

“Be serious,” Luhan sighs. “Shall we elaborate on our problems first, then? Who volunteers?”

They swallow their giggles and glance around at each other nervously. Behind them, Baekhyun’s MP3 sighs out the last notes of and IU song.

“Come on,” Luhan coaxes, “we’ve all talked about this to each other at some point, this isn’t really different. Kyungsoo, why don’t you go first?”

Kyungsoo looks at him pleadingly. “Do I have to?”

“Why did you come in the first place then?”

Kyungsoo glares at Luhan, and then drops his gaze to his lap. “I – I have a crush,” he mumbles. “On my ex-boyfriend’s boyfriend.”

“Hold,” Luhan interjects, “didn’t they break up last week?”

“Oh,” Kyungsoo says. “Right. Sorry. Okay, I have a – a crush, or something – on my ex-boyfriend’s…ex-boyfriend. And- and he says he, well, likes me too, but – ” Kyungsoo flaps his hands around his cheeks. “I just – it doesn’t feel the same. It doesn’t feel…real.”

Three heads nod in mutual understanding. Kyungsoo lets his hands fall, and they have a moment of silence. Luhan looks at Baekhyun and Zitao expectantly.

“My boyfriend is an asshole,” Zitao offers, picking at the hem of his panda pajamas.

“Details,” Luhan prods gently. “For Soo-soo’s sake.”

Zitao exchanges a glance with Baekhyun. “I. Uh. My boyfriend – “ he glances at Baekhyun again, nervously. “I don’t know. He, he treats me like a dog or something. I – we – “ and Zitao looks down, face flushing red. “I feel like he’s using me. I – we’ve done stuff, you know, but he’s never even kissed me – “

Zitao chokes a little on his own words, incoherent, and Baekhyun rubs his back soothingly. Kyungsoo’s round eyes open even wider, and he scoots closer to them.