Of Moonlight and Falling Stars : DyShen/DiYue Drabbles and Oneshots

3. "And the winner is..."

For @hdfangurl over at Twitter 💜💛

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They came in different limos, walked the red carpet by themselves, got interviewed separately for the pre-award show and posed for the different photographers alone.

With him looking handsome in his black tuxedo, hair slicked back with a ready grin on his pink lips for the cameras; and her looking glamorous in her lavender and white evening gown, hair up in bun with little tendrils falling gently on her softly made-up face, a quiet smile on her peach tinted lips - they would have looked great together on each other's arms.

Alas - they weren't.

They were also seated in opposite areas inside the venue for the Golden Rooster Awards - with him seated beside his co-stars for the nominated film he top billed in; and her seated at the other end, with her co-stars as well for the new drama she just starred in.

They didn't acknowledge one another as they passed the other on the red carpet. They didn't even so much as glance at each other when they were on their way to their seats. They greeted everyone around them, with air kisses, hugs, smiles and genuine laughter. But never spared the other even an ounce of attention.

One would think that they didn't know each other at all. One could surmise that they are strangers to one another. One could even come to the conclusion that they had a falling out.

But no one saw the gentle look he bestowed on her when she passed by him. No one saw the small brush of her hand against his when she went up to his group to greet his co-stars. No one saw the soft squeeze he gave her arm when he went around her to say hello to her film producers. No one saw her biting her lower lip to stop her smirks from coming out when he deliberately tripped on air in front of her, nor did anyone see his playful wink directed at her once he did.

They went on their separate ways, never acknowledging the other aside from those... unseen gestures.

Though the blush on her cheeks and the smug grin on his lips became even more prominent after that.

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"And the winner for best actor is... DYLAN WANG!"

The whole auditorium erupted in thunderous claps and loud hoots and cheers, with many of the audiences standing up to give him a standing ovation.

He deserved this. He deserved this win. After all these years of hard work, it finally paid off.

With a huge grin on his face, he stood up as all his co-stars around him gave him a hug or a pat on the back or a huge handshake. He then acknowledged everyone with a wave of his hand as he briskly walked towards the stage to accept his award.

As he stood by the podium, facing the now hushed crowd, his face beaming with a glowing smile, he began his acceptance speech.

"Wow," he breathed out, chuckling a little as he marveled at the trophy he was holding. "I can't believe this. Can you believe this?" He turned towards the audience and raised the trophy a little. "I won. I finally freaking won best actor! Woohoo!"

He raised the trophy atop his head and did a fist pump while the audience laughed and clapped with him. His joy was infectious.

"Of course, I have a lot of people to thank for this. Mom and dad - I love you, thank you. You were the first ones to believe that I can do this. And here I finally am. To my co-stars in this film, my director and the producers who believed in me and to my MG family - thank you, all of you, thank you really."

He paused and fell silent for a moment, savoring the weight of the trophy in his hand, the radiant smile never leaving his face. Then his eyes started to look for someone among the crowd. And as he finally found that someone, he beamed - a grin suddenly painting his lips.

"But you know," he continued, his eyes never leaving that one spot, "I won't really be here if not for one person who pushed me to get here. To strive harder to achieve this, so that I could stand here in front of all of you and finally be deserving of this award. She is my strength, she is my inspiration, she is my heart and soul."

A sea of murmurs suddenly permeated the air. The audience were astounded. Wasn't Dylan Wang rumored to be single for the past five years? Who's this... she that he's suddenly talking about?

Finally, a huge happy grin broke out of his face. He tipped the trophy towards that one spot where his gaze never faltered and said in a low yet clear voice,

"Yue, my love, my moon. This is for you."

And then he walked down the stage.

There was a sudden beat of silence from the stunned audience.

And then a second later-

A roar of cheers and shouts and resounding claps burst forth from the whole auditorium.

He grinned wider as he walked towards where she was sitting. And upon reaching her, he swooped down, took her by the waist and gave her a long, loving kiss in front of the whole world to see.