❝paper moon❞ renhyuck

❝eight❞

It was a melody Renjun had never heard of and the voice singing could have been mistaken as an angel's.

Deep in slumber he couldn't really understand what was going on- if it was his dream or reality, but it was so sweet, maybe even too much as it made his feel uneasy. Renjun felt comfortable, he was warm and soft, he almost felt protected.

The sound got louder with each note until renjun had no other choice but to open his eyes to see what was happening. The familiar room didn't shake him up, but the person the voice belonged to– Donghyuck was right there next to renjun, looking rather similar to what renjun was like with all the monitors and IV drips attached to his arm.

The male seemed pale and tired, yet his eyes sparked life.

Hyuck was reading a book, but renjun couldn't tell the name of it. Even though he once read a lot, classics were never his thing.

❝took you long enough❞

The honey voice with a hint of a pout brought renjun's attention. And when their eyes met renjun swore he coud have cried. He had missed the younger so much that the happiness seeing the other being well and alive was overwhelming.

❝i though i had to scream to wake you up, it's already past noon. You missed breakfast and lunch.❞ donghyuck said with a frown.

Renjun answered as fast as he could, without even thinking once:

❝did you eat though? I'll definitely eat dinner, don't you worry about that.❞

With a shook, hyuck mentioned to his hand and renjun understood immediately.

With curiosity he asked instead:

❝what are you reading?❞

❝the Great Gatsby. It's a really good book so far, but the characteristics kind of irritate me, it's Jane Eyre all over again.❞

Renjun laughed. His eyes turned into tiny half moons and his cheeks puffed out. Donghyuck hadn't seen such a lovely scenery in so long. So he smiled as well.

❝i can read some out to you:

❛He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced—or seemed to face—the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey. ❜ ❞

Donghyuck sang out all the sentences just like he had before to wake up renjun, and the older noticed how the melody was the same.

❝sometimes i wish to be an author. They seem to let all the words spill out so easily and form the sentences like it's the most natural thing to do. And the ideas they have are always so brilliant. I have to admit– I'm jealous.❞

The brunet blankly stared at the book and caressed the yellow pages so gently that it seemed like he was afraid to hurt it.

Renjun wasn't sure what to do with the information he got from the younger. Why couldn't hyuck become a writer? What's stopping him?

❝it is new years in a few days. We can celebrate it together, yeah?❞

❝of course. Even if I'm allowed to go home, i wouldn't have anyone to be with. So lee donghyuck, I'd be more than happy to.❞

Renjun leaned over and took a hold of the tanned male's hand, smiling.

To him it seemed that hyuck wasn't the happiest at the moment, so he tried his best to cheer the other up even just a little.

Renjun had to see the healing smile, the one that easily succeeded the sun's warmth.

Dear darlings,

I know this is a short chapter and it has been so long since I've last updated, but honestly I'm really struggling with it. I have no idea what i want this story to become and how it should progress. So the chances are that after the kiss scene I'll end this book, or leave it as discontinued.

I also wanted to say that:

This book will be under heavy editing from the 19th of april to the 28th. I'm informing you all so that you wouldn't be confused by all the ❝updates❞ that pretty much already exist.

Maybe during the editing I'll find some hope and ideas how to fix this book, but i can't be sure.

But if anyone's interested, I'm writing a new norenmin book called ❝the bridge❞, I'm updating that book quite constantly, so if anyone wants, you can go and read that ❤

I wish you all the best!

With love,

Mai