Ray of sunshine,the clouds are vanishing | ZHY
Zhang Yixing x fem!reader
Best friends to lovers!AU
Plot:love can disappoint sometimes,but what if you find someone who shares the same wounds as yours? And what if that person is Zhang Yixing,the friend of a friend who randomly started hanging out with your group?
Author’s notes:I was in the mood for a slow burn so here we are!! It took me a while to write and it’s pretty long,also a little bit cliché maybe,but I hope you enjoy it♡
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“You light up the rooms you step in”
You were sitting on the sidewalk in front of the club you had just left. An half empty bottle of Soju standing a few inches away from your left leg as you were staring at an undefined point in front of you. You shivered:the short skirt and the fishnet thighs weren’t enough to protect you from the cold of the night,but you had no strength to get back inside the club. You didn’t want to see him again.
Your night was amazing until he appeared.
You were drinking,dancing and singing with your friends,having fun in trying to convince Lisa to hit on the cute guy she had put her eyes on at the beginning of the party. Everything was great,you didn’t have such an amazing time in a while until him,your ex-boyfriend,was so bold to talk to you as soon as he noticed you.
He appeared and grabbed you from behind,hitting on you like he had never cheated with a chick with fake lips and fake boobs. You felt like throwing up and,then,your night was ruined with a snap of fingers.
Mad,you slapped him and ran outside,without even seeing Sehun and Jongdae scolding him. You didn’t know what to do,you felt lost.
Suddenly,all that pain you had felt while breaking up rose inside you once again,with no mercy,ready to make your heart bleed for love.
Fuck him,fuck her and,most of all,fuck yourself for being so dumb to date a walking red flag when everyone had warned you.
You sighed,stroking your legs with your hands in hope to warm your skin;when,suddenly,someone covered you with their black jacket.
You turned around sure to see that asshole,but the only person that was there was Yixing,Baekhyun’s friend,who had started hanging out with your group a few months earlier.
“Take it” he said kindly,sitting next to you
“Thank you-you grabbed the bottle of Soju-you want some?” you asked
Yixing sipped from the object and then gave it back to you,watching as you threw the burning liquid down to your throat
“Slow down” he laughed,trying to stop you,but you pushed his hand away
“I need this. My night has been ruined” you mumbled
“I didn’t really understand why,to be honest”
“You saw the guy that approached me? That was my ex”
“Now I get it. That’s why Sehun and Jongdae snapped at him”
“Yes. They were mad. Junmyeon and Minseok had to hold them back-Yixing giggled-you’re so lucky to have them. They’re great friends”
“I know. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them. When I broke up with Sunghoon everything was pitch black. They were my light”
“Did he hurt you that much?” Yixing’s soft smile disappeared as soon as you talked
“He cheated on me for six months. In a relationship of one year, half of it was a lie. I think he’s the person who hurt me the most.I pushed all my fears aside for him and gave him my heart only to find out that he stopped caring about me before I could even notice” you sighed,drinking more Soju. You were having an hard time holding back your tears.
Yixing noticed and slid closer to comfort you, caressing your back
“I hope you know that wasn’t your fault” he then said,softly
“I know now,but back then I didn’t. I felt like I deserved nothing. If I’ve changed my mind is thanks to my friends:they sticked with me,supported me and helped me seeing myself in the way I had to. However,Sunghun still haunts me sometimes. I was so happy with him,I thought he was the one”
“There are many potential ones out there,don’t focus on an idiot. I’m saying that because I got cheated on as well,so I know how it feels”
“Really?! What a bitch. You’re such a nice guy,you don’t deserve a similar a treatment!”
“Neither you do,but it happened. The most important thing is that we both know that it’s none of our fault,but theirs”
“You’re absolutely right Yixing” you smiled.
You didn’t expect that such a short chat could lead the two of you to a beautiful friendship:you slowly started opening up with Yixing,exchanging messages all day and talking about everything;even Sunghoon who,suddenly,started looking for you again.
It disturbed you a lot. You had healed in the past months,but not enough to face him again. The truth was that you had been hoping to never see him after breaking up. You wanted to re-start building your life;so,seeing his lost calls and texts unsettled you a lot,pushing you closer and closer to Yixing as he seemed the one who could fully understand the situation.
“Why don’t you block him?” the boy asked,sitting in front of you as he sipped his coffee
“I can’t” you mumbled,resting your chin on the palm of your hand
“Why? You said you don’t wanna have anything to do with him”
“No buts” you sighed,Yixing giggled
“May I tell you what I think,y/n?”
At those words you nodded
“I think that you’re still in love with that asshole”
“Then block him” your friend rested his back against the chair
“Seen it? That’s my point”
You rolled your eyes and scratched the back of your head:maybe Yixing was right;maybe,deep down,you were still a little bit in love with Sunghoon,but it didn’t imply giving him a second chance,that was another reason why you ran away when you saw him at the club.
“What am I supposed to do Yixing? Please help me,I’m so tired. I was feeling better,so why did he have to come back?” you hid your face with your hands,holding back your tears.
Why was your life so hard? Why couldn’t you be living happily for once? You constantly had to face troubles and problems without even looking for them. You had enough.
“You already know what to do,y/n:stay with your friends,enjoy the good things of your day and focus on yourself until you’ll meet someone who values you for the amazing person that you are” the boy smiled and hugged you. Your face sank in the crook of his neck,your nostrils got filled with his sweet cologne. Your stomach tingled for a second at that nice sensation,but you were so lost in your thoughts that you didn’t even notice it.
“Don’t tell our friends he’s texting me again. You saw how they got mad,I don’t want any drama to happen”
“My mouth is shut,key thrown to the sharks-he giggled-but you gotta block him. Promise me you’ll do it”
“Then let’s have fun together so you can forget Sunghoon”
Said so,Yixing started organising regular evenings out with the whole group:you would eat together,go clubbing,try fun activities like climbing and even organise movie nights.
Besides that,when your friends were busy with their jobs and couldn’t join you,Yixing would always find some free time to spend with you,even if it meant only having a coffee together.
That was why you grew fond of him,developing a soft spot in your heart that made you consider Yixing your best friend. The same happened to him. He had to admit that,even tho he had a lot of friends,no one made him feel as good as you did:you were his ray of sunshine,the person he would look for when he needed positive vibes,that someone who would listen to him and support him through the hardest moments,making the clouds vanish.
The more time flew,the more you two became close. You met everyday,letting your inner children come out and fully heal in each other presence.
“Let’s do this!” you grabbed Yixing,dragging him towards the shooting game of the arcade you had decided to visit that night.
“Killing zombies sounds fun!-he laughed,grabbing the VR headset-let me help you with this” he then smiled,tucking the lace at the back of your head.
His fingers accidentally stroked against your cheeks while he was placing the object on your eyes:it sent shivers along your spine. Yixing’s touch was always so gentle and delicate,it made you feel safe and well treated. A little smile unconsciously appeared on your lips.
“Why are you smiling now?” your friend asked
“What? Oh,nothing,I’m just having fun”
“The game hasn’t started yet” Yixing laughed,grabbing his VR
“I know but I’m having a great time tonight. It’s been a while since I came here at the arcade. I missed it,this was my favourite place when I was younger”
“Then we’ll come back soon”
Those words widened your smile even more;then,once the zombie game had finished,you moved to the next one:the Pump it up game. You were surprised it was still there.
“This one! I wanna dance,it’s always been my favourite”
“Let’s go then,I’ll beat your ass!” Yixing exclaimed,placing himself on the platform.
The two of you chose the song,a Michael Jackson one to make things harder but funnier,and started dancing…if that was how you could call what you two were up to.
To be honest,all you did was pushing each other to make the other hit a lower score:
“Are you that scared to lose?! Really?!” Yixing taunted you,blocking your hands with his:you melted noticing how his touch was,once again,extremely careful with you. He treated you like you were a precious jewel,which warmed your heart.
“You are scared to lose!” you bit back,laughing,and trying to push him away
“I’m a dancer,there’s no way I’ll lose!”
“I’m better than you in this game,I’m sure!”
“Oh,yeah,I see! That’s why you’re sabotaging me right now”
“That’s not true!” you kept on laughing and pushing,until,by accident,you slipped and lost your balance.
“Ouch!” you exclaimed,falling,but,luckily,your body never touched the ground as Yixing laid in and held you tight.
“You okay?” he demanded,concerned
“I’m-I’m fine” you blushed:his arms were wrapped around your waist while your chest was against his. You could feel both his heartbeat and his warm breath on your skin.
You bit your lips:what was happening? Why,all of a sudden,you were feeling so odd? Something that you couldn’t tell was going on inside you while being so close to him. Your stomach twitched and sparkled while your legs were shaking. You didn’t want to lean back and stand on your own feet,you wanted Yixing to be that close forever.
“So…that’s the reason why you stopped answering to my texts,isn’t it?” A familiar voice made you startle and push the brunette away.
“What are you doing here?!” You asked,shocked as Sunghoon was standing right in front of you. Right hand in his pocket,soft black hair framing his beautiful features. You felt like the ground beneath your feet was missing.
“Texts? What is he talking about?” Yixing furrowed his eyebrows
“I can explain!” you exclaimed,grabbing his arm. Sunghoon laughed:
“Yeah,explain everything to your boyfriend. Come on,I wanna listen”
“He’s not my boyfriend,asshole! And tell me why you’re here! Are you stalking me now? Wasn’t text bombing and calling me everyday enough?!” you growled
“You answered so I just texted. I don’t seen anything wrong with it” Sunghoon shrugged his shoulder. His cocky attitude was getting on your nerves.
“Why did you answer him? You said you would’ve blocked him” Yixing’s face was marked by an expression of disappointment
“I should have,I know,but I didn’t;however I told him to stop texting and calling,I did it multiple times. I swear Yixing”
“If you didn’t want to text me you would’ve blocked me like the dude said”
“Shut the fuck up Sunghoon!”
“Yeah,you heard her:shut the fuck up” Yixing stepped closer to the boy,who obviously didn’t back up
“Who are you to tell me what to do?”
“Yixing,please,no drama” you ran towards him,holding him back. The boy’s attitude softened as soon as you touched him;so he breathed in and recomposed himself.
“How did you find me?” you asked again to your ex
“I saw the story you posted. I was around so I thought I could come say hi” he smirked
“You’re fucked up” you mumbled,shocked
“You said hi,now go home” Yixing butted in the conversation, wrapping one of his arms around your shoulder. You scanned his movements,realising that there was a new shift in his attitude:he clearly had something in his mind so you just let him talk.
“Or what?” Sunghoon threatened the guy
“Or you’ll get kicked out. Let my girlfriend alone as she told you to do. I don’t repeat myself.”
“Girlfriend? For fuck sake is he your boyfriend or not?”
You were about to talk but Yixing gently hit your shoulder,meaning to let him handle the situation,so you did.
“I am,and you’re ruining our nice date” he spat out.
Sunghoon glared at him,then his eyes met yours:
“Is he lying?” he demanded,leaning in
You were sweating:you knew that the best thing to do to get our from that awful situation was following Yixing’s lead,but you were so scared of Sunghoon that words wouldn’t come out from your mouth.
“Step back” your friend put his arm between you and the guy whose eyes shifted again,leaning on Yixing
“You aren’t his boyfriend,are you? You’re just trying to get rid of me”
Yixing’s jaw clenched:he was getting extremely mad,you could tell from the veins of his neck popping out. It was sexy for sure,but it was also scary.
“I’ll show you then” the brunette spat out,turning to you.
Suddenly,you found your face a few inches away from you friend’s. His eyes chained to yours as his fingers stroked your cheek,resting on your chin. Your heart started beating fast,shivers crossed your spine,then the space between you and Yixing was set to zero.
When you lips met, the world stopped spinning. Everything froze,the only thing you could feel was Yixing’s sweet taste of mint bubblegum. He kissed you slowly,delicately. The arm wrapped around your shoulder tightened his grip a little bit as he used it to push you closer,while, with one of his hands,he tilted your head on the side. His lips moved back and forward,sweetly biting yours,mixing your salivas.
Your hands rested on his chest,gripping the cloth of his jacket,while your lower abdomen started tingling as you pushed it against the boy’s. You had completely lost control of your body,but you liked it:it had been a while since you felt like that.
You were completely lost in the moment,same was Yixing who would’ve never let you go if Sunghoon didn’t remind him of his presence with a loud cough.
“I’m his boyfriend and you gotta get out of here…now!” the brunette exclaimed,hiding his short breath.
Sunghoon glared at him,fire burning in his eyes:
“You’ll see me around,asshole” he growled
“I hope not for your safety. I’m not always this gentle with dickheads like you”
You watched as your ex left from the entrance door,feeling relieved.
“God” you mumbled while hiding your face in your hands
“He’s gone” Yixing dragged you into a new hug that you couldn’t reject,in fact you let yourself sink into it.
“Thankfully. I-I thought we needed to call the cops for a second” your voice was breaking as holding back your tears was hard
“It’s okay y/n,I’ve got you-Yixing said stroking your back-shall we go home?” he then asked,you nodded.
The next day you blocked Sunghoon everywhere,hoping that finally you would’ve lived a quite life…but nothing like that was about to happen.
There was one more thing that couldn’t let you sleep at night:Yixing’s kiss. It had been magical,you couldn’t deny it…and you couldn’t deny that the boy was as lost into it as you were.
“Fuck” you blushed,covering your face with the sheets of your bed. Why were you feeling like that? Like a little,vulnerable kid? You were so confused and,at the same time,so eager to meet Yixing again.
You wanted to see his smile,feel his fingers linger on your skin,giving you those little pleasing shivers and lighting up the sparkles in your stomach.
Wait…were you in love with Yixing? That Yixing,your best friend?!
“It can’t be possible!-you exclaimed,sitting-it can’t be!” you sighed.
Right in that moment, your phone rang and,as if it wasn’t enough,the one calling was the person you had been thinking about.
“Hi” you spoke calmly. You couldn’t let him know what was going in on in your mind.
“Wanna have breakfast together?” Yixing asked
“I’d love that,I’ll get ready. Where are we meeting?”
“At your place. I’ll pick you up. See you in a bit” the brunette didn’t even give you the chance to talk as he turned the call off.
Fastly,you got ready and then jumped in your friend’s car once he had arrived. You had breakfast in a nice café in Hongdae;the streets were already flowing with people even tho it was only 8:00am.
“How are you doing today?” Yixing asked while biting his croissant
“I’m doing better,thank your for asking” you smiled
“I’m great to hear that. I’ve been pretty worried. I don’t want you to suffer again for that idiot”
“I’m doing fine,really. I just got scared yesterday,I told you,but luckily you were there” without even thinking about it,you were looking for his hand to hold.
Yixing blushed as soon as your hands touched,but he didn’t try to shrug yours off,otherwise he held it back
“You mean the world to me. No one will make you suffer,not as long as I am around”
His eyes were chained to yours,a sweet light shining in their pupils:you didn’t know in which way he meant those words,but they made you skip a beat.
“T-Thank you…” you murmured,lowering your gaze. You wanted to giggle and kick your feet like a teenager girl,but you couldn’t.
Yixing smiled and tucked a strand of your hair behind your ear:he was looking at you with those puppy eyes that made you melt.
“Anyway-he coughed,recomposing himself-do you wanna go to the cinema tonight?”
“Yeah. I mean…hum…there’s a nice movie”
“I-I don’t remember the title right now,but you can find it out by coming along”
You laughed:was there a real movie to watch or he just wanted to see you again? You didn’t care. You nodded and accepted the invitation,spending the whole day thinking about it.
As soon as you got back from work you ran to your bedroom,picking out the nicest dress you had in your wardrobe;then you moved on to your makeup,putting mascara and eye-liner on. The last time you worried so much about your appearance it was during one of the first dates with Sunghoon. That fact made you think even more:were you actually in love with Zhang Yixing? Damn if you were. You had lost it for that guy,for his eyes,his smile and,most of all,the way he treated you. You felt like a princess anytime he was around:he cared about you,paid attention to your well being and did everything he could for you to have a good time.
“Yixing,what did you do to me!” you sighed,hearing your door bell ringing:it was him for sure.
You ran downstairs and met the boy,who drove you to the cinema. You weren’t sure if Yixing actually chose the movie you saw or if he randomly picked one up just to cover his nice little lie,but you didn’t care anyway as you were too busy laughing with him and leaning onto him anytime he whispered something to your hear. You didn’t do it on purpose,your body was naturally attracted to the boy…and so was your mind.
Once the movie had finished the two of you went for a night walk,no one wanted to go home.
It was past midnight of a cold Saturday night. You were wrapped up in your coat,but apparently it wasn’t enough for you to stay warm
“I hate winter” you mumbled,sliding your hand in the pockets
“You’re always so cold-Yixing giggled,wrapping an arm around your shoulder to hold you close-better?” he demanded
The silence fell for a few seconds:you could see the boy staring at you under the dim light of the moon,a little smile on his lips
“Why are you smiling?” you demanded
“I think it’s your presence. You light up the rooms you step in”
“Oh come on,that’s too much” you laughed
“That’s not. I really believe it. No one is like you,and I must be favoured to know you”
At those words your cheeks heated up:thank God it was dark so he couldn’t see how you turned into a fresh tomato
“I could say the same of you. I’ve never been so happy before meeting you”
Without even noticing,the two of you had stopped walking and were standing face to face
“I can make you happy everyday if you let me”
“W-what?” those words caught you off guard
“You heard. Why would I keep on staying silent? I think it’s clear,isn’t it?”
Was he getting there? Was he about to say what you had in mind? Oh God,make it happen—you thought
“Don’t pretend you haven’t noticed it,I know you did. I never really tried to hide it,maybe at the beginning,but not in the past weeks-Yixing paused for a moment-I love you y/n. I don’t know how it happened:maybe it was because we shared the same experiences,or maybe because I found someone that listened to me and understood me,or maybe it’s just you and the way you are…cuz you’re beautiful y/n,both inside and out. You’re the ray of sunshine I’ve been looking for during the past years and I wanna keep it with me for as long as it wants to stay…so,y/n,would you like to warm me for a while? Maybe forever if we’re meant to be?” Yixing grabbed your cold hands,holding them and dragging you closer. Your noses were a few inches away from each other. Once again,you could feel his warm breath against your skin
“I do,Yixing:I would love to be your ray of sunshine” you smiled
At those words Yixing’s hands cupped your cheeks and his lips met yours:once again sparkles lit up in your stomach and you lower back tingled.
Maybe it was finally time:maybe you had found the person that would’ve given you the unconditional love you deserved.
