I just want you to be happy(ft.Baekhyun)
Prompt: “Can’t you just take it slowly?” - @challengingwords challenge
Genre: Angst/Fluff
Word count: 488
Seeing the sudden changes in you worries Baekhyun.
(I don’t own any of the images. All credit goes to the original owners.)
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Baekhyun sat at the table, eyeing you suspiciously. For the past couple of days, you had suddenly stopped eating well and were on this insane liquid diet. You had also developed a sudden love for exercising, although hated it earlier. You were just downing a weird coloured drink for lunch when you caught his eyes. You smiled at him, but he could tell that something was off about it. Almost as though he reminded you of something, you jumped off to go work out.
Seeing the way you were acting bothered Baekhyun. Something had to have gone wrong somewhere. After five minutes of watching you work out, he suddenly couldn’t take it anymore. He walked over to you and wrapped his arms around your sweaty figure. You laughed, but he could tell it was strained.
“What’s wrong Baek?”
Turning you around, he looked deep into your eyes and asked,
“Can’t you take it slowly, babe? What’s with the sudden health kick?”
Again, you laughed with the strained laugh and looked away.
“Nothing really. Just suddenly thought I should make a few lifestyle changes.”
Baekhyun cupped your face and made you look at him. In a pained tone, he said,
“But not like this, love. It’s not healthy. You’re barely eating and you’re working out way too much. Did something happen?”
His eyes widened and his voice showed the slightest quiver.
“Was it me, Y/N? Did I accidentally say something to make you think you aren’t perfect just the way you are?”
You held Baekhyun’s hand and shook you head, your voice gentle,
“No Baek. You didn’t do anything wrong. You never once made me feel like I wasn’t enough. It’s just that…”
your voice trails off. Trying to laugh so as to cover the pain in your eyes, you said,
“I ran into your ex the other day. Picturing the two of you together made me realise how we just don’t seem right. I know that I’m not exactly model material, and you are. You might also decide someday that you would rather be with someone who is model material. She made me feel insecure, so I started trying to lose weight.”
You couldn’t look at him, because you were scared you’d see agreement in his eyes. Seeing you like that made Baekhyun’s heart ache. He gently lifted your face to his.
“Babe, listen to me. Things have never seemed this right to me. No one else feels right, no matter how ‘model material’ they might be. I don’t need you to be model material. I just need you to be happy and here, with me. And what makes you think you aren’t model material? To me, you are the only person who could be model material.”
And as you laughed at his corniness, and he pulled you in for a kiss, you wiped away the sole tear that fell, happy that you found Baekhyun when you did.
