it's okay, I'm okay
info: minghao/reader ft. junhui, angst, g word ct: 500 | warnings: none summary: when you're in love, you never want them to worry
“Minghao, dance with me.”
He looked up at her expectantly, an encouraging smile on her already beautiful face. Unconsciously, he nodded, reaching towards her extended hand. As she pulled him to his feet, he paused for only a second, taking in her graceful features so that he’d never forget them. For the rest of eternity, he wanted to remember this moment.
“Of course.”
Her smile widened and his heart swelled. Never, in all his life, had he been more in love. He twirled her around and her purple dress swirled with them. Everything was perfect. Absolutely perfect, and Minghao had never been happier. She gazed up at him, the moon and the stars reflected in her eyes, promising him something that he didn’t deserve, but wanted nonetheless. He looked at her and he could see his future, his dreams, he would’ve given anything to hold her in his arms.
“It’s so beautiful out.”
She breathed easily, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear and a gentle laugh escaping her exquisite lips. Her voice enticed him in a way that he didn’t understand. They danced in joy, or maybe just because they could. He had no idea nor did he honestly care. She was with him and that’s all that mattered. Seeing her without inhibitions and free, it warmed his heart. She was the sun, the moon, and the stars.
“Are you two having fun?”
Five words. Five little worlds and Minghao’s dream completely shattered. She was still standing in front of him, that same smile still on her face, but it was his friend Junhui who walked up to her and held her in his arms. That was the reality, the truth. Xu Minghao fell in love with his best friend from grade school, she fell in love with Wen Junhui. Someone he considered to be his brother.
“Of course.”
Minghao did his best to maintain his composure, because it wasn’t the first time he let his imagination get away from him. That was something he both hated and loved about her, she made him forget everything. When she was with him she had the power to take him to another world. To her world. Where anything seemed possible, but in the end was obviously not. She was in love with Junhui, that much would never change. No matter how much he hated it.
“Minghao, you don’t look so good.”
She looked at him with concern, but what did she expect from him? How should a man look when he’s stuck on someone who would never love him? How should he look when he had to watch his brother hold the woman that they both loved in his arms? How should he look after giving them his blessing, because her happiness was more important to him than his own selfishness? How many times could he smile at her, and promise that he was okay?
“I’m okay.”
How many times would he lie to her? How many times would he soothe her worried heart, because even existing in her life was enough for him? How could he tell her anything besides what she wanted to hear? She was the sun, the moon, and the stars. He had given her his heart, and would give her anything still.
“Minghao, dance with me.”











