He waits until his grandparents have called it a night, before sneaking out of the mansion. It was his first week in Seoul as a permanent resident. Heeo doesn’t even know his back yet. He wanted to surprise her once everything is finalised. Right now though, he was itching for the scene.
He knew just the person who can help him with his fix. Almost regretful he couldn’t take his ride out, Minho jumped over the high fence. Walking out the sidewalk and catching the buzz into the city centre. Lurking around the alley waiting for his friend to arrive.
[ text → bambi ] so uh... this might seem sudden to you, but I've been secretly thinking about it for a while and... I'm moving. [ text → bambi ] out of the country. [ text → bambi ] and I know I shouldn't really be telling you this over text but— I'm too scared to tell you to your face. [ text → bambi ] you're not in charge now I'm gone btw. just because you're the oldest. but... look after them for me, okay? I'm still checking in on you! [ text → bambi ] I love you <3
luhan didn’t check his phone until sometimelate in the middle of the night. today was a stressful day, he wasn’t contentat all. hell, he didn’t even bother to smile or greet anyone. he wanted the dayall to himself. he was woken up from his sleep or what you could call a nap.nowadays, he found it a lot harder to sleep because of certain habits. maybeinsomnia was killing his sleeping agenda, it was proper before and on time.unlike this, he was sleeping late. he hated it and wanted to fix it but had noattempt.
stress changed a person’s habits drastically.
the push notifications on his iphone deem peculiar.his lips tug into a straight line upon reading the texts, he had no reason to smilefor the rest of the night. mama deer’s moving away, he didn’t seem to approveof that idea nor did he like it one bit. but luhan couldn’t be selfish, he wantedkyungsoo to be happy too.
despite his headache and how the light of hisphone perturbed his eyes, he needed to text kyungsoo back. pronto.
[ ✉ ➡ motherdeer ] i.. i see.[ ✉ ➡ mother deer ] please do visit. you know i’llmiss you, i’m so sorry about my shenanigans and for always irritating you. knowthat i do stupid things to garner your attention. sehun and i really do loveyou. no matter where you are, i wish you the happiness you deserve.[ ✉ ➡ mother deer ] now that you’re gone, i wonderwho’s going to be take care of my stubborn ass along with sehun’s? also jieun and yewon? sehun, he’s theyoungest and he’s basically like a baby. we’re your babies. like you know..baby joeys? [ ✉ ➡ mother deer ] i love you too, mama.
[ text → adorable pain in the ass ] I know we've talked about this, but... I'm doing it. I'm moving. I'm sorry. [ text → adorable pain in the ass ] we got some talking to do, huh? [ text → adorable pain in the ass ] this is really hard. [ text → adorable pain in the ass ] I love you. don't ever forget that. and yewon's in charge. <3 <3 <3 [ text → adorable pain in the ass ] you're the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm sorry. <3
[text: mother duckling] this is all so sudden i–[text: mother duckling] was it me? deleted![text: mother duckling] i… You me owe a very long explanation[text: mother duckling] I’ll be less annoying please stay– deleted![text: mother duckling] take care out there, okay? I’ll miss you a lot :(((( [text: mother duckling] don’t forget me– deleted![text: mother duckling] don’t you dare forget us I forbid it![text: mother duckling] I’m gonna work real hard here and debut and make you proud! [text: mother duckling] you’re the best mother-slash-hyung ever! Thank you for putting up with me~[text: mother duckling] no goodbyes though. we’re still going to bother you 24/7 :>[text: mother duckling] p.s I love you too, hyung!
[ text → "best friend" ] this is... super sudden, I know, but... I'm moving away. like... across the ocean away. [ text → "best friend" ] but we're going to skype. you can't escape <3 [ text → "best friend" ] and when you debut, I'm going to be your number one fan so you better not forget me!! [ text → "best friend" ] I'm going to miss you so much <3 [ text → "best friend" ] I love you!
( text ↠ bestie ) i want to hate you for this but i can’t ( text ↠ bestie ) i’m so sad why are you like this!!!( text ↠ bestie ) i’ll annoy you everyday by calling at ungodly hours wherever you’ll be( text ↠ bestie ) this is what you’ll get for leaving me( text ↠ bestie ) i love you too ok!!! ❤️( text ↠ bestie ) i know you’ll be amazing whether in korea or uk or wherever else( text ↠ bestie ) i’ll miss you and have lots and lots of fun!! ( text ↠ bestie ) you’ll be the first face i’ll look out for when they day actually comes and i’ll debut ( text ↠ bestie ) ❤️
[ text → bambi ] i’m not sure I want to know what you mean by amazing…
[ text → bambi ] but I also feel like you’re gonna tell me anyway, so go ahead!
[ ✉ ➡ mother deer ] oh you know what i mean. totally awesome!!
[ ✉ ➡ mother deer ] no i’m bullshitting you. completely bullshitting you. i’m having hell right now. can you come over so we can talk?
They were sitting down on a table, all together, as a family, once again. More than ten years had past since Elly saw her mother and father together, and everything she had imagined, was never so close to this.
The woman that lost her job when she was younger, her mother, was sitting across from her. She hadn’t aged a bit, her hair was still the same light, lively brown hair, her eyes big and sparkly with enthusiasm and energy. There was the question ‘Are you the person from 10 years ago?’. However, the blonde stayed quiet.
Elly had also changed throughout the years. She was more mature, more open about the world and the people it had. She guessed, people change - some turn the ashes, other’s are revived into really pretty birds. She was already zooning off, gaze stuck at her mothers side as she mindlessly chewed on some salad.
“How is Minsoo-ah? You two still going out?” Her mum asked, bringing her glass of red wine to her lips. Striking a sensitive topic from the beginning. The daughter blinked, soon almost choking in thin air at the question when it sank in.
“How do you even know that, mother?” Hyo-jin asked, head tipping to the side as her eyes landed on her father, who was sitting in between them. He didn’t look at neither of them, just shrugged at the question. They ate in silence again, for a few moments. “We broke up years ago.” the blonde replied, only to receive a laugh from her mother. “No wonder. The poor guy wouldn’t want to date a nerd like you.” that stroked a nerve, causing Elly to miss a small piece of tomato and stab the plate.
Her dad just rose his gaze from the food and sighed. “Dear, don’t you think you should be focusing on her graduation, rather than calling her a nerd? She’s your daughter.” His wife laughed, shaking her head a few times. At this moment did Elly remember how dramatic her mum was, and the next question came in her head ‘Why do I even have to be here?’ picking her glass of vodka, she took a sip from it “I’m getting all my three degrees, top student in the year, mother.” another laugh and no reply.
The rest of the dinner was the same way. Question, snort, answer, laughter, question.. Hyo-jin was at her limits, she was already destroyed mentally with the way her mother was reacting to her every word, her father wasn’t saying anything about it. She was brought down to earth with a loud crash and there was probably no going back up in the clouds anytime soon. Frustration took over her features, way too obvious for her own brain to stop from the trembling in her chin. She wanted to grab get out of the restaurant as soon as possible. She was being suffocated by the way the woman, her mother, the person who gave birth to her, was being towards their own flesh and bone. It was clawing at her skin, her chest, her mentality, it was being peeled away slowly, as if with a scalpel. It brought a shiver down her spine, causing her to look down in her barely touched plate.
“Is little Elly going to cry now?” “Aren’t you going overboard?” “I need to know if I am, so far, her mentality has been good.” “You’re bringing our own daughter down, you disgusting creature.” “At least I wasn’t he one who said he wanted a divorce and took my daughter away.” “You are remarried and your, husband, has a kid. Go torture that one.”
It continued. The bickering continued and Hyo-jin had been thoughtless for a while, not bothering about her surroundings. Switching onto auto pilot, she stood up, almost knocking the chair back, grabbed her coat and walked away from the table. She was not having that, not now, not ever again. The memories of her last phone call with her mother, Mother;s day, 2015. She had been yelled at, cursed at, only hatred. But it was pure, no sarcasm, no irony. She could take that, Elly had been in enough diss battles, she could take every possible hit someone threw at her, however, never from her mother or father.
A few screams of her name were heard, but she didn’t look back, she didn’t want to. Instead, she quickened her pace and walked to the car park once out of the fancy restaurant. She had problems finding her keys, she had problems pressing the right button, she had problems with getting in, but once she did, she was quiet. No sobbing, no yelling. Just a few tears running down her face. A laugh followed soon, a bit hysterical, a bit broken. Hyo-jin did not know what to expect anymore, everything was mess. A big fucking mess she was pretty sure her mum would fuck it up even more.
But then a few happy thoughts came to mind. There was Minsoo, they finally had a normal relationship. Then there was Hyuna, someone she could lean onto and learn from. Sehun, that annoying brat that liked giving her head aches, but she loved. Kyungsoo, that friend she trusted too much and would most likely kill for. Annon Class had her back. Thinking about them for a short moment, it made her slid down her seat, a small smile spreading on her face.
the night was eventful, onerous if he’d like to say. but after mulling over what he just did, luhan already knew from that point—he was a dunce ( putting him in corner wearing that triangle dunce hat would’ve served as a good punishment for him ). he didn’t like to complain. however, holding his composure in this situation was impossible for him.
his temper wasn’t the best, imagine a raging thunderstorm. but he wasn’t going to go off on a random person.
what shocked him the most was he had one of the most bizarre encounters right now. the person he’d least expect to attend just about anywhere was kyungsoo. yet alone a fancy ball. luhan well-knew that his “mother”, he’d like to say, wasn’t into these sort of events nor would he make his way out to go. walking up to the male with his jaw agape, eyebrows knitted together in a mix of concern and bewilderment. he greeted kyungsoo by waving hello, but then only to see the agonising expression on his face didn’t surprise him ( kyungsoo being kyungsoo ). let kyungsoo be kyungsoo.
“so uh..” he trailed off. “what brings you here, mum?”
“oh and don’t be surprised by the way. i think i just fucked shit up—“ the real question was, when didn’t luhan fuck shit up? this time, he wasn’t with sehun but more like this was his entirely his fault. “yeah you know i always fuck shit up anyways. my love life is literally a melodramatic movie.
angel was fully aware that kyungsoo wasn’t fond of balls or any social gatherings—really. she was practically the same, not wanting to be in an area full of boisterous people. for a while, angel was dying to leave but the only reason why she insisted to stay was because of kyungsoo and sunny. plus, she already dragged kyungsoo along and she’d waste his time more than enough. for that reason, she was grateful to have him tag along. the effort to wear an uncomfortable monkey suit and leave his beloved little adorable kitty cat clair must’ve been difficult for kyungsoo’s partake, she’d so imagine. so, what would you expect for the duo to do? give everyone death glares and complain about how atrocious the party was? mark it off on the checklist.
“mama soosoo, why do all these girls look so basic?” she couldn’t help but grimace, crossing her arms.
“there’s this girl staring at me.. hold on. give me a minute.” there was a mischievous grin on her features. she needed to depart from kyungsoo for a brief moment to dump juice on a girl that was talking too much shit.
“talk shit, get hit—okay bitch?” then, she stormed off with a wide, amused smile. “did you get all that?” she was known for being an ice princess and “savage” for a reason.
