Where Sehun is determined to open an egg and you are destined to look from afar.
[SERIES]
pulchritudinous. [Ongoing]
Genre: DarkAcademia!AU.
Your proneness to leave notes on every book you touch finally comes with something other than misfortune. You're infatuated with this person, but, why is it so difficult to get to them?
It had been a few weeks since you and PCY had been exchanging notes. So far, it felt lika he had opened up a bit to you and you two actually enjoyed your debates. You decided it was better not to tell your brother, he would probably think talking to a stranger wasn’t a good idea.
You had been feeling some type of way towards this man, and you were ready to meet him in person. The tricky part was that it was PCY we were talking about, and the chances that he would ran away were extremely high. You didn’t want to lose the relationship you already had, but it would end up worse if you didn’t do it now.
Sitting on your usual table you decided to write the note that had you so anxious.
“I think I like you.”
You were blushing so hard. Was this a good idea? You couldn’t help but to hope he had been feeling the same. Contrary to the first few notes, he had been really sweet towards you. He made sure to ask if you ate enough and check on how your research was going.
You couldn’t really tell him that you already submitted your progress and the mere reason you kept going to that library was to talk to him.
Nervous about what you just wrote, you collected your things and got ready to face the cold weather outside. It was freezing. Hugging yourself you walked as fast as you could towards your bike. It was a good way to move around the city, and way cheaper for a student without a job.
Once you got to your brother’s house, you couldn’t really feel your nose. You needed a well deserved tea and you were going to make sure Kyung Soo gave it to you.
The next time you went to the library, the book was gone.
Did somebody take it? If so, it would be pretty embarrassing that you left that note inside. Did PCY take it? Maybe he didn’t want to respond because he didn’t share your same feelings.
You couldn’t help but to feel sad. You wouldn’t go as far as to say hearbroken, but you were hurt. You thought this could go somewhere, you shared the same interests even though you opinions on them were not the same. That’s what had drawn you to him in the first place.
For the following week, you didn’t go to the library. How could you? You would sit there without anything to do, feeling sad about a man you didn’t even know. He was probably looking at you from the distance feeling pity.
No. You were not going to think about this anymore. This was the final decision and you would accept it and follow with your studies. Revising week was really close and that would be a great opportunity to change your source of focus.
A few of your classmates had asked you to revise with them at the park, but, that was just the perfect excuse to get distracted. You needed to focus on this tests and you couldn’t afford to lose time. With a warm cup of coffee in hand you went to sit on your desk.
You stopped petrified. The book. The green book with silver laminas was standing on your desk, almost mockingly. Was this a joke? This time, a perfetly folded paper was laying on top of the cover. Shaking, you opened it.
You were surprised to say the least. You were not expecting much, but not this answer. “Nothing.” Did that mean that he didn’t want to keep talking? Maybe you were thinking about it too much. What condused you the most was the initials at the end. What did PCY mean?
You started researching but you couldn’t really find anything. Did it really have to be this difficult, you were in a library after all. Frustration was filling your veins and you were pretty sure your hair was about to fall off. The last option you had was talk to the librarian, her badge said her name was Sungkyung, but she always preferred Mrs Lee. Her lack of good humor was well-known and you weren’t really in the mood to feel judged that day.
But what if she knows?
You decided that you could cherish this horrible day by adding the cherry on top. “Good afternoon Mrs Lee. Would you, by any means, know what PCY stands for?” You could already feel the disconfort on you when her eyes locked with yours. “I’m surprised you read that book so much yet don’t know who the character is.” That startled you. What? Going back to your place you took the anthology in your hands, was this some kind of joke? Why would this person take the character’s initials?
Maybe he doesn’t want you to know his name.
That made sense, you were a complete stranger and he didn’t have to tell you his name after exchanging a couple of notes. With that in mind, you decided to leave a short sentence.
“Nice to meet you PCY. Would you like to grab some coffee?”
“I do not like coffee.”
Ok, ouch.
This man, you had found out he was a man, lacked a bit of manners. His words were so dry that you had to hold your gasp in order to not get kicked out of the library.
This was taking too much of your time and you couldn’t decide what was the reason it affected you so much. His point of view of the book made you want to discuss other anthologies with him. Why was he acting so rude while you hadn’t been anything but nice to him?
“Why are you being so rude?”
You really hoped he was willing to have a civilised conversation this time.
“Why are you so obssessed to fix me? I’ve seen you. Just let it go.”
That was awkward. He had seen you revise every page of the book waiting for an answer that would never come. You felt embarrased. Did that mean he was at the library too? You couldn’t really remember seeing any man around when you did your research. With a frown you grabbed your pen.
“Just wanted to talk about literature.”
You bit your lip. Hopefully he wouldn’t notice that wasn’t your only purpose. Sighing, you stood up as quite as possible, you needed to breath some fresh air.
Was it really that obvious that you were trying to help him? It made you feel self-conscious, were you being too pushy? Maybe. You decided that you were going to leave this stranger alone for good. Maybe you were not meant to have a friendship with PCY.
Warnings: English is NOT my first language. / Implied depression ig.
Word count: 700.
Prologue / Chapter 2
The next day you had been so busy you almost didn’t have time to work on your extracurricular activities. It wasn’t that you didn’t have enough things to do already, but you liked to keep yourself busy.
When you entered the library you couldn’t even be bothered to look at your surroundings. You were tired, with a headache and Kyung Soo had been calling you all day. You loved your brother but at what cost.
You sat on your usual spot and started to collect the books you needed. You couldn’t help but to look at the anthology that had you crying that previous afternoon. It looked like it hadn’t been touched, but let’s be honest, what were the odds. You ended up taking it with you without thinking about it too much.
After too many hours and curses to your politics teacher for wanting an essay in the last moment, you decided that you deserved a rest. You took the anthology and frowned when a paper fell from the inside. You remembered that you had written some complaints to the character and probably forgot about it inside.
Again.
You always liked to critisize the characters when you read a book but for some reason, you always forgot the papers inside. In the last year, you had so many problems because of this. Librarians didn’t appreaciate you spoiling the books and characters to other people and, to be fair, you would be annoyed too. Looking at your surroundings to check if anybody was looking, you took the paper and were about to throw it away when you noticed a handwriting that wasn’t yours.
What the hell?
On the bottom of the page, with an arrow pointing at your absurd complaints, a gold lettering stood clear and powerful.
“What makes you say that? Isn’t worrying about oneself part of being alive? Romanticising real life is a mistake too many poeple make.”
Well, this person got a point. You were lucky, in your twenty years of being alive you couldn’t really remember being in a situation of pure sadness, and it was sad realizing other people had to go through that. On the contrary, the individual behind this note seemed to be in a dark place. You started thanking your univerity degree when you realized you could notice these tiny things through a text.
Maybe I could help?
You were not a psychologist nor anything close, but you knew talking to someone you didn’t know was far easier than facing your own friends. For the next two hours you tried to think about the best way to approach a complete stranger and ask about their problems.
There is no good way, you don’t just go to someone and ask about their life.
Maybe, and just maybe, if more people cared there would be hope for people like that. You decided to go for something neutral; this person decided to analyse the book, so why not do it together?
“It is. But without hope, what’s left of us?”
From that day, you checked on the book constrantly. Why made you so keen on helping this complete stranger? You didn’t know. But the feeling of uneasiness that got to you once you realized there was no answer was too much. You had talked about it with your brother but he had suggested that you shouldn’t worry too much.
“If somebody doesn’t want to talk to you, you have to accept it.”
Well that was easier said than done. Before you could notice, you fell asleep on top of your books.
The tickling sound of something near you head made you frown in annoyance. After some seconds it was starting to get enfuriating. You had to collect a lot of your will to start opening your eyes but, when you did, you found the green book slightly touching your arm.
I swore I left it on its place before.
You looked at it with a bit of apprehension. You could see a piece of paper poking out between the pages and you cursed yourself for being so clueless. This person was here and you were too busy droolig on top of your books to notice.
Warnings: English is NOT my first language. / This is SHORT (sorry).
Words: 398.
Chapter 1
Dark walls danced along the raindrops, the gloomy weather indicating the new season had begun. The cold stone under your fingertips sent a shiver down your spine and made your toes curl in anticipation.
Your apartment was fairly close to the library but, with all this rain, what were the chances of you not getting wet. You’d decided that afternoon that the weather would be a great source of inspiration for your book. And it worked, but you didn’t think it’d take so much time and, honestly, you didn’t want to walk all the way under the water.
You chugged one last time before going back inside the big building. You could wait until the sky was less angry and continue to work on your project. The university you enrolled had a magnificent program, but, unfortunately, you couldn’t say the same about their selection of books. That is the reason why you had packed your bag with snacks and headed to your brother’s campus. It was the most beautiful place you had ever encountered. If the old stone walls on the outside weren’t enough, the beautiful scales and rustic furniture didn’t disappoint. In a way, you felt jealous that your brother got to come here every day when you were stuck between four white walls that started moving after too many ethics lectures.
Once you settled on your spot again, you started reading an anthology of poems. If you were honest with yourself, you had picked up the book because it was mesmerizing. The dark green of the cover was decorated with silver laminas that hugged the mold protectively. So far the topic was dismal, you had to hold your tears a couple of times already and the thunder on the outside wasn’t helping.
You decided to write down your discomfort towards one of the characters. How could he be so selfish and give up life, when everything around him was a sign to keep trying? Clearly you didn’t understand his situation, but it seemed quite unfair.
The yawn that crept into you, along with the loud whimper of the clouds, was a great indicator that it was time to go home. You left the book where you’d found it; section C, row Y. With a last look to the table to make sure you weren’t forgetting anything, you started your way outside. You were definitely going to grab a cold.
Warnings: English is NOT my first language. / I do NOT own any of the images, I took them from pinterest.
Summary: Your proneness to leave notes on every book you touch finally comes with something other than misfortune. You’re infatuated with this person, but, why is it so difficult to get to them?
You had been looking at the boy from a fair distance all week. If the fact that a 183 tall guy with a giant egg was wandering around the lake with a frown wasn't weird enough, the look of determination on his face drew you towards him. You asked a couple of professors about it, but they just looked at you weirdly before going away.
You didn't blame them. Mermaids didn't usually bother to talk to anyone and the fact that you were there, without any other purpose than to indulge your curiosity, was something very odd.
You had thought about just going to him and ask, but every time you convinced yourself that it wasn't a horrible idea, somebody came and spoiled your plan. The first time, you had been so focused on your inner thoughts, that when you could actually form a word the tall boy was already far from you.
It always seemed that no matter how hard you tried, you were too far away. There was no way you could go out of the water and, to be fair, legs didn't look so bad after all.
It wasn't until that afternoon, when Myrtle had come to you with a stupid grin on her face, that you realized you may like the boy a bit too much.
"I saw him naked you know." you chocked on your own saliva at her words.
After that, you had been confusedly swimming near the castle. First of all, why did she feel the need to tell you and, second of all, why did you care so much? It wasn't as if you hadn't seen a naked male before, boys had a weird fascination for skinny dipping after all.
No, it was worse than that.
With a last roll of your eyes, you decided that the situation was not worth it. You would go back to your activities and, hopefully, forget about the pretty boy with the giant egg. The problem was you didn't remember what you used to do before admiring him from the distance.
"Am I really this pathetic?"
"Did you say something?" you gasped. You were so focused on yourself, again, that you hadn't noticed you were not alone anymore.
"Uh, no." This couldn't be more awkward. The fact that the person in front of you was the guy on your mind didn't help either. "Did you open your egg?"
The sudden warmth of a blush appeared on your face.
What is happening to me?
"Oh, that! Yes. Actually, Moaning Myrtle helped a lot, apart from invading my personal space." If you thought he was attractive, the red on his cheeks made him look adorable.
Stop it.
"I'm Oh Sehun by the way. What's your name?" Before you could respond, a tiny girl called his name. "Well, I guess I'll see you around!" The only thing you could do was nod and look at his figure embracing the cause of your interruption.
It was unfair.
Unfair that you wanted to bring him to the depths of the lake with you.
Oh Sehun.
Unfair that you fell in love with his name even when he didn't know yours.
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FEBRUARY BABY
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OCTOBER BABY
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