you're an anomaly (but i like you best)
Title: you're an anomaly (but i like you best)
Pairing: kris/luhan
Rating: PG-13
Genre: romance
Length: ~ 6,800 words
Summary: so men don't paint nails. that doesn't mean they can't.
Author's Notes: this was written for inbox #17 on kpopv! Happy Valentine's Day everyone~
( there are a lot of things kris feels he doesn't need to share. )
Pairing: kris/luhan
Rating: PG-13
Genre: romance
Length: ~ 6,800 words
Summary: so men don't paint nails. that doesn't mean they can't.
Author's Notes: this was written for inbox #17 on kpopv! Happy Valentine's Day everyone~
( there are a lot of things kris feels he doesn't need to share. )
OKAY. WOW WHAT THE HECK?????? how the. what do i even say, wOW. ok i'm gonna quote @ you because i can't words
Kris takes a seat beside him and begins to slip food into Luhan's mouth.
ok so i cant fucking deal with their relationship in this. how FITTED they just are. god i just LOVE it when fics explore relationships that are already in this gray area between friend and lover, i just think that's super hard to grasp. and you just, you GOT THIS. also right abt here the imagery of everything really started to get to me and the rest of the fic I saw as clearly as a 3D IMAX MOVie. unbelievable
When he comes out fifteen minutes later-wiped down, dried out and butt naked-he sees Luhan laying out clothes on his bed. He'd be grateful, except now he's a little overwhelmed with feeling a bit too exposed, so rather than words of gratitude the only thing that comes out of his mouth is fuck as he storms back into the bathroom and grabs the towel hanging by the door.
Luhan doesn't even flinch. He seems more amused over the fact that Kris is trying so hard.
“Nice,” he says, though whether it's a comment on his body or his agility Kris isn't quite sure.
cackling tbh. the flow of this scene??? mNNNMM
So he asks, “Can you paint them?”
ok so it's amazing to me how casually kris approaches these things and asks for them. like, the scene where he asks vic for the salon and krystal chimes in and he just goes with it /stunned/ me, I don't ever see that anywhere? it was so unexpected, because usually suit!kris in fic wouldn'T be this easygoing abt things, and to wear polish to work and everything?? this whole fic just amazed me i. i forgot what i was gonNA SAY. OH NO I REMEMBERED!! on the topic of unexpected, that's where I was: i had no idea where this fic was going until I got to about mid way (even past the mentions during the part where kris asked luhan to pick out his clothes) and you know what. i'm just so glad. 1) because it went somewhere and 2) because it went here. exploring this kind of a luhan who's sensitive, who's sort of extremely fragile with how he regards himself and a kris who's completely tempered to his nuances, how he knows intuitively some days he can push it and some days he needs to help him keep up that wall however much he himself disagrees with it. and it's fucking amazing how neither he nor any of their friends push the issue at all??? they don't EVER try to convince him his feelings are silly and he shouldn't think so and so about himself?? thats the highest form of altruism, and i dont know how you made me respect everybody in such a short time. really, just, yixing's understanding? minseok's comment about his girlfriend thinking it's hot??? mAKING LU ABSOLUTELY COMFORTABLE IN THE GENTLEST WAYS. IM IN LOVE
“You notice the most ridiculous things,” Luhan says.
their r e l a t i o n s h i p
like the fact that kris knows luhan's struggling with his self image and luhan knows kris knows??? and knows kris wants him to first of all embrace the side of him for luhan's own happiness, and second of all more than anything impress that side of him??? thats just SO CUTE. again fact that he doesn't see him as someone who needs to be helped buT ACTuALlY TRIES TO WIN HIS HEART LIKE A MALE TO A GREEK GODDESS??????
also luhan who wears his emotions on his face...the image of him dazedly staring at vic's nails...too cute gonna die...
also i was gonna say last paragraph but i'm so glad you wrote about this luhan. there's just something in fandom that stops everyone from going there. and i generally avoid fics with characters exploring orientation b/c more often than not they make me feel frowny ): but this one just takes the fucking crown itS DONE SO RIGHT. it was just so smooth. youre so smooth i want to caress your face and cry
((OK THIS IS LONG TBC))
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“He's very manly,” Kris states, voice firm.
“Oh?” Yixing sounds confused, but not judging, his eyes still trained on Kris' fingers. “But he doesn't mind coming over to a place like this?”
There's a pause.
“He tries very hard,” Kris says finally.
n o b o d y m a k e s f u n o f h i m
k r i s i s d e a d s e r i o u s a n d t a k e n s e r i o u s l y
t h i s i s t h e p e r f e c t w o r l d
Tao's Korean-speaking ability leaves a lot to be desired, which is probably why he finds it a good idea to barge into the shop, take the hands of an unsuspecting Jongdae in his own over the counter and say, “Color me blue!”
“Which blue?” Jongdae asks, not missing a beat, and he grins as he takes out a catalogue from the shelf behind him and shows it to a wide-eyed Tao. The latter practically squeals in happiness, flipping from page to page in great joy.
ONE OF THE CUTEST THINGS I'VE EVER READ. ZITAO IS SO CUTE AND ENDEARING. EVERYTHING ABT THIS FIC IS A RELIEF. THANK YOU FOR WRITING THEM THIS WAY
Luhan is the one with the cloak; Kris is just one of the many people who thinks he doesn't need a disguise.
FUCKING JACKPOT. I"M DEAD DO YOU UNDERSTAND. IM DEAD
(If he's honest to himself, maybe he'll admit she already knows. Everyone that matters already does anyway, like Tao, Minseok, even if they never mention a thing. And perhaps her disappointment at him coming home alone for New Year's has less to do with the fact that he doesn't bring a girl back and more about him and Luhan still being cowards, unable to confront her with the truth.)
you brought momma into this im afraid i cant forgive you. MOMMA WHOS BEEN SUBTLY SIGNALLING. ByE
its also amazing that both of them are cowards
It's a habit: Luhan leans close and smothers him with more attention than he thinks he can handle, but the moment Kris starts returning it he'll start to shy away, deflect it with a careless remark or a stupid joke.
Kris understands, more or less. These mild quirks and little habits form their unspoken rules: Don't initiate contact when it's bright and you're awake enough to remember it. Don't make a big deal out of affection. Don't talk about us if you don't think you need to.
you are just. i quoted half the fic im sorr y
Kris tries his luck, takes a chance. He's been doing it a lot recently. Today he walks out of his room, tired and tense from hours of nonstop work, and barges into Luhan's without so much of a greeting. Luhan looks up from his laptop but doesn't say a word.
“Are you stressed?”
Luhan's nails are painted yellow today. Stress is the furthest thing away from his mind.
Sure enough, Luhan shakes his head and throws a grin his way.
“Not even a bit.”
“Oh,” Kris begins awkwardly, “Right.”
They don't fold into each other unless they can provide some sort of excuse for it, so Kris turns around, starts to head for the door. Luhan stops him before he can, fingers curling around his wrist and tugging.
“It's okay,” Luhan tells him. “I don't mind.”
every single time i suddenly realize what's going on in a scene and what it implies it's just a wave of amazement hitting me. THESE COWARDS. DONT KNOW HOW TO ASK FOR COMFORT. AND BOTH GETTING IT ANYWAY. IM NOTHING RN EXCEPT FEELINGS. and how they finally ended up getting together? bye.
this fic is so important to me. I am just endlessly in AWE seriously if you never commented so friendly-ly back then i would have run the hell away and erected you a statue. now everything you said just soUND WAY TOO NICE ITS UNACCETABLE SERIOUSL Y I FEEL LIKE A BUG RN. i got so emotional over this im soRRY EVEN MORE SORRY FOR QUOTING SO MUCH. your characters YOUR GOD DAMN FLAWLESS CHARACTERIZATION? IM SO MAD...YOUR writing, what the crap THE IMAGERY? HOW...your flow YOUR FLOW. there is just so much in this i just...im gonna wither. thank you so, so much for sharing. i can't even express how much I love it. how much I love you. now i'm serious please don't leave, please write more. i'll just, like, camp here.
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have you ever experienced the feeling of being so awed that someone actually completely gets what you're trying to convey in a fic? because this is what i feel towards your comment. in fact i don't even know what to say. wtv i tried to blabber abt you seem to understand and actually make it sound a thousand times better??? i don't even
funny story though when i started writing this kris i literally thought that his personality can be described by nothing more than a suit haha suit!kris indeed
luhan being loved is real okay. there's something about him that just SCREAMS at ppl to flock to his direction. i know so many friends who feel strongly towards him even when he's not they're main bias (ngl i am so guilty of this so so guilty)
this was supposed to be both a short drabble and a funny fic HAHA so much for that. and i am forever incapable of writing something short dammit!
okay i actually got distracted i was in the middle of thinking of a comment for bet your heart on me but words seem to fail me when i need them most. i'll just go back now.
and the one who's too nice to me is you srsly. stay forever bb build a house or something i'll give you land （‐＾▽＾‐）
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