pieces of us ; ot3 chenbaekyeol
Title:Pieces of us
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: ot3!Jongdae/Chanyeol/Baekhyun
Wordcount: ~4k
Genre:Fluff, failed!humor
Disclaimer: EXO belongs to themselves and SME
Notes: This is a really really old that would probably need a lot of changes, but I'm lazy ;_;
Summary: "Really, soul mates is a terrible word. It makes one of us sound like he’s some extra fun in the actual relationship. Soul mates says that two of us were meant to be when the last one just happened to be there. And I’m so angry because couples can enjoy their soul mates shit and ...I just think it’s bad enough there’s not a single word for us out there.”
"It's like a puzzle" Yixing says abruptly and it makes Baekhyun feel really uncomfortable because the last thing they talked about was how you need to spread the tiny sugar stars equally on the top of the cupcake, and judging by the look on Yixing's face, this is not about baking at all. He learned the hard way -well they all did- to remain dead cautious when Yixing's eyes are so calm and freaking mysterious. The guy is like an actual unicorn made of glitter and numerous secrets had been revealed because of his sharp understanding of every single one of them. (Just like that time when they were all sharing a meal together and he basically told Jongin to confess his love for Kyungsoo.) But Baekhyun's secret is so not Yixing or anybody else's business. He really considers running away or maybe trying one of Tao's wushu moves to make Yixing forget what he wants to tell but instead he glances back at him, looking as innocent as he can. "What?”
Yixing smiles and Baekhyun knows he knows and jeez, he's way too tired to deal with Yixing's magic right now and okay, he's also freaking out like he never did.
"It's more about the pieces of the said puzzle actually. They're not square at all, you know. They have empty slots and they need to be put together to make perfectly sense." Okay, this is not helping. Yixing is acting like an all-knowing fairy and even though Baekhyun thinks really hard, he just can't see where this is all going. "There are 500-piece puzzles and sometimes it's just 100 pieces and other times even less. I've seen 2, or maybe... I don't know, 3-piece puzzles, you know."
Baekhyun's brain is screaming "defcon five leave run wushu him do something you idiot pay him to just shut the fuck up eat his freaking cupcakes pretend you don't even see him because nope no way this is really happening." But he just stands still and everything is terrifying right now.
"I've always thought soul mate wasn't the right word" Yixing keeps going, voice sweet and eyes so deep. "It just says you only have one person out there that can fit with you. I like puzzle better. Numerous pieces that can come together as one."
Oh well, maybe you should hug him, Baekhyun's inner voice is now saying in relief, because yeah, he definitely knows.
Baekhyun likes to lose control. In his daily life, every little thing eventually tests his self-control. What faces he has to make, what he needs to answer to that specific question, how they want him to react. Singing is also a matter of control more than talent in his eyes. You have to know exactly what notes you need to reach and how you're going to take your voice there, you have to control your breath, your stress and all those little variations that make you a better singer than someone else. Dancing is not different at all. Control is a thing they definitely can't let go of, so when it slips out of Baekhyun's reach, he enjoys it probably more than he should. Well actually, it's even better when he jokes around and makes the other members laugh like crazy because they forget for one brief second they need to act like they were told. They lose control.
But what he loves the most is how keeping control is impossible when they're just the three of them. He likes to feel his heart beat faster and louder even though he tries to control it, or the way he feels like giggling even though the room is perfectly quiet. He just can't help it and sometimes it kinda hurts, realizing how much of himself actually belong to someone else. But as they wait for the dorm to be totally asleep, curled up in their own beds, Baekhyun can't deny it feels right. They are the perfect combination.
He doesn't really know why but it doesn't matter. Maybe it's something about Jongdae's laugh, about how the corners of his mouth are full of mischief or the sparkles that light up his eyes when he smiles, maybe it's something about Chanyeol's hands, about that space Baekhyun seizes when he interlaces their fingers. Maybe it's his own feeling of ecstasy when he lays his eyes on them. But really, he thinks it's more about how perfectly they work together, like ... Pieces. Pieces of the same puzzle. They were made for each others.
He hears Jongin and Kyungsoo murmur in the bathroom and the concern in Kyungsoo's voice makes him smile softly. Jongin came back to EXO's dorm only one hour ago, after a very long practice and now, the elder is acting angry and severe asking him to take care and rest but he's pretty bad at hiding his worry. Baekhyun wonders what Yixing would say to those two and what kind of mysterious advice would make perfectly sense to them, but he's pretty sure that the Chinese will end up saying what he needs to sooner or later anyway. He just wants to be there when it'll happen because Kyungsoo's face last time was just hilarious. Jongdae chuckles as they all hear Jongin teasing his boyfriend (even if Kyungsoo says he's not, they're not stupid really) and finally the dorm is quiet. They stay perfectly still for what seems to be ages and with every second passing by, Baekhyun feels his tiredness fading away, his heart pumping so fast in his chest it almost hurts.
That's it. His favorite moment of the day. Losing control. He stands up and grabs his blanket. Because of the darkness, he can't really see what Chanyeol and Jongdae are doing but the discreet noises and the peaceful habit between them that Baekhyun cherishes tell him more than his eyes. Jondgae is grabbing the pillows and Chanyeol is settling the alarm to ring half an hour earlier than usual so that they'll be in their own beds by the time Junmyeon will knock at their door to wake them up. And Chanyeol likes to cuddle in the morning, his face pressed in Jongdae's neck while he buries his hands in Baekhyun's hair so they totally need that extra time together.
They gather in the center of the room, all three facing each others, blankets in Baekhyun's hands and pillows in Jongdae's. Now that they are closer, Baekhyun is finally able to see their faces and it's no surprise they're all smiling wildly. He lays out the blankets on the ground and they sit down crossing their legs, Chanyeol longer ones' brushing against Baekhyun's thighs. They stay silent as every little thing falls back to its place and even though it's dark outside, Baekhyun feels so bright and alive. He wonders if he should talk about Yixing's unicorn abilities that popped in once again earlier but decides he won't mention it with Chanyeol around. The younger gets so scared every time the world invites itself in their perfect harmony as if it could wreck whatever is holding them together. Baekhyun knows Jongdae will love to hear about that though. The insecurities that sometimes hurt Chanyeol so bad are non-existent in Jongdae's heart and Baekhyun knows how much he would actually love to be able to hold their hands in public. All three of them are so different and yet so perfect together that when Baekhyun tries to figure it out, to define exactly what it is that makes him feel so alive when Yeol and Jongdae are around, he gets a headache. What would Yixing say? Probably something about feelings that can only be felt so really Baekhyun, why are you trying to explain something that can't be put into words. Reality is so easy to feel around them, consequences and effects, reality is a wall he can feel under his fingertips and it's cold and hard sometimes but it's real and it won't disappear. What's between him and the two younger ones, on the other hand, isn't a wall at all but rather wisps of smoke hanging in the air, all curves and softness. Baekhyun can't hold it in his palms and he can't keep it in his hands. Chanyeol isn't the only one who's scared because, no, Baekhyun won't let his reality be defined by other words than Chanyeol and Jongdae's names. That’s exactly why he desperately needs to know how to explain all those feelings.
Chanyeol lets out a heavy sight and for a moment, Baekhyun has the strange feeling the younger was in his head, wandering with him in all those complicated thoughts. Jongdae glares at them for a second and then crinkles his eyes in a sweet smile. He takes Chanyeol’s hand and holds it tightly between his fingers.
“It’s okay”, he says and suddenly, it really is. After all, no one can give comfort the way Jongdae does.
Tomorrow, they have a busy schedule and they should probably be sleeping right now but neither of them says it out loud. They love to pretend that time stops when they’re together and Yeol always claims it’s a game they never lose. But they obviously can’t stay still as the pendulum stops swinging so Jongdae pulls out a board game from under his bed
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: ot3!Jongdae/Chanyeol/Baekhyun
Wordcount: ~4k
Genre:Fluff, failed!humor
Disclaimer: EXO belongs to themselves and SME
Notes: This is a really really old that would probably need a lot of changes, but I'm lazy ;_;
Summary: "Really, soul mates is a terrible word. It makes one of us sound like he’s some extra fun in the actual relationship. Soul mates says that two of us were meant to be when the last one just happened to be there. And I’m so angry because couples can enjoy their soul mates shit and ...I just think it’s bad enough there’s not a single word for us out there.”
"It's like a puzzle" Yixing says abruptly and it makes Baekhyun feel really uncomfortable because the last thing they talked about was how you need to spread the tiny sugar stars equally on the top of the cupcake, and judging by the look on Yixing's face, this is not about baking at all. He learned the hard way -well they all did- to remain dead cautious when Yixing's eyes are so calm and freaking mysterious. The guy is like an actual unicorn made of glitter and numerous secrets had been revealed because of his sharp understanding of every single one of them. (Just like that time when they were all sharing a meal together and he basically told Jongin to confess his love for Kyungsoo.) But Baekhyun's secret is so not Yixing or anybody else's business. He really considers running away or maybe trying one of Tao's wushu moves to make Yixing forget what he wants to tell but instead he glances back at him, looking as innocent as he can. "What?”
Yixing smiles and Baekhyun knows he knows and jeez, he's way too tired to deal with Yixing's magic right now and okay, he's also freaking out like he never did.
"It's more about the pieces of the said puzzle actually. They're not square at all, you know. They have empty slots and they need to be put together to make perfectly sense." Okay, this is not helping. Yixing is acting like an all-knowing fairy and even though Baekhyun thinks really hard, he just can't see where this is all going. "There are 500-piece puzzles and sometimes it's just 100 pieces and other times even less. I've seen 2, or maybe... I don't know, 3-piece puzzles, you know."
Baekhyun's brain is screaming "defcon five leave run wushu him do something you idiot pay him to just shut the fuck up eat his freaking cupcakes pretend you don't even see him because nope no way this is really happening." But he just stands still and everything is terrifying right now.
"I've always thought soul mate wasn't the right word" Yixing keeps going, voice sweet and eyes so deep. "It just says you only have one person out there that can fit with you. I like puzzle better. Numerous pieces that can come together as one."
Oh well, maybe you should hug him, Baekhyun's inner voice is now saying in relief, because yeah, he definitely knows.
Baekhyun likes to lose control. In his daily life, every little thing eventually tests his self-control. What faces he has to make, what he needs to answer to that specific question, how they want him to react. Singing is also a matter of control more than talent in his eyes. You have to know exactly what notes you need to reach and how you're going to take your voice there, you have to control your breath, your stress and all those little variations that make you a better singer than someone else. Dancing is not different at all. Control is a thing they definitely can't let go of, so when it slips out of Baekhyun's reach, he enjoys it probably more than he should. Well actually, it's even better when he jokes around and makes the other members laugh like crazy because they forget for one brief second they need to act like they were told. They lose control.
But what he loves the most is how keeping control is impossible when they're just the three of them. He likes to feel his heart beat faster and louder even though he tries to control it, or the way he feels like giggling even though the room is perfectly quiet. He just can't help it and sometimes it kinda hurts, realizing how much of himself actually belong to someone else. But as they wait for the dorm to be totally asleep, curled up in their own beds, Baekhyun can't deny it feels right. They are the perfect combination.
He doesn't really know why but it doesn't matter. Maybe it's something about Jongdae's laugh, about how the corners of his mouth are full of mischief or the sparkles that light up his eyes when he smiles, maybe it's something about Chanyeol's hands, about that space Baekhyun seizes when he interlaces their fingers. Maybe it's his own feeling of ecstasy when he lays his eyes on them. But really, he thinks it's more about how perfectly they work together, like ... Pieces. Pieces of the same puzzle. They were made for each others.
He hears Jongin and Kyungsoo murmur in the bathroom and the concern in Kyungsoo's voice makes him smile softly. Jongin came back to EXO's dorm only one hour ago, after a very long practice and now, the elder is acting angry and severe asking him to take care and rest but he's pretty bad at hiding his worry. Baekhyun wonders what Yixing would say to those two and what kind of mysterious advice would make perfectly sense to them, but he's pretty sure that the Chinese will end up saying what he needs to sooner or later anyway. He just wants to be there when it'll happen because Kyungsoo's face last time was just hilarious. Jongdae chuckles as they all hear Jongin teasing his boyfriend (even if Kyungsoo says he's not, they're not stupid really) and finally the dorm is quiet. They stay perfectly still for what seems to be ages and with every second passing by, Baekhyun feels his tiredness fading away, his heart pumping so fast in his chest it almost hurts.
That's it. His favorite moment of the day. Losing control. He stands up and grabs his blanket. Because of the darkness, he can't really see what Chanyeol and Jongdae are doing but the discreet noises and the peaceful habit between them that Baekhyun cherishes tell him more than his eyes. Jondgae is grabbing the pillows and Chanyeol is settling the alarm to ring half an hour earlier than usual so that they'll be in their own beds by the time Junmyeon will knock at their door to wake them up. And Chanyeol likes to cuddle in the morning, his face pressed in Jongdae's neck while he buries his hands in Baekhyun's hair so they totally need that extra time together.
They gather in the center of the room, all three facing each others, blankets in Baekhyun's hands and pillows in Jongdae's. Now that they are closer, Baekhyun is finally able to see their faces and it's no surprise they're all smiling wildly. He lays out the blankets on the ground and they sit down crossing their legs, Chanyeol longer ones' brushing against Baekhyun's thighs. They stay silent as every little thing falls back to its place and even though it's dark outside, Baekhyun feels so bright and alive. He wonders if he should talk about Yixing's unicorn abilities that popped in once again earlier but decides he won't mention it with Chanyeol around. The younger gets so scared every time the world invites itself in their perfect harmony as if it could wreck whatever is holding them together. Baekhyun knows Jongdae will love to hear about that though. The insecurities that sometimes hurt Chanyeol so bad are non-existent in Jongdae's heart and Baekhyun knows how much he would actually love to be able to hold their hands in public. All three of them are so different and yet so perfect together that when Baekhyun tries to figure it out, to define exactly what it is that makes him feel so alive when Yeol and Jongdae are around, he gets a headache. What would Yixing say? Probably something about feelings that can only be felt so really Baekhyun, why are you trying to explain something that can't be put into words. Reality is so easy to feel around them, consequences and effects, reality is a wall he can feel under his fingertips and it's cold and hard sometimes but it's real and it won't disappear. What's between him and the two younger ones, on the other hand, isn't a wall at all but rather wisps of smoke hanging in the air, all curves and softness. Baekhyun can't hold it in his palms and he can't keep it in his hands. Chanyeol isn't the only one who's scared because, no, Baekhyun won't let his reality be defined by other words than Chanyeol and Jongdae's names. That’s exactly why he desperately needs to know how to explain all those feelings.
Chanyeol lets out a heavy sight and for a moment, Baekhyun has the strange feeling the younger was in his head, wandering with him in all those complicated thoughts. Jongdae glares at them for a second and then crinkles his eyes in a sweet smile. He takes Chanyeol’s hand and holds it tightly between his fingers.
“It’s okay”, he says and suddenly, it really is. After all, no one can give comfort the way Jongdae does.
Tomorrow, they have a busy schedule and they should probably be sleeping right now but neither of them says it out loud. They love to pretend that time stops when they’re together and Yeol always claims it’s a game they never lose. But they obviously can’t stay still as the pendulum stops swinging so Jongdae pulls out a board game from under his bed