Title: hello, hello kitty!
Pairing: chanyeol/baekhyun
Rating: g
Summary: in which byun baekhyun is a dumbass who confesses his love to a hello kitty mascot.
A/N: set in hongdae (홍대), a region in seoul where you can find that lovely hello kitty cafe~! i wanna go there somedayyy~ ;ww;
his friends said he was crazy but baekhyun couldn't care less. it wasn't like he did anything embarrassing. or was it? baekhyun didn't give it much thought. he just wanted to spend more time with his boyfriend.
"but the thing is, baekhyun, he doesn't know that he has become your boyfriend," kyungsoo said as he munched on his cookie.
"he will know, okay. soon. some day, whatever. i will tell him. i will go to him and tell him right on his face. i will get on my knees if i have to," baekhyun retorted, ignoring mean looks from his friends.
"and before that happens -- which i doubt will -- you're just going to stalk him in his workplace and scare the shit out of him," wufan stated matter-of-factly and jongin gave him a high-five.
"i didn't stalk him -- i was collecting information," baekhyun murmured. the straw between his lips danced a little, following his words.
"sure, baekhyun."
"alright, then!" baekhyun suddenly stood to his feet, startling his friends. he heard zitao hissed as his cup of tea spilled on his expensive jacket as a result of baekhyun's sudden movement. "i'm going to do it today! i will confess to him and make him mine. anyone wanna come with me?"
baekhyun looked around. wufan was busy wiping on zitao's jacket as the latter whined about having to get a new one. kyungsoo was counting the chocolate chips on his cookies and jongin was... being jongin, as per usual. ew why is he looking inside his pants?
"ugh come on, guys."
later that day, baekhyun went to the cafe where chanyeol -- he just happened to see his so-called boyfriend's nametag -- was working. by himself, because his friends couldn't bear to face the upcoming humiliation of him being rejected. baekhyun snorted at the thought.
when the cafe first started its business two months ago, baekhyun swore that he would never ever step one foot inside the cafe. not even when they served his favorite tiramisu cake at the lowest price. no. byun baekhyun was not that cheap.
that cafe. it was a hello kitty cafe, that's why. only girls and unmanly guys -- like zitao and kyungsoo -- would go there. baekhyun was a very manly guy and therefore, he would never even spare a glance at it.
well, until the day when he first saw a very attractive and awkward-looking guy wiping the glass panel outside the cafe. he was very tall and he was wearing a butler-like uniform which hung perfectly on his slender body. his curly brown hair bounced up and down, in rhythm with his movement as he proceeded to the windows.
for the first time in his life, byun baekhyun found love in the form of an overgrown poodle-guy.
however, the day he was going to spill his heart, his love was nowhere in sight. sitting by himself in a corner, baekhyun sipped on his latte. as he looked around the entire cafe, his fingers pinched a bite-size of the waffle with the hello kitty shape. zitao would have insisted that the waffle must be eaten delicately, starting with the ears and then the bow but baekhyun gave no fuck about it.
then his eyes landed on a hello kitty mascot near the cafe's entrance. it first appeared a week ago and became a new attraction to the cafe, baekhyun knew that much.
"it looks dumb... and awkward," baekhyun muttered to himself as he shoved another piece of waffle into his mouth. he continued to watch as the mascot made little dance moves and swaying movements every time people passed by the cafe. a little boy curiously approached the big mascot and kicked it in the shin. baekhyun giggled as the hello kitty character lost its balance and fell down.
"i wonder if he quits," baekhyun thought and let out a sigh as he scanned the cafe one last time. "just as i was about to reveal my existence to him!"
after paying for his food, baekhyun sauntered out of the cafe and noticed that the hello kitty mascot was still laying face down on the ground, its feet thrashing in the air in an attempt to get up.
baekhyun felt bad and quickly helped the mascot to its feet. now that he was looking at it up close, baekhyun thought it looked quite cute, with its glittery pink dress and a bow on its left ear in matching color.
"are you okay?" baekhyun asked, suddenly feeling stupid as he realized that the person inside the mascot might not hear him through the thick material of the costume.
dusting off dirt on its dress, the hello kitty character turned its massive, oversized head in baekhyun's direction and gave a slight nod.
"some kids can be quite nasty, huh?" baekhyun said as he stood on his toes to brush off dried leaves on the mascot's head. "you might have seen me here quite often. my name is byun baekhyun, a regular customer here. by the way, i've been wondering..."
the mascot tilted its head to one side -- oh my god it's really very cuuuttteeee~~ ☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆ -- and baekhyun mentally screamed in his head (like a manly man, nevertheless).
"well, isn't there a waiter named chanyeol here? i was wondering if he just quit. i mean, i haven't seen him for a few days now. ah it's not like i'm stalking him or anything -- stalkers are really creepy, i know -- but i've been kinda looking at him because he stands out so much, you know, with his height and all, and he looks a bit awkward and his poodle hair is cute and he makes derp faces with those huge eyes of his so yeah i kinda like him like that andddd i should shut up now."
baekhyun realized that he talked too much and stopped before he could embarrass himself any further. he was sure that his face had turned bright red at the moment.
"oh gosh i think i went a bit too far. i'm so sorry about that ahaha," he laughed nervously when suddenly, the hello kitty mascot waved its huge paws in front of baekhyun.
"asdhcdyhjsblmkfp!"
the muffled voice from inside the costume said something baekhyun couldn't quite catch. "huh? what? i can't hear--"
"yah park chanyeol! your shift is over! come inside and change with yixing. dude can't wait to transform into a hello kitty," a voice shouted from the entrance of the cafe.
baekhyun instantly froze. time seemed to stop for him. blood rushed to his face and his breath hitched as the person inside the costume lifted the massive hello kitty head off his shoulders.
baekhyun just wanted to run away and bury his head deep into the ground.
"alright, minseok-hyung!" chanyeol shouted back before turning to look at baekhyun. his eyes twitched as a few strands of his poodle hair fell onto his vision. the hello kitty head was safely tucked at his waist.
"ah, um..." baekhyun stuttered and rubbed the back of his neck. he couldn't look at chanyeol and all he could think of was to get away from the place. "i, uh, i'd better go now okay bye."
"wait, baekhyun-sshi!" chanyeol dropped the hello kitty head and began to chase after baekhyun, who was speeding up his pace. chanyeol forgot that he was still wearing the thick costume and stumbled forward.
baekhyun heard a scream and turned to see chanyeol rolling on the ground, going towards his direction! before baekhyun could react, chanyeol was coming at him, rolling in full speed on the hilly pavement. in no time, chanyeol landed on baekhyun and the two boys rolled a few times before hitting a flat spot.
curious passers-by checked on them to see if the boys were okay. some girls giggled while the elders simply shook their head at the small commotion. baekhyun realized that he was lying on top of chanyeol when the latter let out a grunt.
"ah, i'm so sorry!" baekhyun spluttered and flailed his arms to get off chanyeol but the taller boy trapped him with his huge paws and grinned.
"baekhyun-sshi, i like you! i really really really like you!" chanyeol practically shouted at baekhyun's face, causing the smaller boy to blush right to the tips of his ears.
"park chanyeol..."
chanyeol's eyes twinkled and he beamed like a delighted puppy at the sound of his name coming from baekhyun's lips.
"at least don't tell the whole hongdae about that!"
fin.
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- lol yeah these two dorks have succeeded in ruining my life yay~ (╯・∀・)╯︵ ┻━┻ and the thought of exo running a hello kitty cafe is just... ugh can't contain feels anymore >___<
- oh maybe you can imagine that the rilakkuma in this
picture is the hello kitty? :3
thank you for reading! <333