PairingChangmin/Minho
Rating: G
Genre: Fluff
Summary: You look up to Choikang, but you love Shim.
tell me I am not out of my mind, tell me you feel the same way
You see him everyday, he’s always around you all the time and each time he greets you with a hug, you feel the thumps of your heart increase and Jinki tells you that you gets sparkles in your eyes. You don’t want to believe it, you want to deny everything but the thumpa thumpa of your heart tells different story all together.
You see the way he works, the way he sings, the way he dances, the way he exercises; he gives you tips and encourages you to do your best at all times, he’s perfect and he’s Choikang Changmin
You look up to Choikang, but you love Shim.
You fell for Shim when you saw him; imperfect, clumsy, goofy, bookworm, soft, quiet, geeky and out of place in the glamorous entertainment company. He thought he could always be the big, older Choikang brother but he didn’t know you were falling for Shim.
Shim was like your favorite song - stuck in your head and never leaving you; he had some kind of weird mind control over you, something you weren’t too sure of, not that you were complaining of course. But you only wished he could be Shim around you and not something the company asked him to be; you so very desperately hoped to catch Shim’s attention.
Sure, he gave you tips and encouraged you, told you what to do and what not to do, he insisted you take care of yourself and your members, he told you he would be always be there for you anytime, any day. But he never heard your silent I love yous, your soft take care, don’t worry and your its okay to sometimes cry You wondered if Shim would have heard them, if Choikang hadn’t.
You wanted to believe Shim did hear all of that.
You stand by the dance studio, you see Dong Bang Shin Ki practicing their dance; you stay hidden in the shadows, not wanting to disturb them. They call for a break, you see the dancers leaving, laughing and happy. Yunho steps out to attend a phone call (you know who it is, you just don’t want to say anything) and you see him.
He’s sitting on floor, leaning against the wall, trying to breathe; his shirt is wet and it’s sticking to his body; you decide to not let your mind wander. He has his eyes closed and fingers clasped together and you know, you know he’s broken and trying to pick himself up, you know he’s trying his best and you also know that he would never admit it; because Choikang doesn’t do that.
You step into the studio, he cracks an eye open and smiles at you; “Aren’t you supposed to be practicing somewhere” he chuckles, his eyes fluttering close.
You hum quietly and stand there, arms dangling awkwardly by your side; he cracks an eye open again and looks at you. “What’s up? Anything wrong?”
“You could say that…” You say, taking a place next to him. “Can I ask you something?”
You don’t know what you are saying; you are just talking and not thinking.
“Sure…” he says and sits up straight. “What’s up?”
“Is it okay for me to like someone whom I know for a fact would never open up to me?” You ask; “It’s like, I know this person would never open to me, would never talk to me, would never let me know what kind person he is…is it okay for me to like him?”
He screws up his face in confusion and chuckles but before he can say anything, you continue; “Hyung, I don’t if I can hold this in, I have never felt like this before and this person refuses to talk to me….he is everything he claims he’s not, he’s stupid and geeky but he doesn’t want to be. He’s hiding himself under layers and I want to tell him that I am there for him no matter what and that he can always lean on me, I want him to know that and I don’t know how to tell him that.”
You take a deep breathe and let it go and hunch your shoulders together; you look at him and he smiles at you.
“Maybe this person wants time…you know? Maybe he’s just learning how to live again, maybe he’s going through something and wants to clear things out within himself before he can talk to you. You should give him some time.”
You bite your lip and slowly nod your head, sighing with a heavy heart you agree to it. “Maybe, your right” you say.
He smiles at you, eyes mismatched and looking goofy and you want to tackle him to floor with a hug but you have self control and also, he’s sweating and he sweats a lot.
There’s a comfortable silence and he sighs out loud; “C’mon…” he says, pushing himself off the floor and picking up your bag. “Let’s go…”
“Where to?” You ask, standing up.
“Let Hyung buy you ice cream, I feel like spending money and also, I am hungry.”
You nod, ice cream sounds good; ice cream sounds great. You walk behind him and you don’t see it but he abruptly stops and you run into him; “Sorry…” you mumble and look up at him and you realize how tall he really is.
He looks at you for while and the blank look on his face scares you a little; “Wh-what?” you ask, stammering a bit.
He breaks into a smile and ruffles your hair lovingly, if that’s possible; he pulls you closer and presses a kiss to your temple; “Thank you, Minho.” He whispers and you look at him and there he is - Shim, right there. Smiling at you, looking at you, holding you, talking to you. He is right with you and he knows you have fallen for him.
“You stink and I want a triple scoop ice cream, thanks.” You say and push him away.
You watch him laugh and he holds you in a head lock and you scream in protest and try to fight him; but he’s stronger and taller and better.
but, you realize, the both of you have some potential
“Changmin Hyung…”
not choikang
“Yeah?”
never choikang
“I love you, Shim Changmin.”
always Shim, forever shim
a/n: Happy birthday, Elo \O/
I hope you have a great year ahead and I really hope you like this 8D