Words That Matter
Title: Words That Matter
Pairing: Eunhae/Haehyuk
Wordcount: 250
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“I think Eunhyuk’s the most handsome!”
The words echo in his mind long after the recordings and interviews are over. Because he knows he’s handsome.
He knows from the fans that the sharp jaw and the eye wrinkles and the too-prominent gums that he might worry about are actually charms that make them love him more.
They’ve told him never to change himself, so he knows he shouldn’t.
Plenty in their business get plastic surgery of some kind, most of them before they even debut- just to make their chances better. Even some of the other members have, and he doesn’t think of them badly at all.
But he could never stomach the idea for himself, especially thinking of the disappointment his parents would feel.
He knows that he’s fine the way he is already, and that’s why he speaks up so proudly on shows. If everyone else wants to say he’s ugly, that’s their problem- and it’s all for fun anyway.
That’s something he can’t afford to mistake.
He’ll stand up for himself and let the world know how handsome he is if everyone else is too focused on being funny. He can’t help it that he himself draws laughter from the onlookers at his attempts to be heard.
But at the end of the day, nothing can erase the fact that he knows he’s handsome.
“I think Eunhyuk’s the most handsome!”
The words still echo in his mind, filling him with a sense of relief he can’t explain.
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