#chanbaek moment

[littleprincehyun]

I want to do another chanbaek analysis but I don’t even know if anyone is around anymore on here to read it…

[baconnotbaekhyun]

I have missed chanbaek moments like this 🥹

[yeoliesbabygirl]

Incorrect Chanbaek

Chanyeol: [carrying a load of grocery bags in both hands]

Baekhyun : [reaches out a hand to help him out]

Chanyeol: [switches all the bags to one hand] [takes Baekhyun’s hand and holds it]

Baekhyun: that's not what- okay

[mysehun-bae]

Chanbaek during EXO’ Clock

Hi guys!! How are you? Hope all of you are doing good!

Chanbaek resurrected me from being inactive. I miss them so much! We got so much content from them from the 2 days fanmeet!! Happy 11th anniversary! Still an exol and a chanbaekist today, tomorrow and always.

Here are some of my favorite chanbaek photos! Credit to the respective owners. Who is looking forward to their airport moments? definitely me!

[cinnamonroll999]

Top 5 Most Solid Chanbaek Proofs-Part 1

5. Creep Cover

I don't normally count stuff like glances and eye contact because normally it is total bullshit and nothing out of the ordinary, but this is different.

In this video, we can very obviously see Chanyeol and Baekhyun making lovey-dovey eyes at each other.

Now, that is not it. If it was, then this still would have slipped under my radar. The thing is, that not only Chanyeol, but all the other members are also looking at Baekhyun.

Hmmm, it's almost as if they know that Chanyeol is singing for Baekhyun.

And that isn't it either!

Chanyeol's been pronouncing "you" and "your" very weirdly here. At first, I just thought that maybe he was struggling with the pronunciation. However, this particular moment at 0:26 sealed the deal for me.

If you slow the video down to 0.25, you can clearly hear Chanyeol saying "HIS skin makes me cry" when the lyrics are "Your skin makes me cry".

Need I say more? I rest my case.

[kaisooficpodcast]

Blue (Hold Onto Me Everyday) by melings

Hello dear kaisooist.

The sequence in which we will be sharing this space:

Firstly I will introduce the fic with its technical aspects of word count, tags, author’s summary, and brief plot.

An excerpt of the fic that i believe carries the essence of the fic.

Soon after i will give a short introduction to the author and

a qna segment.

Today we will be looking at Blue (Hold Onto Me Everyday) by melings. 

Blue (Hold Onto Me Everyday) by melings is about 8k words. Set in the omegaverse where kaisoo are mated. Content warnings uh i guess infertility. General tags include Soulmates; mpreg; family issues; angst with happy ending.

The premise of the fic, i'm just going to read from the authors summary: 

Kyungsoo and Jongin both dreamt of having a family together and it's hard when the thing you want the most always escapes you, even more so when you have to see everyone around you getting it but you.

A bit on the plot, the dramatic events of Blue by melings starts with chanbaek’s announcement of having a fourth pup to their family. Kaisoo goes back home with a heavy heart and we see Kyungsoo’s feelings of hurt, sadness and frustration. We see Jongin joining his mate in the shower where they share an emotionally vulnerable fight. Following day, Jongin comes back home as usual, but is surprised that the omega is back earlier than him when usually Kyungsoo would be the last few to leave the university. Soon after we find out that Kyungsoo has been having headaches. A call by Chanyeol later, we see Kyungsoo in hospital. Without giving too much away, soon things get better.

—-

After coming home from their outing with their friends, kaisoo shares an emotionally vulnerable fight. I think the excerpt I will be reading shows how deep the hurt is for kaisoo, not being able to conceive after so many years. Kyungsoo expresses pain, sadness and frustration to Jongin, to his mate who he loves the most. But at this moment, because of the deep pain in his heart, Kyungsoo says some things to Jongin that hurts them both. 

"There's nothing wrong with you or us, love." Jongin tried to soothe his mate, voice calm. "We just have to keep trying."

 "I don't want to keep trying!" Kyungsoo cried out loud, making Jongin's heart break with the way big fat tears rolled down his chubby cheeks. His own eyes watered. "I know you won't say it out loud but it has been taking a toll on you! I'm tired of always having to watch other people getting pregnant but us!"

"You should go find another omega who can have your baby, Jongin. It has been proven that I cannot. You shouldn't suffer because my body refuses to work properly." Kyungsoo spat out, leaving him momentarily frozen in his place.

Anger was slowly rising to his own blood and Jongin knew he must have been emitting strong pheromones because he suddenly felt a little dizzy. He couldn't help it though, it was his natural reaction to his mate saying he should leave him.

"That's not even a possibility." He answered through gritted teeth, refusing to believe Kyungsoo even suggested that again.

 "Well it should fucking be! When are you gonna realize that I'm not able to give you what you want?!" Kyungsoo yelled into his face when he turned around and faced him once again, his brows furrowed and his full lips pursed tightly.

 "You're the only thing I want!" Jongin answered helplessly. The mere thought of being intimate with someone who wasn't Kyungsoo, of someone else carrying his kid, made him want to puke. The mere thought of being with someone who just wasn't Kyungsoo was not even worth thinking about. "I don't want anyone else to have my child but you . I want you to carry my pup and if that's not possible then that's it. I only want that with you."

The struggle of infertility is something that is kind of universal, raw emotions we see melings put kaisoo through was emotionally effective in the way it pulls at our hearts, well at least my heartstrings and made me cry.

Dear listener, how did you feel upon reading meling’s blue? What were the emotions stirred up in you? 

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Now, I would like to take some time to talk about the author. Melings works on ao3 amount to 30 fics and counting. She has put kaisoo in different settings ranging from them being deaf, unconventional abo relationship dynamics, mafia au and one of my guilty pleasure fics - a lotta love. 

melings has been in this fandom since late 2019, that's about 4 years. 

How melings got into kpop was when she saw Ace's Savage as an ad on YouTube. Liked it enough to look it up and show it to her sister, who shared that she only liked one kpop song since 2016, the only one she had heard and was obsessed with was EXO's Monster. They decided to stalk EXO after that, got hooked and the rest is history!

Melings is currently obsessed with reading! She loves to read, not just fanfiction. Melings is currently about to finish The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, a book she highly recommends.

I asked our author of the day, some questions prior to this session and this is what she had to say:

So the first question I asked was: What was your favourite part of piecing up a story like ‘Blue (Hold Onto Me Everyday)’? 

Mel’s response was that her fics mostly were smut, with Blue she wanted to take a different approach. It was fun to leave the usual comfort zone to explore topics like angst and hurt/comfort. She tried hard not to fall back on writing explicit scenes for Blue, the only scene where they are naked is solely to represent how close and comfortable their relationship is. It's a testament to how much they trust one another not about actually having their lover naked in front of them and wanting to ravish them all the time. 

Melings has written many AUs with kaisoo in different settings, so my next question to melings was what was the most challenging part of writing this particular AU? 

Melings confessed she had never written such an emotional fic before. This was very heavy in terms of feelings and she knew there were people in real life who probably felt just like Kyungsoo and Jongin here, so she didn't want to disrespect anyone by taking the matter lightly. At the same time, when writing and plotting, she wanted the readers to experience the rollercoaster of emotions along the characters.

My next question was: Was this the original idea you had in mind when you first drafted the fic? How much has the story grown or changed while writing?

Melings replied that starting the fic she only had the first scene, chanbaek's announcement, the confrontation, kaisoo in the shower, and the hospital bit in her head. There were some tidbits that were added mostly as plot fillers and for it not to look rushed. Didn't want them to have an existential crisis and then go on living as if nothing had changed, but slowly let time heal and surprise them.

The second last question I ask melings: What did your writing process look like?

For melings, her writing process was chaotic. It always is. Started writing everything in one sitting up to the point where Jongin gets in the shower. While writing their fight/confrontation it got way more emotional than she had expected. She hadn't intended for Kyungsoo to suffer through it so much or for him to feel so helpless but it kinda worked itself up to that and it was hard to even write it. The author also felt bad for Jongin, since he had to hear his soulmate saying such hurtful things, that is not easy to process. That whole scene was very cathartic in some ways, since melings puts herself in their positions while writing and really wanted Kyungsoo to let it all out, but it was also sad because those are the kind of moments that are not meant to be publicly displayed in a couple's life, it felt like she was intruding in a way. So it was hard and felt too intimate at times. However, the ultimate goal was for the readers to relate and feel happy and sad for them, for readers to understand the characters.

As she was trying to come up with a title, Kai's Blue came to Spotify and she knew that was the name she wanted to use to tell their story because the lyrics match their feelings perfectly!

Okay last but not the least, the final question: Did you see any reflection of your own life in them? Be it the plot or the characters? You dont need to go into intimate detail, maybe just a snippet of what inspired you in real life to write this fic.

The story was born because she met a couple who couldn't have children and saw the way their family and loved ones avoided the topic whenever they were around, as though the mere mention of it would make them breakdown. Which is understandable, it is a touchy subject for some. It got melings thinking. How might the couple feel, what goes on inside their heads, in private. She was also working on another entry for the same fest back then and the thought was so intense she had to stop and start with what would become Blue. 

So those were my five questions to melings. I am forever grateful that she said yes to participating in this episode today. 

Thank you so much for tuning in, and we’ll see you in the next one. Bye!

[cherryeol04]

Green Rose

➻ Pairings: ChanBaek, Chanyeol x Baekhyun

➻ Genre: romance, vampire au

➻ Additional: fluff, cute

➻ Word Count: 2.5K

➻ Warnings: N/A

➻ Author’s notes: This story is cross posted on multiple sites under the same username!

It was early one morning, slivers of sunlight shining through Baekhyun’s parted curtains. The young male laid curled up in a small ball, swaddled by his blankets in the middle of the bed. His alarm hadn’t gone off yet, but his internal clock was already telling him that it was time to get up, regardless of what the large, blaring red numbers read on his night stand. And as much as Baekhyun tried to fend off consciousness and keep himself buried in the warmth of dreamland, the warm rays of the sun is what finally stirred him enough that sleep slipped from his grasp. A soft groan left him, dark brown eyes fluttering open a few times; blurry, sleepy vision slowly correcting.

7:30AM

He was highly annoyed at the time he read. Mainly because today was his off day and while his alarm was still set, he could easily just hit snooze or turn it off and spend the morning sleeping in. He hadn’t realized how his body had already been trained to wake up early thanks to his current school semester. 8:30 AM classes all week; Psychology and Biology. At least his math class was online, because if he honestly had to take a math class so early in the morning, he would probably quit school altogether. Of course that would be the end of his life. Baekhyun shuddered at the thought of the two hour lecture he would receive from his parents, that were paying for his schooling through their life’s savings. Of which Baekhyun already felt guilty for using and was doing his best to pay back the money through the small part time jobs he could get. 

A groan left him as he pushed himself up to sit in bed. One, slim hand pressed against the left side of his head, trying to calm the throbbing of the headache already forming. Today was not going to be a good day, he could already tell. With a grunt, he pushed away his covers and got out of bed, and like he did every morning, he made his way to the window and pushed open the curtains, letting the sunlight flood his aesthetically pleasing white room. The brightness blinded his eyes, however, and he closed them tightly, waiting only a few short moments before opening them once more, allowing them to get used to the new light. On the third floor of his apartment building, Baekhyun’s bedroom window overlooked the horizon to the east, facing the mountains in the very far off distance. It was always a gorgeous and breathtaking sight and he could never get over the beauty, even though he has seen the same sight for the past two years. 

Following his regular routine, Baekhyun unlocked his window and began to push it up. He stopped though, when a rose caught his attention. It was just laying there, on his windowsill, as if it had always been there, like that was home. Though Baekhyun was 100% sure that the plant had not been there the night before. But what was really odd (besides the fact that there was a rose on his windowsill on the third story of a building) was that it was green. And not like an icky light green, or a puke green, or even a neon green. But a beautiful dark green. It was a color that Baekhyun had never seen before, but he truly loved it. With a slight smile, he pushed his window all the way up and locked it into position, letting in the fresh, outside air. He grabbed the rose with delicate, long fingers, cradling it in his hands as he examined it. It was pure green. There was no hint of another color inside it, as if it had been dyed. It was all green...all natural.

Or was it? Could a green rose be natural if one had never actually been seen before? Then again, maybe it was just an undiscovered species of rose. Of course that also brought up the question of how it got there. Many outrageous ideas ran through his mind. Like maybe scaling the building to set the rose there. Or maybe a magical being hovered in the air to plant the rose there? Or maybe, and this was the scariest idea, someone snuck into his apartment while he was asleep and left the rose there. That seemed more like a plausible idea though, as terrifying as it was. Baekhyun knew he could be a very heavy sleeper and it was possible for someone to come into his home and he would never know it. 

A cold shiver ran down his back and Baekhyun nearly dropped the rose in his hands.The thought of someone coming in and seeing him in such a vulnerable position was so terrifying he almost didn’t want to keep the rose now. Almost. But despite his better judgment, he scavenged around his apartment until he found a suitable cup he could use as a vase and placed the rose inside, setting it on his desk. It was a pop of color in his nearly all white room. It strangely suited the place and Baekhyun kind of wanted to have more.

Baekhyun got his wish the next morning. Following his normal routine, Baekhyun was greeted with another green rose at his windowsill. It was just as gorgeous as the first and just as mysterious. How did it get there? Why was it there and who put it there? These were the questions that were constantly eating at Baekhyun. Has someone mistaken his apartment for someone else's? He wouldn’t be surprised. He didn’t consider himself anything special. He was just an average college student with an above average talent in singing, but that was about it. He never tried to overachieve, never really tried to be the center of attention (even though he had a loud and outgoing personality). He considered himself normal, lived a normal life. Who would risk their life to leave him a rose on his windowsill? It was quite confusing to him, but somehow he found it strangely endearing. The second rose found a home with the first and Baekhyun went on about his day, going to class and hanging out with his friends. 

When night came, he sat on his bed in his duck pajamas, eyes trained on the window. He wondered if his secret stalker admirer would come again. Would he wake up to find another green rose, or would he be dead? He wasn’t sure and he certainly didn’t like how wild his imagination was running at the moment, but all of them were plausible scenarios. But honestly, what could Baekhyun even do? It could just be a fluke he was getting the roses and eventually the person would realize that he was leaving them at the wrong window (however he was managing to leave them), or maybe he should arm himself with a weapon in case this all was intentional and he really did have a crazy stalker.

That night, Baekhyun went to sleep with a knife tucked under his pillow and a mind filled with worry. Morning came quickly and Baekhyun was pleasantly surprised to find himself still alive. And just like the morning before, there was a single green rose waiting for him on the windowsill. Baekhyun placed the rose with the others and continued about his day. For the next month or so, Baekhyun continued to wake up to a green rose on his windowsill, which he continued to add to his collection. By the 28th rose, Baekhyun was starting to really wonder who was leaving these roses and why. He was pretty sure it was no longer someone sneaking into his apartment to leave the roses. Especially when he made sure to deadbolt the locks every night. One night he even moved his dresser to block the door so no one could and still there was a rose left. It was a mystery to him, a freaky mystery. And to add weirdness to this mystery, Baekhyun also noticed that the roses never died. Sure he filled the vase with water and left the roses near the window for sunlight, but he never did any real tending to them. They should have died, but they didn’t. They were just as bright, perky and alive as they were the first day he found them. It was interesting if not a little creepy. 

Curiosity was finally getting the best of him and Baekhyun decided that this would be the night that he would stay up late. He would wait, in the darkness, by the window to see who was leaving him roses and finally confront him about it. His plan was half decent enough, or at least he thought it was. Surely nothing could possibly go wrong. So that’s what he did. As night fell, Baekhyun turned off his lights in his room and took a seat next to his window. He wanted to be close, but not too close where he could possibly be caught, because that would just ruin it all. If whoever it was saw him before they left the rose, Baekhyun may never actually solve the mystery of the green rose. Resting his head on the wall, waiting as patiently as his patient little butt would allow him, but by two in the morning, he was already falling asleep. With one passing look at the clock, he noted to himself it was only 2:30 in the morning, and slowly darkness enveloped him. 

He was shaken from his sleep by a slight chill. It started on his cheek and slowly traveled downwards, making him shiver slightly. It was pulling him from the warmth of his dreams and as he became aware, he realized it almost felt like wind blowing on him. And while he knew he was at his window, he didn’t remember leaving his window open. So did that mean…?

Eyes snapping open, Baekhyun was greeted with an open window and once more on his windowsill, there was a green rose, laying neatly on top of it. But unlike the other 28 times, this time there was a piece of paper tucked neatly under the rose. With a shaking hand, he reached out and grabbed it carefully. Laying the rose in his lap, he unfolded the paper and read over the few, short words that were written.

‘We’ll meet soon, Baekhyun.’

Baekhyun’s eyes slowly moved back to the window, staring out into the dark of the night, skies only illuminated by the artificial light of the street lamps below. Indeed, there was someone who was really leaving him these roses every night. Someone who knew how to scale a building up 3 stories without being seen or heard. A person who knew his name, yet he was almost sure he had never met this person before. The stalker idea came back full force, but once more his rational side wasn’t fully convinced. Wouldn’t this person have already tried to be with him or kill him or done something more than just leave roses? Didn’t stalkers usually want their victims to know who they were and why they were stalking them? This honestly didn’t make any sense to Baekhyun.

It just continued to leave him confused. He let out a tired sigh and slowly stood, the rose tumbling to the floor. He stared at it for a moment, not really seeing it, but just staring. His mind went blank, as if in a trance, but as quickly as it started, it stopped and he snapped out of it. Shaking his head, he bent down and picked up the rose, holding it in his left hand while he closed the window and locked it once more with his right hand. He made his way to his desk and placed the rose in his makeshift vase of a cup with the other roses before shuffling his way to the bed. Crawling in, he slipped under his covers and curled himself up into a ball and laid there, letting sleep once more overcome him.

The following night, Baekhyun was determined to stay awake and meet this mysterious man. So instead of going to class that day he stayed at home and slept for as long as he could, which was only until the late afternoon. However, armed with the most sugary drink he could find, he set himself up once more by the window and stared out into the darkness. He made it till about one in the morning before his eyes started growing heavy once again. He tried to keep himself awake with more sugar (candy and soda), but he couldn't feel their effects like he had at the beginning. He struggled for nearly an hour to keep his eyes open, but eventually he succumbed to sleep, eyes closing with one last blurry look to the window. He wasn't sure how long he had been asleep or what actually woke him back up, but something did. Sleepy eyes opened and he looked around confused for a moment before he realized what was happening in front of his face. 

The window was opening. And it took all of his strength not to just jump up right then and there and see what was going on. Baekhyun realized that his nightly visitor wasn’t aware that he was awake yet, so Baekhyun was going to sit there and wait, at least until the window was fully open. It was an agonizing three seconds but the window was eventually open and Baekhyun saw the hand reaching through, green rose clutched into thick fingers. It was a quick movement, Baekhyun wasn’t even aware that he thought it, but he grabbed the wrist and pulled. The green rose fell from his fingers, a head coming through his open window and he was greeted to the site of the most handsome man he had ever seen. He was in shock and awe that this man was the one who was leaving roses on his windowsill. Speaking of which….

Baekhyun stood and moved closer, trying to see what the other was standing on in order to get to his third story window, but saw nothing. Nothing but just this man. How was that even possible? A deep chuckle left his visitor and Baekhyun found his hand removed from the other’s wrist. “Seems we finally meet.” His voice was so deep, it sent shivers down Baekhyun’s spine. “But unfortunately I can’t stay to chat. Maybe another time.” The male ducked back out of his window and Baekhyun gasped, rushing forward, hands pressed on his windowsill.

“Wait!” he called, but there was no one there. No sound. Nothing. It was like the man had never been there. His nameless visitor had appeared and like a ghost, had disappeared into the dark of night, leaving more questions than answers in his wake. He was handsome, with beautifully thick fingers. His voice was deep, almost melodic and Baekhyun was craving to hear more. 

 “I don’t even know your name.” The words barely passed his lips before he heard a whisper, from the familiar voice and for some reason it gave him a sense of hope. Hope this wouldn’t be the last time they would meet and like promised, next time, they could do more than just stare at each other.

“Chanyeol.”

[aphrodite1288]

About Chanbaek, can you tell if it's real, are they still in a relationship?

That I can't tell. I have no solid evidence.

But they're moments are well , damn !

[starchild--27]

exist (album) - short first impressions ⬇️

cream soda

- 2nd part of verses kill me

- rap is sooooo cool, i love it when they flow together

- the vocals are so on point, the line delivery *^*

- i love the song, the chorus is actually my least favourite part of it but i fucking love it

- the ad libs goodbyE

- sehun singing in the end <33

regret it

- died in the first 5 seconds

- omg chanyeol stAHp

- INCOMINGGGGG 🔥 (demjointz always deliver)

- and suddenly it's so super soft <3

‐ oH the chrous!!! baekhun!!!! ahahshdhsh

- it has this cool retro feel and that exo flavor goshhh i love this

- serving vocals so much <33

- omgggf i love rap parts so much ♡ "and it feels good" 😩✨️

- baekhyun slay

- jonginnieeee

hear me out

- we talked about this before, chanyeol owns that shit

- vocal moments for everyone <3

‐ groovy and chill and vibey

- you just gotta move and vibe along~

- in love with jongin's lines <33

- chanbaek harmony in the 2nd chorus i am livinggggg

- the harmonies in the bridge too *^* (lil rap minseokkie!!)

private party

- ohh? ohHh?? vocal runs

- whAt haPPeNED???$ jwhfjw chanyeol sehun pls calm down ajdhjsd

- i love this for the mood changes already

- oh that's such a super cooool sound!!!

- rap verses suit them so much <33 it's not classic exo but they can do it perfectly fine 😌✨️ as expected

- i love the character of this song so much, it's so unique <3

- i can only repeat myself: ser.ving.vo.cals.

- aaand a new iconic addition to the collection babygirl lines <333

cinderella

- god these men can sing 😭💕

- oh woooow the chorus *^* i am listeing yk properly listening <3

- sehun is delivering so much

- swimming in sounds~ ✨️

- ✨️harmonizing✨️ ✨️vocal runs✨️ just exo exoing

no makeup

- first 10 seconds ended me

- so smooth whoa~

- gosh the chorusssss *^*

- hello jongin 😭😭

- chanyeol going 'yeahyeah' rewired my brain

- i can't with all their adlibs 😭✨️

- this song is so beautiful oh lord

- ohh outro sehun is a themeeee

love fool

- so upbeat!! it's another one of the 'makes me wanna dance' songs

- sehun SERVING!!

- gimme that gimme gimme that okokokoodofjsnbfbw

- qkfhwknfkwbfjwjxjsjdbfns post-chorus mmhhh ahhh ok??

- followed by chanyeol rap do you want to kill me??

- rapper minseok??!!

- 2nd time chorus was even deadlier???

- this is such a damn good song fckckkc this broke me

- as i said. sehun ending songs. a theme.

another day

- ohhh i get summery feelz~

- i love the piano so much in this (because i can't make a comment about their fcking vocals again-)

- ohhhhhhhh i LIVE for the rap part

- i'm not as attached as to the other songs but damn it sure will grow on me (they always do..) especially with this rap

let me in

- dreamiest thing in existence

- always ascending when i listen to that song

- it is just that perfect

- softest, warmest vibes

- it just feels like breathing out after holding your breath for a long time <3

- 'cause you're my ocean @ exo <3

[littleprincehyun]

Chanyeol just casually beating the other team in, ‘rock, paper, scissors’

[92chanbaek92]

Cr. 92chanbaek92

[baekyeolpositivevibes]

ya'll ever look at chanbaek and realize that they really match well 👏

[mysehun-bae]

230409 EXO'CLOCK Fanmeeting D2

Baekhyun and Chanyeol is on different teams during their games, but don’t you love it how attentive Chanyeol is to Baekhyun? Chanyeol still help Baekhyun with the toy gun 🥰🥰 i really love small moments of chanbaek like this

[cinnamonroll999]

Top 5 Most Solid Chanbaek Proofs- Part 2

4.The Footsie

This moment has become rather obscure. I only got into Exo and Chanbaek this year. Even after watching dozens of Chanbaek moment compilations and analysis, it took me a while to find out about this.

You can see Baekhyun, um, giving Chanyeol a footsie, basically. And let me just say, this is not fan service.

Don't get me wrong, Chanbaek did and still do fan service. Examples:

And here is Sehun trying to make them do fan service:

(This is a pretty legendary Chanbaek, so maybe I will do a post about this outside of this series, since the rest of the three spots have been reserved.)

Anyway, so, as I was saying, Chanbaek does do fan service. But here's something I use to distinguish between actual moments and fan service: Aside from being so obviously romantic, fan service is always done while laughing, awkwardly or because they do find it hilarious. It's made to be a joke and - as it is meant to be - fun.

Although Baekhyun does have a tiny smile on his face, he nor Chanyeol are giving a single f*ck about the camera. They really seemed to have forgotten about it.

Honestly, when I first found this, I thought it was straight something out of a fan fiction.

Don't you think so? I mean, it very much seemed unreal and fake when I found it, especially since they normally try (and fail) to be subtle in front of cameras.

I hope this was enough to prove my point. See you next time :)

[eternal-chanbaek]

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[cherryeol04]

Blooming Love

➻ Pairings: ChanBaekSoo, Chanyeol x Baekhyun x Kyungsoo

➻ Genre: Romance, Fluff, humor

➻ Additional: Feelings realized, polyamorous negotiations

➻ Word Count: 4.3K

➻ Warnings: N/A

➻ Author’s notes: This story is crossposted on multiple sites under the same username!

Kyungsoo watched the Chanbaek couple at a distance, with envious eyes. The two had been together since he could remember, all the way since debut.  Fans loved them together because their personalities meshed so well. It was amazing at how easily Chanyeol and Baekhyun got along. They were both loud and playful; smiles always on their faces. Sometimes those smiles could be so contagious that everyone couldn’t help but be happy as well. They were the “power” couple of EXO and the interesting part was that they really were a couple. What fans thought was fanservice was actually the two just showing their love for each other. It was both cute and annoying to Kyungsoo. His own fanservice was mostly done with Kai. The younger male was adorable and close with him, but to be honest, the fan service was usually forced on Kyungsoo’s part. Not that he didn’t want to be close with Kai, or express his admiration and friendly affection for the other. It was just...he wanted to save a lot of that affection for someone he really cared about.

That person, sadly, was Chanyeol. The tall male had such a beautiful soul that Kyungsoo honestly couldn’t help but fall in love with him. Chanyeol was, besides handsome, very talented. He was gifted in rapping, composing, as well as playing instruments. He was also one of the more famous members, with a larger fanbase. Yet, despite his talent, good looks, and fame, he never let it got to his head. He didn’t have an ego and he never acted arrogantly. He took everything in stride and was extremely modest, always down playing the compliments he was given or being extremely thankful for the praises he would receive. And much like he w as teased, he was the happy virus and made it his mission to make anyone and everyone he met happy. In essence, he was the picture of purity and that’s what had initially drawn Kyungsoo in and led him down the winding road of love. A love that was very much one sided.

Kyungsoo didn’t hate Baekhyun, nor did he wish to be Baekhyun (that was just stupid). He was actually very good friends with the fellow vocalists. Some people normally thought they hated each other, but that was never the case. Kyungsoo liked to tease and Baekhyun always took it with a light heart and open mind. Even when he complained on shows, it was always teasing, which Kyungsoo liked. Kyungsoo never voiced his attraction for Chanyeol, especially not to Baekhyun. He wasn’t someone who wrecked relationships. He believed that if love was meant to happen, then he would be in a relationship with that person. To him, it was obvious that chanyeol was not that person. So he stayed silent and instead was a good friend to Baekhyun, letting the older man use his ears when he needed to vent about Chanyeol or a problem that they were having within their relationship. 

Kyungsoo had never been in a relationship before, so he was never too sure if he managed to be of any help to Baekhyun. He relied mostly on common sense and what he believed a relationship should be when giving advice. It seemed to work, so that was a good thing. Did he wish, for just a moment, he could be with Chanyeol? Of course, but he did have more respect than that to want something he couldn’t have. So he did what any good friend would do. He pressed his feelings, burying them as deep down inside himself as he could and continued on with his life, working as much as possible to keep himself busy and his mind from wondering.

~*~

“Hey shorty.” Kyungsoo grunted as he found a large hand resting on his head. Lifting his gaze, he stared up at Chanyeol, the giant smiling down at him brightly. Kyungsoo could feel his heart skip a beat before beating faster in his chest. He had to scold himself mentally for such a reaction and calm himself while giving Chanyeol a soft smile in return. 

“Hey Chanyeol.” Kyungsoo greeted. “What’s up?”

“Practice, duh.” Chanyeol laughed as he looked around the dance room they were in. They had just taken a ten minute break after spending the last hour going over their relatively new moves for their recent comeback. The members were scattered, with most of them out to use the restroom. A few were still in the room, sitting about and drinking water, like Kyungsoo. The male was still sweaty, but slowly calming down.

“No! You’re kidding me.” Kyungsoo teased with a light laugh, Chanyeol following suite. “I thought we were all taking a nap.”

“Damn, I wish.” Chanyeol chuckled, letting out a soft break before turning to glance at the room. “Actually…” he started and turned back to face Kyungsoo. Do you a schedule for practice?” he asked.

Kyungsoo blinked and rubbed his chin. What was his schedule for the rest of the day. He didn’t remember off hand, but he knew the shooting for his movie had been completed and he wasn’t needed for the drama for another three weeks. So...was he free? He was thinking his schedule was free for the time being. “No. Not that I know of. I believe I’m free.” he told him with a smile.

“Yeah? Awesome! So do you wanna go out afterwards?” Chanyeol asked. Kyungsoo raised a brow and Chanyeol chuckled. “I mean after we get back and shower and changed.” He clarified and Kyungsoo nodded, chuckling.

“Sure. Any place in particular or just what ever place we come across?” Kyungsoo asked curiously. It wasn’t everyday that Chanyeol wanted to go somewhere with him. He was usually going out with Baekhyun, so he had to admit, he liked this change. It had been a while since he had some quality time with Chanyeol. He actually missed it and was looking for to it now.

“No, not really. We could go down to the river. Or go out and see a movie?” Chanyeol suggested. “Just not somewhere that’s going to be overly crowded. Is that okay?” Chanyeol asked.

“A trip to the river sounds nice. I haven’t been down there in a while.”

“Then we’ll go there!” Chanyeol said happily. “I’ll meet you at my car when we’re changed and ready.”

“Sounds good to me. I’ll see ya then.” Kyungsoo nodded, smiling as Chanyeol left his side then. Alone again, Kyungsoo turned to face the mirror and started practicing the steps once more.

~~~

Chanyeol stepped out of the practice room, smiling as he spotted Baekhyun leaning against the wall a few feet away. Walking over, he wrapped his arms around the other, leaning down to kiss him gently.

“Mmm.” Baekhyun hummed into the kiss, returning it lightly before pulling back from the kiss. “How did it go?” he asked, raising a brow.

“Good!.” Chanyeol told him, pecking his lips gently. “We’re going to head to the Han River. You sure you want this love?” Chanyeol asked, eyes searching Baekhyun’s for reassurance.

“Yes. I know about his feelings for you. And you know, why not? You like him, I like him.” Baekhyun smiled. “Why not try?” 

“True. But what if he doesn’t want this? What if he only wants me?” Chanyeol asked.

“Well, we need to find out right? So we’ll do this. And however it goes, it goes.” Baekhyun told him with a smile. He leaned up and kissed him softly, arms winding around his waist. “I love you baby.” he cooed.

“You’re crazy, you know that?” Chanyeol asked and chuckled. “I love you too, baby. Let’s head back in and finish practice.” Baekhyun nodded and took Chanyeol’s hand, walking back into the practice room as their break came to and end.

~*~

Kyungsoo let out a soft sigh as he exited the car parked at the Han River. Well it was really the grassy park, they still had a walk to actually get down to the water. The cool summer night air washed over him and it was like all worries and stress was just washed away. He would never admit to it the others,  but he was a nature lover. There was something about being outside that he just found so relaxing. Maybe it was the lovely scenery or maybe it was the fresh air. Whatever it was, he absolutely loved it.

“It’s beautiful out tonight.” Chanyeol commented next to Kyungsoo, startling the other out of his thoughts. Smiling softly, Kyungsoo looked at Chanyeol and nodded his head.

“It is.” he said. “I like it here.” he said gently, eyes scanning the area. “Let’s head down okay?” he asked and smiled at Chanyeol. Nodding, Chanyeol took Kyungsoo’s hand and tugged him towards the path that would lead them down to the river. They walked in a comfortable silence, neither one feeling the need to talk. That’s what Kyungsoo liked about Chanyeol the taller male made him feel so comfortable and relaxed. He didn’t feel the need to fill the silence with noise, like he did with some of the others. He also didn’t feel like he was giving off a mean or unapproachable vibe. Being with Chanyeol just felt so natural. Reaching the water, they walked down the small incline to the edge and stopped.

“It’s cooler here.” Chanyeol mused as he took a seat on the concrete, legs folded neatly in front of him.

“It feels nice.” Kyungsoo muttered as he took a seat next to the other. ‘It’s been way too hot lately. The cool air is a nice change.” 

“True. And at least it isn’t as cold as it normally is in the winter time.” Chanyeol chuckled and leaned back, hands braced on the ground behind him. “And it’s romantic out here. You can bring a special someone out here and just have a quiet day down at the river.”

“Sounds so nice.” Kyungsoo whispered, and wistful look in his eyes. “You should bring Baekhyun down one day.” he said with a soft chuckle. “He’d like it here.”

“Maybe.” Chanyeol mused, head turning ot face Kyungsoo. The younger male was staring out at the water, eyes sparkling from the lights of the buildings across the way. Chanyeol had to admit, the other was very handsome just like that; face neutral of most emotions, seemingly lost in his thoughts. Of course Chanyeol thought Kyungsoo was absolutely breathtaking when he smiled or sung. There was just this glow about him that surrounded his body and made him seem so angelic. Baekhyun had the same glow about him as well. But Baekhyun tended to be more cute than anything else, but that was just his personality. The other wasn’t afraid to make an idiot of himself and be just as childish as Chanyeol could be. What made Kyungsoo different from Baekhyun is that the other was more mature. He didn’t usually act silly, but there were rare occasions where Kyungsoo opened up and acted just as silly as the rest of them. And that’s why Chanyeol found himself falling for the other, because  he needed that maturity and seriousness in his life. That’s probably why Baekhyun found himself also pinning over the short penguin-looking male. Kyungsoo was just...Kyungsoo and that’s all he could describe him as and that’s really the way he needed to be described. 

“Kyungsoo, is there anyone that has caught your attention?” Chanyeol asked, wanting to make as much of a casual conversation that he could without letting on to his true intention. Kyungsoo looked over at him and raised a brow before shaking his head some.

“No not really.” he said. “I haven’t had enough time to stop and let myself find love.” It was an obvious lie to Kyungsoo, but he wasn’t aware that Chanyeol knew it was a lie as well.

“Really? What’s your ideal type?” Chanyeol asked curiously.

“Someone I can be myself around. Someone who I don’t feel pressured to impress and will accept me for who I am.” Kyungsoo paused for a moment, thinking over some other attributes he wanted in his ideal type to have. “Someone who can make me laugh. Someone with a good soul and values family and love and work ethic.” he said and hummed softly, nodding his head.

“You mentioned nothing about looks.” Chanyeol laughed. “Tall, short? PRetty? Actress?” he pressed.

“I don’t care.” Kyungsoo gave a soft smile. “I fall for personality, not looks. If the person has the type of personality I like and we mesh well, I will automatically find them attractive.” he explained. Chanyeol nodded as he listened and chuckled.

“You have such a pure soul Soo. I like it.” Chanyeol chuckled.

“Thank you.” Kyungsoo replied and smiled. There was a small hint of a blush on Kyungsoo’s cheeks. He could feel it and he wanted so desperately to cover it. His crush just complimented him, and while it may not be a big deal to Chanyeol, it was a huge deal to Kyungsoo. It was a moment he wasn’t going ot forget anytime soon. He looked over and noticed Chanyeol checking his phone and it prompted Kyungsoo to pull out his own and check it. He was just making sure that he hadn’t missed any calls from their manager or any of the members. Seeing none, he placed his phone on the ground next to him, near Chanyeol’s own cell phone. They sat there for a moment in silence, before Chanyeol got up and stretched. 

“Hey Soo.” the older called, Kyungsoo’s attention being drawn to the other. And before the male could answer, Chanyeol grabbed his arms and hauled him up onto his feet. With a very cheeky grin that left Kyungsoo momentarily confused, Chanyeol tugged them a few feet forward, jumping into the river Kyungsoo following. And the moment the cold water of the river hit his body, Kyungsoo was very glad that they both could swim. Then again, he was sure that was the only reason Chanyeol pulled such a bold stunt, because they both could swim and most likely wouldn’t drown. Surfacing, Kyungsoo spat out water, arms and legs kicking to keep himself afloat, a glare sent to the smiling Chanyeol.

“Why?”

“Why not?” Chanyeol countered with a laugh, which somehow managed to pull a smile from Kyungsoo, who shook his head.

“It’s official, you’re crazy!” Kyungsoo laughed as he turned and started swimming towards the wall to pull himself out. He heard the splashing behind him and assumed Chanyeol was going ot swim up next to him to get out as well. Instead, an arm slipped around his waist and he found himself pressed against the wall. Shortly after, he was turned and a pair of dry, cracked lips pressed against his in an almost urgent kiss. It was weird, to him, being kissed. He had fantasized many times about kissing Chanyeol and even though he had a few kissing scenes, they never gave him the accuracy of feeling what a kiss was, which was two lips pressed against another set of lips. They were pressing, almost as if in a shoving war and it was starting to get uncomfortable for Kyungsoo, but then Chanyeol’s head tilted slightly and the pressure changed. 

Kyungsoo found his top lip slipping between Chanyeol’s as Chanyeol’s bottom lip slipped between his lips. And he honestly couldn’t say he hated it. In fact, he really liked it. Especially as Chanyeol’s lips started moving slowly over his. So Kyungsoo mirrored his actions, taking cues from the more experienced male. He was getting lost in the kiss and the sensations and he never wanted it to end. And in the back of his mind, he vaguely realized that he was kissing Chanyeol, a man he had been pining after for long, yet refused to make any sort of move because he was taken. He was kissing a taken man and he loved it.

They pulled back from the kiss slowly, and  only when  the need for air became too great. Even then, they didn’t pull that far away, lips still brushing against each other as they panted softly, trying to calm racing hearts. It amazed Kyungsoo how such a simple action such as kissing could get him so worked up that his heart felt like it was going to pound right out of his chest. All this was so new him and it both excited and scared him. And with good reason it scared him.

“Baekhyun?” It was just a name, but an important name. As much as Kyungsoo wanted to celebrate his achievement of kissing Chanyeol, he had promised himself long ago that he wouldn’t ruin anyone’s relationship and he didn’t want to start now. Despite how wonderful Chanyeol’s lips felt against his. His eyes turned to stare at Chanyeol’s eyes which were scanning his, as if Kyungsoo already held the answer to that question. Did he? Was Chanyeol finally done with Baekhyun and now he was looking for someone else? Was he just a rebound? Or was Chanyeol doing the unthinkable and cheating on his boyfriend? So many questions were running through his head and he hated that. “Chanyeol.” he whispered.

“It’s not what you think.” Chanyeol said gently, head tilting to brush their lips together once more. And Kyungsoo wanted to give in so easily. He wanted to get lost in Chanyeol’s kiss once more, but he had to stop himself, pulling back.

“Then what is this?” he asked, chewing on his lower lip lightly. Chanyeol pulled back further and smiled softly at him as he raised his hand from out of the water to stroke Kyungsoo’s cheek gently.

“So much more. But maybe we should get out before we talk?” he suggested and Kyungsoo had to agree. It would be better if they were out of the water before they started discussing the kiss and what Chanyeol wanted for the future. The taller male pulled back from Kyungsoo, and the wide eyed male turned and heaved himself out of the water, Chanyeol following suite. They sat on the edge of the concrete wall, feet dangling and water still dripping from their bodies. While the silence that settled between them wasn’t awkward, it was heavy as it loomed over them, each trying to anticipate the other’s next move and reaction. “I know about your feelings.” Chanyeol finally said, shocking Kyungsoo as the other stared at him, mouth slightly open.

“What?”

“I know. I mean I didn’t know until recently. Baek mentioned your favoritism towards me and I started watching you.” Chanyeol explained. “You like me. It’s okay to admit it, so please be honest with me.” he told him.

Kyungsoo was quiet for a moment before he let out a deep sigh. “I didn’t want to say anything. I don’t want to be a relationship wrecker. You and Baekhyun are so cute together. Perfect. And I just want you two to be happy, regardless of my wants.” Chanyeol listened to him quietly, taking in all of Kyungsoo’s words carefully as he formulated his reply.

“I understand and I thank you for being so considerate of us Kyungsoo. But I have to say...I love you.” he said gently. “I don’t really know when, but I do know feelings have developed for you.”

“But...Baekhyun?”

“Let me finish.” Chanyeol said as he pressed his finger to Kyungsoo’s lips to silence the other. “I’ve talked to Baek when I came to the realization that I want more than friendship with you. He was more than understanding when I talked to him and even confessed having similar emotions.”

“Chanyeol?” Kyungsoo whispered confused.

“What I’m saying is that Baek and I both like you and we really would like for you to come into our relationship, if you’re willing.”

Kyungsoo honestly couldn’t believe this. Was Chanyeol honestly proposing a threesome between Baekhyun, Chanyeol and himself. Though he didn’t really have strong feelings for Baekhyun, the other was very attractive and his best friend. It wouldn’t be such a bad thing to be with him as well. He just found it all so strange that he spent so much time trying to keep his feelings for Chanyeol at bay. And suddenly he was going to have his deepest desire become reality with an additional bonus of having Baekhyun. His heart was on such a rollercoaster ride. “I don’t really know what to say.” he said gently. “Besides yes. But this is so sudden and almost confusing. I feel lost and hopeful.” Kyungsoo looked away then and sighed. “Are you sure this is okay? “ 

Chanyeol reached out and grabbed Kyungsoo’s cheeks gently in his hands, forcing the other to look at him. ‘I am one hundred percent sure.” he told him with such confidence that it made Kyungsoo’s heart flutter. “And Baek is as well. It was actually his idea, that I take you out so we could discuss this, since your feelings were for me and not him. Are you sure you want to do this? With Baekhyun included?” Chanyeol asked once more. He needed to make sure that this was what Kyungsoo really wanted. The last thing he wanted was for Kyungsoo to agree and then regret the decision.

“I’m sure. I...won’t lie. It may be awkward at first, but I want to give this a try.” Kyungsoo nodded at him. ‘ISo I want to do this, and be with you and Baekhyun. I don’t know how things will go for us, but I will work hard to make it work for us.”

“We will too, Soo. We will make this work.” Chanyeol smiled widely and leaned in, connecting their lips once more into a soft kiss. Kyungsoo leaned into the kissin, running slim fingers through Chanyeol’s damp hair, stroking it gently as he once more started to get lost in the kis.s He wanted it to last forever, especially when Chanyeol’s arm wrapped around him and pulled him close. A soft gasp left him as his wed body was pressed against Chanyeol’s equally wet and cold body. The momentary shock of the wetness had Kyungsoo’s lips parting and Chanyeol used it to his advantage, slipping his tongue into Kyungsoo’s waiting mouth. A moan left Kyungsoo as Chanyeol licked at his tongue. It was a strange sensation but not unpleasant. So Kyungsoo wanted more. He dared to move his own tongue, letting it slide smoothly over Chanyeol’s. Their lips moved against each other as heads tilted in opposite directions to deepen the kiss further. Kyungsoo let Chanyeol’s tongue move within his mouth, licking at the roof of his mouth which caused him to shudder so violently. Chanyeol pulled back from the kiss with a light chuckle and smiled at him, lickig his lips.

“Wow.” Kyungsoo whispered with a soft smile. “That was...intense.” 

“It can be even more intense if you give it a chance.” Chanyeol grinned.

“I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle that. But I can’t wait.” Chanyeol let out a chuckle as he climbed to his feed before helping Kyungsoo up to his.

“Let’s head back to the dorm and get changed.” Chanyeol suggested as he grabbed their phones and took Kyungsoo’s hand and led him back to the jeep. The right back to the dorm was made in a comfortable silence, hands held over the center console, eyes focused on the long road ahead of them. By the time they arrived home, they were nearly dry, but still chilled to the bone. They made their way upstairs, punching in the code and walking inside. They were greeted with the quiet drone of some sort of TV program playing in the living room, but otherwise it was quite. Then again, it was pretty late at night, most members were probably asleep. Walking into the living room, the two glanced at the empty seats and Kyungsoo sighed. Walking over to the coffee table, he grabbed the remote and turned off the TV before turning and facing Chanyeol.

“Let’s go to my room.” It was a suggestion that Kyungsoo easily agreed to. Taking Chanyeol’s outstretched hand, he held it and gave it a gentle squeeze before heading down the hall of the bedrooms, stopping briefly so Chanyeol could open his door before walking in. They were greeted with the sight of Baekhyun reclining on the bed, playing with phone. The sound of them entering the room drew his attention away from the device momentarily as he looked up at them.

“Oh.” Baekhyun said and grinned at them. ‘You guys are home so soon. Did everything go okay?” he asked, eyes moving down to stare at their joined hands before lifting once more to start at the two.

“It went good. Really good.” Chanyeol said with a grin and looked over at Kyungsoo who nodded his head in agreement. ‘He has agreed, but he wants to take it slow.”

“Slow?” Baekhyun asked.

“Yeah.” Kyungsoo nodded and chewed on his bottom lip. “I like Chanyeol. And I’m not opposed to this threesome idea, it's just I’ve never looked at you in that light before.” he confessed. He wasn’t afraid to admit that he hadn’t liked Baekhyun in that way and he still didn’t. But that didn’t mean he would never like Baekhyun like that. In fact he was hoping to fall for Baekhyun. IT would make this relationship work better and that's what he wanted, for everything to work better. 

“Ah, I see.” Baekhyun chuckled. “Alright then. We’ll take this slow. How about we start with some late night cuddling?” he asked.

“Sure. But after a shower. We went swimming and now we need to get cleaned.” Chanyeol laughed.

“Okay! Shower well.” Baekhyun smiled at them.

“We will babe.”

And as Chanyeol tugged Kyungsoo out of the room, he couldn’t help but smile. They were all going to work on this relationship and he couldn’t wait to see the good things it brought in the future.