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haoxiaoba · 3 years ago

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紫色.

(pt. 1)

pairing: minghao x gn!reader, side character!mingyu genre: fluff; idol-fan au words: 1.9k a/n: thank you chau & ina for helping & proofreading this for me! i’d also like to dedicate this to all the carats (esp. 8stars) and our idol-fan fantasies <3

“i’m wonderstruck, blushing all the way home. i’ll spend forever wondering if you knew, i was enchanted to meet you.”

— loving hao is purple.

how the night started was kind of a blur to you since you had quite a busy day previously. the stress and pent-up fatigue from your hectic work life were pushing you to the edge. you knew you had to get outside for a walk to let your mind relax even if it was at 1am. with your earbuds blasting the comfort songs of your favorite group, seventeen, you let your legs wander off around the park near your neighborhood. your mind was not focusing on what was around you, but rather the fantasy life you were drawing in your head as you got lost in the music. that was when you bumped against two male strangers, or at least that was what your mind initially thought. the impact was not too strong, but since you were not focusing, it did make you fall down on the pavement. you verbally yelped as your bottom made contact with the ground. to add to the bad luck, as if you did not already have enough from that day, you landed right on a puddle of muddy rainwater from the storm that was happening earlier in the day.

“miss, are you okay? we’re so sorry about that!” you heard one of the strangers ask over the tune of hai cheng’s final notes blasting in your ears. his voice was warm, comforting, laced with a slight accent, and strangely familiar. you had heard this voice before, but your mind could not recognize it right away. it all clicked when you looked up and made eye contact with the owner of the voice. xu minghao — the man you had yearned to meet one day in person, were planning to watch him perform at the group’s concert the very next night, and were listening to through your earbuds — was in front of you. suddenly, everything was frozen in place. the only things that were in motion were your pounding heart and the soothing tones of seventeen singing the next song on your playlist, lean on me, in your ears.

he was almost kneeling in front of you with his hands tucked into the front pocket of his black, oversized windbreaker. behind him was kim mingyu, his same-age best friend in the same group. he was hovering over minghao in almost a similar stance. it was kind of overwhelming for you, to say the very least, to see the idols of your dreams right in front of your eyes with no one else in sight. ‘and in all the possible situations i could have met them in, this has to be it…’ you sighed internally.

“oh-h i’m sorry about that, and yes, i’m okay…” you shakily and awkwardly said as you tried to push yourself off the ground. the attempt kind of failed as you made a slight slip. luckily, two sets of hands caught you right in time and helped you to stand up back up on your feet. your heart made a jump inside your chest as their hands made contact with your arms. you nervously kept your eyes to the ground through the entire process in an attempt to calm down your racing heart.

“thank you so much for your help!” you spoke and uncomfortably shifted your legs to get used to the wet stain that was prevalent on your beige work pants while your hands fumbled to remove your earbuds. your eyes naturally moved to minghao’s as you were voicing out your thankfulness for them. his concerned gaze towards you and his strong aura were a little hard for your heart to bear, but you could not help but to get lost in his hazy dark brown eyes that were slightly covered by the shadow of his black bucket hat. you had to take a second to zoom out and absorb all the tiny details you could find on him; from the prettiest shade of pink of his puckering lips, his sharp and pointy elf ears, to the way his chin was tucked inside the neck of his windbreaker, or how soft his bare skin looked. these little things about him made you melt a little inside. to say you were infatuated by the looks of him was surely an understatement.

you almost forgot about how uncomfortable the wet stain on your bottom felt and the existence of mingyu until he picked up your phone that was laying on the dry area of the pavement. right at that time, a text came in to your phone and you saw both of them take a quick glance of your screen, where lean on me’s album art and a photo of minghao as your lockscreen were on display, from the corner of your eyes.

“are you a fan of seventeen?” mingyu asked as he handed you back your phone. a rose-tinted blush slowly crept up your cheeks since your identity as a fan was now exposed to them. “thank you, and yes, i am a carat!” you muttered with a smile as you took back your phone before continuing slowly, “i had quite a bad day today, and your songs made me feel a lot better…thank you so much for that, too!”

“thank you for listening to us! it’s really late now, though. you should head home soon!” mingyu flashed a grin as he shoved his hands in the front pockets of his blue denim jeans. you bowed your head lightly and put on a small smile as you turned your body to give them space to continue their walk, “i’m sorry about bumping into you both earlier. please continue with your way!” as you turned, you tried to pull the end of your blouse as an effort to hide the wet stain from their view.

what you did not know was minghao’s eyes were set on you the entire time. he noticed how you were uncomfortable with the wet stain and wondered if you were hurt by the fall you had earlier. he, somehow, found you adorable. not that he did not think any of his fans were not pretty or cute, but there was something about you that stirred something in him, and he could not put a finger on what it was. before his mind could take him any further, he took off his windbreaker and motioned for you to take it with a soft smile, “you can use my jacket to cover your stain, and let us call you a ride back to your home! it’s quite dangerous for you to walk out here late at night by yourself.”

you could feel your heart race faster from his gesture, and as you were about to deny his offer, he put his windbreaker directly into your palm. at one point, you could feel a slight touch of his palm against the tips of your fingers, and it created large waves of emotions inside of you. you silently thanked the park for having only dim light at this hour because you knew your heart would combust from all the things that he was doing if this was to happen during daylight.

before you could say anything, minghao took out his phone and quickly typed on the screen for about a second. within that second, all you could do was look at him longingly. maybe the universe sensed that you had enough of a bad day and decided to send you a little gift because a small wind came on out of the blue and blew a fallen leaf onto the top of his head as he was typing. your hand and body decided on their own and moved closer towards him to remove the leaf. as your hand was about to reach for the leaf, he looked up, “would you mind typing in your address-“

the sudden actions from you and him made you both freeze in place. you silently cursed yourself for moving in too close because now your faces were only inches away from each other. you did not dare to move and neither did he. in that moment, it felt as if it was just you and him existing in this world. it did not help that your heart was beating much louder than what you were used to and you silently hoped that he could not hear it.

you also took notice of how his eyes broke contact with yours and moved down towards your lips. it caused you to unconsciously bite on your lower lip out of nervousness. this action, however, made something inside of minghao flipped. he was so close to diving down and placing a peck on those rosy lips of yours. he could feel his body slowly leaning in closer, but before he could do what he hoped to do, mingyu broke the silence with a light cough.

the cough made you draw back to reality and you quickly removed the leaf from minghao’s hair before taking a step back. “sorry about that, i just wanted to remove the leaf that was on your hair! my house isn’t too far away from this park either, so i’ll be home in no time. thank you for the offer! i appreciate it a lot.”

you were about to give minghao back his windbreaker before he spoke up, “i’m glad your house isn’t too far from here, but please use the jacket! i’m not taking it back.” perhaps it was his persistence or the way he looked at you almost adoringly with those beautiful eyes of his, but it made you feel warm inside nevertheless. you swiftly put on his windbreaker and gave them a polite bow, “thank you so much for helping me tonight! i hope you will get back safely…and i’ll see you tomorrow!” you finished the last part quickly before rushing away to hide your (very) evident blush.

you were almost speed walking out of the park, but as you were about to leave their sight, you heard minghao’s voice calling you, “w-what’s your name? we forgot to ask you that!”

“it’s y/n!” you turned back with the brightest smile before continuing your way back to your place.

when you entered your apartment, you almost fell on your knees from all the tension and nervousness that you felt from the interaction you had just now. you let out a shaky sigh as you changed out of your soiled clothes. your heart was still not calming down and you had the hardest time breathing normally. you were not too worried about that though because your mind was fixated on the thought of minghao and how close the both of you were at one point that it almost felt like you were about to kiss.

you took his windbreaker out to your sofa with you, and as you were sinking into the comfort of the cushion, you let yourself bathe in the lingering scent of minghao on the piece of clothing he left you with. your thoughts drifted off to dissect the entire interaction you had earlier. all the what if’s started popping up: maybe you should not have came too close; maybe you should have interacted with the both of them instead of just minghao; maybe you should have focused more on where you were going, so you would not embarrass yourself in front of him like that; and maybe you should have stayed longer just so you could enjoy his presence more. though, at the end of the day, you knew deep down that if you carried out these what if’s, you would not be able to experience this interaction as wholeheartedly as it was.

and if you were to get another chance to see him in person again,

even amongst a sea of people,

all you could ever see is him, xu minghao.

[pt. 2: 红色 (red) - coming soon]

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