There's No Place Like Home 2/2
Part 1 Here
Kyungsoo retrieves the board as soon as he wakes up the next morning. On it Kai has written a neat little list of tuna, squid, octopus, eel, crab, shrimp, salmon, mackerel, lobster, cod, sardines and clams. Kyungsoo has most of those things downstairs and he give Kai a breakfast plate with a whole crab and several shrimp. He has no idea how much Kai is used to eating and writes that question on the board, leaving it in the bathroom along with the plate. When Kyungsoo comes back an hour later Kai is waiting for him. He’s pressed against the far side of the tub but is sitting up straight, his gaze less mistrustful and more curious.
Kyungsoo looks down at the board. Kai has scrawled ‘A lot’ under his question.
He looks up, feeling slightly guilty. “Are you still hungry?”
Kai seems to consider it for a moment, then shakes his head.
Kyungsoo nods and gathers the plate. “I’ll be right back.”
He brings the dish downstairs and then hurries back. Kai has not moved. Kyungsoo settles back against the wall of the bathroom and Kai frowns at him.
“I won’t stay too long,” Kyungsoo says. “I just want to talk to you for a few minutes, let you know about this house. There’s ten people living here, including me and you. Each one of us can do something special, or is something special. I can sense weakness in the earth, and Suho-the first one you met yesterday-he’s half angel, and he can make people tell him the truth, and he’s really strong. Chanyeol, the second one you met, he can control fire. He’s really good at it, he’s never hurt any one of us before. We use our gifts to keep people safe, prevent our enemies from stealing our secrets. We don’t get to do things like that every day, but at least once or twice a month there’s something that we need to do.”
Kai listens to him with a blank face but Kyungsoo can sense that he’s hanging on to every word.
“We’re not going to harm you. I’m sorry if we scared you yesterday, but we’re going to have to get along now that you’re living here. I know it can be scary to meet so many new people at once, so for a little while it’ll just be me. This is your room now, just yours, so you don’t have to worry about anyone intruding. I’ll come in here and talk to you, and I’ll bring you food, and when you’re ready I’ll introduce you to everyone.”
Kai looks like he swallowed something unpleasant, but when Kyungsoo asks him what’s wrong he just lowers himself into the tub until he’s completely submerged. Kyungsoo sits there until a tentacle rises up and flicks water at him, which he takes as his cue to get lost.
For two days Kyungsoo doesn’t make much progress. He sits with Kai for a few hours a day, telling him more about himself and the other residents, and he stays until Kai either starts hissing or splashing. Towards the end of the second day Kyungsoo brings the newspaper and reads it to Kai, which gets a positive response-or more positive than anything else has-Kai moves to the edge of the tub and curls his fingers over the edge, peering at Kyungsoo curiously as he reads. It’s the one time Kyungsoo’s not chased out by a hiss or a splash, so on the third day he brings a book of fairytales. Kyungsoo’s owned the book since he was a child, he received it for Christmas one year at the orphanage. It’s a beautiful book with about sixty stories, all beautifully illustrated. For the first few minutes Kyungsoo turns the book around to show Kai the pictures, until he looks up and realizes that Kai is leaning over the edge of the tub to get a look.
They lock eyes and for a second Kyungsoo wonders if Kai is going to chase him out. Instead Kai slowly sits back, looking slightly embarrassed. Silently praying for a miracle, Kyungsoo inches over until he’s almost right next to the tub. Kai watches him but doesn’t hiss or splash, so Kyungsoo turns back to the book and begins to read once more. After a few seconds he senses Kai coming closer, leaning slightly so he can see the pictures.
This is the closest Kyungsoo has gotten to Kai yet-both physically and, he thinks, emotionally. Kyungsoo sits on his heels, the added height making it easier for Kai to see the book, and also for Kyungsoo to see Kai. As he allows Kai a closer look at Cinderella’s pumpkin carriage, Kyungsoo peeks into the bathtub.
Kai’s tail is the same color as the rest of his body, and the tentacles along his hips seem to be the boundary for where the tail starts. The tentacles are spaced evenly and Kyungsoo counts eight of them. They’re thin and long, probably a little longer than his tail. Kyungsoo can’t tell the length, as they’re floating lazily in the water. Kyungsoo figures that if Kai laid flat with the top of his head pressed to the wall of the bathtub, there would be about a foot of space between the end of his fins and the other end of the tub.
‘He looks nothing like what Disney tried to do with Ariel,’ Kyungsoo think to himself. From the waist down Kai looks kind of like a dolphin, his tail is thick and strong looking, and the flippers at the end look similarly strong, not the flimsy little things that Disney gave their mermaids.
For the rest of the afternoon Kyungsoo steals glances at Kai as he reads, until he realizes that Kai has stopped staring at the book and is instead staring at him.
Slowly Kyungsoo turns his head and looks Kai right in the eye for the first time. He’s breathless once again at how truly magnificent Kai is. He knew the world was full of amazing things, he lived with an alien and a unicorn, merpeople weren’t exactly out of the realm of possibility, but he never really gave it much thought until now. He hopes Kai doesn’t think he’s rude, staring at him in absolute wonder, but it seems like Kai is just as fascinated by him. His eyes roam Kyungsoo’s face, and for the first time Kyungsoo sees that Kai doesn’t close his eyes to blink, instead he has a third eyelid-a thin, translucent lid that slides out from the corner of his eye, much like what many other marine mammals have.
After a few moments of staring Kyungsoo puts his book aside and turns to face Kai.
“Hi,” He says, smiling.
And Kai smiles back.
For a few seconds they just stare at each other. Then Kai’s hand twitches and Kyungsoo glances down-his fingers are tapping against the edge of the tub.
“What is it?” Kyungsoo asks.
Kai bites his lip-his teeth are slightly pointed-and slowly lifts his hand. Kyungsoo kind of guesses where this is going and keeps very still. Kai gently places one finger on Kyungsoo’s cheek and traces down to his lips. Once on a trip to the aquarium Kyungsoo got to pet a dolphin, and Kai’s skin really feels quite similar, as far as Kyungsoo can remember. Kai’s finger traces up again to brush over Kyungsoo’s eyebrow. Kyungsoo closes his eyes and feels Kai’s fingers on his eyelid, then his lashes. He’s so gentle, so careful. When he removes his hand Kyungsoo opens his eyes again. Kai touches his hair, rubbing the strands between his fingers as if studying the texture, frowning in concentration. After a moment he sits back and looks at Kyungsoo expectantly.
Kyungsoo reaches for Kai’s hand and carefully feels the webbing between his fingers. It’s thin and flexible but feels strong. Then he brushes his fingers over the very tip of Kai’s and realizes that he does have nails, not just skin. He then brushes his hand over the top of Kai’s head and combs his fingers through his hair. He’s surprised at how thick Kai’s hair is, and it’s very coarse too, which Kyungsoo guesses is from the exposure to salt water. He pulls his hand back but stops when he feels pressure on his wrist, when he looks down he sees a tentacle wrapping around his arm. When Kyungsoo stops moving, the tentacle unwinds from his wrist and flops over his hand. Kyungsoo realizes that it’s like those of an octopus and has small suction cups on the underside. They stick to his palm briefly before lifting off, the pressure almost feels like a kiss.
“What are they for?” Kyungsoo asks, looking down at the tentacle that dances over his hand. “How much control do you have over them?”
When Kyungsoo looks up Kai is grinning at him. He uses the tentacles to pick the dry erase board and pen up from the floor. Using only the tentacles, he’s able to write.
‘They are good for hunting, keeping a large fish still or holding on to smaller ones once they’ve been killed. They are also used to keep hold of an anchor while sleeping.’
“That’s useful,” Kyungsoo manages, completely floored by how dexterous the appendages are. He realizes that with the webbing between his fingers it would be difficult for Kai to use a pen, this must be how he’s been writing the whole time.
“What about breathing?” Kyungsoo asks, “Do you need to hold your breath?”
Kai writes, ‘I can breathe like you, but I also have gills.’ Then he turns and lifts his left arm up to show four little slits along his ribcage. He grabs Kyungsoo’s hand and places it over them. Kyungsoo traces the slits and Kai doesn’t move, but when Kyungsoo brushes his finger along the very edge of the skin Kai squirms and bats his hand away, pouting.
“Ticklish?” Kyungsoo asks. Kai nods.
There’s a commotion from downstairs and Kyungsoo jumps-he’s forgotten all about the time.
“I have to go get dinner ready,” he says. Something tightens around his wrist and he looks down. Another tentacle has wrapped around his arm.
“Don’t you want to eat?” Kyungsoo asks. Kai loosens his grip but looks unhappy.
“I’ll be back later,” Kyungsoo promises, extracting himself completely. “I’ll bring pictures so I can start introducing you to everyone else. Maybe you can meet them tomorrow?”
Kai frowns and sinks below the water.
Kyungsoo reports his progress over dinner and says that he wants to try introducing everyone to Kai tomorrow, but he’s not sure about it.
“He does this thing,” Kyungsoo explains, “Where when he’s disapproving of something, he either hisses or ducks under the water, like he’s hiding from it. when I brought up meeting everyone, he went under the water.”
“Does he not like us?” Chanyeol asks.
Kyungsoo shrugs. “I mean, he doesn’t even know you.”
“Maybe it’s defensive,” Kris suggests. “Or maybe he’s avoiding the issue. Burying his head in the sand. Don’t ostriches do that when they’re afraid?”
That makes Kyungsoo pause. “You know, you could be onto something.”
Kyungsoo thinks about that all evening and goes back to see Kai as soon as dinner is cleaned up. Kai’s eaten only half of his dinner, which makes Kyungsoo worried. He brings the leftovers downstairs and tells Baekhyun to put them away before darting back to the bathroom. Kai is hunched over in the water, looking gloomy.
Kyungsoo approaches slowly, touching Kai’s arm to get his attention. Kai turns towards him but doesn’t look up. Kyungsoo presses up against the edge of the bathtub and cups Kai’s face in hands, trying to feel for a fever, but it’s difficult since he doesn’t know what normal feels like for Kai.
“What’s wrong?” Kyungsoo asks. “Are you sick? Was the fish bad, was it too old?”
Kai shakes his head.
Kyungsoo tries to get him to respond a few more times, but eventually gives up. He takes his phone out of his pocket and pulls up the folder with everyone’s picture.
“These are your new teammates. This is Kris, he’s from another planet and he’s got a robotic arm and eye, among other things. He can see in the dark, hear things that nobody else can, and he can turn his hand into just about anything. Suho’s half angel, like I told you, and can make people tell him the truth, and he’s got super strength. Jongdae can hack into any system-er, maybe you don’t know about that? Hmm? Okay, moving on, Baekhyun is a master of disguise, he can make himself look and sound like anyone. Chanyeol can control fire. Lu Han can move things with his mind and do…other stuff. Yixing is actually a shape shifter. His primary shape is a human but his secondary one is a unicorn, which gives him the ability to heal. Minseok is his companion. Remember that story I read from the book, about how unicorns won’t attack virgins? Well it’s only partially true. Shape shifters usually have a companion, someone who keeps them safe and who they draw energy from when they need it. Minseok is actually the son of a virgin. Crazy, right? Well apparently it happens more than you would think. Anyway, Minseok is Yixing’s companion, he’s also good at martial arts.”
He though Kai would at least be shocked when he was talking about Minseok, but even though he’s looking at the screen he’s not reacting.
“Kai? Are you listening?”
Kai suddenly shoves himself away from the wall and moves to the other side, curling up and wrapping his arms around himself. Kyungsoo turns around to put his phone on the sink, but is stopped when he feels a tentacle latch onto his wrist. He turns around again. Kai is staring at him with wide, terrified eyes.
“Please don’t go.”
Kyungsoo almost drops his phone in shock when Kai speaks. He quickly regains his grip and holds it up so Kai can see. “I’m…I’m just going to put this down, okay?”
Kai loosens his grip but doesn’t let go. He moves to the edge of the tub, the tentacle slides down so that he holds on with the very tip, and the length is enough that Kyungsoo can reach the sink to put his phone out of the water’s reach. Then he goes back to the edge of the bathtub and kneels in front of Kai.
The tentacle is replaced with Kai’s hand. Kai looks like he’s going to start crying any second.
“What’s wrong?” Kyungsoo asks.
Kai’s chest is heaving, his breath coming in quick little gasps. Kyungsoo lays a comforting hand on his cheek.
“Kai, it’s okay, just tell me what’s wrong.”
Kai whimpers, a quiet, heartbreaking sound. “I want to go home,” he says. “I don’t want a new home, I want my old one…” his voice breaks and he starts sobbing. Before Kyungsoo can even move Kai burrows his face in Kyungsoo’s chest and wraps his arms tight around his torso. Kyungsoo rubs Kai’s back and strokes his hair, trying to soothe him, but Kai only seems to be crying harder. He presses closer, squirming against the wall of the bathtub.
“Kai, try to breathe,” Kyungsoo begs, “Please, you’ll make yourself sick.”
Kai doesn’t seem to be able to hear him. Kyungsoo is at a loss for what to do. He feels Kai’s arms tighten around his waist and Kyungsoo grunts as he’s lifted up, over the edge of the tub and into the water. He finds himself seated on Kai’s hips, his legs on either side of Kai’s body. Kai is still sobbing into his shoulder, pressing himself so tightly against Kyungsoo that he can feel every shaky breath, every heaving sob.
Kyungsoo wraps his arms around Kai’s shoulders and holds him. He keeps petting his hair, hoping the gentle touch will soothe him. After a few minutes Kai seems to try to calm himself down. His breath comes in huge gasps, and he rocks back and forth. Kyungsoo makes himself limp, following Kai’s motion. He places his hand on either side of Kai’s head and makes him turn to the side. Now at least his mouth is uncovered, but it’s somehow worse because Kyungsoo can hear each sob clearly, and they echo around the bathroom.
Kyungsoo’s not sure how long it takes for Kai to finally stop crying. He just stays and holds Kai until it happens. At some point Kai adjusts his hold on Kyungsoo, loosening his grip and nuzzling into his neck. Kyungsoo feels like his heart is going to break at how snuggly Kai is. It’s clear to him now that Kai has been feeling so alone, has been wanting to be held like this, but he was too afraid to ask for it. Or maybe he thought that by asking he was binding himself to this place, when all he wanted was to go home.
Kai’s sobs fade to hiccups, then tiny gasps, and then finally his chest rises and falls evenly as his breathing returns to normal. Kyungsoo waits a few more moments before he speaks.
“We won’t try to make you call this home,” he says. “And we won’t try to replace your family if you do stay. But you were brought to us for a reason, and I know what it is.”
Kai flinches. “You…you know?”
Kyungsoo nods. “You were hurt.” His fingers find the scar under Kai’s right arm. “A hunter was trying to stab one of your family members, and you put yourself between them. The knife punctured your lung, now it’s not safe for you to dive too deep.”
Kai sniffles and whines, “I didn’t get a choice.”
Kyungsoo feels like he could cry. “Most of us didn’t. I know it’s not fair. If we could choose…we would choose differently. All of us would.”
Kai leans back against the wall of the bathtub. Kyungsoo brushes his thumbs under his eyes, drying the last of his tears. Kai takes Kyungsoo’s hands and holds them to his face briefly before letting him go again. Kyungsoo can’t help but to smile a little.
“You are sweet,” he murmurs. “Somehow I knew you would be.”
Kai smiles, though it’s a little shaky, like he still wants to cry. “You should…change,” he says. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t thinking.”
“It’s okay,” Kyungsoo says quickly. “It’s just water. I’ll go change and then I’ll bring you some more food, okay?”
Kai nods and Kyungsoo can feel him staring as he leaves the room. As sad as it was to see Kai so upset, Kyungsoo can’t help but be happy that he’s made this connection with Kai.
Suho has no idea what is waking him up at 7 AM and nudging him downstairs, but he’s wide awake with the feeling that he needs to get his butt out of bed. He gets out of bed with a sigh and plods to the hall and down to the first floor. He’s still a little out of it since it’s so early, and he doesn’t even realize that the light is on in the kitchen until he’s in the doorway. Then he sees a strange boy sitting on the kitchen counter. The two of them stare at each other for a half second before-
“AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Suho leaps back with his hands over his heart, his wings fluttering slightly, and feathers all over the place. The boy stares at him with wide eyes and a half eaten doughnut clutched in his hand.
“Suho,” The boy says breathlessly, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you!” He wipes powdered sugar from his mouth with his sleeve. “I was hungry, so I went shopping.” He gestures to the box of doughnuts next to him. There’s still several left, but there’s an empty box on the floor. The boy holds out the box sheepishly. “Want one?”
Suho recognizes this boy, though he looks totally different. “K-Kai?”
As soon as he says it he knows it’s true. This is Kai, albeit without a tail, or tentacles. The shape of his face hasn’t changed much, but now he has eyebrows, lashes, and human teeth. His skin has lightened considerably, and the webbing between his fingers has disappeared. Suho’s sure that if Kai removed his shirt there would be only skin, no gills.
“Y-you…you have legs,” Suho stammers, like it isn’t totally obvious.
Kai smiles and sits back, leaning against the cabinets. His feet swing back and forth slightly and he looks like an overgrown child. “Yes, I have legs. It happens when I’m out of the water.”
“I…see,” Suho says faintly, even though he really doesn’t see. Then again, he supposes it’s not out of the realm of possibility.
There’s footsteps on the stairs and Kris calls out, “Is everything alright? We heard screaming-what the, Kai is that you?!”
Suho turns around. Everyone has been woken up by the screams and they are all staring at Kai in shock. Kyungsoo manhandles his way past Suho, grumbling to be let in because he can’t see past all these giants. Kai gasps and shoves the box of doughnuts aside, leaping off the counter and running at Kyungsoo. He slides to a halt and throws his arms around Kyungsoo’s shoulders, snuggling into his neck.
“Hi there,” Kyungsoo says, patting Kai’s back. “It’s nice to see you out an about.”
Kai mumbles something that sounds like ‘I missed you.’ There’s something about the way he holds Kyungsoo, something that makes Suho feel like he’s intruding on something intimate.
“I’m sorry,” Jongdae says, elbowing Suho aside, “But since when do you have legs?”
Kai stops snuggling Kyungsoo and smiles. “I’m only half aquatic, you know.”
“We did not know,” Suho says. “Kyungsoo, did you know?”
“I only found out at like, 1 AM. We were up late last night talking,” Kyungsoo answers quickly.
“Now you know,” Kai says brightly. “And I wanted to say that I’m sorry for splashing you Suho, you too Chanyeol. And I’m sorry for staying away for so long, I was mad because I was taken away from my home, but Kyungsoo really helped me and I feel a lot better now, so I’m going to try really hard not to hide as much. I hope we can still be friends.”
He says all of this very fast, and Suho’s starting to get a bad feeling, but before he can say anything about it Chanyeol starts cooing over how cute Kai is and rushes over to introduce himself properly. Baekhyun is not far behind, and Yixing after him, and then Lu Han, but finally Kyungsoo shoves everyone aside and fixes Kai with a stern look.
“Kai, how many doughnuts did you eat?”
Kai grins at him. “Twelve, why?”
“Uh-huh,” Kyungsoo says, “And how many cups of coffee?”
Kai points to the empty cup behind him. It is a large. “This is the second. Can we get more? I like coffee.”
“Oh no,” Suho moans, collapsing at the table. “Oh, dear.”
Kai looks a little put out. “Is that bad?”
“You’ll be so hyper,” Suho says quietly.
Kai frowns. “I ordered what the lady in front of me ordered-two boxes of doughnuts and two large coffees. The doughnuts are good!”
“How did you pay for that?” Kris asks.
Kai pulls the credit card out of his pocket.
“How did you even get that?” Kyungsoo asks.
“It was on the table. Can we go get more?”
Kyungsoo shakes his head. “Maybe tomorrow, right now you and I are going to go for a run and you’re going to work off that sugar rush. Can someone come with me, I’ll need help carrying him when he passes out.”
Kai, Chanyeol and Kyungsoo all leave, Kai saying the whole way that he’s not going to pass out. An hour later when they return, Chanyeol is carrying a passed out Kai on his back.
Kyungsoo stays with Kai while he sleeps, to make sure he doesn’t run off again. It’s a lie, he stays because he wants to. It seems like he’s not fooling anyone. Chanyeol smirked at him before he left.
“He’s very fond of you, eh? Something you would like to share with the rest of the class?”
Kyungsoo had punched him in the gut and closed the door in his face, and he hopes Chanyeol hadn’t seen his blush.
Now Kyungsoo leans against the headboard, Kai’s head on his lap, the two of them squished together on the double bed. He hadn’t put Kai there, he’d somehow found his own way into that position and Kyungsoo didn’t have the heart to push him away, not when he looked so peaceful. He runs his fingers through Kai’s hair and rubs at the back of his neck, marveling at how his appearance has changed. Last night Kai had begged Kyungsoo to stay with him, asking if they could share the bed.
“Won’t you need the water though?” Kyungsoo had asked. “I don’t mind sharing but I don’t want you to like…you know…”
“I thought you read my file,” Kai said. “Didn’t it say that I’m only half aquatic?”
Kyungsoo shook his head.
“My mom was merfolk, my father was human. When I dry off, I’ll look like you, but when I get wet I’ll look like…this.”
Kyungsoo had been too tired to ask any more questions, already his head felt like it was spinning from all this new information. He’d carried Kai to the bed and collapsed beside him, falling asleep almost immediately. Now Kyungsoo wishes he could have been awake to watch the transformation.
Kai snuffles in his sleep and flops around, ending up with his face squished into Kyungsoo’s belly and lying pretty much on top of his legs. Kyungsoo frowns at him.
“Are you awake?” he asks.
“No,” Kai moans. “I’m sleeping.”
Kyungsoo lays his hand on the back of Kai’s head. “My legs are going to fall asleep.”
Kai whines and squeezes his arms around Kyungsoo’s legs. He mumbles something and Kyungsoo can’t make it out, can only feel Kai’s mouth moving against his stomach. He pushes and wriggles until he gets Kai off of him and then he lays down flat, pulling Kai up so that they’re face to face, next to each other.
“There,” Kyungsoo says, slightly out of breath. “That’s better.”
Kai pouts and squirms closer until his face is in Kyungsoo’s neck. He sighs and Kyungsoo shivers.
“Are you cold?” Kai asks.
“No,” Kyungsoo huffs, “You’re very warm. And very snuggly.”
Kai hums. “Can we do this every day?”
“What do you mean?” Kyungsoo asks.
Kai pulls back and looks up at him through his lashes. Kyungsoo resolutely squashes the urge to kiss him.
“Can we…um, share a room?” Kai asks shyly. “I know you said that this is my room but…you, I mean, I think…” He pauses, staring at Kyungsoo’s chest rather than look at him. Kyungsoo can see that his cheeks are pink. “I want you to stay with me,” he finishes quietly.
“Why?” Kyungsoo asks.
Kai looks up at him again. “Don’t laugh okay?”
“I won’t, I promise.”
Kai looks away. “You feel like home,” he says quietly. “You feel different from everyone else. I don’t know how to explain it.”
“Do I remind you of your family?” Kyungsoo asks.
“No,” Kai says quietly. “It’s a feeling of belonging. It’s not a reminder, it’s new, but it feels…” He snuggles closer, his arms around Kyungsoo’s waist and head on his shoulder. He sighs happily. “I feel so right with you.”
Kyungsoo wraps his arms around Kai and pulls him even closer. He’s only known Kai for a few days, but for some reason it feels like it’s been much longer. Kai has a point, this does feel right.
“I’ll stay,” Kyungsoo says. He feels Kai smile against his shoulder.
And if they snuggle like this every night, they won’t even need to get a bigger bed.
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I'm actually working on another mermaid thing, not in this AU, and I kind of incorporated my ideas for how mermaids would look into this story. I got some of my ideas from that phoney baloney documentary that Animal Planet did (Mermaids: The Body Found) but some of them are my own.
More about Kai: He of course doesn't really look like a sea horse but as far as coloring goes, that picture is pretty close, with the darker brown being what color the spots are. If you saw him in the water he would look like a seal, and underwater he'd blend in well with kelp forests. The tentacles are a lighter brown and like I said in the story, he uses them to hunt and to anchor himself to something (ie Kelp) when sleeping, or mermaids link tentacles together to keep from floating away. I'll go over this at another point in the fic but the tentacles are also very sensitive so if the mermaids need to hide, they can use their tentacles to scope out dark places and figure out how big they are, if there are any dangerous outcroppings, they can even use them to tell the difference between certain types of rocks and corals.
Next I’ll focus on Lu Han, Minseok and Yixing, since now I’m sure everyone wants to know more about the unicorn thing. And the virgin thing. And why the hell Lu Han is sad all the time. But since like I said stories from this AU will all be posted separately, you should probably add me if you want to know when I'm going to post more.
