“No, no, no.” Junsu whispered brokenly, a single lone dewdrop slipping free of its crystal chasm to peel past his curled lashes, trembling down a slightly quavering cheek with each shallow, heaving breath. He bit down harshly upon his bottom lip, stifling the unbidden tremors that clawed through his thin frame, wracking his hunched shoulders, his ( Read more... )

The sharp tang of salt and brine settled thickly at the base of his tongue, stinging his sensitive nose as a light breeze weaved through the air. It ruffled his locks, tipping wispy strands to whip chaotically across his face, the merest whispering brush against his wind roughened cheeks. He felt the gritty surface of the rocks bite into his palm, ( Read more... )

 A round of laughs erupted from around their little placemat, a faded and dated copy of monopoly classic lying splayed out in the middle, its edges tattered and fraying into black threads, barely holding the pliant cardboard together in a single piece. Jaejoong grinned in triumph, extending his hand smugly in Airi's direction, an impatient twist of ( Read more... )

“I can see why you fell in love with Airi,” Yunho commented offhandedly, his sharp gaze sweeping the sidewalk, noticing each characteristic and slight of the pedestrians, before dismissing them as irrelevant. Changmin glanced up inquisitively from his hunched shoulders, the collar of his jacket turned upwards, shielding him from the glistening ( Read more... )

He breathed in deeply, blowing out his breath in an even rhythm as he centred his bundles of nerves into a single core of energy. His thin lids trembled and shivered, the balls of his eyes roving wildly beneath them as he hummed peacefully. A surge of pure exhilaration thrilled through him, a frenzied rush of electricity that arced through his body ( Read more... )

Silent and still, he waited with bated breaths for her body to move, twitch, anything. Nothing. His bare feet kissed the cold, hard ground as he padded forward to reach a tentative finger, grazing lightly over her smoothed brow. This wasn’t right. She shouldn’t be left alone out here. Where was her mother? Where was everyone?

He shifted from his ( Read more... )

Painted cherub angels flitted around the gilded corners, their chubby fingers wrapped around minute harps that they strung with loving caresses. Gentle smiles painted their angelic visages, their rouged cheeks dimpled in contentment as they gazed in adoration back at Yunho. Their pale bodies were swathed with artful streaks of alabaster paint, ( Read more... )

Shrill weeping pierced his hazed vision, the soft choked sobs sending shivers of terror to trail down his spine, making itself known to him amidst the callous jeers and menacing shouts of the milling horde of villagers that surrounded him. He lifted his head blearily from his curled foetal position upon the muddy ground, to rest his horrified eyes ( Read more... )

A hideous scream pierced inevitably through his fitful dreams, dying down into an ominous gurgle as her blood gushed forth, filling her windpipe with its wet stickiness. It streamed down her body in rivulets, staining a scarlet bloom that unfurled swiftly through her white nightdress. Yunho cringed in horror, scrabbling upon the wooden flooring as ( Read more... )

The still pool reflected the starry midnight sky, its smooth surface unmarred by the constant chilly wind that dragged at his clothes. Bejewelled diamonds winked back up at Jaejoong as he stared down at the puddle of water, pooling desolately within a chink on the crumbly concrete sidewalk. He glimpsed his pale reflection in the water, a slight ( Read more... )