For Cosmicworlds: Sweet Love
For: cosmicworlds
Author: subduedblue
Title: Sweet Love
Rating: PG
Pairing: Kyungsoo/Zitao
Word count: 2.5k
Warnings: Genderbend, lapslock
Summary: Zitao hopes her chocolates will help her win over Kyungsoo's heart.
A/N: okay i didn’t know what the prompter exactly wanted when they listed ‘shouju manga’ for this otp, but i decided since they always do the typical valentines tradition of a girl giving a boy chocolates in those types of mangas that i would write that for this. hopefully the prompter is cool with genderbend because that’s what happened here. also, i was highly inspired from that scene in exo’s first box where tao melted the chocolate for him and kyungsoo’s cake and how happy he was when he mixed the white chocolate with the dark chocolate. so yeah that’s about all i have to say. enjoy~
zitao lifted the bowl up and settled it over the boiling pot of water. a piece of her long black hair had escaped her haphazard ponytail and fell on her face. she blew incessantly at it with quick puffs from her lips in hopes of putting it in a less bothersome position. when that failed she grumpily dropped her spoon on the counter and re-did her ponytail. when she finished, she picked the spoon back up and continued to stir the chocolate that was melting in the bowl.
she had been working on making chocolates now for over 5 hours. the first few batches were unsuccessful in her opinion. they tasted alright, but they lacked that special something that she wanted. they were too normal, too plain, and she thought that for kyungsoo he needed better than that.
earlier she had called baekhyun to ask for advice on what she should do, but the call ended up being useless. baekhyun only talked about her date with the tall guy from her calculus class most of the time and the only ‘advice’ she ended up giving was to tell zitao to dress extra sexy when she delivered the chocolates to kyungsoo. that even if her chocolates tasted like shit, it wouldn’t matter because kyungsoo would be too distracted by her body. zitao refused to take the advice and abruptly ended the call in the middle of baekhyun’s cackling.
zitao was starting to get stressed out, she didn’t know what to do to give her chocolates that boost it needed to impress kyungsoo. she stared at the assortment of solid chocolate scattered all over the counter as she stirred the fully melted dark chocolate currently on the stove. as her eyes landed on the white chocolates an idea immediately formed in her mind.
she opened a new package of the white chocolates and dumped a few pieces into the melted bowl of dark chocolate. she stirred the white pieces until they too also melted and blended into the dark chocolate. when they were fully mixed and the mixture was of a lighter shade she dipped her finger a bit into the new concoction and tasted it.
she was pleasantly surprised to find that it tasted really nice. the bitterness of the dark and the sweetness of the white had come together to create a flavor that was delicious. it didn’t taste like milk chocolate either and she was ecstatic to find that this combination would be what she would use to make her chocolates for kyungsoo.
while carefully lifting the bowl off the boiling pot, she went to the molds that she had prepared earlier and started to fill them in with the new melted mix. after that she placed the molds into the freezer and then set about doing her next task, preparing the chocolate covered strawberries.
after taking the already washed strawberries out of the fridge, she hurriedly started dipping them into the still melted chocolate and then placed them onto the wax paper that had been laid out on the counter. finally, she also placed them into the freezer and went to go clean up the mess in the kitchen.
it took a couple of hours for the chocolate to properly harden in the molds and on the strawberries but zitao was very happy with how they turned out. she arranged the heart shaped chocolates and the strawberries meticulously in the bright red box that she had purchased from the store the other day. when that was done she closed the lid and stored the box in the refrigerator. she hoped that kyungsoo would like it.
the next morning zitao was afraid to leave her house. she was nervous and she felt like she was going to throw up at any moment from all the anxiety she was feeling. her outfit consisted of a cute yellow short sleeved top and a white lacy skirt that reached the tops of her knees. she woke up extra early to curl her hair that morning into luscious waves that landed heavily on her shoulders. she felt like her appearance was up to par with what she wanted, but she couldn’t help but feel the bouts of doubt and self-consciousness that made her uneasy.
she took out her phone again and read the messages that had been exchanged an hour ago. she had texted kyungsoo that she had to give him something and to meet her outside of the computer lab before lunch so should could give it to him.
she knew that kyungsoo wasn’t dense and had probably figured out that she wanted to give him chocolates considering that it was valentine’s day, but he didn’t mention anything about it. he just agreed to meet up with her and that was it. after shuffling her feet at the entrance of her house for a few more minutes she finally got the courage to start heading to her school.
her morning classes ended up going by pretty fast and soon it was time to finally meet up with kyungsoo. many hands had attempted to snatch her box of chocolates, mainly jongdae and luhan who claimed that they were the only guys worthy enough to receive tao’s chocolates, but she effectively stopped the boys from taking them with a vicious glare and terrible threats of death aimed at them.
the hallway was teeming with people hanging out and talking with each other. she spotted a few girls giving chocolates to the boys of their affections and she secretly cheered at the ones who were successful and sent silent thoughts of comfort to those who were rejected. she hoped that she would soon be rejoicing with the former group of girls and not wallowing with the second group.
zitao thought about why she was doing this. why she was going through all the trouble and taking the risk of rejection by confessing her crush and offering her chocolates to kyungsoo. and the simple answer was that she loved him.
it wasn’t love at first sight, but it was a slow and gradual one that had blossomed over the past five years into the intense one that she now felt. she had met him in middle school when she had moved away from china to korea because of her dad’s business. while most of the kids made fun of her for her sharp, fierce, and just overall different appearance, kyungsoo had not. he had been sweet and kind from the very beginning. when the kids constantly mocked her with her accent, especially baekhyun and zitao was still confused to this day how that girl managed become her best friend, kyungsoo didn’t even pay heed to the way she used to always stumble through her words. he was always patient and understanding.
at first she hadn’t harbored any romantic feelings towards kyungsoo, but that had all changed once they entered high school. suddenly things were just different and zitao was always noticing kyungsoo’s presence. the manly set of his shoulders, the slope of his nose, and his radiant smile. the way he always intently listened to her as she talked, as if she was the only person in the room even when she wasn’t. or the way he always offered to walk her home after late night cram sessions at school because it was dark and he was scared she would be attacked. they all combined to dig into zitao’s heart until it was full of nothing but kyungsoo.
unfortunately, throughout high school she managed to grow a whole eight more inches until she was towering over almost every boy in school, including kyungsoo. she complained constantly to her friends about it, about how no boy would ever want to date a girl taller than them. but kyungsoo had inspired hope in her when he had said, “don’t worry about those guys zitao! you’re gorgeous, and if they don’t want to date you because of your height then they’re stupid and not worth your time. any guy would be lucky to date you!” it was those words that were said last month that finally gave zitao the courage to confess to kyungsoo now.
she walked up the stairs and headed down the hallway that led to the computer room. when she got close she saw something that made her stop and freeze in her spot.
kyungsoo was there outside of the lab like he said he would be, but he wasn’t the only one there. surrounding him were a group of three girls. and they weren’t just any regular three girls, they were the most popular girls in school. their charming attitudes and beautiful appearances had bolstered them to become the most admired and adored girls in the school. and apparently they were all there for the same reason that zitao was, to confess and give kyungsoo their chocolates.
her heart sank to the ground. there was no way she could compete with these girls for kyungsoo’s attention. even just a small glance at the packages they held out to kyungsoo confirmed that. theirs were so cute and lovely looking in comparison to zitao’s.
she started to feel dread creep all over her and she was about to turn around and run away, hoping that kyungsoo wouldn’t see her when she saw something that prevented her from escaping. the girls looked like they were pleading for kyungsoo to take their chocolates but kyungsoo only gave them a small polite and placating smile and refused them with a wave of his hand.
suddenly, he looked up and saw zitao. zitao’s grip tightened on her box when she made eye contact with him. his eyes lit up and a blinding smile appeared on his face. he bowed his head in apology as he withdrew from the three girls and he made his way towards zitao. she felt her heart beating harder and faster in her chest the closer he came and she was starting to seriously worry about the confession she had planned on giving to him.
she was super tense by the time that kyungsoo stopped in front of her. while earlier his face held nothing but sincerity and slight guilt for his dismissal of the three girls’ chocolates, now kyungsoo’s face was filled with nothing but eagerness and anticipation.
zitao didn’t know why kyungsoo was ignoring the other girls to give her his undivided attention. it just didn’t make sense to her that the three insanely beautiful girls that outshone zitao in insurmountable ways were being forgotten while kyungsoo was in zitao’s presence.
kyungsoo must have noticed the wary looks that zitao was giving the three girls behind him. he turned around to briefly glance at them, but immediately turned around to stare back up at zitao.
zitao was not expecting the touch of kyungsoo’s fingers on her skin as he lightly took hold of her wrist. he led the way down the hallway and towards the back exit of the school. zitao felt the sun shine down on them and knew that she would be greeted by the dazzling sun if she looked up, but she only continued to stare at kyungsoo’s hand that held her wrist.
he finally stopped walking once they got to the back of the gym which was empty at the moment. he let go of her wrist and zitao had a hard time holding back a longing sigh that threatened to escape her mouth.
"you said you wanted to give me something? is that for me?" he pointed a finger towards the box in zitao’s hands and zitao gulped in nervousness. she didn’t feel ready for this at all. she gently nodded and then kept her head down, avoiding kyungsoo’s enchanting eyes.
she slowly lifted the box up and out towards him and took one last breath before she chose to just go for it.
"kyungsoo, i love you. i’ve felt this way about you for quite some time now and i just felt like i had to tell you. i know we’ve been friends for a long time and i’m sorry if this ruins our friendship, but i can’t keep it in any longer. you’re a wonderful person and i find myself constantly wanting to spend all of my time with you. i find myself wanting to mean more to you than simply just a friend. you make me happy and make me feel like i have worth when i myself don’t feel that way. if you would only just accept my confession and be my boyfriend, i hope to try to repay you even a little bit of the amount of happiness that you have given me."
zitao hadn’t realized that the whole time she was giving her confession that she had shut her eyes, but now that she had she was way too embarrassed to open them and look at kyungsoo after everything she had just said to him.
she was startled when she felt a pair of soft hands gently place themselves over her own and the box of chocolates she was still holding. her eyes shot open and she looked confusedly at kyungsoo who was only beaming brightly at her in return.
"if i take this box, does that mean i can finally take you out and we can go to the movies together and see all the films you want to see, and maybe later on you might let me hold your hand and buy you all the nice things that you deserve, and when you’re sad you’ll immediately call me so i can make you feel better, and you’ll let me love you with all the love that my heart can give?"
"uhhhhhh, yes?"
then kyungsoo gently pried the box out of zitao’s grip and continued to smile warmly and adoringly at her.
"then zitao, as your new boyfriend, would you do me the pleasure of letting me escort you to the lunch room where we can eat together and i can taste my gorgeous girlfriend’s chocolates that she made for me?"
zitao was blushing madly now and her face probably looked like a mix between exhilarated and pained as she tried hopelessly to reign in her own smile and the urge to scream out in joy. she didn’t trust herself to speak so she only nodded meekly in response.
"okay, then lets get going."
zitao was only mildly mortified by the squeak that she let out as kyungsoo put his arm around her waist and pulled so that she was standing flush against his side as they walked to the cafeteria. it felt almost natural as she put her own arm around his shoulder.
they both laughed as kyungsoo recounted a tale of how jongdae and luhan both tripped over each other as they both scrambled to kick the ball during a football match this morning. zitao didn’t notice the stares as her and kyungsoo arrived at the cafeteria, her attention being solely taken up by kyungsoo and the feel of his arm on her waist and his shoulder under her hand. what she did notice though was the extremely loud shouting that everyone within a 25 kilometer radius could hear.
"SHE DID IT! ZITAO DID IT! THAT’S MY GIRL!"
zitao grumbled under her breath and swore that she would kick baekhyun’s ass the moment that she and said girl were in a more private area.
Author: subduedblue
Title: Sweet Love
Rating: PG
Pairing: Kyungsoo/Zitao
Word count: 2.5k
Warnings: Genderbend, lapslock
Summary: Zitao hopes her chocolates will help her win over Kyungsoo's heart.
A/N: okay i didn’t know what the prompter exactly wanted when they listed ‘shouju manga’ for this otp, but i decided since they always do the typical valentines tradition of a girl giving a boy chocolates in those types of mangas that i would write that for this. hopefully the prompter is cool with genderbend because that’s what happened here. also, i was highly inspired from that scene in exo’s first box where tao melted the chocolate for him and kyungsoo’s cake and how happy he was when he mixed the white chocolate with the dark chocolate. so yeah that’s about all i have to say. enjoy~
zitao lifted the bowl up and settled it over the boiling pot of water. a piece of her long black hair had escaped her haphazard ponytail and fell on her face. she blew incessantly at it with quick puffs from her lips in hopes of putting it in a less bothersome position. when that failed she grumpily dropped her spoon on the counter and re-did her ponytail. when she finished, she picked the spoon back up and continued to stir the chocolate that was melting in the bowl.
she had been working on making chocolates now for over 5 hours. the first few batches were unsuccessful in her opinion. they tasted alright, but they lacked that special something that she wanted. they were too normal, too plain, and she thought that for kyungsoo he needed better than that.
earlier she had called baekhyun to ask for advice on what she should do, but the call ended up being useless. baekhyun only talked about her date with the tall guy from her calculus class most of the time and the only ‘advice’ she ended up giving was to tell zitao to dress extra sexy when she delivered the chocolates to kyungsoo. that even if her chocolates tasted like shit, it wouldn’t matter because kyungsoo would be too distracted by her body. zitao refused to take the advice and abruptly ended the call in the middle of baekhyun’s cackling.
zitao was starting to get stressed out, she didn’t know what to do to give her chocolates that boost it needed to impress kyungsoo. she stared at the assortment of solid chocolate scattered all over the counter as she stirred the fully melted dark chocolate currently on the stove. as her eyes landed on the white chocolates an idea immediately formed in her mind.
she opened a new package of the white chocolates and dumped a few pieces into the melted bowl of dark chocolate. she stirred the white pieces until they too also melted and blended into the dark chocolate. when they were fully mixed and the mixture was of a lighter shade she dipped her finger a bit into the new concoction and tasted it.
she was pleasantly surprised to find that it tasted really nice. the bitterness of the dark and the sweetness of the white had come together to create a flavor that was delicious. it didn’t taste like milk chocolate either and she was ecstatic to find that this combination would be what she would use to make her chocolates for kyungsoo.
while carefully lifting the bowl off the boiling pot, she went to the molds that she had prepared earlier and started to fill them in with the new melted mix. after that she placed the molds into the freezer and then set about doing her next task, preparing the chocolate covered strawberries.
after taking the already washed strawberries out of the fridge, she hurriedly started dipping them into the still melted chocolate and then placed them onto the wax paper that had been laid out on the counter. finally, she also placed them into the freezer and went to go clean up the mess in the kitchen.
it took a couple of hours for the chocolate to properly harden in the molds and on the strawberries but zitao was very happy with how they turned out. she arranged the heart shaped chocolates and the strawberries meticulously in the bright red box that she had purchased from the store the other day. when that was done she closed the lid and stored the box in the refrigerator. she hoped that kyungsoo would like it.
the next morning zitao was afraid to leave her house. she was nervous and she felt like she was going to throw up at any moment from all the anxiety she was feeling. her outfit consisted of a cute yellow short sleeved top and a white lacy skirt that reached the tops of her knees. she woke up extra early to curl her hair that morning into luscious waves that landed heavily on her shoulders. she felt like her appearance was up to par with what she wanted, but she couldn’t help but feel the bouts of doubt and self-consciousness that made her uneasy.
she took out her phone again and read the messages that had been exchanged an hour ago. she had texted kyungsoo that she had to give him something and to meet her outside of the computer lab before lunch so should could give it to him.
she knew that kyungsoo wasn’t dense and had probably figured out that she wanted to give him chocolates considering that it was valentine’s day, but he didn’t mention anything about it. he just agreed to meet up with her and that was it. after shuffling her feet at the entrance of her house for a few more minutes she finally got the courage to start heading to her school.
her morning classes ended up going by pretty fast and soon it was time to finally meet up with kyungsoo. many hands had attempted to snatch her box of chocolates, mainly jongdae and luhan who claimed that they were the only guys worthy enough to receive tao’s chocolates, but she effectively stopped the boys from taking them with a vicious glare and terrible threats of death aimed at them.
the hallway was teeming with people hanging out and talking with each other. she spotted a few girls giving chocolates to the boys of their affections and she secretly cheered at the ones who were successful and sent silent thoughts of comfort to those who were rejected. she hoped that she would soon be rejoicing with the former group of girls and not wallowing with the second group.
zitao thought about why she was doing this. why she was going through all the trouble and taking the risk of rejection by confessing her crush and offering her chocolates to kyungsoo. and the simple answer was that she loved him.
it wasn’t love at first sight, but it was a slow and gradual one that had blossomed over the past five years into the intense one that she now felt. she had met him in middle school when she had moved away from china to korea because of her dad’s business. while most of the kids made fun of her for her sharp, fierce, and just overall different appearance, kyungsoo had not. he had been sweet and kind from the very beginning. when the kids constantly mocked her with her accent, especially baekhyun and zitao was still confused to this day how that girl managed become her best friend, kyungsoo didn’t even pay heed to the way she used to always stumble through her words. he was always patient and understanding.
at first she hadn’t harbored any romantic feelings towards kyungsoo, but that had all changed once they entered high school. suddenly things were just different and zitao was always noticing kyungsoo’s presence. the manly set of his shoulders, the slope of his nose, and his radiant smile. the way he always intently listened to her as she talked, as if she was the only person in the room even when she wasn’t. or the way he always offered to walk her home after late night cram sessions at school because it was dark and he was scared she would be attacked. they all combined to dig into zitao’s heart until it was full of nothing but kyungsoo.
unfortunately, throughout high school she managed to grow a whole eight more inches until she was towering over almost every boy in school, including kyungsoo. she complained constantly to her friends about it, about how no boy would ever want to date a girl taller than them. but kyungsoo had inspired hope in her when he had said, “don’t worry about those guys zitao! you’re gorgeous, and if they don’t want to date you because of your height then they’re stupid and not worth your time. any guy would be lucky to date you!” it was those words that were said last month that finally gave zitao the courage to confess to kyungsoo now.
she walked up the stairs and headed down the hallway that led to the computer room. when she got close she saw something that made her stop and freeze in her spot.
kyungsoo was there outside of the lab like he said he would be, but he wasn’t the only one there. surrounding him were a group of three girls. and they weren’t just any regular three girls, they were the most popular girls in school. their charming attitudes and beautiful appearances had bolstered them to become the most admired and adored girls in the school. and apparently they were all there for the same reason that zitao was, to confess and give kyungsoo their chocolates.
her heart sank to the ground. there was no way she could compete with these girls for kyungsoo’s attention. even just a small glance at the packages they held out to kyungsoo confirmed that. theirs were so cute and lovely looking in comparison to zitao’s.
she started to feel dread creep all over her and she was about to turn around and run away, hoping that kyungsoo wouldn’t see her when she saw something that prevented her from escaping. the girls looked like they were pleading for kyungsoo to take their chocolates but kyungsoo only gave them a small polite and placating smile and refused them with a wave of his hand.
suddenly, he looked up and saw zitao. zitao’s grip tightened on her box when she made eye contact with him. his eyes lit up and a blinding smile appeared on his face. he bowed his head in apology as he withdrew from the three girls and he made his way towards zitao. she felt her heart beating harder and faster in her chest the closer he came and she was starting to seriously worry about the confession she had planned on giving to him.
she was super tense by the time that kyungsoo stopped in front of her. while earlier his face held nothing but sincerity and slight guilt for his dismissal of the three girls’ chocolates, now kyungsoo’s face was filled with nothing but eagerness and anticipation.
zitao didn’t know why kyungsoo was ignoring the other girls to give her his undivided attention. it just didn’t make sense to her that the three insanely beautiful girls that outshone zitao in insurmountable ways were being forgotten while kyungsoo was in zitao’s presence.
kyungsoo must have noticed the wary looks that zitao was giving the three girls behind him. he turned around to briefly glance at them, but immediately turned around to stare back up at zitao.
zitao was not expecting the touch of kyungsoo’s fingers on her skin as he lightly took hold of her wrist. he led the way down the hallway and towards the back exit of the school. zitao felt the sun shine down on them and knew that she would be greeted by the dazzling sun if she looked up, but she only continued to stare at kyungsoo’s hand that held her wrist.
he finally stopped walking once they got to the back of the gym which was empty at the moment. he let go of her wrist and zitao had a hard time holding back a longing sigh that threatened to escape her mouth.
"you said you wanted to give me something? is that for me?" he pointed a finger towards the box in zitao’s hands and zitao gulped in nervousness. she didn’t feel ready for this at all. she gently nodded and then kept her head down, avoiding kyungsoo’s enchanting eyes.
she slowly lifted the box up and out towards him and took one last breath before she chose to just go for it.
"kyungsoo, i love you. i’ve felt this way about you for quite some time now and i just felt like i had to tell you. i know we’ve been friends for a long time and i’m sorry if this ruins our friendship, but i can’t keep it in any longer. you’re a wonderful person and i find myself constantly wanting to spend all of my time with you. i find myself wanting to mean more to you than simply just a friend. you make me happy and make me feel like i have worth when i myself don’t feel that way. if you would only just accept my confession and be my boyfriend, i hope to try to repay you even a little bit of the amount of happiness that you have given me."
zitao hadn’t realized that the whole time she was giving her confession that she had shut her eyes, but now that she had she was way too embarrassed to open them and look at kyungsoo after everything she had just said to him.
she was startled when she felt a pair of soft hands gently place themselves over her own and the box of chocolates she was still holding. her eyes shot open and she looked confusedly at kyungsoo who was only beaming brightly at her in return.
"if i take this box, does that mean i can finally take you out and we can go to the movies together and see all the films you want to see, and maybe later on you might let me hold your hand and buy you all the nice things that you deserve, and when you’re sad you’ll immediately call me so i can make you feel better, and you’ll let me love you with all the love that my heart can give?"
"uhhhhhh, yes?"
then kyungsoo gently pried the box out of zitao’s grip and continued to smile warmly and adoringly at her.
"then zitao, as your new boyfriend, would you do me the pleasure of letting me escort you to the lunch room where we can eat together and i can taste my gorgeous girlfriend’s chocolates that she made for me?"
zitao was blushing madly now and her face probably looked like a mix between exhilarated and pained as she tried hopelessly to reign in her own smile and the urge to scream out in joy. she didn’t trust herself to speak so she only nodded meekly in response.
"okay, then lets get going."
zitao was only mildly mortified by the squeak that she let out as kyungsoo put his arm around her waist and pulled so that she was standing flush against his side as they walked to the cafeteria. it felt almost natural as she put her own arm around his shoulder.
they both laughed as kyungsoo recounted a tale of how jongdae and luhan both tripped over each other as they both scrambled to kick the ball during a football match this morning. zitao didn’t notice the stares as her and kyungsoo arrived at the cafeteria, her attention being solely taken up by kyungsoo and the feel of his arm on her waist and his shoulder under her hand. what she did notice though was the extremely loud shouting that everyone within a 25 kilometer radius could hear.
"SHE DID IT! ZITAO DID IT! THAT’S MY GIRL!"
zitao grumbled under her breath and swore that she would kick baekhyun’s ass the moment that she and said girl were in a more private area.