Everything Out of Reach (Kyuhyun/Ryeowook, G)
Title: Everything Out of Reach
Author: yuefeng
Recipient: mywookness
Characters/Pairings: Kyuhyun/Ryeowook
Rating: G
Genre(s): A bit of Angst
Warnings: N/A
Author's Note: i-i hope you like it OTL
Kyuhyun dreamed in colour. He saw the blue of the sky, the shimmering of the ocean, the lush green of grass in the summer, all the magnificent colours there were in the world. In a dream, he could do whatever he wanted. In a dream, he could be whatever he wanted. It wasn't rare for him to just stand there in the centre of everything, eyes closed, a smile on his face, simply inhaling the fresh ocean breeze. He was free to do anything, be anything, and want anything.
There was always someone else in his dreams. A figure shorter than him, more petite and delicate. The other figure never seemed to speak, but he could write, both words and music. Kyuhyun was fascinated by the other person his mind had generated, ever wondering what the other would do today. When he was dreaming, sometimes the other figure would just stand there with him, or maybe sit down and draw with him in the sand. The ocean tide was their only soundtrack; everything else was silent besides Kyuhyun's voice.
The first day he dreamed of the man, it was his third day in the hospital. He was at the beach, ever at the beach. He smiled at the blue of the water, the appearance of yellow sand at his feet, even his own skin tone. He was simply enjoying himself, warming himself in the sunset's light. The figure had walked up right next to him and sat down, tugging Kyuhyun down as well. The latter was slightly confused, looking at the other. This was a first. Who was this man?
"Ryeowook."
Kyuhyun said the name, rather than the other. He presented the stranger with a name, a label, something to address him by. Ryeowook simply looked at him, head tilted to the side, as if considering the name. Kyuhyun smiled with the other nodded. "Do you talk?" Kyuhyun asked, only to receive a shake of the head. "I'll talk for both of us then."
And so it began, and ended at once.
Kyuhyun woke up in the hospital, eyes fluttering open slowly. The black, white, and grey were normal, but empty compared to the vivid colours of his dream. His body ached. Everything hurt, and he wished he could do something about it. Instead, he stared up at the ceiling blankly as nurses and assistants changed his IV, asked him questions that he struggled to answer. Everything felt like a dream in the real world now, a nightmare. All the colours were gone, and so was the man. Or so he thought.
A man looking just like Ryeowook came into the hospital room after all the nurses left. Kyuhyun was surprised, to say the least. "Hello, Kyuhyun." This Ryeowook spoke, his voice seeming so familiar to Kyuhyun, only he couldn't place it. "How are you?"
"I'm good." Kyuhyun rasped, throat burning. The two sat in silence for a few moments, before Kyuhyun made a movement to speak again. "Ryeowook." Ryeowook nodded excitedly, and Kyuhyun smiled "There's a person who looks just like you in my dreams with that name..." Kyuhyun's voice was soft, and his eyes diverted their gaze back up to the ceiling. He didn't see Ryeowook's face fall into despair. "Who are you?"
"...I'm no one, Kyuhyun." Ryeowook said quietly, rubbing at his eyes with his sleeve. Kyuhyun frowned.
"You should use a tissue." Kyuhyun gently advised. Ryeowook's expression was frozen, not looking at Kyuhyun. "I'm tired." Kyuhyun voiced his thoughts, vaguely pondering his dream again. Ryeowook watched as Kyuhyun's eyes slipped close without another word. He desperately wishes that Kyuhyun would remember him, and the memories they had, come back to reality.
Kyuhyun loves his dreams.
Everything he can't have is right there. He lay on the warm sand on the beach, feeling the water tide come in and brush his feet. His fingers are intertwined with someone else's as they lay there on the beach, silent except for the flow of water. The only time the silence breaks is when Kyuhyun speaks. "Ryeowook." He would say, ever so often.
Ryeowook simply laid there and smiled at Kyuhyun, a soft smile that didn't show any teeth. Kyuhyun closed his eyes and let out a satisfied breath. "This is so nice." He said softly, eyes looking up at the setting sky. The sunset is gorgeous, Kyuhyun decided. There's blue, purple, orange, pink, and even sometimes a vivid crimson. "I wish I could stay here for the rest of my life."
Ryeowook sat up, looking down at Kyuhyun. He's saying something, but Kyuhyun couldn't hear anything. Ryeowook's lips were moving, but no sound was audible. Kyuhyun struggled to read it, smile slowly turning into a frown.
Kyuhyun woke up with a start, before settling back down into his bed. He wasn't aware of anything for a long time, simply staring up at the ceiling. His mind was wandering from reality to his dreams, constantly thinking of the contrast. His dreams had colours and they had perfection, while the real world was the cruel hospital room he was trapped in.
Kyuhyun sighed, and turned to the side a little. He was surprised to see Ryeowook there again, simply sitting. "Am I still in your dreams?" Ryeowook asked. Kyuhyun nodded a little.
"You don't talk." Kyuhyun informed. "Usually. This time, you talked, but there was no sound." Ryeowook tilted his head to the side a little. "It's not a bad thing." Kyuhyun looked up at Ryeowook's eyes, feeling like he knew this Ryeowook as well. "He's in colour."
"Who?"
"You. In my dreams. Everything's in colour." Kyuhyun sighed once more. "I wish the world here was in colour. I wonder if you're the same colour as in my dream."
Ryeowook offered Kyuhyun a smile that was almost bittersweet in Kyuhyun's eyes. "I wonder too." He offered softly, looking down at his lap. "I just came to say that this would be the last time I come."
Kyuhyun was surprised. "The last time?" Ryeowook had been here several times already, Kyuhyun had already lost track of the days. "I'll miss you."
Ryeowook took a shuddering breath. "I'll miss you too." he forced out, voice shaking.
"Can I ask just one question?" Kyuhyun's mind was bringing that up again. The one question he'd had for so long. Ryeowook nodded, so Kyuhyun continued. "Why did you come all these times?"
A pause. "Because I love you." Ryeowook admitted. It wasn't past tense at all.
This confused Kyuhyun even more. "Who were you? I knew you, didn't I?"
"Yes." Ryeowook replied, standing up. "We were in love. I still am, and you are in your dreams." That bittersweet smile again. "Goodbye, Kyuhyun."
Kyuhyun could feel sleep pulling at him again. "Goodbye, Ryeowook." He said quietly, watching as the other left, closing the door with a soft click.
That time, Kyuhyun dreamt in black and white.
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Author: yuefeng
Recipient: mywookness
Characters/Pairings: Kyuhyun/Ryeowook
Rating: G
Genre(s): A bit of Angst
Warnings: N/A
Author's Note: i-i hope you like it OTL
Kyuhyun dreamed in colour. He saw the blue of the sky, the shimmering of the ocean, the lush green of grass in the summer, all the magnificent colours there were in the world. In a dream, he could do whatever he wanted. In a dream, he could be whatever he wanted. It wasn't rare for him to just stand there in the centre of everything, eyes closed, a smile on his face, simply inhaling the fresh ocean breeze. He was free to do anything, be anything, and want anything.
There was always someone else in his dreams. A figure shorter than him, more petite and delicate. The other figure never seemed to speak, but he could write, both words and music. Kyuhyun was fascinated by the other person his mind had generated, ever wondering what the other would do today. When he was dreaming, sometimes the other figure would just stand there with him, or maybe sit down and draw with him in the sand. The ocean tide was their only soundtrack; everything else was silent besides Kyuhyun's voice.
The first day he dreamed of the man, it was his third day in the hospital. He was at the beach, ever at the beach. He smiled at the blue of the water, the appearance of yellow sand at his feet, even his own skin tone. He was simply enjoying himself, warming himself in the sunset's light. The figure had walked up right next to him and sat down, tugging Kyuhyun down as well. The latter was slightly confused, looking at the other. This was a first. Who was this man?
"Ryeowook."
Kyuhyun said the name, rather than the other. He presented the stranger with a name, a label, something to address him by. Ryeowook simply looked at him, head tilted to the side, as if considering the name. Kyuhyun smiled with the other nodded. "Do you talk?" Kyuhyun asked, only to receive a shake of the head. "I'll talk for both of us then."
And so it began, and ended at once.
Kyuhyun woke up in the hospital, eyes fluttering open slowly. The black, white, and grey were normal, but empty compared to the vivid colours of his dream. His body ached. Everything hurt, and he wished he could do something about it. Instead, he stared up at the ceiling blankly as nurses and assistants changed his IV, asked him questions that he struggled to answer. Everything felt like a dream in the real world now, a nightmare. All the colours were gone, and so was the man. Or so he thought.
A man looking just like Ryeowook came into the hospital room after all the nurses left. Kyuhyun was surprised, to say the least. "Hello, Kyuhyun." This Ryeowook spoke, his voice seeming so familiar to Kyuhyun, only he couldn't place it. "How are you?"
"I'm good." Kyuhyun rasped, throat burning. The two sat in silence for a few moments, before Kyuhyun made a movement to speak again. "Ryeowook." Ryeowook nodded excitedly, and Kyuhyun smiled "There's a person who looks just like you in my dreams with that name..." Kyuhyun's voice was soft, and his eyes diverted their gaze back up to the ceiling. He didn't see Ryeowook's face fall into despair. "Who are you?"
"...I'm no one, Kyuhyun." Ryeowook said quietly, rubbing at his eyes with his sleeve. Kyuhyun frowned.
"You should use a tissue." Kyuhyun gently advised. Ryeowook's expression was frozen, not looking at Kyuhyun. "I'm tired." Kyuhyun voiced his thoughts, vaguely pondering his dream again. Ryeowook watched as Kyuhyun's eyes slipped close without another word. He desperately wishes that Kyuhyun would remember him, and the memories they had, come back to reality.
Kyuhyun loves his dreams.
Everything he can't have is right there. He lay on the warm sand on the beach, feeling the water tide come in and brush his feet. His fingers are intertwined with someone else's as they lay there on the beach, silent except for the flow of water. The only time the silence breaks is when Kyuhyun speaks. "Ryeowook." He would say, ever so often.
Ryeowook simply laid there and smiled at Kyuhyun, a soft smile that didn't show any teeth. Kyuhyun closed his eyes and let out a satisfied breath. "This is so nice." He said softly, eyes looking up at the setting sky. The sunset is gorgeous, Kyuhyun decided. There's blue, purple, orange, pink, and even sometimes a vivid crimson. "I wish I could stay here for the rest of my life."
Ryeowook sat up, looking down at Kyuhyun. He's saying something, but Kyuhyun couldn't hear anything. Ryeowook's lips were moving, but no sound was audible. Kyuhyun struggled to read it, smile slowly turning into a frown.
Kyuhyun woke up with a start, before settling back down into his bed. He wasn't aware of anything for a long time, simply staring up at the ceiling. His mind was wandering from reality to his dreams, constantly thinking of the contrast. His dreams had colours and they had perfection, while the real world was the cruel hospital room he was trapped in.
Kyuhyun sighed, and turned to the side a little. He was surprised to see Ryeowook there again, simply sitting. "Am I still in your dreams?" Ryeowook asked. Kyuhyun nodded a little.
"You don't talk." Kyuhyun informed. "Usually. This time, you talked, but there was no sound." Ryeowook tilted his head to the side a little. "It's not a bad thing." Kyuhyun looked up at Ryeowook's eyes, feeling like he knew this Ryeowook as well. "He's in colour."
"Who?"
"You. In my dreams. Everything's in colour." Kyuhyun sighed once more. "I wish the world here was in colour. I wonder if you're the same colour as in my dream."
Ryeowook offered Kyuhyun a smile that was almost bittersweet in Kyuhyun's eyes. "I wonder too." He offered softly, looking down at his lap. "I just came to say that this would be the last time I come."
Kyuhyun was surprised. "The last time?" Ryeowook had been here several times already, Kyuhyun had already lost track of the days. "I'll miss you."
Ryeowook took a shuddering breath. "I'll miss you too." he forced out, voice shaking.
"Can I ask just one question?" Kyuhyun's mind was bringing that up again. The one question he'd had for so long. Ryeowook nodded, so Kyuhyun continued. "Why did you come all these times?"
A pause. "Because I love you." Ryeowook admitted. It wasn't past tense at all.
This confused Kyuhyun even more. "Who were you? I knew you, didn't I?"
"Yes." Ryeowook replied, standing up. "We were in love. I still am, and you are in your dreams." That bittersweet smile again. "Goodbye, Kyuhyun."
Kyuhyun could feel sleep pulling at him again. "Goodbye, Ryeowook." He said quietly, watching as the other left, closing the door with a soft click.
That time, Kyuhyun dreamt in black and white.
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