heart says yes, mouth says no
Pairing: Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol
Word count: 5.5k
Summary: Prefect Byun Baekhyun gets asked out by his favorite (read: sarcasm) student - Gryffindor quidditch team captain Park Chanyeol.
First year….
“Let’s be friends, Byun Baekhyun.” is what Baekhyun hears while seeing a hand extended towards him, asking for a shake. A friendly palm waiting for his to make a pact, a connection, a thing called friendship. A word that never really meant anything to the eleven year old him.
Baekhyun looks up to see the owner of said hand and he sees him - the boy everyone was gushing about in the train earlier. Baekhyun’s eyes linger on the larger than normal ears, wide eyes, moving downwards to see a teeth rich smile directed at him. The other boy has a height that towers over him and many of the other first year students and an undeniably handsome face. No wonder he gathered so much attention earlier, Baekhyun muses.
Park Chanyeol is what they called him, Baekhyun remembers. He might have heard the Park name mentioned once or twice before during parties attended by the upper class of society, whispered to willing ears who are thirsty for juicy gossip. Merlin knows that other people’s lives is all they ever talk about. Apparently his dad, who came from a prominent family just like Baekhyun’s, married a muggle witch and that made him exiled from this social circle and a favorite topic in social gatherings.
It seems that despite being outcast by the (obnoxious) purebloods, the Parks are doing well on their own, even a young man like him can see that. Baekhyun has witnessed how this student in front of him managed to get all the attention that he as a Byun should’ve had. Growing up in his household, Baekhyun was made to believe that everyone would bow down to their name even with the changing times, as being from a well-known family that can trace its roots back to the Medieval times still equals to respect from the society which appears to be the same case of Mr. Park.
Needless to say, growing up in a society that always aims at kissing his rear, being ignored because of Park Chanyeol was a big surprise for Baekhyun and a little painful for his ego too. To not garner attention from his soon-to-be school mates, not that he feels entitled for it, is something Baekhyun is not used to.
So looking at Chanyeol who was so famous earlier - what is so special about him anyway? - Baekhyun swore to do something about it. From that moment on, Baekhyun resolved that this person standing before him shall be his rival, even if deep down he also craved for the warmth Chanyeol seemed to exude. His father always told him that being a Byun entails making connections only to those worthy of their name and title so, looking straight in Chanyeol’s eyes, he ignored the hand being offered to him with a lifted eyebrow.
Baekhyun walked straight to the Great Hall to wait for the sorting without looking back, leaving Chanyeol as confused as one could ever be. He was just trying to be nice, he reasoned. Taking back his outstretched hand, Park Chanyeol watched as the tiny kid he wanted to befriend because he saw him all by himself in the train walked away. His friends warned him not to when he earlier asked them who the cute kid was, now he guesses this is the reason why.
Baekhyun to nobody’s surprise - at least to those who know who he is, which is probably half of the student population - was sorted into Slytherin. Of course, Chanyeol had to be sorted into the rival house, Gryffindor, much to Baekhyun’s satisfaction.
Thus, started the Byun-Park rivalry that everyone in the entire school - students, professors, even the paintings - knew about and, honestly, were tired of.
Fifth year….
It was supposed to be an another ordinary day for Baekhyun, another day of catching students, deducting points, being his wonderful self and, cue screams, glaring at the silver haired, tall elf that he considers the bane of his existence.
Park Chanyeol, the Gryffindor quidditch team captain that thinks he’s a blessing to everyone in this world. Well, news flash - he isn’t. Baekhyun grumbles to himself, when will my morning ever be peaceful?
Every morning members of the taller man’s fan club will gather around him and watch him eat. Dreamy sighs and exaggerated giggles will be heard during this too. You would’ve thought that others would lose their appetite over this but no, in fact, they’re all busy, secretly glancing at the giant as well. Even all the professors look at him discreetly, for Merlin’s sake.
Normally, Baekhyun would’ve sent a sarcastic remark or two over the Gryffindor table, but he just isn’t feeling it this morning. Flashbacks of what happened last night just made him scrunch up his eyebrow even more.
“What are you frowning for so early in the morning, my beloved prefect?” Jongdae cheekily asks him while seating himself beside him on the Slytherin house table. “And why are we not witnessing a lively lovers’ quarrel today, eh?” He even wriggled his eyebrows at him.
Sending a glare towards his friend, Baekhyun asks, “What are you even doing here? Lost?” Clutching a hand to his chest, the annoying face of his best friend changes dramatically to say, “Ouch! Hurting your best friend’s feelings so early in the morning.”
“Why are you so dramatic so early in the morning? Do you want me to take away some house points for you?” Baekhyun threatens while picking up a toast and applying some jam over it and putting it in his mouth.
“You can’t do that! That’s abuse of power, Byun Baekhyun!” Jongdae loudly exclaims, gathering the attention of those near them and, of course, upon hearing the name, even the silver haired giant turned their way.
A quirk of an eyebrow was sent his way from the giant once their eyes met. Unwilling to deal with any drama so early on a Monday morning, Baekhyun just lowered his head and ignored him. He didn’t want a fight to break out right now, he was having a relatively peaceful day too.
And, of course, since their leader, the center of their universe, the sun to their planet, Park Chanyeol was giving his attention somewhere else, everybody in his posse of fangirls and fanboys turned their attention to him and his friend.
Exclamations of, “oh, it’s him again”, “it’s that prefect again”, and “what did he do this time again” from these annoying girls made it to his way. Rolling his eyes at their sheer stupidity, Baekhyun quickly finished his breakfast and dragged his still overreacting best friend away.
Not without protests from said best friend who was resisting his dragging and sending an “Oh, hey, Chanyeol! Nice morning today, right?” his way, confirming that yes, Chanyeol’s staring at them, and probably the entire student body as well. Of-fucking-course. This day just keeps getting better.
Why did he have to be friends with someone from the same house as Chanyeol?
“Oh, hi, Jongdae! Looks like you’re in a hurry.” He hears the giant say to his best friend.
They even had the guts to have a conversation.
“I-” before Jongdae got to answer his friend, he was already dragged out of the Great Hall by his brunette friend. “Okay, what just happened?” “Nothing.” Baekhyun answers while avoiding his eyes.
“That certainly wasn’t nothing, are you what - on your man period or something? Actually no, you probably would've chewed Park’s head off if you were-”
“-Ouch! Why did you have to hit me that hard?” Jongdae pouts while rubbing his arm that just got punched by his slightly shorter friend. Damn, he sure knows how to use those knuckles of his.
“What got your knickers in a twist, baby?” Jongdae teases his still frowning friend.
“So what do you say, baby, wanna go out with me for real?”
“Baby, that’s right, you’re doing good…”
“Damn, baby.”
“Baby, go out with me.”
Baby… baby… baby….
“Hey, baby-”
“Don’t call me that!” Baekhyun shouts, shrugs off his best friend and runs in the other direction. Jongdae is left confused and worried, his best friend really is being bothered by something but he isn’t telling him what.
Once he gets back to his senses, Jongdae realizes that his best friend is already out of his sight. Oh well. Shrugging it off, he goes back to the Great Hall to eat his breakfast. He can just ask (force) Baekhyun to tell him about this later.
/o/ ❤ \o\
Baekhyun runs and runs, and runs until he can’t run anymore. He enters the first classroom he sees vacant and slumps by the door. Thoughts of last night keep on plaguing him.
The silver haired man kissing him like his life depends on it, pushing him to the wall and kissing him so deeply he literally can’t breathe at their secret hideout where they always meet at the wee hours of the morning.
“Baekhyun” he whispers in the darkness, kissing his mouth like his life depends on it. Sucking on his tongue, his breath and sometimes Baekhyun thinks even his life force with the passion he’s being kissed with. Chanyeol runs his tongue at the roof of his mouth, exploring its insides like he owns it. Chanyeol always kisses him like this, like it's the last time they’ll ever kiss, and damn if that doesn’t make Baekhyun want to jump off a cliff and stop all these feelings.
Chanyeol detaches his lips to move onto Baekhyun’s neck, and the smaller one obeys, moving his head so that the other could have better access, sighing. “Baek… Baby.” he hears the other whisper while sucking a patch of his skin, making Baekhyun’s breath hitch. Looking down and seeing a mop of silver hair, he doesn’t answer but just runs his fingers through the silken locks, making the other groan.
Baekhyun is overwhelmed with emotions, he can’t say anything, so he just pulls on Chanyeol’s hair and connects their lips again in another passionate kiss. Eager kisses are what they always share in their secret rendezvous so why is he suddenly feeling all these strange emotions of wanting this to be more than a night tryst.
Every midnight, at the secret alcove near the Slytherin dungeon is where they secretly seek each other. This started when one argument turned too heated, he didn’t know who started it and who ended it, but all Baekhyun knows is that it was too much. Too hot, too much enthusiasm, their anger towards each other expressed in another way.
Their lips separate and both of them try to catch their breaths. Lips still nearly touching, bodies so close they can both feel how fast their heartbeats are, Chanyeol’s hands on Baekhyun’s waist, holding him so close.
Too much, this is too much for Baekhyun, so you can’t expect him to react right to what Chanyeol says next.
Moving close to his ear, his hot breath sending shivers down Baekhyun’s spine and causing weird fluttering in his stomach.
“Go out with me, Byun.”
Panting, he answers, “What?”
Chanyeol moves back to look at him, putting a hand under his chin to pull his face up, eyes meeting, he gives the shorter brunnette this smile.
This smile that Baekhyun knows is different from what he usually shows his fans, friends, the professors and everyone around him. No, this one is different. Baekhyun knows this smile is only for him.
It’s soft, seemingly sending a message neither him nor the owner of those lips are ready to admit to themselves. The smile that always makes Baekhyun’s fast beating heart almost stop. Skipping a beat, several beats, he sometimes thinks his heart might as well stop beating entirely.
“Go out with me, Baekhyun? Be my date this coming Hogsmeade weekend?” Chanyeol asks him, looking at him softly, baring himself to him.
And what does Baekhyun do? He pushes away the man who just bared himself to him and he runs.
Away from the man who keeps making him feel all these weird emotions, away from the thought of finally being able to be with him in public, away from all these possibilities.
Because he’s scared. And will always be.
And as he slept that night, another fear struck him. What if this time Chanyeol stops running after him?
“Baekhyun?”
Startled, Baekhyun stares up to see that the giant elf, as he likes to tease him, is now standing before him. He must’ve been too deep in his thoughts since he didn’t even hear the door opening.
“What are you doing here, Chanyeol? Did you follow me?” he sassed. That’s his defense mechanism when it comes to this guy. He snaps and shouts, and fights. Anything to not let his real emotions show.
Scratching the back of his neck, Chanyeol sheepishly answers “yes”, while avoiding the other’s eyes. An awkward silence settled in between them which is unusual since they usually argue with each other or rip each others clothes off, there's no in between. Baekhyun thinks they haven't even had a proper conversation yet.
“Ah, you see... I was just wondering why you ran out earlier…”
Baekhyun would never admit that it made his heart skip a beat.
“Why are you interested in my whereabouts now? Huh, Park?”
Hearing the usual spite in his voice, Chanyeol starts to relax. Although he would never say he was worried to the man before him, he’s glad nothing is wrong with the midget.
He was being extra obnoxious earlier to elicit some kind of reaction from the other but having no results made him worry. Seeing and, well, feeling the usual spite in the other’s words, he doesn’t worry anymore. Although he is a little bit sad that the events of last night seem to have been forgotten by the other.
Oh well, he can try another time.
“Don’t be so full of yourself, Byun. I wasn’t in any bit interested. I was just curious about why I wasn’t attacked by your usual insults. I thought you were going soft on me and I can’t have that - who else would entertain me?” He says while smirking at the slowly fuming Slytherin.
“Park Chanyeol, you!”
“-oops, save that for another time, baby, I need to go now.”
“Stop calling me that!! Do you want me to deduct points from your house!?”
Laughing at the comment, Chanyeol sends a wink in his direction and his only-for-Baekhyun smile before slipping out the classroom door, an obvious skip to his steps.
Again, Baekhyun would never admit how much he likes seeing that smile on the giant’s handsome face or how happy it made him, deep inside.
Clearing his throat and shaking all these feelings away, he slowly makes his way out of the room too. He’s almost late to his first class, he just hopes Jongdae won’t bug him too much.
/o/ ❤ \o\
Returning back to the dorms after his round, Baekhyun is nothing but tired. He hasn’t met up with the giant for their little adventures after that Sunday night and, well, Baekhyun kind of misses it. He knows the other is busy with his practice, tomorrow is the big game after all, but he can’t help but think that it also has something to do with what happened the last time.
His rejection of the offer. He must’ve been the first or maybe even the only person to have rejected going out with the other. But he just doesn’t want to be another one of his conquests.
He wants to be…. ugh, he doesn’t know.
He’s confused and scared. Scared to admit to himself that he might have started to feel something else for his enemy.
Sighing, Baekhyun settles in his bed and goes to sleep, hoping he doesn’t dream of him tonight.
Or actually hoping he does, knowing that in his dreams he can be free to be with him.
/o/ ❤ \o\
“Hey, Park, excited for the game?” Sehun asks Chanyeol from behind him. They’re already in their locker room, changing for the game in a few minutes. “What are you so happy about, Oh Sehun?” He just answers with a question.
“Nothing much really,” the other student dubbed as his twin tower tells him. Chanyeol observes him carefully, he seems too… energetic for today’s game. Usually he’d be sporting his signature poker face and act like the game’s nothing which actually makes Chanyeol sometimes worried as the captain.
“Nothing, huh... From the way you’re acting it doesn’t look like nothing.” Making a show of pretending to deeply think about it, Chanyeol quips, “I don’t think a certain someone would appreciate being called nothing.”
Sehun chokes on the water he’s drinking, hastily wiping the water that spilled from his mouth, he stutters, “Wha… Ho… How did you-”
Stopping on his way to the door, the silver haired captain answered his team member, “About what? About the owl eyed midget with whom you’ve been sneaking around for a while now?”
The younger one’s blushing amused Chanyeol, “I haven’t been sneaking around with him!” he exclaimed indignantly. “I’ve been trying to ask him out.” he says softly while looking down on the floor.
Looking at the tiny smile full of affection on the other’s usual poker face, Chanyeol can’t help but give the other a small pat on the shoulder. He couldn’t imagine that this was supposed to be the freshman he had to take care of two years ago. Oh, how time flies.
Chanyeol’s sort of adopted baby brother, who was always subtly sticking to his side, is now in love. Seeing the happiness radiating from the other when he looks up again makes Chanyeol think about how nice it is to fall in love.
If only his own midget would give in and give them a chance.
“He said he’ll go out with me on our next Hogsmeade visit, hyung.” Sehun says enthusiastically but lowers his voice, “if we win this game.” With a bit louder voice he exclaims determinedly “So we have to!! Understand, hyung!!! You have to earn lots of points and I’ll make sure to catch that snitch!” Sehun says all fired up which made his captain laugh at how cute the other was being.
“I’m glad this relationship has good effects on our team. I was worried you might be missing practices from now on. No such thing, Oh Sehun!” Chanyeol quips, making the younger one pout.
“Come on, let’s go!” Chanyeol slings his arm around the other’s shoulders and they make their way to the quidditch grounds.
Arriving and seeing the house colors of green-silver and red-gold, adrenaline pumps into Chanyeol's veins and he stares at the cheering crowd in awe. This is what he likes about playing Quidditch. The joy this game could bring to a number of people.
Of course, his eyes landed on the green-silver part of the stadium, wishing that Baekhyun was there. Then he spotted him - a mop of brunnette hair wrapped up in his house colors and their eyes met, undeniably sending a different kind of energy through his body.
Looking at what his hyung is looking at, Sehun followed his eyes and saw Baekhyun. The Slytherin prefect was staring right back at Chanyeol. Who would’ve thought.
Snickering to himself, Sehun removed the arms around him and, before going to the rest of his team members, told the silver haired giant,
“Ask him out after we win, hyung.”
Hearing this snapped Chanyeol out of his trance and he turned only to see that the other was already gone. That brat.
“I was already planning on it, Oh Sehun, no need to tell me what to do.” he whispers to himself. After one last look at the stands and at Baekhyun who is obviously avoiding his eyes this time, he also makes his way to his team.
It’s showtime.
/o/ ❤ \o\
Baekhyun wakes up with a mixture of dread and excitement. Today’s the big game - the championship between Slytherin and Gryffindor. Although he might deny and act otherwise, he is excited for the game. Not because he’s interested in the game itself but because of a certain someone he hasn’t seen in a few days.
This didn’t come from him but Chanyeol looks the coolest when he’s up there and commanding his team, leading them to victory. Even though it’s against his own house this time, he’s secretly rooting for them to win, for him to win.
Chanyeol’s always the happiest when his house wins. He looks so radiant and proud and Baekhyun just wants to see that expression on his face.
Normally he watches the game hidden behind the taller students but this time he’s gonna watch it from the front stands together with his housemates. He can always use that as an excuse anyway.
While on his way to the pitch, Baekhyun encounters Kris, the Slytherin team captain. He’s not acknowledging him and walking straight ahead to avoid him since they’re really not friends despite coming from the same house.
“Oh, hey, Byun!” Baekhyun closes his eyes, breathes out and schools his expression before turning around and facing him.
“Yes, Wu, what do you want?” Baekhyun quirks an eyebrow when the other slowly makes his way towards him.
“Won’t you wish me luck for the game today?”
Baekhyun immediately notices Kris’ teammates and some of the student population of Slytherin watching the exchange. It isn’t really a secret how the other is ‘pursuing’ him due to what Kris claims are real feelings of affection for him, but Baekhyun knows better. He knows this was just because of a bet going on between Kris and his friends.
“And why would I?” Baekhyun asks, sending a smirk the other’s way.
“I, your most favorite in this entire school, will kick Park Chanyeol’s ass today. As a thank you for kicking your enemy’s ass, how about being my date for this coming Hogsmeade weekend?” Kris asks with this obnoxious look on his face that Baekhyun hates so much.
Kris sends a wink to his teammates and to those watching, causing smirks and taunts to be sent their way. Rolling his eyes, Baekhyun wants to pick up his wand and curse the hell out of this person but sadly he can’t because he’s a prefect and that’s against the school rules.
So he settles with, “Are you sure you can defeat Park? The greatest player in our school right now?” Baekhyun immediately turns his back and continues his way to the grounds, knowing that the egoistic team captain is fuming right now and leaving all the students watching in silence. Who knew that Byun Baekhyun would ever support Park Chanyeol?
Byun Baekhyun: 1, Kris Wu: 0.
/o/ ❤ \o\
The game was a pretty intense one as expected from the championship between two rival houses if even a non-fan like Baekhyun is pretty much hyped up and nervous for the results. Everyone around Baekhyun is cheering for their respective houses, screaming their voices hoarse and sometimes jeering at the other team. The game was almost at a tie with Gryffindor leading by just 10 points, by just one quaffle sent to the goal post by Chanyeol. Baekhyun smirked just remembering Kris’ reaction when it happened. Idiot thinks he’s the best when he isn’t.
Although Chanyeol was from the other house, Baekhyun can’t help but notice that a few of his housemates were definitely cheering every time the other scores much to the obvious displeasure of their own captain but who cares about him when the other house’s captain was much more good looking. That’s what his housemates are shrieking about ever since the game started, and under normal circumstances Baekhyun wouldn’t even so much as think they’re right but this time he does. In fact, he even knows and admits (just deep inside, not out loud) that they’re right. Chanyeol is very handsome right now, he is shining and in his element and Baekhyun can’t help but feel more butterflies flutter in his stomach.
And dare he say it? Falling a little bit more…..
From the moment the game started Baekhyun’s sole focus had been on the silver haired captain of the other house. Baekhyun can’t help but be amazed by Chanyeol, the Gryffindor captain and Hogwarts’ current number one chaser. Baekhyun followed all his movements as much as he could and he can’t help but admire the way he commands his team to make the best teamwork he has ever seen (he isn’t really watching the other team), shoots those quaffles past Taemin, the Slytherin goal post guard (what a technique, everything just goes flying past the other student), and the way he deflects those bludgers being sent his way (now those balls are fast and it looks like they are thrown with such force he can’t help but be worried).
Way too many bludgers if Baekhyun is right in his observations.
Finally taking his eyes off Chanyeol, he follows the direction where those mean balls are coming from and he sees Kris with this very determined look on his face which upon closer inspection is for the bludger he’s about to hit. Once Baekhyun realizes what it's for, his gaze alternates between the two captains, staying longer on the silver haired one. Biting his lower lip, Baekhyun watches in worry as a bludger is sent to Kris from one of his teammates and, aiming at the other occupied player, he puts all his force to send it Chanyeol’s way.
Eyeing the black ball flying through the air straight to its target, Baekhyun feels like his heart stopped beating in worry. The idiot better look up in time, or, better yet, Kris should get the direction wrong, or his teammates warn him about this oncoming ball, what are they even doing up there?!?! This is why Baekhyun isn’t a fan, what if he gets hurt? Baekhyun doesn’t think he can live with that.
Apparently, it wasn’t only him who was watching the Slytherin captain and everyone simultaneously let out a gasp when the ball flew. Everyone then screamed to gather the other’s attention while Baekhyun was speechless about what is about to happen.
Chanyeol was watching for the quaffle to be sent his way so he can send one again through their goal post so he was distracted and preoccupied. Not to mention Sehun was also getting ready because the snitch was about to be released into the field any moment now although he seems a little bit distracted to Chanyeol’s confusion. While craning his neck, Chanyeol’s and Sehun’s eyes met with the other seemingly alarmed and even started waving his arms, making the captain confused.
“What are you talking about?” Chanyeol tried to shout at the other but that was drowned out by the screams getting louder. Chanyeol thinks the snitch must’ve been released then if the crowd is getting more energized by the game.
“Chanyeol! Park, watch out!”
Suddenly, a voice so familiar entered his eardrums and made him turn his head just in time to see an approaching bludger. Thank god for his constant quidditch practices, as he was able to dodge it on time even if it left him a little unbalanced. Clutching his broom tightly, Chanyeol scans the crowd to look for the brunette that saved him at the last moment. If he hadn’t heard his voice, he probably would’ve been hit by the bludger which definitely would’ve knocked him off his broom.
He wonders why his voice was the one he heard through all the screams that were reverberating throughout the pitch. Is this an indication of how much the other means to him? That despite all the noise and chaos he will always hear and react to the sound of his voice?
“Chanyeol, are you okay?” Sehun shouts from beside him, effectively making him focus again on his surroundings. “You should stop spacing out like that! You almost got hurt, hyung!”
Ruffling the other’s hair, gosh he could be so cute sometimes, Chanyeol laughs at the younger and shakes his head. “Yes, boss. Now go back to your post, you have a snitch to catch and we have a game to win.” He jokingly dismisses the other.
“Aye, aye, Captain Park!” Sehun says and flies back to his earlier post on the look out for the little gold ball which would signal the end of the game.
Half an hour after going back to the game, the Slytherin team is down by 50 points after an aggressive Chanyeol scored points after points much to the displeasure of the other side’s captain. The worried brunette on the bleachers is also starting to calm down after seeing the way the tall man played after that move that almost became an accident. People surrounding him, who are obviously fans of Chanyeol, are all displeased with their own captain and are rarely cheering for their team anymore. Baekhyun smirks, happy with this. Looks like Chanyeol is more important than house loyalty to these students, eh. The effects you have on people, Park Chanyeol, Baekhyun thinks while shaking his head.
When the snitch got released, all the team members got on edge, wanting to score more to make the gap higher and cheering on their seekers to catch it. Everyone is on the edge of their seats, anticipating who’s gonna win the game but not even ten minutes later a shout rang out in the pitch. Just as Chanyeol sent in another quaffle, Sehun shouted in triumph, having caught the sneaky little golden ball. Everyone on the Gryffindor side erupted into cheers, students jumping around and even professors, Professor McGonagall in particular, showing pleasure with this win.
All the players slowly descent to the grounds with the winning team members hugging each other out after. The defeated team all went to them to shake hands and congratulate them except for one - Kris who upon landing immediately went back to the locker rooms. This couldn’t dampen Chanyeol’s mood though so he just focused on thanking those that went to congratulate them.
“Hyung, it’s time.” Chanyeol hears this whispered in his ear. He looks at Sehun and nods, taking a deep breath, he scans the slowly dispersing crowd. Using his towering height as an advantage, he quickly locates the one he was looking for and he slowly makes his way to him.
Everyone, seeing that he’s focused and serious, made a way for him and when they saw where he was going, the noise started to lower in volume. Baekhyun, who was slowly making his way back to the castle absent mindedly, wearing his poker face and all, realizes that the crowd started to lower their voices. Looking up, he sees the tall captain of the winning team coming to in his direction.
Seeing that he has no way out because he was surrounded by students, Baekhyun stops walking and stands straight, fauxing confidence even if he really isn’t feeling it. Chanyeol after seeing this couldn’t help but let out a laugh at the other’s cuteness and stopped almost two feet away from the other.
Their eyes meet and Baekhyun swears his heart stopped and that no one else matters in his world right now because Chanyeol is looking at him with this soft look in the eyes that he likes so much. The other opens his mouth and Baekhyun prepares himself for some snide remarks thrown his way for the loss of his house. He was even ready for a rebuttal.
Opening his mouth for a sassy remark, Baekhyun was cut off when he hears the words he did not expect to be spoken again soon and in front of all this crowd.
"Go out with me, Byun Baekhyun?" Chanyeol asks him with this hopeful look in his eyes.
Despite the loud cheers around them as Gryffindor just won the game and from the game’s mvp asking his nemesis out, Baekhyun hears nothing but the erratic beating of his heart. Sees nothing but Chanyeol, the Gryffindor team captain, his enemy and the reason why his emotions are in a haywire right now.
Staring at those beautiful orbs he secretly likes so much, Baekhyun couldn’t help but drown in all these emotions sending his brain into a chaotic mess. He almost says yes, he wants to say yes -
But - he can’t.
"No, I won't, Park." What are you doing to me? Why am I feeling this way?
He wouldn't let Chanyeol have this effect on him. Turning back and finding another way as the taller is blocking this path, he immediately makes his way back to the castle completely missing the forlorn look Chanyeol was sporting after hearing his answer and seeing his back turned to him and walking farther and farther away.
And even the silence of the entire student body after what they've just witnessed. Park Chanyeol asking his nemesis out and Byun Baekhyun rejecting him in front of everyone. They would’ve thought it was another prank made to agitate the other party but they know it wasn’t. They can feel it wasn’t.
Word count: 5.5k
Summary: Prefect Byun Baekhyun gets asked out by his favorite (read: sarcasm) student - Gryffindor quidditch team captain Park Chanyeol.
First year….
“Let’s be friends, Byun Baekhyun.” is what Baekhyun hears while seeing a hand extended towards him, asking for a shake. A friendly palm waiting for his to make a pact, a connection, a thing called friendship. A word that never really meant anything to the eleven year old him.
Baekhyun looks up to see the owner of said hand and he sees him - the boy everyone was gushing about in the train earlier. Baekhyun’s eyes linger on the larger than normal ears, wide eyes, moving downwards to see a teeth rich smile directed at him. The other boy has a height that towers over him and many of the other first year students and an undeniably handsome face. No wonder he gathered so much attention earlier, Baekhyun muses.
Park Chanyeol is what they called him, Baekhyun remembers. He might have heard the Park name mentioned once or twice before during parties attended by the upper class of society, whispered to willing ears who are thirsty for juicy gossip. Merlin knows that other people’s lives is all they ever talk about. Apparently his dad, who came from a prominent family just like Baekhyun’s, married a muggle witch and that made him exiled from this social circle and a favorite topic in social gatherings.
It seems that despite being outcast by the (obnoxious) purebloods, the Parks are doing well on their own, even a young man like him can see that. Baekhyun has witnessed how this student in front of him managed to get all the attention that he as a Byun should’ve had. Growing up in his household, Baekhyun was made to believe that everyone would bow down to their name even with the changing times, as being from a well-known family that can trace its roots back to the Medieval times still equals to respect from the society which appears to be the same case of Mr. Park.
Needless to say, growing up in a society that always aims at kissing his rear, being ignored because of Park Chanyeol was a big surprise for Baekhyun and a little painful for his ego too. To not garner attention from his soon-to-be school mates, not that he feels entitled for it, is something Baekhyun is not used to.
So looking at Chanyeol who was so famous earlier - what is so special about him anyway? - Baekhyun swore to do something about it. From that moment on, Baekhyun resolved that this person standing before him shall be his rival, even if deep down he also craved for the warmth Chanyeol seemed to exude. His father always told him that being a Byun entails making connections only to those worthy of their name and title so, looking straight in Chanyeol’s eyes, he ignored the hand being offered to him with a lifted eyebrow.
Baekhyun walked straight to the Great Hall to wait for the sorting without looking back, leaving Chanyeol as confused as one could ever be. He was just trying to be nice, he reasoned. Taking back his outstretched hand, Park Chanyeol watched as the tiny kid he wanted to befriend because he saw him all by himself in the train walked away. His friends warned him not to when he earlier asked them who the cute kid was, now he guesses this is the reason why.
Baekhyun to nobody’s surprise - at least to those who know who he is, which is probably half of the student population - was sorted into Slytherin. Of course, Chanyeol had to be sorted into the rival house, Gryffindor, much to Baekhyun’s satisfaction.
Thus, started the Byun-Park rivalry that everyone in the entire school - students, professors, even the paintings - knew about and, honestly, were tired of.
Fifth year….
It was supposed to be an another ordinary day for Baekhyun, another day of catching students, deducting points, being his wonderful self and, cue screams, glaring at the silver haired, tall elf that he considers the bane of his existence.
Park Chanyeol, the Gryffindor quidditch team captain that thinks he’s a blessing to everyone in this world. Well, news flash - he isn’t. Baekhyun grumbles to himself, when will my morning ever be peaceful?
Every morning members of the taller man’s fan club will gather around him and watch him eat. Dreamy sighs and exaggerated giggles will be heard during this too. You would’ve thought that others would lose their appetite over this but no, in fact, they’re all busy, secretly glancing at the giant as well. Even all the professors look at him discreetly, for Merlin’s sake.
Normally, Baekhyun would’ve sent a sarcastic remark or two over the Gryffindor table, but he just isn’t feeling it this morning. Flashbacks of what happened last night just made him scrunch up his eyebrow even more.
“What are you frowning for so early in the morning, my beloved prefect?” Jongdae cheekily asks him while seating himself beside him on the Slytherin house table. “And why are we not witnessing a lively lovers’ quarrel today, eh?” He even wriggled his eyebrows at him.
Sending a glare towards his friend, Baekhyun asks, “What are you even doing here? Lost?” Clutching a hand to his chest, the annoying face of his best friend changes dramatically to say, “Ouch! Hurting your best friend’s feelings so early in the morning.”
“Why are you so dramatic so early in the morning? Do you want me to take away some house points for you?” Baekhyun threatens while picking up a toast and applying some jam over it and putting it in his mouth.
“You can’t do that! That’s abuse of power, Byun Baekhyun!” Jongdae loudly exclaims, gathering the attention of those near them and, of course, upon hearing the name, even the silver haired giant turned their way.
A quirk of an eyebrow was sent his way from the giant once their eyes met. Unwilling to deal with any drama so early on a Monday morning, Baekhyun just lowered his head and ignored him. He didn’t want a fight to break out right now, he was having a relatively peaceful day too.
And, of course, since their leader, the center of their universe, the sun to their planet, Park Chanyeol was giving his attention somewhere else, everybody in his posse of fangirls and fanboys turned their attention to him and his friend.
Exclamations of, “oh, it’s him again”, “it’s that prefect again”, and “what did he do this time again” from these annoying girls made it to his way. Rolling his eyes at their sheer stupidity, Baekhyun quickly finished his breakfast and dragged his still overreacting best friend away.
Not without protests from said best friend who was resisting his dragging and sending an “Oh, hey, Chanyeol! Nice morning today, right?” his way, confirming that yes, Chanyeol’s staring at them, and probably the entire student body as well. Of-fucking-course. This day just keeps getting better.
Why did he have to be friends with someone from the same house as Chanyeol?
“Oh, hi, Jongdae! Looks like you’re in a hurry.” He hears the giant say to his best friend.
They even had the guts to have a conversation.
“I-” before Jongdae got to answer his friend, he was already dragged out of the Great Hall by his brunette friend. “Okay, what just happened?” “Nothing.” Baekhyun answers while avoiding his eyes.
“That certainly wasn’t nothing, are you what - on your man period or something? Actually no, you probably would've chewed Park’s head off if you were-”
“-Ouch! Why did you have to hit me that hard?” Jongdae pouts while rubbing his arm that just got punched by his slightly shorter friend. Damn, he sure knows how to use those knuckles of his.
“What got your knickers in a twist, baby?” Jongdae teases his still frowning friend.
“So what do you say, baby, wanna go out with me for real?”
“Baby, that’s right, you’re doing good…”
“Damn, baby.”
“Baby, go out with me.”
Baby… baby… baby….
“Hey, baby-”
“Don’t call me that!” Baekhyun shouts, shrugs off his best friend and runs in the other direction. Jongdae is left confused and worried, his best friend really is being bothered by something but he isn’t telling him what.
Once he gets back to his senses, Jongdae realizes that his best friend is already out of his sight. Oh well. Shrugging it off, he goes back to the Great Hall to eat his breakfast. He can just ask (force) Baekhyun to tell him about this later.
/o/ ❤ \o\
Baekhyun runs and runs, and runs until he can’t run anymore. He enters the first classroom he sees vacant and slumps by the door. Thoughts of last night keep on plaguing him.
The silver haired man kissing him like his life depends on it, pushing him to the wall and kissing him so deeply he literally can’t breathe at their secret hideout where they always meet at the wee hours of the morning.
“Baekhyun” he whispers in the darkness, kissing his mouth like his life depends on it. Sucking on his tongue, his breath and sometimes Baekhyun thinks even his life force with the passion he’s being kissed with. Chanyeol runs his tongue at the roof of his mouth, exploring its insides like he owns it. Chanyeol always kisses him like this, like it's the last time they’ll ever kiss, and damn if that doesn’t make Baekhyun want to jump off a cliff and stop all these feelings.
Chanyeol detaches his lips to move onto Baekhyun’s neck, and the smaller one obeys, moving his head so that the other could have better access, sighing. “Baek… Baby.” he hears the other whisper while sucking a patch of his skin, making Baekhyun’s breath hitch. Looking down and seeing a mop of silver hair, he doesn’t answer but just runs his fingers through the silken locks, making the other groan.
Baekhyun is overwhelmed with emotions, he can’t say anything, so he just pulls on Chanyeol’s hair and connects their lips again in another passionate kiss. Eager kisses are what they always share in their secret rendezvous so why is he suddenly feeling all these strange emotions of wanting this to be more than a night tryst.
Every midnight, at the secret alcove near the Slytherin dungeon is where they secretly seek each other. This started when one argument turned too heated, he didn’t know who started it and who ended it, but all Baekhyun knows is that it was too much. Too hot, too much enthusiasm, their anger towards each other expressed in another way.
Their lips separate and both of them try to catch their breaths. Lips still nearly touching, bodies so close they can both feel how fast their heartbeats are, Chanyeol’s hands on Baekhyun’s waist, holding him so close.
Too much, this is too much for Baekhyun, so you can’t expect him to react right to what Chanyeol says next.
Moving close to his ear, his hot breath sending shivers down Baekhyun’s spine and causing weird fluttering in his stomach.
“Go out with me, Byun.”
Panting, he answers, “What?”
Chanyeol moves back to look at him, putting a hand under his chin to pull his face up, eyes meeting, he gives the shorter brunnette this smile.
This smile that Baekhyun knows is different from what he usually shows his fans, friends, the professors and everyone around him. No, this one is different. Baekhyun knows this smile is only for him.
It’s soft, seemingly sending a message neither him nor the owner of those lips are ready to admit to themselves. The smile that always makes Baekhyun’s fast beating heart almost stop. Skipping a beat, several beats, he sometimes thinks his heart might as well stop beating entirely.
“Go out with me, Baekhyun? Be my date this coming Hogsmeade weekend?” Chanyeol asks him, looking at him softly, baring himself to him.
And what does Baekhyun do? He pushes away the man who just bared himself to him and he runs.
Away from the man who keeps making him feel all these weird emotions, away from the thought of finally being able to be with him in public, away from all these possibilities.
Because he’s scared. And will always be.
And as he slept that night, another fear struck him. What if this time Chanyeol stops running after him?
“Baekhyun?”
Startled, Baekhyun stares up to see that the giant elf, as he likes to tease him, is now standing before him. He must’ve been too deep in his thoughts since he didn’t even hear the door opening.
“What are you doing here, Chanyeol? Did you follow me?” he sassed. That’s his defense mechanism when it comes to this guy. He snaps and shouts, and fights. Anything to not let his real emotions show.
Scratching the back of his neck, Chanyeol sheepishly answers “yes”, while avoiding the other’s eyes. An awkward silence settled in between them which is unusual since they usually argue with each other or rip each others clothes off, there's no in between. Baekhyun thinks they haven't even had a proper conversation yet.
“Ah, you see... I was just wondering why you ran out earlier…”
Baekhyun would never admit that it made his heart skip a beat.
“Why are you interested in my whereabouts now? Huh, Park?”
Hearing the usual spite in his voice, Chanyeol starts to relax. Although he would never say he was worried to the man before him, he’s glad nothing is wrong with the midget.
He was being extra obnoxious earlier to elicit some kind of reaction from the other but having no results made him worry. Seeing and, well, feeling the usual spite in the other’s words, he doesn’t worry anymore. Although he is a little bit sad that the events of last night seem to have been forgotten by the other.
Oh well, he can try another time.
“Don’t be so full of yourself, Byun. I wasn’t in any bit interested. I was just curious about why I wasn’t attacked by your usual insults. I thought you were going soft on me and I can’t have that - who else would entertain me?” He says while smirking at the slowly fuming Slytherin.
“Park Chanyeol, you!”
“-oops, save that for another time, baby, I need to go now.”
“Stop calling me that!! Do you want me to deduct points from your house!?”
Laughing at the comment, Chanyeol sends a wink in his direction and his only-for-Baekhyun smile before slipping out the classroom door, an obvious skip to his steps.
Again, Baekhyun would never admit how much he likes seeing that smile on the giant’s handsome face or how happy it made him, deep inside.
Clearing his throat and shaking all these feelings away, he slowly makes his way out of the room too. He’s almost late to his first class, he just hopes Jongdae won’t bug him too much.
/o/ ❤ \o\
Returning back to the dorms after his round, Baekhyun is nothing but tired. He hasn’t met up with the giant for their little adventures after that Sunday night and, well, Baekhyun kind of misses it. He knows the other is busy with his practice, tomorrow is the big game after all, but he can’t help but think that it also has something to do with what happened the last time.
His rejection of the offer. He must’ve been the first or maybe even the only person to have rejected going out with the other. But he just doesn’t want to be another one of his conquests.
He wants to be…. ugh, he doesn’t know.
He’s confused and scared. Scared to admit to himself that he might have started to feel something else for his enemy.
Sighing, Baekhyun settles in his bed and goes to sleep, hoping he doesn’t dream of him tonight.
Or actually hoping he does, knowing that in his dreams he can be free to be with him.
/o/ ❤ \o\
“Hey, Park, excited for the game?” Sehun asks Chanyeol from behind him. They’re already in their locker room, changing for the game in a few minutes. “What are you so happy about, Oh Sehun?” He just answers with a question.
“Nothing much really,” the other student dubbed as his twin tower tells him. Chanyeol observes him carefully, he seems too… energetic for today’s game. Usually he’d be sporting his signature poker face and act like the game’s nothing which actually makes Chanyeol sometimes worried as the captain.
“Nothing, huh... From the way you’re acting it doesn’t look like nothing.” Making a show of pretending to deeply think about it, Chanyeol quips, “I don’t think a certain someone would appreciate being called nothing.”
Sehun chokes on the water he’s drinking, hastily wiping the water that spilled from his mouth, he stutters, “Wha… Ho… How did you-”
Stopping on his way to the door, the silver haired captain answered his team member, “About what? About the owl eyed midget with whom you’ve been sneaking around for a while now?”
The younger one’s blushing amused Chanyeol, “I haven’t been sneaking around with him!” he exclaimed indignantly. “I’ve been trying to ask him out.” he says softly while looking down on the floor.
Looking at the tiny smile full of affection on the other’s usual poker face, Chanyeol can’t help but give the other a small pat on the shoulder. He couldn’t imagine that this was supposed to be the freshman he had to take care of two years ago. Oh, how time flies.
Chanyeol’s sort of adopted baby brother, who was always subtly sticking to his side, is now in love. Seeing the happiness radiating from the other when he looks up again makes Chanyeol think about how nice it is to fall in love.
If only his own midget would give in and give them a chance.
“He said he’ll go out with me on our next Hogsmeade visit, hyung.” Sehun says enthusiastically but lowers his voice, “if we win this game.” With a bit louder voice he exclaims determinedly “So we have to!! Understand, hyung!!! You have to earn lots of points and I’ll make sure to catch that snitch!” Sehun says all fired up which made his captain laugh at how cute the other was being.
“I’m glad this relationship has good effects on our team. I was worried you might be missing practices from now on. No such thing, Oh Sehun!” Chanyeol quips, making the younger one pout.
“Come on, let’s go!” Chanyeol slings his arm around the other’s shoulders and they make their way to the quidditch grounds.
Arriving and seeing the house colors of green-silver and red-gold, adrenaline pumps into Chanyeol's veins and he stares at the cheering crowd in awe. This is what he likes about playing Quidditch. The joy this game could bring to a number of people.
Of course, his eyes landed on the green-silver part of the stadium, wishing that Baekhyun was there. Then he spotted him - a mop of brunnette hair wrapped up in his house colors and their eyes met, undeniably sending a different kind of energy through his body.
Looking at what his hyung is looking at, Sehun followed his eyes and saw Baekhyun. The Slytherin prefect was staring right back at Chanyeol. Who would’ve thought.
Snickering to himself, Sehun removed the arms around him and, before going to the rest of his team members, told the silver haired giant,
“Ask him out after we win, hyung.”
Hearing this snapped Chanyeol out of his trance and he turned only to see that the other was already gone. That brat.
“I was already planning on it, Oh Sehun, no need to tell me what to do.” he whispers to himself. After one last look at the stands and at Baekhyun who is obviously avoiding his eyes this time, he also makes his way to his team.
It’s showtime.
/o/ ❤ \o\
Baekhyun wakes up with a mixture of dread and excitement. Today’s the big game - the championship between Slytherin and Gryffindor. Although he might deny and act otherwise, he is excited for the game. Not because he’s interested in the game itself but because of a certain someone he hasn’t seen in a few days.
This didn’t come from him but Chanyeol looks the coolest when he’s up there and commanding his team, leading them to victory. Even though it’s against his own house this time, he’s secretly rooting for them to win, for him to win.
Chanyeol’s always the happiest when his house wins. He looks so radiant and proud and Baekhyun just wants to see that expression on his face.
Normally he watches the game hidden behind the taller students but this time he’s gonna watch it from the front stands together with his housemates. He can always use that as an excuse anyway.
While on his way to the pitch, Baekhyun encounters Kris, the Slytherin team captain. He’s not acknowledging him and walking straight ahead to avoid him since they’re really not friends despite coming from the same house.
“Oh, hey, Byun!” Baekhyun closes his eyes, breathes out and schools his expression before turning around and facing him.
“Yes, Wu, what do you want?” Baekhyun quirks an eyebrow when the other slowly makes his way towards him.
“Won’t you wish me luck for the game today?”
Baekhyun immediately notices Kris’ teammates and some of the student population of Slytherin watching the exchange. It isn’t really a secret how the other is ‘pursuing’ him due to what Kris claims are real feelings of affection for him, but Baekhyun knows better. He knows this was just because of a bet going on between Kris and his friends.
“And why would I?” Baekhyun asks, sending a smirk the other’s way.
“I, your most favorite in this entire school, will kick Park Chanyeol’s ass today. As a thank you for kicking your enemy’s ass, how about being my date for this coming Hogsmeade weekend?” Kris asks with this obnoxious look on his face that Baekhyun hates so much.
Kris sends a wink to his teammates and to those watching, causing smirks and taunts to be sent their way. Rolling his eyes, Baekhyun wants to pick up his wand and curse the hell out of this person but sadly he can’t because he’s a prefect and that’s against the school rules.
So he settles with, “Are you sure you can defeat Park? The greatest player in our school right now?” Baekhyun immediately turns his back and continues his way to the grounds, knowing that the egoistic team captain is fuming right now and leaving all the students watching in silence. Who knew that Byun Baekhyun would ever support Park Chanyeol?
Byun Baekhyun: 1, Kris Wu: 0.
/o/ ❤ \o\
The game was a pretty intense one as expected from the championship between two rival houses if even a non-fan like Baekhyun is pretty much hyped up and nervous for the results. Everyone around Baekhyun is cheering for their respective houses, screaming their voices hoarse and sometimes jeering at the other team. The game was almost at a tie with Gryffindor leading by just 10 points, by just one quaffle sent to the goal post by Chanyeol. Baekhyun smirked just remembering Kris’ reaction when it happened. Idiot thinks he’s the best when he isn’t.
Although Chanyeol was from the other house, Baekhyun can’t help but notice that a few of his housemates were definitely cheering every time the other scores much to the obvious displeasure of their own captain but who cares about him when the other house’s captain was much more good looking. That’s what his housemates are shrieking about ever since the game started, and under normal circumstances Baekhyun wouldn’t even so much as think they’re right but this time he does. In fact, he even knows and admits (just deep inside, not out loud) that they’re right. Chanyeol is very handsome right now, he is shining and in his element and Baekhyun can’t help but feel more butterflies flutter in his stomach.
And dare he say it? Falling a little bit more…..
From the moment the game started Baekhyun’s sole focus had been on the silver haired captain of the other house. Baekhyun can’t help but be amazed by Chanyeol, the Gryffindor captain and Hogwarts’ current number one chaser. Baekhyun followed all his movements as much as he could and he can’t help but admire the way he commands his team to make the best teamwork he has ever seen (he isn’t really watching the other team), shoots those quaffles past Taemin, the Slytherin goal post guard (what a technique, everything just goes flying past the other student), and the way he deflects those bludgers being sent his way (now those balls are fast and it looks like they are thrown with such force he can’t help but be worried).
Way too many bludgers if Baekhyun is right in his observations.
Finally taking his eyes off Chanyeol, he follows the direction where those mean balls are coming from and he sees Kris with this very determined look on his face which upon closer inspection is for the bludger he’s about to hit. Once Baekhyun realizes what it's for, his gaze alternates between the two captains, staying longer on the silver haired one. Biting his lower lip, Baekhyun watches in worry as a bludger is sent to Kris from one of his teammates and, aiming at the other occupied player, he puts all his force to send it Chanyeol’s way.
Eyeing the black ball flying through the air straight to its target, Baekhyun feels like his heart stopped beating in worry. The idiot better look up in time, or, better yet, Kris should get the direction wrong, or his teammates warn him about this oncoming ball, what are they even doing up there?!?! This is why Baekhyun isn’t a fan, what if he gets hurt? Baekhyun doesn’t think he can live with that.
Apparently, it wasn’t only him who was watching the Slytherin captain and everyone simultaneously let out a gasp when the ball flew. Everyone then screamed to gather the other’s attention while Baekhyun was speechless about what is about to happen.
Chanyeol was watching for the quaffle to be sent his way so he can send one again through their goal post so he was distracted and preoccupied. Not to mention Sehun was also getting ready because the snitch was about to be released into the field any moment now although he seems a little bit distracted to Chanyeol’s confusion. While craning his neck, Chanyeol’s and Sehun’s eyes met with the other seemingly alarmed and even started waving his arms, making the captain confused.
“What are you talking about?” Chanyeol tried to shout at the other but that was drowned out by the screams getting louder. Chanyeol thinks the snitch must’ve been released then if the crowd is getting more energized by the game.
“Chanyeol! Park, watch out!”
Suddenly, a voice so familiar entered his eardrums and made him turn his head just in time to see an approaching bludger. Thank god for his constant quidditch practices, as he was able to dodge it on time even if it left him a little unbalanced. Clutching his broom tightly, Chanyeol scans the crowd to look for the brunette that saved him at the last moment. If he hadn’t heard his voice, he probably would’ve been hit by the bludger which definitely would’ve knocked him off his broom.
He wonders why his voice was the one he heard through all the screams that were reverberating throughout the pitch. Is this an indication of how much the other means to him? That despite all the noise and chaos he will always hear and react to the sound of his voice?
“Chanyeol, are you okay?” Sehun shouts from beside him, effectively making him focus again on his surroundings. “You should stop spacing out like that! You almost got hurt, hyung!”
Ruffling the other’s hair, gosh he could be so cute sometimes, Chanyeol laughs at the younger and shakes his head. “Yes, boss. Now go back to your post, you have a snitch to catch and we have a game to win.” He jokingly dismisses the other.
“Aye, aye, Captain Park!” Sehun says and flies back to his earlier post on the look out for the little gold ball which would signal the end of the game.
Half an hour after going back to the game, the Slytherin team is down by 50 points after an aggressive Chanyeol scored points after points much to the displeasure of the other side’s captain. The worried brunette on the bleachers is also starting to calm down after seeing the way the tall man played after that move that almost became an accident. People surrounding him, who are obviously fans of Chanyeol, are all displeased with their own captain and are rarely cheering for their team anymore. Baekhyun smirks, happy with this. Looks like Chanyeol is more important than house loyalty to these students, eh. The effects you have on people, Park Chanyeol, Baekhyun thinks while shaking his head.
When the snitch got released, all the team members got on edge, wanting to score more to make the gap higher and cheering on their seekers to catch it. Everyone is on the edge of their seats, anticipating who’s gonna win the game but not even ten minutes later a shout rang out in the pitch. Just as Chanyeol sent in another quaffle, Sehun shouted in triumph, having caught the sneaky little golden ball. Everyone on the Gryffindor side erupted into cheers, students jumping around and even professors, Professor McGonagall in particular, showing pleasure with this win.
All the players slowly descent to the grounds with the winning team members hugging each other out after. The defeated team all went to them to shake hands and congratulate them except for one - Kris who upon landing immediately went back to the locker rooms. This couldn’t dampen Chanyeol’s mood though so he just focused on thanking those that went to congratulate them.
“Hyung, it’s time.” Chanyeol hears this whispered in his ear. He looks at Sehun and nods, taking a deep breath, he scans the slowly dispersing crowd. Using his towering height as an advantage, he quickly locates the one he was looking for and he slowly makes his way to him.
Everyone, seeing that he’s focused and serious, made a way for him and when they saw where he was going, the noise started to lower in volume. Baekhyun, who was slowly making his way back to the castle absent mindedly, wearing his poker face and all, realizes that the crowd started to lower their voices. Looking up, he sees the tall captain of the winning team coming to in his direction.
Seeing that he has no way out because he was surrounded by students, Baekhyun stops walking and stands straight, fauxing confidence even if he really isn’t feeling it. Chanyeol after seeing this couldn’t help but let out a laugh at the other’s cuteness and stopped almost two feet away from the other.
Their eyes meet and Baekhyun swears his heart stopped and that no one else matters in his world right now because Chanyeol is looking at him with this soft look in the eyes that he likes so much. The other opens his mouth and Baekhyun prepares himself for some snide remarks thrown his way for the loss of his house. He was even ready for a rebuttal.
Opening his mouth for a sassy remark, Baekhyun was cut off when he hears the words he did not expect to be spoken again soon and in front of all this crowd.
"Go out with me, Byun Baekhyun?" Chanyeol asks him with this hopeful look in his eyes.
Despite the loud cheers around them as Gryffindor just won the game and from the game’s mvp asking his nemesis out, Baekhyun hears nothing but the erratic beating of his heart. Sees nothing but Chanyeol, the Gryffindor team captain, his enemy and the reason why his emotions are in a haywire right now.
Staring at those beautiful orbs he secretly likes so much, Baekhyun couldn’t help but drown in all these emotions sending his brain into a chaotic mess. He almost says yes, he wants to say yes -
But - he can’t.
"No, I won't, Park." What are you doing to me? Why am I feeling this way?
He wouldn't let Chanyeol have this effect on him. Turning back and finding another way as the taller is blocking this path, he immediately makes his way back to the castle completely missing the forlorn look Chanyeol was sporting after hearing his answer and seeing his back turned to him and walking farther and farther away.
And even the silence of the entire student body after what they've just witnessed. Park Chanyeol asking his nemesis out and Byun Baekhyun rejecting him in front of everyone. They would’ve thought it was another prank made to agitate the other party but they know it wasn’t. They can feel it wasn’t.