Afterglow

author's note: this was kinda written on a whim (while i was idling, slacking, and lolling around at the office). i was inspired when i saw Hwangbo's wedding pics for the Compassion MV again for the nth time. she was really gorgeous, wasn't she? and i kinda get worried when i write from Hyunjoong's point of view, i hope i did not make him sound too gay or anything...

i'm not sure if there's another fic with the same title. i'm really sorry if there is. i had no intention to copy it.

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You held her hand tightly. Too tightly that it made her look back and give you that questioning look, as if asking you if there was something wrong. In one exquisite movement, she turned her head to face you. Her beauty never seems to stop leaving you in awe. Her eyes were twinkling, her mouth curved in the most delicious and gorgeous way. She was your very piece of heaven here on earth.


You smile at her and tell her to walk slowly. She smiled and whispered something about how excited she was. She stepped back and stood right beside you. You unclasped your hand from hers and held her by her ever so slim waist instead, keeping her closer to you.

You were being your possessive self again, only wanting her for yourself. No one could blame you. Your world crumbling into pieces would be an understatement to how you felt and what you experienced when the relationship was forced to end. There were too many variables in your relationship. You are Kim Hyunjoong. She is Hwangbo Hyejung. You are an idol. She was a pop star. Both of you were big celebrities and popular at that. She was older than you by six years. You were immature and still testing the waters when you realized you fell in love with her. You had raging fans who were ready to devour her and tear her to pieces. She was weak and fragile despite the tough and always happy exterior. There was mutual understanding, as how your celebrity friends put it, when asked about the your budding relationship in the past. Both of you fell inlove, but just when you thought things could actually work out, the harassment and attacks by your fans on her were too much for her to bear. It was hard on her, but she kept mum about it. It took an intervention from both your parents and your management companies to end the relationship after she almost lost her life in a car accident when she tried to avoid a large group of antifans waiting outside the studio. She agreed to the break up thinking she was depriving you of reaching the peak of your career if she tagged along. You agreed to the break up because her safety was at risk. Weeks later, she was recovering from the accident and you found peace in self destruction, working your a$$ off from day until night. You felt as if you were a robot doing things as you are told, but when you were left idle, you found yourself inside your car in front of her apartment hoping for a single glimpse of her. She tapped the window of your car one spring evening and invited you inside her apartment for a cup of tea which without any thought, you accepted. Pieces fell into place from that moment on. You loved her too much, you were willing to risk stardom just to be with her. She loved you just as much, she was willing to risk her safety for a life beside you.



Now, you stood beside her, holding her near and tight, making sure she was by your side and would never stray anywhere else. She was close enough that you can smell the faint scent of her perfume and the fruity scent of her hair. The white heavy curtains opened and a stream of white blinding light flowed through the waiting area. Hyejung looked up at you, nervous and unsure. You grinned at her and asked, READY HWANG BUIN? She closed her eyes for a second and swallowed the lump that was forming on her throat, she tiptoed, gave you a small kiss on the cheek, grinned and nodded, YES SHILLANG.


You took her hand and interlaced your fingers with hers. Hand in hand you step into the small stage prepared in a low key courtyard of a countryside garden resort. The camera flashes, crowd's cheers and applause were overwhelming.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. AND MRS. KIM HYUNJOONG, the emcee's voice blared out on the speakers. You could not believe you are officially starting a life with her. Moments ago, you exchanged vows and professed your love for each other infront of the people who mattered most in both your lives. It was like a dream come true for people who only wanted to be with each other and spend every waking hour beside the person they loved the most. You both waved at the familiar faces around you. It was a relief and felt so much better to share this moment with the important people in your lives. And it felt especially good to be able to shout to the world that you were both inlove.


Not long after both of you decided to start the relationship again, you decided that it was best to keep it a secret for her sake and safety. It took double effort and twice the energy for her and you to actually hide the sparks that were flying even when the two of you were being linked to other people. It especially did not help that there were fans CSIing and spazzing over every piece of clothing and jewelry you both wore on shows and public appearances, but it only confirmed that somehow there were still people who believe in your relationship with her and that love you have for each other.


She was grinning ear to ear now. It was the same smile she wore when you proposed to her. No one can deny how happy she looked and how happy she was. You thought it was the happiness that made her glow and even if she was made to wear an ugly or old wedding gown, she would still look like a goddess divine.


When the audience asked for a kiss, she hesitated. She hated all those cutesy stuff more than you did, but you held her by the waist again, she could not escape and you held on to her despite her protests. I'M GONNA KISS YOU NOW, you whispered. Once your lips touched, she stopped squirming and succumbed to the succulent bobo. You smiled, like you just tasted the sweetest kind of victory. She smiled sheepishly and hid her face on your chest. This was kind of new to her, being out in public, besides this was only your 2nd kiss infront of everyone.


Her face was all red when she looked at you, THAT WAS KINDA ADDICTING, she said with a childlike grin. Without waiting for anything else, you pressed you lips down to hers. The rest of the world faded when your lips touched. You love this endearing woman, and she is yours and yours alone.