Past

September 2, 13th century

The king heaved a sigh of relief, looking at his husband sleeping peacefully. He was on his bed, his toes curling up cutely. Every part of his body seemed ethereal to the king. He smiled softly, and covered his husband's shivering body with a blanket.

Long hair grazed the pillow, strays of hair swaying subtly along the air that blew in the country. His hanbok perfectly adorned his petite figure, and his plump lips that was accentuated by the pressure from the pillow. The king looked at his husband lovingly, and placed a soft kiss on his forehead.

The world had to see their love from a different perspective. Love was not between two people, but between two hearts. One had to carve and lend a piece of the heart to his other half to experience euphoria.

Love was not between a man and a woman. It could also be between a man and a man. People had to learn that even darkness was beautiful.

The darkness was beautiful; more ethereal than the colours in our life.

Sighing softly to himself, the king looked at his husband with a small smile. Everyday, the he sang to his husband. He poured out all his emotions in them, for it was written exclusively for the person in deep slumber.

The king, forgetting about his world, closed his eyes and began to sing the song he knew too well.

Look at the tears falling from my eyes
One day they will be crystals
Believe in the world called dreams
I'll be your guide to the new fantasy

Everything is a colourless rainbow
I follow the shadows of my past

Nothing can be changed or falsified
Because the world keeps moving
So tell your tomorrow you
That you will always be better

Have trust in me because I won't let you fall
My hands are only for you to hold

I am lost in your world
In your eyes
In your mind
In your heart

I am lone in this world
In the rain
In the flower
Can you hold my hands just this once?

Waves of monochromatic colours
Drown me and help me to fly
I follow the footsteps of my eyes
Because I know my way back home

No matter what others say
I know that darkness is beautiful

Lucky charms won't help me to face the struggles
But I know that the sadness will bring us together
The pain will slowly move away like the unfamiliar shadow
The past will once again resurface like a cyclone

I never knew how to face the storm in my heart
It kept destroying me everyday

I am lost in your world
In your eyes
In your mind
In your heart

I am lone in this world
In the rain
In the flower
Can you hold my hands just this once?

One day when the shadows fade away into the darkness
Our memories will turn into realities
Till then never forget me in your fragments
Every piece will open a new door for you

Nothing is louder than the silence
The blind echo that beats in the eyes

Running through our nerves like blood
Pumping the monochromatic colours
Air saturated with snowflakes
Falling softly from our eyes

I'll be your guide for the journey that lies ahead
Because life is a journey and not a destination

I am lost in your world
In your eyes
In your mind
In your heart

I am lone in this world
In the rain
In the flower
Can you hold my hands just this once?

It's hard to understand people
The incoherent dreams and goals
That remain unchosen and forgotten
In the deepest of the waterfall of regrets

Our time will commence
Like a butterfly from a cocoon
I'll teach you to mend your wings
And soar across the sky

Till then, good night.
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When he completed singing, he heard faint claps emanate from behind. Chuckling slightly, already knowing who was it, he turned his head,only to be met with the familiar warm gaze.

"Blackbird, what are you doing here?"he asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Am I not allowed to listen to your song, dad?"the girl asked, sticking out her lips.

"There's no fault in that, blackbird. But weren't you supposed to be asleep?" The king questioned, widening his eyes.

"I tried sleeping, dad. But sleep went away. Me and sleep are not friends anymore," the little girl pouted, knitting her brows.

The king laughed silently and ruffled the young girl's hair. She pouted even more, almost throwing a tantrum.

"Want to sleep with dad?" The king asked, holding her hands.

"Really?" The young girl's eyes brightened up with delightment.

"Of course. Anything for my blackbird,"he replied, poking his adopted daughter's nose.

"Thank you, dad! Did you know something?" The girl screeched out of excitement.

"How will I know if you don't tell me?"he cocked his eyebrows while beaming.

"I found my winter bear,"she said, her eyes dreamy and vibrant.

"Who's that lucky boy?"the king asked, anticipating that this would happen soon.

"I think his name is Taehyung but I named him winter bear!" She replied, showing a toothy grin.

"That's cute, my blackbird,"he pursed his lips into a thin line. He looked at the little girl with loving eyes, very well knowing that one day she would leave him for another man.

Just then, the little girl yawned, clearly showing that she was exhausted after the day's happenings. Her mouth opened wide, her eyes turning droopy. Her tiny fingers tried their best to conceal the huge yawn that escaped, but the attempt was futile.

"It's time to sleep, blackbird,"the king said, making some place for the little inquisitive girl to sleep.

"Where's my song?"she frowned and turned her lips into a scowl.

"How will I forget? Anything to make your blue and grey sky beautiful." the king said, patting the young girl. She looked at him with an expectant gaze, opening her eyes wide.

Though she was sleepy, she wanted to listen to her dad singing for it was sweeter than honey, and softer than cotton. Every word he sang dripped with love and passion, and she could not afford to miss out on the song special for her.

Inhaling deeply, the king began to sing for her, bobbing his head along with the tune that flew out of his mouth.

Every song was sung.

Every unsung hero was highlighted.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night

After the song, the king looked at the young girl sleeping peacefully, with her mouth slightly open.

"Sleep well, Byeol."

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I'm always watching you

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