Strong on the Surface Not All the Way Though

Strong on the Surface, Not All the Way Through

 

Key is strong, confident, flawless

 

Kibum is insecure, scared, lonely

 

Key is funny, desirable

 

Kibum is weak, terrified

 

People love Key

 

Key’s fans shower him with praise

 

But no one knows Kibum

 

Kibum has no fans

 

Kibum receives no praise

 

Kibum doesn’t deserve it anyway

 

Key does

 

Key is everything Kibum ever wanted to be

 

Key is perfect

 

Kibum is not

 

But sadly, Kibum is real

 

Key is simply a protective shield

 

A figment of Kibum’s imagination

 

A defense mechanism

 

A ruse

 

Fake smile

 

Fake personality

 

Fake


Fake

 

Fake

 

However, Kibum is real

 

Real and fragile

 

Key can brush off insults, standing tall and proud no matter what

 

But Kibum is real and he lays awake at night crying over petty words

 

Petty words directed at Key

 

Because Kibum is Key

 

But Key is not Kibum

 

The insults are for him

 

For Kibum

 

Always for him

 

Only for him

 

Kibum wishes he was like Key, wishes he were strong


He wishes that his impenetrable armor would last

 

But as soon as the cameras are off, Key slips away and Kibum is more alone then ever

 

Alone to be haunted by the words Key so effortlessly brushes off

 

Haunted

 

Tortured

 

Alone

 

Because he is just Kibum

 

Weak, insecure Kibum

 

Just Kibum

 

Alone

 

 

 

Well that was a little depressing

Sorry

I have no idea where that came from

And yay for sentence fragments!  Oh and punctuation apparently.  Seriously, I have no idea what this is.  I promise I know how to write in complete sentences! 

         

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flrite #1
Chapter 1: Ohgosh this was strong
I think that maybe that is still true but what i really love abt key/kibum is how strong he has become. I like to think that he is so much more comfident and happier now
eskulapka #2
Chapter 1: Ok, that was strong. And I believe to some extent true. It's obvious that Key is Kibum's public persona, and he has this duality in him - confidence and fragility, sometimes visible at the same time. I have a feeling that a lot of his confidence comes from members' and fans' support, however as a public person, an idol and just a sensitive person, he gets a lot of criticism that he takes very personally. Fics like this one make me wonder how strong he really is.
nedy90 #3
Chapter 1: Wow.. This is beautiful. Key an kibum. I love both
RoseMinuit #4
Chapter 1: Very moving, this is one of those things you read sometimes that hit really deep.
MinhosAegyo #5
Chapter 1: well that was nice c;
Dubu89 #6
Chapter 1: Linkin Park. Kibum's insecurities. Thanks. I love Linkin Park so this was a PERFECT story. I know something about insecurities and being depressed so yeah, thank you. <3 :')
pilikpoplove #7
Chapter 1: Oh that's my favourite linkin park song!! *now it's stuck in my head* I like the double personality issue, they probably do have a celebrity character that it's not completely what they are...
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