Desire (ATEEZ Boy x Boy Oneshots Book II)

A/F | Outburst | Hongjoong x San

Requested by Mountainbeew_poo

It was a peaceful day at KQ. ATEEZ was in the middle of practice and just finishing up their choreography.

"Hey, let's take a break. Come back in ten." The members thanked Yunho while sighing in exhaustion.

Yeosang's struggled groans filled the room when a semi-sweaty Wooyoung threw himself on him.

"You're sweaty, Wooyoung!" he shouted. San laughed and joined in tormenting him too.

The ten minutes couldn't have been any better. Just a chance to breathe before returning to the sweaty practice was enough for the boys to recharge.

But specifically, two of them were the pair that seldom felt tired. Wooyoung and San.

"Is somebody tired? Ooh~ Are you tired, Jongho?" San teased the maknae. The youngest simply turned the opposite direction from the comfy place on the cold floor where he lay.

"Yunho? Yunho~" Wooyoung tickled their oldest 99 line friend. Yunho smiled and played along for a bit. When a manager called him, he ruffled both of their heads then left.

"Who's next?" Wooyoung asked.

San shared a look with him, then nodded to Hongjoong. Wooyoung looked at him, surprised.

"Do you wanna die?" the younger hissed.

San grinned. "Are you scared?"

"Yes."

"He's only talking to Seonghwa. It's not that bad."

"He's in a deep conversation with Seonghwa, so why don't we leave him alone?" Wooyoung corrected. "Look, Yeosang's over there, so let's mess with him instead."

"I never thought my best friend would be so scared of a man who's smaller than the both of us," San said.

Wooyoung frowned. "Go do it. I won't."

"Oh~ Wooyoung's scared? Tell me, is baby Wooyoung scared-- Shit!"

Wooyoung shoved San back into Hongjoong, who stood near. The boy crashed into his leader and fell to the ground. Hongjoong almost fell, too, if it wasn't for Seonghwa.

"Really?!" Hongjoong shouted. San looked down, scared from his voice.

"Hyung, I'm sorry-"

"You're sorry? How many times have I told you not to mess around during practice?"

"I'm sorry, Hongjoong," San sincerely answered, looking into his leader's eyes. They didn't look very forgiving. What's more? San knew the rest of his group was watching him now.

Seonghwa tried to hold Hongjoong back. "It's okay. It was an accident. Leave him alone."

Hongjoong didn't listen. "No. How many?"

"Many times."

"'Many times,' exactly. Why can't you sit down and rest during our break? Why do you have to be running around and bothering us?"

"I-It was Wooyoung who pushed me into you," San quietly replied. He was on the verge of tears due to embarrassment.

"But this wouldn't have happened if you had just sat down and rested calmly. Are you not tired?"

"No," San whispered, looking at his lap.

"I wonder why. Are you not putting in enough effort? Are you slacking again?"

Every member could hear San sniffling and watched his tears fall on the floor.

"Answer me, San."