𝙍𝙚;𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 ☑

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"Where did you go yesterday ?" Sangyeon asks as soon as Hyunjae steps inside the practice room.

"Somewhere." the guy coldly replies and puts his bag on the couch before starting to stretch his body.

The other guys exchange glances between themselves since they're not used to this Hyunjae.

"What's wrong with him ?" Changmin whispers to Jacob, but the older one just shrugs his shoulders.

Hyunjae rarely gets mad or even if he does, he won't let the anger get the best in him. So him walking in with a really cold face sent shivers down to their spines.

"We're not practicing ?" Hyunjae asks, looking at his teammates through the mirror.

"We are. Get in your position guys."

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After about two hours of practicing, they finally took a break. Collapsing onto the floor like dominos, the mirror is foggy with their sweat.

Not joining the 'sleep and die commotion', Hyunjae continues to dance in front of the mirror alone. He's tired, but he keeps going.

"Hyung, take a break. You're sweating really hard," Haknyeon says, earning nods and agreements from the rest.

But does Hyunjae listened to him?
Nope. He can't hear anything, as if he's in his own world.

"At least drink some water-" Younghoon's words stopped as Hyunjae smacks the water bottle down.

The water spilled a little but Kevin who was laying down managed to catch the bottle.

"What's wrong with you ?!" Younghoon asks, holding Hyunjae's shoulders tightly. Chanhee turns the music off as there's a shift in the atmosphere.

Hyunjae scoffs and removes Younghoon's hands, now looking at his other members.

"Nothing is wrong with me. Move." he walks to grab his bag before leaving the room with a loud door slamming.

"He must had a bad day.." Eric trails his words, looking at the now-closed door.

"Don't take it to heart, hyung." Juyeon pats Younghoon's back.

The taller guy just sighs and shrugs his shoulders.

What's wrong with him..

Hyunjae walks out of the toilet after changing into a new shirt. He lets out a few sighs, now feeling sorry for his teammates.

He shouldn't let his emotions get the best of him, but he just couldn't help it.

"Hey." Yina approaches him. She was walking to the cafe but saw Hyunjae, so her feet made a u-turn to talk to him.

"Do you want to grab some coffee ?" she asks, feeling weird because Hyunjae is not smiling nor looking in her direction.

"I'm busy." then, he leaves. Yina stands there, trying to process what just happened.