best of me | woosan (✓)

- sixty one -

tw / abuse, homophobia, mention of rape

the three boys returned home and went up to wooyoung and san's bedroom, where they all sat on the bed.

"w-where do i even start?" yeosang questioned, truly puzzled as to how he should explain his childhood to san.

"just start by telling him what things were like when we were little. it's okay, sangie... take your time."

"o-okay..."

wooyoung gently grabbed onto yeosang's hand, encouraging him to speak.

"w-when i was growing up... i-i didn't have a dad. h-he left before i was born, h-he didn't want a child. m-my mom... she dated a-a l-lot of guys. a-and so many of them hurt us. s-so... so many of them."

"yeosang... i'm so sorry."

"t-they hit us... a-and kicked us around... a-and i remember there were some nights where i simply didn't think i would wake up the next morning. a-and some of them could tell i was gay, even before i-i knew... a-and they hurt me for that. t-there was even one night when i was t-thrown out of my house at night because i'm gay... i-i was barely 11, san. a-and my mom... she couldn't do anything about it, h-he threatened to hurt h-her if she d-did."

"sangie... you don't have to keep going, you've said a lot. take a break..." wooyoung encouraged.

"n-no! i-i need to keep g-going..."

"sangie, it's okay. you don't need to tell me more. i think i understand..."

"san... y-you d-don't... i-i need to tell you..."

san nodded, chewing his lip slightly. he knew that whatever it was, it was bad. yeosang had started to visibly shake again, worrying both boys.

"h-her last boyfriend... h-he was the w-worst. h-he put both of us in the h-hospital... f-for different reasons, but he c-could've killed us. he b-beat the shit out of me e-every night. a-and i hid it f-from my mom, to save her. b-but it didn't work. h-he beat her when he went back to their room... e-every fucking n-night.

"o-one night... s-she was w-working late... i-i thought i was h-home alone, a-and h-he came up to my r-room... h-he started h-hitting me... a-and then h-he t-touched me... i-i was so s-scared... i-i—"

"sangie... it's okay, you're okay now," wooyoung whispered, hugging yeosang close.

"h-he r-raped me... a-and i was a m-mess when he l-left... m-my mom got home, s-she came to say g-goodnight and s-saw me, laying there n-naked and s-scared... i-i told her a-and she was f-furious. s-she went to confront him a-and he b-beat her to the g-ground... t-then he left a-and i-i somehow g-got to her... a-and when i-i s-saw her..."

yeosang whimpered and broke down to sobs, his entire body shaking. wooyoung hugged yeosang tightly, while san sat in shock, gripping yeosang's hand.

"i-i called for a-an ambulance... a-and when they g-got there, w-we both got brought to the h-hospital. t-they did a rape kit, a-and treated me for all my i-injuries. a-and my mom... s-she was in a coma... they were able to b-build a case a-against him, and get him locked up. t-that's where she met my d-dad. i-in court..."

"yeosang, i'm so sorry you had to go through all that... you deserve so much better. a-and i know that my experience wasn't nearly the same, but having also been abused... i think i can relate on that end. you can always come to me when you're having a bad day, yeah?"

"y-you were?"

"i was. that's why i live with woo, actually. my parents beat me to the extent that i could barely walk at times, and wooyoung didn't like me living like that, so he asked me to move in."

"so he saved you?"

"in more ways than one."

"he's good at that. i-i don't know how long i would've lasted after it all happened if i didn't have him and jisu. when my mom woke up, she sent me to stay with them for a few weeks until she was allowed to leave the hospital. they both knew just how to make me smile... a-and they saved me from drowning in my thoughts."

"you never told me that, sangie..." wooyoung whispered, completely shocked.

"i never knew how to tell you..."

san smiled small, understanding how much hearing this meant to wooyoung, then gently gave yeosang's hand a squeeze.

"you're extremely strong, yeosang. not only for all of that, but because of how you stood up to jongho."

"what even caused you guys' fight, sangie?" wooyoung asked curiously.

yeosang frowned, torn between telling the truth and possibly making wooyoung feel guilty or lying and wooyoung being able to tell, hurting him.

"u-um..."

"if you don't want to tell us, sangie, it's okay. woo's just being curious because he's worried about you," san explained, doing his best to hide that he already knew.

"i-i don't think i'm ready to talk about it, woo... i promise i'll tell you when i am though."

"okay... as long as you'll tell me at some point," wooyoung shrugged.

"are you tired? hungry? anything?" san asked, noticing how drained yeosang looked.

"very tired..."

"go make yourself comfortable in the guest room and take a nap. yeah?"

"okay... thank you both so much, i-i'll see you when i wake up," yeosang said.

yeosang exited the room and went to the guest room to rest, and as he did, wooyoung pulled san into a tight hug.

"thank you for listening to him, sannie. you did well, love."

"anything for my friends, yeah? i'm happy to be here for him."

"you're so special... i'm truly so grateful for you. you have such a beautiful heart, my love."

"says the most beautiful and incredible boy in the world," san whispered.

"that's all you..."

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qotd,,,, who's your favorite character in this au?