LOVE IS GONE - is this an end for us? (junkyu x reader)

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junkyu has been an absolute wreck all week and you can’t work out why for the life of you. it’s not the first time he’s dug himself into a pit with worrying, but it’s certainly the first time he hasn’t even explained why.

he usually tells you everything: when he was worried that haruto was getting sick again, when he made jihoon cry and thought he would never talk to him again, when he was sure he was going to completely mess up on stage and let everyone down. but now, when you ask if anything is wrong, he puts on a fake smile only you can see through and tells you he’s fine.

so when seven days have officially passed and you’ve reached your limit, you corner hyunsuk and jihoon in the yg building.

yoshi in the room too, when you arrive. but at the sight of the dark look on your face, he barely hesitates before he bolts out of there. he glances helplessly at his leader before he goes, and hyunsuk nods his head as if answering an unspoken question. it’s kind of infuriating.

“what’s wrong with junkyu?” you ask them the second the door closes behind yoshi.

“um,” jihoon doesn’t look you in the eye. hyunsuk is laughing nervously.

“you should talk to junkyu about it,” jihoon says. “not us.”

“i can’t talk to him if he refuses to talk to me.”

“ah, well,” hyunsuk looks at jihoon. “it’s not like we can make him do anything he doesn’t want to do.”

“but surely you know what’s up with him? surely you know what happened?”

hyunsuk's phone buzzes on the table, and they both look down at it. almost immediately, hyunsuk answers. when he hears the voice on the other side, he quickly schools his expression into total calm. he glances at you before he says anything though.

“yes, i know it’s early,” he answers the caller. “but it’s all set up, right? you said it might happen anytime today. it’s not like we could plan when- shut up, of course it’s fine in this end. i told you i know what to do. you made us go through it enough times. now it’s just up to mashiho to-”

“who is it?” you ask jihoon, because you know he saw the caller ID, and the whole conversation is bizarre and making you curious.

“um,” he says again. not very helpful today.

he looks dead nervous, eyeing hyunsuk like he’s at risk of exposing something secret to the world- like he’s ready to clap a hand over his mouth if he has to.

“ mashiho's there already?” hyunsuk continues. “really? oh- i didn’t know you were starting so close to here. he was fast. i though we’d have to delay- yes, she is here. right in front of me. no, i’m not scared of her. my voice is not shaking. why do you sound so proud?”

now you know he’s talking about you. you gasp, and point an accusing finger at jihoon.

“it’s junkyu, isn’t it?” you ask him. “he’s talking to junkyu.”

he gulps.You’re confused. they aren’t usually scared of you. maybe you looked angrier than you thought you did. you force your face to soften.

“can i talk to him?” you ask, holding out your hand.

hyunsuk looks panicked again.

“uh huh. okay, sorry,” he says quickly into the phone, wrapping up the conversation. “we’ll see you later, bye bye!”

and he hangs up.