oneshots || oneus

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ship : Seoho x Keonhee
word count : 1317
warnings : none

"You haven't said a single thing.. it's been a while. Is everything okay?" Hwanwoong asked Keonhee who was mindlessly staring out the window unlike his usual chatty self. He didn't feel like talking at all. What would be the point?
"You didn't even say 'so what' to Ravn.'" Xion pointed out.

"Yeah.. just... looking out the window." His feelings were all over the place. Everything was a mess. He felt like the biggest loser on the planet and he didn't want to explain why to anyone. He had been crushing on a fellow member. And said fellow member liked him back. Or so he thought.

He just stared out the window hoping the tears won't just spontaneously trickle down his cheeks. Because if they did he would have to explain why they did. And that was something he did not want to do. He played the zipper on his hoodie. Everything felt too overwhelming.

The familiar turns and lights felt just as unfamiliar as the familiar sounds in the car. Nothing seemed the same. His friends felt like strangers. Should he really have kept it to himself? It would come out eventually would it not? He took a deep breath. The only sound he made. But no one noticed.

They never did. It just intensified the pain. All he could think of now was to go back home. Leave singing, never come back. Disappear. But what would the fans think? Would they notice. How significant was his part? Not much for sure.

His eyes trailed to Seoho and Leedo bickering and somewhat flirting. Why did he have to be the one to feel this? Is this the same Seoho who claimed to have a crush on Keonhee not long ago? It couldn't be. Maybe he meant it?

The constant confusion was just too much. Maybe he should leave. That very night. If nothing he would live peacefully with his family. He hadn't been with them in so long.
"Manager-nim. Can... Can you stay back.. I need to talk to you." He said arms crossed as he zipped his hoodie up.

No one really thought of it as anything big. All unsuspecting victims. Of course, who would expect him to casually just leave. Right? It was never like that.

The car parked in the parking lot of the company. If he was fast enough, he would be gone before they all got home. It was around 4:50 pm. He told his wish to the manager. He had no specific reason to quit and it was hard to talk to everyone without bursting into tears.

They all complimented his voice, and how the team wouldn't be a whole. It made him feel bad for a second. But he deserved to be happy didn't he? And how could be happy in the place that hurts the most.

He went back to the dorm with one of the Managers. It was around 5:30 pm when he got out of the car. His hand on the handle as he almost wanted to say he had changed his mind. That he wanted to stay. That he wanted to perform. He was leaving behind all he had worked for.

Was happiness really worth letting go of everything he had ever worked hard for. For leaving the only brothers he had known. He had endured so much, just to quit? But he couldn't stay either. Leaving seemed to be the better option.

Every now and then the members' things lying around him almost made him change his mind but he was just as determined to leave as he was to debut. He closed his eyes once all his things and he was in the car. Taking a deep breath. It really was his end as a performer, a singer, a member of Oneus.

He knew deep down no matter what he does, no matter how happy he was, he would always regret this decision of his.

The members were all at the dorm by 6:30pm which was earlier than expected. There was an odd emptiness like someone was missing. Like someone had been erased from their memory. Until a faint voice spoke up. "where's Keonhee? Why is none of his stuff here?" Xion asked. The bottom bunk bellow his visibly empty.

The Manger tried to hold back his tears. "He...left." his voice broke.
"Very funny, where is he? Where did he go?" Leedo crossed his arms. That slowly fell to his side once he realised that it was infact not a joke.

"Left? What do you mean left? To where?" Hwanwoong asked.
"The group."
"Keonhee left the group?" Seoho exclaimed hands clasped over his mouth. He felt tears prick his eyes.

"No way. There is no way." Hwanwoong completely denied everything. His throat went dry. Keonhee was acting really weird in the car. Everyone felt like they would start crying.
"If you, if you, if you, if you make this official bringing him back would look weird, don't say anything. Please." Seoho begged it was hard to catch his breath.

They tried to call and text him but he had shut them out. No one could understand what happened. It was like he got up and decided to spontaneously just leave. Seoho was crying hysterically. Deep down he felt like it was his fault. But in his defense he did mean his confession.

Hwanwoong wrapped his arms around Seoho. "Hey, Hey, you know I'll find him for you okay? This is not how we'll end." He sounded determined to the point it gave Seoho hope. But he too did not what he could do so he decided to ask his sister instead.

Keonhee sulked in his younger sister's lap. Bawling his eyes out. He hadn't stopped crying for an hour.
"Why did you leave if you love them so much?" She asked shaking her head.
Why did he leave? He had no idea. He was emotional and felt like leaving would take the pain away but anyone could've told him it would do more damage.

He burried his face in a pillow. His sobbing intensifying. His sister gently caressed his hair. She suddenly got a call that she had to answer. After she was done she told Keonhee a company representative wanted to talk to him so they had to go to a café. In his half broken state he accepted the offer without a thought.

The next day Keonhee's sister helped dress nicely. She even did his make up for him. Which was kind of weird and they were laughing half way into the make up.

Seoho also put a little more effort into what he wore. He really wanted Keonhee back. He didn't care of Keonhee never spoke to him, but he wanted to hear him sing, in a group with himself, when he took showers, in the middle of an important meeting. At all times.

Keonhee walked into the café. At first he didn't see anyone who would seem like a company representative. He looked around for a while. Until his eyes landed on Seoho. His heart fluttered. His body moved on it's on.

He ran and wrapped his arms around Seoho crying yet again. Seoho held him close caressing his hair as he tried to make him calm down just enough to talk.

"Please never leave, again. I don't care how mad you are. I don't care whether you yell at us or me or throw things. Just never leave again." Seoho's words comforted him some what he felt wanted in a place where he felt like an outsider not long ago.

Then Seoho pulled away from the hug. Cupped his cheeks. And gently pressed his soft lips against Keonhee's. There were was loud cheering and everyone sounded happy.  They were really happy to have him back. He was really happy to have everything set in place. Everything was in place.