Random Oneshots Pt. 2 | [Requests Open!]

Jiwoong x ZB1: {Staying Strong} [F]

POV: 3rd Person

  Jiwoong hadn't had an issue for a very long time. The group knows that he has issues, but he'd never really opened up about it, Hao and Taerae knows them due to the articles they've seen - Hao being the type to search up an actor's name when he sees them and learn about their entire life while Taerae was a listener of INX since he's into music - but it's all in the past now, and it doesn't matter as long as Jiwoong is living his dream.

  Their eldest was chatting away with a senior when he hears Gyuvin arguing with a staff member. He turns and excuses himself as Hanbin was away to buy some food. Gyuvin tells him about how they wouldn't let Yujin use the bathroom, their Maknae had a frown on his face, trying to tell Gyuvin that it was fine, and he should just wait instead. But the male didn't budge.

  "Jiwoong-Hyung! Yujin really needs to go, I'll go with him." Jiwoong lets them go despite the staff, so they left, leaving him with the staff to hash it out together. He doesn't know how it happened and what had happened, but they've gotten into a bigger fight about other things rather than just using the bathroom.

  Lately, this particular new staff has been bossing them around - well, they've been in the group for about a year, and they were new. But no one stopped them, they were put on stricter diets and watch. They couldn't use the bathroom even if they needed to, eat what they wanted even if they were on break, and he just couldn't understand, finally letting his patience go loose.

  Even as Gyuvin and Yujin were back, along with the rest, he hadn't stopped. Only continuing their argument. It wasn't a shouting match, though the woman was starting to get a bit loud. Louder than how Jiwoong would like, he could feel his hands shake. But it happens when people shout, and he'd learned to live with it, but even as a senior stepped in - the staff finally broke to speak her mind.

  "You're still always hiding behind your seniors. You never change! F*cking useless, aren't you Jiham?"

  It completely snapped something inside of him. His anger dropping and tears welled in his eyes. The woman was one he should've recognized beforehand before something happened, but he guessed even if he had told WakeOne, nothing would've changed. There were gasps. The woman raised her hand, and he cowers, being pulled away by Taerae who immediately comforted him.

  His bandmates gathered around him as he lets the dam in his eyes break, tears flowing involuntarily. He holds onto Taerae like his life depended on it, sobbing into his bright green shirt and wetting it. His fingers clinging onto the shirt and shoulders of the male who holds him. Sitting and rocking them back and forth on the ground.

  He could make out how Hanbin was lecturing the woman, his voice loud and commanding - he remembers how their leader had really grown into one, proud - but he couldn't think of it right now. He couldn't understand the words muttered to him. How loud everyone, and even Hao were being - except Taerae.

  Ricky and Hao were practically screaming in Mandarin, Matthew spouting out his English without thoughts at the woman who was taken aback even as they were all crowding around Jiwoong to make sure he was okay.

  "Hyung, it's okay. We'll deal with her for you." Yujin hugs him from the back. He knows their youngest is guilty that he might've been the one to start this all because he wanted to go use the bathroom. Gyuvin was there to pat his back and tell him it wasn't his fault, also telling Jiwoong how it was alright.

  "You don't have to stay strong for us." He could finally make out the words Gunwook and everyone was slowly telling him. How Hao gave him a water bottle, and he could drink from it. The world brought back to him just like that.

  He's thankful that he'd found the people he'd like to spend his last one and a half years with.

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Author's note: Sorry it took a while! I had a small block