Madness for Two 🎬 yungi [▶]

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Yunho walked through the crowd, hundreds of flashes suddenly focused on him. His steps led him somewhere unknown. He just tried to avoid the swarm of journalists and their relentless questions. His eyes fixed on the ground. Yunho only hoped that his legs would take him outside the garden or toward Jongho's house, where he could hide.

He finally stopped when the paparazzi blocking his path became impossible to navigate alone. He wanted to cry. His shortness of breath worsened the panic in his head. The young man felt trapped in a confined space, and the camera flashes felt like they were cutting into his skin.

Suddenly, he felt fifteen again. When his career crumbled, and everyone distanced themselves.

When a small detail about his sexuality seemed to threaten the world. The world that once loved him now turned to curse him. Yunho wanted to cry, and he didn't care. He would cry if he could cry right now. But no, he couldn't. Physically, his eyes felt too dry. He didn't understand why. The mix of panic and alcohol did not help Yunho solve his problems now. He was looking for a way out.

"Stay away from him!" Yunho heard a voice, and the person shoved aside some cameras behind him. Then, an arm embraced his shoulder, and a voice he didn't recognize whispered softly, "Are you okay?" Yunho could only identify that the voice belonged to a man, but he couldn't find in his panicked brain who it was.

"Get away!" The owner of the voice, who was now embracing Yunho tightly, shouted. Yunho let his feet follow wherever the young man stepped. He lifted his head a bit and saw that this time he was on the right path to the parking lot.

After a few shouts and curses from some paparazzi, they arrived near a black sedan that Yunho used when he came to the evening party. Yeosang was already inside the car, opening the back door for Yunho, and her hand reached out to Yunho. In a hurry, Yunho welcomed the hand and let Yeosang hug him.

A moment later, a voice interrupted Yunho's relief, "You're safe now, Jung." Song Mingi?! When Yunho recognized the voice and turned to make sure who was helping him, the car door closed. The sedan's horn blared loudly, trying to clear the crowd of paparazzi that now trapped the car's path. Yunho looked through the rearview mirror and saw the tall silhouette swallowed by the paparazzi. The car started moving slowly.

Yunho turned to sit properly, daring to look at Yeosang. Yeosang smiled comfortingly at him. The girl shook her head slightly, then brought Yunho back into her embrace. She whispered softly, "It's alright now."