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𝒍𝒆𝒆: Hyunjin

𝒍𝒆𝒓: SKZ

tw: hyune needs a break 

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"Stop!" Hyunjin yelled again.

The kids halted in their positions as Hyune raised his hand to his temple, massaging slowly.

"We've been at this for an hour now. Felix! You have to move to the other side!" Hyunjin raised his voice slightly out of frustration, regretting it immensely when the Sunshine Boy flinched from the sheer volume of his voice.

"sorry hyung." Felix barely squeaked out, eyes filling with tears and a lump getting stuck in his throat.

"That's okay. Everyone, from the beginning!" Hyunjin responded in a soothing tone.

He regretted shouting at Lixie, but he wanted to perfect the dance now, especially since they had a deadline.

They had a ton of performances to do since the release of their album, and their fans were expecting them to do dances for their b-sides as well.

But they had TONS of b-sides, so that meant TONS of dances to learn.

And that meant a heavy workload for Hyunjin. Not to mention 3RACHA needing breaks out of nowhere after their heavy producing schedule.

And they had to wish ITZY good luck on their album comeback.

The whole group had way too much on their plate, and Hyune couldn't afford to lose mind of everything they had to do.

The dance session continued, Hyunjin often stopping the group and yelling at someone else.

He felt bad, of course. He knew the entire group was trying their hardest, including himself.

But panic was starting to bubble up in his chest. What if they couldn't learn it in time?

Being the perfectionist he was, Hyunjin would rather die.

But the more upset and worried feelings started rising, the more frustrated he got.

The more yelling he did. The more members he hurt.

He went so far as to yell at Seungmin. So much that the puppy started to cry, punching Hyunjin's chest once and running out of the room.

The rest of the group stared in shock as Hyunjin crumbled completely, bolting to his room and ignoring Chan when he tried to grab his arm.

Seungmin came out of his room soon enough, having calmed down slightly, and feeling upset and worried for the dancer who was still locked in his room.

Throughout the day, the members tried to knock at his door and persuade him to come out, sometimes mentioning how they had to perform the dance tomorrow and it wasn't completely learned, but there was no response.

It was like he had just...given up.

Until Chan got worried. Hyunjin had been locked in there for about 6 hours without getting food, and they hadn't eaten in the morning, knowing they were going to dance later.

The eldest had gotten the master key from the manager, and was now forcing it into the lock as the others crowded around the door.

"Hyune...?" Changbin whispered, entering the room first as the others watched from the door.

However, Hyunjin wasn't in the room. Or so they thought.

Everyone checked the room and bathroom, and no one was able to find the dancer until Jeongin checked under the bed, and found him fast asleep in a roll under the bed frame.

"Yah! He's here!" Innie whisper-shouted, and the others ducked below the bed, gaping in awe at the boy fast asleep peacefully.

Chan slowly pulled Hyunjin out of the bed, and the dancer stirred lightly, but didn't wake up.

They contemplated waking him up, until Jisung caught the tear tracks streaking down the boy's face.

Clearly, Hyunjin had been having a good cry, and managed to cry himself to sleep.

Guilt immediately pooled in the stomachs of all 7 members. They hadn't even thought to check up on why Hyunjin was feeling so cranky.

"Come to think of it, he looks really thin..." Minho commented, pulling Hyune to his chest and picking him up.

The members carried him to the couch, and he woke up about half an hour later, after Minho and Felix cooked enough food to wake up the dead.

"Hyung...?" Hyunjin asked groggily, reaching out for Minho and wincing at the muscle he pulled in doing so.

"Hyune." Lino wrapped the dancer in his arms, holding him close.

"Eat, now." Felix shoveled food into Hyunjin's mouth before the boy could speak, effectively cutting him off.

"Felix-" Hyunjin choked out, swallowing all of the food before speaking.

"I'm sorry I couldn't be a better dance teacher to you all, I don't deserve to be part of the dance line..." Hyune commented miserably, swallowing another bite of food hungrily.

"Hyung...the dance is difficult. But it's not your fault. Also, you definitely deserve to be part of the dance line, don't say that." Jeongin replied, laying his head on Hyunjin's lap.

"Tsk. Have you been dieting? You're as thin as a broomstick-" Minho fussed, shoving more food into the dancer's mouth.

The entire room erupted into laughter at the mom of the group, who rolled his eyes and giggled quietly to himself.

Jeongin decided that it was the perfect time to strike, balling his hand into a fist and knuckling Hyunjin's ribs hard.

"Jeong-IN! WHAT AHARE YOU DOING!?" Hyune shrieked at the ticklish sensation, bouncing off of the couch and making a run for it.

Just to get caught by 7 pairs of hands.

"no-OOO! BWAAHA STAAHAP!" The poor dancer let out loud screams of laughter as the hands yanked his lower body to the floor and knuckled into any spot they could reach.

"Nah. This is too much fun." Minho commented, sticking his tongue out and really pushing into the boy's v-line.

"HYUNG-AGH! HAAHAHAHAAHA!" Hyune let out more squawky laughter as the boys aimed for his thighs.

"Oh my god! It's so bad for him!" Jisung grunted as he wrestled Hyunjin's upper body down and stuck his hands into the boy's ribs.

"YOU TOO! DOHOHON'T SAHAHAY AHAHAHANYTHING, HAHAN!" Hyunjin shrieked, squealing loudly when Jisung tsked and massaged circles into the area.

Wild witch-like cackles filled the room as the members tickled the dancer to pieces.

"I didn't think it would tickle, but he's so weak to it!" Jeongin referred to the knuckling, giggling when a blush bloomed on the lee's face.

"OKAY! OKAHAHAY! IHIHIM WEAK I GEDDIT! STAHAHAP I CAHANT TAKE ANYMOOORE!" Hyunjin let out with the last of his strength, collapsing to the floor when they let up, panting wildly.

"That was...too much." He giggled afterwards, dramatically collapsing to the floor.

"Yah! Get up! Let's finish this dance."

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welp we love him anyway <3

-sanaaa

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