Blur memories (Scoups X Reader)

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[On the other hand, Y/N just sat on the bed for an hour, unmoving, her eyes vacant as if lost in a place only she could see. Minghao had quietly handed her some medicine earlier, his touch gentle, his presence careful.]

Y/N:

What's the reason?

Hao:

Huh?

[Minghao tilts his head, a flicker of confusion crossing his face as he watches her.]

Y/N:

Why did it start again? I was cured... a long time ago.

[Minghao exhales slowly, eyes drifting to the photo frame beside him....a picture of Y/N hugging Seungcheol, her smile wide and real. He knows exactly what she means, and the weight behind her question sinks into the silence.]

Hao:

It's because you were tense. You felt unsafe when he was near. The way he shouted, hugged you without warning....it triggered something, didn't it? That fear buried inside you. You're scared to let go. You think if he ever found out what happened last year... he'd hate you. Or worse....he'd walk away.

[He turns to her now, his voice softer.]

Hao:

But Y/N, you trust your brothers. You trust Joshua, Mingyu, Wonwoo... you trust me. Why is he the only one you hold at arm's length? Just because you think he might stop loving you if he knew the truth?

[He gently takes her hand, his touch warm and steady, offering silent reassurance.]

Hao:

Ask yourself this: do you truly believe he'd leave you? That he'd ever hate you for something that wasn't your fault?

Y/N:

I don't know, I just... 

[Her voice breaks slightly as she exhales shakily.]

Y/N:

I'm tired, Hao. Tired of hiding from myself. This fear....it's like a wall I can't tear down. I don't know what to do anymore. I just... I don't want to be someone's burden.

Hao:

You're not a burden. 

[His voice is firm, but kind.] 

Hao:

Not to your brothers. Not to him. Not to me. Think, Y/N. It's been a year. That nightmare doesn't own you anymore. Don't let it keep stealing the life you deserve. Start living again... like the Y/N I know is still in there.

[Y/N doesn't respond. Her eyes shift slowly to the window, watching the wind play with the trees, as if searching for something....freedom, maybe, or the version of herself she'd left behind.]

Next day:

[Y/N still locked herself in her room. No one dared to intrude....except for Minghao, the only one she allowed inside. As for Seungcheol, he hadn't returned. No one knew why, but one thing was clear to everyone now: whatever was going on between him and Y/N, it wasn't just another misunderstanding.

It was deeper, heavier, something they couldn't fix with simple words. Joshua hadn't come back either. Jeonghan had called him over and over again, but the line remained dead. 

Even going to Joshua's place led nowhere. The apartment was empty. The silence was eating away at everyone, and Joshua's sudden disappearance only added to the weight on their shoulders.]

Han:

Hoshi, you and Hyejin stay here and keep an eye on Y/N and Minghao. Mingyu, Wonwoo, come with me. We're going to find Joshua.