Where I Found Home ||| Ateez (Yunwoo)

17

In the morning, both of them are a little subdued as they get dressed for the day and get ready to head to the office.

Wooyoung hadn't been expecting to get in so soon, so now he feels like he's not mentally prepared.

But this is what Yunho wants to do, so he'd support it to the best of his ability.

Yunho keeps a hand on his thigh while they drive across town, his thumb slowly drifting back and forth.

When they get to the office, Yunho leads the way in and gets them checked in.

They sit in the waiting room and Yunho starts folding and unfolding his hands. A sign of nervousness. Wooyoung reaches over to grab his hand.

"It's gonna be okay, Baby." The younger whispers softly. Yunho smiles at that. He lifts Wooyoung's hand and places a kiss to the back of his hand.

"Jeong Yunho?"

The couple looks over and sees a tall, beautiful woman.

"That's me," Yunho says standing.

She leads them back into a nice office. It's warm. There's plants everywhere. There's a couch with a basket full of blankets and even a coffee station by the windows.

"Make yourself at home. Grab a blanket maybe some coffee. We will start whenever you are ready." Dr. Anders explains.

Yunho goes to sit on the couch and Wooyoung follows him, though he does go to make them some coffee with the hopes it would ease his nerves.

The therapist waits patiently for him to sit down, and even for them to both take a couple of sips before she introduces herself and goes over the standard policies of her office.

"Normally you would only have fifty minutes, but I've allowed more time for you today since this is an introductory meeting." She smiles at them. "Going forward, though, it will be the standard time if you decide to continue."

Both boys nod in understanding before she says, "Now, tell me, what brings you in today?"

Wooyoung looks to Yunho waiting for him to speak.

"If this is a problem with your dominant and submissive lifestyles just know I don't shame or judge. I myself am a dominant so I can relate to whatever situation you're going through," the woman says.

"You can relate to being held at gun point by your boyfriend's crazy ex sub?" Wooyoung asks to make a joke but looks down when nobody laughs.

"Okay maybe not that."

Yunho sighs. "My ex was very toxic. When I broke up with him, he tried to kill himself as a manipulation to make me stay. He was admitted to a psych hospital and I moved to London. After Wooyoung and I started a relationship he started... making appearances to Wooyoung. Then he made himself known to me. Next thing I know he is in my house with a gun pointed at Wooyoung's head just because I collared him."

"And where is your ex now?" Dr. Anders asks.

"Last I heard the police have him and he's waiting a court date, but I haven't gotten updates. I haven't really searched for them either because I don't care." Yunho purses his lips and looks to the side.

"It doesn't seem like you don't care. I'm sensing a lot of anger."

"Well of course I'm mad!" Yunho snaps, making Wooyoung flinch a little. "The person I gave my heart to ripped it out and shredded it into thin little strips! Then he attacks the one thing that finally gave me hope again and is helping me to heal?!"