EPOCH - TAEGYU ✔️

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His back roughly collides with the wall behind him, his two hands pinned to the side as another hand harshly wraps around his neck and the other slithers up underneath his sweater. He turns his head to the side while gritting his teeth, trying to withdraw from making any noise, because if he did, he knows he'll get a punch to his jaw.

"Why are you holding back your voice?" the boy asks in a pissed tone.

"You'll punch me-"

Before he could finish his sentence, the boy serves a slap to his cheeks, the sound echoing in the toilet. The blonde boy collapses onto the floor as he feels his blood gushing to where his cheeks sting.

"Get up." the boy said, kicking the blonde boy in the stomach, followed by the click of his tongue. The other two boys accompanying him each grabbed the blonde boy's arms, lifting him up.

But, he couldn't.

His cheeks sting, his head's spinning and he feels like he's about to hurl from the kick in the stomach he received earlier. He turns to both of his side and then to his front where he's surrounded by the usual group that has been molesting and bullying him ever since he got into high school.

For what reason?

He has no idea.

The boy in front of him begins to unzip his jeans and the blonde boy's eyes widen, immediately trying to struggle out from the grasps of the other two boys, but to no avail. He quickly turns to the side with his eyes shut, because he doesn't want his tears to fall. Instead of pity, all he earned were chuckles and snickers from the five bullies.

He doesn't want this.

Why does it have to be him?

"TAEHYUN-AH!!"

The blonde boy's eyes widen from the sudden mention of his name and as he turned to face his front, his arms have been released as the two boys start running pass the tall boy. The other two were pulled by the collar and thrown out from the toilet, leaving him, the leader of the group and the blue-haired boy, his best friend, Soobin alone in the toilet.

"Siwon. Final call. I'll direct you to the principal's office and will ask her to contact your dad." Soobin glares as he pulls Siwon away from Taehyun who's still on the floor.

Siwon clicks his tongue in annoyance and instantly leaves, not sparing a glance back at Taehyun at all.

Once Siwon left the toilet, Soobin turns to Taehyun's direction and helps him up by offering his hand which Taehyun gladly takes it. Soobin slightly holds onto the younger's waist as Taehyun slightly stumbles backwards.

"Don't give me that look, hyung." Taehyun says with a faint smile.

"Are you okay?" Soobin asks with a worried look plastered on his face.

"You don't need to worry about it, hyung. Though, I don't think telling Siwon's dad would do anything."

"I know. But you know that you can prevent all this only if you-"

"Let's go to the infirmary hyung, I can feel my cheeks starting to swell."

Soobin lets out a sigh but nods. The two friends get out from the toilet and make their way to the school's infirmary where Taehyun gently applies ointment onto his injuries while Soobin holds up an icepack onto Taehyun's cheeks.

"Aren't you tired? Being bullied?" Soobin asks.

Taehyun pauses at the thought of that question, but then he shrugs his shoulders and shakes his head.

Of course, he's tired of being bullied. Being thrown and slammed here and there. He hates the feeling of someone's hand on his body in attempt to molest him, he hates the icky feeling it brings to his stomach, as if just by a touch, he'll throw up.