"Is Hongjoong okay? What happened?" all the members were concerned for the leader, and even if they hid it well earlier to not worry ATINYs too much, they started to ask Seonghwa questions as soon as the oldest had put Hongjoong to bed.
"Guys, it's not my place to tell you the whole story, but it's just fair that you know as much as possible. Hongjoong reacted like that because of childhood trauma. What he does is called age regression and it helps him escape negative thoughts. When we both told you to not spank Hongjoong it obviously wasn't to just ruin the mood, it was a trigger for him" Seonghwa directed the last part to San and Mingi, who looked more than ashamed.
"We're sorry hyung, we should've listened" spoke up Jongho, voice full of regret.
"I won't say it's fine Jong, because it's not. He opened up with me just recently so the memories are still fresh in his head. But listen, don't spank him anymore, don't tie his hands and most importantly, don't hate him or treat him differently because of his regression. He cannot control it, and he already had so many people who didn't accept this part of him. He doesn't need us to hate him too" finished Seonghwa with a disappointed tone.
A chorus of 'I'm sorry's could be heard and Seonghwa just sighed.
"Is there anyone who feels uncomfortable with the idea of Hongjoong regressing? I don't want Hongjoong uncomfortable, but I don't want any of you uncomfortable either" worried Seonghwa. Everyone shook his head no. No, if it helped the leader they would all be okay with it. Besides, the leader would probably be even cuter as a child.
"Good. Woo, Sannie, can you go buy some snacks? We're gonna have a movie night. Mingi, Jong, please go to the mall and get Hongjoong a few age regression items to show him that we aren't mad at him and we accept him" instructed Seonghwa.
"What kind of items do you mean hyung?" asked Jongho perplexed.
"Uhm... Adult pacifiers, baby bottles with adult-sized nipples, plushies, rattles... basically baby items but adult sized" explained the oldest, to which Jongho nodded.
"Hyung, can I get him a onesie?" gasped Mingi.
"Yes, good idea. A minion one if you find it" smiled Seonghwa, making the rapper nod.
"Are there any particular snacks you want?" San piped in, phone in his hand to take notes.
"Chips!"
"Popcorn!"
"Ramen!"
The answers came shouted one after another, leaving San to struggle typing them down.
"Get some snacks for Hongjoong too please. He loves Peperos and chocolate milk, so please stock up on that so we always have them here at the dorm. Oh, and get some M&Ms and candy for him too. Fruit gummies. No sour candy please" requested Seonghwa.
"And for yourself hyung?" asked San once he was done typing everything in.
"Could you please get me some chocolate cookies?"
"Are those for Hongjoong too?" asked Wooyoung, eyeing the oldest curiously.
"...yes" came the answer.
"I knew it. You never eat chocolate cookies. You hate those" reminded Wooyoung triumphantly, making Seonghwa blush.
"It's okay to spoil hyung for a bit, he works so hard for us" reminded Jongho sith a smile.
"Come on, let's go before hyung wakes up" and with that, the four youngest left.
"What can we do to help hyung?" asked Yeosang. Yunho was behind him, wanting to be useful too. Bless those two angels, thought Seonghwa.
"You two can set up the living room for the movie night. You know, blankets, pillows..." the two nodded and got to work while Seonghwa went to check up on the leader. When the oldest entered the room, Hongjoong was sleeping sucking on his thumb. Seonghwa just watched him fondly, before leaving the room again. Laying on the couch full of pillows that Yunho and Yeosang had prepared, the oldest sighed. He was exhausted. Scrolling through social media he found a lot of posts about the concert, some users concerned for the leader, others just posting the happy moments and interactions, others disgusted by the fact that he was feeding Hongjoong and he supposedly 'stole' a hand fan from an ATINY's hand. Seonghwa scoffed and rolled his eyes. Haters. Just ignore them, thought the eldest.
Just then, a loud cry could be heard from Hongjoong's room. Seonghwa ran to see what had happened, just to find the leader crying desperately, hands clutching at his blanket, shaking and mumbling incoherent things.
"Joongie baby can you hear me?" Seonghwa asked.
" 's bad, nuh, pwease" mumbled Hongjoong, breaking Seonghwa's heart.
"It's okay Joongie, you're safe with mama" tried Seonghwa. Hearing the word 'safe' Hongjoong's head snapped to look at the older, who had a comforting smile on his face.
"That's it, good boy. Could you tell mama how old you are?" asked Seonghwa sweetly. Hongjoong thought for a bit but just shook his head, he didn't know either. All he knew was that he wanted his mama to care for him.
"It's alright baby, it's okay. Wanna go meet the others? You get other hyungies to play with baby" said enthusiastically Seonghwa, to which Hongjoong smiled in return. If it made his mama happy, it was definitely an exciting thing. So he nodded, making Seonghwa smile again.
"Good boy" praised the older.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Sooo here in Germany I found a shop that also does printing service and guess what? I didn't prepare any freebies for the skz concert in july so perfect opportunity right?
Question: what is your comfort song? im curios hehe :3 mine is skz's FNF :)
please drink water or have a snack and stay safe! love you!
see you in the next one :>
~Nabi
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Tiny captain
FanfictionHongjoong has been slipping unvoluntarily since that day. It's not a thing that he can control and it's not a thing that he plans on telling his members. Absolutely not. But telling them is not the only way they'll discover this part of him. Warning...
