The Journey Of US || A Seventeen FF

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Jihoon stumbles inside making the assembled look up and so did you.

🦖Hyung, you're thrashed!
Dino exclaims as Woozi looks around for him leaning against the door.

🦊Why are you drunk?
Wonwoo asks eyeing the wasted one up and down but Woozi stays silent with an expressionless face.

👶Hoon, everything good?
You softly ask reaching for his face and Woozi shakes his head to have a clearer view of you.
👶Did something happen?
He blinks a few times before smiling,

🍚I thought I lost you, Little One,
He slurs and clings to you, completely shifting his weight on you.

You stumble at the impact but Soonyoung places an arm on your back to help you regain balance and you turn to Woozi before thanking him.

👶Why did you drink, Jihoon-ah?

🍚I met Appa today,
You stiffen a little but maintain a calm pose as he continues,
🍚He wants me to go home. He said eomma misses me and I shouldn't hurt her like this,

Wonwoo and Dino glance at you as Woozi finishes. Your hands cup his cheeks as Woozi stares at you,

👶Do you want to go home?
Boys notice how your confidence is draining with each second despite your calm look, Jihoon nods wordlessly slumping against your shoulders. You breathe out slowly as your palms fist up.

🍚Appa said they want me to get married to a girl of their choice. He showed me her pics and told me that I should forget you and consider it a phase...
He pauses and turns to meet your eyes, head still on your shoulder. You fight the tears away gazing into his orbs.

A wave of fear rushes to you, the possibility of losing him hits you like a bomb, the time to let him go too maybe.

You let out a shaky breath, a lonely drop jumps out of your eyes and you quickly wipe it off, stopping the possible stream.

Jihoon stares at you, half sober, half dazed.

🍚I told him I would go home,
👶Y-yeah,
You nod rapidly sniffing in some air and pursing your lips,

Wonwoo grows pale but he stops Dino from interfering and Soonyoung sighs into his palms not looking at you both. Vernon who had been silent all along gazes at you as you blink your tears away.

🍚I said I would go home and he was happy saying that eomma would be the happiest and they would forgive me for everything,
He mumbles and you stay still as he peels himself away from you,

🍚I am sorry,
👶A-niy-a
Your voice cracks but you still try to force a smile,

Jihoon cups your face as he bends down to meet your eyes,
🍚My home is you. I will always go home to you, I will always come to you. I told him that... you are my home,

A whimper chokes you as you break into tears. Woozi pulls you closer to his chest kissing your head.

You cry out as emotions keep rushing to you and Jihoon tightens the hug as he too breaks down in tears.

🍚I don't want a life without you, Mickey. And I just can't afford to lose you,
He chokes on his tears as you loosen your fists slowly raising your arms to wrap around him.

🍚I wanted to yell at him, scream at him and fight with him for every word he said about you, but-- I couldn't, I couldn't even though I wanted to---
His grip around you loosens making you look up at him.

🍚But I told him I would go only to my home, the one where you are, the one I don't want to be part of... I am sorr-y,

👶Jihoon,
You call out cupping his cheeks and he closes his eyes nuzzling into your palms,

🍚I am sorry, I can't be away from you,

👶You don't have to,
You mumble wiping his tears away and Jihoon nods shutting his tight.

You wrap your hands around him and place your head on his shoulders and Jihoon pulls you to him and snuggles to your neck with a sigh.

🍚I love you, Love,

👶I love you, Jihoon-ah,

.

Hoshi takes you into his embrace as soon as you step out of the room after Jihoon falls asleep.

🐯Are you feeling better, baby?
You nod burying yourself in his chest.

👶I thought I was going to lose hi-m

🐯Baby,
His voice softens as he caresses your hair,

👶I felt like losing everything, not just him-
You pull away from the hug and slide down the door tears rolling down,

👶All of you, I thought I was gonna lose you all,

🦖Baby, you know that won't happen, we love you,

👶I know, but you are a son too, first and foremost... And I f-

🐢I am a son, but that doesn't mean I will choose my parents over you, I would never, no, I never can,

🦊You are our home, love. The one we want to be always in, the one we always want to come back to and we love you, always and forever,

👶I love you guys,
You whisper closing your eyes and crying silently. A hand wraps around you as you lean against him and Dino places a soft kiss as he lets you cry on him. Hoshi and Wonwoo cuddle up to you as Vernon lay down, his head on your lap, intertwining his hands with yours.