OURS ONLY [Wooyoung x Ateez]

7. Guilt

A/N: Hi everyone!! Thank you guys so much for tuning in to read this chapter and all the love you give to this story. We are almost at the finish line. 2 or 3 more chapters to go! I want to apologize once again because of the amount of time needed to update these chapters. But moving forward, I'm hoping I can get the next few chapters quickly to you. 

The six remaining members were anxious as Mingi dashed out the door to catch Wooyoung. Their hearts raced as they struggled to process everything their main dancer had just said.

Ateez would be nothing without Wooyoung. 

If Wooyoung decided to leave the group, it would truly feel like the end of the world for everyone. They all felt the crushing weight of the guilt they had been accumulating. All six of them were now hyper aware that they should have properly apologized to Wooyoung.

"What do we do?" Jongho spoke up, shakiness evident in his voice. 

"We need to apologize to him. We need to make things right, if that's even possible anymore," Yunho said when he finally had the strength to speak.

"This is all my fault. Why did I say those hurtful things to Woo?" Seonghwa seemed to have an awful realization, "He is literally the joy of our group. Why would I ever say I wish Ateez stayed 7? There is no Ateez without him."

Seonghwa was overwhelmed with tears, utterly stunned by what he had done. The gravity of his mistake was almost too much to bear. A sharp pain pierced his chest as he reflected on the consequences of his actions.

"Hyung, we all are to blame. We all should have been there for him. Let's just figure out how we can fix this," San spoke up. 

Truthfully, Seonghwa had no idea how to mend something so significant. He knew he should have been more patient with Wooyoung. Wooyoung had always stood by him, defending him from online trolls and offering physical support whenever Seonghwa was sick or unwell.

Wooyoung had always referred to Seonghwa as his own brother, treating him with the utmost love and respect. Seonghwa knew he had to make things right as soon as possible.

"I'll talk to him tonight... or as soon as possible."

"What the fuck do we do?" Mingi barged back in the practice room with tears in his eyes, "I think he really is thinking of leaving. I don't wanna be in ateez without him."

"Neither do I," Yunho stood next to Mingi and tried comforting the rapper.

"I'll fix it, I promise. And if I can't, I'll be the first one to leave."

Seonghwa walked out of the practice room to head back to the dorms to further plan out his apology. 

"I said 10 minute break, not go home... seriously?" the dance instructor commented upon coming back to the room, not understanding the heavy atmosphere of the room.

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When Wooyoung arrived at the TXT dorms, he let himself in using the pin code the members had shared with him. Lately, he felt like a burden no matter where he went, but he couldn't stay in the practice room any longer, listening to the members talk about how he belonged with them.

Part of the reason was that he missed his own members. Despite his attempts to distance himself, deep down, Wooyoung knew he belonged with those seven dorks. They might not feel the same way, but for Wooyoung, his life's purpose was to find them and be with them.

Wooyoung had lived an exciting life from a young age. He was always surrounded by loyal friends and constantly received relationship offers from both girls and boys. Yet, something always felt incomplete. He didn't feel like a complete person until he became the 8th member of Ateez.