Harmony of Hearts

Harmonic Moments

The studio was filled with a soft and warm golden light from Hongjoong's desk lamp. His long shadows cast across the dark floor as Hongjoong eyes were glued to his laptop, his headphones perched on top his head as he worked on Ateez's comeback. The humming noises and the sound of the computer mouse clicking were the only thing breaking the silence.

Mingi leaned against the door frame looking at the leader with a frown on his face. It was already 2 am and the other members were sleeping like a log. If it wasn't for Mingi's constant tossing and turning on the bed and landing on the floor, he wouldn't have gone to the studio to check on Hongjoong.

Taking a deep breath, Mingi stepped into the room. "Hyung, " he called softly, not wanting the startle him.

Hongjoong looked up, a tired but warm smile spreading across his face as he slide the headphones off on his neck. "Hey, Mingi. Why are you here? Couldn't sleep?

Mingi shook his head. " Nah, just needed some air and I thought of seeing you.. Is that alright?

"Of course it's alright. " Hongjoong replied as he patted the seat next to him.

Mingi settled into the chair, watching as Hongjoong returned into his work. The silence between them was kind of awkward as Hongjoong kept sighing and muttering making Mingi take glances at the older.

"You've been working in the studio for hours now" Mingi noted, his voice filled with concern.

"I want this to be perfect. It's for Atiny and our group. " Hongjoong rubbed his eyes and sighed as he brought his head into his arms.

Mingi nodded, understanding the weight of Hongjoong's dedication. He reached out, placing a hand on Hongjoong's shoulder. "You need to take care of yourself too, hyung. The other members will get very worried if something happens to you."

Hongjoong chuckled softly leaning into the touch. "I know, sometimes I just..."

"Just what? " Mingi asked as Hongjoong went silent for a while but it might have been a little longer to be considered a while.

Mingi laughed as his eyes roamed around the studio, scanning for some things to do. He then noticed the notebook on the desk which belonged to Hongjoong. It was filled with scribbles and phrases that were crossed out. Mingi knew that Hongjoong was putting a lot of pressure on himself to make things perfect.

"You know, hyung. You don't have to do all these yourself right?" Mingi added, making the room silent for a while.

Hongjoong turned his head to look at Mingi who was already looking at the messy notebook before bringing his knees close to his chest. "Yeah.. But it just..

Mingi noticed the sudden change in the older boy's voice and immediately scooted closer to him " Joongie.. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You can always take a break.

Soon enough, the room was filled with sobbing noises, along with Hongjoong's sniffing. Mingi didn't even hesitate to bring Hongjoong into an embrace. The younger held the older, holding his hands and making them warm with his body while Hongjoong continue to sob for a few minutes when Mingi finally decided to stop Hongjoong crying.

.・゜-: ✧ :-　　Author's Note _(:3 」∠)_
Hello!! This is my first ever fanfic and I hope you guys enjoyed this. Feel free to comment how I can improve and please support me 🥳
(Sorry if there's bad grammar, I will be honest I'm still trying to improve my grammatical structure and also sorry if there's some parts where it's hard go understand.. 😦 But that's all! Thank you for reading Harmony of Hearts 💗) stay tuned for next chapter!