Contempt

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Sunoo woke up in the wee hours of the morning feeling so disoriented. He looked around to find him still in Hee's room and saw him sleeping peacefully beside him, contradicting his real self. He was still trying to process what had happened the night before to come only to a conclusion that he was humiliated and assaulted.

He slowly got out of the bed with his disheveled state and went to the attached bathroom cleaning all the dry patches on his shirt and torso, trying not to wake Heeseung. He took a few moments to collect his thoughts and all he wanted to do was to leave the room and move away from the person who made him miserable in all possible ways.

He tip-toed to the living room all wet and dripping from head to toe, clutching his rinsed oversized T-shirt closely to his bare chest only to run into Jungwon, who just entered the living room from the kitchen after drinking some water. He was already worried since he found out Sunoo didn't return to their room that night and was taken aback by the state of his hyung right now. Won rushed towards him. The swollen tired eyes and those red marks on his neck said enough. He embraced his beloved hyung into his arms. Won didn't mind how his pajama shirt was also getting soaked while he comforted his hyung. No words were exchanged as he let his hyung cry on his shoulders, later dried him off and made him wear one of his pajamas.

Sunoo tried to brush it off once he calmed down, but Jungwon could tell so many things were wrong, I mean anyone could tell.

"hyungie hyungie look at me.... " Jungwon cupped sunoo's face locking their gaze and started to talk as if Sun is a little child, so gentle and hushed.

".... you do know that I really care for you sunoo hyung so if you're comfortable with me please tell me what happened... I'm not forcing you okay , take your time... but don't carry all that in your heart.,. there's a limit to what it can bear..."

Sunoo's eyes welled up again... The gentleness and care he received from Won pricked his sensitive heart leading him to an outburst. He could no longer keep it all bottled up so he opened up about all those incidents with the eldest of the seven. How he had assaulted him several times  careful not to mention his crush on the same person because it doesn't matter anymore.

Jungwon listened to him attentively, offering words of comfort and support. Being a leader of a korean boy group the matter in hand is concerning in every way. Sexual orientation of the members, bullying, assaults everything is a sensitive topic there. Conflicts can arise within the group and if he reports it to the company how it can lead to a cascade of events. Despite all the ruckus this matter could cause Jungwon was so calm and composed with the situation which in turn made Sunoo feel grateful for his presence. Won learnt the kind of mean and unprofessional deeds Heeseung had been doing. After knowing all that he really wanted to have a conversation with him and let all his members know about it but Sunoo pleaded with him to not. Then he suggested to consider talking to Heeseung, letting him know where he stood, what effect his unprofessional approach had on Sunoo and stand firm on reporting any future verbal or physical abuse assuring he'll be beside him.

Jungwon and Sunoo spend their time in the living room with Sunoo resting his head on the broad shoulders of the younger. Their schedules are packed for the day , all these happenings of the night could take a toll on Sunoo so Won made sure he rested well. Jungwon threaded his fingers through the soft hair, an act of comfort which calmed Sunoo's nerves to an extent and he fell back to sleep.

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Sunoo woke up with a throbbing headache, the events of the previous night still etched in his mind. To his surprise he was still on his bed. He checked the time and it was 10:00 a.m. which made him go into panic mode. There was a recording of the song for their extended playlist scheduled for today and he was supposed to be there. Even though he didn't want to face Heeseung, he couldn't afford to skip work. He dragged himself out of bed, got dressed, with a slight touch up he was done with his makeup and in the final fit check he got to see almost three prominent purple marks on his neck, he couldn't think more and just applied some concealer and headed to the recording studio.

As he rushed down the hallway, lost in thought, he collided with a senior artist..

"Ahhh,...
Ohh.... I'm really sorry sunbaenim!" Sunoo apologized bowing down several times, rubbing his temples.

Jeon Wonwoo looked at him with concern. "Hey don't worry... You're Sunoo right??... uhh Are you okay? You look a bit pale." 
(An: for every Kim there's a Jeon agenda...😂 )

Sunoo forced a smile. "I'm fine, sunbaenim. Just a bit tired."

Wonwoo nodded, but his eyes lingered on Sunoo's face."Take care of yourself, okay? You're looking a bit....off."

Sunoo nodded and left, his face burning from embarrassment. He was kind of amused by how caring his senior was. He didn't want anyone to notice his struggles and continued on his way...

At the entrance of the recording room he saw Jay and Jungwon. Latter rushed towards him once he saw him.

"Why are you here hyung? "

"Of course for the recording... "

"Haven't you checked the message hyung..?? "

"Message!!? I... think.. no.. "

"Sunooya... You only had to come by evening with Niki... He had a cover dance practice so Won here arranged it likely saying you were feeling not well in the morning... " Jay explained to him.

"Oh... I didn't know that hyung... Should I just go in as I'm here... "

"Yeah go in... " Jay said .

" Should I come with you hyung? " Jungwon asked worried.

"I'm okay... I-I'll just go then." Sunoo replied.

As he entered  the recording room, Heeseung was already there, chatting with the producers. He was a highly gifted boy in his musical abilities and got the recognition he deserved at this young age for that. His suggestions were always considered for their works. He has always been a person every one looked up to, a role model in music to be clear.

Their eyes met, and Sunoo felt something burning inside his throat, a temptation to throw up. He quickly looked away, taking deep breaths, trying to focus on the task at hand.
But he couldn't shake off the feeling that Heeseung was watching him through the glass separating them, waiting for him to crack. Sunoo's headache worsened, and he struggled to concentrate on the recording and just like that he fainted into no one's arms. He didn't see how someone quickly reach him, scooping him in their arms while a particular someone was seen fuming inside for reasons he himself couldn't plot.

Jungwon went inside half way through the  recording, you know just to make sure things are alright, as he is the only one who saw his beloved hyung's shaken self. He just sat there in the waiting room watching his hyung struggling to focus. He saw how Sunoo's eyes fluttered closed  by one point and body went limp but before he could reach there he  had already crumpled on the floor. On his way out  Jungwon threw daggers at Hee and the latter isn't blunt to not notice the threat lurking behind those boba eyes. 

"He knows...
Arghhh... How dare that b*tch snitch on me..!!!"

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Attention⚠️

Y'all I've a kookv ff named Rare Affection set in an office background, it's not complete yet... so far it's over  20 chap... Do you guys want a Heesun ❤💜 ver??... I'll bring some changes too... But it's heavy angst,  sa and all... Let me know okay...

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Thank you guys so much for rooting for this au. I really appreciate all the support and the comments you leave here. I feel so happy reading all of them.

And last but not least I'm so sad for our boys. I really thought they'd get to rest after all that #letenhypenrest train but no, the company had to announce another WORLD TOUR just the day after. They're treating our boys like some money making robots. Their health and stamina is getting worse day by day. I guess blft don't give an eff at all.

Love ya💌
03/09/24