ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀɴᴋ ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱᴇꜱ 🖌 ʏᴜɴʜᴏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

F O U R T E E N

Yunho waited at the school gates for Y/N after school, scanning the area trying to find her. He put in his earpods and started to listen to some music, passing some time while he waited. Yunho saw Wonyoung approach him, a bittersweet smile on her face.

"Hey, I said the basketball court on here, silly." She dragged him away to the basketball court.

"I'm not waiting for you," Yunho pulled his arm out of her grasp, giving her an annoyed stare.

"Hm? Then who? Don't tell me you're cheating on me?" She pouted.

"Cheating?" Yunho retorted.

"Don't you remember yesterday? I wouldn't just kiss anybody." She cood.

"You've kissed 10 boys this week, please. Don't fuck with me."

They both turned around to see Y/N, looking pissed off. She walks up to them and stands next to Yunho, a confident look on her face.

"Last time I checked, you're dating the love of your life, Wooyoung. Come on, let's go." Y/N held onto Yunho's arm and went back to the school gate.

Wonyoung looked offended at the revelation and shouted, "I told him to meet me first!"

"Excuse me?" Yunho suddenly spoke up, "I rejected your offer."

"You're going to leave me for her?" Wonyoung shouted, "For a nerd, you sure are fucking stupid."

Yunho and Y/N ignored her and left, their arms linked together. Yunho blush profusely and looked away, hiding in embarrassment. Once they reached a bench, they both sat down and an awkward silence stirred between them. 

"I just want to say uhh.." Y/N mumbled quietly, "I'm sorry."

"Sorry?" Yunho repeated.

"I'm sorry I bullied you all these years, I don't know why I did it. I just-" Suddenly, Y/N burst into tears, burying her face in her hands, "Please, please, please forgive me, just-"

Yunho's face dropped in empathy, his heart clenching at the sight of her crying. He put a hand on her shoulder, "It's uhh.. Don't cry." 

He couldn't say that it was okay, that she didn't need to apologize, because she needed to.  All the pain and suffering that she and the big 5 had caused him for the past 3 years gave him many mental issues that couldn't be ignored. It was about time she apologized.

"I'll do anything," She pleaded, "Please forgive me."

Y/N held onto his arm tightly and began to sob uncontrollably, her cries echoing around them. Yunho looked away awkwardly and tried to think of a way to make the situation less awkward.

"If you'll do anything," He paused, "Will you be my friend?"

Y/N looked up and nodded, wiping away her tears, "Yeah, sure. I'll be your friend."

Yunho then hugged Y/N loosely, careful not to make her uncomfortable. He sat there for a couple of seconds before pulling away.

"Um, I have to go. See you around?" He said.

"Yeah, see you."

Yunho then got up and started walking to the art workshop, wanting to take some time for himself. He went inside and saw Mingi and Jungwon, talking amongst themselves. Yunho's posture stiffened and looked around awkwardly. Jungwon noticed him and flashed a smile.

"Oh hey Yunho, join us." Jungwon gestured to the seat next to him.

Yunho sat down, moving away from Mingi slightly. Mingi noticed this and rolled his eyes. Jungwon looked through his phone for a bit and showed a picture to the both of them. It was Wonyoung's chats with Taehyun.

"Did you know about this?" Jungwon asked.

"About what?" Yunho read the texts.

"Taehyun harassing Y/N for pictures." Mingi responded. 

"Oh uhh.." He knew about that already, but that was 'Hyunso' not him, he lied in case they tell Y/N, "Never knew."

"Taehyun's a fucking dick." Mingi sneered, "Never liked him."

"Really?" Yunho asked, "Aren't you guys friends?"  

"I told you, most of us don't like each other," Jungwon added, "No one likes Taehyun or Wooyoung, but if we speak up against them we're done for."

Yunho nodded in understanding, "What about Jaehyun?"

"He's just.. there I guess? No one remembers how he joined the group." Mingi responded, "But he's chill, we don't have a problem with him."

Yunho nodded and went over to grab some brushes and paint, getting ready to make another painting. Mingi and Jungwon watched as he prepared his equipment. Mingi suddenly remembered something and reached in his bag.

"Here," Mingi handed him a paint brush, similar to the one Yunho used to have. "Sorry I broke your favorite one."

Yunho got surprised and took the brush, "Thanks."

Yunho sat down at a stool and started mixing some paint on the canvas, dashes of orange and pink filling it. Jungwon and Mingi stared in awe as the canvas displayed a beautiful sunset.

"Damn, you're good." Mingi muttered.

"Thanks," Yunho smiled, continuing painting the scenery.

Some time passed as Mingi and Jungwon watched Yunho paint a sunset, mesmerised by his skill. Once he was done, Yunho packed up and waved goodbye to the two of them. He walked back home glancing at his surroundings when he saw a very violent scene.

Wonyoung pulling on Y/N's hair with great force, making her shriek in pain; Wonyoung whispering in her ear as she does so. Yunho immediately went over and broke the two of them apart, holding Wonyoung's hands by her wrists.

"What are you doing?!" He shouted, fury flowing through his veins.

"We're just messing around, right?" Wonyoung flashed a fake smile.

Yunho knew that phrase all too well from countless bullying encounters, "Cut the bullshit, bitch." 

He took Y/N by the hand and walked away, anger present in his eyes. He dragged her out of school forcefully, not realising he's gripping her hand tight until she spoke up.

"Yunho.. It hurts." She mumbled.

He turned around to find Y/N pained expression, he quickly let go.

"Sorry, didn't mean to grab you that hard.. Are you okay? Why was Wonyoung doing that?" He asked.

"It's uhh..." Her eyes darted all over the place, "It's nothing."

"Are you sure?" Yunho asked again, "You can talk to me, you know." He then suddenly hugged her, holding her in his arms tightly.

"We're friends, right?"