Make Me STAY

Love Untold

Hyunjin wasn't sure how he managed it. To get through each day. Seeing her, but not being seen. Being close, but never close enough. Watching as his family members got to show her how much they loved her, while he maintained his distance. It was torture, and he wished that he didn't feel this way.

Ever since their dancing lesson, Hyunjin had kept his distance from Rose. Not enough to be noticeable in front of others, but he avoided spending time alone with her. The closer he was to her, the longer he spent in her presence, the harder it was not to act on his feelings.

He didn't understand why he felt this way. Why did it have to be his members' soulmate that he fell in love with? What would happen when he met his own soulmate? Would he forget about Rose, or would his feelings for her still be there?

Hyunjin stared at his reflection in the mirror. He had stayed behind after group practice claiming he wanted to work on some personal projects. Which he did, but it was mainly just a way for him to distract himself.

Now that Rose was working as a manager she seemed to be everywhere. Everywhere he turned there she was. With her cute professional outfits that showed off her figure and a beautiful smile that soothed his soul.

Whenever she was close enough to touch his heart would race and his hands would sweat. The more he saw her, the closer he got to reaching out, to feeling the warmth of her body beneath the palm of his hand.

But he stopped himself. He had been impressed by his self-restraint these past few months. However, it was only a matter of time before his control slipped. Especially since he was keeping this all to himself. He needed to talk to someone.

Hyunjin grabbed his phone and texted Seungmin.

"Are you still at the company? Can we talk?"

The reply came almost immediately.

"Yeah, I'm here. Come to my usual room."

Hyunjin didn't waste any time. He grabbed his bag and made his way through the company to Seungmin's usual practice room.

Seungmin opened the door, his usual calm expression giving nothing away. Hyunjin wondered whether the singer knew why he wanted to talk to him.

The two of them sat down, the silence between them thick with unspoken words.

"So, what's going on?"

Hyunjin leaned back, running a hand through his hair.

"I don't know how to do this anymore, Seungmin. I don't know how to be around her without... without feeling like this."

Seungmin's gaze softened.

"You mean Rose-Noona."

Hyunjin nodded, his throat tight.

"It's getting harder every day. I thought I could handle it, that I could just... push it down and move on, but I can't. It's like every time I see her, it just gets worse."

Seungmin didn't say anything for a moment, just watched Hyunjin with those steady, understanding eyes.

"Have you thought about telling her?"

Hyunjin's eyes widened in shock.

"No! I can't do that. She's with Chan-Hyung and Changbin-Hyung. They're my brothers. I can't... I can't come between them like that."

Seungmin nodded slowly.

"I get that, but bottling it up isn't helping you either."

"I know, but what am I supposed to do? Whenever I'm around her, it's like I'm suffocating."