Kang Hajin and Jung Siwoo had fought.And it wasn’t just a small quarrel.
True to their personalities, both of them strictly separated business from personal matters, so there was no outward sign of their conflict at work.
However, the other members, who spent 24 hours a day together, could definitely tell that there was a rift between the two.
Naturally, the person who was most affected by this fact was Taehyun.
“……”
Early in the morning, after returning from practice.
Watching Siwoo and Hajin enter their respective rooms without even making eye contact, Taehyun collapsed onto the living room sofa, biting his lip. He knew it was a bad habit, but it wasn’t easy to break.
What stopped Taehyun from biting his lips while staring at the firmly closed doors was Yugeon, who entered the room a bit later.
“Don’t do it.”
“…It’s because of me.”
“Bullshit.”
Taehyun, whose eyes were already red, glared at Yugeon with a tearful expression at his blunt response. Despite Taehyun’s gaze, Yugeon maintained a nonchalant expression, as if to say, “So what?” He sighed with his hands in his pockets.
“It’s not like you told those hyungs to fight by offering them money, did you?”
“It’s the same thing. If I hadn’t pushed Hajin hyung so hard….”
“Bullshit. Do you really think that hyung would be pushed around just because you pressured him? If anything, you would’ve been the one to get kicked out.”
“…Are you trying to comfort me or pick a fight?”
“Neither.”
At Yugeon’s sarcastic reply, Taehyun’s eyes welled up with tears, and he made a frustrated face. He then tried to kick Yugeon in anger, but Yugeon, having anticipated the attack, easily dodged it by leaning back.
Throwing a soft sofa cushion to the seething Taehyun, Yugeon calmly turned on the TV with the remote.
“Stop digging yourself into a hole and clear your head. With those two hyungs acting like this, if your mental state breaks down too, our group will disband.”
What Yugeon played was a melodrama, Taehyun’s favorite movie genre, known for its deep and intense emotional lines, causing Taehyun to cry buckets every time he watched it.
Like a natural healing course, as if turning on a comforting cartoon for a crying 7-year-old, Yugeon set up the perfect mood and even changed the living room lighting to a soft, ambient glow.
Then, as Taehyun began sniffling—whether because of the movie or his hyungs—Yugeon handed him a tissue and retreated to the room he shared with the youngest members before Taehyun could say anything.
“That jerk….”
Despite grumbling, Taehyun obediently hugged the cushion and leaned back on the sofa.
After all, if he went into the room now, he’d have to be alone with Siwoo, and he didn’t have the courage for that.
Taehyun recalled the night when the two had first fought, and Siwoo had been the one to return to the dorm first.
“Taehyun.”
“Yes? Did you call me, hyung?”
“Does it bother you a lot that I don’t sleep much at night?”
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