KIDULT (SEVENTEEN FF)

Criticism

One year has already passed after their hyungs have disappeared. They have been trying really hard to hold up then why did it seem to fall apart. Were they actually holding up well or they were just masking everything with a smile?

Several months have passed after Dino's discharge from the hospital. His hyungs were there for him in his every step of recovery. Their full attention was on him and amidst of all these they forgot their other maknae who was suffering too, he was... VERNON.

From last few months he's been getting hate comments on every post he made on Instagram. His Instagram filled with hate comments and not only that his haters were not leaving him in twitter, weverse or any other social media platform.

He found him reading those comments constantly in late nights when his partner and the kids would be asleep.

'I don't get why is he even in the team?'

'Yeah I know he really doesn't do much.'

'I guess he should remove himself from everywhere in SNS.'

'He is so ugly.'

'He should leave seventeen.'

'He doesn't deserve to be here.'

'If I were in his place I would have left long ago.'

Comments like these lowered his self-esteem and pride which he cherished the most, leaving him in anxiety and several times gasping for breath in his room having a panick attack when he is alone.

He stopped eating properly, he started to distance himself from the members. He would often lock himself in the room whenever the other members would joke around or play with the kids. He silenced himself during their practice.

His behaviour created suspicion in his hyungs' mind by the time. They couldn't just throw away the negative feeling they were having. They even tried to ask Seungkwan but he was clueless too. He replied saying Vernon would always change the topic whenever he tried to ask what was wrong with him.

They tried to play it cool and decided to talk with him when the younger would be free.

On a one fine day everyone were doing their own work.

"Hyung!", Vernon said while coming down the stairs.

"Yes!", Mingyu replied from kitchen while feeding Cheollie.

"I am going for a shoot."

"Oh can you take Wonu with you.", he said while he kept the finished bowl of food in the sink.

"Uhh?", he was hesitant at first.

"Can you please? I have some work today. I can't handle both of them.", he said coming out of the kitchen.

"Okay!", he nodded.

"Thanks Hansol."

"Well talking about him, where is he?", The8 came while he came there with Junnie holding The8's finger.

"Minwo!", Junnie chirped.

"Aww how is my little Junnie doing?"

"Well Mingyu where is Wonie?", The8 asked again.

"There in the living room in his playpen.", he replied.

"Okay I will get him.", Vernon replied.

"Thanks Vernon. You're such a life saver."

"No problem hyung.", he shook his head.

He went to grab Wonie from his playpen.

"Wonie!", he called out.