Shadows of desire || SVT ||

(112) Scared

Yuri walked over to the sofa, sitting down quietly. The boys exchanged glances, unsure of what to say or do, but they quickly followed, sitting around her in a protective circle.

Mingyu leaned forward, trying to break the tension. "Yuri, baby, do you want to eat something? I can cook for you."

But she didn't respond, her eyes fixed on the floor.

Jun, noticing her silence, attempted to lighten the mood. "Yuri, do you want to hear one of my famous jokes? I promise it's not that bad this time."

Still, no reaction from her. She just sat there, her face blank, staring at the floor. The room fell into an awkward quiet, and Seungkwan, always the mood-lifter, decided to give it a shot. "Yuri, if you don't laugh at jun's joke, that means it's really terrible. You'd be doing us a favor by sparing us."

Even that didn't work. Yuri didn't budge, her expression unreadable.

Jeonghan then cautiously spoke again, "Yuri... whatever it is, you know we're here for you, right?"

But she continued to ignore them, her shoulders tense, her hands resting stiffly in her lap.

Joshua couldn't take the silence any longer. "Come on, Yuri. We don't like seeing you like this. Just talk to us..."

No response.

Her eyes began to glisten, and it was only when she could no longer hold back that her tears finally spilled over. She wiped at them, trying to hide her emotions, but her body trembled slightly from the weight of everything.

Hoshi's face fell as he reached out, but Yuri shifted away, still not saying a word, the room heavy with her unspoken sadness.

As Yuri's sobs intensified, the boys looked at her in shock, guilt washing over their faces.

"Stop crying, baby... please, just tell us what's wrong, we'll make it right," Minghao whispered, his voice laced with concern.

DK knelt in front of her, his hand reaching up to wipe her tears. "We don't like it when you cry, Yuri. Please, just talk to us." But before he could wipe her tears, she grabbed his hand, her tear-streaked face filled with pain.

"You want to know why I'm crying?" Her voice trembled, her gaze intense. DK shook his head, looking lost. "Because of you. Because of all of you."

The boys froze.

Her tear-filled eyes darted to DK. "You know how much Mina unnie must have cried when you broke her heart like it was nothing?" Her words came out in jagged breaths, her pain clear.

She then turned to Wonwoo, her voice rising. "And you, Wonwoo. Do you know how much Sana unnie must have cried? After realizing you'd never have a child with her? That she herself told you to abort the baby because she knew it would ruin everything between you two?"

Wonwoo's face went pale as the weight of her words sank in.

Yuri's eyes filled with fresh tears as she glared at Seungcheol. "And you... how much do you think Jisoo unnie was hurt because of your stupid, careless attitude? Do you even understand what you did to her?"

Jeonghan looked down, as Yuri's gaze shifted to him. "And you, Jeonghan. Nayeon unnie must have felt so much pain, seeing you act like a casanova, breaking her heart over and over."

Her voice shook as she looked at Mingyu. "And Lisa unnie... how do you think she felt when one day, you just said it was over, without warning? After you promised to marry her?" Mingyu opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out.