Shadows of desire : SVT✅

(113) Two Days.

As Woozi quietly stepped out of the room, he saw the rest of the boys still gathered in the living room, their faces filled with concern. DK sat on the sofa, his hands on his head, clearly distraught. The others glanced at Woozi, waiting for some kind of reassurance.

"How is she?" Joshua asked softly, breaking the tense silence.

Woozi sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "She’s asleep now. She was exhausted... emotionally drained." He paused, his gaze falling on DK, who looked the most affected. "She’s scared, guys. Scared of losing us. Of losing everything."

DK swallowed hard, guilt washing over his face. "I never wanted to hurt her..."

Woozi gave him a firm look. "None of us did, but she’s carrying the weight of our past mistakes. We need to do better. We need to show her she’s not like anyone else. She’s everything."

The room remained quiet as the gravity of Woozi’s words sank in.

"If you don't want to lose her too," Woozi began, his voice steady but stern, "then it's best that you all get your heads straight and start thinking clearly. Change yourselves. Now."

DK looked up, confused. "Change ourselves? Isn't it already enough? We've already changed so much for her..."

"No," Woozi said firmly. "It isn't enough. Nothing is enough right now." He paused, letting his words sink in. "What are you all doing? You’re giving her half your love, half your care. That’s not going to work. If you’re going to love her, don’t just love her enough."

Woozi’s eyes swept over the group, his tone growing more intense. "Love her more than enough. So that she’ll never have to feel insecure, or scared of another woman being around us."

The room was silent, the weight of Woozi’s words heavy in the air. Mingyu, jeonghan, DK, and the others all looked down, their guilt mixing with determination.

"We all love her, no doubt," Woozi continued, "but let’s keep that obsession you all have aside. Actually LOVE her. Don’t try to trap her, don’t try to own her... capture her heart instead."

He took a deep breath, his tone softening. "Let’s forget everything that’s happened. Let’s start loving her again, like it’s the first day. Like she’s the most important thing in the world—because she is."

Each of the boys nodded, their resolve strengthening. They had a second chance, and none of them were going to waste it.

Woozi turned sharply to DK, his eyes narrowing with frustration. "Especially you," he said, his voice firm, "because that 'No strings attached' crap and that attitude after that really hit her hard. Out of all of us, you're the one who hurt her the most."

DK’s expression shifted, guilt washing over him as he ran a hand through his hair. Woozi cursed under his breath, "Idiot."

"You need to fix this," Woozi continued, his tone softening slightly but still full of urgency. "She deserves better, DK. You can’t keep brushing things off like they don’t matter. To her, they matter more than you realize."

DK nodded silently, absorbing the weight of Woozi's words, feeling the pressure to make things right.

Woozi sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I can only say it…"

The room fell silent as everyone looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

"There was a woman… Seungcheol hyung's mother. She took us all in, gave us a family, gave us love," Woozi's voice softened, the memory heavy in the air. "And we lost her."