Don't Text Me | Taesan X Woonhak

26: A stupid idiot

Dongmin barely had time to collect his thoughts, still reeling from Woonhak’s last message, when a voice echoed from downstairs.

"Hyung! I'm going out for a bit!" Jihoon's shout cut through the stillness of the house.

Dongmin blinked, then quickly bolted out of his room and thundered down the stairs. The sky through the front windows was heavy and gray, with wind brushing against the trees. Their parents and little sister were out for the evening, visiting an aunt who lived a town over. The house was too quiet. Too hollow.

Jihoon was by the door, tugging on his sneakers and slipping on a zip-up hoodie with the kind of urgency that made Dongmin's stomach tighten.

"Where are you going? It’s about to pour," Dongmin asked, stepping closer, his voice sharper than intended.

Jihoon barely looked up as he zipped up his hoodie. "A friend needs me. Urgently."

Dongmin frowned. "What happened?"

"Some asshole beat him up, and now he’s stuck at the police station. It’s a mess. Me and the guys are going to get him out," Jihoon said, breathless as he reached for his phone and keys.

"Wait—who? What friend? What do you mean—"

But Jihoon was already halfway out the door, throwing a quick, “I’ll explain later!” over his shoulder before disappearing into the gloom.

Dongmin stood frozen in the entryway. Something about the timing. The urgency. The fight.

And then it hit him.

He gasped, eyes wide, dread dropping into his stomach like a stone. No. No way.

He whipped his phone out and typed with shaking fingers.

Dongmin:
Tell me you didn’t.
Woonhak.
Did you seriously go out and get yourself beaten up over that video?
Tell me you didn’t do something that stupid.

The reply came faster than he wanted.

Woonhak:
lolllll
Define “seriously”

Dongmin:
I’M NOT LAUGHING
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND???

Woonhak:
Relax 😭 it’s not like I wanted to get punched
It just kinda… helped the plan

Dongmin:
THE PLAN???
THE ONE YOU KEPT TO YOURSELF FOR THREE DAYS???
WAS THIS YOUR PLAN FROM THE START?
GET YOURSELF HOSPITALIZED FOR MY SAKE???

Woonhak:
Hyung chill 💀 it’s just a scratch
Totally manageable.
I did it for the mission 🫡
For you.

Dongmin:
I’m going to kill you
No seriously, I’m going to make you eat the hospital bed

Woonhak:
LMAOOO it was slightly out of my control 😅
But I got the footage!! The angle’s kinda fire actually

Dongmin:
ARE YOU BRAINDEAD?
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN “SLIGHTLY”?
YOU PSYCHOPATH

Dongmin:
You could’ve been seriously hurt, idiot.
What if he’d stabbed you or something??
What if you got arrested??
Wait did you get arrested?

Woonhak:
Uh....maybe?

Dongmin:
MOTHERFU—
YOU STUPID IDIOT
You think this is FUNNY???

Woonhak:
Nah.
But you’d have done the same for me

Dongmin:
That doesn’t mean I’d want you to do it FOR ME
Dumbass. I—
You should’ve told me. You didn’t even tell me.