Sacrifice || ENHYPEN FF

𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 80

~This is what i could come up with after a writers block~

-Start of Chapter 80-

Sunoo and I stumble into the clearing where the tents are pitched, our breaths ragged and uneven. The warm glow of lanterns casts flickering shadows across the fabric, and for the first time since we left the chaos behind, a semblance of safety wraps around us.

"Y/N!" Yeonjun's voice cuts through the stillness like a whip.

Before I can process it, he's running toward me, his arms wrapping around me in a crushing hug. His body trembles slightly, his usually calm demeanour unravelling.

"You made me worry so much!" he exclaims, pulling back just enough to hold me by the shoulders. His wide eyes search my face frantically. "Do you even know how scared I was? You and wolves?! Do you have any idea what could've happened?"

"Oppa, I—"

"Where were you?! Where was your brain?!" he cuts me off, his voice rising in panic and frustration. 

The dim light catches something strange in his eyes- a glint tear polling at the base of his eyes but not falling...

"Were you out of your mind? HUH?!" He shakes me, his hands gripping my shoulders tightly, and I yelp softly as his fingers press into my injured shoulder.

"Oppa, stop! That hurts!" I cry, my voice trembling.

The words hit him like a physical blow, and his expression shifts immediately. His brows knit together as he glances down, his hands stilling. His eyes lock onto the crimson staining my shoulder, spreading across the fabric like ink in water.

"Y/N..." he breathes, his voice breaking.

The anger drains from his face, replaced by something far worse—guilt and fear. His hands ease their grip, hovering over the wound as if afraid to touch it. "You're hurt. Why didn't you say anything? How—how bad is it?"

"It's nothing" I murmur, trying to brush it off, but my knees wobble, the adrenaline fading and pain rushing in like a wave.

Yeonjun catches me before I can fall, his grip gentler now as he guides me to sit. His jaw clenches as he examines the wound, his hands shaking slightly. "Nothing? This isn't nothing, Y/N."

"Oppa I'm fine. I've had worse" I mutter truthfully, brushing him off weakly.

Yeonjun's lips press into a thin line as he shakes his head. "You shouldn't have had to deal with anything like this in the first place." he glares at Sunoo, who looks at me with a guilty look.

I quickly try to defend him, "Wha- oppa no. It's not their fault. I choose to do thi-"

Before I can say more, the flap of one of the larger tents rustles, and Soobin steps out, his eyes sharp and searching. Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Hueningkai follow closely behind. Their faces are grim, their movements brisk as they scan the clearing.

"What happened?" Soobin asks, his gaze snapping to my shoulder and the blood-soaked cloth.

"She's hurt" Yeonjun says tersely, his hands still hovering protectively around me.

Beomgyu crouches beside me, his usual playful demeanour absent. He inspects my wound with a frown, then glances at Yeonjun. "It's not deep, but it's bad enough. We need to get moving soon before the wolves pick up our trail again."