For him. // HyungWonho

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Hyungwon had been standing in front of the door for a while now, his hand still hovering over the doorknob before he turned around to face Hoseok with a troubled expression on his face.
"I'm scared." Was all Hyungwon said. Hoseok looked up with him, his eyes still as soothing as they always were, making sure that he wouldn't make Hyungwon even more nervous.
"Don't be." Hoseok responded as he took Hyungwon's hand and pulled the brunette behind him, stepping closer to the door.
Hoseok sighed deeply, trying to hide his own nervousness as he rand the doorbell.
He squeezed Hyungwon's hand lightly to reassure him that he was there for him and Hyungwon stepped a little closer to him, trying to hide behind his broad shoulders.

The door swung open in a matter of seconds and revealed a very worried Mrs. Chae.
She clearly wanted to scream at her son but was too shocked to see the boy from across the street standing right in front of her, hiding her son with a determined look in his eyes.
Before she could say anything, Hoseok beat her too it.
"Mrs Chae, I'm really sorry to have made you worry. Please don't blame Hyungwon, it was my idea to go out. It wasn't his fault, we just kind of lost track of time. I apologise." Hoseok said calmly and coolly and anyone could see that Mrs Chae was completely stunned by the charming boy in front of her. After seeing Hoseok bow deeply and only slightly revealing a nervous Hyungwon, Mrs Chae's expression changed completely.
"Ah... ohh... it's okay!" She said as she put her hand on Hoseok's shoulder, signalling to stop bowing.
"At least you brought him home safely! Hyungwon! Come inside." The volume of her voice went noticeably higher when she said Hyungwon's name but she was trying her hardest to keep smiling at the boy in front of her who was, by the way, still holding onto Hyungwon's hand tightly.
Hyungwon slowly stepped out of behind Hoseok's back, trying to hold onto his hand a little longer. The second he was close enough however, his mom quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him inside, making sure to keep smiling at Hoseok in the process.
"Hah well thank you for bringing him home! See you around then!" She almost yelled at Hoseok, eyes squinted and fake smiling at him as she slammed the door in his face.

Hoseok held his hand out in front of him and looked down at it, cheeks feeling a little hotter than they had before. But his fluttering feeling was quickly washed away when he heard Mrs Chae yelling at Hyungwon from behind the front door. He felt really guilty for not bringing him home earlier and he knew that it was his fault Hyungwon was now getting yelled at. He wanted to just burst through that door and protect Hyungwon but he knew he couldn't do that.
He put his hand on the door for a while, as he listened to the muffled yelling coming from behind that closed door. He felt his heart sinking after what had been such a great evening, he felt really bad now.

When the yelling had ebbed away, he turned around and walked to his own house, looking back at Hyungwon's house right before he opened the door to his own.
The light in Hyungwon's room was still off when he walked inside the house and closed the door behind him, leaning against it and feeling his knees go weak as he let himself slide down the door to finally end up sitting on the floor. He sat there for a while just looking out on the empty staircase in front of him.
Most of the lights in his house were off. His parents were probably already asleep, they were so used to Hoseok staying out late that they didn't bother to wait him up.

After sitting against the door quietly for a while, he took out his phone and texted Hyungwon.
To: Hyungwon
I'm so sorry I got you in trouble Hyungwonah... it's all my fault. I hope your mom wasn't too harsh on you..?

Hoseok waited expectantly for a reply but to his disappointment, there was none for a long time.
He got up and walked up the stairs as quietly as he could, trying not to wake his parents. When he entered his room, he turned on the lights and headed straight to the window. Looking out of it to the house across the street. Seeing the light in Hyungwon's room flicker on and the boy appear in front of the window a little while later. Hyungwon looked tired and even from the distance, Hoseok noticed that his eyes looked different. He quickly too his notepad and held it up.
You okay? :(
I'm sorry...
Hoseok almost didn't dare look at Hyungwon, he just felt so guilty.
Suddenly he felt his phone buzzing in his pocket.
New message from: Hyungwon
Don't be sorry. I had a great time today. Thank you. Get some sleep, we have the trip tomorrow. Better rest up. I'll see you tomorrow.

Hoseok looked up from his phone to see the brunette waving at him with a sad smile and puffy eyes before he closed the curtain.
Hoseok suddenly felt even worse. The way Hyungwon had formed his sentences made his heart hurt a little. It was his fault that Hyungwon got scolded and that he had probably been crying because of it. Hyungwon was really fragile and it was no wonder that his parents were so protective of him.
Hoseok plopped down on his bed and sighed deeply. He knew he wasn't gonna get a lot of sleep tonight. He just wanted tomorrow to come already so that he could see Hyungwon again. Even if he didn't know what tomorrow would be like for them. Maybe Hyungwon wasn't allowed to hang out with Hoseok again. Maybe he didn't even want to.
Whatever it was, Hoseok just wanted to know. He wanted to see Hyungwon's face and tell him it would be alright.
Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by the familiar buzzing and Hoseok almost jumped up in surprise.
New message from: Hyungwon
Maybe it's best if tomorrow we act like we don't know each other. I don't want to ruin your image.

Hoseok felt his heart break as he read those words. No matter what Hoseok told him, Hyungwon was still the insecure outcast that he always had been. Even if Hoseok said all those sweet things to him, it was clear that he had only pretended to believe him. But Hoseok was determined to show Hyungwon how amazing he was.
Even if it took some time.

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I'm sorry it's been like an eternity
*bodyrolls to VIXX's 'eternity'*
I apologise for being so ded
I hope you all still enjoy this story
I love you all
-authornim