Won't You Help Me Out

05. Brothers

Making every one of the members feel comfortable enough to be themselves shouldn't have to be a task to accomplish. Their relationship should be like that of brothers, and it was like that for all except Changkyun. As the leader, Hyunwoo was responsible of sorting out conflicts and misunderstandings, to make sure the decisions made were the best for all of them. As the eldest, he was too, responsible of the emotional and physical well being of the members; he was, to a certain extent, responsible of the happiness and safeness of his dongsaengs, Changkyun included. They had to be sure they could lean and relay in him, and maybe his shy personality had somehow avoided him from making sure the rest knew this. And it was time to do something about it.

So he decided to talk first to Hoseok, the one following him in age and therefore responsibility. Hyunwoo knew Hoseok worried about the maknae just as much as he did, only their relationship wasn't that close and therefore there was not enough trust for the youngest to approach the lead vocalist.

Kihyun woke Hyunwoo up early so he could accompany Hoseok to the gym. 

"Please tell him not to be too obvious, or else Changkyun will know something is going on and will think we are not being honest or maybe trying to get something from him or mock him or-"

"Kihyun-ah," Hyunwoo interrupted with a smile as the other followed him into the bathroom. "Don't worry.. I won't let this to go on any longer, everything will be as it should have been from the begging."

"And I trust you to keep your promise," Kihyun waited for Hyunwoo to finish washing his face and change his glasses for contacts to face him with a serious tone, "but this is Changkyun we are talking about. Maybe I'm not as close to him as you are, but I've deeply cared for him since the moment he came into that restaurant and introduced himself to us with bewildered eyes. Don't tell the rest please, but he's like, he's my favorite child out of the five."

"Should I remind you two of our kids are actually older than you?" Hyunwoo laughed and turned his back on Kihyun's eye roll, changing his underwear for a clean pair and putting on gym clothing. "Don't worry Ki. I promise you this won't go uncleared beyond the end of this month." He finished getting ready just when Hoseok came into the bathroom. "Hoseok."

"Morning."

"Hyungs," Kihyun waved at them making his way out of the bathroom, "if you're not here for breakfast I'll let Changkyun have it all. Take care."

"I'm glad you decided to go with me to the gym, hyung," Hoseok sang entangling his arm with the leader's.

Hoseok, despite his usual seriousness, amazing leadership, being so hardworking, and concerned for the others, had decided with Hyunwoo not to be the leader for a simple reason. He was terribly soft and loved to be taken care of; so everytime his hyung showed him special attention he felt like a little kid spending time with his much older and super cool brother.

Hyunwoo felt a little guilty because the real reason he finally agreed to go to the gym so early in the morning with his dongsaaeng was because a matter regarding yet another of their members. He was planning to tell the truth to the other in a casual manner as they were exercising. And it was almost time to go back home when he decided to do so.

"Hoseokkie, have you seen anything weird going on at the dorm?"

The younger was getting his stuff back into his bag with now a frown forming on his face, "what do you mean, hyung?" He was trying to think of an specific or worrying event. "I promise it wasn't me, it was broken before I used it."

"What? No, I was- wait, what was broken?"

"No? Broken? Don't tell Kihyun please."

Hyunwoo shook his head in confusion. "Seok, I'm talking about the.. vibes in the group."