Wooyoung was stressed and it was easy to notice. The pressure of the comeback was getting to him, and you didn't know how to help him. He spent most of his time at the company, but you knew that the group wasn't together for that long and that for most of the time he was practicing alone.
You couldn't just let him exhaust himself like that, so that night you decided to go to the company to see how he was doing. It was almost midnight and you could see the light of the dance room still on. You got closer and peaked thought the door's little window.
As you imagined, Wooyoung was dancing alone to one of their new songs. You watched him as he kept stopping at the same point, and re-played the song to go through the same move again. He couldn't get the move right and it was evident that it was frustrating him. As he was repeating it for the millionth time, he slipped and fell to the ground.
Panicking at the sight, you went into the room and ran to Wooyoung, who was winching in pain on the floor.
《Are you okay?》 you asked
《I'm fine》 he replied, coldly 《Let me go》
You tried to help him get up again, but he yanked your hand away.
《Wooyoung, you should stop for today》 you told him 《You'll only hurt yourself if you go on like this》
《If you are going to bother me, then you should just go home》 he replied
He got up, hobbling to the stereo to put the song on again. The song started again and he started dancing, but soon he felt a pain in his ankle and he fell one more time. You ran to him, worried, but he pushed you away again.
《Wooyoung please stop》 you begged 《You're scaring me》
The way he was pushing himself to the edge was scaring you so much. You were so worried about both his physical and mental health in that moment.
《Just go home》 he said, in a softer tone
《I'm not going anywhere》 I said 《You're overworking yourself and it's scaring me so much. Please take a break》
Your desperate tone finally got to him. He looked away and you noticed a tear fall down his eyes.
《Go away》 he said 《I don't want you to see me vulnerable》
You put a hand on his cheeks and gently turned him around so that you could see him better. You wiped his tear away.
《There's nothing wrong with being vulnerable》 you said 《You're clearly hurting right now, both physically and emotionally, and I just want to take care of you. I love you Wooyoung, and I won't ever judge you. I want you to think of me as your safe place. I want you to feel free to break down in front of me without being scared》
A few more tears streamed down his face.
《Let me take care of you》 you said
Wooyoung nodded and you hugged him, letting him sob in your chest, finally letting out all his built up frustration.
