My Best Friend's Crush | Jae x Irene x Wonpil

introduction chapter ♣️

*Third Person POV*

irene was walking along the street to her usual spot, when she heard 2 voices shouting at each other. then a third voice chimed in that sounded somewhat familiar, but it didnt come to her right away.
          when irene got closer to the voices, she saw only 2 guys in a heated argument. irene stopped for a moment and just stared at them. one of the boys saw her and kept staring her dead in the eyes. he had a mask on so all that was visible on his face were his eyes and up.
          the other guy turned around and was staring at her as well. irene began feeling uncomfortable and stood there frozen. one of the boys approached her. "why are you out this late??" he asked looking around then back at her. "its not late its-" irene pulled out her phone. "its 8:30." the boy scoffed and replied "thats late." irene just rolled her eyes.
           it was pitch black out and all irene could see was his shiny eyes. irene just looked away from him and walked away quickly. irene entered the building and sat herself down on the couch inside.
           irene began thinking. thinking about how she lashed out on 3 people who did nothing. or how she didn't eat for a few days. irene began getting really upset as tears welled up in her eyes. irene stood up, grabbed her phone, and ran down the street.
          the other boy who had not talked to her, ran after her. "hey hey! are you alright??" he grabbed her arm. "no, no i'm not." irene replied wiping her tears. "come." the boy said leading her to a bench. irene effortlessly followed him. he sat her down, and looked down at her.
           "dont cry, no cry." he told her, patting her on the back. irene recognized the voice very well but was too upset to think. at that moment the mystery boy hugged her. irene pulled away, saying "i should go.." before trying to take off again.
         the boy stood up and grabbed her wrist and quickly pulled her into a tight hug. irene was taken aback but slowly started to hug him back. irene pulled away again. "i should leave." she said crying even harder. "hey... and where are you going to go?" he asked, his hands on her shoulders.
          "home.." she muttered through tears. "not like this. just stay-" he started before being interrupted by someone pushing him. "ah-" the boy said in shock. the other boy came into view and walked over to me. "you shouldnt watch." he said gently pushing me. "im not a child." irene snapped back, slapping his hand away.
           "야, 당신은 누구라고 생각하니?!" the man yelled at the boy who appeared small compared to him. (translated: hey, who do you think you are?!)
            the boy stuttered and backed up. the big ass man grabbed the boy's mask and took it off. irene was so shocked to see wonpil. "what....." irene whispered, widening her eyes. "you... you should go." the other boy said. he removed his mask. it was jae. "whats going on..." irene asked getting a bit nervous.
           "irene just leave." jae said pushing her away. "JAE. dont touch me. im staying." irene replied stepping forward. Jae's heart began to hurt. "ouch." jae responded, making his way over to irene.
           "당신의 작은 펑크." the man shouted at wonpil. wonpil began backing up. (translation: your such a little punk.) the man shoved wonpil hard, causing him to bash into the wall behind him. wonpil winced in pain and sunk to the ground. the man continued to through insults and smacks at wonpil.
           irene began getting emotional and collapsed onto the ground. jae immediately knelt down next to her and started calming her. "why arent you doing anything.." irene said through tears as she watched her friend get beat up by someone twice his size.
           jae remained silent. the man then kicked wonpil hard in the stomach. wonpil cried out in pain. irene plugged her ears and shut her eyes tightly. jae's eyes began swelling up with tears.
          the man punched wonpil. wonpil placed his shaky hand on his face and silently cried inside. the man through one more insult at him before nailing him right in his no no square.
          wonpil curled up in a ball and backed into the wall. he began crying in his knees as the man walked in the opposite direction. irene and jae immediately ran over to wonpil. irene wrapped wonpil in a hug. wonpil pushed her away. "go home..." he said as more and more tears flooded down his cheeks.
            irene was traumatized. she stood up, her whole body trembling. she grabbed her phone and started running and didnt stop till she got home. she burst through the door still in tears. "awww irene, baby, what's wrong??" mingi asked standing up and hugging her.

disclaimer 👺 mingi and irene are NOT dating, their best friends. mingi just calls her baby- but their not dating not crushing on each other.

           they stood hugging for a few moments before irene explained everything to everyone sitting on the couch. "where are wonpil and jae now??" mingi asked, grabbing irene's hand. "i- i dont know. they told me to leave." irene said, still uncontrollably crying.
           mingi calmed her and brought her to her room. he sat there with her for a few minutes until he got up and walked away. irene lay there, crying. all of a sudden, someone enters the room. it's jae and wonpil.
          "why are you-" irene started before jae interrupted her. "wonpil needs someone right now." jae interrupted, looking at his feet. "oh..." irene trailed off staring at the wall. jae picked up wonpil and placed him on the bed next to irene.
           jae sighed sadly and left the room, slamming the door. irene looked at poor wonpil. his face, bruised. his arm, bruised. his leg, bruised. his eyes, sad. irene stared at wonpil for a while before grabbing him and pulling him close.
           "im so sorry." she said as she rubbed his back and stroked his hair. irene's shirt began getting wet as wonpil began crying. "do you want to talk or explain?" irene asked quietly. wonpil shook his head and continued crying.
            irene just remained silent and held wonpil in her arms.