A Wish Upon a Star | Yeonbin ✓

LXXVIII

[⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️ mention of panic attack triggered by possible unspecified trauma. Please skip to the end if you believe that it may cause you distress.
If you do skip, I will not mind summarizing what happens in this chapter if you comment to ask:)]
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"Uhm, do you think you could quicken your pace a little bit?" Yeonjun asked after the first jump-scare from one of the students who had volunteered to do the scaring for the test.

"If you're scared you can cling on to me, I'll protect you Jun."

"Please just call me Yeonjun," Yeonjun sighed.

"Alright alright."

At the next jump-scare, Yoonho was genuinely surprised and let out a whoop of surprise as he stepped back towards Yeonjun.

"You alright?" Yeonjun asked.

"Yeah, thanks."

They were about to continue on when they looked to their left, seeing what seemed to be the finishing line, across the road.

"Is that the finish line for this thing?" Yeonjun asked, squinting at the small banner.

"Looks like it. Are you telling me we have to take a long way around the forest instead of just crossing the street here? They really played us."

"Or we could cross over here and get it over with."

"But Mr. Kim told us not to-"

"This isn't fun!"

Yoonho let out a heavy sigh, "I'm sorry I'm not Soobin. But can't you just stick with me here for a bit? Just until this thing is done?"

Yeonjun gave the other a glare, "Look. I'm sorry I can't give you the attention you want but don't put the blame on Binnie, I-"

"Let's drop this and just get it over with," Yoonho continued walking on the tiny path, leaving Yeonjun behind and hoping he'd follow.

"I'm done," Yeonjun announced as he crossed over the bushes in his way and went to the road.

"Yeonjun-"

"I'll take responsibility, don't worry."

"If you're going, I guess I am too," Yoonho followed Yeonjun, both of them now on the roadside.

Yeonjun looked left and right before crossing the wide road and Yoonho followed. They were halfway across when they heard a car approach.

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(⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: panic attack ⚠️)
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"Let's run across, a car's coming," Yoonho grabbed Yeonjun by his sleeve and tried to drag the other quickly across. Yeonjun looked to the direction of the sound as the car approached, bright headlights dazing the two boys.

"Let's go, c'mon."

Yeonjun stood there, glued to the road. Yoonho looked behind at the boy to see that Yeonjun was only just staring at the car which was rapidly approaching them.

"Yeonjun-"

Yeonjun dropped to the floor, hands tightly gripping his head as he shook violently. Yoonho could hear the other's sob over the sound of tire on road.

Yoonho started jumping to signal the car to stop. The car did stop and the driver stuck her head out the door, shouting at him to move.

"I'm sorry but my friend here has fallen on the ground, we'll move right away please be patient," Yoonho replied loud but polite before bending over to carry Yeonjun and move the boy to the side of the road. The car drove away after the boys were safe towards the side.

"Yeonjun? Are you alright?" Yoonho bent down and tried to pry the other's hands out of his face.

Yeonjun was violently shivering as he muttered words ineligible to Yoonho.

"Yeonjun? Can you hear me?"

When Yeonjun didn't reply, Yoonho sighed, taking his phone out and calling his teacher.

"Hello? Mr. Kim? I need help. Yeonjun, something happened to Yeonjun, I don't know."

It wasn't a bit before help arrived, Yoonho took off his jacket and draped it over the shivering boy.

"Soo-Soobin-Soobinnie."

Yoonho could hear Yeonjun try to call to Soobin and crouched down again, trying to calm the other down with pats on the back, "Soobin... he'll be here soon, don't worry."

When Mr. Kim arrived, Yeonjun was taken to the finishing point to have him taken a look at by the teacher with the infirmary kit and Yoonho had followed, explaining what had happened to Mr. Kim.

"I'm not going to ask why you guys were on the road but there will be explanations needed tomorrow. Yeonjun should get some rest so we're taking him to the hotel, you should also come and rest in your room."

"Yes sir," Yoonho nodded, still looking at Yeonjun who was sitting on a chair now, another teacher fanning him while he just stared blankly at nothing.

"Wait, what happened to Yeonjun-hyung?"

Mr. Kim and Yoonho turned to see Soobin rush to them.

"What happened to Yeonjun-hyung?" Soobin repeated.

"He had a small episode, perhaps a panic attack triggered by something. He'll be alright, don't worry," Mr. Kim answered.

Soobin nodded before walking up to Yoonho, "I swear to God if you did something to him-"

Kai quickly interrupted, grabbing on to Soobin before the older could lay a hand on Yoonho, "Hyung, calm down. We'll deal with him later. Accompany Jun-hyung to the hotel."

Soobin turned his glare to Kai, scaring Kai for a second, he had never seen the older look as scary before.

"Soobin, I'm guessing you want to come along to help Yeonjun?" Mr. Kim asked.

"Yes sir," Soobin nodded before turning to Yoonho, "I'll deal with you later."

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A/N: I wasn't sure if I should've put a trigger warning or not but it's better do it then not, right?

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