Telling The World [1/1]
Title: Telling The World [1/1]
Author: FloweryMisha
Pairings: WooGyu
Warning: BoyxBoy Love. Enough said.
Summary: Sunggyu often forgets that they're in public.
Woohyun is his everything.
And Sunggyu couldn’t be less obvious.
It was clear in his eyes that he’s so fond of the younger male. The way he stole glances to Woohyun. The way Sunggyu slung an arm around his shoulder, pulling him closer. The way he leaned closer to Woohyun just to tell him that he looks breathtaking as always.
Sungjong found himself smiling everytime he caught this little affection. Sunggyu and Woohyun are what you’d call them the sweetest couple. The way they talked and stared at each other like nothing else matters was really something. Their affection alone was enough for insulin dose. It’s different from Hoya and Dongwoo’s-they’re more cheerful and adorkable, and from Sungyeol and Myungsoo’s-they’re cute and shy in a way.
But the problem is, Sunggyu often forgets that they’re in public.
Being a leader as he is, he was quite reminded a lot by their manager that he needs to stop worrying over Woohyun. He needs to stop dashing to wherever Woohyun is, he needs to stop pulling Woohyun closer, he needs to stop touching Woohyun.
Sunggyu couldn’t help it.
Nam Woohyun is his boyfriend, dammit.
He told the leader that it’s okay for the sake of fanservice, but Sunggyu was like trying to show that Woohyun is his, and his alone.
And again, Sunggyu couldn’t help it.
Nam Woohyun is his, dammit.
Sunggyu couldn’t help but feeling anger and a tinge of jealousy whenever he saw eyes staring at Woohyun dreamily, because the latter is just too damn attractive. He didn’t feel secure when Woohyun is out of his reach and he hated it. He loved being around his boyfriend, on and off stage, to smile like crazy whenever Woohyun laughed at his jokes, to have Woohyun caressed his cheek...
It’s just normal things a person would do to their lover.
But Dongwoo and Hoya were able to suppress it. Well, of course they’d still go lovey dovey and gave each other meaningful glances, but whenever they arrived at the dorm, they’d quickly disappear to their room and it’s gonna be locked for the rest of the day. This would usually makes Sungyeol turns on the TV and set the volume quiet loudly to redeem the noises of whatever it is they’re doing behind the locked door.
And Sunggyu hated it.
He’s not that good of an actor, so whenever there are a few seconds where they’re out of sight, the leader would steal Woohyun’s kiss. Backstage. Changing room. Rest room. The van. At first, Woohyun was surprised and he blushed, looking around to see if anyone else noticed it-his band mates would stare at them both like they’re crazy-but now he’s accustomed to it.
Even sometimes the maknae would snicker and told them, “You can have your moment of pecking now.”
And Sunggyu gladly did it.
One day, they were out of town and were having an early interview in a local radio station. Sunggyu woke everyone up and he waited patiently for Woohyun to be fully awake, but then he got called by his manager for a quick briefing. When he was done, his dongsaengs were already fully clothed and whining how they’re craving for breakfast. Woohyun wasn’t ready yet, so Sunggyu told his boyfriend that they’d wait at the restaurant.
As soon as they got out of the elevator, Inspirits screamed their names. They smiled, waved and bowed their heads at them, Myungsoo made a gesture to his stomach as if to say that he’s starving and the fans laughed. The hotel restaurant was covered with glass window, so the fans could see Infinite clearly from outside.
When Woohyun came, he was clearly still tired from the long journey the night before and rubbed his eyes. He walked to Sunggyu, because the only unoccupied seat was beside his boyfriend. And damn, Sunggyu always loved to see Woohyun in the morning. Woohyun wore red checked shirt and a cardigan with dark colored jeans. Sunggyu could go asdfghjkljhghddsfjk for his boyfriend.
Woohyun sat and smiled to his friends. “Good morning.”
“Good morning Woo.”
Sunggyu smiled, leaned closer to his boyfriend and whispered, “You look beautiful.”
Woohyun giggled shyly and stared at Sunggyu fondly.
Their eyes met, and the leader did something that came to his mind. He kissed Woohyun on the lips. He recalled he hadn’t kissed Woohyun a good morning one today, like he usually did. Sunggyu broke the kiss, but their lips were still close. Woohyun opened his eyes slowly, still fluttering from the sudden kiss. It was just a two, three seconds max kiss.
The sound of Hoya dropped his fork startled everyone.
“Dude,” he whispered nervously. “We’re in public.”
And that’s when Sunggyu realized. He looked over his shoulder, through the window glass, that Inspirits were screaming and one of them-make that lots of them-were filming Infinite, including the kiss he and Woohyun just shared.
“Gyu-“, Woohyun said in horror.
“Are you done? We need to go,” their manager suddenly showed up and frowned at the screaming fans. “Did something happen?” When none of the members said something, he just shrugged it off. “Let’s go.”
Woohyun looked pale before following the others to the exit. Sunggyu remembered that he still hasn’t eat yet, and quickly grabbed a couple of breadsticks for him.
***
Within an hour, the video of Sunggyu claiming Woohyun’s lips were already on the internet.
Woohyun bit his lip nervously, he couldn’t stop fidgeting ever since they were in the car. Some of their friends were starting to text message them, asking if it’s true, and if they're okay. Woohyun glanced at his iPhone and gulped, he could see the mentions of his Twitter were hundreds. And kept on increasing.
Dongwoo patted his head and he smiled, grateful for the attention. But Woohyun was...
He was scared.
He’s not scared of his sexuality, he’s not scared of what people would think of him, he’s just scared...for Sunggyu.
Sunggyu was the leader. He was the most responsible person in the group, the one who took care of them all. Woohyun’s scared that they would blame it all on Sunggyu, he’s scared they’d think of him as an incapable leader, he’s scared they’d do something bad to him-like, like threatening him.
Woohyun should’ve seen it coming.
The interview was nice until someone called to the radio and asked at them excitedly,
“This one is for Woohyun and Sunggyu: Are you guys dating?”
They all fell silent for a moment.
Sunggyu looked calm, but fear was all over Woohyun’s face. Sunggyu’s eyes widened at his boyfriend’s expression.
“Yah, why are you only asking Woohyun and Sunggyu? Aren’t you supposed to ask Myungsoo and Sungyeol, or even Hoya and Dongwoo? Or even me?”, Sungjong said suddenly, trying to break the tension. Everyone laughed.
“It’s because of the video! If it were you on the video, Sungjong Oppa, I would’ve asked you.”
“Video? What video?”, the radio DJ asked.
“The one where Sunggyu Oppa and Woohyun Oppa kissed.”
“Ah, you know...we kissed a lot,” Sungyeol said. “And Sunggyu, well...he’s the leader so he kind of kissed everyone, including me. And the manager. And the neighbor next door. And the Inspirits, as well.”
Everyone laughed and Sunggyu decided to end the call. He gestured the radio DJ.
She ended the call and continued talking with the members. Sunggyu glanced at his boyfriend, who was still shocked in his seat. He gritted his teeth. He’d do anything, anything to make him feel better.
Woohyun glanced at the window. Their manager was frowning, and he knew what it meant.
And he’s so scared.
***
They were shouting at each other.
Woohyun covered his ears in fear as he sat on the floor in the corner of the room. He could hear their manager saying something like “I told you to control that raging hormones of yours!” and Sunggyu shouting back. He also could hear Hoya defended their leader, and the others too. Woohyun wanted to say something too, but he was scared. He was too scared. Dammit.
He felt like all of this was his fault.
If only he woke up sooner. If only he was ready on time like the others, Sunggyu would’ve told him that he’s beautiful and kissed him in their room. Their freaking room. Not in a hotel restaurant, witnessed by everyone.
Woohyun felt like he didn’t have a right to say anything in this matter.
The shouting continued, and he buried his head even deeper into his arms.
Stop. Please stop. Gyu... Please stop.
A few moments later, he heard their manager stomping his feet in anger and slammed the door shut. He was gone. His friends were talking in a low voice, before Sunggyu finally said it was enough and told everyone to go to bed. That he’s sorry for making everyone involved.
“Hyung, we are family,” was all Dongwoo said and Sunggyu smiled thankfully.
The leader said goodnight to everyone and walked into the room he and Woohyun shared. He frowned and looked around. His eyes widened as he saw Woohyun curled in the corner. Sunggyu immediately dashed to his boyfriend and cupped his chin. “Woohyunie?”
“Gyu...”, Woohyun whispered, his lips were trembling. “Gyu...”
Sunggyu pulled him into an embrace and kissed his hair. “It’s okay. It’s gonna be okay. Everything’s gonna be okay...”
***
Infinite was dismissed of all activites for a week.
Usually, for a rare occassion like this, everyone would go home happily to meet their families. But right now, with the current condition, no one felt like going home, not with Woohyun locking himself in the room.
Sunggyu was called to the company, their president wanted to meet him. Even Sungjong felt like something was wrong. Unknown to Woohyun and Sunggyu, Sungyeol and the others had a small talk between them. They were talking about the worst case scenario, something, like IF Sunggyu was suspended or even worse-fired, it’d be better for Infinite to be disbanded. Because they only have one leader, and that is Kim Sunggyu. Even though it was hard, but they were willing to do it.
It was past lunch time when Woohyun still locked himself in his room, and Sungjong decided to knock.
“Hyung? Are you okay?”
Sungjong heard a muffled answer from inside.
“I’m okay, Sungjongie... I’m just tired.”
“Please come out and have lunch, Hyung.”
“I’m gonna wait until Gyu gets back, okay?”
Sungjong sighed in defeat and shook his head at his Hyung. “He’s not coming out.”
When Sunggyu came home, the lights were already turned off. He sighed tiredly, hanging his jacket on the wall and entered the room as quiet as possible. But Woohyun was still awake.
“Gyu?”
“Hey. Why aren’t you sleeping?”
“I...”, Woohyun trailed off. “I couldn’t.”
“Let me handle this, okay?”, Sunggyu kissed his forehead and caressed his boyfriend’s cheek with a thumb. “Have you eaten?”
Woohyun shook his head. “I was waiting for you...”
“What? I told you I’m going to be late, right? Come on, let’s get you something to eat,” Sunggyu extended a hand to Woohyun which the latter gladly took it. They went to the kitchen and Sunggyu opened the refrigerator. “Hmm. Looks like we got nothing here. I’ll buy you something. Fried noodles sounds nice?”
“Gyu, you’re tired. You should rest. Hey, there’re snacks,” Woohyun pointed at a bag of potato chips on the table.
Sunggyu closed the fridge and he noticed a post-it was on the door.
Hyung, Woohyun hyung hasn’t eat anything yet. We asked him what would he like for lunch-and dinner, but he said he’d wait for you.
“Fried noodles on the corner. Not too far away from here,” Sunggyu rustled the paper and threw it into a trash bin. He grabbed his jacket and smiled. “Wait up.”
“Gyu, wait, I’m coming with you.”
“No,” Sunggyu replied sternly and Woohyun looked taken aback. “No. It’ll only take a minute.”
“But...”
“Wait for me, babe.”
Before Woohyun could utter another protest, he quickly closed the door and walked to the said place. Sunggyu had a tiring day and he didn’t want to make Woohyun a part of it. Woohyun was the only person who could make him smile at the moment, and he needed his smile. Sunggyu didn’t want to argue. He just didn’t want someone to curse or get angry at Woohyun. He wanted Woohyun to be safe, that’s all.
He made it to a small stand in the corner. The place was small, but the food was delicious. It was usually crowded with people, but because of the late hours, there were only few people left. “One fried noodles to go, please.”
The ahjussi nodded and smiled at him. He was handing two packs of food to the girl in front of him. The girl turned around and her eyes widened at the sight of Sunggyu. The latter smiled simply, readied himself if he’s gonna get yelled. Instead, the girl smiled at him.
“Sunggyu Oppa?”
“Yes.”
“Please be happy with Woohyun Oppa. Woogyu couple hwaiting!”
She giggled happily and bowed her head before walking away. Sunggyu was stunned, but then he smiled truely and felt grateful.
***
For the past few days, Woohyun was clinging to Sunggyu dearly whenever he’s around. His grip on Sunggyu was tight, like he would never let go. Especially when they were sleeping. Sunggyu couldn’t even sleep because he could hear faint sobs on his chest. Woohyun was crying, and it’s been the umpteenth time, and Sunggyu cursed himself for hurting the pretty male. He caressed his hair and soothe him to sleep.
Sunggyu had been going back and forth to their company, and today he’s going back again.
“They still hadn’t decided yet,” Sunggyu told Dongwoo who just asked about the progress.
“What the hell, Hyung?”
“I think they were still confused, whether to fire me, to make me apologize, or to even find me a girlfriend.”
Myungsoo snorted and rolled his eyes. Woohyun only stayed still on his track, with his fingers on his chin.
“And now they just called. I think they’re gonna make me apologize.”
“To the public? For what? For being gay?”
“Beats me. I’m just gonna have to read the script they wrote me, right?”
“Gyu...”, Woohyun finally voiced himself out. “I’m coming with you.”
“No,” Sunggyu shook his head. “You stay. I’ll take care of this.”
“B-but it’s my fault!”, Woohyun cried. “Please. You have to let me come with you.”
“It’s my fault. I’m the one who kissed you-“
“And I’m the one you kissed! See, we’re in it together,” Woohyun whispered. “I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry... I don’t want you to face it alone. I want you to face it with me. Together. As a couple...”
“And as a group,” Sungyeol said.
“As a team,” Myungsoo nodded.
“And as a family,” Hoya added. “Let us accompany you, Hyung. Let’s face it together.”
Sunggyu tried to protest, but the look of his members showed that they were determined. They won’t let Sunggyu out unless he agreed to take them all. He sighed in defeat and smiled. “Alright. Let’s go then.”
***
It was a crucial moment.
There were Inspirits everywhere. Cameras. Reporters. News digger.
Woohyun felt his heart stopped beating as he looked around. For a moment, he forgot what he came here for, he just wanted to stay home and hide under the blanket, in Sunggyu’s strong arms. He felt someone tugged his hand and pulled him forward, hands holding his. It was Sunggyu. Woohyun almost cried, feeling guilty of the pain he had caused the leader, but despite all that, he still felt so loved. Why was he still being nice to him?
Is it true love?
Someone patted on his shoulder and Woohyun looked up. Sungyeol and Myungsoo were smiling at him, gesturing him at a certain crowd of their fans. They brought a huge banner, and on it was written WOOGYU COUPLE WE LOVE YOU, and the picture of their kiss. Woohyun brought his hand to his lips, feeling embarassed and happy at the same time, but couldn’t hide his smile. He felt even more loved.
The fans saw him and started making heart shape with their hands. Woohyun replied them with his hands, too.
“Here, you should read-“, their manager gaped at the full members. “Why are you all here? Sunggyu’s the only one who needs to apologize.”
“He’s our leader, we should be with him,” Sungjong said innocently with a smile.
Sunggyu took the piece of paper from their manager and read it briefly. “So this is what I should say, right? That I’m sorry.”
“That’s all you need to say. No questions from the reporters, no answers from you, as soon as you apologize and make that statement, you’re gonna have to go back stage as soon as possible. Alright?”
Woohyun entwined his fingers like he’s praying and brought them to his chest. Sunggyu walked closer to him and smiled. “Gyu...”
“Chill up babe. It’ll be alright.”
“I’m sorry...”
“It’s not your fault. Stop saying it.”
“He should be out by now,” one of the crew told them. “They’re waiting.”
“I love you,” Sunggyu whispered before kissing Woohyun softly on the lips. “I’d do anything for you.”
I know.
“Wait for me,” Sunggyu ruffled Woohyun’s hair lovingly and stepped out to the stage. Their manager followed him and both of them sat on the chairs. The fans were cheering and Sunggyu smiled at them, and then they were silent. As if they were waiting something to happen.
Backstage, Woohyun’s heart was beating like crazy. He was hugged by Sungjong, who was as nervous as him, and the others were eyeing their leader cautiously. Their leader’s gonna apologize anytime soon...
Sunggyu took a deep breath and smiled.
“Woohyun and I are dating. Any questions?”
End.
I WISH IT HAPPENED.
Author: FloweryMisha
Pairings: WooGyu
Warning: BoyxBoy Love. Enough said.
Summary: Sunggyu often forgets that they're in public.
Woohyun is his everything.
And Sunggyu couldn’t be less obvious.
It was clear in his eyes that he’s so fond of the younger male. The way he stole glances to Woohyun. The way Sunggyu slung an arm around his shoulder, pulling him closer. The way he leaned closer to Woohyun just to tell him that he looks breathtaking as always.
Sungjong found himself smiling everytime he caught this little affection. Sunggyu and Woohyun are what you’d call them the sweetest couple. The way they talked and stared at each other like nothing else matters was really something. Their affection alone was enough for insulin dose. It’s different from Hoya and Dongwoo’s-they’re more cheerful and adorkable, and from Sungyeol and Myungsoo’s-they’re cute and shy in a way.
But the problem is, Sunggyu often forgets that they’re in public.
Being a leader as he is, he was quite reminded a lot by their manager that he needs to stop worrying over Woohyun. He needs to stop dashing to wherever Woohyun is, he needs to stop pulling Woohyun closer, he needs to stop touching Woohyun.
Sunggyu couldn’t help it.
Nam Woohyun is his boyfriend, dammit.
He told the leader that it’s okay for the sake of fanservice, but Sunggyu was like trying to show that Woohyun is his, and his alone.
And again, Sunggyu couldn’t help it.
Nam Woohyun is his, dammit.
Sunggyu couldn’t help but feeling anger and a tinge of jealousy whenever he saw eyes staring at Woohyun dreamily, because the latter is just too damn attractive. He didn’t feel secure when Woohyun is out of his reach and he hated it. He loved being around his boyfriend, on and off stage, to smile like crazy whenever Woohyun laughed at his jokes, to have Woohyun caressed his cheek...
It’s just normal things a person would do to their lover.
But Dongwoo and Hoya were able to suppress it. Well, of course they’d still go lovey dovey and gave each other meaningful glances, but whenever they arrived at the dorm, they’d quickly disappear to their room and it’s gonna be locked for the rest of the day. This would usually makes Sungyeol turns on the TV and set the volume quiet loudly to redeem the noises of whatever it is they’re doing behind the locked door.
And Sunggyu hated it.
He’s not that good of an actor, so whenever there are a few seconds where they’re out of sight, the leader would steal Woohyun’s kiss. Backstage. Changing room. Rest room. The van. At first, Woohyun was surprised and he blushed, looking around to see if anyone else noticed it-his band mates would stare at them both like they’re crazy-but now he’s accustomed to it.
Even sometimes the maknae would snicker and told them, “You can have your moment of pecking now.”
And Sunggyu gladly did it.
One day, they were out of town and were having an early interview in a local radio station. Sunggyu woke everyone up and he waited patiently for Woohyun to be fully awake, but then he got called by his manager for a quick briefing. When he was done, his dongsaengs were already fully clothed and whining how they’re craving for breakfast. Woohyun wasn’t ready yet, so Sunggyu told his boyfriend that they’d wait at the restaurant.
As soon as they got out of the elevator, Inspirits screamed their names. They smiled, waved and bowed their heads at them, Myungsoo made a gesture to his stomach as if to say that he’s starving and the fans laughed. The hotel restaurant was covered with glass window, so the fans could see Infinite clearly from outside.
When Woohyun came, he was clearly still tired from the long journey the night before and rubbed his eyes. He walked to Sunggyu, because the only unoccupied seat was beside his boyfriend. And damn, Sunggyu always loved to see Woohyun in the morning. Woohyun wore red checked shirt and a cardigan with dark colored jeans. Sunggyu could go asdfghjkljhghddsfjk for his boyfriend.
Woohyun sat and smiled to his friends. “Good morning.”
“Good morning Woo.”
Sunggyu smiled, leaned closer to his boyfriend and whispered, “You look beautiful.”
Woohyun giggled shyly and stared at Sunggyu fondly.
Their eyes met, and the leader did something that came to his mind. He kissed Woohyun on the lips. He recalled he hadn’t kissed Woohyun a good morning one today, like he usually did. Sunggyu broke the kiss, but their lips were still close. Woohyun opened his eyes slowly, still fluttering from the sudden kiss. It was just a two, three seconds max kiss.
The sound of Hoya dropped his fork startled everyone.
“Dude,” he whispered nervously. “We’re in public.”
And that’s when Sunggyu realized. He looked over his shoulder, through the window glass, that Inspirits were screaming and one of them-make that lots of them-were filming Infinite, including the kiss he and Woohyun just shared.
“Gyu-“, Woohyun said in horror.
“Are you done? We need to go,” their manager suddenly showed up and frowned at the screaming fans. “Did something happen?” When none of the members said something, he just shrugged it off. “Let’s go.”
Woohyun looked pale before following the others to the exit. Sunggyu remembered that he still hasn’t eat yet, and quickly grabbed a couple of breadsticks for him.
***
Within an hour, the video of Sunggyu claiming Woohyun’s lips were already on the internet.
Woohyun bit his lip nervously, he couldn’t stop fidgeting ever since they were in the car. Some of their friends were starting to text message them, asking if it’s true, and if they're okay. Woohyun glanced at his iPhone and gulped, he could see the mentions of his Twitter were hundreds. And kept on increasing.
Dongwoo patted his head and he smiled, grateful for the attention. But Woohyun was...
He was scared.
He’s not scared of his sexuality, he’s not scared of what people would think of him, he’s just scared...for Sunggyu.
Sunggyu was the leader. He was the most responsible person in the group, the one who took care of them all. Woohyun’s scared that they would blame it all on Sunggyu, he’s scared they’d think of him as an incapable leader, he’s scared they’d do something bad to him-like, like threatening him.
Woohyun should’ve seen it coming.
The interview was nice until someone called to the radio and asked at them excitedly,
“This one is for Woohyun and Sunggyu: Are you guys dating?”
They all fell silent for a moment.
Sunggyu looked calm, but fear was all over Woohyun’s face. Sunggyu’s eyes widened at his boyfriend’s expression.
“Yah, why are you only asking Woohyun and Sunggyu? Aren’t you supposed to ask Myungsoo and Sungyeol, or even Hoya and Dongwoo? Or even me?”, Sungjong said suddenly, trying to break the tension. Everyone laughed.
“It’s because of the video! If it were you on the video, Sungjong Oppa, I would’ve asked you.”
“Video? What video?”, the radio DJ asked.
“The one where Sunggyu Oppa and Woohyun Oppa kissed.”
“Ah, you know...we kissed a lot,” Sungyeol said. “And Sunggyu, well...he’s the leader so he kind of kissed everyone, including me. And the manager. And the neighbor next door. And the Inspirits, as well.”
Everyone laughed and Sunggyu decided to end the call. He gestured the radio DJ.
She ended the call and continued talking with the members. Sunggyu glanced at his boyfriend, who was still shocked in his seat. He gritted his teeth. He’d do anything, anything to make him feel better.
Woohyun glanced at the window. Their manager was frowning, and he knew what it meant.
And he’s so scared.
***
They were shouting at each other.
Woohyun covered his ears in fear as he sat on the floor in the corner of the room. He could hear their manager saying something like “I told you to control that raging hormones of yours!” and Sunggyu shouting back. He also could hear Hoya defended their leader, and the others too. Woohyun wanted to say something too, but he was scared. He was too scared. Dammit.
He felt like all of this was his fault.
If only he woke up sooner. If only he was ready on time like the others, Sunggyu would’ve told him that he’s beautiful and kissed him in their room. Their freaking room. Not in a hotel restaurant, witnessed by everyone.
Woohyun felt like he didn’t have a right to say anything in this matter.
The shouting continued, and he buried his head even deeper into his arms.
Stop. Please stop. Gyu... Please stop.
A few moments later, he heard their manager stomping his feet in anger and slammed the door shut. He was gone. His friends were talking in a low voice, before Sunggyu finally said it was enough and told everyone to go to bed. That he’s sorry for making everyone involved.
“Hyung, we are family,” was all Dongwoo said and Sunggyu smiled thankfully.
The leader said goodnight to everyone and walked into the room he and Woohyun shared. He frowned and looked around. His eyes widened as he saw Woohyun curled in the corner. Sunggyu immediately dashed to his boyfriend and cupped his chin. “Woohyunie?”
“Gyu...”, Woohyun whispered, his lips were trembling. “Gyu...”
Sunggyu pulled him into an embrace and kissed his hair. “It’s okay. It’s gonna be okay. Everything’s gonna be okay...”
***
Infinite was dismissed of all activites for a week.
Usually, for a rare occassion like this, everyone would go home happily to meet their families. But right now, with the current condition, no one felt like going home, not with Woohyun locking himself in the room.
Sunggyu was called to the company, their president wanted to meet him. Even Sungjong felt like something was wrong. Unknown to Woohyun and Sunggyu, Sungyeol and the others had a small talk between them. They were talking about the worst case scenario, something, like IF Sunggyu was suspended or even worse-fired, it’d be better for Infinite to be disbanded. Because they only have one leader, and that is Kim Sunggyu. Even though it was hard, but they were willing to do it.
It was past lunch time when Woohyun still locked himself in his room, and Sungjong decided to knock.
“Hyung? Are you okay?”
Sungjong heard a muffled answer from inside.
“I’m okay, Sungjongie... I’m just tired.”
“Please come out and have lunch, Hyung.”
“I’m gonna wait until Gyu gets back, okay?”
Sungjong sighed in defeat and shook his head at his Hyung. “He’s not coming out.”
When Sunggyu came home, the lights were already turned off. He sighed tiredly, hanging his jacket on the wall and entered the room as quiet as possible. But Woohyun was still awake.
“Gyu?”
“Hey. Why aren’t you sleeping?”
“I...”, Woohyun trailed off. “I couldn’t.”
“Let me handle this, okay?”, Sunggyu kissed his forehead and caressed his boyfriend’s cheek with a thumb. “Have you eaten?”
Woohyun shook his head. “I was waiting for you...”
“What? I told you I’m going to be late, right? Come on, let’s get you something to eat,” Sunggyu extended a hand to Woohyun which the latter gladly took it. They went to the kitchen and Sunggyu opened the refrigerator. “Hmm. Looks like we got nothing here. I’ll buy you something. Fried noodles sounds nice?”
“Gyu, you’re tired. You should rest. Hey, there’re snacks,” Woohyun pointed at a bag of potato chips on the table.
Sunggyu closed the fridge and he noticed a post-it was on the door.
Hyung, Woohyun hyung hasn’t eat anything yet. We asked him what would he like for lunch-and dinner, but he said he’d wait for you.
“Fried noodles on the corner. Not too far away from here,” Sunggyu rustled the paper and threw it into a trash bin. He grabbed his jacket and smiled. “Wait up.”
“Gyu, wait, I’m coming with you.”
“No,” Sunggyu replied sternly and Woohyun looked taken aback. “No. It’ll only take a minute.”
“But...”
“Wait for me, babe.”
Before Woohyun could utter another protest, he quickly closed the door and walked to the said place. Sunggyu had a tiring day and he didn’t want to make Woohyun a part of it. Woohyun was the only person who could make him smile at the moment, and he needed his smile. Sunggyu didn’t want to argue. He just didn’t want someone to curse or get angry at Woohyun. He wanted Woohyun to be safe, that’s all.
He made it to a small stand in the corner. The place was small, but the food was delicious. It was usually crowded with people, but because of the late hours, there were only few people left. “One fried noodles to go, please.”
The ahjussi nodded and smiled at him. He was handing two packs of food to the girl in front of him. The girl turned around and her eyes widened at the sight of Sunggyu. The latter smiled simply, readied himself if he’s gonna get yelled. Instead, the girl smiled at him.
“Sunggyu Oppa?”
“Yes.”
“Please be happy with Woohyun Oppa. Woogyu couple hwaiting!”
She giggled happily and bowed her head before walking away. Sunggyu was stunned, but then he smiled truely and felt grateful.
***
For the past few days, Woohyun was clinging to Sunggyu dearly whenever he’s around. His grip on Sunggyu was tight, like he would never let go. Especially when they were sleeping. Sunggyu couldn’t even sleep because he could hear faint sobs on his chest. Woohyun was crying, and it’s been the umpteenth time, and Sunggyu cursed himself for hurting the pretty male. He caressed his hair and soothe him to sleep.
Sunggyu had been going back and forth to their company, and today he’s going back again.
“They still hadn’t decided yet,” Sunggyu told Dongwoo who just asked about the progress.
“What the hell, Hyung?”
“I think they were still confused, whether to fire me, to make me apologize, or to even find me a girlfriend.”
Myungsoo snorted and rolled his eyes. Woohyun only stayed still on his track, with his fingers on his chin.
“And now they just called. I think they’re gonna make me apologize.”
“To the public? For what? For being gay?”
“Beats me. I’m just gonna have to read the script they wrote me, right?”
“Gyu...”, Woohyun finally voiced himself out. “I’m coming with you.”
“No,” Sunggyu shook his head. “You stay. I’ll take care of this.”
“B-but it’s my fault!”, Woohyun cried. “Please. You have to let me come with you.”
“It’s my fault. I’m the one who kissed you-“
“And I’m the one you kissed! See, we’re in it together,” Woohyun whispered. “I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry... I don’t want you to face it alone. I want you to face it with me. Together. As a couple...”
“And as a group,” Sungyeol said.
“As a team,” Myungsoo nodded.
“And as a family,” Hoya added. “Let us accompany you, Hyung. Let’s face it together.”
Sunggyu tried to protest, but the look of his members showed that they were determined. They won’t let Sunggyu out unless he agreed to take them all. He sighed in defeat and smiled. “Alright. Let’s go then.”
***
It was a crucial moment.
There were Inspirits everywhere. Cameras. Reporters. News digger.
Woohyun felt his heart stopped beating as he looked around. For a moment, he forgot what he came here for, he just wanted to stay home and hide under the blanket, in Sunggyu’s strong arms. He felt someone tugged his hand and pulled him forward, hands holding his. It was Sunggyu. Woohyun almost cried, feeling guilty of the pain he had caused the leader, but despite all that, he still felt so loved. Why was he still being nice to him?
Is it true love?
Someone patted on his shoulder and Woohyun looked up. Sungyeol and Myungsoo were smiling at him, gesturing him at a certain crowd of their fans. They brought a huge banner, and on it was written WOOGYU COUPLE WE LOVE YOU, and the picture of their kiss. Woohyun brought his hand to his lips, feeling embarassed and happy at the same time, but couldn’t hide his smile. He felt even more loved.
The fans saw him and started making heart shape with their hands. Woohyun replied them with his hands, too.
“Here, you should read-“, their manager gaped at the full members. “Why are you all here? Sunggyu’s the only one who needs to apologize.”
“He’s our leader, we should be with him,” Sungjong said innocently with a smile.
Sunggyu took the piece of paper from their manager and read it briefly. “So this is what I should say, right? That I’m sorry.”
“That’s all you need to say. No questions from the reporters, no answers from you, as soon as you apologize and make that statement, you’re gonna have to go back stage as soon as possible. Alright?”
Woohyun entwined his fingers like he’s praying and brought them to his chest. Sunggyu walked closer to him and smiled. “Gyu...”
“Chill up babe. It’ll be alright.”
“I’m sorry...”
“It’s not your fault. Stop saying it.”
“He should be out by now,” one of the crew told them. “They’re waiting.”
“I love you,” Sunggyu whispered before kissing Woohyun softly on the lips. “I’d do anything for you.”
I know.
“Wait for me,” Sunggyu ruffled Woohyun’s hair lovingly and stepped out to the stage. Their manager followed him and both of them sat on the chairs. The fans were cheering and Sunggyu smiled at them, and then they were silent. As if they were waiting something to happen.
Backstage, Woohyun’s heart was beating like crazy. He was hugged by Sungjong, who was as nervous as him, and the others were eyeing their leader cautiously. Their leader’s gonna apologize anytime soon...
Sunggyu took a deep breath and smiled.
“Woohyun and I are dating. Any questions?”
End.
I WISH IT HAPPENED.