You'll Always Be My Hyung (3/4)
Title: You'll Always Be My Hyung
Rating: General
Pairing: HenWook, TeukWook, KangTeuk
A/N: My apologies for this late addition! :( I've also further developed on the story so now, there's YET another part more to go... :x
Previously...
The door creaked open and Ryeowook barged in before the doctor could even go out. He held Kyuhyun close to his chest and cried endlessly. He called out for his dongsaeng’s name several times but to no avail. The machoistic Kangin wanted to stomp in and pull Ryeowook away but Leeteuk stopped him, “Let him be.” When Ryeowook was finally tired of all that crying, he pleaded for the last time, “Kyuhyun… I don’t want to be the eternal magnae anymore. I just want to be your hyung.”
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Dec 21 2008
"Happy half birthday, hyung!!!"
"Aish... Kyuhyun ah, thank you for remembering my half-birthdays but what are you doing in the wee hours of the morning!?" Ryeowook mumbled in response, still feeling all groggy as he switched his table lamp on. He opened his eyes slowly, only to see Henry sulking at the end of the mattress.
"Oh Henry! It's you."
It was 4.32AM in the morning - a time that the band would already be preparing to leave the dorm. But they had only returned to their dorm at 2 plus after the last day of their concert. Everyone was in deep slumber; everyone was taking the rest they had longed for since forever. Ryeowook got up unwillingly, almost tripping over the beer cans from their celebrations and stumbled his way to the washroom. Henry, again, disturbed him while he brushed his teeth. "So hyung! How shall we celebrate your half-birthday?" The violinist caught Ryeowook by surprise, who then choked on his toothpaste. Ryeowook wanted to let out a long grumble, but he held it back - in fear of hurting his precious dongsaeng.
"Shouldn't that be what my line? You woke me up, so you have to plan the celebrations for me!" Ryeowook rebutted, patting Henry's head gently.
They sure had a blast that day. They were summoned back to the office when they were about to leave the dorm to have a little celebration. For what? To prepare their 2nd album as a sub-group, SJ-M. SJ-H's activities had ONLY just started and the bosses wanted them to start practising on their choreography for the latest SJ-M single. Which wasn't even released yet. Henry whined, "We aren't work machines... wait, even machines break down. Ugh." Ryeowook felt a little disheartened, but he knew that if he allowed Henry to see him sad, they would both be grumbling all the way to the office. As always, the sweet and caring hyung gave his dongsaeng a little hug and said excitedly, "It's okay! We'll celebrate over there okay?" And they did - with a piece of swiss roll and 2 glasses of fruit juice. Ryeowook was easily contented. Furthermore, he knew that a half-birthday didn't really need a celebration anyway. However, Henry felt bad and carried his guilt from home to work and then, work to home.
Yet again, the band reached home past midnight. All tired, they hit the sack immediately without changing. Henry's guilt bugged him all night. Finally, he could take it no longer and crept stealthily to Wook's mattress. Ryeowook was no fool either. He definitely could feel such a big boy hugging him to sleep. "Hyung, happy half birthday..." the boy whispered and Ryeowook hugged him back in response. The two slept soundly beside each other. Their close proximity had them listening to each other's heartbeats and feeling each other's breaths.
Dec 22 2008
Morning came sooner than they expected. By the time Ryeowook woke up, Henry had left already. He thought to himself, that boy probably didn't want me to know that he came over last night, haha. He rolled to the side of the bed to check the time. 4.00AM. Wait. Something was amiss. Something felt wrong. Ryeowook panicked and ran out. He exclaimed loudly, "Who broke my photo frame????" The other members present were dumbfounded. They had never seen Ryeowook this angry before. That wasn't the kind Ryeowook they knew. Henry stepped up timidly and stammered, "H-h-hyung... I did." Ryeowook grabbed him forcefully by his shoulders and let out a loud sigh. He walked back to his room and punched the wall in anger. Soft whispers started among the members. But, Leeteuk followed Ryeowook and hugged him tightly.
That hug made Ryeowook lose that inner beast and return to his soft-hearted self. He clinged onto Leeteuk and wailed. "Hyung... now I've lost him forever..." The leader sat there, stroking Ryeowook's chestnut brown hair slowly, consoling him. Leeteuk was always there to listen to Ryeowook's woes. It wasn't just because that was the responsibility of the leader. It was because Leeteuk felt the need to protect that magnae. Kangin, always appearing at the wrong times, stepped in and said something wrong again, "Teukteuk hyung, we need to leave. We're performing at Inkigayo today, remember?" Ryeowook was left helplessly crying once again. The poor boy cried himself to sleep.
Sitting in the dressing room of SBS, Leeteuk's face spelled worried. He constantly took his mobile, then placed it back onto the table. Kangin, pissed off, asked, "What are you doing huh?" With a hint of worry in his voice, Leeteuk replied, "I'm worried. I'm worried about Ryeowook. What if he does stupid at home? What if he cries his eyes blind? What if.."
"OH STOP IT. What if, what if, what if... those are hypothetical only!"
"B-but, Wookie... he's so vulnerable. I need to protect him. I promised not to let him feel any bit of sorrow ever again."
"WOOKIE AGAIN. C'mon! He's a man. He can take all this. It's not like the world is ending tomorrow. It's just a photo frame!"
"No... that photo frame was special to him..."
"IT'S ALWAYS RYEOWOOK! Park Jungsoo! Do you even remember me? I'm always here with you. I'm always listening to you. You're even number 1 on my speed dial! Yet all you ever talk about is Ryeowook! It has been like that for ONE WHOLE YEAR. I thought you'd revert to your normal self on TV BUT NO, his name is always lingering around your mouth on variety shows as well. Do you know that the term 'Teukwook' is now searched more frequently than 'Kangteuk' on search engines? What have you become? I am SO disappointed in you."
That tongue lashing kept Leeteuk speechless for the whole day and night. Scared of Kangin, and still worried for Ryeowook, the leader went over to sleep with Ryeowook. Leeteuk failed to realize that he had neglected Kangin for so long. Ryeowook on the other hand had not recovered from his shock and sorrow. Together, they drowned their sorrows in alcohol. Cans and cans of beer rolled across the floor, with all the last drops in them staining the parquet floor. The weakling, Ryeowook, obviously could not take that much of alcohol. He woke up again and again at night to vomit in the washroom. The room reeked of alcohol. Leeteuk, too, woke up repeatedly. Not to vomit though, his protective self was still at work despite being drunk. Just like that, he grew sober gradually. He took the photo frame out from the drawer.
Shattered pieces of glass dropped onto the floor. The photo simply floated off before falling. Leeteuk bent over to pick it up. Why is this photo so thick, he wondered.
Rating: General
Pairing: HenWook, TeukWook, KangTeuk
A/N: My apologies for this late addition! :( I've also further developed on the story so now, there's YET another part more to go... :x
Previously...
The door creaked open and Ryeowook barged in before the doctor could even go out. He held Kyuhyun close to his chest and cried endlessly. He called out for his dongsaeng’s name several times but to no avail. The machoistic Kangin wanted to stomp in and pull Ryeowook away but Leeteuk stopped him, “Let him be.” When Ryeowook was finally tired of all that crying, he pleaded for the last time, “Kyuhyun… I don’t want to be the eternal magnae anymore. I just want to be your hyung.”
~
Dec 21 2008
"Happy half birthday, hyung!!!"
"Aish... Kyuhyun ah, thank you for remembering my half-birthdays but what are you doing in the wee hours of the morning!?" Ryeowook mumbled in response, still feeling all groggy as he switched his table lamp on. He opened his eyes slowly, only to see Henry sulking at the end of the mattress.
"Oh Henry! It's you."
It was 4.32AM in the morning - a time that the band would already be preparing to leave the dorm. But they had only returned to their dorm at 2 plus after the last day of their concert. Everyone was in deep slumber; everyone was taking the rest they had longed for since forever. Ryeowook got up unwillingly, almost tripping over the beer cans from their celebrations and stumbled his way to the washroom. Henry, again, disturbed him while he brushed his teeth. "So hyung! How shall we celebrate your half-birthday?" The violinist caught Ryeowook by surprise, who then choked on his toothpaste. Ryeowook wanted to let out a long grumble, but he held it back - in fear of hurting his precious dongsaeng.
"Shouldn't that be what my line? You woke me up, so you have to plan the celebrations for me!" Ryeowook rebutted, patting Henry's head gently.
They sure had a blast that day. They were summoned back to the office when they were about to leave the dorm to have a little celebration. For what? To prepare their 2nd album as a sub-group, SJ-M. SJ-H's activities had ONLY just started and the bosses wanted them to start practising on their choreography for the latest SJ-M single. Which wasn't even released yet. Henry whined, "We aren't work machines... wait, even machines break down. Ugh." Ryeowook felt a little disheartened, but he knew that if he allowed Henry to see him sad, they would both be grumbling all the way to the office. As always, the sweet and caring hyung gave his dongsaeng a little hug and said excitedly, "It's okay! We'll celebrate over there okay?" And they did - with a piece of swiss roll and 2 glasses of fruit juice. Ryeowook was easily contented. Furthermore, he knew that a half-birthday didn't really need a celebration anyway. However, Henry felt bad and carried his guilt from home to work and then, work to home.
Yet again, the band reached home past midnight. All tired, they hit the sack immediately without changing. Henry's guilt bugged him all night. Finally, he could take it no longer and crept stealthily to Wook's mattress. Ryeowook was no fool either. He definitely could feel such a big boy hugging him to sleep. "Hyung, happy half birthday..." the boy whispered and Ryeowook hugged him back in response. The two slept soundly beside each other. Their close proximity had them listening to each other's heartbeats and feeling each other's breaths.
Dec 22 2008
Morning came sooner than they expected. By the time Ryeowook woke up, Henry had left already. He thought to himself, that boy probably didn't want me to know that he came over last night, haha. He rolled to the side of the bed to check the time. 4.00AM. Wait. Something was amiss. Something felt wrong. Ryeowook panicked and ran out. He exclaimed loudly, "Who broke my photo frame????" The other members present were dumbfounded. They had never seen Ryeowook this angry before. That wasn't the kind Ryeowook they knew. Henry stepped up timidly and stammered, "H-h-hyung... I did." Ryeowook grabbed him forcefully by his shoulders and let out a loud sigh. He walked back to his room and punched the wall in anger. Soft whispers started among the members. But, Leeteuk followed Ryeowook and hugged him tightly.
That hug made Ryeowook lose that inner beast and return to his soft-hearted self. He clinged onto Leeteuk and wailed. "Hyung... now I've lost him forever..." The leader sat there, stroking Ryeowook's chestnut brown hair slowly, consoling him. Leeteuk was always there to listen to Ryeowook's woes. It wasn't just because that was the responsibility of the leader. It was because Leeteuk felt the need to protect that magnae. Kangin, always appearing at the wrong times, stepped in and said something wrong again, "Teukteuk hyung, we need to leave. We're performing at Inkigayo today, remember?" Ryeowook was left helplessly crying once again. The poor boy cried himself to sleep.
Sitting in the dressing room of SBS, Leeteuk's face spelled worried. He constantly took his mobile, then placed it back onto the table. Kangin, pissed off, asked, "What are you doing huh?" With a hint of worry in his voice, Leeteuk replied, "I'm worried. I'm worried about Ryeowook. What if he does stupid at home? What if he cries his eyes blind? What if.."
"OH STOP IT. What if, what if, what if... those are hypothetical only!"
"B-but, Wookie... he's so vulnerable. I need to protect him. I promised not to let him feel any bit of sorrow ever again."
"WOOKIE AGAIN. C'mon! He's a man. He can take all this. It's not like the world is ending tomorrow. It's just a photo frame!"
"No... that photo frame was special to him..."
"IT'S ALWAYS RYEOWOOK! Park Jungsoo! Do you even remember me? I'm always here with you. I'm always listening to you. You're even number 1 on my speed dial! Yet all you ever talk about is Ryeowook! It has been like that for ONE WHOLE YEAR. I thought you'd revert to your normal self on TV BUT NO, his name is always lingering around your mouth on variety shows as well. Do you know that the term 'Teukwook' is now searched more frequently than 'Kangteuk' on search engines? What have you become? I am SO disappointed in you."
That tongue lashing kept Leeteuk speechless for the whole day and night. Scared of Kangin, and still worried for Ryeowook, the leader went over to sleep with Ryeowook. Leeteuk failed to realize that he had neglected Kangin for so long. Ryeowook on the other hand had not recovered from his shock and sorrow. Together, they drowned their sorrows in alcohol. Cans and cans of beer rolled across the floor, with all the last drops in them staining the parquet floor. The weakling, Ryeowook, obviously could not take that much of alcohol. He woke up again and again at night to vomit in the washroom. The room reeked of alcohol. Leeteuk, too, woke up repeatedly. Not to vomit though, his protective self was still at work despite being drunk. Just like that, he grew sober gradually. He took the photo frame out from the drawer.
Shattered pieces of glass dropped onto the floor. The photo simply floated off before falling. Leeteuk bent over to pick it up. Why is this photo so thick, he wondered.