Bully | Beomjun / Yeongyu

Chapter 5

TW: Offensive Language, Bullying

Yeonjun sighs and heads to school. He isn't looking forward to seeing his friends and having to play the part like he's still the same. He usually loves spending time with his friends, they are always doing something exciting. But after the weekend Yeonjun has had, he's not very excited to hang out with them. He'd much prefer to just be alone. On top of all of that, he is worried about seeing Beomgyu in school, and what his friends are going to say or do.

As he opens his locker, he's suddenly shoved from behind, and he looks around to see Jiwoo, his friend and unofficial wingman, standing there, his usual cocky smile on his face.

Jiwoo grins at Yeonjun, noticing his distracted expression.

"Hey, man. Earth to Yeonjun. What's got you so distracted this morning?"

Yeonjun snaps out of his daze and turns to look at Jiwoo. He quickly composes himself, and puts on a relaxed expression, trying to act like everything is completely normal.

"Nothing. I'm just tired. didn't sleep much last night"

Jiwoo raises an eyebrow, clearly not buying it.

"Come on man, you know you can't lie to me. Something's on your mind, spill. Is it a girl?"

Yeonjun feels his stomach churn slightly at Jiwoo's words.

"No, it's not a girl. Just drop it, okay?"

Jiwoo smirks, leaning against the locker beside Yeonjun's.

"Hey, don't get all defensive. I'm just teasing you. But seriously, what's got you so distracted? You've even been spacing out at practices"

Yeonjun rolls his eyes, trying to play it off.

"I just said, I didn't get a lot of sleep. I've just got a lot on my mind lately, okay?"

Jiwoo crosses his arms, his smirk growing wider.

"You're hiding something. I can tell. You never get all spacey like this, especially not during football practice. You never miss a beat, you're always on top of your game. So come on, spill. What's going on with you?"

"Damn it Jiwoo, can you just leave it alone for once? I've told you, I've just got a lot on my mind. There's no girl, there's no secret. Just drop it." Yeonjun raises his voice in frustration.

"Jeez, okay man...I'm just worried about you...ill drop it"

Yeonjun sighs and leans against his own locker.

"Sorry...I didn't mean to snap. Like I said, I'm just tired I guess. I'll be fine"

Jiwoo nods, sensing the tension in Yeonjun's voice. He seems somewhat surprised by his friend's outburst.

"Okay, okay man, no problem. Just... take it easy alright? I know you're under a lot of pressure with football and everything, but you gotta take care of yourself too you know?"

Yeonjun just nods, grateful for Jiwoo's understanding. But all he wants to do is change the subject.

"Yeah...yeah, I know. Speaking of football, we've got a game coming up soon. Do you think we're prepared? Ready to take the win?"

Jiwoo grins.

"Hell yeah, we're prepared. We've been working our asses off, we're gonna win this one for sure. No doubt about it"

Yeonjun manages to smile slightly.

"Yeah, you're right. We're gonna kick their asses, no problem. We're gonna crush them."