Messy dorm

Chapter 1

Hongjoong definitely didn't expect him of all people to pass the audition and barge in their dorm like nothing had ever happened.

"Can you take a deep breath and give me a fucking name?" Seonghwa, who was with the younger in his room, was in both parts concerned and annoyed. Concerned because his boyfriend was definitely bothered by someone or something, annoyed because he wouldn't tell him clearly what was the problem. All he had understood was that "he was back".

"You know damn well who I'm talking about" spat bitterly Hongjoong. He wasn't mad at the older, he just found himself feeling things he shouldn't. Longing for someone who couldn't be theirs. Not anymore.

Seonghwa, who had understood who his boyfriend was talking about by now, lowered his head. Just remembering him, the past they shared, the moments that could never be forgotten... it reopened an old wound in a way nothing else could ever do.

"He... he is coming to live with us?" Seonghwa spoke in a trembling, fragile voice, making Hongjoong's eyes soften.

"I'm sorry baby, I- fuck..." Hongjoong whimpered, picking Seonghwa up and swaying him from side to side to calm him down, trying to be the stronger one even though he himself was falling apart. Why the hell did he have to come back? Everything was perfect, the boys were bonding each day more and their debut was a few months away. Why did he have to ruin everything?

Suddenly, a knock on the door.

"Hyungs?" Yeosang's timid voice could be heard on the other side of the door.

"Manager-nim asked us to be in meeting room 3 in an hour" informed the younger, making Hongjoong nod. Seonghwa looked at him questioningly, making the younger remember their friend couldn't see him.

"Alright Sang, thanks for the heads up" the leader did his best to keep his voice tone neutral, however he couldn't help a slight frustration from bleeding into his sentence. Yeosang, sensing the older's bad mood, let out a small hum in disappointment before padding away, making Hongjoong groan.

"I wasn't mad at him... fuck..." sighed the boy, rubbing his face with his hands. Seonghwa quickly shot Wooyoung a text before things got too out of hand.

Wooyoungie

Wooyoung, please check up on Yeosang, Joong used a bit of a harsh tone with him :/

a harsh tone would be an understatement
what the hell did you tell him to make him cry so desperately?

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At the feeling of a touch on his shoulder, Seonghwa jolted slightly, relaxing only when realizing it was just Hongjoong.

"Baby, listen. Someone is crying" whispered Hongjoong, making the older sigh before picking up his phone again.

"It's Yeosang. I think you scared him" muttered Seonghwa, reopening his texting app to the chat with Wooyoung.

Wooyoungie

Listen, we're sorry, okay? Just... please tell him we didn't mean to and comfort him.

wtv 🙄 you owe him a favour hyung

Of course

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Seonghwa threw his phone on the bed, focusing on comforting his anxious boyfriend.

"I didn't mean to scare him!" whimpered the leader, quickly getting worked up.

"I know baby, Youngie is fixing it, okay? You can apologize later, after the meeting. C'mon, let's get ready" the older passed Hongjoong a comfortable but elegant outfit before getting dressed himself. Ten minutes before the meeting everyone was ready to leave, so Hongjoong kept the door open and waited for everyone to exit the dorm before following Seonghwa, who was the last one in the line.

"Are you sure it's him?" whispered Seonghwa. The older nodded.

"Manager-nim texted me earlier. It's him. I..." a small sob made everyone else look at the leader, but Seonghwa dismissed them with a wave of his hand, making the boys look at the older one last time before tearing their gazes away, chatting among themselves and trying to distract themselves from the leader's obvious distress.

"I watched his audition. His smile..." whimpered Hongjoong. Seonghwa's eyes softened, but then the leader's ones hardened.

"No. We're not going back there. No fucking way we are" the younger's voice became cold and unforgiving as the two entered the meeting room, joining the other members who had already taken a seat.

"Boys, I know this is really sudden, but I'd like to add a new member to the group. I know you guys are really friendly and outgoing, so I hope it won't be too much of a trouble to include him and make him feel welcomed. Do you want to introduce yourself?" the manager asked the stranger, a broad shouldered guy with top tier visuals and a bright dimpled smile.

"Sure! Hi, my name is Choi San, I hope we can all be friends!" the guy smiled, his adorable dimples making him look adorable. Everyone welcomed him clapping, except for one person.

"Joong, don't do this. You're the leader, you have an image to-"

"Fuck my image! I don't want him in my group!" shouted Hongjoong, making everyone stop clapping to look at him dumbfounded. San's eyes shone with hurt, but he tried his best to hide it by looking down.

"Yah, Kim Hongjoong! Apologize!" the manager spoke to him in a strict tone, but the boy refused to obey him.

"No way in hell" the leader stood up abruptly, his chair screeching against the floor making everyone wince. He quickly walked to San, shoving him.

"Let me make one thing clear. You are not welcome in MY group, and if I have to go against everyone in this fucking company to get you kicked out of here, believe me I will" growled Hongjoong, before storming away.

"Meeting dismissed. Seonghwa, please go find him" sighed the manager before leaving the room defeated.

Author's note

Damn Joong chill bro 💀

⬆️ me while writing this lmao

aaanyways welcome to this new book! It was such a struggle to even complete this chapter, so no I don't have other prewritten ones unfortunately 😭 but i will try my best to update this sooner or later as i really love the storyline i have in mind for this!

why do you think Hongjoong reacted the way he did? i'd love to hear your theories!

see you in the next one!

~ Nabi