a/n: here's part 2!! it took me so much not to post it on the same day:')

• choi san

getting online criticism was one thing. getting socially harassed was another.

you were supposed to be used it. it was part of dating an idol, after all. ever since the two of you announced your relationship, things have been going fine.

you were okay with the fact that his fans would send you messages. you were okay with the fact that some people weren't open to both of you dating. you were okay.

however, it was when you specifically received a message of someone threatening to kill you themselves that you finally had enough.

you became scared, but you didn't want to put more weight on your boyfriend's shoulders. they were preparing for a comeback and he needed you for support.

*ping*

there it goes again. you thought as you checked who dmed you on instagram. it was in fact the same account who sent you death threats.

_ousty/n_:
hi there:)

_ousty/n_:
did u break up with
our precious san
already??

_ousty/n_:
or are u waiting for
me to make a move?

_ousty/n_:
or maybe you want
to do the world a
favor and kill
urself:))

to say that you were disgusted was an understatement. you were actually afraid that someone might harm you whenever you went out.

this resulted you to saying indoors most of the time, and even rejecting san's plan of a date, telling him you were busy.

you know you had already affected his career. you didn't want to drag him down more.

"babe?" san called as he entered your room. it was around seven in the evening and he just came back from practice.

you put down your phone and stood up to greet him. you gave him a hug and he immediately responded.

he rested his head on your shoulder and tangled his arms around your waist.

"how's practice?" you asked softly seeing that he was very tired.

"exhausting." he replied in a whisper. he looked up to meet your eyes. "are you still busy? we could go eat somewhere. i miss going out with you."

he had that little pout he does when he's sad. you, of course, wanted to agree so much because you missed it, too. but there was still fear at the back of your head.

you simply gave him the best smile you could conjure up at the moment. "maybe next time. i'll go take a shower."

"okay." san still wore the frown he had which made you kiss him cheek.

after a few minutes of water running down your body, you wrapped yourself in a towel.

you stepped out the bathroom, only to see the love of your life with his eyes on your phone. he was looking at it with a mixture of anger and shock.

"what are you-" you tried asking but he didn't let you finish.

"i know i shouldn't be snooping around, but someone kept spamming you." his tone was stagnant, almost scary. "i took a peek and saw the words i'll shoot you."

you gulped and shivered at the sentence he said. "babe-"

"why didn't you tell me?" this time, his face turned to concern. he dropped your phone on the bed and walked towards you.

"i-it's not really a big deal. i'm used to it!" you said, trying to reassure him but it only back fired.

"how long has this been going on?" you couldn't answer. "y/n, baby, is this why you didn't want to go on dates?"

you could only look down and bite your lower lip.

he hugged your quivering form as
he stroked you wet hair. "and how could you say this isn't a big deal? someone's literally threatening my little bub's life."

"i'm sorry."

"i'll talk to the company tomorrow and see if they can do anything about it." he kissed the top of your head.

"thank you, san." was the only reply that your mouth came up with despite the many things you wanted to say.

a few days after, kq released a statement that they will take legal actions for unnecessary and threatening comments and messages towards the members and their loved ones.

-∞-

• song mingi

you watched the news on the television, specifically the weather forecast. the announcer said that it's was going to rain harder to tonight, and there's a big chance of experiencing a storm.

reaching for the remote, you sighed. usually in gloomy times like this, you're the one comforting your boyfriend but thunder wasn't really
a pleasing sound to you.

you weren't easily scared, unlike mingi who has the heart of a baby. however, just hearing that awful noise made you want to curl up in a ball and hide.

the front door opened, showing a certain tall male who you've been waiting for. his hair was damp slightly and so were his clothes.

"are you okay?" you ask and grabbed a towel. "here."

"yeah, i just ran here since hailing a cab would take too long." he informed as he wiped his hair while giving you a sheepish smile.

you scrunched your nose jokingly. "you could get sick."

"at least i have you to take care of me." he replied shamelessly. "i'll go wash up. you can go to bed first."

your boyfriend pecked your forehead and scurried off to the bathroom.

just then, you saw a flash of lightning through the window follow by a loud utterance.

it made you flinch and tense up. you breathed in and exhaled deeply before going to the kitchen. you decided to have a glass of water to calm yourself down.

a roar of thunder was unexpectedly heard that made you drop the glass, leaving the shattered pieces everywhere.

"princess, are you okay?" mingi dashed out of the bathroom as soon
as he catched on to the sound of something breaking.

"u-uh, yes. it just s-slipped." you shrugged off the nerve-racking feeling in your body.

mingi tilted his head, visibly confused at your odd behavior. "are you sure?"

you just hummed in response.

he made his way towards you and held your shoulders gently. he leaned forward, bringing his eye level to meet yours. "really?"

and yet again, the sound of thunder roared loudly. it made you let out a yelp and instictively grab onto anything you can for comfort and protect, which happened to be your boyfriend's torso.

you were shaking in fear and letting out frightened whimpers. mingi got immediately worried seeing your state but realized what was happening.

"you don't like thunder, do you princess?"

you just continued to hug him tighter which he responded. he caressed your head as he pulled you closer. he gave reassuring pats on yours back.

"how 'bout i spoon you this time?" there was a childlike tone in his voice.
he loves to be spooned so you usually do it for him, but seeing you afraid made him want to protect you.

the two of you went to you're bed room and he made sure to make you as comfortable as possible. giving you the softest pillows and wrapping you in the best blanket.

lastly, he positioned himself beside you and hugged you reassuringly. there times where you'd flinch but mingi simply rubbed your back and telling him he's with you.

it was definitely your best experience with thunder.

-∞-

• jung wooyoung

you stared at the broken watch which you were playing in your hand. someone managed to spill water on it and when you took it to a repair shop, they told you it's better to buy another since that watch was too old.

feeling defeated, you sighed.

that watch meant so much to you. it was the first gift wooyoung gave you ever since his debut. he wore a similar one, calling it a couple watch, because you both thought rings and necklaces were too cliche and useless.

you always wore or brought it with you at all cost. losing it would hurt you so much, but now seeing it destroyed wasn't any better.

everytime you didn't wear it, though, wooyoung would somehow manage to notice and ask you about it.

this resulted you to spend less time with him in the hopes that you could avoid his questioning.

of course, you weren't planning
on avoiding it forever. you were currently saving up some cash to
buy both of you a new one.

the reason you were hiding it was because, one, you felt too guilty to
tell him that you were careless enough to someone break something so valuable. second, you wanted it to be a surprise.

however, your plans got ruined on one faithful day when your boyfriend was helping you find your phone.

you somehow left it somewhere, and now you didn't now where it is. you couldn't even hear it ring since it was muted.

wooyoung willingly helped and scrambled through the drawers and lifted the covers of your bed.

he looked in the cabinet where you usually keep your stuff. 

instead of seeing the device like he expected, he saw something that you were trying to hide.

"angel, your watch is here." he informed as he took it out of its place.

indisputably, he noticed you weren't wearing it these past few days. he wasn't dumb.

you halted your movements. "oh, yeah, um."

he studied it and noticed something was off. "but the arms aren't moving?"

knowing there wasn't any way out, you looked at the ground and prepared yourself to explain.

once you did, you thought he would be a little pissed or annoyed but you were completely stunned by his reactions.

he simply sighed in relief and pulled you close in an embrace. "that's it, right? this was the only reason you've been ignoring me, right?"

you frowned and found yourself hugging him back. "i wasn't trying to ignore you."

"i'll buy you another one. please, don't do that again. i actually thought you were tired of me." you weren't wearing the watch, and you hadn't spend enough time with him. who wouldn't help but get the wrong idea?

"how'd you come up with that?" it made you feel so bad when you heard that. was i really that cold?

"you didn't want to hangout with me anymore." even though you couldn't see his face, you can clearly tell he was pouting.

you patted his head, acknowledging your mistake. "i was mean, wasn't i?"

you could feel his nod.

"i'm sorry. i'll buy us another pair of couple watches." you pulled back to meet his eyes.

"i can-"

"let me." you insisted and kissed his cheek. "i want to make it up to you."

"if it makes you happy." he pinched your nose. "i thought i did something wrong."

you let out a breath. "you did."

he tensed up. "what? what did i-"

you held yourself from laughing at his panic state. "you ruined my surprise. i was planning on giving it to you when you release your comeback as a good luck gift."

"angel! you scared me." his face visibly relaxed. "and you're all i need for good luck."

you caressed his cheeks and gave him a peck. "don't even think for a second that i'll leave you."

"likewise, angel."

-∞-

• choi jongho

online classes suck. you claim it. they can go suck cow tits.

in your opinion, it was completely useless. your mind couldn't revolve around the topics and don't even get started with your internet connection.

some of your teachers weren't
even trying to make the students understand the lesson. they simply sent files and videos from youtube hoping that you'll pass the subject.

your class was having a difficult time and that includes you. you were an okay pupil, you weren't a straight A but were definitely never got anything below C.

but during the pandemic, your grades dropped.

this caused you to fail a test. you
knew the exam would have an effect on your report card drastically.

it's been a couple of days since that terrible test but you somehow didn't feel any better. it was the first time you actually failed an assessment in all your years in school. and it just had to be your final year.

"hon, me and the boys will meet up for lunch. wanna come?" jongho asked. he saw how depressed you were these past few days and he wanted to cheer you up.

"no, i think i'll study. have fun, though."

you saw his upper lips move downwards at your response. "are you resting enough?"

you hummed and smiled. "don't worry. i just need to do better."

his pout grew bigger as he sat
down beside you. you were studying everyday and it was fine by him.
but, when you skipped meals and slammed your book down, of course he got very worried.

"but you've been studying nonstop. skipping one day will be fine, right?" he tried persuading you in the most adorable way possible.

"classes will be over soon. i'll just do my best." you said as you convinced him.

he sighed, believing you. "okay, i'll get going now. don't forget to eat lunch this time." he kissed your temple.

you waved goodbye to him, telling him to be careful and went back to your room.

math is a fucked up subject. you though to yourself as you opened the book.

hours and hours and hours went by and you were still facing the book. you got some things but you still didn't have a clue how some worked out.

being too concentrated at studying, you didn't hear the front door click open. "hon? are you in your room? i brought us dinner. sorry i took long. the hyungs wanted to hangout some more."

just when you were about to go
and welcome him home, you saw something drip down the page of
your book. it was red.

you were having a nosebleed.

jongho opened the bedroom door, only to see you covering your nostril with the side of your pointer.

he also saw the blood that you
were trying to stop from flowing.
he quickly went and grabbed some
tissue from the kitchen.

your boyfriend gave them to you and you stuffed some in your nostril. "thanks, hon."

"y/n. did you eat lunch?" he stared at you with emotionless eyes.

you mentally cursed at yourself for forgetting when you promised him you would. "i'm sorry, baby. let's go eat dinner."

he shook his head. "let your nosebleed calm down, then we'll talk."

you followed him, a bit intimidated by the tone he used. once the blood in your nose stopped getting out, you told him and set the tissue aside.

"what did you want to talk about?"

he stared at you with concern but disappointed eyes. "what happened? you were never this stressed about school."

you inhaled sharply, remembering that you haven't told him about the exam you failed.

"i, uh, failed a test." you were a bit shy to admit it.

your boyfriend looked at you in disbelief. "please, please promise me you won't push yourself this hard. you're basically sweating blood."

when you still didn't reply, he continued. "hon, it's hurting me to
see you so stressed out."

"i'm sorry, baby." you apologized.

"don't be. i get that your trying to maintain your grades, but failing
one test doesn't mean you're not graduating." he comforted with a laugh.

"i'll even call yeosang hyung and mingi hyung to help you if you want." he said very surely.

you giggle at his cuteness and his determination to help you. "thank you, jongho. i really don't know what i'd do without you."

"i'm the one who should say that." he grabbed your waist. "that's why you need to be healthy~ so that you'll be able to keep me longer."

"okay, okay. stop being adorable. you're making me feel bad." you teased as you let go.

"let's eat. i bought your favorite!" he told you excitedly.

from that day, jongho did everything he can to help you. whether it was supporting you or calling his hyungs to explain an english or math problem. he even made a schedule so that you'll have a relaxing time as well.

you couldn't have wish for a better boyfriend.