cry for love
pairing: yeonjun x reader x wooyoung
genre: angst, fluff (if you squint real hard)
warning(s): language, food/eating, alcohol consumption, intoxication, a lot of crying, toxicity (yeonjun is a lil toxic ngl), trust issues, cheating mentioned but no one actually did, a lot of tears. love square my dudes. pov changes (sorry). there are many errors. i will try and fix them as soon as possible.
wc: 7k
notes: this is by far my longest fanfic (i had to bust out my laptop for this one) and i'm not gonna lie, for someone with a short attention span, this was quite difficult to write but i wanted to step out of my comfort zone so here it is. i hope you all enjoy this one
playlist:
cry for love - baekhyun
movies - conan gray
the cut that always bleeds - conan gray
like i need you - keshi
i don't - sabrina claudio
bleeding love - leona lewis
reader pov
"this is the third time in a row now yeonjun. how many times is she gonna rock up at your apartment drunk?" i ask him, looking at the sleeping girl on the sofa. she’s a little too at peace for someone whos ruining my night right now.
"she comes here because she's most familiar with me. who else is supposed to help her?" yeonjun defends and i roll my eyes, not having any of it. this not the first time this is happening.
"her other friends. it's funny how she's got other friends, isn't it?" i sarcastically remark but he just returns a stern look.
"quiet down, you're gonna wake her up." i raise my eyebrows at the sheer audacity.
"have her sleep somewhere else then. i don’t know, call someone to pick her up and look after her. you're not doing none of that tonight." i tell him.
it's tiring how much this happens. she always does this. she comes up with something whenever she knows yeonjun and i will be together that day, like right now. she appeared drunk on yeonjun's doorstep on the day we decided to spend time together.
"please be serious right now."
"i am being serious. she's not spending the night here." i fight back, trying to stand my ground but i'm afraid i'm fighting a losing battle.
"this is my apartment y/n, not yours. i think that i should be the one to make that decision, no? stop bitching about it." he responds coldly with an unreadable expression on his face. there's a look in his eyes i've never seen before.
"okay then i'll leave."
his eyes soften upon hearing my tone of voice indicating that i am, in fact, upset.
"i didn't mean that." he tries to hold my hand to stop me from leaving but i pull away, getting my things to leave.
"then what the fuck did you mean?" i ask him turning to face him but he just stares, not saying anything. “you said what you said. call me when you drop this act of yours."
once the cool air outside the giant apartment building hits me, i let out a sigh, frustrated by all this. he really said that to me with a straight face and thinks he can just take it back all willy nilly? unbelievable.
i send a text to the person who's been helping me through this somewhat confusing moment in my relationship.
me:
are you busy?
i get a text back fairly quickly, i don't even need to read it to know he's not busy and judging by his patterns, he wouldn't have responded so quickly had he been occupied.
woo:
no
i make my way down the familiar road to one of my best friends' apartments. i've been here many times before but now i feel bad for even thinking about going there because i feel like as of late, i've just been there to complain.
"oh y/n. come in." he ushers me inside his warm apartment.
i make my way in and he walks me to the kitchen where i sit by the small island.
"let me guess, the name starts with m?" he asks, preparing some tea for both of us. i nod but the tears start to fall. i fucking hate when my anger turns to tears because it makes me feel weak. "that's not all, is it?" i shake my head and he walks around the island to pull me into a hug.
---
i sit on the sofa with a cup of tea in my hands. wooyoung sits next to me listening to everything i'm saying while i rant about what happened with yeonjun.
"that's messed up like how many times is she gonna show up drunk at his door?" wooyoung asks, outraged at the audacity of this girl.
"that's literally what i said to him. i told him she couldn't have gone to anyone else and you know what he said? he said 'she's most familiar with me. who else with her?' can you believe this guy?" i rhetorically ask, taking a sip from the cup. "and then i said to him that she's not spending the night and i kid you not, something in him just switched. he was like 'that's not your decision to make' but like, the way he said it... it was so unlike him. it's like i was talking to a whole different man."
"if this continues its gonna be a problem." wooyoung warns me cautiously.
"i know. i don't like where this is going."
---
i wake up, sitting up to look around, realizing i crashed at wooyoung's place. everything from last night coming back to me. i remember how yeonjun acted, that i cried and now i'm here.
"ahhh." i groan throwing myself back on the bed. how long is this going to go on for?
"rise and shine." wooyoung calls out a little too chipper. he enters the room and i glare at him. "what's with that face? come on i made you breakfast."
"you didn't have to."
"you say that all the time and yet here we are. come on grumpy." he says, pulling me out of bed.
"i'm not grumpy." i mumble with a pout.
"say again."
"nothing."
"thought so."
he makes me sit down at the kitchen table where the table is set with my favourite breakfast. i thank him, sitting down.
"don't be shy."
i smile at him, immediately digging in.
"slow down. the food isn’t running away." he warns and i apologize briefly.
my phone starts ringing and i check to see who it is but my smile falters and wooyoung looks at me worried.
"who is it?"
"yeonjun."
his face falls at my answer, as if a happy moment was ruined.
"answer."
i nod, answering his call but i take a moment before saying anything.
"babe?"
"hello."
"baby, please come over, or rather, i'm coming over-" his voice sounds hasty, his breathing choppy, as if he ran a marathon.
i look at wooyoung for a second with hesitance and he's just minding his own business but the look on his face shows he's upset.
"don't bother." i tell him bluntly. i'm still not over last night so let me be petty today.
"why? is everything alright?"
"i'm not home." wooyoung looks up and shakes his head making me sigh. "look, i'll be right there. just make sure your friend is not there once i arrive."
"come on y/n not this again."
"i'm serious yeonjun." i hang up before throwing my phone on the table. letting out a sigh in frustration because i don't want to go to him right now. he could at least let me enjoy my morning.
"go on." is all wooyoung says before standing up and clearing up the dishes to wash them. his mood has clearly drastically different now.
"wooyoung-"
"go talk to him. you can't leave these things unresolved like this. go talk to him and sort this mess out."
"but wooyoung."
"no, not another word. besides you can always come back once you're done." he suggests so i just agree.
"okay."
i walk out, calling an uber to yeonjun's apartment building, deciding not to walk there.
i make my way to the elevator where i see mara walking out. i try to avoid her, not wanting to even talk to her because it will just ruin my mood completely.
"oh? look who it is."
dammit.
i put on my fakest smile, turning to face her. "hi mara."
"going to yeonjun's?" she asks and i fight the urge to roll my eyes.
"no i'm here to see soobin. haven't seen him in a while." i respond sarcastically.
"soobin is in the states."
wow i had no idea.
"great then who else could i possibly be here for?" i ask her in the most real yet fake questioning tone.
"why don't you just give up already? no matter how hard you try, yeonjun will always pick me over you anyway." she smugly remarks and i roll my eyes.
"is that why you he asked you to leave for me to come see him at my request, might i add. i wouldn’t be proud to be a choice sweetie." the elevator door opens once again and i get in, waving at her as the doors close.
something inside me is restless though because deep down i have a feeling that she might be right. he's chosen her over me multiple times so i'm afraid she's right.
once i reach his floor, i walk to his door and knock, hearing shuffling before the door opens.
"you didn't have to knock you know. i'd know it's you." he says blankly and i roll my eyes.
"yeah well then i guess we both acting different."
"babe- wait, those are last nights clothes." he looks at me suspiciously and i raise my eyebrows.
"i'm aware."
"then where were you so early in the morning? you said you didn't go home last night?" he questions.
"why do you care?"
"because you're my girlfriend, of course i care, y/n be serious please." i scoff at his words. at this point, i feel like he thinks i’m a joke because he always says that to me.
"i am being serious. you haven't been treating me like i'm your girlfriend so i don't see what's wrong with my question."
"what are you even saying? and where did you go last night then?"
"oh now you're questioning me? you called me over to talk so tell me what you needed to so i can go."
his eyebrows furrow as he looks at me confused.
"i wanted to spend time with you since our date last night was ruined." he says softly.
"and who ruined it?"
"don't start. just please tell me where you wer-"
"wooyoung's place."
his face drops to an expressionless one and he just looks at me.
"why the long face now all of a sudden? what's wrong?"
"you get mad at me for having mara over but it’s okay for you to spend the night at wooyoung's place? how is that fair? besides, i only went there because of you."
"because of me?" he questions and i nod. "why? tell me."
"because he's the one who was able to give me comfort after the way you spoke to me. you chose to let mara crash our date for the nth time." he remains silent. "what now? much like you were there for mara, wooyoung did the same for me."
"was it to spite me?” he asks me and i scoff.
“not everything is about you jun.”
“i don't want you going near him anymore. if you have a problem you come to me." i scoff, rolling my eyes at what he just said what does he think this is?
he has to be joking. he is joking right?
"and if you are the problem?"
he looks at me confused with his head tilted trying to figure out what i meant.
"what do you even mean?"
"i mean that you, choi yeonjun, are the problem in this scenario." i tell him and try to walk out but he grabs my wrist.
"let go."
"not until we resolve this."
i sigh to myself knowing he's right. we need to actually talk about this or it will just get out of control.
"come sit down." he gently speaks walking with me to the living room.
"y/n please tell me what's wrong." he asks once we've sat down. we're facing each other while he holds both of my hands in his, rubbing the back of them with his thumbs.
"mara and how you are around her."
he let's one of my hands go to run his hand through his hair, an irritated expression making its way on his face.
"you always act different when she's around."
"why are you always bringing her into this?"
"she's getting in the middle of us." i tell him and he rolls his eyes.
"baby she's my best friend, that's all."
"and she likes you."
"don't talk shit."
he thinks i'm talking nonsense? it's clear as day that she has feelings for him and it frustrating that he can't see it but him talking to me like this? absolutely not.
"i'm telling the truth. tell me, how come she always has an emergency whenever we're together?"
"i don't know. look it's not right to blame someone else for this. do you not trust me?"
"of course i do! if i didn't trust you, i wouldn't have left the two of you alone together and i would’ve questioned you the way you just did when i walked in. i just want you to see what's really going on here."
"y/n." he reaches for my hand again to hold it. "whether she likes me or not, that shouldn't matter anyway. i love you and only you and that won't change."
"then why do you always choose to be with her instead?" i ask him and he tenses.
"what?"
"you always choose her. whenever it comes down to it, it's always gonna be her. she even said it herself in the lobby and i told her off but i knew deep down that she’s actually telling the truth."
"y/n."
"like last night, for example. she showed up and you stopped our plans to go help her even though there are many other people she could've ran to, then when i walked out, you did nothing."
"this is ridiculous."
"you are being ridiculous, yeonjun. you don't wanna see what's right in front of you."
"are you jealous of her or something? babe i tell you time and time again that she's just a friend!" he raised his voice at me and i pull my hands away from him.
"oh i'm jealous... that's what it is, right? i'm jealous because my boyfriend is making time for someone else. i’m jealous because my boyfriend let's me leave to spend the night with another girl. is that what you're saying?" i question, standing up, ready to leave.
"stop talking, you're making it seem like something it's not. besides you have no right getting upset since you spend all your time with wooyoung anyway."
"BECAUSE HE AT LEAST HAS TIME FOR ME! it's selfish, yes but he has time for me when you are too busy giving all of yours to someone else!"
"are you that hungry for attention that you're too busy looking for it elsewhere?"
"fuck you yeonjun." with that i walk out and go straight back to wooyoung's apartment.
---
there is a movie playing but it's just background noise at this point because my thoughts are running wild.
i found myself staying at wooyoung's apartment for the past 3 days since my argument with yeonjun.
he let me stay here and he's been nothing but accommodating and i feel like i'm taking advantage of his kindness which is the last thing i want to do.
"wooyoung."
"hmm?"
"thank you." is all i say and he sits up from his seat.
"for what?" he asks, not knowing where all of this is coming from.
"thank you." i repeat, feeling a burning sensation in my eyes.
"y/n." i look down and he moves to the loveseat i'm sitting on. he sees the tears forming on my eyes and immediately hugs me. "what did he say to you?"
i can't answer, the words are stuck in my throat and i couldn't answer him.
"it's okay. it'll be okay."
"i don't think it will." he stops patting my back for a second before continuing.
"don't be like this y/n. he’ll open his eyes eventually."
"i'm afraid it will be too late by then." i say sadly, more to myself than anything but i said it too loud because wooyoung heard.
he pulls away to take a brief look at me.
"what do you mean by that?"
"i'm reaching my limit here."
"don't make any hasty decisions."
"i'm not wooyoung. i love him, i really do, but if loving him is only going to get me feeling like this then it's really not worth it."
"y/n-"
"it's tiring." i tell him letting more tears fall at the thought of possibly ending my relationship with yeonjun.
"whatever you choose to do, i'll be right by your side." he softly tells me with eyes filled with sorrow as he watches me cry. "and if he doesn't appreciate you someone else definitely will. you're a sweet girl who deserves only the best and it kills me to see that that's not what you're getting."
he makes me look in his eyes and mouths something that i couldn't quite catch what he said. he wipes away my tears with this tumbs, all while keeping eye contact with me.
"someone will treat you better y/n." he whispers, letting out a sigh before looking away. "come on, let's do something that'll get your mind off him." he suggests. i don't know what he means by that.
"sure."
"alright, follow me." he takes my hand and takes me to his room, further confusing me.
"wooyoung?"
"shhh." he rummages through his closet and get a long sleeve shirt, handing it to me. "wear this."
"what's this for?" i ask, looking at him.
"just wear it. there's a method behind my madness."
i just shrug and put it on over my tank top and we walk out.
---
"a rage room?"
"why not?" he asks, shrugging his shoulders before we both walk in and book a session.
the lady explains the rules to us and before i know it, i'm breaking everything around me with out a care in the world. i'm imagining mara’s face before hitting something which really helps get the aggression out.
"FUCK! YOU! CHOI! YEONJUN!" i scream while breaking the things around me. "AND FUCK THAT MARA BITCH TOO!"
wooyoung just looks at me with a wide smile which is still visible through the protective gear.
once our session is over he takes us both to go eat some street food and i feel calm after all that.
"you know, i needed that." i breath out in content.
"yeah?"
"yeah. is it concerning to feel better after imagining someone's face over an object before hitting it to oblivion?" he laughs making me smile a bit, not thinking what i said was gonna be funny but go figure.
"it's not hard to imagine someone's face over something you're gonna throw at a wall."
"who's face were you imagining?" i ask him, turning to face him on the bench.
"the one who made you cry." i stop eating briefly at what he said.
"not too much bow, he's still your best friend."
"that doesn't excuse his shitty behavior." he sing-songs before taking a bite from his food.
"still." i try to grap a fry from his box while he’s not looking but he staws my hand away before i can even get far.
"hey."
"you have your own."
"had my own." i frown showing him the empty box.
"ask next time. here." he says giving me some and i smile, thanking him.
"the weather is so nice today."
"not with that fucking vanilla talk."
"last time i try to create conversation." we laugh together, looking at the sun setting.
i feel a lot better now after going to the rage room and taking out all of my frustration.
"ready to go home?" he asks once we're done.
"can we go to your place?"
"and what will your boyfriend think of that?" he asks teasingly.
"he won't like it but i spent the last two nights at yours so what's another night?"
"i don't want him to freak out on us for that. come i'll take you home."
"please wooyoung. i don't wanna be alone tonight."
"then call yeonjun. i think you both need to sit and talk with a clear mind.”
"we tried that already, remember?"
"try again." he urges and i sigh, taking my phone and dialing his number. it rings but he doesn't pick up.
"voicemail, see he’s still mad. let's go."
“y/n” he warns and i sigh, giving in, deciding not to make this an even bigger deal.
once i get home and wooyoung has left i lay in bed, listening to the music playing on the speaker.
yeonjun and i have been together for 3 years now and we've never gone through something like this nor have i ever considered the possibility of breaking up with him so how did we get this far?
i pick up my phone to text him. i just wanna see something.
me:
yeonjun please come over quick!!
please.
something happened!!
i put my phone down to see if he will even respond.
"in my head we never grow apart. in my head you never break my heart. but we know that's not what we're doing. 'cause baby this not like the movies." i sing along softly letting a tear fall hearing no notification go off on my phone. this is exactly why i didn't wanna be alone tonight.
---
wooyoung's pov
i sit with san in his apartment just relaxing, catching up, all that fun stuff. it's been quite a while since we actually got to just hang out and talk but right now i just wish more than anything that he'd shut up or change the topic because he is driving me insane.
"i say be selfish." he finally says with a shrug to finish off his little rant.
"what do you mean by that?" i ask him, narrowing my eyes at his final statement.
"look, yeonjun is being a complete dick right now and who does she run to afterwards?"
"me?"
"bingo." he smiles, taking a sip from his can of beer.
"i'm not picking up what you're putting down."
"she goes to you for comfort and you treat her the way her boyfriend is supposed to. be selfish and let them break up. i mean, why are you even trying to help save a dying relationship?"
"because i respect both of them and their relationship. besides, that's just taking advantage of her vulnerability you ass."
sometimes he doesn't think past the present.
"and its not like she'd ever look at me that way. no matter what the state of her relationship with yeonjun is, she will still love him regardless." i tell him sadly. she's deeply in love with him and it hurts me so much because it's not certain if he shares the same sentiment anymore and i'm just here waiting to give her the love she deserves.
my phone rings and i pick up without checking who's calling.
"hello."
"jung wooyoung."
speak of the devil.
"y/n."
"wooyoung are you home?"
her words are slurred and my worry spikes. she's drunk in broad daylight. it's never a good sign.
"JUNG WOOYOUNG!"
i hear her starting to cry judging by the feint sniffing on the ither side.
"are you also tired of me now too?"
"where are you?"
"don't worry if you're busy right now. i don't wanna bother you." she hiccups, before yawning loudly.
"you're not. please tell me where you are."
"the streets." she laughs hysterically before catching her breath. "i'm outside yeonjun's apartment building."
her voice wavers when she says that and my heart sinks. what did that asshole do to her this time?
"i'm coming there okay. don't go anywhere."
i hang up, ready to get my keys.
"where are you running off to?" san questions with a raised eyebrow.
"to pick y/n up. she's not doing too good."
"let me come with."
"okay let's go."
once we get to the complex i see y/n sitting on the ground looking out of it.
"holy shit." i hear san whisper as we run to her and get her off the floor.
"wooyoung?" she smiles widely it doesn’t reach her eyes. she looks a mess with swollen eyes and tears still running down her cheeks. i feel terrible.
"if she can show up drunk at his door then why can't i? why am i not allowed to go to him all vulnerable like she does? i'm his girlfriend, not her!" she starts shouting out of nowhere which draws attention from a couple of people around us.
this isn't fair anymore. if he's gonna keep pushing her around like this he might as well just end this relationship instead of continuously making her feel like absolute shit.
"why doesn't he love me anymore wooyoung? why? why don't you love me anymore yeonjun?! what did i do?" she starts yelling, properly sobbing now, hitting my chest while she speaks.
"get lost." san says, probably talking to someone who is probably staring. i need to get her away from these people looking at her weirdly.
i take her to the car, getting in the back with her so she can sit comfortably.
"what did he do?" i ask her once she’s seated comfortably.
"he kicked me out because that bitch was there. she probably called him crying or some shit but i'm crying too." she points to herself, choking on her tears. "YEONJUN SEE I'M CRYING TOO!" she shouts to no one. i close my eyes, letting tears of my own fall. i haven’t seen her like this before. 'aww, look, you woke up poor mara who’s sad and going through things, and she’s sad and not doing too well.' it's always about poor sad mara! you know, he called me an attention seeker the other day? an attention seeker for wanting the bare minimum from my boyfriend. he's with that girl so much, he might as well be her boyfriend and not mine right?" she humorlessly laughs. "and then he had the audacity to tell me i can't be around you anymore. who does he think he is?”
did he seriously tell her she can’t be around me anymore? but then he continues to act the way he does. if y/n can't confide in me or him then who else is she supposed to run to?
“he's not mine anymore wooyoung. i think i've lost him."
i shake my head as she cries in my shoulder.
where did it all go wrong? i mean, he's never been like this before so what now? why is he acting differently now?
"enough is enough. san, please take her home and take care of her. make sure she drinks water and sobers up. i'll be there soon." i tell san who's in the passenger seat and he nods.
"san is here? hi san." she smiles widely, waving in no particular direction.
i give him the keys and wait for him to drive off before heading to yeonjun's apartment, knocking on the door and i wait for him to open. he's got a look of surprise written in his face.
"wooyoung? what are you doing here?" he asks and i shrug. "come in."
i walk in seeing another pair of shoes already there. he offers me a drink which i decline.
"is mara here?" i ask and he nods. "yeah, she's asleep in the room."
"i see."
what's gotten into him? he used to be the most attentive person when it came to y/n so what changed?
"what on earth do you think you're doing?" i ask him.
"sorry?" he asks me, completely dumbfounded by my sudden question.
"do you think what you're doing is right?"
"what's this all about?" he questions, clearly not expecting me to start asking him questions.
"mara is here sleeping am i right?" he nods. "and where is y/n, if you don't mind me asking."
"i sent her home. she came here, caused a scene and started drunkenly shouting so i sent her home because she could've woke mara up." i wanna strangle him so bad right now but i just scoff, deciding to choose peace.
"doesn't it concern you that she's coming to you drunk at 3 in the afternoon?" i ask him but it seems like i'm talking to a brick wall.
"what?"
"you're so dense."
"look, if you came here to do the same then you can go see yourself out."
"do you understand the shit you're putting y/n through?"
"don't involve yourself, this is between y/n and i." he warns but i'm not backing down. he either does something to fix this or he breaks up with her and he's deciding that today. i don't care anymore.
"no, its between you, y/n and mara so i will involve myself too. y/n has been crying non stop for days now because of you and your inability to see what mara is actually doing here."
"she didn't do anything. y/n clearly doesn't trust me to be around her so she's obviously gonna wanna cause a scene."
i raise my eyebrows at his bold choice of words. so he defends her by belittling his own girlfriend... it's bewildering to me.
"you're unbelievable. through all of this, when has she ever accused you of cheating with mara?" he remains silent. what else can he say? there's no way to defend the way he's acting right now and i will call him out for it. "she does trust you asshole, all she wants from you is for you to not blow her off because mara needs you. she needs you too yeonjun."
i'm saying all of this but a small part of me hopes he stays stubborn like this and they break up. san is right, it is selfish but i wanna be there for y/n the way yeonjun is failing to. she deserves so much more than this and that's what i wanna give her but then again.
but there's a small part of me that know i still don't have a chance anyway. she doesn't see me that way and that's the only reason i'm here trying to help save tis relationship. even if it hurts me in the end.
"i'm with her all the time." he defends and i scoff. there's no way he's actually being serious right now.
"that's bullshit and we both know it. when was the last time you two actually spent quality time together?"
"two weeks ago and then she walked out."
"without interruptions." i clarify and yeonjun's face drops. i don't know what he's thinking right now but he better be realizing his mistakes.
"you called her an attention seeker for wanting to be with her boyfriend who's too busy with another girl."
"you're making it sound like something it isn't."
"well how am i supposed to know what actually goes down when the two of you are alone together."
that hits a nerve because he yells for me to shut up and i just smile at his reaction.
"don't you ever accuse me of such things EVER. i love y/n way too much to even think about doing that to her so who are you to even question me on that? besides, you're the last one to talk."
"excuse me?"
don't act like you're not always with her. who knows what you two are doing behind my back?" he asks and i raise my eyebrows. someone needs to be here to slap some sense into him because he's genuinely lost it. if he loves her so much then why is he acting like this.
"that's how much you trust her and i? you know, she's never questioned you about mara. you say love her but you don't trust her? is that it yeonjun? and you have the audacity to say you love her then why don't you fucking show it? she sat outside this very building for who knows how long crying her eyes out asking why you don't love her anymore. she asked why mara can come to you in that very state but she can't and she's your girlfriend, no less. you know what else she said? she said she thinks she's lost you. she said you're not hers anymore. are you hearing me? she's giving up on you and she’s giving up on trying to singlehandedly save your relationship." i tell him while he looks at me with tears forming in his eyes.
oh now he's listening...
"you know, she's told me before that she's thinking of breaking up with you because loving you is hard and she doesn't think it's worth all this pain it’s giving her."
"she said that?" he asks and i nod.
"i'm gonna give you an ultimatum. it's y/n or mara."
"quit playing wooyoung."
"i'm not. either choose mara and end it with y/n and i will personally make sure it ends or choose y/n and stop being friends with mara."
"why? you hoping i choose mara so that she can run into your arms?" he asks rhetorically but that question has an answer already.
"yes i am, actually. she's already doing that, isn't she?"
"you son of a bitch. i always knew you had feelings for her. if you ever say shit like that to me it won't end well."
"look, i was never even trying to hide it. she only runs to me after you treat her like trash. she doesn't see me like that and you know that. that's why i'm here right now. because no matter what my feelings for her are, you’re the one she thinks about. you're all she talks about. i know i don't have a chance otherwise you two would've broken up the moment she came to me the first time crying because of you. make a choice yeonjun." i say before walking away.
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reader's pov
headache. a fucking headache is the last thing i need right now.
"y/n?"
"hmm?"
"how are you feeling?"
i open my eyes to see san standing by the door with a mug in hand.
"horrible. why did i do all that?"
"i made some tea for you." he hands me the cup and i thank him, taking a sip a little too quickly because i burnt my tongue. "easy now."
"sorry."
"what happened yesterday?" he asks sitting down on the edge of the bed next to me.
"where do i even start?"
"ladies and gentlemen. sorry i have a little announcement. attention everyone." i slur out to everyone who's around me in the bar. it's more on the secluded part of the club so i can get away with making a little announcement. i just need these people to listen.
"ma'am, get down from there." a man who's sitting at the bar tries to help me down but i haven't said what i needed to yet.
"hold on i need to tell everyone this. HELLO!! yes."
"ma'am get down or i'm afraid we'll have to throw you out."
"my boyfriend is an asshole." i laugh hysterically, clapping and everything. "YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE YEONJUN!!"
"get down!"
"okay okay i am. relax." the people around me helped me down but i was escorted out because these people are boring and don't know how to loosen up.
i could go to yeonjun. i hope he's not busy with mara right now. i miss him and we haven't spoken in a good minute.
i decide to walk, not really feeling like sitting in a stuffy car.
once i get there, i take a breath before knocking on the door and wait for him to open but nothing so i just enter.
"CHOI YEONJUN!" where is he? "babe i miss you where are you?"
"y/n?" he appears from his room and i immediately run to him for a hug.
"were you drinking?" he asks annoyed. what's his problem?
"just a little. i had like 5..."
"y/n."
"bottles." i burst out laughing but he doesn't seem to find it funny. so uptight.
"y/n you're drunk."
"am not." i pout and he rolls his eyes.
"why are you drinking at this time of the day?"
"because of you. you made me feel like shit when you didn't respond my message yesterday. o drank because you don't care about me yeonjun. you didn't even call to check. WHY DIDN'T YOU AT LEAST CALL ME? TELL ME!"
"yeonjun?" i look at the person calling his name and there stands mara in the doorway to his room.
"babe is she wearing my clothes?" i ask him after eyeing her up and down.
"she's just borrowing them."
"no you are incorrect. YOU yeonjun, took it upon yourself to give her my clothes. borrowing would imply that she asked me to wear my clothes and me allowing her to but it's nothing of the sort. see how it works? come on, go change." i tell her walking towards her but yeonjun holds me back from walking forward.
"what am i going to wear then? jun please speak to her." she is such a bit-
"y/n."
"give her yours then. there problem solved, now everyone can have their tea. i'm so smart." i pat myself on the back beaming at my bright idea.
"y/n you're embarrassing yourself."
"in front of who?" i start looking around to see if there's anyone else here but it's just the three of us. "i don't see anyone."
"me. you're embarrassing me."
"okay but in front of who though?"
"y/n go home, alright, you're drunk and you woke mara up."
"oh sorry mara. i didn't mean to barge into your home and wake you up. and don't even worry about my clothes you can have them. you've already taken something else from me, getting upset over clothes would just be trivial."
"Y/N!" i immediately stop talking, flinching from him shouting my name suddenly. my heart starts rapidly beating and my breaking picks up pace. "please just go home. now."
i nod, trying to hold back my tears as i walk out the door.
"im so sorry y/n." san said, taking my hand in his to try to comfort me. i keep my head ducked.
the door opens and wooyoung walks in.
"san what did you do to her?" he jokes making me laugh a little bit.
"nothing. shut up."
"y/n, can i talk to you?"
"sure." he walks in, sitting down next to san.
"i spoke to yeonjun." he starts off but i don't wanna hear it. anything with regards to him, i don't wanna hear it. his name alone just upsets me.
"let's not mention his name right now."
"i gave him an ultimatum." he blankly says and i look at him.
"what's the point? he's chosen her time and time again, what's the point? and talking about him will just piss me off." i dismiss the idea, not wanting to talk about it further. "let's talk about something else." i suggest.
"you really not gonna talk to him?" san asks and i shake my head.
"i don't want to. you know, something in me keeps telling me to just meet up with him so i can end it, but i'm weak. i'm too weak to do something like that."
"you can't avoid him either though." wooyoung injects but i shake my head.
"then give me time to think things over."
"i'll respect whatever decision you make." he says.
"thank you woo. but please don't let me cause a dent in your friendship. the last thing i want is for you two to stop talking on my expense."
"i'm just gonna say it. y/n, you're too good for him." san says making me smile.
"thank you." i finish my tea and take a shower before heading back to my place.
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i look through the racks of the detergent aisle. i've been needing to buy groceries for a while.
the past week after the whole incident at yeonjun's apartment have been complete hell. a whole back and forth of emotions and its honestly too much for me but i need some air and run errands and basically get my shit together because i can't let a man put my whole life on pause like this.
my phone beeps and i check, smiling while reading wooyoung's message. him and san have been checking up on me every 3 hours, driving me up the wall here and there but i appreciate it nonetheless.
once i get home, carrying my groceries, genuinely in a good mood after actually taking a walk but ummm.
"what are you doing here?" i ask the girl.
"just visiting a mutual friend." she slyly responds making me roll my eyes.
"get lost."
"no."
"suit yourself."
i unlock the door, going in, shutting it in her face, waving before locking the door.
because i thought a bitch said something. i do not have time today.
i put on my music, deciding to clean up and pack my stuff like the mature adult i am.
while i'm going through my bills, i hear rattling at the door.
now who's trying to break in?
i stand up to go check, deciding to bang on the door to stop this person but then they start again.
"see what i’m not gonna do is deal with this rattling noise going through these thin ass walls, if you wanna get in just knock like a normal person dammit!"
the person knocks and i open the door. why? i don't know, i could literally be in danger.
"what the hell do you want?" i look at the tall man in front of me, not really expecting him to be standing there.
"oh it’s you." i try to close the door but he pushes it and keeps it open. "are you here to shout at me for closing the door in your precious mara's face?" i ask looking at the girl standing behind him.
"i'm here to talk to you."
"i don't wanna talk to you. look i've been having a good day today so please take your little hip attachment and leave."
she looks at me smugly and i decided to just turn a blind eye because she's pissing me off.
"mara please leave." he tells her not even looking at her. her face drops and i look at yeonjun, confused.
"do you want me to wait for you outside?" she asks him, voice getting high pitched as if she wasn't sounding like someone's father while speaking to me earlier.
"go home mara." he sternly tells her.
"jun-"
"leave." he urges making her open and close her mouth like a fish. deserved bitch.
"yeonjun why are you here?" i ask in a defeated tone not really in the mood to talk to him right now.
"i wanted to talk to you. can we please talk?"
"no." i try closing the door again and he stops my from doing so again.
"please y/n."
"i don't want to talk to you right now. please just leave me alone and don't be so rude to mara. go with her and leave me alone please."
"y/n."
"GO."
"i'm not ready to give up on us y/n."
"I TRIED WITH YOU YEONJUN! i've been trying with you. it’s only when i've reached my limit when you come to me with that? it took someone to force you to make a choice for you to realize the shit you’ve done but all those times i've pleaded with you flew over your head. i stood in your apartment drunk as a cry for help and you threw me out because i woke your dearest friend up! i took everything and accepted it quietly. you called me names and i accepted it, you spoke to me however you wanted to and i accepted it. you had that girl in MY CLOTHES, USING MY SHIT SLEEPING IN YOUR BED AND I FUCKING KEPT QUIET. i never once doubted you or your relationship with mara, only to have wooyoung tell me that you had the fucking audacity to question my loyalty to you when i've never given you a reason to. it's not fair so for you to come here, sending mara away in front of me as if to prove a point and demand that i talk to you. it's just pathetic." i yell out to him, finally getting it off my chest.
it felt good to actually say it and dare i say, to shout at him the way i did.
"you're only here because wooyoung gave you an ultimatum and that's what fucking opened your eyes? i'm your girlfriend yeonjun, not a choice and if it's gotten to a point where you havr to you're have to choose me or someone else then please just don't bother choosing me, it's insulting. now please give me some time and leave from here."
he nods his head and i can see the prominent pain in his eyes but i need to stand my ground.
he finally leaves and i shut the door. i truly can't believe this guy.
the last couple of weeks have been hell and here he comes all willy-nilly talking about some, 'i'm not giving up on us' well it sure as hell felt like it. after pushing me away for so long he only comes to me now after i've given up? i've told him how i felt but he only listened after someone else told him.
"fuck you yeonjun!" i sob out quietly. i've found myself saying that a lot lately because who does he actually think he is?
still, after all the heartache, my heart is still too weak to leave him.
he's just a caring person though. that's how he is but if he's caring, then we wouldn't be like this now.
i know that mara is the main reason all of this is happening, he's never acted this way until she developed feelings for him and decided to try to separate us, but he still made his own decisions regardless of that. he let her get between us and he chose to treat me the way he did.
i wanna get back to how we once were but there's this lingering question of 'what if this all happens again?'. i mean, he didn't hesitate to forget me once so what's stopping him from doing it again?
my phone rings and i walk to go pick it up, seeing it's wooyoung calling.
"hello?"
"are you dumb?" he asks me and i furrow my eyebrows.
"okay ouch, first of all, and second, where is this coming from?" i ask him.
"why did you shut yeonjun down when he wanted to talk things out?"
"because i'm tired woo. he's been putting me on the back burner for another girl for weeks before i said anything and when i did, it all just spiraled after that. he spoke to me any which way and i took it but it became too much. i'm tired from all the chasing." i rant out to him, feeling tears forming.
--
"so what does this mean for the two of you?" he asks.
that's a good question...
the next week has just been me thinking everything through. 3 years together is a long time to consider.
i call yeonjun telling him i’m outside before entering the building. i walk to his door thinking over, knocking on it before he opens it.
"y/n. uh come in." he steps aside, allowing me in. being in here fills my head with nothing but memories of the recent events. that's not a good sign.
"do you want anything?" he asks but i decline.
sitting at the kitchen table in awkward silence, my leg bouncing up and down from the nerves that have taken over.
"i'm sorry for lashing out on you last timea. i didn't let you explain your side of the story which was unfair on my part." i tell him, avoiding eye contact.
"how you reacted was valid. i haven't been the best boyfriend to you for a long time now and i wanna apologize for everything. for the way i spoke to you and treated you. it was completely unwarranted and unnecessary and i should have listened to you the first time, no actually, i shouldn't have given you a reason to feel that way in the first place."
i see tears forming in his eyes as he speaks and it takes a lot in me to not engulf him in a hug to comfort him. i can't do that right now, i need to be headstrong.
"it shouldn't have taken someone else to talk to me about this before realizing what i did to you and i should have managed my priorities better. you know, you're the most important person to me and i didn't show it and worst of all, i questioned your loyalty to me, not once but twice."
i never once did. not even when i saw mara walk out of his room because that's how much i trust him. you can't love without trust and he clearly couldn't seem to trust me and that's what stings the most.
that's what breaks my heart more than anything. i haven't given any reason to feel that way which is why i was shocked when he doubted got just me but wooyoung as well. everything between us has been nothing but platonic but clearly he didn't see it that way. a tear rolls down his cheek and i look away so that i don't see him crying, it's my biggest weakness.
"i should know better than anyone that you wouldn't even think of doing such a thing. look, i regret everything y/n. you shouldn't be apologizing for the way you reacted yesterday, i was wrong, i let someone get between us and i hurt you. that's my biggest regret." he says.
we both have tears running down our eyes but i still refuse to look in his eyes. he takes hold of my hand before continuing to talk.
"i'm not asking for you to forgive me right away because i know that's a big ask but let me earn it please."
"okay. you can earn my forgiveness." i smile weakly at him before quickly looking away. "by letting me go." i finish and i feel his grip on my hand loosen a bit.
and that is why i didn't want to look in his eyes. because i know i wouldn't be able to tell him that had i looked in his eyes.
it hurts to do but i know it's the best decision for me right now.
" y/n, what- what are you saying?" he asks, stumbling over his words.
"i thought about this yeonjun. the things you've said to me, the things you've done. it was so easy for you to forget how to act, who's to say it won't happen again?"
"i cut ties with mara."
"it shouldn't have to get to that point. that means that you'd let this keep happening otherwise. it shouldn't get to the point of you having to choose."
"i don't wanna lose you." he weakly tells me but i shake my head.
"actions have consequences. please let me go. let's end this here." i feel the lump in my throat forming and that's the last thing i need. i can't let myself change my mind now. i've had to think about this far too long to let myself fall back in his arms. it's for the best.
"is that really what you want?" he asks and i nod, not trusting myself to talk. "then that's it."
i let out a breath i didn't know i was holding.
"i love you yeonjun."
"i love you too." he says before letting go of my hand.
i walk out without looking back, because if i do, i'll just run back to him.
‘sorry heart, i guess we’ll just have to start again.’
i let more tears fall as i walk into wooyoung's car.
"ready to go?" he asks and i nod and with that he drives off.
"you missed the exit." i told him and he just smiles.
"i know."
"where are we going?"
"who knows?"
"wooyoung."
"you need to see some scenery, get some air, and let your mind relax so that's why. remember, there's a method behind my madness. there always is." he saus smiling.
"thank you woo."
"don't. you deserve the best and i'll always be there to give you just that." he says to me making me smile.
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