wannaone go was supposed to be fun. meeting the children was supposed to be fun. however, it was not.
the moment the child began acting to his deceased father, woojin looked over at daehwi, concern written across his face, having been the only one knowing daehwi's story. eyes flickering from daehwi to the child and back, woojin was tempted to stand up in an attempt to stop everything, but he'd be punished for doing so, so he kept his seat regretfully.
woojin continued to be the only member paying attention to daehwi until the young boy's tears spilled from, which was when the rest of the boys caught on and watched daehwi with confusion and care. once the child finished acting, woojin shot up to get tissues for daehwi, daniel beating him to it.
as daehwi wiped away his tears, he suddenly seemed terrified. "it was just acting... right?" he questioned the child seriously.
the child nodded happily, not realizing the damage done, a wide smile on his mole speckled face. "it was only acting!"
"that goodness," daehwi whispered under his breath, leaning back into the couch, his eyes lost. woojin suddenly felt angry, but he couldn't go off on camera.
"stop filming." woojin growled to the crew, narrowing his eyes at the camera operators. seeming scared, the operators gave him a thumbs up, clicking away at their cameras.
"cut, take a break." the director called out to them all. as if daehwi was a magnet, all of them crowded around him. considerate to the child, woojin smiled at him wide.
"you did a great job! go get a drink of water, you deserve it!"
at his praising words, the child's fave brightened up considerably. "thank you, hyung! i'll do that, thank you!"
the small kid ran out the door he came in, presumably off to tell his parents what happened. quickly, woojin shouldered past everyone until he reached daehwi. placing both hands on daehwi's bony shoulders, he forced the younger boy to meet his eyes.
"daehwi, you do not have to feel bad right now. what has happened is not your fault. are you okay?"
daehwi wiped at his eyes and pulled woojin into a tight hug. "i will be hyung... thank you."
"oh fuck," jaehwan accidentally cursed as he ran into the small table, somehow tipping it over. woojin turned around to see what had happened and burst into laughter alongside daehwi.
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The fact that Daehwi's father passed and YMC/MNET pulled this shit (which can be considered mental abuse), it drives me insane. We should all be glad he's going to return to Brand New Music, where Rhymer will treat him right.
