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W-Net High Expose @w_nethighexp
[Posted a photo] This is what happens when you cross us.
ding dong deng @kimdongbin
@w_nethighexp oh my god??
hyuk hyuk @officialhyunbin
@w_nethighexp when will u be suspended
dong #1 @dongpaca
@w_nethighexp not only ur attacking my son, but my best friend? whoever is doing this is disgusting
shihyun @98shihyun
idk who took that photo but graphic design must be their passion
shihyun @98shihyun
@98shihyun hahaaah stop tweetig me askin if im alr ight that’s not me scrying by the stai s
Private Message → “School Council – W-Net High”
Hwang Minhyun: It’s been two days since they last posted, and their comeback tweet is attacking Kim Shihyun for … apparently cheating on Longguo with Donghan? At least I think that’s the angle the account is going for.
dad: whos that
Kang Dongho: Jin Longguo’s boyfriend – he’s in your boyfriend’s year
president onibugi: hes donghyuns bff??? they do basically everything together??
president onibugi: i don’t even know them that well and i know the two + kim donghan are tight
dad: i meant the acc
dad: but i like to repress any memories of shihyun tbh hes wild
Hwang Minhyun: Jonghyun, have you heard back from Mr Lee yet?
president onibugi: no – im going to go and see him tomorrow if i don’t get an email by tonight.
president onibugi: its getting out of hand
president onibugi: that accs been open for years, but its only recently been turned into an “expose” acc – they made their “grand debut” with the cheating scandal with daehwi and minho
Kang Dongho: How’s Daehwi, Youngmin?
dad: hes …
dad: to be honest i haven’t heard from him since before the photo
dad: donghyun went over two days ago, when jong emailed mr lee, but he wasn’t able to talk to him
dad: the only news of him we get is from woojin
dad: and woojin says that daehwis just really quiet, and very withdrawn
Kang Dongho: I can’t wait until we find out whoever’s behind this account.
mistre park @parkjiji
[Posted a photo] isn’t my baby cute?
hyeob @kwonkwon
@parkjiji i should’ve expected it you’ve had that pink tracksuit set for almost 10 years now
baejinyoung @lollipophead
@parkjiji im not even mad this isn’t a photo of me bc i know u love that tracksuit set more than u love ur own life
jongyoun @hhan_jong
@parkjiji uve still got that ugly thing
mistre park @parkjiji
@hhan_jong did i forget to block u again
samuel’s @so__mi01
my boy daehwi hasn’t been online lately :,( i hope hes doing better than before
somi’s @poc_king
@so__mi01 i haven’t heard from him in ages actually
donghos bby boi ;) @minkooo
[Posted a photo] the squad is back
donald kwak @kwakwak
@minkooo i don’t want to be here anymore
Kang Donho @NUESTbaekho
@minkooo Minki, please change your name …
donghos bby boi ;) @minkooo
@NUESTbaekho why, when it’s the truth ;)))
hyung collector @seonhoe
@minkooo @hyun_1 please retract ur hand from my man, hyung
president onibugi @hyun_1
@seonhoe @minkooo ur cute
Hwang Minhyun @themperor
@hyun_1 @seonhoe @minkooo Seonho, you do remember that Jonghyun and I are dating, right? And that you’re dating Guanlin … right?
hyung collector @seonhoe
@themperor @hyun_1 @minkooo sadly
hyung collector @seonhoe
omg people stop dm’ing me abt guanlin hyung we all know he deserves a better boyfriend than me but hes got me!
hyung collector @seonhoe
@seonhoe and i l**e him!!! so suck it up!!!
guanlow @guanlit
@seonhoe u rly think i deserve someone better than u?
guanlow @guanlit
@seonhoe ur right lol
Daehwi stared blankly at the phone in front of him, unable to tear his eyes away from the screen.
It was the photo of him and Jinyoung, in the library – one photo that caused Daehwi to cut himself off from his best friends, to hole himself in his room. He’d missed one day of school, and he didn’t know what he was going to do; with his scholarship, Daehwi had to keep above 85% attendance, and he was pretty sure that skipping another day would endanger this.
But it was so hard – everyone saw the photo, and everyone would be staring at him. Even thinking about it caused Daehwi’s breathing to quicken and chest to tighten. He calmed himself down, though, using the tactics he and Jihoon have for when Jinyoung has a panic attack.
The whole situation was growing worse – Daehwi had seen all the mess on social media. He’d seen the account going after Shihyun, in retaliation for … something. He’d also seen the hate messages that others – some don’t even go to W-Net High! – left for him, especially after the photo incident.
this homewrecker … he puts the HOE in HOEmewrecker
hes so ugly, why would bae jinyoung be interested in him?
park jihoon has nothin to worry abt lol baejin would never leave him for the dumbass
if da*hwi is so smart, then why is he messing w the power couple?
isn’t daehwi bffs with jinyoung and jihoon? wow …
[comment redacted due to harassment]
It got worse and worse as he read on – some, he couldn’t even finish reading, it made him feel sick to his stomach. Daehwi knew he shouldn’t be reading them – when Woojin first found out, he got so mad he almost broke his phone, but the explosion was over as soon as it started, and Daehwi found himself crying into Woojin’s embrace.
Woojin was too good for Daehwi, in all honesty – he had his faults, sure, but Daehwi could always rely on his childhood best friend. He always looked after the younger with such dedication, and treated him like he was really Park Woojin’s younger brother.
But Woojin was not there, right now – he was in class, and Daehwi was moping at home.
He hadn’t even messaged Jinyoung or Jihoon recently – hell, Daehwi didn’t even message Euiwoong, and he always messaged his cousin. He just couldn’t bring himself to do it; Daehwi doesn’t want to imagine what the aftermath of the photo had been for the couple. He’d seen how angry Jinyoung had gotten on social media, and then the utter silence from the two for a day had been nerve-wracking. Even when Jihoon cleared it up on Twitter, Daehwi still feels guilty – he still feels like there’s now an animosity between the couple and Daehwi that wasn’t there before, and they may no longer be the best friends they used to be.
The mere thought of this brought fresh tears to Daehwi’s eyes, rolling down his already-streaked cheeks and splashing onto the white comforter pulled tightly over him. He curled into his side and shut his eyes tightly, pulling the blanket over his head and burrowing into his bed as far as he could go.
With every ounce of his being, Daehwi wished that it would all just go back to normal.
“So you haven’t heard from him at all?”
Jinyoung and Jihoon both shook their heads, and Jaehwan’s jaw dropped. (Literally; Seongwoo managed to pop three large chips into his mouth before Daniel chided him and made Jaehwan close his mouth)
“Ever since the photo, you haven’t talked?” Justin piped up from his spot sprawled over Samuel – today, Hyungseob and Justin were with Jinyoung and Jihoon’s group. Woojin was here, for once, and he was withdrawn. Hyungseob was rubbing his hand softly and listening into the conversation. Justin was draped over Samuel’s back, the other teen looking close to murderous. (That may also have been because he was in a position where he was forced to see Ha Minho’s figure)
Euiwoong, Seonho and Guanlin weren’t there that day – somehow, Euiwoong had been convinced to take a day off school, and the younger couple were busy studying for an upcoming Korean exam.
“No, we’ve said this already, Justin,” Jihoon snapped before sighing, running a hand down his face and slumping against Daniel, letting the older male wrap an arm around him. Jinyoung was seated between Daniel and Seongwoo, the latter periodically squeezing his shoulder.
“I’m sorry, Justin, I’m just so … it’s all so irritating,” he murmured, Justin nodded. Jihoon closed his eyes and let his weight be supported by sturdy Kang Daniel, melting into the senior’s embrace.
This was the first time that Jinyoung – hell, that anyone – had seen Jihoon so … frazzled about the situation. He was always so calm, and was always there to be the solid rock they could fall back onto. Now, he was barely fighting back tears, and had his face turned into Daniel’s side. It hurt Jinyoung to see his boyfriend like this, but he couldn’t do much from his positon. Plus, he felt it would be better for Jihoon to let it out, whether it be now or soon.
“I-It’s just so hard … they’re hurting Jinyoung-ie … a-and Hwi ... why are t-they doing this? Why a-are they g-going after the two I love?” Jihoon’s muffled sobs were barely distinguishable to those around him, with only those in the nearest vicinity (Daniel, Jinyoung, Seongwoo and Hyungseob, on Jihoon’s other side) hearing him. Daniel gently stroked Jihoon’s back, leaning down to whisper something against brown hair, before sitting up again.
“I’m going to take Jihoon to the nurse’s when he’s calmer. Just go back to another topic, please.” The last part of what Daniel said was whispered, and the others got the hint – don’t make Jihoon any sadder, please.
Jinyoung cast a quick glance at his boyfriend, feeling tears brim but he pushed them away.
Maybe this time … maybe Jinyoung could be the strong one, for once.
Jonghyun sunk into his chair, scrubbing a hand down his face.
He’d been trying to get into contact with Assistant Principal Lee Seokhoon, but the teacher was making it incredibly hard. He’d been off-the-grid for almost three days, now, and it was really starting to annoy Jonghyun now.
This whole situation with the ‘exposing’ was really getting to the Council President – he felt responsible that students were getting harassed, and that another student (if it was even a student) felt the need to attack teenagers. Hell, Daehwi was only fifteen - he was still a kid!
“Hyun?” A familiar voice filled the room, and Jonghyun perked up ever so slightly.
Hwang Minhyun, Vice-President to the Council, Jonghyun’s amazing boyfriend and, also, the most level-headed and calm person to ever exist, crossed the room and perched atop the desk in front of Jonghyun.
“You alright, Hyun?” Minhyun asked softly, shrugging his blazer off to lay next to him. Jonghyun sighed, rubbing his head to ward off the throbbing headache.
“I’m so tired, Min – this is getting out of control. I passed Longguo before, outside the infirmary. He looked distraught, Min – this is Jin Longguo we are talking about.” Jonghyun couldn’t help but stress that fact – Longguo was known for his emotionless and calm exterior. “I don’t even want to imagine how Shihyun feels.”
“What about Daehwi, then? Or Jinyoung? Or even Ha Minho?” Distaste coloured Jonghyun at the mention of the infamous Minho, but he let Minhyun continue. “Asides from Minho, both Daehwi and Jinyoung are younger than Shihyun. Daehwi’s the main victim, too.”
“Is this supposed to make me feel better?” Jonghyun couldn’t help but snap now – what was the point of Minhyun’s speech, only to remind him of his shortcomings. Minhyun smiled softly, tugging Jonghyun closer so he could easily rest his forehead against the other’s.
“Take that natural protective instinct within you, and channel it to really fight for the teachers to acknowledge this. You know exactly why Mr Lee hasn’t gotten back to you – he doesn’t care. None of the teachers care that a fifteen-year-old is at the heart of a bullying issue, but you care.” Minhyun curled his fingers into the hair at the nape of Jonghyun’s neck, eyes boring into his. “Make them care, Jonghyun-ie.”
Jonghyun exhaled shakily, murmuring a soft “fuck i love you” before pulling Minhyun into a short, but intense, kiss. His arms snaked around the other’s waist and pulled him onto his lap, pulling away with a gasp.
“Okay, I … I got it. Thank you, Min.” Minhyun smiled back at Jonghyun, the sweetness of his smile juxtaposing the absolute debauched state he was in.
“It’s alright, Jonghyun – it’s the reason you have me. I’m your common sense.”
Jihoon closed the door behind him, making sure it didn’t slam or close loudly. He toed his shoes off, setting his bag down and making his way to Daehwi’s room.
After Daniel helped him to the infirmary, and let him cry on him some more, Woojin dropped by to give Jihoon the keys to his – and Daehwi’s – apartment.
“Go see him. Please,” Woojin had said simply, before leaving with Hyungseob in tow.
Now, Jihoon found himself standing in front of Daehwi’s door. He couldn’t bring himself to push the door open, not for the first minute.
“Hyung? Woojin-hyung?” Shit, Daehwi must’ve heard him.
Jihoon gently pushed the door open, walking in and standing at the foot of his bed. He noticed Daehwi’s red-rimmed eyes, or how his voice was shaky.
“It’s me … sorry, I came by myself today, again …” Jihoon didn’t know what to do – does he just sit down, or does he go to stand by Daehwi’s head? Daehwi seemed to simultaneously perk up and retract at Jihoon’s appearance, and he gathered enough courage to sit near Daehwi’s middle.
“Daehwi, sit up for hyung. Let’s talk – we haven’t talked in ages.” Jihoon managed a small smile, and that seemed enough for Daehwi to sit up. He kept the blanket gathered at his neck, however, and rarely met Jihoon’s eyes. It took Jihoon a few moments to realise why the younger was so hesitant, so nervous, with him.
“Hwi-yah, Jinyoung-ie and I aren’t mad at you … hyung’s not mad at you, Daehwi,” Jihoon murmured, looking straight at Daehwi. He wouldn’t look up, however – eyes fixed on a spot on the comforter. Jihoon bit back a frustrated groan as he gently grasped Daehwi’s chin, moving his gaze so their eyes met. He moved closer, thighs now brushing against Daehwi’s.
“Lee Daehwi – hyung is not mad at you.” Jihoon hoped he could bury those words into Daehwi’s head, into his heart, so he could have his precious Daehwi speaking with him again.
Daehwi’s eyes shimmered, and Jihoon dropped his grasp from the younger’s chin to loosely cupping his neck, the other falling to the bed. Silence reigned over the two, Jihoon only aware of glittering, brown eyes meeting his.
After that moment, Jihoon isn’t entirely sure what happened, or how it happened, but he was suddenly aware of a white comforter pressed against his chest, a hand gently curled in the hair at Daehwi’s nape and his lips against the teenager in question.
The last think he remembers clearly is standing outside of the apartment, now aware that he did just kiss Daehwi, it did not go at all to the plan he and Jinyoung created, and that he’d now royally – to put it bluntly – fucked up.
lee daehwi @magumagu
fuck
lee daehwi @magumagu
fuck oh no