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tea won when
4 members are online
thunderling
where r u guyses
oner of the ripped
dorm? duh.
sup keria
doooorm
I’m a bit sleepy, so…
I might sleep soon :3
it’s goooomayusi
in the bathroom
why?
thunderling
aren’t u guyses gonne see me off?
oner of the ripped
you can leave on your own, wooje
you know where the door is anyway
thunderling
shut up
it’s goooomayusi
I’m a little busy here, sorry
@sup keria you see him off
sup keria
am I his only teammate here???
oner of the ripped
former teammate, smh
thunderling
I fucking hate u sumtimes
but ur older than me
but I still hate you
oner of the ripped
👍🏻
it’s goooomayusi
guys, don’t fight
sup keria
don’t be mean, he’s already leaving :3
thunderling
I’m standing in front of the door
oner of the ripped
you actually have to open the door to leave
thunderling
I’m going to ignore that
our coaches already said their goodbyes
why aren’t you doing the same
sanghyeok hyung isn’t even responding
it’s like you don’t love me anymore
sup keria, oner of the ripped, and goooomayusi went offline
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Wooje pouted when he saw that his brothers went offline without acknowledging what he just said. It was his last day on T1 and he was just about to leave after packing up his things, but he didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye to his beloved teammates, his brothers whom he lived and played with for three years. The people whom he shared his failures, downfalls, and victories for the past three chapters of his life.
He didn’t see them the whole time he was going around the dorm, thinking they were probably resting or busy, and he understood that. However, it upset him that they didn’t even want to see him off now that he was really about to leave. “Jerks,” he mumbled to himself as he pocketed his phone before looking at the space that became his home for a long while. “I’m going to miss it here.”
“I HATE YOU!” He then screamed at the top of his lungs so that his hyungs could hear from their rooms. He was thinking that they probably didn’t want to see him off because it would make them sad like how it was making him sad, but it’s not an excuse he was willing to accept. “We’re supposed to be brothers!” He grumbled under his breath and opened the door only to shut it close again the moment he did.
He frowned and blinked multiple times trying to process what was on the other side of the door, his heart beating fast inside his chest. Once the minute passed and he had calmed down a little, he slowly reopened the door and peeked through the space carefully before sliding it open to full view, revealing his hyungs standing outside in the cold while holding placards that said “Be safe on your way, Wooje-ah” when aligned perfectly.
Wooje’s eyes glistened with tears and he bit his lower lip to hold them back. “If you had just opened the door earlier—” Hyunjoon started but was cut off when Minhyung’s hand found its way to cover his mouth.
“We will miss you, Woojeee!” Minseok was the first to break the line and ran towards his younger brother to hug him as tightly as he could. Wooje hugged him back just as tightly. When they pulled away, the older handed him a pair of gloves and smiled. “Here’s my parting gift for you,” Minseok said cheekily. Before Wooje could even react to the gift, Minhyung dragged him into a hug, leaving Minseok to the side.
“Don’t forget to visit us! We will welcome you all the same!” His hug was warm and more comforting, considering his broad shoulders and the width of his arms. Minhyung really was the best hugger of them all and Wooje was already missing it despite still being in its warmth. “Hyung—” he tried to say but stopped when Minhyung put a yellow bonnet hat on his head. “That should keep you warm,” he said before signaling for Hyunjoon to come closer for his turn.
Hyunjoon pursed his lips and rolled his eyes but followed anyway. “Here,” he said while looking away, his hands shoving a brown scarf with C.W.J initials at the hem into the other’s hands. Wooje looked at the scarf and then back to his hyung’s face. “You should put it on me,” he said, which earned a sharp look from the jungler whose face was already turning red. Was it the cold winter wind? No one knows but him.
Even when he didn’t want to, Hyunjoon still complied with what the youngest wanted and wrapped the scarf around Wooje’s neck to cover him up and warm him even more than just the jacket he was already wearing. “There, done,” he said before walking back to where he came from next to their Sanghyeok hyung who was holding a thick…book? Wooje couldn’t figure it out with the distance, but it looked like a book from afar.
“This is for you, Wooje-ah,” Sanghyeok said when he neared the youngest who looked at him intently. “This is for when you miss us. These are our memories together,” he added and handed the book to Wooje, except it wasn’t a book but a photo album with a gold-embedded “The thunder is loud, but your name is louder” quote in the leather cover. Wooje couldn’t help but flip to the first page and saw a picture of his team—his former team—celebrating the win that will go down to the history of LOL eSports.
“We will miss you so much, Wooje-ah. Don’t forget to take care of yourself,” Sanghyeok said and hugged Wooje who ended up crying anyway despite trying his best not to. The other hyungs also joined the hug while whispering words of encouragement, gratitude, and good luck to their little bird who’s now ready to fly on his own.
They hugged there for a while, outside the dorm where the wind was cold because it’s winter, but all they felt was the warmth of each other and the memories they shared together. It was not the end after all, but a start of something different and new.
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tea won when
5 members are online
oner of the ripped
ugly crier
thunderling
I’m not an ugly crier?
u fake idgafer
oner of the ripped
I didn’t mention any name though
ugly crier
faker hyungnim jebal
@thunderling did you arrive at your new dorm already?
thunderling
eung~
I’m in my room already
they’re going to show me around later
faker hyungnim jebal
wangho will take good care of you
so don’t worry too much
sup keria
hyung, you’re the one worrying here
@thunderling he’s been waiting for hours
it’s goooomayusi
“do you think wooje arrived safely?”
“should we call him? or wangho?”
“is he there yet? he’s not sending a message”
sup keria
he was going through it
oner of the ripped
fake idgafer
it’s goooomayusi
real mama
we miss you already, wooje-ah
thunderling
does that “we” include hyunjoon hyung tho?
ah but really
oner of the ripped removed thunderling from the group
faker hyungnim jebal
eh??
why did you remove him?
oner of the ripped
I felt like he was going to say something weird
like “thank you” or “i miss you” or smth
it’s goooomayusi
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what the heck
sup keria
he’s calling me already!!
bring him back!!
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