'to tear apart the ties that bind, perhaps fuck off might be too kind.'
cw: mean!chan, no happy ending
part 1 // happy ending // angsty ending
chan was sat scrolling on his phone in the dorms with the rest of the kids, squashed between jeongin and minho on a couch definitely not made for five people. some movie that jisung had picked out was playing in the background, but chan, quite frankly, couldn't care less about it.
'i don't get why you like this film so much sungie.' felix said offhandedly, munching on a bowl of salted pretzels.
'because it's cinematic perfection.'
'it's literally just an animated spiderman film, nothing special about it really.' seungmin remarked.
jisung gasped dramatically, rising up from his reclined position and glaring at seungmin.
'i can't believe you would say that to me. spiderman across the spiderverse is THE best film in the history of cinema. animated or not.'
'whatever.' seungmin rolled his eyes.
chan's scrolling stopped abruptly when he came across your most recent instagram post. his heart clenched slightly, the memory of his argument he had with you a couple weeks ago coming to the forefront of his mind. while he regretted some of his harsh words, he found it hard to regret the outcome; breaking up with you.
he missed you so much, no doubt about it, but he felt free for the first time in a long time, and he wasn't sure he wanted to let go of that.
'do you miss her hyung?' jeongin asked, noticing how chan had been staring at your post. the whole room went quiet at the mention of you. in truth, they all missed you so much, you were like a sister to them and they hadn't seen you since the breakup.
'you should call her then.' minho suggested.
'nah. as much as i miss her, i don't think i want to be with her anymore.'
'no wait, but, but noona,' jisung genuinely looked heartbroken, 'you guys are supposed to be together.'
'i just don't think it's right for me at the moment. i felt suffocated all the time, and i had so many responsibilities. it's nice to kinda... get rid of one i guess.'
'shit hyung, that's harsh,' seungmin replied, looking at chan with slight disappointment. in fact, all the boys looked disappointed in him
'noona was lovely, you shouldn't speak about her like that,' hyunjin said.
'guys, let's just drop it. i don't wanna speak about her to be honest.'
'you might not wanna speak about her, but you'll have to speak to her, she's calling you.'
chan looked down and realised minho was right.
'you gonna answer?' felix asked.
'guess so,' he said, standing up from the sofa and answering the phone.
'hey,' he said down the line, walking into his room and shutting the door.
after a pause, your voice came down the line, soft and unsure, 'hi chan.'
'what do you want?' he asked, his voice turning cold. he really, really didn't want to speak to you again.
you paused at his tone, wondering why he sounded so... so mean.
'i, i was just calling to check how you're doing. i feel so awful about the argument we had, and the things i said to you. i shouldn't have spoken to you the way i did and i'm so, so terribly sorry. i really just want us to go back to the way we were. i miss you so much.'
'i miss you too, but, shit, i meant what i said. i really don't think i can handle a relationship right now.'
your eyes welled up with unshed tears.
'w-what,' your voice trembled, 'but we, we were fine. i don't understand.'
'you don't have to understand, it's just the way i feel. to be honest, after breaking up with you, i realised how suffocated i felt during our relationship, and i can't go back to that. i've actually had time for myself, and more time for my friends, and i'm honestly the happiest i've been in a long time.'
your heart broke at his words. how can he go from loving you so much to practically hating you in such a short span of time?
'so you're saying i suffocated you?' you were basically sobbing at this point and chan could tell. your voice was doing that squeaky thing it always did when you were crying. at some point in time he would've done anything to stop that squeaking, but right now, this phone call was doing nothing more than pissing him off.
'yes, that's exactly what i'm saying.' he sighed, rubbing his forehead with his hand.
'but, but i don't get what i did wrong.'
'god sake, i'm not gonna sit here and walk you through every time you fucked up in our relationship. that's something you can figure out in your own time, and maybe in your next relationship you won't be such an awful girlfriend.'
'are you actually joking me chan?' your tears had mostly stopped and now you were just angry.
'no, i'm not joking. look, i really hope you get over me at some point, and i hope you find happiness, but please don't contact me again.'
'get over you? chan, maybe you need to get over yourself, you egotistical prick.'
'oh honestly, just fuck off and don't call me again.'
'fuck off yourself, you absolute cunt.' you yelled, ending the call and throwing your phone down on your bed.
the anger slowly dissipated from you, and all you were left with was pure, unfiltered heartbreak.
chan also found himself throwing his phone on his bed in anger. he decided he would just go back to the boys, finish that silly film jisung put on and forget all about the call.
when he opened the door, however, he was greeted with felix and han falling face down on the carpet. the rest of the boys were crowded behind them, looking at him with a mixture of disgust and anger.
'i can't believe you would talk to noona that way,' jisung exclaimed, scrambling up from the floor and pulling felix up with him.
'yeah, that was way out of line hyung,' seungmin said.
hyunjin just scoffed at him before storming off down the corridor.
'hyun where are you going?' changbin yelled after him.
'to noona's. i'm gonna make sure she's okay, you coming with?'
'yeah,' changbin replied, 'let's go guys.'
and one by one, all the boys filtered down the hall and through the front door, leaving chan alone, replaying and regretting the conversation he just had with you. jesus god, he really was the biggest cunt.
a while after the phone call, you had managed to stop your tears and instead you were staring at your ceiling, feeling absolutely nothing but emptiness.
suddenly, a knock at your door sounded. you contemplated answering it, before finally deciding you would, groaning as you stood up.
you opened your door, only to be met with seven sympathetic faces, belonging to seven of your best friends. could you even call them your best friends anymore?
'what are you guys doing here?' you asked softly.
'we overheard your call with chan, we're so sorry noona, he shouldn't have spoken to you like that.' felix said.
'yeah, we came to make sure you were okay,' changbin added.
'oh you guys, that's so sweet,' your tears started up again, falling down your face. 'would you like to come in?'
'yes, i have a film i want to finish watching,' jisung said, pushing his way past you and into your living room.
'is it spiderman by any chance?' you asked, giggling lightly.
'yes it is noona! gosh, you know me so well.'
and that's how you found yourself, squashed between most of the boys on a couch definitely not made for five people, while the rest sat at your feet, watching every single film that included any version of spiderman.
author's note; han jisung is spiderman confirmed.