Genre: Angst, Dark Themes
Warnings: Hints at Mental Illness, Hallucinations, Kidnapping, Car Accident, Character Death, Graphic Imagery and Violence, Language
Characters: Kim Jinwoo, Y/N, Song Minho, Kang Seungyoon, Lee Seunghoon
It had been a quiet few days. They hadn’t been bothering him as much lately, lying around, drinking, smoking. It wasn’t uncommon though, they would leave him alone, let him get well rested, and then start up again with renewed energy, breaking him down until he would do anything to make them stop.
He should’ve known. He should’ve known that the cycle would start over. He should’ve known better than to go out, but he did need food, and what harm could he do at the grocery store in the middle of the night?
“Lots.” Seungyoon said, appearing right next to Jinwoo’s face, so close that he could feel the other man’s hot breath on his cheek. Jinwoo leaned over, pushing the shopping cart faster down the aisle, trying to get away from him, but Seungyoon stayed beside him, standing too close for comfort.
“Don’t.” Jinwoo whispered, casting a glance over his shoulder to make sure nobody was watching. “Not tonight.”
“We’ll do it whenever we want to.” a voice countered, it was Mino. “You shouldn’t worry so much dude, doesn’t look like there’s anybody interesting here. ‘Cept us of course.”
Jinwoo glanced around to affirm their words, finding no one in his immediate area but he could only hear the faint scratching of a few carts far away from him, where he hoped the stayed. They were right, there were only two registers open this late at night, one manned by an older woman and the other by a teenage boy, neither of which were their type.
He laughed and hopped on the front of the cart, letting Jinwoo push him around like a little kid.
“Yeah, don’t worry so much.” Seunghoon butted in, appearing on the opposite side of you as Seungyoon. “We got you.”
“Yeah.” Jinwoo echoed with a breathless laugh, browsing the different frozen dinners he could hoard. He tried not to go anywhere because he never knew when they would choose someone, and he could never refuse. So when he did go out, he stocked up on everything he could, liquor, cigarettes, and food.
Mino hopped off of the cart when Jinwoo stopped and skipped up and down the aisle, humming and knocking things off of the shelves.
“Stop that!” Jinwoo whispered harshly, throwing another nervous glance over his shoulder.
“Why?” Mino asked, smirking and knocking more boxes down. “I won’t get kicked out, you will.”
“And then I’ll starve and then who will do your dirty work?” Jinwoo attempted to reason, wincing at his own choice of words.
“He’s right, you need to stop.” Seungyoon said, staring the other man down.
“Fine.” Mino conceded with a pout, trudging to the end of the aisle and looking out.
“Woah.” he breathed. “Guys, take a look at this one.”
Jinwoo ignored them as they walked by to join Mino.
“Holy shit.” Seunghoon said with a whistle.
“Looks like you were wrong Mino.” Seungyoon said, his gaze steady on something as he turned his body towards Jinwoo, “This is the one.”
“No.” Jinwoo stated, picking out a few dinners and placing them in the cart. In a second they were all around him, dragging him to the end of the aisle before Seungyoon gripped his hair and tilted his head towards the opposite end of the store.
“We want that one. Go try to talk with her.” Seungyoon hissed, shoving him forward.
Jinwoo stumbled, but stopped himself, standing in the middle of the main aisle and staring at you, fighting the urge to do what they want.
“I-I can’t do this, it’s wrong.” he stuttered, backing up and running outside to his car. His hands were shaking so badly he struggled to get the key in the lock. When he finally did he pulled the door open and quickly got in the driver’s seat, slamming the door shut and locking the doors. Leaning his head back he took a deep breath,
Finally, peace and quiet… he thought.
“Ha! That was fun!” Mino laughed from behind him, startling Jinwoo and causing him to jump.
“Damnit.” Jinwoo sighed, resting his head on the top of the steering wheel and closing his eyes.
“You shouldn’t have tried to leave us…” Seungyoon chastised, having appeared out of nowhere in the passenger’s seat. “I was going to give you a break, but now… I just can’t. You need to learn your lesson.”
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