Jonghyun hates to see Jinki hurt. He's seen him go through things that he knows he'd never be able to handle, and each time he tries to be there for him. He hurts anyone who hurts him, he destroys the things that remind him of that pain, he protects his hyung with all his being.
So when he comes home and sees Jinki curled up on the floor in a sobbing mess, he drops everything and rushes to him.
Jinki doesn't speak, he only sits and sobs loudly. His hair is a mess and the floor is decorated with his sketches of one certain person. He's draped in a large jacket and he's just rocking, crying. Jonghyun feels completely helpless and doesn't know what to do because he has no idea what brought this on. That's what worries him the most, he doesn't know what this is.
When he was bullied and harassed, they had just started their friendship. They connected over art and music, and when he came home he found Jinki crying in his bed. The next day he went to the person who hurt him and punched him in the face, prompting him to almost get kicked out of the university. It was worth it though.
When someone defaced his art and left disgusting comments on a message board, Jinki had just starting publishing as Onew. The comments were vicious and broke his spirit to the point where he quit drawing. Jonghyun took to getting support for Jinki's work and letting the person be completely chastised.
Now here he is, holding his best friend in his arms and letting him cry into his shirt. He has no idea what to do and he's terrified of the fact. Has he become completely useless to his friend? Can he no longer serve to protect his heart? As foolish as he knows it is, he wants to keep Jinki from ever feeling pain.
But maybe this is all I can do.
All he can do is hold his friend and let him cry. He can put him to bed when he cries himself to sleep. He can clean up the sketches neatly and put them away. He can go out and buy him his favorite meal. And when he wakes up, they can sit on his bed and eat in complete silence. But he'll know he's helping him. Because comfort is all his hyung needs.
He’s so fucking stupid, how the fuck does he function?
But he’s my best friend, he’s taught me how to have fun with life and how not to take myself so seriously. He brings joy into my life. He was the first one I came out to and he didn’t treat me any differently. I love you, dumb midget.
Jonghyun
His abs are fucking better than mine fucking Christ, no me gusta.
He’s the best man I know though, so maybe that’s okay. He’s hyung. He’s my hyung. I love you, Jinki hyung.