bloody noses and silent confessions
C.(S). Yunho x Reader (AFAB) | WC. 1752 | G. slight angst, fluff | Prompt:
"Best friends, Aās partner breaks up with them and reveal that they were just a bet because A was the only person who had been single in their HS. A is best friends with B who is part of a majorly popular sportās team and Aās ex is part of that team so when B confronts them a fight breaks out and B break their nose"|Ā
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Your best friend may be over 6 '0 feet tall but in all your years of knowing him, never had he once ever hit another person. It wasnāt that he wasnāt confrontational, it was just Yunhoās philosophy that violence wouldnāt solve the issue.
Imagine your surprise when by the end of the day, everyone knew about that fact that Jung Yunho, the schoolās golden boy and captain of the baseball team had broken the noseāamong other injuriesāof the teamās star shortstop, also known by almost the entire student body as your ex-boyfriend.
Yunho was how you met your ex, they werenāt particularly friends but you came to enough practices and a ācertainā transfer student caught your attention. How you wish you stuck with the fantasy you created instead of actually getting to know what a douche he was.
To say things had been tense after your breakup and the teamās dynamic would be an understatement. The past two months were filled with tension as thick as fog between Yunho and your ex. Everyone noticed but not a single soul knew how to fix it, by now the true colour of ex had started to crack through as his ānew faceā status faded day-by-day.Ā
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ā...didnāt think youād be the type to break someoneās noseā¦ā
ā....ā Silence. Yunho sits beside you, hunched over, head down, fiddling with his thumbs.
Ā The two of you are seated on a bench near the baseball diamond. He shouldāve been there, practicing along with the team but instead he had to sit out for the next week as he fulfilled his suspension.Ā
ā...-are yo-ā
ā-can we just not talk about that?ā he interrupts, turning his head towards you.
āYunho.ā You have that tone, the one that he always dreads hearing because it's your ādisappointed lectureā tone. Looking away, he would much rather avoid another lecture about his unfortunate actionsānot that he regrets them though.
āCan you at least tell me the reason?ā Sure, guys got into fights but from the way his teammates explained the events, it was a one-sided ordeal and Yunho escaped unscathed, only your ex now having the misfortune of walking around with a busted nose and bruises.
āWas he acting weird again or something? Did he say something to you?ā
You let the questions hang in the air. Yunhoās lip sealed, not making a single move to answer you. The two of you remain sitting on the bench staring out into the field.
In the time which feels like forever, Yunho finally speaks up.
āHe didnāt say anything to meā¦ā he begins, voice low. Now moving to sit up straight, he turns his head towards you once again. āHe said something about you.ā
Turning your head, you meet Yunhoās eyes, confused at his words. āMe?ā
He offers you a silent nod, one that only piques your curiosity.
āWellā¦what did he sayā¦ā Yunho doesnāt answer. āYunho.ā And there it is again, that tone but this time in a more āI need answersā sort of way.
Deep breath āHeā¦he was just talking trash about you being easy and that dating you made him some easy couple hundreds or something.ā Hearing Yunho retell the story, you roll your eyes at the antics of that douche, of course he would be the type to boast about something like this.
āSo you broke his nose for that?ā It made your blood boil to hear that about yourself, but in no way did you want your best friend to have gotten himself involved and suspended over some lowlifeās sleazy comments. āYunho, weāre seniors, this kind of stuff can affect your scholarship opportunities, not to mention how itās already impacting your attendance.āĀ
He looks away, not wanting to face the disappointment in your eyes. There was more to the story but he wasnāt sure he had the courage to recall all of it to you.
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*flashback*
āAlright..everyone I need you all to be on time for practice or everyone runs 10 lapsā
A crowd of collective signs and groans sound around the locker room at the prospect of running in the blazing sun.Ā
Yunho busies himself with taking his clothes and towel from the locker to jump into the showers, but his footsteps halt as he hears the obnoxious snickers of your ex and his friends fluttering about the shower stalls.
āCan you believe this guy got the hottest girl in school in his bed in under a month?ā A howl of laughter sounds from the showers as your ex and his friends reminisce over the antics.Ā
āWell if a girl is as dumb as she is hot, it's not rocket science," he snickers, that asshole. āIt only took a month cause I wanted enough trust to experiment a bit more if you know what I mean.ā
Yunho could feel the smug smirk your ex had etched on his face speaking about you in lewd remarks. Each word latches around Yunhoās fist and tightens his grip around his clothes, fingers close to cramping due to his death grip. He takes a few dozen deep breaths to calm himself down, holding himself back from marching inside to knock some sense into the group of losers laughing and giggling at your expense.
He wishes he couldāve practiced a bit more restraint but not after what he heard next.
āBro, be honest , what does she look like?ā One friend questions hesitantly.Ā
Another quips quickly. āAre you stupid? Have you never seen her?āĀ
āNo not her face, I mean you know whatever is under that studious, popular girl uniform,ā he clarifies.Ā
āHonestly she may be studious but you know the popular ones are always the most desperate ,ā your ex answers in the most casual of manner. āAnd of course technology is on your side, just snap a picture and youāll know.
As soon as the words register, Yunho marches inside the stalls, pulls back the curtain to grab and pull your ex by his shoulder. Before the unfortunate man can even register whatās happened or tell your friend off, Yunho lands a tight-fisted punch on the manās face, knuckles meeting his nose like a bullseye.Ā
The punch makes your ex tumble down on the floor of the shower stall. Water flowing over his head as his nose, bloodied, dirties the water below. He looks up at Yunho in disbelief.Ā
āKeep her name out of your mouth and never ever disrespect her or any woman with your lowlife techniques." Yunho seethes out, an anger on his face no one has ever witnessed before.Ā
He turns to walk away, but the damaged ego of your ex forces him to jump to his feet and chuck a shampoo bottle at the back of Yunhoās head. The latter, once he gets hit with the impact of a wet bottle, throws away any mercy for your ex, turning back to land yet another blow on his already bleeding face. āHope those hundreds were worth it,ā he mocks.
Yunhoās friends try to pull him off but his hits keep colliding with any place they could find. When the coach is the one to step into the shower room, his booming voice snaps Yunho out of the trace, climbing off your ex who is then helped up by his friends covering him with towels and guiding him to the nurse, presumably.Ā
āJUNG YUNHO, my office.āĀ
Yunhoās feet stay planted, anger coursing through veins.
āNOW!ā
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He had let the coach get all his grievances out, and although he had a soft spot for Yunho, he knew the matter was far too grave to just sentence Yunho to cleaning duties. Once the principle caught wind from the nurse, he too let his grievances out and when Yunho stayed quiet, gave the boy suspension from being captain, 1 week school suspension and an entire month of cleaning responsibilities not to mention handwritten letter of apology to your ex and his family and also an apology to the team for his behaviour. The principal almost considered taking him off the team but the coach convinced him that with talents like Yunho he was an asset, especially later in the season against their rival school.
That day, Yunho couldnāt have cared less, all he could think about was how stupid your ex was and how he wishes he couldāve voiced why he what he did but who would even consider that a justifiable reason. Later, his friend relayed to him the news that the fight was spreading around school like wildfire. A couple of the teammates slylyĀ included the true intentions of your ex and his sleazy friends effectively socially shunning the group. Good, at least he was learning some sort of lesson.Ā
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āCan we just drop it, whatever he said, it doesnāt matterā
āYunho it matters to me, especially if it cost you a captaincy and got you suspended!ā
āI promise you, itās not a big deal, that asshole and his lackeys learned their lesson and they will think twice before saying any shit like that.ā His voice raises a bit towards the end, signalling that he wants the conversation to end and so you drop it.Ā
āThat was a some serious retaliation for just some commentsā
āYeah well I canāt stand someone disrespecting someone I care so deeply about,ā he answers, turning to face you.
Care? So deeply about? Youāre taken aback by such a sincere admission yet you also donāt miss the way it makes your heart flutter.Ā
āI didnāt know my best friend cared like that,ā you joke, lightly shoving his shoulder with your own.Ā
āYou donāt know a lot about me,ā he sighs, looking away. His answer feels almost solemn, as if you being unaware about him is saddening but how did you not? Youād been friends for so long of course you knew everything.
āJung Yunho weāve known each for almost ever, what do you mean I donāt know you?,ā you scoff almost insulted.Ā
āYouāre obliviousā¦ to a lot of things,ā he turns back to you, moving closer. āLike how you mean more to me than you can even imagine.ā Heās mere inches away from your face and not a single muscle indicates that he might be teasing you.
āYouāre crazy Yunho.ā Pushing him away you shake your head in nervous laughter, avoiding eye contact.
āYeah I am,ā he states standing up off the bench. āCrazy about you.ā And with that he begins to walk away.Ā
You stare at the receding figure dumbstruck, did he just confess his feelings to you?
