Mingyu's POV

We were currently all sitting down across from an interviewer doing a live interview and answering fan questions.

"Next question is from @dinoisbestboi307 and is for Dino. They want to know who your favourite Hyung is," the interviewer asked. We all immediately turned to the Maknae and gave him sweet smiles, all except for Sungcheol and Hoshi.

"It's me obviously," Jun said with a grin.

"No way, Dino prefers me more than you," Vernon said with a pout.

"You're both wrong," I said shaking my head. We all started arguing before Sungcheol clapped his hands together, the effect of the leader making everyone go silent.

"You guys are all delusional," he chuckled.

"And why is that," the interviewer asked.

"Because Hoshi is obviously his favourite," he shrugged. Everyone looked at Hoshi who was just sitting there with a smug smile.

"Is that true," the interviewer asked Chan.

"Yup," he replied with a nod, making everyone but Hoshi groan. Of course he would choose Hoshi, he's Hoshi's prodigy after all. The interviewer was about to continue when someone from the staff behind the camera dropped a collections and they crashed down to the floor with a series of bangs. They were loud enough to make me have to
cover my ears which made my eyes go wide and my head
snapped behind me to look at Minghao. His eyes were wide
with fear, his lips trembling, eyes watering and hands shaking
as they covered his ears. I could immediately tell that he was
panicking from the sounds. You see, Minghao has this thing
called Phonophobia which is a fear of loud noises. Wonwoo
and I stood up at the same time, immediately rushing over to
Minghao and pulled him away, out of the camera frame. This
is a live interview which means if we don’t want to people
posting videos of Minghao in a vulnerable state then we need
him away from the camera. His breathing was already erratic
so Wonwoo and I quickly lowered him to the floor. Sungcheol
and Joshua sat near us, worry written all over their faces. My
heart broke as he begun to whimper and sob, tears falling
down his face. He squeezed his eyes shut and cried as he
covered his ears with his hands and was shaking his head.

"What do we do Hyung," Wonwoo asked quickly, clearly getting distressed. It's not the first time Minghao's had a panic attack because of his phobia but it never get's any easier to see him scared so much. It's get's even worse when it's sudden and loud, just like this one.

"We just need to make sure he has some space so he doesn't get more overwhelmed," Sungcheol replied with a frown. Minghao's sobs got louder and I heard shuffling, making me turn around quickly. All the other boys were standing back to try not to overwhelm Minghao but they all looked extremely worried. I turned to look over at the camera and was relieved to see that the red light was now off. That means the camera is now off and we're no longer live.

"Mingyu, can you calm him down please," Sungcheol asked with a sigh. I'm usually the one who can calm Minghao down from his panic attacks, knowing him the best. I nodded and gently moved forwards, holding my hand out in front of Minghao, about a meter away from him, patiently waiting. I could tell that Minghao noticed my hand but he didn't really react. I just waited patiently for a minute or two until Minghao finally reacted. The younger slowly pulled his knees to his chest and moved his hands away from his ears, still crying and shaking. He wrapped one arm around his knees and slowly moved his hand into mine. I linked our fingers together and shuffled closer.

"Can you hear me Hao," I whispered softly, making sure not to be to loud. He let out another choked sob and slowly nodded. The other boys all sat down nearby, not close enough to crowd him but close enough to be able to step in if anything went wrong. I've got it handled though.

"Good, that's so good. You're doing so well ok Eisa," I whispered softly. That made him finally react, his eyes lifting to meet mine.

"Can I move closer," I asked him.

"Cuddle," he whimpered. I nodded quickly and moved over to him, pulling him into my lap and hugging him gently. He quickly clutched my shirt in his hands and buried his face into my neck, shaking and whimpering.

"I've got you Hao, you're safe alright. They aren't here, they can't hurt you," I whispered.

"I-It was so loud," he whimpered.

"I know it was but you're safe, I promise," I said firmly.

"It s-sounded just like him," he cried. My heart broke as I felt the trembles from his body. If I could go back in time and get rid of his trauma, I would do it in a heartbeat.

"He's not here Eisa," I told him.

"I know. It's just Hyungs and the babies," he whispered, his cries calming down slightly. That's good, that's process.

"Yeah, it's just Hyungs and the babies Minghao," I said softly. He took a deep breath and relaxed into my hold, his hands loosening around my shirt as his breathing evened out.

"That's it, nice and deep breaths," I told him.

"I'm tired Hyung," he said softly, snuggling his face, further into my neck. It tickled slightly but I didn't react, just let him be comfortable.

"You can sleep then if you want to. No one's going to be mad if you want to rest, we understand," I told him.

"I can sleep," he whispered and I could tell he was already falling asleep. His speech was slightly slurred and he was practically limp in my hold.

"Yeah aegi, you can sleep," Sungcheol whispered as he shuffled over and ran his fingers through Minghao's hair.

"I'm gonna sleep," he mumbled before his hands slipped down from my shirt and into my lap, his breathing completely evening out.

Minghao's POV

I chuckled as Channie said that Hoshi was his favourite Hyung. I mean we all saw it coming but it was funny to see everyone still pout and be upset about not being the favourite. Everything was going so well, until something happened and all I could hear were a series of loud bangs. That's all it took to trigger my phobia and set me off into a state of panic. I didn't even get a chance to think before my mind went black and memories bubbled to the surface. Screaming, yelling, glass shattering, pounding on doors. Fear rose inside me and I covered my ears with my shaking hands. My eyes watered and I was frozen, the pounding got louder and louder, and harder before it stopped completely and I was pulled out of my memories by two pairs of hands wrapping around my arms as I was lifted and pulled away. My breathing was quick and my body was shaking as let myself be moved. I was slowly lowered to the ground and then the contact left. I started panicking even more, the contact was the only thing that helped me feel safer. I began to cry and sobs ripped through my throat as I sat alone. I squeezed my eyes shut and covered my ears with my hands, trying to get rid of the ringing sound while also shaking my head. I couldn't hear much as I covered my ears but I continued to sob. I did however notice the slight shuffling and I opened my eyes slightly to see Mingyu with his hand held out in front of me. I wanted to grab it, I really did but there was still a slight ringing in my ears so I waited. I know Mingyu's patient, I know he'll wait until I'm ready and not force me. That's why I love him so much, he make's me feel safe, he's the person I can always go to whenever I'm in need. I took a few minutes to get rid of the noise before I brought my knees up to my chest for extra comfort. I wrapped one hand around my knees and slowly reached out with my other one. I slipped it into Mingyu's and he quickly linked his fingers with mine, moving forwards.

"Can you hear me Hao," he asked quietly. I sobbed again before slowly nodding.

"Good, that's so good. You're doing so well ok Eisa," he said. The nickname made me relax slightly and I looked up to face him.

"Can I move closer," he asked. God that's all I wanted, I needed him close, to feel his warmth and be safe in his arms.

"Cuddle," I whimpered, tears gathering in my eyes. he nodded and quickly slid over, grabbing me and lifting me into his lap. I immediately clutched tightly to his shirt and buried my face in his neck.

"I've got you Hao, you're safe alright. They aren't here, they can't hurt you," he whispered. I know they aren't, I know but it still scares me.

"I-It was so loud," I cried.

"I know it was but you're safe, I promise," he told me.

"It s-sounded just like him," I whimpered.

"He's not here Eisa," he said gently.

"I know. It's just Hyungs and the babies," I whispered. I was starting to feel slightly better, his reassurance helping immensely.

"Yeah, it's just Hyungs and the babies Minghao," he said. I took a deep breath and focused on Mingyu, on his words, his face, his gently hold.

"That's it, nice and deep breaths," he said, encouraging me. His words had almost completely calmed me down but I felt tired all of a sudden for some reason. I guess I must have gotten a bit too worked up and exhausted myself slightly.

"I'm tired Hyung," I whispered, pushing myself closer to him.

"You can sleep then if you want to. No one's going to be mad if you want to rest, we understand," he told me. Sleep does actually sound really good right now but I don't want them to get annoyed. I've already ruined the interview.

"I can sleep," I asked quietly, struggling to keep my eyes open.

"Yeah aegi, you can sleep." That was Sungcheol, my leader Hyung. His voice was gentle and I felt hands running through my hair gently and comfortingly, lulling me closer to sleep.

"I'm gonna sleep," I mumbled, my eyes slipping completely closed as I drifted off to sleep...

~~~~~

I slowly opened my eyes and tried to roll over but something was wrapped around my waist. I looked around and realised I was back at the dorm, meaning the boys took me home but didn't wake me up. I looked down at my waist and saw that a pair of arms were fastened around my waist. I turned my head and looked to see the sleeping face of Mingyu Hyung. My slight movements must've been enough to wake him up as his eyes slipped opened and he blinked at me. When he noticed I was awake, he rolled me over to face him and slipped his hand into mine.

"How are you doing," he asked me.

"I'm ok now," I said, giving him a small smile.

"Good, you worried me Eisa, Hyung was very worried for you," he whispered. I sighed and looked down slightly.

"I'm sorry-."

"No I didn't mean it like that. You didn't do anything wrong. I was just worried and am glad that you're doing ok now," he said, interrupting me quickly.

"I didn't mean to panic. It was just so loud and it reminded me of-."

"Shh, it's ok. I know, you don't have to explain," he said quickly, pulling me closer and holding me tighter. I rested my head on his chest gently and took a deep breath to remain calm.

"Thanks Hyung," I said with a sigh.

"No problem," he replied.

"What's the time," I asked him.

"It's currently 1am so you need to get some more sleep," he told me. Oh, that's early.

"I'm sorry for ruinin-."

"You didn't rui-."

"Can you stop interrupting me," I said with a pout, making him giggle.

"Nope, I'm not gonna let you put yourself down for something that isn't your fault," he said with a shrug.

"I love you, so much Hyung. I don't know how but you always seem to know what to say to make me feel better," I told him.

"I'm glad I can help you. It's my job to keep you safe and look after you," he said gently.

"And I love you too Hao," he added quickly. I grinned and wrapped my arms around his waist, cuddling closer to him.

"Let's get some more sleep yeah," he whispered. I nodded and let my eyes fall shut once again, feeling safer than ever in Mingyu's arms.

A/N

This was requested by @Joshawty_3478 and I hope you enjoyed it.

Okie dokie, so slight change in plans. I know I literally just said I won't be updating a lot and I'm really busy but like 4 hours after that we were notified that we're going into another 1 week lockdown so I have plenty of time again lol. I'll be working to try and update at least once a day when I can for the next week cos there isn't much else to do.

Thankyou for reading everyone!!!