Yeosang is an equestrian. He owns a beautiful black andalusian shipped from Spain by his rich grandparents. Though this breed isn't the best for jumping Yeosang makes it work. He's seen as snobbish and rude because he's perfectly honest his anger and drive allowed him to be beat several times. Suspended from competitions for four years after testing positive for a banned substance Yeosang took during a simple large scale jumping competition. He returns as a new person and regretted what he did as a child.

Today was the day Yeosang got to compete in the 2012 London Olympics (sorry this is the only one I watched/it's in my country so it's more familiar to me).

He was so excited, he was fairly young but was already an amazing equistrian. He had a multitude of gold medals and below he even received nominations for further awards. His life was set out before him.

He and his horse sapphire a beautiful black andalusian were a high demand for competitions. You'd see him in every junior competition at best.

So here he was in the holding stables tacking up his horse ready for his first event, he was partaking in seven events today.
Drassage, show jumping, barrel racing, cross country, track and field, and rodeo. He was doing rodeo with juvenile bulls so they are a lot less harmless.

His first event was Drassage one of his best ones. He was known for that, show jumping and cross country however, he partakes in the most jumping events in every competition.

After tacking his horse up he leads her out into the cold sun and heads to the stadium where he is performing.

https://youtu.be/87-Q6GtBrm8

(I know it's a women but please bare with it.)

Yeosang performed perfectly and when he went off the rink he tied sapphire to the fence and watched the others. He kept a close eye on one person.

San, he was just younger than him by a few months but he always got amazing scores making Yeosang get jealous quite a bit despite that being not allowed. He huffed as the male finished and glared with a pout.

Another three hours go by and the Drassage is done. Every person had performed and now it was time for the scores.

And right on the screen was Yeosangs score. It was a complete slap in the face. He had gotten lower scores than san. He grew enraged and he cursed san who stood next to him. He hated him so much for beating him and he tried everything to win but san was handed the gold medal in his lap.

Yeosang clenched his fist around his silver medal with a dark glare. He was going to get his revenge.

Once everyone dispersed Yeosang placed sapphire in her stall and untacked her to allow her a good night's rest, tomorrow they had show jumping and cross country. Cross Country was first however.

Yeosang jumped into his parents car and they drove to their hotel. He was seething and threw anything he could. Making a bunch of noise. His father came up stairs and smacked him for the noise and threatened him that they'll get kicked out of the competition if anyone found out.

"I don't care San had no right to beat me I'm the best, I've always won gold, why does he suddenly have better scores than me.!" Yeosang yelled to his father who clenched his teeth.

"I didn't raise you to be a sore loser son. Get it through your thick skull you are not the best and ever will be there's always going to be someone whose better than you. So deal with it before I really get angry!" his father said before stomping out the room to calm down.

Yeosang clicked his teeth before going to the bathroom to wash up and slipped into his bed. He can't believe he lost.

The next day he was up bright and early ready for his cross country. He tacked up sapphire, groomed her and got her presentable before giving her food and cleaning her stall, he still had an hour until the start of the cross country and he decided to stay in the stables. He listened in on his competitors Conversations trying to find something interesting when he faced san who was walking into the stalls with a big dimpled grin on his face. He rushed to the stall next to Yeosangs and got his horse ready all with a big grin.

Yeosang watched and his hatred grew colder. Scoffing he roughly grabbed sapphires reigns hurting her unintentionally in his anger and pulled her out of the stall.

He led her to the starting line of the race. He had five-minute before go time. He adjusted the tack to get comfortable for both him and his horse before climbing on as the warning bell sounded.

It was go time.

https://youtu.be/rGe2X3WuYcY

He finished in a decent amount of time before returning to the finish line.

He thought he won this time but unfortunately for him someone was faster. There was Seonghwa he was older than Yeosang by a year and his blood boiled when he saw only a few points different. He received second place while seonghwa got first. He was seething once again.

The rest of his day's in the comp blurred together, he never won a single gold medal. Making his title fly out the window.

He returned home with seven silver medals and one broken ego. He trained rigorously for the next year and when he got his next competition. He snapped. He drugged himself and saphire to perform better for a gold medal. Unsurprisingly, he was caught and forced to return his gold medal. He was suspended for four years. In that time he became a better person.

He missed his chance to compete in the 2016 Olympics and had to watch those same seven people win he thought he would be angered but no he was happy for them.

In those four years of suspension he trained day and night all alone, he went to see an anger management person. He even got himself a girlfriend which only lasted ten months as she aborted his child despite being so young. All these coincidences and issue made him realise karma was a bitch.

These made him grow he became a better person and now here he was in the 2020 Olympics. He was now 21. He was ready for the competition. He was passed through tons of tests before he was allowed entry into the Olympics but he made it. Regrets and all. He was happy he could redeem himself.

His parents were pulling up to the stables ready to leave sapphire to settle in until tomorrow. So once they stopped driving, Yeosang stepped out the car only to be swarmed with reporters bringing up his past, he did his best to answer them but his new personality was high on the shy side.

Overwhelmed he just slowly backed away. His heart rate was speeding up and he was starting to shake.

He was tugged into the stables by a pair of soft but strong arms. He squeaked before turning around and spotting his seven 'enemies' as lightly put as possible.

"oh? Do you need something?" he spoke to them and the group just shook their heads.

"no we wanted to save you from the swarm. Your Yeosang right? This is your return after your doping." seonghwa spoke and Yeosang just clenched his bicep and nodded with a bit lip.

"why did you do it?" san asked kindly and Yeosang just sighed.

"I was jealous. Eight years ago I was the champion, the best and I let that get to my head. I hated the fact all seven of you beat me consecutively and now my titles gone and with my past my whole life is a mess." Yeosang explained.

The group just nodded with smiles and Yeosang returned them.
" my girlfriend aborted our child. I had anger management. I was suspended. And I trained for those eight years staying away from the public eye. I regret everything and I want to apologise for anything I said or did that hurt you. I'm not expecting to be forgiven by the public because what I did to saphire was cruel. " Yeosang added and the group was shocked at first before dragging him into a hug shocking him, he last had physical affection was when he was 16 around the time he had the girlfriend.

His eyes started to sting but he didn't let the tears fall.

" friends??" hongjoong said as all seven puts out their hands to him with proud smiles. Yeosang grinned and nodded

"friends" he said before jumping into another hug.

With this new relief Yeosang was able to perform outstandingly, he won four gold medals and two silver and one bronze. But this time he didn't feel the anger from those years before. He was happy with what he got and was glad he could mend his life again.

As he thinks back on the days he became friends with the now group of eight as mingi and yunho adopted a child. Yeosang would say it was farfetched but here he is now an uncle to an adorable three year old girl and father to twins. He and jongho had adopted the twins after seeing them homeless and in an alleyway.

Seonghwa was four months pregnant and Wooyoung was eight months. It was a mismatched group but to them they were a family.

He never recalls a day when there isn't a smile on his face. Sure they argue and fall out but they always reconcile with popcorn and a movie marathon.

He couldn't ask for anything else. This was perfect to him and he intended to keep it.

"come on Yeosang! The waters cool" he heard wooyoung yell from his place in the ocean his belly on full show and his body hips deep. Yeosang smiled and stood from his sunbathing position throwing off his tank top.

The wind blew it onto his pile as he was seen rushing towards the water with a big smile and a happy child besides him.

This was the story of change, this shows just about anyone is deserving of another chance.