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Story plot: When ATEEZ started, Mingi made a promise to himself that he wouldn't change. But somewhere along the road, things did start to change. He started to change. As they grew bigger, so did Mingis ego. All the other members notice the negative changes in his behaviour and decide it's time to talk to him to bring back the old Mingi.

Mingi was always a really down to earth guy. Someone who wouldn't change just because he's famous. That was a promise he made to himself when they debuted.

No matter how much fame we'll gain from this. I'll always stay true to myself.

And that seemed to go just fine for the first 4 months or so. They got to do a lot of amazing stages and promotions, but he'd always be himself.

When they all started dating Mingi, that's the thing they loved the most about him. He was just so pure, so unchangeable. 

But overtime something started to change, and not in a positive way. Mingi started to show up late for rehearsals because he slept in, he started wearing expensive jewelry and designer clothes only.

That last part was the most painful to Hongjoong. He would always spend hours reforming clothes and Mingi used to love that. He'd give Hongjoong a shirt, a sweater or a pair of jeans knowing that his boyfriend would turn it into something special and exclusive. But lately he refuses to give him anything because he says it's not special enough.

Not special enough.. I thought you always used to love you exclusive jeans, jackets shirts and just anything I'd make for you.. What the hell is going on.. This is not the Mingi I know. It's not the Song Mingi that we know. Hongjoong thinks.

"I think I'm gonna throw this away." Mingi says as he's holding up a black denim jacket that he has maybe worn once. "Why?" Hongjoong asks as he looks up. "I'm just not getting that vibe from it anymore that I had when I bought it." "Mingi you've worn it like maybe two times? I really like it." "You do? Well you can have it." He throws it over to Hongjoong and continues to look in his closet.

"I can put like spikes on the shoulder! Maybe make a few little cuts here and there and make something cool on the back. Would you like that?" Hongjoong says as he's getting really excited to change up this jacket.

"Nah I'm good. You can do whatever you want with it. I don't want it anymore." Mingi says with a stone cold voice. "O- or I can like put changes on it so you will love it. What would you like?" Hongjoong asks carefully.

"Are you deaf? I said I don't want it anymore. So that means I also don't want it after you've done something to it." Mingi says without looking up. Hongjoong looks down at the jacket he's holding, not knowing what to say at this point. So instead of saying anything else, he just gets up and makes his way over to Yunho's room, knowing that he'll love a reformed jacket.

He knocks on the door and waits patiently for Yunho to open the door for him. "Hey come in!" Yunho says as he steps aside so Hongjoong can enter the room. Hongjoong sits down on his bed with the jacket on his lap. "Would you like me to reform this jacket for you?" He ask as he looks up at Yunho, who is standing in the room. "Yes! Don't tell me what you're going to do with it though! I love surprises!" He says and smiles. But his smile quickly fades away as he sees how Hongjoong just doesn't seem as happy and excited as usual.

He sits down beside him and looks at him. "Hey is everything alright?.. Usually you're all excited when you can work on reforming something.." Hongjoong fiddles a little bit with the jacket and looks up. "No.. Mingi tossed it over saying he doesn't want it anymore, not even when I reform it for him.." "But he has only worn this jacket like once or something?" "I know, I know. I don't know what has gotten into him, but I don't like it. It's not the Mingi we all started dating.."

"I see.. Maybe just give it some time. Maybe he just needs to figure out who he is and what he wants and everything." "But he said he wouldn't change Yunho. And I'm sorry to say it this way but he's acting like a spoiled brat at this point." "I know.. You're right about that.."

Suddenly Yunho comes up with a plan. "What if we try to talk to him? During dinner tonight. Try to find out why he's acting like this. And if that doesn't work, maybe we should completely ignore him for a day and see what that does to him."

Hongjoong looks up. "That actually sounds like a pretty solid plan. Let's give it a shot! I'm going to work on your jacket now!" Hongjoong says as he jumps up and smiles. He feels a lot better now that he talked to Yunho about this.

While Hongjoong started to work on Yunho's jacket, Yunho told the others about the plan they've come up with and they all agreed to give it a shot.

When they're all sitting down for dinner, the tension can be felt. They're all looking at each other, waiting for one of them to start the conversation.

It's San who decides to speak up and start. "How are you feeling baby? You've been in your room all day and we missed you." San says causing Mingi to look up from his food.

"Fine I guess. I was just busy sorting out my closet." Mingi doesn't even reply to the missing part that San pointed out. "Yeah I know because Hongjoong came over to me with this amazing black denim jacket. He told me he'd reform it for me since apparently you didn't want it anymore." Yunho states hoping to make a point here.

"Yeah true. I don't like the vibe and the fitting of it so he can do whatever he wants with it. I don't want it back." Mingi says just as cold heartedly as he did when he was with Hongjoong.

"I thought you loved it when he reformed your clothing?" Wooyoung says trying to be a little more direct. "Yeah loved." Mingi says.

Seonghwa sighs. He's sick and tired of talking around the subject at this point since Mingi is only getting more hurtful to his boyfriends. "Baby. We're worried about you okay. You're changing. You're not the same anymore.."

"What is this?! Some kind of fucking intervention?! What are you trying to say?" Mingi says more angrily this time.

"W- what we're trying to say is that we miss the old you.. Lately you've been just really rude, especially to us. We just want to know why. What's going on? Is something bothering you?" Jongho tries for the last time.

"YOU. YOU'RE ALL BOTHERING ME AT THIS POINT." Mingi shouts, something he has never done before.

"B- but baby.." Yeosang mumbles. "NO FUCK OFF. ALL OF YOU." He throws his plate in the sink and storms up the stairs, slamming his door shut.

They're all quiet for a moment. They expected this to be a difficult conversation, but they didn't expect Mingi to shout at them and storm off like that. "Okay, guys we tried. Don't let this get to you okay? We tried our best but he pushes us away. So tomorrow we'll do plan B and see if that does something to him." Hongjoong says and they all nod. Everyone is still speechless about Mingi's behavior.

As they get downstairs for breakfast, they all share a glance that says enough. Silent treatment. No talking, no hugging, no nothing. If he can't talk to them, they won't talk to him.

"Hmm who made breakfast this time?" Mingi asks but no one answers. "Thanks for breakfast Sannie. Seonghwa do you want to cook dinner with me tonight?" Yeosang asks, slightly stabbing Mingi in the back by saying this. "It'd love to!" Seonghwa says and smiles.

"Alright is everyone ready for dance practice today?" Hongjoong asks as he looks around. They were suppose to practice tomorrow but Hongjoong changed the scheduele and decided to tell everyone about it. Everyone besides Mingi.

"Yes!" They all shout and laugh. "Wait what? Dance practice is tomorrow right?" Mingi asks as he looks confused at the others. "Good then let's finish breakfast and start to work." They all agree and quickly finish their breakfast, ignoring Minigi's question completely.

As they're all in the van, Mingi tries to ask another question. "So why did we move the practice from tomorrow?" "I was thinking we should work on the details today. You know, the small hand gestures and positioning of our hands so we really get that in sync." Wooyoung suggests.

"Yeah since we all know the choreography from beginning till the end, I think that's a great thing to work on right now." Seonghwa says and smiles.

"Hello? Is that why we moved it? To work on that? Or do we practice tomorrow as well?" Mingi asks sounding slightly frustrated at this point. No one answers and he groans. "Never mind then."

During the practice they keep on ignoring Mingi's suggestions and questions. They can all tell he's getting really pissed off but they need to make him realize that the way he acts is not okay. He's like a ticking time bomb and they're waiting for him to explode so they can hopefully make their point.

As they're all out of breath and getting tired, Hongjoong suggests they should take a short break.

"OKAY WHAT IS GOING ON?!" Mingi shouts as the others just look at him with no expression written on their faces. "First you started some fucking weird ass intervention during dinner last night and now you all ignore me like I don't even exists!"

"Because that's how we feel." Yeosang says, keeping the blank expression on his face.

"What do you mean 'that's how we feel'?" Mingi says as he looks at the others. "I don't understand why you're all acting this way! I'm your boyfriend but I honestly don't feel like I am anymore!" Mingi says as he feels tears from in his eyes.

"Do you think that we still feel like your our boyfriend?" Wooyoung says, tears filling his eyes as well so Seonghwa continues. "Like Jongho said last night. You've been acting so rude to us. You hurt Hongjoong by saying you don't want whatever he makes anymore, but you used to love that. You don't say goodnight to us anymore or go to our rooms to give us a goodnight kiss, like you used to do." 

"You were the one who shouted that he would never change. That Song Mingi would always be Song Mingi, no matter how famous we'd get. But you're not the Song Mingi we started a relationship with." Jongho says just as cold heartedly as Mingi did.

Mingi drops down on his knees and starts sobbing. The others don't move.

"I- I don't know why I'm acting this way okay! Maybe I'm just lost I don't know!" He sobs. "I want to fit in so badly but I just feel like I never fit in. I'm not as cool as you guys, I'm not as good as all the other rappers out there. I just want to be someone okay!" His sobs are slowly turning into helpless cries.

Yunho moves over to him and pulls him close. "But baby.. Why didn't you come to us to talk to us about this? You don't have to fit in. You don't have to be like the others. We love our Song Mingi and we don't want him to change at all. At least not like this.."

Mingi sobs as he looks up at the other who also have tears in their eyes. "I- I'm so sorry guys. I'm so sorry I never meant to hurt any of you.. I was just lost and I'm sorry. I should have talked to you instead of acting the way I did. A- and I'm sorry Joongie. I love it when you reform my clothes. Please don't feel like you're not doing a good job because I really appreciate it and love it."

Hongjoong smiles and moves closer to them as well, pulling both Yunho and Mingi in his tiny arms. "We forgive you baby.. But if you're struggling again, please just come to us and talk to us.." He kisses Mingi softly and finally the soft look is back on their boyfriend's face.

"That smile looks so much better on you babe." San says, making them all laugh.

They all gather around Mingi to hug him closely and make him feel like he is worth something and that he is a part of them.

A/N: Last OT8 oneshot for now loves! I'm still never quite sure on how to properly end a oneshot so I'm sorry if the ending was shitty.

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