SUPPORT

suho-centric (hinted!suho/seohyun) | 1001 words | pg-13 | mama powers!au, dystopian!au
set in the same universe as standby.

"Any questions?" Junmyeon asks and looks around, searching for any signs of disapproval. They are sitting around the only table in their facility, the dinner table, and everyone seems to mirror each other's grim expression. If they are doubtful of his decision, they don't let it show. They know that he has had a hard time thinking of the best solution for their group.

Junmyeon is not the eldest in their team, but he is the most trusted one. There is Yixing, who is older than him, but Yixing is not cut for leading a group. He doesn't like organizing and he dislikes giving orders even more. Yixing is the type of person who follows quietly and only speaks up when absolutely necessary.

Seohyun is the same age as Junmyeon and could have been leader, too, for she is smart. Junmyeon often asks for her opinion, but he also knows that she has a flaw, and that is her emotional side. Once agitated, she stops thinking and acts as intuition dictates her, often compromitting her own safety.

And then they have Minseok, who is actually the eldest. He, too, has refused to take on the role of a leader, explaining that he had neither skills nor confidence as such, so the whole group has chosen Junmyeon to be their guide and center instead. They flock around him and ask for his advice, never taking a step on their own without informing him. It's one of the first rules he has set up, and Junmyeon is relieved to see that even stubborn Jongin complies to it.

At times, Junmyeon thinks it had been a good decision to make him the leader, because he is the only one who stays calm and composed in every situation, not letting emotions take over and fog his decision making. At other times, he curses the day he accepted his role because the burden of watching over the whole group gets too much. If anyone dies outside, it would be his fault for sending them out on a mission. They all trust him too much. Like now. No one voices objection although he can sense that not everyone is comfortable with what he has chosen for them to do.

"I take it as an okay then," Junmyeon says, hoping that no one