#macrovore

 “leave me alone!” you said, slinging your backpack over your shoulder and hurrying through the front doors of school. the tall boy snickered and followed after you, catching up and pulling the ends of your hair roughly, sending shocks through your scalp. “c’mon, shorty, don’t be such a bore,” he said, and you clenched your fists around your phone. “stop calling me that!” you said, elbowing him away from you as he attempted to pinch your cheeks. he pouted, readying to say something else before his friends appeared.

 he greeted them all happily, continuing to pursue after you as you speed walked through the school courtyard. “hey, wait up!” they call, and once they catch up to you one starts by snatching your phone from your hand and another grabs your arms. you yelp in surprise, twirling around to tell them to give you your phone back. one holds you on place, and the other two toss your phone back and forth, whooping and yelling. “what are you guys, six? just leave me alone!” you shouted, trying to keep your voice strong. you swallowed as a lump formed in your throat, you eyes burning. the absolute last thing you needed was to cry in front of them.

 “what, is shorty upset?” the tallest cooed, making sure to flick your forehead as you glared before turning back to his friend. your faced turned red and you pursed your lips, trying your hardest not to let tears fall from your eyes. this always happened, they always pestered you, and it was so tiring. they fumble with your phone, pretending to drop it before catching it at the last second, making you jump every time. “stop before you drop it,” you said, and despite your best efforts your voice cracked, and a tiny tear leaked from your eye. they all turned to look at you, smirking and snickering as your hid your head, unable to wipe you face because of the boy holding your arms behind you. sadly, no one in the courtyard had the nerve to even make eye contact with you, so you were ignored.

 before they could respond and tease you some more, a small tremor shook the ground beneath your feet, making you gasp and struggle to keep your footing. almost immediately after was another, followed by another, growing in strength and intensity. a few people shrieked and ducked, some ran inside and others simply grasped for something around them to keep balance. you wrenched away from the boy holding you, and turned to the others, ready to ask for your phone but you were distracted by their dumbstruck expression. two last earthquakes occurred right behind you, before stopping abruptly as a dark shadow was cast over the courtyard.

 “bullies, bullies…” a deep voice rumbled from high above, almost shaking the ground itself as it rustled the tree tops. you turned around quickly, tilting your head back to look to your giants face. the same dark eyes, elfish ears and messy head of hair.  “chanyeol!” you called out in surprise, stumbling back. his glare turned to you and his lips turned into a grin. “hey there, are they bothering you?” he asked, his eyes hardening again as he looked back to the boys surrounding you.

 you heard one whimper in fear behind you as chanyeol towered over them, and any anger you held towards them dissipated. “no, chanyeol, it’s fine,” you responded, but his hard gaze never left them. he crouched down, squatting over everyone and peering down at them. even though his height decreased and he was closer to the ground he still looked enormous. “don’t lie, darling, i saw.” his sheer intimidation sent a shiver down your spine, and he reached out a massive hand to separate you from the bullies, pulling you back. you stood by his foot, avoiding the gazes of the students around you.

 “none of you lie either; give back what you took from her,” he said. the power of his voice and ambiance scared the boys into scrambling around for your phone without hesitation, before the tallest and the one to start the teasing was shoved forward with your phone in his hands. he swallowed, peeking up at chanyeol as he glared down at him. he was rooted in place, unsure if the giant wanted him to come closer or not, which he vehemently disagreed with.

 chanyeol growled lowly, staring him down and curling his lip. the boy squeaked and rushed forward, hiding his face and shoving your phone into your open hands. “i’mverysorry!” he said quickly, before turning and sprinting from chanyeol’s gaze. chanyeol smirked and chuckled, before lazily reaching out and plucking him up by the back of his shirt. “don’t run away yet, coward,” he said lowly, lifting him up a bit off the ground as he yelled and thrashed. “chanyeol, put him down!” you pleaded, and he sighed a bit in disappointment before obeying and plopping him back down in the ground again.

 you peeked from behind chanyeol’s leg into the courtyard and saw it was completely empty- everyone else had fled chanyeol’s presence. “apologize formally,” chanyeol demanded, resting his head on his folded arms, which were upheld by his knees as he crouched. you turned a bit red. “oh, he already said sorry, they don’t have to.” the boys all nodded enthusiastically, eager to run away. chanyeol pouted. “no way! they can’t get away that easily for making you cry. besides, his apology sucked.” you turned red again at his statement, before sending an apologetic look towards the boys, who’s eyes were wide in fright.

 chanyeol stared at them expectantly, but the boys didn’t move, rooted in fear. the courtyard was completely silent for a moment, the boys unsure of who they were supposed to listen to, you or the giant. the silence was broken when chanyeol spoke softly, his words stabbing the boys (and you) in shock. “do it or i’ll eat you.” it was said quietly but still echoed across the property as chanyeol stared blankly down at them, his expression telling them that he wasn’t lying.

 “we’re really sorry! really really sorry! we promise to leave you alone!” they all clambered over each other to apologize the loudest, before chanyeol shooed them away and they all scrambled inside the school. chanyeol smirked in satisfaction at their tiny retreating figures.

 “chanyeol, why’d you have to scare them so bad?” you asked, exasperated as you tucked your phone into your backpack. chanyeol scoffed and grinned to himself, before sitting on the ground and splaying his long legs in front of him, leaning back on his hands. “they totally deserved it, bullies always do,” he mumbled, toying with a tree next to him. you sighed to yourself, staring up at chanyeol for a moment. a smile you couldn’t help creeped onto your face, and you called up, “thank you, chanyeol. for protecting me.” his eyes flicked over to you, and the malice they held before was gone and replaced with admiration. he smiled warmly as well. “i’ll always protect you, darling,” he said.