No matter how much he didn't want to, Taehyung had to stop and stare down at Seokjin's face.
"Are you okay?", he asked while caressing the other's shoulder blades.
"Yeah..!", Seokjin was breathing heavily; well they both were. He felt Seokjin's fingers caressing a specific part of his back gently but curiously.
He knew what were going to be the man's next words even before they spilled out of his lips.
"What is this, Taetae?"
He gulped quietly, leaning down to plant a brief kiss on the older's plush lips before hoisting himself up, smiling assuringly as a pair of anxious doe eyes stared at him.
"It h-hurts a lot, d-doesn't it?"
"Not at all, love..."
"S-stop.. stop l-lying to me!"
He heard Seokjin's soft gasp as he turned his back towards him.
"How did it-"
"It all h-happened because of me. I kept telling you we sh-shouldn't do this, V! I told you the lord won't accept u-us!"
Tender, careful fingers touched the dark scarred skin of his back. Taehyung closed his eyes, a overwhelming sense of homecoming invading his soul.
"I don't care!"
"But I do! You l-lost your wings, V! And I'm going to be r-reborn as a-"
"How did it happen..?!, Seokjin asked softly, littering his shoulders with butterfly kisses.
"You think I won't wait for you?!"
"I know! I kn-know you will! B-but what if.. V.. V, what if I won't be able to r-recognize you?!"
"I was punished for loving someone.", Taehyung answered breathlessly.
"I-I can explain!", he inhaled shakily, trying to turn around as soon as he felt Seokjin going stiff behind him.
But two hands gently forced him to stay still.
"You will recognize me. I believe in you, Jin. I believe in our bond, love..."
"P-promise..?"
Soft, warm lips traced through the specific pattern on his back.
