𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙊𝙉𝙀𝙍 ~김태형

6

that night

you were restless.

you've been tossing and turning on your bed for centuries, trying to sleep a wink at the very least, but got no results.

you laid on your back and sighed.

the moon shone brightly outside. you can tell by the single window in your cell that was too small for anyone to fit through.

Taehyung layed on his back on his own bed and in his hand was a crumpled piece of paper. he was repeatedly throwing it into the air, before allowing it to fall back into his grip.

you decided to break the eery silence.

'Taehyung?' you called out his name.

'hm?'

'if you could have one thing in this world, what would it be?' yoy asked the first question that came to mind.

that question unexpectedly strikes Taehyung pretty hard. you knew this before he stopped playing with the paper and held it in his hand.

he fell silent for a moment, as multiple answers zapped through his mind.

freedom.

justice.

you.

'freedom. i've never hated a place more in my life than this prison.' he replied.

'what about you? what do you wish for?'

it was your turn to fall silent for a moment.

a fresh start.

family.

him.

'a fresh start, i guess. i want to leave this place, find a job and just get my life together. i don't want to waste such a large section of it here.' Taehyung let out a little sigh.

silence fell upon you two once again.

you expected him to go back to playing with his paper but he didn't.

he layed there, motionless.

almost as if he was deep in his imagination.

'have you ever been in love, y/n?'

you gulped, not really wanting to talk about this certain topic.

'does a middle school boyfriend count?' you light chuckled.

'oh, come on!' Taehyung exclaimed.

you let out a deep breath.

'once. only once.' your voice was barely audible as you spoke. you tried to add a finalizing tone to your voice but Taehyung didn't pick it up.

'who was it?' he asked.

'i was in tenth grade. dated this guy for almost an year and fell in love with him by the day. that was until he dumped me for the least unexpected person.'

'who?'

you let out a shaky breath.

'my best friend.'

'oh fuck!' Taehyung expressed.

you were quite once again, not really knowning what else was there to say.

'he was stupid for leaving you, y/n.'

it's as if your mind instantly stopped working. your heartbeat was so rapid, you can feel it pumping at your fingertips.

perhaps you were overreacting?

maybe Taehyung was simply paying you a compliment?

but something told you he meant so much more than that.

you didn't know what to reply with.

mistakenly, Taehyung took your silence as a bad signal.

he turned to his side, throwing the ball of paper onto the floor rather harshly.

'goodnight.' he said, voice void of any emotion.

'goodnight, tae.' you replied softly.

and soon, you felt into a much needed sleep.

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