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the computer in the room alerts them of a notification. taehyung looks at the blue screen, eyes tinted the same color as he reads the message. he feels jeongguk still behind him, "tae?"
"read it," taehyung steps aside and points to the screen, breathing heavy.
jeongguk scans the screen, heart rate picking up as he reads the last paragraph. he looks at taehyung, and then back at the text.
"the cure's been approved?"
"it's here, in block c."
they have a chance.
taehyung nods, "i'll go look for it, you stay here."
"woah, wait. we can think of a plan," jeongguk grabs taehyung's arm and holds him back.
"we don't have time, i don't have time jeongguk, i could turn any minute," taehyung cups jeongguk's face, "the building's swarming with zombies, and i'll need you to be here when i come back. we'll run a test to see if the virus is still active in me. . . we'll be ok. we've been ok, haven't we?"
jeongguk closes his eyes, contemplating whether letting taehyung go again, was even a good idea. but what other option was there? they had a chance of living, if taehyung didn't turn halfway there. and staying in the room meant taehyung would turn and jeongguk would willingly let him turn him. he could never kill taehyung.
"but you'll be back," jeongguk nods, as if reassuring himself.
"i always come back," taehyung gives him a smile, flicking jeongguk's chin.
jeongguk holds his breath as taehyung exits the room.
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he passes by the undead, hands sweating as the creatures growl and sniff at him. taehyung maneuvers through the place, reading the signs on the doors to try and find the lab.
there's two floors on block c, and there are endless halls and rooms. taehyung is running out of time now, this time for real. if he didn't reach the cure in time, it'd be over. his brain hurts, he can feel the increasing headache with every step he takes, with every movement of his body. he's mapped out which rooms are most likely to have the fridge of vials, he's crossed out about fifty rooms.
