𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰 ↬ ᵗᵃᵉᵏᵒᵒᵏ ˢʰᵒʳᵗ ˢᵗᵒʳʸ

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In a world were humans and invisibles coexist, once upon a time lived a lonely soul named Taehyung.

Snow fell softly as the lonely soul wandered through the empty streets of a quiet city.

It was mid December , the sun was long gone and the moon shone bright in the clear night sky of the snowy Sunday.

The lonely soul found it beautiful, magnificent even.

He continued his measured steps trough the endless streets lit by flickering streetlights that made his late night walk kind of horrific. The ambiance was off. Like something bad was about to occur - something dangerous.

The soul didn't mind thought.

In fact, it was his plan all along.

For something terrific to happen I mean.

Something like falling from the edge he was now standing on. 

The soul's eyes shifted from the flowing water beneath him to the view ahead.

You could see cars go by in the distance. They looked like small lights, running faster that the boy's heart rate which kind of seems impossible but it was the truth.

His hand found place on his chest, trying to calm his survival instincts as he took his first step forward.

Suddenly, a loud voice shouted his way.

"HEY!" , it said.

The soul turned around and tried identifying the person's face. Sadly, his attempt failed.

Both of them actually.

"Hey! Hey what are you doing up there ?" the voice yelled once again.

"You.....You can see me ?" the soul responded confused. 

It was impossible for humans to see or hear souls so the voice must've been from another invisible. Another soul perhaps.

Only, as the soul stepped away from the edge and saw the other properly , he realized it wasn't a soul.

It was a shadow.

The meanest of creatures among the invisible kind.

Shadows were famous for many things. Some examples would be rape, vandalism, theft, drug dealing and several criminal acts such as fraud, kidnapping, child abuse, illegal experimenting and arson.

Needless to say other invisible creatures hated them.

Taehyung - even thought he was a relatively calm individual in general - wasn't an exception.

"The fuck you want shadow ? Mind your own goddamn business." the soul spat and started to walk away.

"Hey ! Wait up soul !" the other yelled after him and started running towards the other.

"I just wanted to check if you were.....you know.. alright" , he said in a worried tone but quietly whispered the last word for some reason.

"I'm good. You can go home now" the soul answered with an angry tone.

"I don't think you are thought. W-what's your name by the way ? I'm Jungkook !" the shadow giggled as he extended his hand for the other to shake.

"Taehyung but it's soul for you" the soul responded annoyed but shook the other's hand shortly after.

Their interaction was strange.

The shadow, apparently named Jungkook, was nothing like the other shadows Taehyung had met before.

He was smiling, giggling and being extremely friendly even thought the soul was a complete stranger to him.

He behaved in a way that scared but also somehow amazed Taehyung.

A little while later, the soul turned around and saw that the shadow was following him.

"Dude, why are you still here ?" the soul said as he sent the other a repulsive glare. "Oh.. I don't know....I don't really have anywhere to go so..." answered the shadow and proceeded to scratch his head in embarrassment.

"The fuck you mean 'I have nowhere to go' ? Just go home dude. Stop bothering me" , a now irritated soul spat.

"I'm afraid I can't do that" the shadow calmly answered.

"Why the fuck not ?!" , Taehyung suddenly yelled as he stopped in front of the other boy. 

Obviously scaring the poor being. 

"I-I can't just leave you alone after.....that" Jungkook whispered his last word again.

Taehyung had scared him to the point where his shoulders were right next to his ears and his whole body was trembling. Frankly speaking, his eyes were starting to get teary as well.

Seeing this, Taehyung's glare slowly shifted to a kinder, more gentle look as he realized the other only wanted him to be safe. 

"...Why do you care thought ?" , he asked with a small voice.

"I don't know... I just...I've been there you know...I've stood on that bridge at least four times in the past ten years. I just... wanted you to have a second chance I guess.." Jungkook's honey-like tone melted the soul's heart.

He felt the shadow's honesty and sincerity in each of his words.

Taehyung felt warmth in his stomach from the look of compassion and strong empathy on Jungkook's face.

'Maybe he isn't like them...' Taehyung thought to himself.

It is in a comfortable silence that they continued their undisputed wandering for a while until the soul spoke up again.

"Hey Jk -- I can call you that right ?-- "

"Well-" 

"--Yeah I can. Anyways wanna come over for coffee ? What do you say hmm ?", smirked the soul.

"Pardon ?! You're serious ? Can I ? Can I ? Can I ?", Jungkook shouted excitedly.

"Yeah idiot, it's a fucking invitation" he responded sarcastically.

"Okay ! Let's go!!! " 

𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖚𝖊𝖉...