Sojourn ♣ JiKook|VMin

"Subject"

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Chapter Thirteen

"Subject"

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Taehyung scanned the streets of Hongdae, checking storefronts and alleys as he tried to match the pinned location Namjoon had sent him. After several minutes of walking in circles, he gave up and crouched beside a wall near a vacant lot.

He scrolled through his phone and found a selca from Jimin. 'When did he take this?' he wonders. Jimin was wearing a white hoodie, his beautiful smile radiating through the phone screen. His heart was pounding, "Aw" he cooed. He placed his hand over his face as he suppressed a smile.

Am I going crazy or what?
It's just a picture—but he's so damn cute.

"Hey, want a light?"

Taehyung nearly jumped out of his skin. He straightened quickly and turned toward the voice. The man in front of him matched Jimin's description—so it had to be Ji-won... or Bobby.

He shook his head. "I don't smoke."

Ji-won stared at him for a second, then burst out laughing. "You've gotta be kidding me. Shit. So the amnesia thing is real?"

Taehyung studied him quietly. Ji-won's eyes were glassy, rimmed red, his movements sluggish—not exactly in great shape. Is he an addict?
Why was Taehyung friends with someone like this?

Still, objectively speaking, the guy didn't look completely wrecked—no missing teeth, no visible shakes, no obvious withdrawal signs.

"Yeah," Taehyung said at last. "So I heard we were friends."

He looked away as he spoke. For some reason, Ji-won's presence made his skin crawl.

Ji-won nodded, swiping at his nose. "Yeah, bro. Sorry we couldn't visit you. You told us never to come to your house. And also not to see him. I'm just keeping the promise we made."

Taehyung's head snapped back toward him. "What promise?"

Ji-won hesitated. "Uh... to never say his name. You know. Your lover."

"Ah." Taehyung exhaled slowly. "I don't remember much. Maybe you can fill me in—just the important stuff."

Ji-won brightened slightly. "You wanna talk inside? We can go in—no one's around today."

He gestured toward what looked like an abandoned garage.

Absolutely not.

"Hmm." Taehyung pointed in the opposite direction. "Let's go to a café. I'm thirsty."

"Oh, we've got beer—"

"And hungry," Taehyung cut in smoothly. "There's a café nearby. My treat. Come on."

He started walking before Ji-won could protest.

Behind him, he heard Ji-won mutter, "Can amnesia change someone's personality too?"

Taehyung ignored it. The question almost amused him.

From this point on, he had no intention of associating with that group again. If he were in his real body, he would've cut them off without a second thought—but for now, he had his reasons.

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"So what are you taking again?" Taehyung asked after they placed their orders. "I'm guessing we went to the same university?"