THE WHITE-TINGED NOTEBOOK | VMIN [COMPLETED]✓

|| Blades and Knives ||

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Who are you? Tae musters the courage to ask between his sobs.

Jimin scoots down closer to Tae and holds Tae's cheek in his palm and softly rubs his thumb over it.

Surprisingly, it unusually calms Tae. Jimin tries to hunt down the reason for Tae existence here, at this hour. He thinks of a hundred possible scenarios that led Tae here.

But none seem to fit the situation.

"Why are you here?" Jimin questions keeping his eyes fixed over Tae's orbs to look out for any lies that he blurts out.

"I...I came in search of you. You didn't come to school since last Friday. I wanted to make sure you are okay-" Tae stopped talking as he saw bloodstains over Jimin's sleeves.

Jimin realises that he forgot to wipe the cutter before placing it back into his sleeve. His sleeve was now painted in red and no matter what he says, the boy before him isn't going to believe him.

There is no reason for him to trust Jimin. Does he?

Oddly, it hurt Jimin to see the heavy base of panic that was building in Tae's heart.

The cheerful aura of Tae that he encountered in the library was now replaced by immense anxiety. The soft giggles that escaped out of his lips have turned into whimpers and sobs. His honey tanned skin has turned pale white.

Tae is repulsed by him.

Tae despises him.

The only person that came in search of him now regrets his life decisions.

Jimin's mind was twirling with thousands of thoughts and he let them consume him. Pull out his softer side and let his insecurities take over.

The 'past' him would have made sure to leave no trace of evidence. His 'past' self would have wrapped the man before him and thrown him far away and made sure he never returns.

But now he doesn't want to do it.

Not anymore.

He doesn't want a single cut over the boy before him. He doesn't want to hurt him. Even if it means to expose himself to the world.

Was he going crazy?

Was this the end?

Jimin lifts himself and drops a transportation card in front of Tae who keeps his eyes shut unable to think about the future consequences.

"Go down straight and take the first left. You will find a bus stop and use the card in case you run out of cash."

With that Jimin leaves the place with his hands in his pockets.

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Taehyung almost squeezes his big brother as soon as he returns to his home, leaving his brother in total confusion. He drops himself on his bed, playing with the vehicle card in his fingers and shuts all his thoughts and drifts to sleep.