Give Me One Good Reason (prev: 13 Reasons) (HIATUS)

(54) Watch It Burn

TRIGGER WARNING - PUTTING THIS HERE PRIOR TO WRITING THE CHAPTER
*This chapter IS writing itself away from what I'd written down/planned, so I'm not sure where it will take me. Just know that there WILL be explicit and triggering content in this chapter! Cursing, non-consensual sexual acts and acts of violence.

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PREVIOUSLY: "Uncle Cheng, Papa Ying brought you some of his favourite Emperor's Smile for you to both share. Please enjoy it together," The infamous Yílíng Patriarch shot me a glare that was supposed to be threatening but I only smirked sideways at him, knowing he appreciated the time he would get to spend with his brother. "A'Ling, I want to introduce you to , A'Xion, courtesy name Nie Yunghe. This is my cousin Jeon Jeongguk and his boyfriend Jin Yonghoon." I left the sentence after introducing his brother very casually, but to my surprise it wasn't Jin Ling who responded first to the introduction but Uncle Jiang.

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3rd Person's P.O.V.

Lan Taehyung's mobile phone keeps ringing in his pocket, the volume is right down but Nie Yunghe know it's ringing because he can see the screen lighting up repeatedly. Snagging the phone carefully out of his pocket, the mint haired male answers it; concerned because the number isn't saved into his lovers phone and it's a clean number that they've gotten him when they disposed of the previous, well, everything that had to do with Kim Mitzuki, Min Suga and Min Yoongi.

"What?" Nie Yunghe grunts into the microphone, not allowing the caller to distinguish his voice clearly. There's no answer and, being the mechanik he is, he's cautious (paranoid) and screenshots the number so they (he or his cousins) can trace it later. The number hangs up short of 10 seconds into the call. Unlike his brunette other half, Xion knows that this could be a precursor for trouble - it wasn't long ago that he was the trouble that calls like this would lead to, and he had a sinking feeling in his guts that he knows who's behind the call.

Nudging the young man who stole his hoodie, and his heart, Xion got his boyfriend's attention. Gorgeous chocolate brown eyes met clear violet and he loses his breath, again, just like every time, and Xion holds Win's phone toward him. The younger looks surprised to see his phone in his lovers grasp.

"How many calls from unknown numbers have you gotten? And when did they start?" Win is questioned, Xion hoping he's wrong. Win cocks his head, thinking. "A few," he admits reluctantly. Closing his eyes, Xion consciously takes a deep breath and, letting it out slowly, he repeats the question. "When did they start?" A hand anxiously rubs the back of Win's neck, "Uh.. Three, maybe four days ago?" He doesn't sound so sure about his answer, phrased like a question.

"Fuck." 

The curse falls quietly from Xion's lips, trying to be quiet yet still managing to catch Jeongguk's attention. Deep blue eyes zero in on violet, his eyes narrowing and Xion can almost see the calculations happening behind blue eyes. "It's that fuckless cunt, isn't it. The one who cost us our Mitzuki and fucking killed him." Venom filled words coated the atmosphere in the room.

This. This wasn't a question and as Xion nodded, Jeongguk hissed angrily, getting the attention (specifically) of Lan Sizhui, Jiang Cheng, and Lan Wuxian. All eyes now rested on Lan Taehyung, Nie Yunghe, and Jeon Jeongguk.

"I'm sure of it." Lan Wuxian was not at all surprised when his adopted son grabbed the jar of Emperor's Smile from his lax grasp and downed a good portion of it before metaphorically coming up for air. Jiang Cheng and Jin Yonghoon on the other hand, gaped like fish out of water.