nct oneshots.

dying kiss ; yujae

ship: nakamoto yuta x jeong jaehyun
request from: sushihyuck on trope #1 [types of kisses]

trigger warning/s ⚠️
➱ blood
➱ major character death

it was noisy. even under those circumstances, jaehyun and yuta were able to be as quiet as possible so no one would notice them.

jaehyun wanted to punch himself for not being able to protect yuta. he would, if he wasn't currently injured. they hid behind the couch as everyone were fighting.

loud gunshots, screams of terror, things falling and breaking. despite everything he was scared of, yuta held down on to jaehyun's wound to stop it from bleeding. he sobs, keeping it down as possible since only jaehyun knows how to fight to protect them but was injured. yuta couldn't lose him.

jaehyun groans in pain when yuta puts more pressure. but he knows it was to save him.

"where is he?!"

the crew was searching for jaehyun, yuta quivering in fear that they might get caught. he sees a gun nearby on the floor. but only if he could grab onto it without being seen and not letting go of the pressure on jaehyun.

yuta swings his leg to get the gun, but accidentally hits a table, toppling it over. the crew sees yuta, as the boy freezes.

their leader had seen him before. he knew he was jaehyun's lover. that's when an idea struck into his mind. jaehyun loved yuta more than anything, so it would hurt more to see the other boy die rather than himself.

he smirks. jaehyun notices how yuta froze in his spot, staring at the man in front of him in fear. he gets up to see over the couch, the man holding his gun straight. "no."

the gunshot was heard, echoing in jaehyun's mind when he couldn't process anything. he sees yuta's frozen in the same spot, except now, he was slowly moving backwards.

"no..."

he gets up with all the force in his body, using up all his energy to get to yuta before his head hits the ground. jaehyun catches his lover on time, with one hand. the other hand covering his own stab wound.

"yuta? yuta baby" he feels tears welling up.

yuta's eyes were open, but the light was no more. he looked at jaehyun, his eyelids getting heavier with each passing second. he tilts his head so it would rest close to jaehyun's body.

"jae, i-i... sorry i couldn't－"

"no. the cops will be here soon and we're getting you out of here okay? we'll be safe again, no one to harm us. just you and me, together... please just don't close your eyes, i'll- i..." jaehyun rambles.

the tears in his eyes flow down. and so does yuta's. he musters up all the energy left in him to place his palm on jaehyun's peach like cheeks, which he first fell in love with. jaehyun immediately leans into the warm touch, which was rapidly becoming colder. he holds yuta hand close to his cheek, his other hand holding his head. he had completely forgotten about his own life threatening wound.

"jae, promise me y-you'll live on without me... i want you to go ahead in life, i'll always be with you i-in your heart" yuta's voice croaks as he quickly speaks before his very last breaths.