Hoseok has been looking for an apartment to stay and luckily he found one. But there is already a tenant named Jungkook who is staying in the same apartment. What's worse - Only he is able to see Jungkook and no one else can.
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Jungkook stood there shell shocked. He didn't realize that Hoseok was hurting so bad. He didn't know Hoseok was going through such big loss. He walked towards the rooftop. He looked at Hoseok who was standing staring at the night sky. The city lights illuminated the night sky. He felt the breeze on his face. He felt his husband was wiping his tears away as it flowed continuously. It's been a year. He tried to move on, only he couldn't. He just stood there allowing the pain inside him flow freely.
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Jungkook walked towards Hoseok. He wanted to hug the poor man. He had his back turned on Jungkook but Jungkook could understand that he was crying. For the first time since the last few days, Jungkook realized that he doesn't know Hoseok as he thought he did.
"Hoseok, I am sorry. I realized that I don't know you so well." He paused for a few seconds before contuining. "You know I got this place for this rooftop. I was planning to build a garden here but I couldn't.....and now I am blabbering." He took a deep sigh. "I am sorry, okay. But sometimes it helps if you talk about it."
"I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT OKAY." Hoseok screamed.
"Okay, okay", Jungkook said his hands-up trying to calm Hoseok down.
"But if you wanna talk, remember I am here, k?" Jungkook said. He stood near Hoseok observing the night lights. He wished for a luscious garden with starry lights and a small bench on the rooftop. He wished he could have someone in his arms as he would unwind after a busy day, someone to talk to, someone who would hold him in his arms and kiss his worries away. He sighed and looked at Hoseok who had stopped crying but was standing lost in his thoughts. He didn't say anything but simply observed Hoseok.
After a while, Hoseok spoke. "Taehyung, his name was Kim Taehyung."
"Who was Taehyung?"
"He was my husband."
"Wanna talk about it? It's okay if you don't want to.", Jungkook asked.
Hoseok sighed. He sat down his back rested on the wall. He closed his eyes as he remembered his first love – his husband.
"We were both in the same college. We were both architects. I bumped into him on the first day of the college. He was so excited about the first day, unlike me, I was a nervous wreck. New people, new college, I didn't know how to make friends or just to be around people. But he was calm and collected. He assured me that all will be well and I should stick with him. That's how he was. He cared for people and that's what made people love him even more. We were friends but somehow down the lane, we realized our love for each other. You know he called me Hobi, my Sunshine...that was his nickname for me, Hobi...I called him Taetae." Hoseok chuckled as he remembered his husband.
Jungkook looked eagerly as Hoseok continued, "I remember the last summer of our college. I had gone to my parents' house. He messaged me that he was missing me too much. I thought it was just me but when I went back, he hugged me so tight as if I was his life support. And then he looked at me and said, "I love you Hobi, don't ever ever.....ever leave me."
Hoseok smiled faintly as he remembered the moments. "Only....I wasn't the one to leave this time....." He buried his head down as he started sobbing, tears flowing freely. Jungkook felt something wet on his cheeks only to realize he was crying too. He wanted to console the man and hug him, console him....only he couldn't. He tried to place a hand on Hoseok's shoulder only to realize his hand was passing through it. He cleared his throat, "Hoseok, I am sorry."
Hoseok looked up at Jungkook and wiped his tears. He simply nodded.
"Hoseok, Can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"How?"
"Cerebral hemorrhage."
"I am sorry, Hoseok, I really do. I...but Hoseok, isn't it time to let him go? Sometimes it hurts to hold on."
"I know Jungkook....I know holding on is painful, but letting go is brutal. How can I let go of him?", Hoseok closed his eyes. He only had the memories of Tae and to let it go....he can't, he just can't.
"Let go of him, Hoseok, not for you, for him, for his happiness. You need to let him go. Do you think he would be happy seeing you miserable like this?", Jungkook reasoned. But Hoseok's emotions changed from sorrow to anger. He admitted Jungkook was right, but he was right too. He won't ever be able to forget Tae. Tae is not with him, but he has the memories of him which he won't let go ever...."I don't need to listen to this shit right now".
Saying that Hoseok went back to the apartment and grabbed a bottle of alcohol. "Stop it Hoseok, drinking is not a solution."
"Oh yeah, how would you know? Have you ever had alcohol?"
"Hoseok, you need some food in your stomach not this poison. Stop it. You cannot drink the pain away." Jungkook tried to grab the alcohol but he couldn't. His hand passed through the bottle.
"Watch me", Hoseok dared Jungkook as he opened the bottle.
"Stop it Hoseok, I won't let you."
"Oh yeah, what you gonna do?", Hoseok countered.
"Last chance Hoseok", Jungkook warned but Hoseok ignored him.
That was it for Jungkook as he lunged at Hoseok entering his body. He didn't know how he stuck into Hoseok's body but he did it. He pulled the bottle out of Hoseok's hand as Hoseok tried to get Jungkook out of his body wiggling himself in the process.
"Eee ahhh, get off me, you freak...", Hoseok screamed. Jungkook was controlling his body which made Hoseok scared and weird. Jungkook used Hoseok's one hand to slap Hoseok while he used Hoseok's other hand tried to pour the alcohol down the kitchen drain. "Damn you Jungkook, you are a mean spirit....Get out of my body, you psycho", he screamed as he tried to get Jungkook out of his body.
"Noo, stop fighting Hoseok...", Jungkook said as he poured the whole bottle down the sink. He jumped out of Hoseok's body while Hoseok stood there seething in anger looking at the empty bottle in his hand.
"You will thank me for that", Jungkook said proudly.
Hoseok slammed the bottle on the kitchen counter and went to the couch sitting dejectedly. Jungkook went behind him and sat beside him.
"No, I don't understand. Why are you still here? Do you actually hate the idea of someone living in your house?", Hoseok asked his voice clearly angry and frustrated.
"I am here coz......I am scared Seokkie. I am so scared. I just feel alive when I am with you and when I am not with you, I don't feel like I exist at all. Maybe.....I am REALLY dead." Jungkook said sadly. He probably was dead. It would be better that he accepted this fact.
