Sempiternal: •D.E.A(live).D• || BOOK 4#

18. Ignored beg

"Yoongi, you have to eat." Hoseok tries to get him to eat, giving it to him in his mouth and in his room, so there will be no comments from anyone regarding his deteriorated state. The only thing people need to know is that he is alive.

His pests and such can keep them.

"I don't want to." he replies quietly, continuing to write as usual. Hoseok begins to fear that it may not be possible to get the ink out of his hands. Part of his palm is completely black, almost like the paint on his fingers and up to the middle of them.

"Y-you can do it while you write. Just open your mouth, okay? Please? Do it for me." he asks in desperation. It's been two hours trying the same thing, but Yoongi is not cooperating in any way.

"No." replies Yoongi even more vaguely, paying no attention to Hoseok in front of him. The dancer bites his lips, straightening up. He finds it impressive how the most frustrating situations in his life are always marked by one thing:

The wanting, but not being able to carry out what he wants and feels necessary.

~ * * * ~

"He's nowhere to be found," grumbles Taehyung grumpily. "I don't think he went out by himself. It's impo-"

"Even if he did, he knows how to get back" replies Jungkook with some confidence regarding his dog. "He knows how to look for things. Maybe he's tracking something important and will come here when he locates it."

"Jungkook, he could get killed out there" chides Taehyung. "We should go out and look for him. Maybe we'll get that he's stuck in an apartment or something like that." Jungkook shakes his head.

"He knows what to do. I've been training him every time we went out. He knows what to do, trust him a little bit. He's just like me. He'll come back eventually. Sooner rather than later, if we're lucky." echoes Jungkook determined to have faith about it.

Maybe it's just his desire to want his dog back, but Jungkook has a feeling that he's fine and safe, just too crazy to come back. Anyway, his next long outing is in a day. So maybe he'll run into Bam on the way.

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"Jungkook is going out tomorrow," comments Jin to Namjoon, who is more intent on the circuits he's trying to make work. The solar panels have been a real headache. He thought his life would be easier, not more complicated. "We should ask him to bring some things. Small ones. That way it'll be worth it for him to wander around for another two months." commented Jin, leaning on the solar panel.

"So you finally gave up huh?" replies Namjoon, mockingly. Jin exhales in an overwhelmed exhale.

"I don't have much more choice and if he abides by the rules we told him, I guess there's no point in me getting mad at him" Namjoon nods, okay, Jin is making progress in stopping being a hard head, "but it doesn't stop me from being annoyed. Not at him, but at someone else."

"Now what did I do?" asks Namjoon, knowing he's referring directly to him. Otherwise, he wouldn't tell him. Jin rolls his eyes, crossing his arms.

"You're not eating, again and your sleeping hours are decreasing more and more What part of I want you to take care of yourself are you not understanding?"

"In my defense, I haven't been sleeping these days because Taehyung won't leave me alone." excuses Namjoon teasingly and Jin lets out a snort.

"What does that have to do with you not eating? You must eat. Just because your muscle mass is holding up doesn't mean you can keep doing it. Even so, you're leaner. You're not going to have enough strength if we need it." retorts Jin and Namjoon stops and looks towards him.