(Dreamcatcher)
TW: Death
Summary: The two of you deal with the consequences of your decisions.
You weren't sure how long you've been trapped in your own personal hell. It was impossible to keep track of the days since there was no sunrise or sunset. All there was is the dark sky that haunted you. As much as you wanted to forget the fact that you were trapped, the dark sky always reminded you of your predicament. In order to save Minji, you had accepted the consequences of eternally living in hell.
X
Minji stared at the crystal that held your body. It's been months since everything occurred and none of them were any closer to finding a way to wake you up. None of them wanted to give up on finding a solution but Minji knew they were wasting time. They needed to find their way back home or else they risked the same faith as you. She didn't want to give up on bringing you home but she knew that you wouldn't approve of what they were doing. You had used the bullet on her so that she could lead them back home.
"Minji?" Turning around, she spots Gahyeon on the door. "Anything today?"
Minji turns back to face you as she lets out a sigh. They had all taken turns to guard the crystal for any signs of life but it was always the same thing. You remained frozen in the crystal with no signs of waking up.
"Nothing. Listen, Gahyeon...."
"Don't." Gahyeon knew where this was going to lead to. The other members had all been noticing how hopeless Minji had been getting in waking you up. "We can't give up. We'll find a way."
"We're wasting time." Minji felt a lump in her throat as tears threatened to spill. It was hard to talk about what needed to be done but it had to be said. "We can't stay here any longer. We need to go back home."
"W...we can't leave her here!" Gahyeon didn't bother trying to hold back her tears. She walked over to the crystal and pressed a hand against it. "It's not fair! We'll find a way."
"Gahyeon, please!" Minji had made a difficult decision. She knew the others wouldn't accept it but she had to force them to. "We can't save her."
"YES WE CAN!" Gahyeon tried to push Minji away as the other girl hugged her but she just held her closer. She started sobbing loudly after finally letting Minji hold her. "...yes we can."
Minji held her until she calmed down.
"(y/n) wouldn't want for us to stay stuck here. She would've wanted us to go home."
Gahyeon knew that Minji was right but she couldn't accept it. She refused to go home without you.
X
You didn't feel tired. You couldn't feel hunger. All you could feel was the pain you felt of losing Minji and the others. Every second, you were reminded of the look of betrayal Minji had seconds before she was woken up. It killed you that you would never be able to make things right with her. You knew Minji wouldn't hate you for what you had done but you knew that you had hurt her. There could've been other ways to save Minji but from what you had heard, Minji had her mind set on remaining in the alternate reality so the you and the others could get out.
Alone and with nothing but your mind to keep you entertained, you thought of what life would've been like if the 7 of you hadn't gotten into the mess. You pictured yourself married to Minji sometime in the future with the possibility of one or two kids. Just thinking of the possibilities brought you to tears. You had accepted the fact that you were never getting out and you wished for your suffering to end. Remaining in the alternate reality was worse than death because you lived your nightmare for all eternity. There was no end.
