"Jimin, baby, you need to tell me. What the hell happened? How did you and Yoongi end up with that man?", Hoseok asks, baffled. The officer has left them alone to talk things out and Hoseok just wants to know how his son ended up in that state.
Jimin shakes his head, cowering. Hoseok frowns. Their Jimin, sweet and calm and beautiful. He looks so small and scared right now. What did Lee Hwayoung even do to him? He scoots closer to the boy and wraps an arm around his shoulders. Jimin tenses only for a second before relaxing. He doesn't bury his face into Hoseok's chest like he usually does and that worries him.
"I'm sorry", Jimin whispers. Hoseok has to strain his ears to hear him properly. "Honey, why are you sorry? If he did something to you, he's at fault. You don't have to apologise", he tries to calm the teen down. He looks beyond shaken.
Jimin shakes his head albeit nervously. Hoseok feels his skin crawl. This can't be any good. Jimin is usually so outspoken about things. If he's nervous about something, it has to mean something bigger. "Baby, tell me. What happened?", he asks again, firmer this time.
Fat tears start rolling down Jimin's face and he hiccups. "Yoongi hyung— he— he's here b-because of m-me", he stutters out, not meeting his uncle's eyes, head hanging low. Meanwhile, Hoseok cannot even begin to explain what he's feeling after hearing that. His son, his baby, is in that state because of... Jimin? No, that can't be it.
"Mimi, what are you talking about? What did Hwayoung do? Why is it your fault? Did he threaten you to say this to me? Did he—" he's cut off by Jimin's sudden outburst. "He didn't do anything! It was me! I pushed Yoongi hyung down the stairs! Hwayoung hyung did nothing at all!", he explains, standing up from his position beside Hoseok.
Seeing Jimin in this state, panting, scared and yet with a petulance that Hoseok can't pinpoint, it feels him with an anger he can't describe. How dare Jimin do this to his son and then try to defend some random person even in this crucial time? He opens his mouth to say something but Jimin beats him to it.
"I don't understand why everyone keeps doubting Hwayoung hyung and his intentions! He has done nothing to hurt me or Yoongi hyung. I was the one who—", "That's enough!", Hoseok roars, face red with an uncontrolled rage that stems from deep within.
Jimin flinches at his loud voice, cowering once again. Hoseok suddenly can't see his seventeen years old nephew. He can only see the person who's responsible for his son's delicate condition. "How dare you hurt my son like this and act like you have any right to shout or be mad at me?!", he raises his voice. It shocks Jimin to the core because Hoseok has never done that before.
"Samcheon—", he tries to apologise but Hoseok raises his hand in the air and stops him from speaking any further. "Shut up! I don't wanna hear it. Don't call me samcheon after what you've done to your brother, Jimin. How could you do this to him? What did my Yoongi ever do to you?", his voice cracks as he demands.
Jimin's waterworks starts again. He feels so disoriented. What is he doing? Why did he do all that? Why did he hurt his dear Yoongi hyung? Why can't he bring himself to think about anyone but Hwayoung. Hwayoung. Hwayoung.
"I'm sorry", he wails, falling to his knees. Hoseok takes no pity on him. He's so overcome by his sadness and rage that he fails to reason with the circumstances. "Sorry won't make my Yoongi okay again! Sorry won't make him come out of this fucking state! Don't fucking apologise for something you don't even regret doing!", he spits angrily, eyes red and glistening with unshed tears. He's angry to the point where he doesn't even care about using curse words in front of his nephew.
Jimin shudders, shaking his head as more tears fall from his eyes. "I never w-wanted h-him to get h-hurt. P-Please believe me", he cries. Hoseok turns away from him. He can't bear to look at the person who's responsible for Yoongi's delicate state. Jimin is after all, just a kid. And yet, Hoseok's parental instincts stop him from understanding or sympathising with him.
"Confess to the police. Tell them everything you told me", is what he says after the silence stretches on for too long. Jimin wails louder, shaking his head repeatedly. "I c-can't", he croaks. Hoseok clenches his jaw. "Then I'll have to tell them. You need to realise what you've done and bear the consequences of your own actions. And we need to get rid of Hwayoung. You need to stay away from that pest", he says, trying to keep his voice level.
Jimin's eyes widen. He can bear the consequences of what he's done to Yoongi but Hwayoung has done nothing. It's not his fault that Jimin couldn't think straight and hurt his own cousin. Hwayoung has been nothing but kind and loving to him. He doesn't deserve any of this.
"Hobi Samcheon, please. D-Don't do this. Hwayoung h-hyung has done nothing. It's all my f-fault. I—", he stops himself when he sees the look of disbelief on Hoseok's face, followed by a demeaning scoff. "Even after all this, you still care more about that man than your Yoongi hyung? You're defending him? What is wrong with you, Jimin? Why would you even care so much about what happens to him after this?", his voice is unintentionally softer by the end of it. Perhaps it's his love for the boy in front of him or he's just extremely tired after everything that has happened today.
Jimin sniffles once before answering with all the sincerity he could muster.
"I love Hwayoung hyung".
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Forever 3 || Namkook
Fanfiction"Daddy, Papa, I think there's something wrong with Minie..." A Namkook Fanfic 💜 Started: November 17th, 2020 Status: Ongoing NOTE: I do not own any characters. All the characters are fictional or their names are used for story purpose. Some of the...
