Regrets - Taegyu

The Game (1)

22/12/2023

Taehyun woke up, his hands accidentally touched the table. He hissed in pain. It was the wounds that Beomgyu had caused. His eyes went hurriedly to the clock, him remembering something. 07.00 AM. Shit. I might not have time to make breakfast, he thought as he ran quickly to the closet to change clothes. He had to get breakfast done by 8, or.. Beomgyu might hit him again. He quickly changes and sprint to the kitchen.

With his skillful hands, he made pancakes with honey and butter on top and jjajangmyeon which both looks mouth-watering. Just as he was done putting the plates, he saw Beomgyu going down the stairs. "Breakfast is ready hyung," he said, giving a little bow. Beomgyu just hummed, while sitting on the table. Taehyun didn't feel like eating today so he just grabbed a glass of milk. He prepared Beomgyu's lunch for work after he drank the glass of milk. In this house, it is also Taehyun's job to prepare the bag for Beomgyu's work too. He could never complain. His parents are indebted to Beomgyu's and their marriage is an arranged marriage. He's like the pitiful housewife we always saw in movies. With an abusive husband and no freedom to do anything. Although he can't do anything, he's tired of this. He wanted to have a free life, maybe with the person he loved eventually. Memories of when his parents begged him to agree flashed on his mind.

"Taehyun, my son, please" He heard his father say, trying to fight the tears forming in his eyes, blinking them away. "Dad.. How can you sell me off just like that? We never even met and he probably doesn't want to marry me either." The tears won the fight and started rolling freely down his cheeks. "I'm sorry, Taehyun, but please.. please do it for our business, for our survival, for OUR FAMILY", mr. Kang said, purposely emphasize the word family. Taehyun just ran out from there to his room, seeing the suitcases filled with clothes.  He basically jumped on his bed and cried to sleep, hoping all his worries would disappear the next day.

Then their wedding. It was quite a lavish one. He clearly remembered his husband's expressions. His cold and emotionless face is always stuck in his mind. They never kissed though. Both Beomgyu and Taehyun agreed on this one and refused to kiss. The guests cheered and all died down when they expected something. They both couldn't care less. When it is all finally finished they went to their room and Taehyun ended up sleeping on the floor.

It's been 3 years ever since their marriage and Taehyun still couldn't forget that memory. The memory when his parents sold him off for the family business, the day of their loveless wedding, the expression on Beomgyu's face when they finished their vows. He knew from the beginning. That Beomgyu has another person he loves. That Beomgyu is also like him, never ever wanting this marriage.

He shook away all his thoughts and greeted Beomgyu goodbye. Taehyun went to the sink to wash the dirty dishes. He's done washing the dishes and his hands are still wet. Just then, his phone got a notification. "What is this? A game? *Finally Loved* This sounds so cringe, but maybe I should take a break," he thought, still chuckling at the name of the game. Walking to the towel to dry his hands, he's still wondering why a random game he doesn't know about suddenly sends a notification to his phone. He shrugged the thought off and just sat on the sofa, eagerly waiting for the game to finish downloading.

He's excited, waiting for the game to load. He immediately clicked the game when it finished. He saw a thick fog surrounding him. Taehyun was sucked into the game, falling deeper and deeper into it until he was completely immersed, his vision began to fog. His thoughts are filled confusion and dismay. He descended into the game, by a quite hard fall. The world surrounding him was new but very familiar, but he had no time to reflect on on this. His wound on his arm opened up again.

"Ouch, it hurts. Did my wound open up again?" Taehyun rolled up his sleeves to check, and his wounds did open up. "fuck" he muttered, cussing. He tried to get up, but he stumbles and he could fall had someone not catch him. When he regained his balance, he was just about to thank the person that caught him, but paused at the voice he heard. "Oh my God, Taehyuniee, are you okay? His body trembles at the sight. It was Beomgyu. His instinct immediately told him to back away, but Beomgyu held him tight. His arms were already hurting because of the wounds and Beomgyu's touch on the wound makes it even more painful. "Wait, wait, don't move! Are you hurt anywhere?" Beomgyu asked with a worried face. Everywhere. I'm hurt everywhere because of you. You caused all of this. A hint of anger is in Taehyun's heart. Just yesterday, he was hitting me and now he's like this? The anger in Taehyun kept rising and he pushed Beomgyu away "Do - don't touch me! he muttered. He realized what he had done and his fear told him to apologize right away.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I don't mean to do that," He said in a low voice, his face filled with fear and worry. "It's okay, What's up? You're acting kinda weird today. Never mind, let's get you treated first" Beomgyu then put one arm in his shoulder to support him to stand up. Seeing Beomgyu's hand in the air made Taehyun flinch a little, but he was relieved knowing that Beomgyu isn't going to hit him. Taehyun just realized that he is just at the garden of their house when he fell and just when they were walking Taehyun just remembered about the game. Beomgyu took him to their room and went out to get ointment and medicine. Taehyun quickly searched for his phone. When he finally found it, he immediately clicked the game.

Suddenly, a blue screen popped up in front of him. There's writing on the screen. "What is this?" He said, with confusion written all over his face.