The name 1987 gives stuns Y/N for a moment. "That name sounds familiar to me, but I can't place where I've heard it before." The animated being slides down the wall and sits where he was when Taehyung and Y/N first came into the room. "Taehyung... How's... Outside?..." 1987 mumbles, his eyes slowly blinking. "Cold." Taehyung nods, "And there's snow everywhere." 1987 looks at the floor, a pale finger dragging against the dirt in concentration before he speaks again. "Find... Ayden?..." "Yeah. She's here now, thanks to the woman beside me." Tae mentions as his eyes glance to the woman, who offers him a small smile in return. "Good... I... Still... Want... To.. Meet.. Her..." 1987 tries to laugh, the sound releasing as a broken growl with a few jolts of his voice. Y/N watches the two interact with act with each other, her teeth tugging her lip between them as she thinks. The two keep conversing before she speaks up. "How'd you get this way?"
1987 looks at her with his clouded gaze, his head twitches, which causes his hair to create a mask over his face. "Like... What?.." Y/N's answer is wordless as she points to her face where parts of his are exposed due to the slowly rotting flesh. "Same... As everyone..." 1987 speaks a little faster, "Zombie bites... Was... Bitten... But didn't... Turn immediately..." His tone sounds sour. Y/N narrows her eyes. "Were you with a group?" 1987 shakes his head in response and goes quiet. "I'll tell you more about him later." Taehyung whispers to Y/N, then turns back to the halfling on the floor, "We have to go, but take care of yourself, okay?" 1987 grunts then goes silent once more. Taehyung looks at the female before jerking his head to the door. Once outside the room, Taehyung shuts the door and stares at Y/N. "What?" she asks, confused. "Don't ask him about how he got that way. He doesn't like talking about it." Y/N follows behind him as he walks away.
"Why? It's just a simple question." Taehyung spins on his heel, causing Y/N to almost bump into him. "It might be a simple question to you, but to him, it's painful." Her shoulders hunch forward as she shakes her head with a frown on her face. "I'm not trying to be insensitive, Taehyung, but it's genuinely just a-" "He's like he is because he was guarding someone." Taehyung states. "1987 said that he was alone!" Y/N practically yells, "He li-" "A child." She pauses as her face holds a look of disbelief. The air is filled with a sadness that you could almost taste the tears from. "He was protecting a child.." he whispers, "Some asshole had left them alone, and 1987 just happened to be passing by as the child started to cry, drawing a small group of walkers to them. He rushed to their aid and barely managed to get there in time." Y/N swallows thickly as a question weighs heavily on her tongue. "Did the kid.." she asks as her voice tapers off at the end.
Taehyung shakes his head solemnly, "No. One of the walkers had already nipped them enough to infect them, and they ended up turning under 1987.." Y/N covers her mouth as her breath comes out tightly. "Oh my God.." Taehyung's hands run over his face before pinching the bridge of his nose, "I think you can connect the dots from there. 1987 was destroyed once he realized it." "I don't blame him. Poor guy.." Y/N says as she glances back towards the door they just came from, "I couldn't even imagine the flashbacks that he'd have to deal with after experiencing that." The male nods and scratches the back of his neck slightly, a small sigh sliding past his lips. "But that's why I technically jumped your shit. So, please, don't ask about that again.." Y/N says nothing else as they head back to everyone. "I won't speak of it again, but I can't help but feel like I know him from somewhere. His name sounds so fucking fimiliar to me.."
Taehyung gazes at her then shrugs after. They finally reach the others, and Y/N's face brightens the minute she sees Anjelo messing around with Ayden. "Ya'll are always giving sibling energy, I swear." she admits with a giggle. Anjelo grins as he ruffles her hair in response. "Of course!" he turns to Taehyung as his grin widens, "I'm adopting Ayden! You have no say!" The other male laughs at his statement, "Sure. Go ahead, but remember, no take backs if she gets on your nerves." "Taehyung Kim!" Ayden yells as she hits him on the back of the head, "I'm not annoying! Shut up!" He winces as he rubs the back of his head immediately and glares playfully at his sister. "Asshole." "Motherfucker." "Uneventful blonde." "Person with the personality of a wet fart." Anjelo and Y/N fall over into a fit of laughter with tears streaming down their faces at the insults the siblings throw at each other. "Who- Who tells someone that they have the personality of a wet fart?!" Y/N asks through giggles.
"I do! Because he does!" Ayden yells as she glares playfully back at her brother, "And Anjelo, I accept you adopting me, hi bro." "Sup sis." Anjelo retorts with a small nod. Y/N shakes her head as she wipes her cheeks with the palms of her hands, accompanied by a few giggles. "Holy fuck, you guys are amusing. I love that!" she admits with a happy sigh. "Why, thank you, madame. We'll be here all week!" Taehyung says as he does an overdramatic bow. The rest of the day goes swimmingly as night soon takes over. "Still wanna see the lillies I mentioned earlier?" Taehyung asks Y/N as she takes a small drink of water. Her eyes light up as she nods rapidly, "Yes!"
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Don't Forget The Dead (A Kim Taehyung Fanfiction)
Fanfiction☆VERY SLOW UPDATES☆ "I see humans, but no humanity." It's a cold and bitter world when it's every man for themselves. Zombies have taken over and places that were once full of life are empty with nothing inside. Find out who survives in Don't Forget...
