𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 | 𝐓𝐊

iv

Taehyung is still looking expectantly at the door the Alpha has left from when he sees him come back after a few minutes. He places something on the bedside table and leans down on Taehyung. "Get up, drink some water."

And suddenly Taehyung's throat feels parched, he remembers how fucking thirsty he is. He lets the man help him sit up as he hands him the glass of water. Taehyung takes it weakly and tries gulping it all down in one breath.

"Hold on there. Don't choke on it," The Alpha comments, he takes Taehyung's hand and pulls back the glass to let him breathe.

Taehyung is still very much in heat, his head is not really clear but it's a little better since it's not hurting as terribly as before. He can see the Alpha has put on some pants now, chest still bared. "Thank you," Taehyung mumbles once he finishes drinking.

The Alpha nods and puts the glass back. "You wanna eat something?" He asks next.

Taehyung blinks, he is sure this man was calling him names, talking dirty to him just a while ago. Now, he looks like a different person altogether. His eyes are still fierce but not red anymore, it is unclear what color they really are in the dark room though.

Taehyung shakes his head. Even if he is hungry right now, he could not eat. The second wave of heat will hit soon and his body will hurt again. It always makes him want to throw up if he eats something in between.

The Alpha stares for a few seconds, then nods rather reluctantly.

Taehyung grabs his wrist when it looks like he might leave. He fumbles with his words when the Alpha asks him "What?" He looks away, trying to make sense of his thoughts. There are so many. But some are loud and at the front of his mind.

"Your name. What's your name?" He asks, voice hoarse from all the crying amd screaming. But he keeps his eyes on the man.

The Alpha sighs, now looking back at him. Even if his eyes are not blazing red, they are just as intense. His thick eyebrows add to make his stare even more intimidating. "Jeongguk," he fianally says after long beats of silence.

Jeongguk. Taehyung repeats in his head to memorize the word. Then he nods, "I am Taehyung," he tells him back. The Alpha– Jeongguk nods, indifferent. "I–" he tugs on the wrist again as Jeongguk tries to move. "Um.. Can you stay here. The heat will come back," his face is on fire. Outside the horny haze of heat, he can not bring himself to ask for it. "It will help if you're close. I just.. It's just– it hurts. We can just cuddle– I mean, if that's okay. You can–"

"Taehyung," Taehyung stops, he blinks, holding his breath as he looks at the Alpha. "If you would let me, I was going to just lay down," the embarrassment that comes with the realization makes him want to fucking burn into ashes. "I only have this one place to sleep. And I am not about to go and spend my night on an uncomfortable chair just because."