PERFIDY || Taekook

Aubade

One thing Taehyung notices upon walking inside the vastly big chamber is the scent of burning wood. The scent is overwhelming — dizzying as it engulfs the omega. Taehyung is clutching his own hand tightly, inhaling the scent, letting it invade his nostrils and his senses. He feels weighed down by the amount of jewellery used on him. He feels like if he were to take another step, he would trip and fall. He cannot, for the life of him, tame his beating heart. He doesn't recognize whether it's out of anxiousness or excitement for taking a step further into his original plan anymore. Taehyung stays where he is, right by the door.

When the alpha turns around and that menacing smirk grows onto his lips, Taehyung does not move either. Jeongguk, as always, looks like he has deemed Taehyung his prey. The omega can never tell what kind of sick entertainment he finds in everything that ever unfolds around him. He has grown to despise the king even more, and that smirk on his face reminds him of when he was locked up in solitude, starving and dying. That smirk reminds him of the amusement Jeongguk found in his misery. Taehyung inhales to calm his heart when he feels resentment taking over him.

Jeongguk is the one who steps closer to the omega. With every step he takes, Taehyung feels like the chamber continues to get smaller. It gets smaller to the point of suffocation when the alpha stops right in front of him. Jeongguk almost seems in a state of tranquillity as he takes a final step closer to the omega, close enough to cause Taehyung's cinnamon scent to invade his senses as well.

The alpha's ring-clad fingers reach to hold Taehyung's chin, his eyes trained on the omega's plump, red-painted lips. Taehyung wants to recoil, his lips twitching on their own accord as they beg to curl in distaste. Taehyung keeps his face neutral as he stares into the alpha's eyes, his breathing growing heavier the longer the silence lasts. Jeongguk's hand falls from his chin soon after and instead, both of his hands run down his arms. Taehyung feels every graze of the king's fingers against his clothing. Taehyung shivers, his eyes trained on the alpha, however, the alpha's eyes are trailing down his body — following the movement of his own hand.

Jeongguk's hands stop around his wrists before a surprised yelp falls from the omega's lips as he feels his body turned around, his arm twisted behind his back and his chest colliding against the wall roughly. The air leaves the omega's lungs as the alpha presses against his body, glueing Taehyung to the wall. Jeongguk's hot breath fans the omega's nape, causing Taehyung to inhale raggedly.

The king leans closer to the omega's ear, his lips grazing the outer shell. "Where are they?"

The question brings the omega out of his caught-off-guard state, causing him to frown. "What?"

"You heard me," Jeongguk grits out, any sense of tranquillity he has seen so far gone. Taehyung clenches his jaw in irritation, forcefully twisting his body to face the alpha. Jeongguk holds his arm behind his back still — his grip on his wrist tightening. Taehyung goes to use his free hand to push the king back. However, Jeongguk clutches his hand, pinning it above his head.

Taehyung breathes heavily, grimacing his face as their chests brush against each other — the new position presses them impossibly closer. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Jeongguk lets out a laugh-coated scoff, his eyebrow arching in amusement. "You refused to answer to anyone but me. Now, talk. Where is your accomplice?"

Taehyung's eyebrows furrow in confusion, his eyes holding the alpha's own. He stays silent for a moment, searching the alpha's eyes for any sort of tricks or manipulation, but Jeongguk does not like he is trying to trick him into a specific answer.

"I don't have any accomplices," Taehyung answers in a low voice.

Taehyung watches Jeongguk drop any remnants of previous smiles on his face, releasing his wrists. The omega keeps himself pressed to the wall, anticipating the alpha's next move. He is confused as to what the king is talking about. He does not have any accomplices — unless he is referring to Jimin.