My Sweetest Thing (I Will Devour You) TAEKOOK COMPLETE (18+)

Chapter 12

The other Fork groans and steals Jungkook's attention. The deranged-looking figure stands up and they stare at each other for a long moment, Jungkook trying to remember what he was doing. In the red hum of madness, it's impossible to say.

They hear Taehyung and, as if under the same spell, they both turn to him at the same time, eyes hungry and equally black.

"Jungkook... Jungkook!"

Taehyung struggles backwards on the floor, horror filling his bones, his legs are not working, he merely shuffles against the floor uselessly. All he sees are two men standing, staring at him... hungry.

Two pairs of black, gleaming eyes and two pairs of hands, ready to grab.

Taehyung's world spins, air suddenly too heavy in his lungs, it won't move in or out. He sobs when the realisation finally hits him fully... Jungkook is a Fork, he is a Cake, who was he fooling, thinking this would end happily? The cold tile wall hits his back.

"J-Jungkook... please."

Taehyung doesn't even look at the other guy. He doesn't care about him, he just needs Jungkook to look at him the way he always looks at him, not like he's about to sink his teeth into him like he's some piece of meat. He shudders.

A sudden loud noise outside shakes Jungkook out of his daze. He takes a big breath in, tears brimming in his eyes when reality hits him.

It's almost too late.

The Feral Fork is already reaching for Taehyung but he just stares at Jungkook in shock, silent tears falling out of the wide eyes, doing nothing.

"Taehyung! Run!"

Jungkook moves like the wind, his clarity restored. He pushes in between them, his fist landing on the Feral Fork's jaw with such force that the man falls, head bouncing off the enamel sink with a crack before the whole figure crumples on the floor, silent.

"Ohmygod, Taehyung, come, hurry..." He virtually drags Taehyung out. They leave their things and run, not knowing if they are being followed or not.

The dark sea of people blurs into a uniform chaotic mess in Taehyung's mind, he's so confused, stuck somewhere between shock and relief. Despite everything, he is relieved that Jungkook is here, pulling him along by the hand.

"Jungkook, wait, please, I can't..." The air burns in his lungs, he can't carry on at this speed any longer, he needs a breather.

This part of the park looks different, lush green, it's suddenly full of large trees. Where they stand, in the tall shadows, they are protected from the streetlights and can stop without being seen.

They both pant, leaning against a trunk, side-by-side. Jungkook stares into the distance, disconnected from everything around him. Taehyung has never seen him this serious and he doesn't like it.

He wants to wrap his arms around him but he hesitates...

Everything will be ok... Everything will be ok... He repeats the mantra in his mind, endlessly, because it's all he can do.

Taehyung pushes into the apartment block first and leads the way to his place, Jungkook follows, wordless, behind him.

As soon as they enter, Taehyung starts dropping his clothes off one after the other, he's naked by the time he reaches the shower.

He stands under the water and allows it to cleanse him, wishing more than anything that the heat washed away the tiny moment in time when he felt all was lost.