take two | VMIN | BTS

i did something bad

Take a breath. Breathe. It isn't what it looks like, it can't be.

Taehyung drew in a shaky breath and tried unsuccessfully to open his clenched fist. No luck.

Try again.

But he couldn't.

His breathing got erratic, as his heart thudded mercilessly in his ears. There had to be an explanation.

Or... was this the explanation? The missing piece of the puzzle that put everything together.

It had been the first of many shitty mornings.

Taehyung had mere weeks to do what should take years.

His to-do list included, finding the right candidate to trust his baby, Atlys Games, over to; hand the company over to said candidate to ensure a seamless transition for his employees and investors; prepare, study, and familiarize himself with the entire Kim & Sons Co. portfolio which was on the brink of certain destruction; be ready to step into the role of COO of said disaster; try not to go to jail with his father and stepbrother.

God, he really did not want to give his company up. He had sacrificed everything for it to be where it is today. But if he didn't disassociate with the company before tying himself to the sinking ship that was the Kim & Sons Co., he could risk bringing Atlys down with them.

Taehyung felt himself being pulled under the waves of overwhelm. It was all too much. He wasn't cut out for this. He wasn't prepared for this. A few weeks ago he was bored, he felt uninspired and stale.

What a fool he had been to take that boredom for granted.

He looked from left to right, taking in the contents of his expansive work desk.

This used to be a reprieve. It used to be his escape.

Now it was a noose around his neck.

Typically a space of structured chaos (i.e., a littered hellhole), his desk was now neatly organized. On one side, stood a stack of potential Atlys CEOs waiting to be reviewed and on the other, the preliminary investigation of the Kim & Sons Co. financials which depicted just how royally screwed they were.

And in the middle sat his mail for the day. Taehyung avoided looking at either stack of doom that called for his attention and instead focused on opening his mail. Usually Amber did this for him, but he welcomed the distraction today.

A few minutes of sorting, humming, and procrastinating later, Taehyung came upon a large manila envelope. He tore it open, internally wincing at Amber's reaction when she saw what a mess he had made with the mail.

The contents of the envelope were large glossy photos. Photos that made Taehyung's whole world come to a screeching halt.