Petal | tk

Chapter 51: Incur

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Trigger warning: r*pe mentioned, sui*cide mentioned so be mindful and use censors(*) while commenting about it please.

Third Person POV

Taehyung puts away the boxes he packed off the bed to make room foe the both of them. They've just gotten out of the police station and Taehyung drove them to his shop because honestly, he knew both of them have no energy to move all the stairs up to the apartment at this moment.

If the stairs are a cover up to their drained energy so be it.

Jeongguk stands by the door as Taehyung puts the comforters in place and extra stuff away.

"There we go. Come on." Taehyung makes a grabby hand to Jeongguk who slowly walks towards him, head lowered as he lets Taehyung hold his hand and make him sit on the bed.

"I'll get the first aid. It has to be somewhere here. Also, a hot chocolate might do us good. I think I haven't thrown them out because well, I won't be needing it since we're moving." Taehyung rambles and Jeongguk knows he is doing so because he's anxious and worried and whatnot.

Jeongguk watches as Taehyung searches for the first aid kit, taking things out of the bags and boxes that he neatly put in but fails to find the desired item.

Jeongguk can see how stressed he is and trying hard to not to appear like that. The person who shows all the emotions through his eyes and wears them on his pretty face, he really can't hide them even if he tries to.

"I keep disappointing you, don't I?" Jeongguk's mumble of words make Taehyung halt in his search. The frown is evident as he faces him.

"What?"

"I've been doing it a lot lately. Disappointing you." Jeongguk whispers the last part.

"Koo---"

"We've fought lately, more than once and I've done some stupid things and I know you're disappointed in me." Jeongguk says. "I can see it in your eyes."

"Then you don't know how to read my eyes." Taehyung tilts his head. "You're wrong."

"You can tell me the truth, petal." Jeongguk gulps. "I'm a mess, aren't I?"

Taehyung walks towards the bed, closer to Jeongguk and stands between is legs as he's welcomed there. "We all are, aren't we?" He says.

"You weren't. Not before me---"

"Please, koo. Don't say that." Taehyung says, cupping Jeongguk's face as he makes him look up at him.

"You're gonna tell me right?" Jeongguk holds Taehyung's waist like he needs something to hold and anchor himself.

"Tell you what?"

"If it ever became too much for you? If I ever became a nuisance to you---"

"Shut up, will you?" Taehyung says, caressing his face gently.

"I'm not the best to be in a relationship with, huh?" Jeongguk scoffs, trying to get his face away from Taehyung's gentle embrace but Taehyung doesn't let him.