Infinite Tsukuyomi (無限月読) //Taekook

Chapter: 40

The hotel

Jungkook stepped in dressed in black, face blank

When he reached the floor, Namjoon was waiting arms crossed tightly,

The moment he saw Jungkook, he straightened, but his voice held unease.

"He's awake," Namjoon said..

Jungkook didn't reply. He simply walked past him, his steps echoing against the quiet hallway.

As he reached the room, the muffled sounds behind the door grew louder shouts, something crashing, a nurse's voice pleading.

He opened the door.

The moment it creaked open

Chaos.

One chair lay broken near the wall, glass scattered across the floor.

A lamp had been knocked over.
The scent of panic was thick in the air.
A nurse turned around, startled, and immediately bowed in recognition. Her hands were trembling.

"He - He's not listening," she stammered.
"He won't calm down, he's he's not letting anyone near him"

Another nurse in the corner looked on helplessly, holding an overturned tray of medication.

Jungkook's gaze scanned the room once and then landed on the corner.

Taehyung.

Curled up tightly, legs to his chest, breathing like he'd run for miles. His knuckles were scraped. His lips trembled.
And his eyes they weren't calm. They weren't even present.

They were wild.

Jungkook spoke just once.
Cold. Final.

"Leave."

Everyone in the room paused.

"Now."

No hesitation. No resistance.

They all filed out silently..until only Jungkook and Taehyung remained.

The door closed behind them with a click.

The door closed.
Silence wrapped around the room like a noose.

The air was heavy with fear, with pain, with the remnants of panic.

Jungkook stood still for a moment, his gaze locked on the figure curled up in the corner

Taehyung.

He looked hollow.

His knees pulled close to his chest, arms wrapped tight around himself,

eyes open but lost.

Like he wasn't really here.

Like the world had become too much to carry.

"Tae..." Jungkook called..

Taehyung didn't respond.

His lips moved slightly, and the whisper came out like a breath caught in a memory

"...M-Mingyu..."

Jungkook's jaw clenched.
But he didn't say anything yet.

"No. It's not him."
He took a slow step forward.

"It's me, Tae. It's Jungkook."

At first, there was no movement.

But then

Taehyung blinked.

His body trembled.

And then suddenly as if waking from a nightmare he moved. stumbled forward.