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1:15 PM
"stupid jeans--why are you--such a--hassle" he never misses a fight with tight black jeans, although they were his favorite pair, given to him by his father "guess this will do, why do i even--"
"Taehyung, you're taking too long, your friends might be gone by now!" his mother yelled, trying to keep herself together and calm "come on, move it"
the teen rolled his eyes dramatically, exaggerating an exhale, drying his mouth instantly, but his mother on another note was--certainly right
he could not just turn around and avoid people, he always wanted this, he wanted to be appreciated, looked upon, longed for, but all of these wishes vanished like smoke in the air when a certain someone decided that it'd be nice to tear him apart, one call, one place, and one sentence ended everything for him
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it was warm outside, his eyes closed shut as soon as the rays of the sun engulfed his body whole, regretting his decision on wearing a long sleeve
"your phone? do you have it?"
"yes, it's in my back pocket, now let me go or i will deeply regret ever leaving my dungeon"
"fine fine, have tons of fun sweetie, eat okay? oh and, if you don't mind, get me a blueberry cake from the bakery i told you about, it's right beside the place you're heading to"
again with the cake?
"it's bad for you, the doctor said very clearly nothing related to sugar or your condition will drop, you need to recover mom, please? i'll get you whatever you want just--not a cake"
Mrs. Kim's face was that of a person who had given up on everything, even life, she wasn't too fond of her new 'diet', she missed the taste of sweets, but after falling severely sick and being released from the hospital 3 weeks prior to this present time, her palate kept craving the impossible
"...orange juice then?"
Taehyung smiled warmly at her, his eyes wrapped by wrinkles, cheeks puffy and lips almost too thin, losing one was two strikes at once, loosing her would be the third and that meant game over, he'd have no reason to stay alive anymore, taking care of the pillar that kept his life on the line meant everything and beyond, she was his priority
"of course" he moved swiftly towards her, arms wrapping around her waist flawlessly, like a key and a padlock "i love you mom, thanks for always doing the most and being as extra as a zero on the left"
Mrs. Kim gasped, an act of offensiveness being her shield
"a zero on the left? you're practically calling me useless, this kid!" before she could take a hold of him by his flannel's collar, he escaped and was already jogging towards the sidewalk, the woman smiling fondly and satisfied with her tries on getting her child to be aware of his surroundings "i love you too"
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