i love you ➝ taejoy/vjoy

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seeing the pained look on taehyung's face simply upset joy. she didn't like it, not at all.

frowning, she grabbed taehyung's wrist and hurriedly hauled him away. once she was certain that irene and jin was out of sight, she halted into a stop and faced taehyung.

he had this blank look plastered on his face, his eyes in daze as if he was lost in thought.

"oppa..." she mumbled, barely a whisper.

taehyung didn't seem to hear and kept still. joy carefully scrunitized his beautiful face. even though he wore a blank look, his eyes showed a mixture of intolerable pain and despair.

"don't...look like that," her voice cracked, and that finally caught taehyung's attention. "please."

he glanced at her, his brows furrowing in confusion at joy's developing state. her eyes were beginning to brim with tears, threatening to fall once she blinks. she had her brows crinkled in shallow rage and her lips formed in a straight thin line.

"why won't you look at me instead? why can't you love me instead, rather than her who broke your heart? why can't it be me?"

joy paused. she took a deep breath before continuing. the dejected young lady looks up, a single tear rolling down her cheeks which she quickly wiped away.

"am i asking for too much?" she chuckled, humorlessly. "i guess i am. i'm sorry. i can't force you to love me and look my way when you're not even willing. and i believe that's very selfish and inconsiderate of me. sorry."

warm tears flowed down from her glassy eyes yet she still managed to put up gentle smile. joy lowered her head to prevent taehyung from seeing any more of her face. she can't let him see her in this state. she was deeply embarrassed and she regretted saying those 'thoughtless' words of hers.

"i'm sorry," she whispered and left, leaving taehyung alone watching her as she disappeared in the bustling crowd.