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CHAPTER 11

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the flashing lights of the stage were blinding, draping seven boys in an ethereal light that made the observing crowd cheer in bewildering excitement as they were performing their WINGS concert. an event that never failed to sell out quicker than even the dance moves the boys performed.

they were performing their solo songs. each members sang their songs with passion that could shatter even the strongest of emotional wills. jin hyung's song was the last to perform, ending the strings of their masterpieces.

"It's not that I believe it
But that I want to try holding out
Because this is all that I can do
I want to remain...
I want to dream more...
Even so, what I'm saying is
That it's time to leave"

taehyung always found the lyrics playing at his heartstrings in a way he never felt before despite how ceaselessly he heard it. standing towards the edge of the stage with the other members, giving jin the center stage, taehyung wiped the excessive sweat covering his forehead. jeongguk stood to his left, biting his lip as he shot the elder anxious glances.

"It's my truth
I will be covered with wounds all over
But it's my fate
It's my fate
Still, I want to struggle and fight...

Maybe I, I can never fly
I can't fly like the flower petals over there
Or as though I have wings
Maybe I, I can't touch the sky
Still, I want to stretch my hand out...

I want to run, just a bit more"

tears slowly joined to blend in with the sweat coating his face. the fatigue and dizziness washing over him. No, taehyung inwardly refused. as much as he wanted to let it out, there were too many eyes on him. there was no doubt that there were many fans recording his every move out there. and he didn't want to worry them. his shoulders shook as he smiled bitterly, feeling betrayed by his own body. when an arm snaked around his shoulders, he cut his eyes to the side to see jeongguk, a gentle encouraging smile was thrown at him for a brief second before he started bopping his head silently to the beat, simply comforted the elder with a small rub to his shoulder.

"I'm just walking and walking, among this darkness
My happy times asked me this question
You, are you really okay, it asked me
Oh no
I replied, no, I'm so afraid...
Still, I hold the 6 flowers tightly in my hands...
I, I'm just walking, I said
Oh no"

soon another hand slid inside his right palm, firmly grabbing it. jimin's eyes turned into crescents as he threw taehyung his famous sweet smile. and that was when taehyung finally felt full, the loneliness had disappeared that he was there with his family together, that they were still standing together, reaching their dream together, crying together, suffering together, being happy together...

"But it's my fate
It's my fate
Still, I want to struggle and fight"

he leaned into jeongguk and jimin's touches, his smile was loosening. perhaps it wasn't all that bad, the suffers he'd had.