When I Close My Eyes • Kim Seokjin

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warning: explicit language ahead

Jungkook leaned back in his chair. "There, I'm done. I told him everything I wanted to." Jungkook stared at Jin's comatose figure. "It isn't going to make a difference, is it? In the end, he'll still be unconscious. He's not going to open his eyes."

Tae nodded sharply. "Yes, he will. Just wait." Tae bit his lip, staring at Jin's face. "Watch. You'll see. Any second now."

Jungkook sat quietly, watching Jin, but it was more out of pity for Taehyung than any real anticipation.

After a few minutes, he sighed, standing up. "I'm going to grab something to eat from the cafeteria. You want anything, Tae?"

Tae ignored him, still watching Jin with silent desperation.

Jungkook just sighed again, ruffling Tae's head slightly and patting Jin's hand before leaving the small room.

Tae's eyes began to glisten. "Please, hyung...please. I need you. I need you, hyung. I need you to be awake. Please. I'm begging you, Jin. I'll do anything. Just open your fucking eyes, damn it."

Tae bit his lip hard enough to draw a single drop of blood.

And then Jin's eyelids twitched.