Crazy in Love || TaeKook

Chapter 7

"Patient Interview #3, Name: Jeon Jungkook." Jimin started to speak into the tape recorder while facing Jungkook who was smiling at Jimin, "The patient seems to be very slow but steady signs of recovery. The results from the dream reading showewd a fear of abandonment. His rough upbringing with his family and the betrayal of his wife seemed to be his trigger. The thought of betrayal drove him mad."

"You're wrong again, my friend. I've always been like this." Jungkook stated, "The petty ties with you, Jieun, Yoongi...they all held me back. Puddin' just helped me cut those ties."

"Jungkook...there has to be a trace of the true you underneath all of that madness." Jimin never gave up on his friend despite the latter insisting the Jungkook they knew was gone. "We've known each other since primary school. You've only known that clown for what a number of months. You don't have to be Jieun's husband but I need you to be my best friend."

"Because my friend doesn't have his little boy toy next to him." Jimin's eyes widened by Jungkook's statement. "I'm right aren't I?"

"What about you? You don't have that clown by your side right now--" Jimin tried to fight back until the door opened. It was the psychiatrist that was assigned to the Joker and handed Jimin a report. It was an order for Jimin and the other psychiatrist to exchange anything they say about each other's patient. "Thank you,"

"Jimin, don't let him play psychiatrist on you. You're his psychiatrist. He's not yours." The psychiatrist gave Jimin the reminder which gave him a bit of a mental boost. "Now, I got a psycho to get back to."

"Ooh! Tell my Puddin' I said hi!" Jungkook smiled happily and laughed. "God, it's so fun messing with you, my dear Jimin."

Jimin ignored Jungkook and read the report, attached to it is a tape recorder, "Well, looks like you'll be able to hear that clown of yours."

He pressed play on the recorder and the Joker spoke, "You want to talk to me about my Harley? What about him? I don't know why you guys are trying to 'cure' him. He's already been cured and I'm not even the psychiatrist between the two of us. You think I will just hand him over so easily?"

"Do you love him, Joker?" The psychiatrist asked the madman to which he jsut laughs. "What's so funny?"

"I wouldn't call it love. I would call what I feel for him as pride. Sure, he's quite vexing and annoying, but he's my point of pride. I created him. He's mine. No one else can have him." He stated, "I am incapable of love and he's knows it but he is capable of it and he's willing to do anything for me. He does what will make me happy but if he succeeds then I reward him and the hold I have on him grows. You doctors could call it love, but I prefer to call it a basic practice of respect. He does things I am unable to do. Like being able to express the 'love' that I am unable to do."

"Your eyes light up as you talk about the boy. I suggest you do love him but you don't know what that is." The psychiatrist stated to which Joker just muttered.

"Perhaps you're right, doc. Perhaps I do love him." The recording ended and that made Jungkook giddy and happy.

"Aww, Puddin'! I love you too." Jungkook cooed which made Jimin want to gag.

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Present

Jieun was currently covered in several cuts, restrained on what looked like a surgery table and her brave facade had melted so she was in emotional shambles. Nobody would be surprised about Joker and Harley having a private torture chamber. It wasn't for torturing their guests because most of the time Joker would kill them but the two of them didn't want to do that to Jieun. They wanted to drive her insane. "Jungkook...please. I know you're better than this."