Red String | VMIN

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Tae had this gift since birth. He could see everyone's red string tied around their ring finger. He can't see his. That didn't necessary bother him though. But he did feel tugs here and there. He used his gift to help people, practically a business. He has people give him their hand and watched the string illuminate. He traces over slowly and the string is able to tell him the name, age, and month they will meet the person they're meant to be with. One day, taehyung feels a tug on his finger, and a red string appears. Could this be the start of a great love? Or a sadder love story than Romeo and Juliet. 

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Taehyung rolls over to the side of his bed and checks his phone. *6:10 am* He rolls out of bed and prepares himself for the day. He takes a quick shower, brushes his teeth, fixed his hair, puts on his outfit for the day, and walks down stairs.

There he finds Jeon Jungkook, his best friend. Jungkook and Taehyung are both in their junior year in college. Taehyung is in Major arts. Jungkook hasn't fully decided, but he loved video games. So much so, he stays up all night to play them. Taehyung walks over to the sleeping bunny and covers him up in a blanket, rubs his head, and goes on to make breakfast. A few moments later Jungkook wakes up to the smell of bacon. He sits up and rubs his eyes. "Are we having bacon for breakfast?" Jungkook says in his deep, still half asleep, voice. He slowly walks to the table. "I'm having bacon. You can have this cereal." Taehyung places the  bowl in front of him.

Jungkook pouts and mumbles the word bacon under his breath before taking a bite of his cereal. Taehyung scoffs and serves himself the eggs he had made along with 3 pieces of bacon. It's a Saturday morning and Taehyung has to go to "work" pretty soon. Tae sits down with Jungkook and they both say say "Lets eat." in unison. Tae eats his eggs and 2 pieces of bacon. He gives the last one to Jungkook. Jungkook's eyes twinkle, and he takes the bacon. "Thank you hyung! I'll make sure to enjoy it." Taehyung smiles. "Make sure the house is clean before I come back" he says as he eyes the mess on the couch from the video games Jungkook was playing. "Ok hyung. Stay safe." The older grabs his bag and walks out the door.

Taehyung walks into café d'amour. He sits in his usual spot. It's 7:30. In a matter of seconds, people surround Taehyung. His talent is known world wide. Girl and boys all line up to ask Taehyung all about their love life.

"I'm sorry, are you Kim Taehyung?" Says a girl as her friends surround her. Tae looks up, gives her a box smile and says "Yes, that's me." The girl then quickly sat down and asked him to read her red string.

He asked permission before grabbing her hand, and started his work. "His name is Kim Ji-soo, he's 25, and you'll meet him in March". "Oh! That's only a few months away! Thank you so much Kim Taehyung! Let me pay you, how much?" "There's no need to pay me I'm just doing God's work." He says with a boxy smile. "Well can I get you anything? A coffee? A snack? Anything?"

Taehyung doesn't ask for any money, ever. To him, he's just using the gift he was given and using to help people. But most of the time people buy something for him or give him money. "I'm fine, really. As long as you're satisfied."

Taehyung said as he flash a smile. The girl left a $20 tip and left. The day went on, more people came by. Taehyung helping all of them, more gifts he revive so on and so forth.

"Read mine next" said a familiar voice. Taehyung turned around to spot his friend. Still the same Mint hair, pale skin, dark eyes boy he grew up with. "Min Yoongi?!"

Taehyung went up to embrace his friend. "It's been a while, Taehyung." Min Yoongi just got back from his trip to South Korea, to see his family member there. It was only 3 months, but for Taehyung it felt like 3 centuries. "I've missed you hyung." Taehyung said, hugging Yoongi yet again. "Me too, me too. So, are you gonna read my read string now?"

There was a pause, then they both laughed. Yoongi took off his ring 3 years ago. He beliefs that a ring shouldn't determine who you're gonna fall in love with, it should just come naturally, and for all he knows the rings could all just be a lie.

Taehyung has no bias in this. He understands Yoongis point, but he also wants to belief that the gift he got can actually bring people together. "Very funny hyung." "Yea, but I just don't know why you don't have one. You weren't even given a choice. Maybe god didn't pick one for you." Yoongi said and he took a sip of the tea got from a girl he helped.

"I don't worry about it to much. But it would be nice to grow up with somebody, anybody, who loves me for me. But who am I to say, it's not like I'm gonna get a soulmate, I'm just the messenger, right?" Taehyung says, more of a reassurance to himself.

"Right" says Yoongi and he runs his hair back. "I mean for all we know. Maybe I am your soulmate." says Yoongi as they both laugh. "Right." Taehyung mumbles taking a sip of his tea and finally facing reality while staring off into a field of never ending green.

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JEKWSJS CAN YOU GUYS HEAR THE CRINGE? I'm sorry this is so bad 🤠. This is my first fan fic, and since vmin is practically my life I chose to make one! Please be gentle with me since English is not my first language and I don't know much about writing a story.

- awful writer 💌