Sacrifices (vkook)

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"Tae, baby." Jungkook starts sitting down on the edge of the bed. "Sit up and talk to me baby."

Taehyung pushes himself up into a sitting position against the headboard.

    "Are you mad at me?" Jungkook asks trying to make eye contact with his fiancé.

    "No." Taehyung says fiddling with his fingers. "I just want to be alone tomorrow."

    "Why, baby? What is it that you want to do that you can't do with me or Hoseok? Or any of your other hyungs?" Jungkook asks.

    "I want to be free, Jungkook." Taehyung says looking up at Jungkook with desperation behind his eyes. "I've been on lockdown for the past month. Everywhere I go I'm with you or Hobi. I can't do anything on my own. I want to be able to take care of myself again."

Jungkook sighs. "I don't trust you going out on your own, Tae. Especially on your medication."

    "And the medicine, I hate taking the medicine, Jungkook. I can barely remember my own name when I'm on it. It makes me feel different and I don't like it. I'm helpless when I'm on it." Taehyung says. "So I want to go back to the doctors and see if there's another way. I can't live like this, slipping into the mindset of a toddler without being able to control it."

    "I understand, Tae. I do." Jungkook says nodding his head.

    "You don't, Jungkook. I feel like I'm suffocating and I'm telling you but you won't listen." Taehyung says, his breath hitches. "I can't live my life anymore. I just wanna l-live m' life, Kook-hyung."

    "Calm down, Tae. You're getting worked up." Jungkook says moving to Taehyung's side and pulling him into his arms. "Shh, it's okay."

Taehyung starts to cry. "I'm sorry, Jungkook. I don't want to be like this."

    "Don't apologize, Tae. It isn't your fault." Jungkook says running his fingers through Taehyung's hair.

    "Tae~ I just wanna be m-me again, Kook." Taehyung sniffles hugging Jungkook.

Jungkook can tell Taehyung is fighting his regression and Dr. Park said that fighting it would cause him to regress further when he finally gave in so Jungkook had to force Tae to regress.

    "It's okay, Taeby's safe. You don't have to hold on, Tae." He says rocking Taehyung. "I got you, baby."

    "Kookie?"

    "Hm?" Jungkook hums stroking Taehyung's hair in a attempt to make the other feel as secure as possible in his arms.

    "I want my mommy."

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"Are you any closer to finding him?"

Jaewook groans in frustration as he gets another phone call from Junho who was left behind to keep an eye on Taehyung.

"No, Jun. This guy literally doesn't exist, he literally leaves no trails or open doors. How the hell am I supposed to find a guy who doesn't even leave so much as a fucking tab open on his computer?"

"Chill. I'm sure you'll figure something out."

"Whatever, how's Tae? Where's Jungkook?" Jaewook asks as he continues trying to trace The Big Man.