"where are you taking me?" namjoon giggles, secretly taking small glances around their current atmosphere to try and piece together where they were headed.
lineups of benches along the silent sidewalks, a soft breeze pushing against them, dim street lights illuminating the path alongside them, colourful, fully bloomed trees scattering the streets, leaves blowing gently past them; the sun setting only added to the mood.
namjoon stares past the shops and out into the sunset. "so beautiful" he mumbles, a small smile spreading across his face. jin turns toward the younger, admiring the sight in front of him. he catches namjoon off guard when he reaches over to link their fingers. namjoon directs his gaze over to their interlocked hands. that's when he got a giddy feeling in his stomach - the one he usually got out of excitement, happiness, or sometimes satisfaction.
"c'mon, we're not even there yet!" jin playfully scolds, snapping namjoon out of his thoughts when he pulls the boy away from watching the glowing sky. "where are we going?!" he shouts, jokingly. jin just laughs. "trust me, you'll love it"
the boys continue walking peacefully hand in hand, until suddenly a startling bang is heard close by. jin flinches, and namjoon gasps.
the 'bang' heard was in fact a gunshot.
jin tightens his grip on namjoon's hand. "can we hurry up, please?" he pleads, worry clearly visible in his voice. with a swift nod, the two were practically speed walking down the street, eager to leave the surrounding area of the noise. after a while of walking, neither of them as as tense anymore; with the knowledge that they'd managed to escape the previous sound.
"i'm so excited to show you where we're gonna have our first date" jin beams, searching the area for any sight of the place yet. namjoon's face lit up at jin's adorable confidence. "well, i'd certainly hope so" he chuckles inaudibly. then namjoon gets shy.
"y'know, jin..." he mumbles. "i'm really happy you asked me out" the taller boy blushes. just as jin was about to open his mouth and reply, he was cut off by another gunshot. "what the hell?!" he flinched again.
namjoon stayed frozen.
"let's go" jin rushes, grabbing namjoon's hand, hurriedly. but namjoon doesn't move. "namjoon?" jin turns around.
namjoon's arm begins pouring out with blood. he loses his balance and falls back against the brick wall behind him.
"jin..." his lip quivers as he looks up into said boy's eyes. jin's heart drops. "namjoon!!" he shouts.
he rushes to the injured boy's side, applying as much pressure to the wound as possible. he pulls out his phone to call 911 almost immediately. he was shaking by this point. "it'll be okay, i promise" jin stutters, knowing damn well that he was most likely lying right through his teeth.
"jin," his eyes water. he tries to suck in a breath. he uses his other hand to grab jin's arm, and grips it tightly.
a singular tear falls.
he croaks out, "i don't wanna die"
