heart of flowers|taekook ✔

6.❁

jimin was noticing as well and was concerned for his best friend. "taehyungie~!" he shouted as he knocked louder on the door.

taehyung wouldn't open up and jimin was worried. "everything alright baby?" a voice said from behind, it was jungkook.

he wrapped his arms around the older's waist and rested his head on his shoulder. "no taehyungie won't open the door and im worried. he hasn't been in the best condition."

jungkook smirked and held up a finger. he ran to his room and grabbed the key to taehyung's room. they unlocked his bedroom and swung open the door. they didn't see taehyung but heard the coughing sounds from the bathroom so they rushed in.

jungkook peaked in and stared in horror as tons of flower petals came out from taehyung's mouth. jimin saw as well and gasped in surprise. taehyung's head shot to look at them as he heard them cry, petals still flowing out.

taehyung coughed in pain with tears streaming down his pale cheeks. "w-what are you g-guys doing in h-here?" taehyung weakly asked.

he coughed out the rest of the petals and laid his head against the wall. he closed his eyes as more tears came out and pulled his knees up to his chest.

"t-tae? why are there petals in your mouth? did you eat a flower? are you okay?" jungkook asked, swarming the older with questions.

taehyung only hid his face deeper into his knees. "i'm okay jungkook. i didn't eat a flower either."

jungkook's eyebrows furrowed. "if you didn't eat a flower than what is it?"

"the hanahaki disease," taehyung whispered.

"what's that?" jungkook pressed on but he couldn't get any more answers from his hyung.

he carried taehyung to the bed while jimin rushed to get taehyung water. he handed it over and taehyung gulped it down, sighing in relief as it cleansed his dry throat.

"t-thank you h-hyung," he said sincerely.

jimin smiled at him. "any time taehyungie."

"what's going on tae? i knew you were sick but i thought it would just go away. why is there petals? is this why you've been different lately?" jungkook once again bombarded with questions.

"it's called the hanahaki disease. it's where i cough up flowers." at this point jimin had left the room to get some food leaving jungkook and taehyung alone. "maybe if i choke on a flower then i'll die pretty." taehyung whispered but of course jungkook heard.

the younger gasped and, in heat of the moment, slapped taehyung's cheek but luckily not too hard. the older froze as he felt the sting from the slap. he winced and looked down.

jungkook's eyes widened at what he did and immediately started to apologize. "im so sorry taehyung i didn't mean to i just got really frustrated and i don't want you to die you're already pretty enough." jungkook continued to ramble while hugging the older tightly.

taehyung couldn't breathe. he rubbed jungkook's back in circles. "don't cry over me kook. i won't get better but it's gonna be okay."

jungkook just sobbed into taehyung's chest until he had fallen asleep due to it being late. taehyung admired the moment and forgot all about the petals and flowers. that was until jimin came back into the room.

jimin handed taehyung some medicine and food before carrying jungkook out of the room. taehyung felt tears well up in his eyes as he felt something claw at his throat.

he ran to the bathroom again with a pillow in his hand. he coughed into the pillow to muffle out the noise and had his eyes squeezed shut. usually it didn't hurt but this time it was different.

this time there was a stinging sensation clawing from his throat. finally he felt the larger thing fall from his mouth. he panted and opened his eyes.

he nearly screamed when he saw blood on the pillow. but he did scream when he saw a whole flower covered partly in blood.