Collision || OT7

♤ Five ♤

Further and further the car fell until, in a split second, gravity was taking them victim again. Jackson barely had the time to blink before his feet were crashing into the floor of the car and he fell back onto the seat. He didn't even have the time to brace himself for impact as the wall crashed straight into a concrete wall instead of the river.

A symphony of screams greeted him as people backed as far away from the car as they could, practically trampling over each other in their haste to get away. Jackson could feel a steady trickling of blood coming from where he had banged his head against the window, which was currently laying in pieces in his lap and outside.

He took a shaky breath, practically forcing down the scream that threatened to erupt from the sheer agony he was in. Ignoring the sharp bursts of pain that coursed through his body, he once again surged forward and grabbed the gun that had been teetering on the edge of the console.

Jackson held his breath as two gunshots echoed through the air, before he opened the passenger door and all but stumbled out, legs shaking furiously from the lack of use. He was practically rolling along the rear of the car as he made his way to the boot.

He waited for half a beat, trying to gather all of his remaining strength and delivering a swift kick of the lock. Almost anti-climatically the boot slowly opened and the brunet inside tumbled out. The man all but jumped into his arms, making them both fall to the floor.

Namjoon was mess in his embrace, sobbing as he made quick work of the ropes on Jackson's arms, practically whining in distraught as he gently pressed his fingers against the open wound on Jackson's forehead.

Jackson held Namjoon a little tighter, trying to stop the man from shaking so violently and resting his head in the crook of Namjoon's neck.

"It's okay Joon-ah, we're safe now. We're safe,"

Jackson all but slurred out. They let out a collective sigh of relief before they allowed the world to go out of focus around them and fell into the darkness behind their eyelids.