parallel universe

five

jeongguk felt his world spinning. 

that definitely did not feel like a dream. 

jimin is alive. 

and he kissed him. 

fuck. what stupid shit did i manage to do again. ugh..

he heard namjoon and seokjin hyung still bickering downstairs, an indicator he was back to his world. 

he dashed down the stairs without a second thought. 

"jin hyung!"

two heads snapped towards jeongguk's direction, shocked to see jeongguk emerging from his room. 

"jeongguk.. didn't you already left to get groceries?"

"what? that was about 2 days ago hyung!"

"what? no jeongguk, it's only been like 15 minutes since you supposedly left to get groceries.."

"are you sure, hyung?"

"yeah, look at your phone, guk ah"

jeongguk double checked and confirmed it has only been about 15 minutes the whole time he was gone. 

"jeongguk, is anything the matter? are you okay?"

there was a long pause. jeongguk let out a sigh and swallowed. 

"hyung, i know this will sound crazy but you have to believe me.."

seokjin's and namjoon's eyes were expectant, waiting for an explanation as to why jeongguk appeared in his bedroom when he clearly left to get groceries.

"i-i went to another world"

"and i saw jimin, my character in the comics that i created. as well as hoseok. a-and taehyung, he really is missing. he's alive..." jeongguk trembled a little, practically word vomiting everything out. 

there was silence. and then laughter. 

"jeongguk.. you can't be serious, that's just ridiculous! are you trying to beat me at my dad jokes?!!?" seokjin tried to stifle a laughter in sarcasm and let out a chortle instead. 

"exactly, that's preposterous, jeongguk." namjoon said with a straight face. 

"hyung... you have to believe me!!!"

"jeongguk you're just being too stressed at school, do you want to share anything with us?"

"hyung, i'm telling you i s-"

"enough, jeongguk, this is getting out of hand. we love you but this is too much. you emerge from your room, not wanting to help jin hyung get some groceries and now you come up with this lame excuse? don't blame me if i call you insane." namjoon wasn't having it today. he was nursing a bad headache and it's catching up to him. 

jeongguk's head hung low and silence engulfed the whole room.

"fine, you wouldn't believe me either way." jeongguk looked up after a minute and his eyes were dark. he stormed out of the apartment, grabbing his wallet and phone, leaving the keys behind while seokjin desperately tries to stop him. 

"let him go, i think he needs some time alone."

..

"jeongguk? jeongguk, where are you? this isn't funny anymore" blonde haired man was searching high and low for jeongguk who literally disappeared into thin air. 

jimin slumped onto his bed, thoughts running wild. 

jeongguk was really gone. 

how did jeongguk do that?