night sky || taekook

26. mar 16, 05:00

the faint sound of whimpering sobs was the first thing to reach jimin's ears.

he slowly crept into the dark space and gently closed the door behind him, hoping to dissuade the younger from making an escape. he began scanning the room to find the source of the pitiful cries, though it was almost impossible, the only source of light coming from the window.

frustrated with the lack of visibility, jimin pulled out his phone and turned on the flashlight, his lips forming a thin line as he finally took in the condition of the room.

clothes thrown around in disorganized piles everywhere. he could tell that it'd been quite some time since the laundry machines downstairs were put into use.

discarded containers of empty ramen bowls and miscellaneous takeout trays overflowed the nearby trash can and occupied the space around it as well.

broken picture frames lay scattered about; fragments of glass littered throughout the floor, threatening to pierce themselves into the bottom of some careless victim's foot.

jimin mindlessly pointed the flashlight towards the furthest corner of the room and let out a gasp as he wholly took in the sight in front of him.

jungkook sat huddled in the corner, knees pulled up into his chest with his hands tangled into his messy dark locks. tears were streaming down his bloodshot eyes, a string of unintelligible words and sobs flying out of his mouth as he aggressively pulled at his hair.

dropping his phone and urgently making his way towards the corner, jimin firmly took hold of the younger's arms and gently pulled them away from the abused hair as he sank down onto the floor to reach the same level as jungkook.

the younger thrashed a bit from the sudden contact, but jimin was quick to shush the frightened boy, whispering out words of comfort to calm him down.

jungkook's eyes were wide with panic, afraid that an intruder had somehow managed to break into his house. it took him a moment to realize who the person was in front of him, scanning his face for any hint of familiarity until his eyes locked with his supposed "intruder."

the second his eyes met jungkook's, jimin's heart fell.

seeing the boy desperately trying to hold back a sob as silent tears continued to rain down his cheeks instantly lead the older to pull the little bunny into his arms, enveloping him into a firm hug.

the gesture only caused the younger to finally let everything out, his cries getting louder as he felt himself being rocked on the floor and the faint murmurs of comfort eliciting from jimin's lips only reminding him of the true harsh reality.

and with every mournful cry that escaped the younger's lips, a small piece of jimin's heart shattered.