CANDLE | KIM TAEHYUNG

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"I mean he just grabbed me by my chin and I sat there and let him!" I flailed my arms wildly before I looked over at a bewildered Valyncia and Hoseok. 

They watched me as I paced back and forth in front of them. "Like he physically grabbed at my chin and I was like frozen. I stood there like a child!" I nearly hollered. 

Hoseok looked over at Valyncia, who looked over at Hoseok. Then they both turned their attention towards me. "The hell are you talking about?" Hoseok asked scratching his head in disbelief.

"Yeah who the fuck starts a conversation in the middle like that?" Valyncia uttered, waving her hands towards the door which I left wide open.

"You came in, left the door wide open and then said I can't believe he did that." Hoseok laughed at her remark as he gave her a slight push and covered his laughter with a hand.

"Y-Yeah you were like-" Hoseok burst into more laughter and started softly hitting at Valyncias shoulder. 

I frowned as I looked down at them. I guess they thought my failure was really funny. I stormed into the kitchen as I thought to myself.

"Stupid man, what a loser, how dare he just make me feel all weak." I mumbled to myself opening the fridge. My eyes landed on a box of banana milk. I frowned as I picked it up.

 I hated bananas.

I put it back down and decided to grab a glass of Minute Maid Lemonade. I sat at the tool in the kitchen. I tapped my fingers along the counter, I was really pissed I just flopped like that.

I was supposed to tell him that through all this I was going to prevail and I would take his name. I'd take his place and that finally a woman could be on top. 

That's what I deserved. 

I started thinking about the room I found Taehyung in, it was cold and there were paintings everywhere. Some torn pieces and abandoned easels lying everywhere. 

I let my eyes scan the kitchen. I wondered what he was doing in such a room. It almost looked like a murder scene in there. 

I placed my head in my palm as I thought about him. I could remember his scent, it was flower like and light.

I caught myself smiling and quickly slapped at my hand. He was my successor and I wasn't here for romance. I was here to learn and experience new things.

I left my glass on the table as i got up and decided to go see what Jungkook was up too. I trotted towards the back of the dorms and found him in one of the art rooms.

I didn't say anything at first I just watched him from the doorway. He had on a tank top and black sweatpants. He kept moving around the easel and tilting his head this way and that.

His feet were bare and he began humming to himself. "I'm the one I should love.." he hummed slightly swaying his hips.

I didn't want to interrupt him, he looked so peaceful. Even though he seemed mean and hostile, I could tell that his art made him a different person.

I began bobbing my head and stepped into the room. I saw a glimpse of him smiling, it was a genuine smile. He resembled a bunny, his nose scrunched up as he ran a brush down the canvas.

"You look happy." I said quietly, crossing my arms as I looked at his back.  There was silence for a moment and he turned around to face me.

Jungkook was sweating and his eyes seemed to shine and his skin glowed. His hair was damp and curls fell softly at his brow.

"I was.." he said, giving me a side smile as he placed his brushes on a table nearby. 

"How long ya been peeking at me?" he muttered looking me in my eyes as he slowly made his way to me. 

"A sort while, maybe three minutes." I sighed watching him inch towards me.

"Do you like it?" he asked looking at me, I looked at him then back towards the easel. There was a small painting of a man playing the piano. 

I looked at Jungkook and moved past him, trying to get a better look at the canvas. There were fine abrasions all over it and I let my focus pinpoint on the painting.

"It's beautiful..." I said, and it was indeed wonderful. The man looked familiar although I couldn't remember where I'd seen the man, I felt the mans sense of pain.

The man was sitting at the piano, his head pointed up towards the neatly etched ceiling. The room around him was set ablaze, swirls of fire suffocated the room, but somehow the man kept playing.

I stepped even closer as I marveled at the detail that Jungkook had put into the painting. The man at the piano had white hair and a pouty lip. He resembled a kitten, helpless of his encounters.

"I love it." I said swiveling on my feet to give Jungkook the credit he was due but he was gone. I frowned thinking nothing of it as I left out of the room. Returning into the kitchen to clean my glass. 

"I wonder who he drew..." I mumbled to myself. I trotted back into the living room which was still occupied by Hoseok and Valyncia.

"Oh hey Y/N! We were just talking about what classes might be like tomorrow." Hoseok said happily while looking at Valyncia who let out a loud "Yeah!" in response. 

"I wonder what classes will be like too." I smiled as I plopped down on the couch. I heard Jungkook yell something from upstairs but I couldn't understand.

 I didn't feel like yelling, everyone in this dorm yelled way too much to begin with.

I shot a look at Valyncia whose face was contorted and she began lightly tapping her foot on the smooth dark floor. 

"He always has to say something." she smacked her lips and glared at the stairwell. 

|| TS ||

"What the FUCK" I heard a shrill scream come from down stairs. I was in my bed asleep and I was jolted by some shit like that. In all honesty I prayed that my legs would stay but they didn't. 

I shot up out of bed and to my surprise I once again was reunited with a frantic Hoseok. We looked at each other before booking it down the stairs. I nearly slipped on the stairs but regained my balance as we both slid into the living room area. 

I saw Jungkook frozen in the middle of the living room, he was surrounded in a puddle. Me and Hoseok looked over at the couch to see Valyncia laughing her ass off.

"He pissed himself!" her voice cracked as she proceeded to laugh again. 

Jungkook stormed out of the room and I looked back to see Hoseok with a mop and floor cleaner. I looked back at Valyncia, she was on the verge of tears. 

"Get this right? I basically camped out in the living room to scare that LOSER. And I guess he had to pee really bad. And well you know." She cackled.

I let out a small yelp.

Jungkook pissed himself.

The thought kept replaying in my head as I tried to hold back a laugh myself. I looked over at Hoseok who seemed to crack a smile as well.

Is this bullying? Who knows.

I sighed as I plopped down on the couch and looked over at Valyncia who seemed to have calmed herself down. 

"You guys need to like patch it up, tomorrow after classes let's go out to eat. ALL of us and we ALL need to act like the young adults we are." I said.

"Oh quit whining it was just me having a little fun with him." Valyncia smiled to herself. 

After Hoseok got done cleaning and after a few curses from Jungkook the dorm was quiet again. I sighed as I looked at the now empty living room.

 It was now 12:30am and I cracked my knuckles as I closed my eyes. I don't remember much after I fell asleep, I heard giggles coming from Hoseoks room and so on and so forth. 

I finally gave into my tiredness and succumbed to a deep sleep.

Tomorrow was going to be a long day.