insomnia ; kth + jjk

➰twenty one➰

as life went on, day turned into night.

a small patter of rain had built up and now turned into something thunderous.

boom. pop!

lightning was never scared to make its presence known. hence, why every time it cracked the sky it made it was loud enough for the entire world to hear.

slowly awakening from his slumber, slight whimpers sounded from taehyung's closed mouth.

"mama!" a small taehyung screamed.

he tried to stay in his room for as long as he could and be the big boy his daddy told him to be, but the storm was too frightening.

quickly sitting up to analyze what was wrong, his mother grabbed onto him; lifting him up into his parents shared bed.

"don't cry, my beautiful baby. don't cry." his mother shushed him, rocking back and forth.

she hated having to hear taehyung's cries down the hallway. his father insisted that being afraid of storms came with being a child, but taehyung was a boy. and he wasn't allowed to be scared for long.

incredibly sexist and insensitive. taehyung was only six and shouldn't have a labeled placed on him that he couldn't be afraid because of his gender.

but she never went against her husband. it sounds so submissive, but he could become a scary man. and she knew what battles to pick and choose.

"hyungie, listen to me." she grabbed taehyung's attention.

"there will be people in this cruel world. that will hurt you.

people that won't see you as more than your gender and the roles given to you.

but you're more than that. you're kim taehyung, a beautiful boy that will blossom into the king that i birthed.

and if no one else is proud of you, remember that i always am."

"i love you, mama." a lazy smile spread across his bread cheeks.

lightning flashed across the dark sky, causing taehyung to gasp and hug his mother tightly.

he wanted to cry so badly, but he had to be strong. his father told him so.

"let's lay down and i'll sing you a song to help you fall asleep, love." his mother said.

so that's exactly what they did. together, they laid. with their eyes facing each other, staring intently.

"close your eyes and listen to the words, little one. my voice will calm the storm and make it go away." she whispered.

"really?" his eyes widened, quickly believing her words. he shut his eyes and snuggled up into the pillow. he couldn't wait for his mother to make the bad storm go away.

Come stop your crying

It will be alright

Just take my hand

And hold it tight

I will protect you

From all around you

I will be here

Don't you cry

For one so small,

You seem so strong

My arms will hold you,

Keep you safe and warm

This bond between us

Can't be broken

"I will be here. Don't you cry. Cause you'll be in my heart."

till this day, taehyung continues to sing that song to himself on a needed night like tonight.

he sang it over and over until he was able to rest his mind and sleep again.

- - -

knock. knock. knock. knock.

"taehyung! are you in there."

knock. knock. knock. knock.

"taehyung, if you're still sleeping i'm gonna beat your ass when i get in there!! wake UP!" someone yelled from outside his apartment door.

all taehyung did was roll over.

on the other side of the door was hoseok. he had promised to call taehyung later that night, but the storm got in the way.

so, he decided to come over. really early, may i add.

"this freaking brat." he mumbled. he lifted up the mat, knowing that's where taehyung kept his spare house key.

'what a dumb place to keep such a valuable thing' he thought.

it was 10:03 am, when hoseok let himself in, causing a sleepy taehyung who had just walked to the kitchen to go into frantic mode.

"taehyung~ i'm her–" hoseok abruptly dropped, with a scream.

taehyung had threw a knife at him.

after being shooken up, hoseok stood up and pointed a finger at the knife culprit.

"bitch! you almost killed me!" he yelled.

taehyung was just as shocked as him. how was he suppose to know his bestfriend was behind the door and not a mass murderer.

"well maybe you shouldn't come in unwanted next time!" taehyung yelled back.

hoseok scrunched up his face, "unwanted??! i came here to help you with your freaking date!"

now it was taehyung's turn to make a confused expression. date? what the hell was hoseok talking bout.

"don't give me that look. i know you did not forget your date with jungkook."

and it was in that moment, taehyung knew

he had fucked up.

don't worry i'll post again today. this chapter was too long so i needed to split it in two. here y'all go :)