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according to jeon, if he was gonna get eaten by zombies— which he wasn't! because whatever had happened a day ago was surely taken care of—, he should at least die in expensive clothing. so, here he was, trying on various outfits (courtesy of taehyung) in front of the floor length mirror. he has gone with the option of the most comfortable pants he's ever worn, a white tee, and a black bomber jacket from some brand he's never heard of before. jeon was fresh out of the shower, the cut on his cheek a bright red from the soap that he had accidentally rubbed on it.
taehyung waits for him outside the room, still trying to contact his parents. he keeps getting sent to their voicemails. "ok, we can go now," jeon emerges from the room, his military looking backpack strapped to his back.
the brunette takes a double take at jeon's appearance. he looks good, extremely good. stop. taehyung slides his phone in his pocket and stands up, grabbing his own backpack and nods, "ok, i'll have the chauffeur come pick us up."
taehyung knows mr song won't be showing up, so he dials another extension, telling them his request. "ok, we should get going. do you need anything else?"
"do you have 119,190 won?"
taehyung blinks, not knowing if jeon is joking or not. "kidding," the raven opens the door and steps out, waiting for taehyung to follow.
once they're inside the elevator, and the floor number has been punched, they descend down to ground level. once the doors open, taehyung takes the lead to the front of the building, where an expensive looking car, black and shiny, awaits for them. "hello, to the train station please," taehyung smiles at the driver as they settle inside the seats.
jeon is a little shocked, he was expecting taehyung to be rude towards the driver. in his defense, every rich person he's ever met was always rude to anyone who made a won less than them. he eyes taehyung as the latter pulls out his phone and types god knows what in it. the raven pulls his phone out too, ignoring the message from jimin that popped up in his notification feed.
"mr kim, the south station is down, something about some water pipes breaking and flooding the lower levels. is the west station ok to go to?" the driver looks at taehyung through the rear view mirror.
taehyung doesn't want to think too much into it, but there's an eerie feeling that sinks into his stomach. he flashes jeon a glance, "uh, yeah. that's fine, thank you."
"you're not thinking what i'm thinking right?" jeon leans close to him, his breath hot on his skin.
they drive in silence for fifteen minutes before the car pulls over on the street. taehyung grabs his backpack and thanks the driver, getting out of the vehicle. jeon also says thanks, quickly following the brunette inside the claustrophobic underground.
"only family members and close friends can ride with me in the vip compartment of the train, so in case they ask, you're my cousin," taehyung looks back at him briefly before continuing to maneuver his way around the crowd.
jeon sees him struggling to not get pushed around, tripping once in a while over his own or someone else's feet. he rolls his eyes, grabbing taehyung from his backpack strap and forcing him behind him. jeon pushes past people with aggressive shoves, "tell me where to go."
"o-oh, go to the sign that says—" jeon doesn't hear what he says.
a terrifying sound echoes around the station, and what sounds like water approaches them fast. taehyung grabs onto jeon, who looks around with wide eyes until they fix on the lights coming from the dark tunnel.
"holy shit."
the train that arrives is followed by a wave of water that starts to eat up anything in its way. people are swept up from their feet and thrown around by the harsh waters, but what's more terrifying. . . rotten creatures begin to appear from the murky waters.
jeon doesn't notice that he's not holding onto anything anymore until people are shoving past him screaming, trying to reach the upper ground. "kim! kim!"
how many fucking kim's could there be right now. jeon starts to panic as he watches the water begin to reach him, and then he sees blood, and carnage, and kim. he's on the floor, unable to stand as people stomp around him.
he could leave him, make a run for his own safety. how long until the water swallowed kim up too? despite his feet already facing the opposite way, something about seeing the boy desperately trying to get up and run for his life forces jeon to run towards him. despite the screaming and chaos, everything around him blurs out as he grabs kim and lifts him up, yelling at him to run.
taehyung is on fire, adrenaline and the instinct of survival kick in as he runs behind jeon, eyes trained on the back of his head. he hears growling, the same growling from the forest. and then screams of pain, not terror. it's out of control, it's in the city now. the run to the top of the station seems eternal, there's mothers with children running, couples, elderly people who hold hands in an attempt to reach safety with one another.
the crowd pours out into the streets, car tires screech against the pavement as they come to an abrupt stop. taehyung looks behind, but regrets it just as quick when a zombie appears from the underground and lunges at the first person it can get its hands on. it takes no longer than ten seconds for the bitten person to reanimate. and so the domino effect begins.
taehyung doesn't know if he's crying, but he feels wet patches on his face as he doesn't stop running behind jeon. they reach a parking lot alongside others.
the brunette is still in a lost mindset, he can't focus on anything. there's a beeping inside his ears that makes him feel like he's about to explode. he knows he's walking, but he can't feel himself doing so. and then a set of arms catch him, "hey, kim, you're okay."
