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xiii. hope against hope

xiii.
hope against hope

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'The dreaming jellyfish sing their song 
and sleep on the gentle shore'

It must be the brother. Jimin reckons in his mind as the lullaby starts getting louder. It could be a great opportunity to reunite and fix things the way it's supposed to be but hearing a shrill noise of a metal scraping against the descending ramp of the entrance of the jellyfish exhibit, it made Jimin change his mind completely. He immediately knew he came armed.

"Oh, Cheonsa." A sing-song voice was then heard around the walls of the jellyfish exhibit, the shrilling noise gets closer and closer. "I know you're in there." The words grumble against the owner's throat, the voice suddenly darkening.

Jimin was alarmed, he could sense grave danger reaching for their necks.

The suspicious man reaches the exhibit with a quizzical smirk plastered on his face, gripping firmly at the handle of his flail weapon chained with a sphere metal head covered with small spikes. "I knew I'd find you here, let's talk."

Jimin darts his gaze to Yoonji. "Don't let him fool you."

Yoonji tries to detach herself from Jimin's hold so she could properly stand on her own, her stares were as fierce as his. "I won't be, that's not my brother."

Jimin's mouth went agape upon hearing it, a tension suddenly builds up the atmosphere. He quickly glances back at the entrance, cautiously inspecting his shadow from afar.

Who is this man? Could he be sent to dispose of her?

The man peeks behind one of the cylinder glasses, seeing nothing but more jellyfish tanks glowing in blue lights. "Are we going to play hide and seek?"

Receiving no response at all, the man's smirk fades into scorn, unconsciously massaging the handle of the blunt weapon. "Okay, then. I will be the it, while you and your friend hide." He spoke, voice hoarse and provoking.

Jimin's hold on Yoonji's arm tightens, his heart beating at a fast rate. "We need to go." He is terrified, of course, but that's not because he was involved. He's terrified because he was reminded of his fear of meeting someone Yoonji wouldn't be able to withstand. It's not that he is doubting her abilities, he just can't let his fear come true. He can't afford to see her suffer.

"How sad, you probably thought I'm your brother." The man let out a menacing laugh. "That's too bad, though, really. I doubt he can even stay in tune."

"Don't listen." Jimin tried to remind her but she was just quiet in place.

"A little sibling reunion is just a wishful thinking." The man taps his finger on his cheek. "The dingbat corrupted his own brain he can barely remember your name."

The man takes heavy steps towards their direction, and Jimin clenched his jaw, preparing for what might happen.

"You were sent to dispose of him but you're here, clinging to a mere possibly of.." The man huffs the next words. "A cure."

Yoonji was just quiet in her position but Jimin can already tell she's repressing something. It concerned him, he wouldn't want her to explode.