Cannibal ⚣ Vkook

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"Choi Wooshik? How is he even on here? He's a cannibal now? I thought you guys were friends?" Jimin unloaded countless questions on the poor boys. "Wasn't he in the drama club with you? Didn't he used to sing, too?"

"Jimin-"

"Okay, okay, enough, I get it."

"He was the guy that was there, I'm sure." Jungkook poked the screen. "They have the same face."

Taehyung's face twisted. This was... unexpected. A frown overtook the officer's face. "We were friends... I'm not sure how he became a cannibal but... He's notorious. I can't believe it..."

"Do we know where he was last spotted?" Jimin tried to smile.

"Yeah, maybe a couple days ago. He was at a convenience store downtown." Taehyung sighed.

"That doesn't give us a lot to go on, huh. But it's a start!"

Jungkook grinned. "This is so cool."

Jimin ruffled the younger's hair. "Police officers are pretty cool. Why don't you tell us about yourself? We don't know that much and you could be a great addition to the team!"

Jungkook's eyes sparkled. "Okay, uhm, my name is Jungkook! I'm 23 years old and... Hmm... There's not much about me." He laughed. Jimin only smiled back. "I look like a bunny? That's it."

"Cute!" Jimin grinned.

Taehyung smiled, an underlying feeling of guilt creeping back. He was such a shitty person he could hardly believe it. But he couldn't focus on that right now. He had a lead, and Jungkook was being cute as ever.

"Uhm... Since we have a lead, why don't we take the rest of the day off?"

"Tae... You know you can't do that..."

"Just... Tell Serge that I'm sick?"

"Jesus, fine! I'll come by later, okay?" Jimin groaned. "Take care, buddy!" Jimin lightly punched Jungkook's shoulder, a wide smile stretching across his face.

Jungkook smiled back, "Bye, Jiminie!" And the two men left. Jimin sighed again. He was always left behind to do all the dirt-digging. He hopped back on his computer and starting to try to find every little background detail on Wooshik.

"Can we do that again sometime, Hyungie?" Jungkook bounced in his car seat.

"O-Of course!" Jungkook was actually so adorable once Taehyung got to know him. How could he have treated him so unfairly? He still felt guilty. Would the feeling ever dissipate?

Jungkook continued to swing his legs unconsciously, humming along to the radio. His voice was beautiful, too.

But then, Taehyung's mind wandered to other places. How could Wooshik actually become a cannibal? And why was it becoming such a big thing? There were tons of cannibals these days and it scared the hell out of the police. They were beginning to think that some sort of supernatural thing actually had to do with the whole fad, but most people waved it off because "police are superstitious."

He released a shaky sigh, focusing on the road ahead. His life was like a twisted highway, in a sense. So many ways to go but... He always went straight. He never even thought about taking the other roads until Jimin opened up his eyes. He guessed he needed to work on his self-awareness.

"Everything okay?" Jungkook asked, sincerity dripping from his tongue like honey.

Taehyung winced a bit, barely knowing how to respond. "How do you not hate me?" He blurted. Maybe he didn't want to know the answer, but he decided it was better to ask than to keep quiet.

"If I was in your shoes, I probably would have done the same."

Taehyung's eyes widened. He blinked a few times, trying to comprehend what was just said, and almost scoffed in disbelief. "You... You would?" He didn't realize how alone he really felt until then. He felt so secluded, but knowing that someone could share his sentiment was truly eye-opening.

"Well... Of course. If I saw someone at the scene of a crime covered in the victims blood, I would automatically assume that they're the culprit. Even more so if the victim was my brother."

Taehyung turned down another road.

"Oh..." The older man chuckled. He rubbed a hand over his face, sighing. "That's... That's really nice to know."

Jungkook smiled, but then seemed to be contemplating something. He finally spoke: "Hyung? Where are we going? This isn't back to the cellblock?"