Envy of Love | Taehyung fanfiction [Completed]

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⊱L'envie est la faiblesse⊰

Envy is weakness

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"Ironic, isn't it?"

The words flew out of his mouth in great contempt, mocking the people who were panicking before him as his scornful eyes observed them in disgust. A derisive chuckle that sounded more devilish than I had ever heard followed.

"Our kind nature emerges only when someone falls ill."

His slender fingers slid under my chin, holding it firmly to turn my face his way. The smirk I was expecting to see was most definitely there, curling his lips in an ungodly way, befitting his demonic character. So wickedly bewitching.

The heated gaze of his hypnotic orbs slowly traced my features, burning wherever it landed on before finally settling on my lips. His own parted slightly.

"Kindness is unconditional, Envy," I sneered, bringing his eyes up to meet mine. "Not everyone is a piece of shit in this whole wide world. Don't be biased."

His dark almond eyes narrowed for a split second before he scoffed. The grip on my chin tightened but I remained nonchalant. The green haired Sin before me was clearly trying to taunt me.

But what's concerning was, I might just willingly give in to him, surrendering to the sheer amount of influence he had over me.

"A Virtue cursing. Well, isn't that a pleasant occurrence," he snickered, his warm breath hitting my skin as he drew nearer. "Thought you'd be more... refined after going to heaven, sweetheart."

I forced myself to challenge his gaze because just who did he think he was insulting?

The nickname that slipped out of his mouth was frivolous, derogatory even. Still, it didn't fail to have my heart trembling. Hell, every time he came near me, I was weak at the knees.

"Look who's talking," I retaliated, taking a small step forward myself that had our noses almost brushing each other. My lips got tugged upwards when his gaze faltered from the proximity. "That's rich coming from someone who stayed the same petty minded baby for the past centuries, sweetheart."

His velvety lips pressed together before his adam's apple bobbed up and down. The smug man turned tense once again like he always did whenever he was around me.

From up close like this, I could easily trace the delicate yet sharp features drawn by the hands of God to form the devastatingly handsome face in front of mine. Straight thick eyebrows under tousled virescent bangs, almond shaped expressive black eyes, elegantly sloped nose, wide set full lips with pointy cupid bows. The deadliest of all was the unbelievably thick, long silken eyelashes that encircled his already mesmerizing eyes.

I couldn't remember the last time I had a thorough look at him like this. He looked just the same as he did centuries ago. His appearance deserved to be worshipped by millions. His heart deserved to be adored by billions.

But that was a long, long time ago.

The Sin standing before me wasn't the man I used to know.

The man I used to know would never torture souls, never plant hatred in someone's heart, never ever wish to be envied by others.

The man I used to know was dead. And that's what I wanted to believe for as long as I existed.

Envy wasn't Taehyung...

He was just a lost shard of his dark side that never existed before.

Yet, like a brainless fool, I was letting myself be played by him.

The air around us suddenly shifted, uneasiness swallowing me when I caught a glimpse of ire flicker in the depths of his cold eyes. Not enough to say he was enraged, but more than enough to say he was irked deeply.

"Petty minded, you say?" Envy snapped, his voice turning deeper than it already was, sending shivers down my spine as he settled his free hand over it, pulling me closer if that was possible. "How am I petty minded, Kindness? When have I ever been petty or narrow minded about anything?"

His breath was brushing the skin of my lips and I was shivering in his tight hold. What we were doing was wrong. No matter how right it felt to be in his arms, it was wrong. It took a great deal of power from me to push at least my upper body away from him.

Gently taking his hand off my chin, in a deceptively calm voice, I firmly stated, "At one time, you may have not been so... After going to hell though, you have been blinded by your hatred and grief, feeling pity for yourself, wishing nothing but harm and pain on others."

A painful squeeze in my chest forced me to look away from his bewildered face. "Envy, there are innocent people out there who-"

"Innocent, my ass," he boomed before grabbing my face and forcing me to look at the humans. The parents were now gone, leaving the two children together, one on the hospital bed and the other sitting beside the it, watching the unconscious girl sleep. "Children are the symbol of innocence, or so they think... But even they become tainted after being consumed by jealousy."

A horrified gasp escaped me when she grabbed one of the pillows to suffocate the sleeping girl.

I tried lunging at her but Envy's grasp was so tight, I couldn't move. "Let go!"

He didn't budge. Instead, he chuckled while watching me wriggle in his hold, his nose gliding against my cheek in an attempt to rattle me further.

"Who exactly are you trying to save here, Kindness?"

His question must had been gamesome but it had me doubt myself.

"This... That doesn't matter now! The poor girl doesn't have anything for her to be envious about to the point of killing her!"

"Anyone can be jealous about anything, sweetheart," he whispered while I widened my eyes when she pressed the pillow to the other's face. "Her face, her personality, or even the small parts of her parents' hearts she occupies. Imagine having your stepsister dead so you can monopolize your parents, Kindness."

Ignoring his snickers, I elbowed his chest, releasing myself as he grunted, staggering backwards, and dashed forward to touch her forehead, instantly having her drop to the ground with her hands over her belly. I couldn't remove the pillow, but it didn't seem to affect the sick girl much and the parents were coming back in a minute, so I didn't fret too much.

"Why are you trying to save her from sinning?" Envy scoffed from behind. "She deserves to be punished. Let her come to hell. I would love to play with her when she comes."

"She will soon realize what she was trying to commit and wish to atone for it." I turned around to face him. "Redemption. Kindness. Beginning to love her stepsister. Those are what should follow. Everyone has the power to do those. Kindness is power."

"Kindness is weakness," he snarled, raising his chin to look down on me.

"No, it's not." I stepped closer and narrowed my eyes at him.

"Envy is."

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Oh would you look at that! I started another story without finishing my ongoing ones 🙃

My motivation to write this suddenly spiked so here we are 🤩 How do you feel?