Lovely

14

Taehyung has seen the younger cry only twice in his life, the first time was when the boy was 17 and the second was now. Shocked at it all he froze, he didn't know what to do. The boy was still tightly grasping onto the plastic bottle with one hand and wiping his face harshly with the other. Seeing this, the man reached over and grabbed some paper towels, telling the sobbing mess, "look at me, don't rub your eyes."

With his eyes red and skin soar from all the rubbing, he looked up at the older. Gently, Taehyung patted the boys tear dry and pressed the paper towel on to Jeongguk's runny nose, "blow."

Soon when the younger had calmed down, the male stood up and was ready to leave the bathroom. Though before he could get out, he felt a pull on his shirt from the boy kneeling on the floor, "what is it?" Sternly the man turned to face Jeongguk. He was still clasping the bottle tightly when he muttered quietly, "can you stay with me a little longer..?"

Sighing and seeing the state the younger was in, Taehyung nodded and sat down with his back leaning against the tub. "Come here," he said coldly as he opened his arms up for the boy. Jeongguk, eyes puffy and feeling horrible got up from near the toilet bowl and into the mans arms. With his arms, the male softly caressed though the younger hair and back. The boy nuzzled himself into the olders nape and mumbled, "hyung, what don't you like about me? Is it my weight? Appearance? The way I talk? Please tell me... I'll change, so please..."

Heart aching and not knowing the right way to respond, Taehyung calmly threw out, "I don't really dislike you, it's just fun when your all mess up..." obvious this wasn't true but what was he gonna say? No your perfect as is? Fuck no.

Hearing this Jeongguk lifted himself away from the olders hold and grabbed the mans arms, placing them around his neck and asked, "l-like this?"

Is he trying to get me to choke him....?

Taehyung pulled his arms back and stood up quickly, maybe too quickly because it caused Jeongguk to fall off. Turning around the male emotionlessly said, "I'll be out today, I won't be home for dinner."

Running out of the house, the older grabbed his keys and wallet, pulling out his phone to dial Lee's number, "hey man... can you tell me your address?" Sitting in his car, Taehyung pulled out of his large driveway and into the streets leaving the boy to sulk in the bathroom alone.

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Arriving at his friends place the male angrily threw himself onto the couch only for Lee to scream, "wow there man, this couch ain't no high end shit, what if you broke it??" His tone was light, jokingly almost but Taehyung was not in the mood.  He signaled for the other male to come over and annoyingly growled, "I fucking want to ruin my brother so bad. Please tell me I'm fucked up."

The other male sat there confused and wide eyed, "ruin? Like beat him up? Did you guys have another fight? That car seat things was messed up enough, what are you gonna do this time? Punch him in the gut? I really don't recommend it, he seems a little weak recently." As if the man was gonna beat the boy up... no way, he stood up on the couch and brushed through his fringe with both his hand. Running through the soft locks, he grasped onto them tightly and shook his head, "no. I wanna fucking mess him up, I wanna do things... you know?? Like bad things? Fuck him?"

Lee sat down next to the man shocked, mouth agape and worried, "h-he's your brother..." Taehyung knew it was messed up and groaned frustratedly, "..I know... what should I do... I'm just so frustrated. I'm scared I'd do something I'd regret more than I've regretted already..."

Sighing, his friend patted him on the back and commented, "I honestly don't want to get into your family business, I can't relate to your social standing nor your feelings but if you need a place to vent or stay, this place is free... after all knowing you for this long, this is the first time I've seen you like this over anyone. And if you'd like to move on, why not try seeing someone?"

Taehyung nodded and leaned his head back onto the couch, maybe he should see someone, he needed to clear his mind. Lee stood up and pulled the other man up, "want to get something to eat? Your treat." And with that they both ended up in a fancy restaurant.

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Jeongguk on the other hand didn't know what to do. He had wandered back into Taehyung room subconsciously and laid down onto his brother bed. Feeling more broken than ever he got a call from his mother. Brightening up his mood right away, he excitingly sat up and answered the call, "hello mom?"

Mrs.Jeons happily greeted the younger and hurriedly told him, "baby, please let your brother know that your dad and I will be leaving for our trip a little earlier then we had anticipated. The workers should be leaving by tonight and return next week! Please take care of yourself and eat healthily! Lately you've not been looking too well... if you have any problems please call your dad or me ok? Or let Taehyungie know! Ah I got to go... our plane will be here any minute, I love you!"

Jeongguk didn't get to say much but an, "I love you too," before his mother ended the call. He felt awful, like his stomach was burning just like his throat. Slowly he walked into Taehyung bathroom and looked into the mirror, lifting his shirt up. He really wasn't looking too good...