The Prince - ♛ taegguk ♛ [On hiatus]

♛ Twenty one ♛

I promise you will hate me but then imma make it up to you. 🥺

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It wasn't until the next day that Taehyung could finally talk to Jeongguk. The two had been separated for the night, leaving Taehyung to destroy himself with anxieties. He hated himself for what he was deciding to do. He hated that it had to be this way.

He hated it all.

"Taehyung, finally. I'm sorry I didn't come last night, my Dad was watching me like a hawk and I wanted to call you but-" Jeongguk rambled as he entered the room, stepping quickly to his best friend. His Prince.

He embraced the other, Taehyung almost whimpering at the touch. He hugged Jeongguk back, burying himself in his scent. He wanted to memorize it all over again.

"It's okay." He answered softly. Jeongguk knew something was up already. He had known since the night before. Everything was off.. and now Taehyung was too.

Jeongguk pulled back, looking into Taehyung's deep brown eyes that were filled with anxiety. The other's soft expression contrasted Taehyung's grayer one. Jeongguk cupped his cheeks, hurrying to try to make him feel better. To figure out what was wrong, and fix it.

"What's wrong?" Jeongguk asked gently. Taehyung held Jeongguk's wrists and shook his head softly, avoiding eye contact with him. "Tae, tell me what's wrong, Love.. let me help." Jeongguk tried.

Taehyung bit his bottom lip, he wasn't sure if he had the strength to mutter the words. He forced himself to move away from Jeongguk, distancing a foot between them. "We.. We can't do this anymore." He got out, trying to convince himself of his words as well.

It was so much harder to say it to Jeongguk then it was when he rehearsed it in the all too early hours of the that morning.

The younger's face fell, his whole being sinking at his words. He didn't want this to happen.. but he knew it was coming. He had known it was coming since the first day of the trip. 

Wait- no—this couldn't be the end. This could be how it ended between them. It hit him as soon he realized it was actually happening.

"Taehyung- no—" He reached for Taehyung, but he seemed so far away. Like even their minds were far away from one another. Galaxies apart.

"I'm sorry." Taehyung whispered, barely audible.

"Why? What— why does it have to be over?" Jeongguk asked, trying to understand why.

Taehyung closed his eyes, head hanging. "He knows."

"What? Who knows wha—" It hit him like a train. "Oh.." Was what came get out. "How much?" He asked softly, not sure if even he wanted to know.

Taehyung started to shake. "Everything... he has pictures.. someone- he had someone follow us and he knows.. everything." He let out in breathy words, eyes tearing up.

"But.. why.. why do you have to obey him?" Jeongguk asked, voice pleading for Taehyung not to do this. To fight for them.

"I have duties."

"What duties?!" Jeongguk pleaded harder, starting to panic because he felt Taehyung slip farther and farther away.

"To my country, Jeongguk!" Taehyung told, voice just as desperate.

"So?! What does what we have effect your duties to Corea?!" Jeongguk stepped closer. Taehyung looked at him, their distraught expressions meeting.

"Because!" Taehyung didn't even know why. He just knew they couldn't be together.

"Because is not an answer, Taehyung!" Jeongguk told.

Taehyung let out an exasperated sigh, running his hands down his face. "I have to marry her, Jeongguk, you know that. It's already announced to the country that I'm marrying her."

Jeongguk stopped talking. Her again. He had forgotten about her. His expression darkened. "You're King now, Taehyung. You don't have to marry her." He stressed.

Taehyung shook his head, eyes squeezing shut. "Yes I do." He retorted, pained.

"No you don't! You don't," Jeongguk tried, stepping to him, taking his hands to hold them, trying desperately to bring them closer. Back to their own world.

But their world was crumbling. Fading. They could both could feel it too.

"I do.. I do have to..." Taehyung whimpered.

Jeongguk bit the inside of his cheek so hard that he tasted blood. He knew Taehyung felt like he had to be this—perfect person for everyone all the time... sometimes so much that he lost touch with what he wanted. What other options he had because they didn't please everyone.

But this decision didn't please everyone either, did it?

"Don't do this.." Jeongguk whispered, but his voice didn't have to loud. His words did that enough. The meaning. The feeling that poured through them.

"You know I don't have a choice."  He went silent for a moment, holding back his cries. "It's too late." He let out.

Jeongguk didn't want to give up. Not so easily—but what was there to do?

As a last resort to try to make Taehyung realize what he was doing, the younger leaned in, now centimeters away from kissing the boy. "It's not too late, Darling." He said softly, one hand drifting to Taehyung's waist, pulling their bodies together.

He had to remind him how much he loved him. How much they loved each other.

"Ggu.." Taehyung softly said, not having the strength to pull away from the younger now. Not when he wanted to badly to give in.. one, last, time.

"You don't have to marry anyone you don't want to." He tried, his tongue dripping with plead. His eyes flickered across the boy's face, studying his beautiful features.

"I love you." Taehyung told him, knowing he would regret not telling him.

"No, Taehyung no. Don't say it like that." The Guard said.

Taehyung shook his head for the nth time, telling him to stop. "I'm.. I'm so sorry.." He said finally, tear falling down his cheek as he pushed away from Jeongguk with all the strength he had, leaving the room.

He couldn't stay with him there for any longer because if he did.. he wouldn't have been able to leave.

And that was that. The younger stood in Taehyung's chambers, alone. His heart crushed. Shattered. But he guessed this was always how it was supposed to end.

He knew it would never last—but he always hoped it would've. Although, now, that hope was all gone because in a matter of days, everything would be final.

And it would really be the end.

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