Hope | Yoonseok

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"Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real."

Cormac McCarthy

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Yoongi looked at Hyeonjun one last time before the verdict was made, guilty.

It had been 2 months since the incident and now finally he got his justice for all those years of torture. He won't be seeing Hyeonjun for a very long time, maybe never again.

It felt like everything was going slow motion just pure silence in his concentration, the way the judge's hammer hit the desk, how Hyeonjun was hauled up by police officers, ready to get locked away. He looked over at Hyeonjun's parents who seemed quite relieved with their son's arrest. They must've known even more than Yoongi did about his messed up behavior. Suddenly the silence got replaced by loud cheers, he was slowly getting pulled back by reality.

"We won Yoongi we won!" Taehyung pulled his best friend in for a bone crushing hug. Yoongi wrapped his arms around his friend, holding him tightly. Both the boys just letting the tears leave their eyes, but for once the shed tears were for happiness, not for hurt.

Finally he would be able to rest easy, knowing he was safe. The direct cause of his pain in the past couldn't hurt him anymore, only the memories. Both Yoongi's parents wrapped their arms around the two boys. They couldn't be more excited that their son and their beloved Taehyung would finally be safe.

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"How are you feeling?" Hoseok looked over at Yoongi who just seemed to float on air. "I have not felt this good in YEARS. This is just- unbelievable... I never thought this day would come but... it's here."

"And I couldn't be more proud of you." Hoseok said, wrapping his arms around Yoongi's waist. "Oh please, the lawyers did everything." Hoseok shook his head, giving Yoongi the most endearing eyes he had ever seen before in his life. "I'm proud of you for pushing through, for constantly trying to get past it and not letting it rule your life.... I'm proud of you that you could still open yourself up to people even after all of that happened to you. I'm proud that you are you."

"Stop, you're going to make me cry."

"Cry all you want, I will never judge you."

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"Excited that the stitches are going out Taehyungie?" Baram asked while she was driving him to the hospital. "I can't wait, then I can move my neck freely again!" He looked at his reflection in his phone, bandaid still covering up his neck just in case.

Baram parked the car and guided Taehyung to the doctor's office where the doctor finally removed them all. "Good news or bad news first?" Shocked, Taehyung looked at his doctor. "Good?"

"It has completely healed, you are free to do anything with your neck again." Taehyung softly nodded before letting out a breath. "And what is the bad news?" The doctor picked up a mirror, showing Taehyung his scar. "It won't get much prettier than that." Taehyung looked at his neck, the ugliest scar covering it horizontally.

"That's... That's fine, as long as I can do everything again." The doctor gave Taehyung a pitiful look and lifted the mirror away again. "We tried doing it as neatly as possible but it was a really nasty wound." Baram reached over and squeezed Taehyung's hand. "How about I take you on a shopping spree for things you can cover your neck with? If you want to, of course." Taehyung blinked, trying to keep the tears in. "Yes please."

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"Knock knock." Hayun appeared in Taehyung's doorway

"My door is literally open." Taehyung said, putting his phone to the side. "I know, that's why I said knock knock." He walked in, staring Taehyung down. "Is something wrong?" Taehyung asked with furrowed brows. "C'mere" He beckoned Taehyung to stand up, which he reluctantly did. "Show me." Taehyung sighed, rolling his turtleneck down to show Hayun his scar.

"Hey that healed pretty well didn't it?" Taehyung's lip twitched. "It's ugly." Hayun reached out and wrapped his arms around Taehyung's waist. "Nothing could be ugly on you, I think it looks very cool.""

"You're biased." Taehyung playfully punched Hayun's shoulder. "Maybe I am, doesn't mean you aren't beautiful though." He leaned in, connecting his lips to Taehyung's jaw. "My door is open." Taehyung exhaled, grabbing Hayun's back. He extended his long legs and kicked the door shut, making Taehyung giggle. "That excited?" He brushed his lips against Taehyung's. "Only for you."

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Trigger warning: Kinda graphic picture????

TaeTae's scar🥺🥺🥺