Bloodlust | Vmin

Chapter 11 - Red

Hello my dears! Finally, another update, yay! I must say I've been writing a lot more for this story than I expected... I guess I just had a wave of inspiration haha. Anyways, enjoy~

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It hurt. It hurt so bad. The pain took over his whole body, acting like an infection, spreading fast like poison. He could feel his veins burn hot through his skin like boiling water. The unpleasant warmth that followed ate at his stomach, as if it was trying to destroy everything inside. There was nausea too, enough to make his vision blurry and his head throb painfully.

That feeling... Dry throat, aching stomach, the burning sensation all over his body... It was all too familiar. Maybe that's why his first instinct was to run out to the streets in the middle of the night.

"Blood... Blood... I need... I need it... Blood..." He mumbles like a madman, in that unusual low, deep voice, booming through the lonely streets.

Taehyung felt as if his heart was going to explode at any second. It was so painful. He hated having to do this. He hated it so much. But he couldn't stand the pain.

He needed blood. He needed it bad.

Shit... I'm so fucking hungry... Why did this have to happen now? Why? Just why?!

He kept wandering a bit more, always with his hand holding onto the building walls to keep himself steady. His feet dragged themselves against the ground, tired and lazy, yet with a small hint of determination, wanting to reach its destination. Whatever that may be.

Everything around him was dark. The street lights flickered strangely as he passed under them, taking away his color, replacing it with an ominous silhouette, almost like those nightmarish shadows you see during sleep paralysis.

The sky was dark too. No stars, no moon. Just a dreadful, black covered canvas, attentively watching over the world, judging what we, humans, do.

It all feels gloomy and terrifying, and Taehyung can't help but listen to the weird sensation in his chest that told him something was coming. Something... Evil.

Then, in a distance, he sees it. In the park, isolated from everything and everyone else, there's a small gathering of people. They're talking obnoxiously, laughing loudly and sharing food with each other. Taehyung countes them in his head. There's only five of them. Two grown men, two women and a teenage girl, sitting apart from the others, playing on her phone.

He subconsciously runs his tongue across his lips and at the same time, he swallows a bit of saliva to prevent himself from drooling.

And for a moment, he doesn't feel that uneasiness anymore. The darkness is his friend. It comes as strong protective arms, holding him close, keeping him safe. It feels somewhat toxic... But it feels good, too.

The sound of people cheering fills Taehyung's senses, and as he takes a step at a time, slowly walking towards that very sound, hypnotized, the more his mind loses its ability to think clearly.

A smile creepily played on his lips as he stared hungrily at the scene, enchanted by the sound, the smell, the sight, the sensation it gave off. Strangely, he didn't feel sick anymore. The pain was long gone and his head had stopped throbbing. There was only that lingering feeling of hunger and... desire.

Red eyes peaked under his eyelashes, glowing intensely like two beautiful rubies, painted in that gorgeous blood-like color. They pierced through everything in its way, focusing on only one thing.

That poor, poor family...

I don't wanna do this... No. No, I can't. I can't! Taehyung battled against his desires, trying to gain control of his senses.