━ written june 23, 2021

ive been into reincarnation lately so. here's a little drabble that i thought of. i may or may not write this, but here it goes.

vsoo reincarnation au where both taehyung and jisoo have lived through every era. they were alive during the first olympiad. the era of aristotle and plato. the building of the great wall of china. the death of jesus. the renaissance era. all of the world wars. hell, they even went to the titanic and survived.

there were times when jisoo was a slave. there were times where she was a queen, too. a scholar. a commoner. a concubine. a soldier. taehyung himself has waged wars and conquered empires. he has experienced the brunt of being a courtesan, he's also had the opportunity to be the general of an army.

and wherever jisoo goes, taehyung follows. when jisoo dies, taehyung suffers the same fate.

this is something they couldn't understand, but they know that in every lifetime, in every century or millennia or era, they'd always find their way back to each other. it has always worked like this. when they leave their previous bodies, they'd find themselves waking up in another--often together, mostly apart.

however, there is one thing. whenever jisoo dies, the memories of the millennia they've spent together also dies with her. she forgets everything. she forgets the lives she's lived, she forgets taehyung.

and taehyung? in the beginning of their new lives, whether they're together or apart, the first thing that only comes to his mind is to make jisoo remember. it's easier when they're together, but when they're not, taehyung spends most of his life searching, searching, and searching for the girl that has the eyes akin to liquid pools of honey and sunlight.

though more often than not, his efforts failed. there are lives when he isn't able to find her. there are times that he did, but one moment later and then she's gone.

then it's 2020. a new decade. a new beginning.

in this life, taehyung is a mere citizen of seoul. in this life, he is on his deathbed--dying, withering away with no one but himself. the fucking pandemic just had to happen, fucking hell. he'd gotten ahold of the virus two weeks prior, but it happened so fast that he doesn't have much time left.

as he's laying there, he thinks about jisoo. where is she now? is she safe? how is she doing?

his hospital room door opens. taehyung is about to ask who the fuck is it, but then he sees her. eyes of liquid sunlight and honey. jisoo. his jisoo.

"you're here," she says, almost reverent. "taehyung."

she remembers. taehyung doesn't know why but she does.

jisoo comes closer and--oh. she's always been beautiful. in this life, and all others.

"i'm sorry i took so long," she mutters as she walks over to him. taehyung tries to speak, he really does, but nothing comes out. "i promise i'll be quick the next time around."

and when he takes hold of her hand, everything feels the right again.

"you remember?" he asks, and he doesn't notice he's crying until she wipes the stray tears on his cheeks.

"i told you i'd find you. in this life, in our next, and the many more to come."

THE END okay bye enough with this i hope u liked it

UPDATE / March 14, 2023: i alr took this plot and wrote it for a diff ship hehe pls dont steal this ill find you