Taehyung blinked his eyes to adjust them with the bright sunlight that was coming through the bedside window.

He yawned and turned around under his blanket to find the rest of the bed empty.

His eyes squinted at the absence of the older.He checked the time.

5:47 a.m.

Taehyung got up from the bed and put on his black shirt that he found lying on the floor.

He went to the living area but couldn't spot Jin;he looked at the kitchen but found it empty too.

Finally,he went to the balcony and found a sleeping Jin there.

Jin was seated on the floor while hugging his knees.He had his head tilted back and pressed against the wall.

Taehyung got on his knees to come to Jin's level and stared at his sleeping hyung.

His hair disheveled,eyes closed,lips  swollen and a number of purple bruises evident on his neck;Jin looked ethereal to Taehyung.

He couldn't help but trace his fingers upon the bruised spots.Jin made a tender move at the touch.

Taehyung tried his best to resist but ended up leaning in and giving gentle kisses on the marks.

Jin's breathing became uneven as a result.

Taehyung understood that his hyung is soon going to wake up but he just couldn't stop himself.

"T-tae...",Jin whispered as Taehyung was still leaving butterfly kisses on his collarbone.

Taehyung looked up at Jin and pecked his lips.

"Why are you sleeping here?",he asked softly.

"I....I ju...just...woke up...early",Jin answered between the small kisses they shared.

Taehyung placed both of his hands on either sides of Jin;caging him between his arms.

"You woke up early to sleep here?!....",he kissed Jin's chin and continued;-

"....sleep some more;let me take you to the bedroom."

Jin breathed heavily as Taehyung placed a couple of soft kisses on the sensitive skin behind his left ear.

Taehyung got up and gently tugged Jin's arms to pull him up but Jin resisted.

"Wait...",He said.

Taehyung raised his eyebrows.

"Come here",Jin continued with his arms wide open.

Taehyung got on his knees once again and as soon as he reached Jin's level, Jin tangled his own arms around his shoulders.

Taehyung shifted his position and pulled Jin by his petite waist;efficiently making him sit on his lap.

Jin cupped Taehyung's face and looked at him so fondly,as if trying to memorize each & every corner of the younger's features.

He placed his soft lips on Taehyung's forehead, eyelids, cheeks and finally on his chin before pulling away and looking at him with glistening eyes.

"Can I ask you something?"he asked in a wavering voice.

As an answer,Taehyung softly tugged Jin's lip with his own teeth.

"Do you....still hate me Taehyungah?",Jin asked;his eyes full of uncertainty.

Taehyung was shocked by the question. He stared at Jin silently.

Jin smiled sadly at the lack of response from Taehyung and tried to get up from his lap but Taehyung tightened his grip around him.

"NO! STOP Taehyungah!",Jin glared at him.

Taehyung's eyes widened.

Well that was a first.

A no from Jin.

He loosened his grip and Jin got up.

"Are you...okay hyung?!",Taehyung asked as he followed Jin to the living area.

"Thank you Taehyungah!I'm glad that you asked at least once in your life if I'm okay or not...", Jin laughed humorlessly.

"Hyung....I-",Taehyung reached out for him but Jin backed away.

"NO TAEHYUNGAH....I'M NOT OKAY! I'M NOT AT ALL OKAY!",Jin yelled as tears began to flow from his brown doe eyes.

Taehyung walked up to him and tried to hug him tight but Jin pushed him away.

"I c-can't continue this T-taehyungah...I j-just can't.I thought I w-would be o-okay but I-Im not. I th-thought it w-wouldn't matter to me but it does. I w-wanted to erase all of your insecurities but I've made myself  the most i-insecured person in this process Taehyungah! I.....I can't do this anymore...."Jin became a sobbing mess as he plopped himself down on the couch.

Taehyung remained silent.

"I know this is confusing for you but...but I thought about it a lot Taehyungah,I... I want you to be like before,I want you to be happy,I care about you more than anybody else,I.....",Jin's breath hitched and he covered his face with his hands as he continued;-

"But...but I can't let you manipulate me Taehyungah... at least not when you claim to hate me the most in this world..."

"Do you want me to leave?",Taehyung asked in a flat tone.

Jin looked up at him.

"Yes....",he said in a firm voice.

Taehyung let out a shaky breath and walked up to the front door.Jin fell back on the couch as he heard the door to be opened and closed in a matter of second.

'He didn't even look back at me....',he thought and clutched the left side of his chest.Maybe this is what heartbreak feels like.

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Seokjin   

I picked up the photo-frame from my nightstand and placed it on my lap.

It was a group picture of my and Taehyung's parents.It was taken on Amma and Abbeonim's wedding ceremony.Amma told me that my Eomma was pregnant with me at that time.

The four of them looked so happy!

'Everything changed when I came into their life...'

I wondered if my Appa used to hate me.I mean...I was the reason why he lost the love of his life after all.

I rubbed one of my thumbs on the picture; on my Eomma's face to be exact.

I wondered if she hates me too.

It was me who snatched her precious life from her,right?

'Maybe Tae isn't the only one...'

'Maybe I'm such an unlucky person that....'

'But I never wanted any of these to happen...I never wanted to lose my mother,I never wanted my father to be alone...I....never wanted to make Tae's life the way it is now....'

I stared at my parent's happy faces for a few seconds as fresh tears blurred my eyes.

I hugged the picture-frame tightly and curled up on my bed.

"Eomma...Appa...please...atleast you don't hate me.Please! ",I whispered as tears started soaking my bedsheets.

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The amount of emotional trauma I gathered while writing this chapter is unbelievable.

Good bye....I need to go & watch some soft Taejin moments and a bunch of 'Suga yelling J-hoooopppppeee' compilations on YouTube.

Thoughts on this chapter?

Purple Ya ^_^💜