･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☾ .* :☆ﾟ.･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.･

"How did you come to know my address?" Jimin asked, sitting on the comfortable couch with Jungkook holding snacks in his arms.

The taller giggled, "All thanks to your little letters."

Jimin frowned, eyeing the taller suspiciously, "I don't remember revealing my address in any of those letters."

"I know. But your letters were cute enough to create a special place in my heart that made me want to stalk you to your way home."

The smaller gasped, laughing back. "Thank you."

"Uhm," Jungkook felt the sudden urge to ask the question that roamed around his mind since the moment they moved in together, "W-what were they asking you to do while hitting you?"

Jimin looked down, his fingers fidgeting. "First, promise me that you won't hate me after knowing the reason."

"I would never, trust me."

Jimin giggled, "Okay. I trust you."
He hugged the taller, remaining silent for a while before continuing, "There were a lot of people who wanted to use my body for pleasure. And they offered a lot of money for that."

Jungkook's hands formed into a fist. Using the body of a minor?
"And your so-called parents only cared about money?"

"Y-you're right... you know, I wasn't really sick when I skipped school," Jimin sighed, his tears threatening to fall any moment, "my parents... m-my parents let them have fun with me. After that, I felt so grossed out that," he sobbed, "I was ashamed to go out."

Jungkook embraced the smaller tightly, whispering, "It's okay, it's okay. You're very strong to survive it, I'm proud of you. Also, you have done nothing to be ashamed of. Let's inform about it to the police, alright?"

"A-and that very day, they asked me not to attend school again because they didn't have the money to pay the fees. So, everything that they earned from selling my body to them went to waste? I only wanted to continue studying," his voice filled with sorrow as he blurted out the events.

"I wish I could be there for you since the beginning. You'll continue studying, don't worry about that. And if anyone ever tries to use you for money, I won't be able to stop myself from killing them," he whispered, pecking Jimin's forehead to calm him down.

Jimin's eyes widened as he hopped away from the taller, "Oh? What was that?"

The taller laughed. "What was what?" He tried teasing the latter to lighten up the environment.

"Y-you-"

"I'm sorry if you felt uncomfortable-"

"No! I did like it. I-I just felt a little weird because...Y-you didn't hold me forcefully," he quickly replied, not maintaining eye contact with the taller.

"I'll never force you into doing something you don't like," Jungkook smiled.

･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☾ .* :☆ﾟ.･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.･

The End.

Thank you so much for reading "편지 - Letters" !
Love y'all, my precious hoomans.
💛