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Joshua unlocked the door to his home, walking inside before he fell to the floor and started to cry.

His tears were continuous. His whole body had been subjected to a torturous pain, one that consistently tormented him and never stopped.

Everything was a goddamn lie.

Dokyeom was a lie. The love of his life was all a lie. Seokmin had broken him beyond repair.

Everything was fucking fake.

He should've known right from the beginning that Joshua Hong receiving love was impossible and it would always be impossible, until the end of time.

Strangely enough, he wasn't angry. He was lost. His whole world had just come crashing down and he knew, there was no way to fix it.

The worst part of it all, he was still in love with Lee Dokyeom, a person that didn't even fucking exist, at least not anymore.

He wanted to find Seokmin and hug him tight until his arms became weak but he couldn't do that.

Besides, Seokmin didn't love him. All his words, all his actions were just lies. All part of the plan.

Joshua wiped away the tear stains on his cheek with the sleeve of his coat before he got up from the floor and walked to the kitchen.

He took out a bottle of whiskey, pouring it into a glass and filling it to the brim. He never drank like this but if drinking till he dropped was the only way he could forget about his sorrows, then he would.

He would even drink until he died.

Joshua took a sip, the rich, smooth drink burning his throat as it went in, only making him gulp more of the liquid down.

In mere seconds, the cup had been emptied into Joshua's system, his throat begging for him to stop and his stomach starting to whirl around.

He pushed the cup unto the floor and as it made contact with the tiles, it shattered into tiny pieces. It hadn't worked. Drinking hadn't worked. It had made everything much worse.

Now he couldn't stop thinking about Dok- Seokmin.

He didn't know how he would be able to go to sleep without Dokyeom by his side. He didn't know how he would wake up without Dokyeom by his side. He didn't know how he would work without Dokyeom by his side.

Everything he had, he attributed it to Dokyeom and yet, he had the audacity to leave Joshua like this, to wreck him in unimaginable ways.

Why did he do this?

"Just... why?" Joshua rested his head on the dining table, his tears making a puddle on the surface as he sobbed, cried it all out and let himself go.

Hoping that one day, he would be able to move on. One day, he would he able to forget about the love of his life.

The one he had vowed to never leave.

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Seokmin parked the car in the driveway of Parker's apartment complex, ringing Parker's line as he got down from the car.

"Min min, what's up?" Parker's voice was devilishly innocent and in an instant, Seokmin could see right through it. The childish facade he'd hidden behind had unveiled itself before Seokmin.

He gritted his teeth, angry at himself for not realising earlier.

The real devil had been beside him all along. Dressed in florals and pastels, bearing a pearly white smile and flaunting a dumb blonde persona.

"Hey, I'm at your apartment building Parks, s-something happened Parks and I just... I can't think straight, I don't want to be alone." Seokmin fake-cried, making sure his sniffs and breathing could be heard by Parker.

He wasn't going to just beat him up. He wanted Parker to confess. Confess that he was the asshole who had done this to Seokmin.

"Don't cry Min, just come up to the 3rd floor, room 302, give the lady at the desk the phone." He instructed and Seokmin walked into the building, handing the phone to the lady at the desk.

After a minute, the lady gave him a go-ahead nod, allowing Seokmin to go up the elevator. As Seokmin reached the third floor, he made sure his knife was hidden well in his pocket before knocking on the door.

Parker Rashford. You just made the biggest mistake of your whole life.

The door opened with a swing, revealing Parker in his casual lounge wear, a tank top and shorts. He already had bruises on his face that he had bandaged and treated.

Who else had hated him enough to beat him up? Whoever it was, Seokmin adored them already.

Seokmin fought against the urge to just punch Parker and kill him without wasting any time as he stepped into the house, activating his fake tears.

The real tears had been stored in his eyes, ready to come out once he was done.

Sure, some would say he had gone crazy but what else could he do? This was all he knew. This was all he grew up with. It was all he had been taught.

Violence.

"What happened, Min?" Parker put his arm around Seokmin, his cold touch almost convincing Seokmin to break him into pieces.

"Joshua found out... listen, Parks... I lied to you." Seokmin confessed as the two sat down on Parker's couch, leaning on Parker's shoulder to amplify the act.

"About what?" Parker questioned but the excitement in his eyes gave away his true feelings and his thoughts. He had been waiting for Seokmin to come crawling to him and here he was, laying in Parker's arms.

"Joshua and I... I... we fell in love with each other but someone told him about the plan, I-I don't know what to do, I just want to ask them why and g-get some ans-swers Parks but I can't..." Seokmin stuttered on purpose, his voice trembling as tears fell from his eyes.

"Think on the bright side Min, you weren't supposed to fall in love with him anyways, maybe this was the best way to remind you of who you truly are, Lee Seokmin, master assassin not Lee Dokyeom, the devil's boy toy." Parker stroked Seokmin's hair, not an ounce of surprise or shock in his voice as he replied to Seokmin.

Seokmin rolled his eyes, hard, and long. It was very obvious that Parker was the one now.

How could he not even be taken aback in the slightest? Joshua finding out was the one thing he had to avoid to keep them all safe!

"I... I think I get it now... it was wrong to fall in love with that devil anyways, I-I... I think I want to find that person... and thank them, for b-bringing me back to my se-se-senses." Seokmin laid the trap and waited for Parker to fall into it. No matter how smart Parker thought he was, Seokmin was even smarter.

Dumb blondes didn't become geniuses overnight. Not Parker, definitely.

"What if I told you it was me?" There was a hint of happiness in Parker's voice that he tried to mask with curiosity. Seokmin turned, looking up at Parker.

"Wh-why?" Seokmin asked, his eyes glossy as the real tears came in. Parker had just burnt all of Seokmin's happiness into ashes and here he was smiling like he'd done Seokmin a favour.

"I couldn't just pick one reason Min Min, it was for your safety, it was to hurt Joshua... it was also to get you on the side of the one person who's been here for you since the beginning, me." Parker elucidated and Seokmin gritted his teeth, the sorrow fading into fury, starting to burn his whole body, setting him on fire.

"You belong to me, Seokmin, no one else." Parker caressed Seokmin's cheek, instantly setting him off. Seokmin stood up, his hands reaching out to Parker's neck and tightening its grip while he searched for nonexistent air. The dried blood of his knuckles glistened as he tightened his hold.

Parker had done this for no fucking reason.

What? Seokmin belonged to him? Was he insane?

He had ruined Seokmin's life because he wanted him all to himself? What the fuck was wrong with him?!

"You're a sick, wicked entity Parker, I can't believe that I trusted you, you asshole!" Seokmin pressed harder and Parker's face started to lose colour while his pupils dilated.

"No, you don't get to just fucking pass out." Seokmin lifted him up, throwing him on the floor. Parker tried to crawl away as he took in deep breaths of oxygen with his hand on his neck.

Seokmin kicked Parker in the gut, stopping all his movement and making him sprawl across the floor with his other hand on his stomach.

"Do you even know what you've done to me, Parker?! You ruined my life! You ruined the one fucking good thing in my life!" Seokmin kicked him again, with more force as Parker coughed, a spec of blood falling on his sparkling, wooden floor.

"I fucking hate you so fucking much!" Seokmin kicked him with each word he said out, increasing his strength with each kick. Parker's coughing became worse as blood dripped down to his shirt and stained his floor.

Seokmin pulled out his pocket knife, leaning down and placing it on Parker's neck, his eyes widening once he felt the cold metal against his skin.

"N...no." He murmured, unable to speak properly as Seokmin laughed at his state, pressing the knife in deeper but not deep enough to cut his skin.

He watched as Parker's eyes teared up and he shook his head, putting his hands together as if to beg for forgiveness.

Seokmin smirked, amused at Parker's new resolve after confidently revealing that he was the one who told Joshua.

Here he was, begging for his life.

"If I hadn't used your brother's car to come here, I would've killed you, so the next time you see Henley, get on your fucking knees and thank him because you owe him your life now." Seokmin raised the knife, slashing Parker's cheek before walking go his kitchen, rinsing his knife, his hands and his shoes.

"From now on Parker, we don't know each other. You're completely out of my fucking life and I never want to see your face, not now, not ever." He kicked Parker one last time before walking over him towards the door.

"If you want to stay alive, never appear in front of me again." His words were icy and sharp piercing through Parker's heart. His worst fear had come to pass. He had lost Seokmin.

Seokmin opened the door and left after giving Parker one last look, slamming the door on his way out.

There was only one thing left to do.

Beg for Joshua's forgiveness.

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𝐀/𝐍 - parker getting the beating he deserves, twice ! we all cheered !

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 - 06/10/2024
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