Dark Horse

CH 4 : The Snake's Illusion

"I mean..... what we do. .....it isn't exactly normal......

It is not something that normal people do. Others would be scared, disgusted at the thought of doing the stuff we do.... "

Jin fidgeted as he tried to further explain, walking towards Yoongi, towards the center of the room.

"You mean, have we become beasts who simply follow orders?"

Yoongi's familiar choice of words surprised Seokjin as he looked up from his fidgeting fingers.

"Why do you know that...?? "
He asked almost immediately. Why did Yoongi know that embarrassing thing?

"hmm..... We may... or... may not have eavesdropped a bit...."
Yoongi didn't meet the other's eyes this time, slightly embarrassed himself.

"How much did you hear?" The question was cautious asked.

"Just this much, of course, Boss squashed the bug we had placed after that, he is too alert for someone his age... Tsk. ."
Yoongi answered the eldest's question with ease this time.

"That he is.... "

(Old man Bang sneezed sitting in his study, wondering who was talking shit about him behind his back... )

"...I just..... "
Before Jin could say further, Yoongi explained.

"We haven't hyung. We haven't become the 'blind beasts' you feared we'd become. "

Jin looked at Yoongi confused.

"We know how to stay in control. We know when to stop before the line's crossed. "
Yoongi smiled calmly, as he continued.

"Hyung, I know it might not sound so credible when we have been doing our missions so diligently, but we are all still very much what we were back when we first met you.

Well, maybe not as hurt or traumatized, but still... Yeah..

And it's all thanks to you. "

"No... What do you mean Yoongi.... you guys are having to.... "

"Hyung, don't you realize how weird it is?

Isn't all of this strange?

Living a double life, behaving like gangsters on one side and pretending to sing and dance and please an audience on one side.."

The younger paused.

"It's overwhelming hyung..and when things are so overwhelming... "

Yoongi took a step closer to his hyung.

"Who  would even try to keep things normal when you're involved in this business?

Going batshit crazy would be more normal when you kill people before you're barely an adult or when you have to keep living two lives till death.

Who would try so hard to keep things normal? Even after knowing what we are involved in?

No one. "

Yoongi explained in a calm voice, but there was an underlying emotion Jin couldn't put his finger on.

"
No one..

But you.

For the past ten years, no matter how twisted we were, you created a personal life for all of us.

You created this safe space, this little haven for us. "

Yoongi took another step closer to Jin, but the elder took two steps back, trying to distance himself.