traumatic love / Jikook

Tangled Threads of Trust

ARC1/CHP3:Tangled Threads of Trust
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 Upon awakening,  Jimin was filled with a sense of confusion and disorientation. He had no idea how long he had been asleep and the realization that he had been kidnapped sent shivers down his spine. He wasn't supposed to sleep, he was kidnapped for God's sake. They could kill him at any moment. Tears streamed down his face as he wondered what he had done to deserve such a fate. He had never hurt anyone and couldn't understand why this was happening to him.

As he lay there lost in his misery, a voice beside him spoke up, "Don't worry, you only slept for 30 minutes, not too long." Jimin jolted in fear upon hearing the voice, realizing that he had not even noticed someone else in the room with him. He could feel the fear creeping back in as he realized that he was at the mercy of his kidnappers.

In a state of panic, Jimin begged, "P-please, don't..h-hurt me. I'm s-sorry, p-please..." He was shaking and crying uncontrollably, the fear overwhelming him.

"Hey, hey! Breathe," the voice said soothingly. "I'm not going to hurt you, don't worry." Jimin could feel the voices in his head starting to come back and he shut his ears with his hands, not wanting to hear them anymore.

"P-please, someone...make them shut up. Please," he begged, not caring who he was speaking to, just wanting the voices to stop.

"Hey, breathe okay? Look at me, don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you," the voice said with a sense of urgency as it looked straight into Jimin's eyes and caressed his cheek. Jimin could feel the voices slowly fading away.

"Just like this...deep breath, okay? What's your name, pretty?" The voice asked softly.

"Ji...min, P-park Jim..in," he stuttered, still scared but unable to shake the feeling that the person speaking to him was being honest. Despite this, he knew that he was still in the hands of the mafia and couldn't help but feel a sense of hopelessness.

"A beautiful name for a beautiful person. I'm Seok-jin, but you can call me Jin, okay?" The voice continued to speak to him in a soft tone, never stopping the gentle caressing of his cheek.

"You can trust me, okay? I will never hurt you. I'm the doctor here and I'm going to help you. You can consider me as your older brother, okay?" The voice spoke with a sense of honesty and care, but Jimin couldn't help but feel skeptical. He had been warned before to never trust anyone, even his own shadow.

"Y-you r-really w-won't.. hurt m-me, H-hyung?" Jimin asked while sobbing, wanting to trust this person but feeling unable to do so.

"I know it's hard for you to trust me, but give me a chance to show you that I'm a good person. Don't fully trust me now if you're afraid, but give me time to prove myself to you," the voice spoke with a sense of understanding and empathy.

"O-okay, I'll t-try," Jimin replied, knowing that he had no other choice but to try and trust this person.

in the meanwhile inside the boss's office. jungkook was swamped with work when the sound of the door got his attention.

"kook, did you request for me?" Hoseok asked as he arrived shortly after Jungkook had asked Taehyung to send him.

"Yes, hyung, gather all the information you can find on Park Jimin," Jungkook responded. He needed to know if there were any connections to gangs or other potential problems.

"Oh, that non-human pretty boy. I've already got everything you need, it's on your desk," Hoseok replied with a heart-shaped grin. It was what Jungkook loved about him, his ability to complete tasks efficiently, even before they were requested.