The Red String Of Fate | tk

Chapter 45: Linger

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Ignore the mistakes plz :)
TW: Non.con touching

Third Person POV

Sunwo glares at everyone present in the room. His eyes were teary, he would even hiccup after a moment, holding his teddy bear plushie close to him, he made sure everyone in the hall could see he's very angry at them despite him being absolutely scared.

He was in the mansion hall, sitting on the couch while everyone else, excluding Jeongguk who hasn't come out of his office just yet. The little boy is looking at Seokjin from time to time, must've been familiar because Seokjin once took him back to shelter house but he is not going to him or listening to him either.  Not even Yoongi who managed to  calm him down earlier.

The boy wasn't expecting to be brought back back this bad place either so...

"Your Taetae will be here soon, Sunwoo. Just please stop crying." Jimin says and the boy only shakes harder because of his sobs.

"Sunwo, we are not lying---". Seokjin tries but is interrupted.

"No! You is a bad peoples. Me hates you." Sunwo's lower lip wobbles again.

"No, no little one we won't hurt you. I promise." Seokjin walks forward but stops when Sunwo leans back.

"Why do I feel afraid of a little boy?" Hoseok whispers to Yugyeom who rolls his eyes.

"Because you're scared you'll hurt the boy and you don't want that." Yugyeom says and a little smile appears on Hoseok's lips. True.

"Brings me Taetae!" Sunwo exclaims, hiccups again.

Seokjin is about to say something when Jeongguk appears in the hall. Already feeling overwhelmed and scared, Sunwo gets off the couch and runs behind it, hiding there.

Jeongguk stops in his tracks when he sees the little boy run behind the couch. He shouldn't feel the sting that he feels about the fact that the boy was so scared of him. He was atleast not hiding from the others. It's just him.

Jeongguk sighs and walks towards the couch again.

"Jeongguk, you-maybe you shouldn't." Seokjin says but Jeongguk tries to tell him through his gesture that he wants to try.

Why he wants to try to talk to the boy when there won't be any potential information he'll get? He doesn't know why.

Jeongguk rounds the side of the couch and is met with the sight of little boy with his legs curled to his chests and eyes closed, clutching onto the teddy bear for his dear life.

"Come out." Jeongguk says, mentally slaps himself for his voice came out harsh and he didn't intend it to.

The boy shakes his head.

"I won't hurt you." Jeongguk tries with a gentle voice, as gentle as he can come up with.

"No." The boy whimpers. "This places bad."

"Listen, I know you're scared but---". Jeongguk says this as he takes a step forward and Sunwo opens his eyes, sees the mafia boss coming closer and scoots away in fear.

Jeongguk takes a deep breath.

"We are being nice to you, boy. We won't hurt you!" Jeongguk utters.

"Taetae says this place bad! Yous are bad!" Sunwo exclaims, grabbing his bear and starts hitting Jeongguk with it who was about to hold him.

"No touches me! No touches me!" Sunwo keeps hitting Jeongguk and the mafia boss immediately backs away, Seokjin rushes to the boy.

"Hey. Hey, little one. Calm down." Seokjin says, trying to hold on to the thrashing boy.