bts imagines

twelve. | tae

- the string that
attaches us.

***

I shiver as a cool breeze passes by me while walking down the side walk. It was currently some times in the afternoon and the sun was setting. I had just gotten off from work and was now headed home to continue my usual routine.

The days were repetitive but simple. Although nothing is wrong with that, I still feel...empty? Like there is something missing from my life and I don't feel quite as whole as I should be.

A silent throb in my chest and my thoughts had distracted me causing me to bump into a stranger.

"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention—"

It was like all the oxygen in my lungs had been taken from me and I couldn't breathe. My eyes held his chocolate brown ones and I couldn't seem to let go.

"It's okay. I should've been paying attention too."

The man in front of me broke me from my trance with his deep, husky voice. I felt butterflies flutter in my stomach as the words fell from his smooth lips.

It was if he had just recently applied a lip balm—a slightly shimmery one perhaps?

"But I'm the one walking on a sidewalk with my head down. Clearly I'm the culprit here." I say lightheartedly as if my heart wasn't beating out of my chest right now.

He let out an airy laugh, eyes squinting slightly causing him to accidentally show off his smile lines. I let out a small laugh of my own as I observe his unique boxy smile.

"How about we just say it was both of our faults?" A teasing smile was planted on the mysterious man's face.

I sigh playfully before rolling my eyes, "I guess so. But I still don't like it."

Ring!

We both jump a little at the loud interruption.

"I'll have to take this. Don't go around walking with your head down okay? Not everyone is as nice as me!"

He says, giving me a small wave goodbye before walking off. I make sure to return a slight wave as he disappears from my sight. My eyes continue to follow him, giving him a longing stare before turning back around and heading home.

I let out a deep breath as my heart finally goes back down to its normal pace. For just that small interaction, I somehow felt whole in that moment.

I'm not usually the one to believe in love at first sight but it was as if he was the missing piece.

I walk into my small dingy apartment with a goofy smile on my face but dropped it once I sat on my couch.

I'd probably never see that man ever again.

***

Taehyung's pov.

"What the hell heart, stop beating so fast." I mumbled to myself while clutching onto my thick sweater.

After the small interaction with that beautiful person on the sidewalk, my heart had been going crazy. My cheeks were flushed and I felt weird.

Not like bad weird though. No. This—this felt like I was on cloud nine.

For as long as I can remember, I had felt off. Like there was something missing in my life.

Could it be them? But they're just a stranger. A stranger that I'd probably never meet again. But a stranger that made me blush like a school boy who had just talked to his crush.

For just that fleeting moment, I felt whole.

But a frown harshly tugged at my lips, yanking me back into reality.

Get your head out of the clouds Kim Taehyung. This isn't some romance movie.

I'll never see them again. I'll never see them again.

My brain chanted over and over again, taunting me.

That's right. It was just a coincidence. It's not like I'll ever see them again

But fate is a funny thing. Especially when it comes to two people who have something connected them.

***

Kim Taehyung has always loved photography. He loved that he was able to catch the beauty of life with just one click of a finger and one shutter of a camera.

One photo can hold more than one meaning, it just depends on the person who's looking at it and what perspective they have.

But to Kim Taehyung, this photo was his ultimate masterpiece. The one that would take the number one spot for the greatest photo of all time as he had unintentionally captured the person who would take the number one spot in his heart.

It was you.

You sat casually on the bench in the middle of the park. Fall had begun painting the place with vibrant colors of red, yellow, orange and brown, giving nature a warm cozy feel that came with the cool season.

The air smelt fresh as you inhaled, the cool slightly numbing your nose.

Your hair whipped around along with the leaves, making you sigh as you cried inside for even bothering to fix it on the morning before going out. It wasn't in your usual morning routine as all you usually did was put it in a quick small messy bun but of all days you decided to style it quite nicely today only for it to be ruined by mother nature herself.

Why did you even decide to come out and sit on this bench today? You had no clue. Something inside you had just tugged you and begged for you to come here.

But why?

"Excuse me," A slightly sultry but obviously deep voice had called out to you. The suddenness had caught you off guard and caused you to jump in your place.

It was him. That man that had stolen your heart instantly.

Time seemed to freeze as you both stare at each other, neither one of you wanted to look away.

"Hi, I'm Kim Taehyung. Have we met before?"

Oh how cliche it was.

You truly hated cliche things but at this moment, nothing seemed to matter. Only him and his boxy smile.

"I believe so, Mr. Kim Taehyung."

***

a/n this has been in my drafts for months so i decided to post it before discontinuing this book.

perhaps i'll pick it back up again in the future but i want to focus on other books for now. :))