Twist of Fate | BTS fanfiction

⚜️8⚜️ - Unfamiliar Familiarity

Taehyung's heart was racing in his chest and his breathing accelerating with each ring of the phone call. He had to hold his shirt when Eunsook picked up. He barely let out each word with shaky voice.

"I got it... Main role!"

Eunsook gasped through the line before screeching like a chicken, nearly destroying his eardrums but he paid no mind. Lost in his thoughts, he was floating in the clouds, wondering if it was real life.

Eunsook screamed that she was going to go to his place but Taehyung was nearly arriving at hers. Scolding him that he did not give her time to prepare, she ran to the convenience store to get a champagne and her parents were plating him food when he walked in through the door.

"Oh, I'm so proud of you, Tae!" Her mother hugged him tightly and Taehyung felt his emotions rise up to his throat again.

They all gathered around and had a small congratulatory party for him. Taehyung kept denying their praises, saying it was just the beginning and he had a lot to do to prove himself, but the smiles and warm words did not cease until the stars lit up the dark night sky.

Her parents had already retired themselves to their bedroom when Taehyung and Eunsook were watching his previous movies where he played minor roles. Taehyung watched himself and wondered how his future would be from that point on. It was a given that he would have to work even harder as the main lead.

"Eunsook, I'm sorry. I will be busy from now on and... I don't think we can meet up for a while..."

It was silent and he was afraid that she would not like that.

When he turned to look at her, he sighed when he realized she fell asleep. Her head kept nodding sideways and he chuckled at how cute it looked. He wanted to poke her cheek and be mad at her for not watching his movies, but it was so late, so he slipped his arms under her knees and behind her back, holding her waist and lifting her up to place her on her bed.

Her room was filled with canvases spread all over the place. Taehyung gently put her down on the bed and sighed before turning on the cosmos light projector he bought her and then taking a look at her.

He froze.

Under the bright light, her cheeks were stained with tear marks. Taehyung held his breath not knowing what to do. Was she having severe nightmares?

Her chest rose up and down quicker as she whimpered and mumbled.

"Jungkook... Don't leave..."

Taehyung's eyebrows came together in a knot. 'Jungkook? Who's that?'

His phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket, startling him, and he shuffled out of the door to pick it up. "Yeah, mom?"

"Hey, didn't you say you have your first shooting day in the morning?" She sounded worried but mostly angry. "Aren't you coming to rest?! You know what time it is?"

"Mom, I'm not a child," he said, pinching his nose bridge.

After his brief talk, he walked back into Eunsook's bedroom to see her awake and sitting in a daze, staring at nothing. Taehyung slowly approached her, eyeing her in concern.

Eunsook whipped her head towards him and rubbed her eyes. "Sorry, I fell asleep. It's too late for you to go back, right? Why don't you just stay the night? I'll prepare you a bed in the living room."

"Nah, it's fine. I'll drive back. I have to shower and prepare some things for tomorrow."

"You mean today?" She joked, snorting, which felt like a whiplash to Taehyung. "Ok then. Safe driving and good luck, Tae."