reconcile || taehyung✔️

열셋

"shut up."

"i promise i'll pay on time next time. see? i've almost payed back my debt—"

"five thousand dollars isn't a lot to you? you make no money."

pain.

punch.

blood.

your back slams into the chain link fence. red liquid drips down your worn face. those eyes dull from the horrors of the real world.

you stumble to get back up, only to be shoved by a massive hand. like so many others you trusted a worthless loan shark because you're desperate.

but i can only watch, and attempt to dry your tears. but i can't.
never again will i be privileged to do so.

after he kicks the life out of you, earning a side snicker from the man whose name you don't even know, you are utterly left alone.

tears glisten down your cheeks. i immediately approach your shattered form, fighting my own tears.

yes, you are only but a child.

i touch your hair, but i feel nothing.
i caress your cheek, but i feel nothing.
i kiss your forehead, but i feel nothing.

"taehyung." i whimper pathetically, dropping my head into my hands. it's no use. i'll never be able to speak to my son again.

it'll never be that simple.