Siren ♡ Kim Taehyung/Reader FF ♡ Completed ♡

26.

The door of Taehyung's apartment slammed shut with a resounding thud, the silence which followed was so thick with tension it was stifling.

Taehyung continued to stare at the table, eyes devoid of any and all emotion.

Namjoon let out a deeply troubled sigh, hand running down over his face in exasperation.

Hoseok reached for Yoongi's hand under the table, seeking comfort and familiarity. If there was one thing he hated it was confrontation and luckily Yoongi was quick to pick up on his boyfriend's distress, giving the hand which was now in his a gentle reassuring squeeze.

"Guys, can you please leave me and Taehyung alone?" Jimin was the first to speak, fingers wringing the napkin between them in a futile attempt to keep himself calm.

He was anything but calm.

"Sure thing, we'll be on the balcony." Yoongi replied first, pushing back his chair as Hoseok followed suit.

"I'll head home, Jess will probably be waiting for me. I'll keep my phone on loud, just call if you need anything okay?" Namjoon directed this at Jimin yet he hoped Taehyung would know that offer of support was aimed at him too.

"Thanks Joonie, will keep that in mind." Jimin responded with a small smile.

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The moment they were left alone Jimin glared across the table at his friend.

"Tae what the hell was that?"

Silence.

Jimin wanted to remain hopeful, wanted to believe this was just a blip in the road to recovery but something in Taehyung's eyes told him otherwise.

It was the same look he had after Jin died, the one devoid of any warmth.

Devoid of Taehyung.

It was the look he sported when he was about to shut everyone out, when the logical part of his brain was about to take precedence.

Jimin didn't want that to happen, especially when Taehyung had started to improve vastly over the last few weeks.

"Don't do this Tae....please." Jimin's voice came out strained, he was trying so damn hard to not cry right now.

"I'm okay Jimin, it's a good thing this happened." Taehyung's eyes remained cold, tone indifferent as he stood from the table and started collecting dishes.

"So that's it? One minor bump in the road and you're giving up? I know you miss him Tae, I know you're scared of losing the people you love but you were doing so well! Y/N is perfect for you, she's helping you to heal and then you go and treat her like that! Taehyung I love you with everything I have, with all I possess but tonight you were wrong! Y/N is trying, she's dealing with her own insecurities just like you but she wants to get better and tonight you used them against her."

There was a smash of plates as Taehyung threw them against the counter, Jimin flinched and his heart ached when Taehyung spun around with tears filling his eyes.

"I CAN'T DO IT!"

"Tae..." Jimin went to stand and Taehyung shook his head.

"Don't....I can't have you near me." Taehyung's eyes were filled with such raw emotion, so much anguish that Jimin felt his own fill with tears.

"Tae you need to let him go."

"Let him go?!" Taehyung spat venomously, eyes pained.

"He was my brother Jimin! He knew me better than anyone else, he always made me feel safe and then he left! He just left....he left me!"