The night was thick with rain, each drop hammering against the windows like a relentless reminder of the storm brewing both outside and within. Taehyung sat in the dimly lit room, his fingers tracing the rim of an untouched glass of whiskey. The amber liquid glistened under the flickering light, a reflection of the turmoil in his heart.
Jungkook was late—again. Taehyung’s jaw tightened as he glanced at the clock. Midnight. He knew where Jungkook had been, knew who he had been with. The knowledge gnawed at him, a beast of jealousy that had taken root deep within his soul, fed by the secrets they kept from each other and the lies they told themselves.
The door creaked open, and there he was, Jungkook, drenched from the rain, his dark hair plastered to his forehead, his eyes wild. He looked like a fallen angel, dragged down by the weight of something he could never escape. Taehyung’s heart twisted at the sight, a mix of longing and fury burning in his chest.
“You’re late,” Taehyung said, his voice cold, but the tremor in his hand betrayed his calm facade.
Jungkook’s eyes met his, and for a moment, there was a flash of guilt, quickly masked by defiance. “I lost track of time.”
“Lost track of time,” Taehyung echoed, standing up slowly. He moved closer, his presence overwhelming, suffocating. “Or lost track of who you belong to?”
Jungkook’s breath hitched, but he held his ground. “I’m not yours to control, Taehyung.”
Taehyung’s eyes darkened, and in one swift motion, he grabbed Jungkook’s wrist, pulling him close, their faces inches apart. “Oh, but you are. You gave yourself to me the moment you walked into my life. Don’t you dare forget that.”
Jungkook struggled against his grip, but it was no use. Taehyung was stronger, and more than that, he was relentless. “Let go of me.”
Taehyung’s grip only tightened. “Why do you keep doing this, Jungkook? Running to him, when you know it’s me you crave? Why do you lie to yourself?”
Jungkook’s eyes blazed with anger, but beneath it, there was a flicker of something else—something darker, more desperate. “Maybe I’m trying to escape you.”
“Escape?” Taehyung’s voice was a low, dangerous whisper. “You think you can escape me? You can try, but you’ll never succeed. I’m in your veins, Jungkook. I’m the shadows that haunt your every thought. You can run to him, to anyone, but you’ll always come back to me.”
Jungkook’s defiance crumbled, the truth in Taehyung’s words cutting deeper than any blade. He knew it, too. No matter where he went, no matter who he tried to lose himself with, Taehyung was always there, a dark specter lurking in the recesses of his mind, pulling him back with an invisible chain.
Taehyung’s grip softened, and he cupped Jungkook’s face in his hands, his touch almost tender now. “Why do you fight it, Jungkook? You know this—us—is inevitable. We’re bound together, twisted in ways that neither of us can break. Stop running.”
Jungkook’s eyes glistened with unshed tears, the storm outside matching the turmoil within him. “Because it scares me,” he admitted, his voice breaking. “What we have… it’s not normal. It’s consuming me, Taehyung. You’re consuming me.”
Taehyung leaned in, his lips brushing against Jungkook’s ear as he whispered, “Then let yourself be consumed. Stop fighting what you want. What we both want.”
Jungkook shuddered, the last of his resistance crumbling as he allowed himself to sink into the dark, dangerous embrace of Taehyung’s love. It wasn’t pure, it wasn’t gentle, but it was real—intensely, overwhelmingly real.
Their lips met in a desperate kiss, full of anger, passion, and the twisted love that had drawn them together, bound by something neither of them could fully understand. The rain pounded against the windows, drowning out the world outside, leaving only the two of them in that dark room, lost in the storm of their own making.
And as Taehyung pulled Jungkook down with him into the shadows, both of them knew that there was no escape from this. From each other. Their love was a curse, a blessing, and a prison all at once—a bond forged in darkness, unbreakable and eternal.
