“Marked”
Hospital, early morning. Taehyung’s at his locker, looking pale and distracted.
Marissa
*Notices instantly*
Marissa
Okay. Spill. You look like you haven’t slept in a week and you’re flinching like someone’s watching you.
Marissa
*stammering*
I… I think someone is.
Kim Taehyung ( Ore )
*Tells her about Jungkook—how he appeared again, how he blacked out, and… the bite*
Marissa
*half-joking, half-concerned*
Tae, you’re either dating Dracula or being stalked by one. This is not normal.
Kim Taehyung ( Ore )
*softly*
What if it is? What if something’s wrong with me?
Jungkook watches Taehyung from a wall of enchanted mirrors—each one showing him in different places, different timelines. In some, he’s wearing that red dress. In others, he’s burning.
Min Yoongi
*annoyed*
He’s not ready. You’re pushing him too fast. You said you’d wait.
Jeon Jungkook
*glaring*
I waited centuries. I won’t lose him again to time or choice.
He opens a glass case and pulls out a small, ornate dagger—carved from obsidian and bone.
Jeon Jungkook
This time, I’ll mark him before they come.
He’s running through a forest—barefoot, breathless. Behind him, wolves howl. Blood drips from his palms. He reaches a ruined cathedral.
Inside, a man in silver armor stands waiting: Jungkook, but not quite. His eyes burn gold.
Jeon Jungkook
*Holds out his hand*
Jeon Jungkook
*dream version*
You’re mine, Vince. You always have been. No matter what face you wear.
Jeon Jungkook
*Presses the dagger to his chest*
Kim Taehyung ( Ore )
*screaming*
No—!
Kim Taehyung ( Ore )
*Wakes up in bed, gasping—sheets drenched. The pendant is now around his neck, clasped tight*
It shouldn’t be there. He locked it in a box.
He rushes to the bathroom mirror and freezes.
Over his heart, on his skin, the faint outline of a sigil is burned in. Glowing softly.
Kim Taehyung ( Ore )
*backs away trembling*
Kim Taehyung ( Ore )
*whispers*
What’s happening to me?
Jungkook in an ancient chamber, whispering to a sealed coffin.
Jeon Jungkook
They’ll try to take him from me again. But this time, I’m ready.
Jeon Jungkook
*Slices his palm, smearing blood over the coffin's seal*
[A heartbeat echoes from inside the coffin. Something ancient stirs.]
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