Across Lifetimes: The Thread Between Us
EPISODE 3: Dreams That Don’t Belong to Me -2
Taehyung:
“And if we die?"
Jungkook: (smiling)
“Then in the next life, I’ll find you again.”
TAEHYUNG
(Stared at that painting in silence)
TAEHYUNG
You said you’d find me, but you forgot, didn’t you?
TAEHYUNG
So I keep finding you instead… over and over again
University Campus — That Afternoon
JUNGKOOK
(Walking toward the main hall when he stopped)
There — by the front gates — was that boy again. Violet umbrella. Long brown coat. Dark eyes that seemed too deep for someone so young.
JUNGKOOK
(under his breath) it's him
TAEHYUNG
(Just standing still, looking at him again. No smile. No movement. Just quiet recognition)
JUNGKOOK
Why does he look at me like he’s been waiting forever?
JUNGKOOK
(Before he could move a group of students crossed his path, blocking his view)
That Night — Jungkook’s Dorm Room
JUNGKOOK
(Stared at the ceiling. His heart wouldn’t calm down)
JUNGKOOK
(Picked up a sketchbook from his drawer, unsure why he even owned it. He wasn’t an artist)
JUNGKOOK
(Without thinking, his hand moved)
Pencil to paper. Stroke after stroke. Shadows, eyes, hair… tears
JUNGKOOK
(stopped, breath shaky)
With sorrowful eyes.
And a violet umbrella in his hand
JUNGKOOK
(Dropped the pencil)
JUNGKOOK
I’ve never met him… but I drew him like I’ve seen him every day
Hundreds of times. In hundreds of lives
YOONGI
(Stood in the doorway of Taehyung’s art room)
YOONGI
He saw you again today?
TAEHYUNG
(Nodded slowly, staring at the half-finished painting of Jungkook’s smile)
TAEHYUNG
He looked at me longer this time. Like… a part of him remembered
YOONGI
(Stepped in quietly) Then it’s starting
TAEHYUNG
(whispers) You think this lifetime will be different?
YOONGI
I don’t know. But you’ve waited longer than any soul should. If this is the one… don’t let him slip away again
TAEHYUNG
(Swallowed) I’m scared. What if remembering breaks him? What if… he chooses not to come back?
YOONGI
(Placed a hand on Taehyung’s shoulder) Then you love him anyway. Like you always do
Flashback: Lifetime #5 — 1944, Japanese Occupation
Taehyung was a poet. Jungkook was a resistance fighter.
The last time they saw each other was in a prison cell.
Taehyung:
“Don’t be afraid. Even if they kill me… I’ll be reborn, and I’ll wait for you.”
Jungkook:
“How will I find you?”
Taehyung: (smiling through bloodied lips)
“Look for the boy who waits in the rain… with a violet umbrella.”
JUNGKOOK
(Stared at the sketch of the umbrella boy again)
JUNGKOOK
(Tears slipped down his cheeks)
JUNGKOOK
Why do I feel like I’ve loved you before… and lost you?
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