⚠️This is not a love story. This is a fantasy where pleasure rules over emotion.
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The morning began with a knock on the wooden door.
Taehyung’s mother opened it with flour still on her hands, her apron stained with herbs she’d been grinding since dawn. A young village boy handed her a folded note, sealed with a soft pink ribbon.
She didn’t open it right away. The color of the ribbon already made her heart sink.
It was from her mother.
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Later that day, the kitchen was filled with quiet clinks of jars and woven baskets being filled with care. Dried ginger root, ginseng, special mushrooms, feverleaf, and a few fresh dumplings Taehyung had wrapped himself. His mother’s hands worked quickly, but her eyes remained clouded with worry.
Taehyung/Red hood
“She’s sick again, isn’t she?” (Taehyung asked softly, standing by the doorway.)
Taehyung's Mother
(His mother nodded, folding a cloth over the herbs.) “It’s her lungs this time. The winter’s been harsh in her village. She said her cough has worsened, and she’s too weak to come here.”
Taehyung’s lips pressed into a thin line, his heart clenching.
Taehyung/Red hood
“I’ll go.”
Taehyung's Mother
(His mother looked up, startled.) “Tae no. You know the path. You’d have to cross the forest. It’s not safe.”
Taehyung/Red hood
“But you’re busy, eomma. And halmeoni needs help. She took care of me when I was small, remember?” (His voice trembled just a little, but he stood tall.) “I won’t be careless. I’ll go early and come back quickly. I promise.”
Taehyung's Mother
(His mother hesitated, then sighed deeply. She gently cupped his cheeks.) “Reach before nightfall. You must. The forest… it’s different at night. You remember the rules?”
Taehyung/Red hood
(Taehyung nodded.) “Stay on the path. Don’t talk to strangers. Don’t wander off. Don’t follow sounds.”
Taehyung's Mother
“Good.” (She kissed his forehead, pulling the red hood over his head and tying it softly under his chin.) “You look like my little fox again.”
Taehyung/Red hood
(He giggled quietly.) “A very handsome little fox.”
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