Golden light shimmers on the water. Tae stands at the bank, folding a paper boat slowly. His fingers tremble. A torn piece of notebook paper lies beside him.
Tae(16)
"You stopped making these. I never did."(thinking)
He kneels, places the boat on the water. It floats gently away.
Tae(16)
"Our last paper boat... and you’re not even here to see it."(softly)
SCHOOL LIBRARY – EARLIER THAT DAY
Jungkook walks in, sees Tae and Bogum at a table together. Tae is smiling faintly at something Bogum said. Jungkook’s jaw tightens.
Suga(17)
"Why does that bother you? You said you're done."(nearby, noticing)
Jungkook (17)
"Because it was never his smile."(curtly)
RIVERBANK –FLASHBACK- CHILDHOOD
Tae and Jungkook as kids laugh while racing paper boats. One capsizes.
Tae
"Mine won! Yours drowned."
Jungkook
"Then we share mine. No more races."(grinning)
Tae
"Deal. Our last paper boat."(giggles)
JUNGKOOK'S ROOM – NIGHT
Jungkook opens a drawer. A paper boat sits crushed between old books. He picks it up, stares.
Jungkook
"I said it was the last. He remembered. I forgot."(thinking)
RIVERBANK – BACK TO PRESENT
Tae watches the paper boat disappear. Bogum appears behind him.
Bogum(16)
"You still come here?"
Tae(16)
"Only when I miss him."(without turning)
Bogum(16)
"That boat... he doesn’t deserve another."
Tae(16)
"Maybe. But I wasn’t making it for him... I was letting go."(quietly)
Comments
busy_girl😚
Me and my brother used to do it too whenever it rained
2025-07-09
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