WE BEST LOVE ( Taekook Short Stories )
EPISODE- 5: The king in velvet and the boy with fire
The sun rose blood-red over Royal Crest
JUNGKOOK
(Sat by the dorm window, sketching absentmindedly in a notebook)
He didn’t even realize he was doing it until Jimin plucked the sketchbook from his lap
JIMIN
We’ve gone from hate to hopeless romantic
JUNGKOOK
(Scowled, grabbing it back) Shut up
JIMIN
Too late, golden boy (flopped on the bed beside him)You’re soft for him
JIMIN
You bled for him. You kissed him. You sleep like you’re dreaming of him
JUNGKOOK
Ho--- how do you know about kiss?
JUNGKOOK
(Voice dropped) He still hasn’t told me what the Legacy Game really is
JIMIN
(Went quiet) Because once he does… you won’t be able to leave.
In the Legacy Tower basement, Yoongi placed a folder on the desk in front of Taehyung
YOONGI
Seraphim, I found him
TAEHYUNG
(Didn’t blink) who?
Inside: transcripts. Bank transfers. A blurry photo from security footage
YOONGI
(Jaw clenched) I double-checked everything
TAEHYUNG
(Fingers curled on the table)
The name on the page: Hoseok.
His childhood friend. His closest ally. His brother in every war
TAEHYUNG
No, (said again, softer this time) He wouldn’t
YOONGI
He did , He gave up Jungkook’s name to distract you. He’s working with the Lee Family
The chair scraped the floor
And his mask—the one he always wore around everyone—shattered
Wind tore at Taehyung’s coat as he stared at Jung Hoseok across the ledge
TAEHYUNG
You were the only person I trusted, And you sold him
HOBI
Because you forgot what this Game is, Taehyung. You let emotions in
TAEHYUNG
(Stepped closer) You used Jungkook as bait
HOBI
You were slipping, We were being cornered. You were distracted. And he—
TAEHYUNG
Say his name, (growled)
HOBI
…Jungkook , Was the only way to wake you up
HOBI
(Blood at the corner of his lip)
HOBI
(Smiled bitterly) I did what you never could, I made you choose
Jungkook was waiting on the stairs of the garden courtyard when Taehyung found him
JUNGKOOK
(Hands were covered in charcoal. The sketchpad lay open beside him)
And Taehyung was standing there, in a torn coat, fists bruised, face unreadable
JUNGKOOK
What happened? (stood quickly)
TAEHYUNG
(Just walked forward. Until he was right in front of Jungkook)
Then, slowly, he sank to his knees
TAEHYUNG
(Looked up at him, and for the first time, he looked like someone lost) my hobi betrayed us
TAEHYUNG
He was Seraphim. He gave them your name
TAEHYUNG
I brought you here to protect you… but I was the reason you bled
JUNGKOOK
(Didn’t move.Didn’t breathe)
JUNGKOOK
(Stepped forward)
JUNGKOOK
(Knelt in front of Taehyung)
JUNGKOOK
(Took his face in both hands)
JUNGKOOK
You didn’t make me bleed ,But if this is the cost of being close to you…
JUNGKOOK
(Leaned in) …Then I’d bleed again.
JUNGKOOK
(Didn’t kiss him)
TAEHYUNG
(Arms around Jungkook like he was anchoring himself)
That night, gathered in the private meeting room
Taehyung, Jungkook, Yoongi, Jimin, Jin, Namjoon… and the empty seat where Hoseok used to sit
JIMIN
(Lit a cigarette with a flourish) So what now?
TAEHYUNG
We finish this,The Lee Family crossed the line
YOONGI
He’s gone , Vanished. Off the grid
But inside, he was burning
He had been a pawn. A target. A distraction
Now, he would become a player
The Legacy Game escalated
Three Lee heirs were expelled under mysterious charges
One nearly drowned in the campus pool—held under by an “unknown figure"
Another was poisoned during a chess match. Survived. Barely
Everyone knew who was behind it
But no one spoke the name Kim Taehyung
Because to say it aloud meant war
JUNGKOOK
(watched it unfold like a storm)
JUNGKOOK
(His heart Was torn)
Every night Taehyung held him close, kissed him slow, whispered soft things into his neck—
And every morning he returned to war.
But his heart? Bruising anew.
JIMIN
(Cornered Yoongi outside the music hall one evening)
YOONGI
(Didn’t look at him) I’m protecting you
JIMIN
(Grabbed his wrist) I don’t need protection. I need you to stop pretending
YOONGI
(Grabbed Jimin by the collar, dragged him into the shadows)
JIMIN
(Gasped into it, fingers curling in his shirt)
But when they broke apart—
YOONGI
(Eyes were sad) This game destroys everyone, Jimin
JIMIN
Then let it destroy me with you
That night, Jungkook received another note
No envelope. Just a blade.
With one sentence carved into its handle
TAEHYUNG
(Stared at the blade)
The auditorium filled for the Legacy Gala. Families from all over the country arrived. Media. Cameras. Press
TAEHYUNG
(Walked in beside Jungkook)
They stood at the top of the grand staircase like kings
JUNGKOOK
(Flinched—his body shoved hard to the side by)
Blood.On velvet.Spreading fast.
JUNGKOOK
(Screamed) TAEHYUNG—
Yoongi tackled someone—Jimin ran toward the stage—Jin covered Namjoon
But Jungkook only saw one thing
TAEHYUNG
(Blood soaking his chest)
TAEHYUNG
(His eyes still open still looking at jungkook)
TAEHYUNG
Stay— (whispered)Stay with me
JUNGKOOK
(Dropped to his knees beside him, shaking)
JUNGKOOK
I’m not leaving you. You hear me? Don’t you dare—
AUTHOR
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