[Chapter 5: The Devil’s Handkerchief]
A private chamber beneath the Revenant arena
Park Jimin
(in ear) You need a hospital. I’m on my way.
Jeon Jungkook
No. Don’t come here.
Park Jimin
(in ear) You’re bleeding all over the floor, Jungkook!
A Revenant opens a thick iron door. Jungkook is pushed inside a dim, windowless chamber which has soft red light, a single leather couch, and a bottle of whiskey.
Jeon Jungkook
(Spits blood on floor) Another fucking stage.
The door closes. Then footsteps of Kim Taehyung enters, black gloves off, suit jacket discarded, eyes sharp as razors.
Kim Taehyung
You lasted longer than I expected.
Jeon Jungkook
I’m full of disappointments.
Kim Taehyung
You think this was a punishment?
Jeon Jungkook
Wasn’t a gift.
Kim Taehyung
But you survived it and that makes it sacred.
Jeon Jungkook
You threw me to your dog and now you want me to fetch?
Kim Taehyung
I want to see what you do when no one’s watching.
Jeon Jungkook
Then unlock the door and drop the games.
Taehyung walks to the liquor cabinet and pours whiskey into two glasses.
Kim Taehyung
(Brings one to Jungkook)
Jeon Jungkook
(knocks it from his hand) I don’t drink with murderers.
Kim Taehyung
That’s rich, coming from a boy who slit a courier’s throat.
Jeon Jungkook
He was a message.
Kim Taehyung
And tonight? What were you?
Kim Taehyung
Bait doesn’t bite back that hard.
Taehyung kneels in front of him and takes out a black silk handkerchief then gently dabs the blood from Jungkook’s cracked lip.
Jeon Jungkook
Don’t touch me.
Kim Taehyung
You came here alone. You let them lock the door. You wanted to be touched.
Jeon Jungkook
(Voice low, trembling) I wanted to show you I’m not afraid.
Kim Taehyung
You succeeded.
Taehyung’s gloved thumb grazes Jungkook’s cheekbone. Jungkook’s hands curl into fists.
Kim Taehyung
Because you bleed so beautifully.
Jeon Jungkook
You don’t want me. You want to own me.
Kim Taehyung
Ownership is just the prelude (information).
Kim Taehyung
I want to see what you become… when I break you.
Jeon Jungkook
(Shaky laugh) You think you’re the first man who tried?
Kim Taehyung
No. But I’ll be the last.
The tension is unbearable, heat without flame, threat without motion. The air is choking.
Kim Taehyung
Now… You walk out of here on your own two feet. Covered in blood and the next time you return... you will crawl.
Jeon Jungkook
What if I don’t come back?
Kim Taehyung
Then I’ll come find you. And you won’t be walking at all.
Jungkook stands. He steps toward Taehyung just close enough to feel breath, not heat.
Jeon Jungkook
I’m not afraid of you.
Kim Taehyung
Good. Fear is boring.
Door unlocks. No one is outside. Just the long, dark hall leading to the exit.
Park Jimin
I’ve got the car. Two blocks east. Are you okay?
Jeon Jungkook
No. But I’m walking.
Author
They didn’t kiss. They didn’t fight. But something far more dangerous passed between them.
Respect. Obsession. Recognition.
One wants to conquer. The other wants to survive.
But both, beneath the surface, want to be seen and that’s always how destruction begins.
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Comments
OsasuyiJJKlover
kill me pls when they fall in love let tae be head over heels for a sassy dominant koo
but tae is top ofcourse /Smile/
2025-08-19
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Bunny 🐇
every person says that at first before falling and when they do they become a sight for sore eyes
2025-08-19
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Bunny 🐇
not really
it just makes him feel lesser
2025-08-19
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