Chapter 7

Something stirred up in Jungkook when Taehyung said that. " yes...Yes...YES! That's right, that's exactly right!" Jungkook starts laughing that increases dramatically. He grabbed Taehyung by his wrists and started to spin him in circles. After a few more spins, Jungkook grabs Taehyung's cheeks making him look up at him. "You get it! YOU GET ME! ALL THIS GOD FORSAKEN TIME PEOPLE CALLED ME A MONSTER, FREAK, UNNATURAL BEING BUT YOU! YOU SEE THE BEAUTY IN WHAT I CREATE!" Jungkook grabs Taehyung's left wrist with a firm but delicate grip, guiding him to one of the shelves with the dolls. "Look!" Jungkook picked up one of the dolls and handed it to Taehyung.

Taehyung examines it, touching the doll's hair softly while looking into its eyes. "What's her name?"

Jungkook chuckles, "Lisa."

Taehyung pays attention to the details, blonde hair that could reflect the sun with bangs that curled on her forehead, deep, brown eyes and a smile that's more precious than diamonds. "She's beautiful." Jungkook hums in agreement. Taehyung looks up at Jungkook to examine his face which was sort of happy...like he was here and not caged in his mind. Without even thinking, Taehyung's mouth moved all by itself, "Do you have a favorite? Or one that you wouldn't sell for the world?" Jungkook got sunk deep into thought, looking around the shop at every doll in the room until his eyes met Taehyung's. Jungkook smiled, showing his bunny teeth as he picks something up beside him and shows Taehyung. It was a mirror.

Taehyung's body felt numb. Not the kind of numb like when he was just a stiff doll who couldn't move. No no no, that wasn't it at all. It was something different, something intriguing,.....something joyful. Taehyung felt something cold but warm run down his cheek, making Jungkook's eyes widen. Taehyung was crying, not out of pain but out of joy. Jungkook caught the tear by his fingers before it could run down Taehyung's throat. Jungkook examines the tear, the teardrop was red but not like blood. Oh heavens no. It was more like...if the color pink was crystallized by water and stored a speck of a rose petal inside, keeping it safe from the outside world. Jungkook's heart clenched, he didn't even know he had one and yet it's beating.

Jungkook's thoughts: I have my Tae Tae....it only took me 1,814 years but I did it. The only friend I ever had and the reason why I still care to breathe on this earth.

Jungkook reaches his hand out to Taehyung's cheek and brushes it softly like if he were to let his hand fall, Taehyung would turn to dust. Taehyung was still for a second until he rubbed his cheek against Jungkook's hand, feeling the warmth of life for the first time. They both sank down to the floor, still embracing each other's presence. The moon's light sneaked it's way inside the shop, feeling them with more peace than they already had.

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I DID IT AND IM CRYING! THE ROMANCE JUST CAME OUT WHEN I WAS WRITING AND EVEN I WASN'T READY❣️