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A slap. A shove. The sting of cold tile against his skin.
Taehyung blinks, his breath shallow.
"I thought maybe... maybe they just needed time. Maybe if I behaved, if I worked harder, if I was better-"
His voice breaks. "They'd love me."
A sharp, guttural sound rips from Yoongi's throat. Low. Dangerous.
It sends a shiver down my spine.
But Taehyung doesn't even notice.
He's too deep in it now. His voice drops lower. More hollow.
"They hit me a lot."
A tear slips down my cheek. Yoongi doesn't move. Doesn't breathe.
"They told me I was useless." Taehyung's voice is so quiet now.
"That my parents left me with nothing because they didn't love me. That I should be grateful to even have a roof over my head."
A soft, broken sound escapes me.
I don't even realize I've made it until Taehyung flinches.
And God.
The fact that his body still reacts-instinctively, involuntarily-like he's bracing for more-
I feel sick.
"They-" He stops. Swallows. Takes a breath.
"They had a son. My cousin. He never hurt me, but he never treated me like family either. He just... ignored me. Like I wasn't even there."
A pause.
A flicker of something across his face- But then, his next words come out flat. Detached.
"But my uncle... he enjoyed hurting me."
Yoongi's entire body locks up.
Not a single muscle moves. It's the kind of stillness that is lethal.
Taehyung shakes his head slightly, voice trembling. "It became his... hobby. Kicking me when I didn't move fast enough. Punching me when I made mistakes. Throwing things at me just because he felt like it."
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"If you weren't such a burden, we wouldn't have to do this."
"You should be thankful we took you in at all."
"You think anyone else would want you?"
A blow to the ribs. A kick to the stomach. The taste of blood on his tongue.