RED STRING REWRITTEN

8

Scene: after few hour - College Corridor

(Gemini walks ahead, hands in pockets, mask of arrogance still on. Pond and Joong catch up, their faces tense. They've been watching Fourth all month, the boy turning paler and quieter each day. The guilt in their stomachs grows heavier, but Gemini's wall doesn't crack.)

Pond (grabbing Gemini's arm, frustrated): "Gemini, enough. Stop this. Fourth is not Gun! Don't you see what you're doing to him?"

Gemini (jerks his arm free, coldly): "You think I don't see? I see it more than anyone else. Every time I look at him, it's like staring at a ghost. Weak. Fragile. Ready to leave when it gets too hard."

Joong (cutting in, angry now): "You're not punishing Gun, you're punishing yourself. And him. He's innocent, Gemini. He never hurt you."

Gemini (snapping, louder than intended): "And what if he does? What if one day, he walks away the same way? I won't let it happen again. I won't be the one left behind this time."

(Pond shakes his head, his voice softer but edged with desperation.)

Pond: "You can't keep destroying someone just because you're afraid of being destroyed. That's not strength, Gemini... that's fear."

Joong (firm, staring right at him): "Gun is gone. But Fourth is still here. And if you keep this up, one day he won't be. Not because he left you... but because you broke him."

(Gemini freezes for a moment, but then forces a mocking smirk, hiding the crack in his chest.)

Gemini (brushing past them): "Spare me the lecture. I don't need saving. And neither does he. If he's too weak, that's not my problem."

(Pond and Joong exchange a look - frustrated, helpless. They both know Gemini is lying to himself, but they can't break the wall he's built. Not yet.)

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From past one month jungkook almost daily come to visit tae at cafe and they are now really close

Scene: Evening - Taehyung's Café

(The café is warm and quiet, golden lights reflecting off the glass windows. Taehyung wipes down the counter, his face tired but calm. He's been carrying the weight of years, but lately... someone has been easing that weight. The bell above the door rings. Jungkook walks in, as always, hands in his hoodie pockets, eyes lighting up when they land on Tae.)

Jungkook (teasing, smirking): "Working late again, tae? What's this, world's most dedicated barista competition?"

Taehyung (rolling his eyes, hiding a smile): "If you're here to bother me again, the exit is right there."

Jungkook (leaning on the counter, lowering his voice): "If I wanted to leave, I wouldn't come every single day. Maybe I just like the coffee."

Taehyung (arching a brow): "The coffee? Or bothering me?"

Jungkook (grins): "Both. But mostly you."

(Taehyung pauses, caught off guard. For the first time in years, someone's words make his lips twitch into a real smile. He quickly hides it by focusing on the coffee machine.)

Taehyung: "You're ridiculous."

Jungkook (mock gasp): "Ridiculously charming, maybe."

(Taehyung shakes his head, but he can't hide the warmth in his eyes. Jungkook notices. He always notices.)

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Later - Café Closing Time

(Taehyung turns off the lights, locks the front door, and steps outside into the cool night. To his annoyance-but also secret relief-Jungkook is leaning casually against his car, waiting like always.)