[1] Code: RED || KTH

Ch11: Once And For All

And with that, I step closer, then I sit down beside him. I slowly approach the collar, and put the key in, and twist.

Click.

The red light goes off, and the collar opens. I study his face as I slowly remove it, settling it on my lap.

I gulp, feeling my heartbeats increasing. Last time I was this close to him, I thought I would die, so I can't help but feel my hands shake the slightest bit.

He's got nothing holding him back now, and he can attack me this instant. I'm much weaker and weapon-less. If he attacks, I'm dead for sure, and this just makes my heart accelerate even more, but I don't get away.

I stay seated, my eyes in his, trying my best to hold the eye contact firm even though I'm struggling to.

His pupils go narrower, his ears standing straight, and for a moment, I believe this is how I'd die. I think about my parents, my brother, my friends, and how disappointed my boss would be.

By time, my thoughts get even more dramatic, and only when I tighten my grip around the collar on my lap do I realize it's been only two seconds ever since I removed it.

Taehyung's pupil dilates again, going back to its normal size. I involuntarily let out a shaky breath, and something flickers in his eyes that I fail to decipher.

"Thank you," I say and stand up, taking the collar with me to the bedroom, putting it on my desk, knowing that I'll probably never use it again.

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A/N: Please don't skip this

I feel like I haven't described the whole code classification thing well I should've added it but I'm too dumb i-

Anyway, here's the explanation

Humans were the ones who started the classification.

Code: GREEN is given to obedient hybrids. Those who don't do crimes and simply, act like pets.

Code: YELLOW is given to mildly obedient hybrids. They're not very attentive and nice, but they're easily tamed and don't do crimes.

Code: RED is given to disobedient hybrids. Those who commit crimes, and disobeying your owner is considered a crime. You have to at least physically attack your owner or any human once to be classified a RED.

Taehyung says he "can't control himself" in some sort of mocking way, not because he actually can't. He's actually as human as anyone and is willingly hurting those people.

Humans lock him up and treat him like some monster only because he stood up for himself. True, he attacked way too many humans, but no one knows what they did so he hurts them.

And no one cares what they did.

When a hybrid hurts a human, he's guilty no matter what, even if he/she was defending him/herself, because society sees hybrids as animals. So no matter how much a human hurts you, you shut up and obey, cuz humans are "superior", and you're just a "mutation".

And adding a small note, wolf/lion/tiger hybrids or any breed similar (those who eat us, yes) are usually hidden from the world, either in labs with doctors and breeders where no one knows what's being done to them, or are with strong and wealthy people in the country who can get anything they want.

People know they exist, but they've never seen one, and that's why Hanseol doesn't think twice when Jin tells her he's not a wolf hybrid.

I wish it cleared any misunderstandings and you can ask me any questions if you feel confused.

I also hope you're enjoying the book so far, it's definitely not your common fluffy hybrid au, I wanted something different and doesn't normalize the whole "hybrids treated like pets" thingy where the hybrid lives with y/n very happily after she rescued him from bad owners and not giving a care about the rest. No offence to hybrid au writers.

Take care of yourselves and stay hydrated yall 💕