you cannot connect with
anyone except through reality.
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TAEHYUNG:
"thanks for everything."
HOSEOK:
"hahahaha! tae, you
said that 1400 times."
TAEHYUNG:
"but if it wasn't for you,
i wouldn't be out here."
HOSEOK:
"i would do anything for yo-"
HOSEOK:
"my patients."
TAEHYUNG:
"but thank you."
TAEHYUNG:
"everything seems
unfamiliar to me, now
that i'm standing here."
TAEHYUNG:
"the last time i set foot
outside was before the..."
TAEHYUNG:
"never mind."
TAEHYUNG:
"most of the time, i would be
staring at a white wall."
HOSEOK:
"you're here with me,
everything will be okay."
TAEHYUNG:
"heh."
TAEHYUNG:
"we're going to
your house?"
HOSEOK:
"it's more comfortable
than a noisy café."
HOSEOK:
"plus my coffee is way better.
caramel macchiato is my
speciality. i make the best-"
TAEHYUNG:
"that remains to be seen~"
TAEHYUNG:
"to be honest,"
TAEHYUNG:
"quite true. i don't
really like crowds."
HOSEOK:
"really? i like crowds."
HOSEOK:
"many people to meet."
TAEHYUNG:
"oh really?"
TAEHYUNG:
"wait, is jimin
joining us?"
TAEHYUNG:
"you promised me."
HOSEOK:
"he is! he said that he might
be late for the meeting."
TAEHYUNG:
"oh okay."
『 hoseok stops in his tracks in
front of a huge house.』
HOSEOK:
"we are here!"
TAEHYUNG:
"gosh, it's like a mansion."
TAEHYUNG:
"you're rich!"
HOSEOK:
"family inheritance."
HOSEOK:
"i'm a lucky guy."
『 hoseok unlocks his front door, making taehyung gawp in awe as he
stares at the luxurious living room.』
TAEHYUNG:
"oh my gosh...."
HOSEOK:
"welcome to my humble adobe!"
HOSEOK:
"you can make yourself at home,
i'll be in the kitchen preparing
our snacks and drinks."
TAEHYUNG:
"okay."
『 taehyung wanders around the house, opening every door. he explores every nook and cranny of the house until he finds a metal door that leads to the basement.』
JUNGKOOK:
"tae."
TAEHYUNG:
"oh my freaking-"
TAEHYUNG:
"can you not?"
TAEHYUNG:
"wait, you aren't real.
hoseok said so."
JUNGKOOK:
"you can say what you
want but please,"
JUNGKOOK:
"don't open that door."
JUNGKOOK:
"better yet, get out of here."
TAEHYUNG:
"why? hoseok is here."
JUNGKOOK:
"taehyung. i am begging
you. please turn away."
TAEHYUNG:
"you're just an illusion.
why should i listen to you?"
JUNGKOOK:
"so if hoseok says i'm not
real then i'm an illusion?"
JUNGKOOK:
"then what was i
to you before?"
TAEHYUNG:
"...................."
JUNGKOOK:
"damn it tae! listen to me
and get out of here."
TAEHYUNG:
"then tell me why i
can't open this door."
TAEHYUNG:
"it's not as if something
terrifying is inside-"
JUNGKOOK:
"tae,"
JUNGKOOK:
"there's something dark
in there. it's too evil."
『 the door eerily creaks open by its own.』
TAEHYUNG:
"what-"
JUNGKOOK:
"i swear to god tae.
don't you fucking dare."
JUNGKOOK:
"i repeat, don't."
JUNGKOOK:
"if you go in there-"
『 taehyung ignores him and takes careful steps towards the darkness.』
TAEHYUNG:
"the stairway is eerie."
TAEHYUNG:
"where's the light switch...."
TAEHYUNG:
"found it."
『 a disfigured dead male was nailed to the wooden wall, a bloodied crescent smile
carved from the corners of his
lips to his cheeks.』
TAEHYUNG:
"NO!"
TAEHYUNG:
"NO NO NO NO!"
TAEHYUNG:
"WHY WHY WHY?!"
TAEHYUNG:
"THIS CAN'T
BE HAPPENING!"
TAEHYUNG:
"THIS CAN'T BE TRUE!"
TAEHYUNG:
"THAT TRADEMARK-"
TAEHYUNG:
"HE CAN'T BE!"
HOSEOK:
"oops."
HOSEOK:
"i got caught."
HOSEOK:
"you're not supposed
to see this."
HOSEOK:
"but since you're here,"
HOSEOK:
"take it as my welcoming
gift for you, dear taehyung~"
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