As the boys wet corpse of a body laid collapsed on the cool floor - quiet slow shuddering breaths raised his chest up and down - his straining heart desperate against the thin bones of his frame
He smiled a little
Taehyung was barely a living person to smile but he did-
Maybe that was depraved of him
'A history of inappropriate class room behaviour . ' - the tutor had scrunched her eyebrows the report laid out naked on that small desk between them
"Maybe the class room was the inappropriate one for my behaviour"
"Taehyung if your going to be narcissistic Atleast be witty "
"Why was that ..." taehyung had a cheesy smirk as he drummed his hands against the table "inappropriate ?
The boy was distantly aware of his lungs burning or freezing - truthfully , he had started to lose the difference between things like that a while ago .
His spine miles away seemed to be so heavy it pressed and poked against his skin and muscle tissue onto the hard floor like a weight wanting to rip through .
far away hands tried to shake him to conciousness .begging him and wailing ?
He wasn't really sure
He didn't really care
Taehyung remembered the before clearly ,
That's what he called it in his mind
The before
But it felt like he was wearing blue sunglasses on a sunny day when he thought back .he could see it so clearly he could feel that warm sun but it didn't seem to reach his skin .
You see there was a before
There was during
Taehyung thought this - his broken body his floating mind - this must be after
Weird , I never planned for an after , He had reassured himself his mind could only fracture so many times
So his corpse of a body would shudder on the floor
And flicker
And whisk away to somewhere with good heating and lillies and no hair bleach
An underwater voice garbled " taehyung? TAEHYUNG !"
Somewhere finally quiet .
he remembered how the sun streaked out of the blinds , Taehyung basking in its warmth as it washed over his then smooth honey skin , Before his tan body turned cold (even when sweaty ) and thinly stretched over his muscles.
He remembered Jimin trying to murder him with a pillow to wake him up - that was funny
it was funny, the way that memories far away were so clear like that (yes maybe the colours were a bit twisted and turned but god ..) .
Even the sun turned cold after awhile .
it was funny how yesterday was already melting off the canvas surface of his mind . it was especially funny, how he didn't just remember the smell of coconut shampoo from what felt like a life ago , he could still feel it wafting down his throat into his rotten lungs .
It was morning like those , warm skin pressed against soft linen, honey sunlight and the gentle scent of coconut that lingered in his memory of the before , flashes of it flicking through his mind as hands carried his limp body , lights blinding in his eyes, desperate fingers grabbing at his shirt and screaming melting into a ringing in his ears as he was quickly yanked away .
the touch of safety.
Hands ripped his shirt open
The sun
Screaming and sirens blared in and out
Linen
And it went dark
The before
.........
......
...
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Taes eyes fluttered open
How did he wake up on beautiful mornings like these ? In immediate arthritic pain
"Owwwwww" the boy whispered
That's how his day usually started - with dancers back pain that only his band mate could pop out for him, sore ankles that he Pointed and rolled to stretch and sorer arms that stiffened straight as he yawned before he relaxed deeply into cool pillow haven .
A soft yawning frown twisted his puffy face as he turned to see tufts of hair peeking out from the duvet , his little maknaes body completely swallowed by the linen sheets rising and falling as he breathed softly in his sleep .
As the younger boy turned his body in his sleep . His face finally visible . His ivory eyelashes fluttered softly against his tanned skin and his face smushed unattractively against the pillow as a trail of drool escaped his pink lips .
" gross " taehyung whispered - he didn't mean it . He pressed his face into the sheets feeling that good sleep muscle melting feeling as jungkook soft breaths occasionally snored.
It was perfect.
before and after he even knew what the word meant.
And of course it was too perfect - the first sign being the banging sound of a door slamming open and a sudden weight like a boulder being dropped - Plummeted into Taehyungs body
" KIM TAEHYUNG
"AGHFSh ," Taehyung protested -the pillow shoved against his face with so much force , it might aswell have been filled with lead, instantly cutting off his air supply
" what the fu-," jungkook moaned , his morning voice deep and raspy
" DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW LONG YOUVE BEEN SLEEPING ," the pillow suddenly removed from taehyungs face - gasping as he quickly took a sweet intake of air , catching only a glimpse of an angry jimin before his world was plunged once more into darkness , the pillow reconnecting with his face
" I HAVE CALLED YOU BOTH LIKE 9 TIMES " AFgHhhH"
" JimiN GET OFF MY FACE ," jungkook groaned,
" NINE TIMES IDIOTS AND NOW WE'RE LATE BOTH OF YOU LOSERS GET READY AND GET OUT , "
Finally the pillow was removed once more from Taehyung a face who scrambled upright into a sitting position panting in relief , jungkook had already rolled out of bed ( literally ,) and crawled his way across the floor to the bathroom ( also literally )
" Losers is harsh " jungkook groaned from inside the toilet
Just as Taehyungs eyes fluttered back close , a pillow - thrown from an impressive distance whipped back and knocked his face
" OK OK i GET IT !"
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Taehyung decided on a neautral oversized beige hoodie and matching sweatpants that day - trying to retain some sense of calm in his life after the chaos of morning . He grabbed a bunch of snacks from their bowl for breakfast stuffing it down his gym bag ,
Suga rolled his eyes, sandwich in hand
" that's not good for you ,"
"I know but we don't have -"
" just take mine ." He sighed , passing his sand which without looking the younger in the eye ,
Taehyung smiled at the ground as he took it
" stop smiling !" Suga frowned
" I'm not smiling you're smiling !" Taehyung grinned
" I'm not -" Suga stopped , " get in the car ." He rolled his eyes once more and Taehyung chuckled before for the second time that day an enraged jimin bulldozed into him shoving him all the way into the car with his tiny body
" JESUS WE'RE 15 mINUTES LATE "
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the boys burst through the door of the studio together , tripping over one another and shoving as all 7 attempted to escape a single door - probably not the greatest show of efficiency .
They scrambled into a line and bowed deeply at the choreographer , muttering their apologies but both Taehyung and Jungkook cheeks puffed in the effort not to laugh , smiling at the ground as they bowed like mischievous school boys - they tended to have that affect on each other
" good morning ." The choreogapher replied coldly , namjoon straightened himself and awkwardly scratched the back of his head " I'm so sorry we're late again- we apologize and -"
" it's not me you need to apologize to ," the guys we're silent with confusion after that
" um... army's?" Jimin suggested , the older man rolled his eyes and pinched his nose , Jin smacking him on the back of his head
" ow " whisper yelped
" shh"
" boys please greet your new group manager ,"
Namjoon eyes widened with shock as a man who hadn't been noticed stood up from the corner of the room . They all immediately hit auto-idol mode as namjoon called out
" 1,2,3 - " the boys bowed and greeted in unison.
The man had a kind grin on his face . As he stood up from his slight polite bow Taehyung truly realised the massiveness of this mans frame , he was older then their last- maybe late 40's possibly 50's , he had salt and pepper hair slicked back across his head , he was impressively tall with big arms and perhaps the slightest gut - an average dad body ,Taehyung thought , his eyes were kind dark ad small and his face square shaped , he wore a plain black top with black jeans and loafers but subtle expensive jewellery decorated his wrists and fingers . He seemed well humored enough to smile .
He had the aura of a director tae thought
He walked slowly passed each member
" Seokjin, namjoon , min yoongi , jung Hoseok , Jimin" he recited each name , all nodding in affirmation , a little close for comfort before stopping at Jungkook
" you're a handsome one aren't you ?" Jimin spluttered at this comment , before Hoseok elbowed him
" jungkook isn't it ," the mans eyes had a curios twinkle . Tae thought Maybe he could see that quiet unbridled talent in the younger boy, maybe it was his perfect idol features, maybe jungkooks reputation preceded him .
" yes sir ," . He nodded slowly
"Hmm"
He continued to walk down to Taehyung . Stopping and turning towards him .
" and you ...." he trailed off in his thought as if grasping for the name , to be honest Taehyung was a little offended he had been the sole forgotten members - but then again he had never been one to hold a grudge .
" Taehyung , sir " he stared innocently at the mans face
"Taehyung ,"
" V" he added.
The man smirked " I like that ," he stepped closer to Taehyung " V,"
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