a speck of dust in the sun, and not even so much, in this solemn, mysterious,
unknowable universe.
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【a 5 year old jungkook waddles up
to his childhood friend who was
squatting under a white oak tree】

JUNGKOOK:
"jiminie? why are you
poking a dead bird?"

JUNGKOOK:
"you've been doing that
ever since we got here!"

JIMIN:
"i'm checking."

JUNGKOOK:
"whyyyyyyy?"

JIMIN:
"i'm just checking whether
it's really dead. some animals
can play dead, jungkookie."

JUNGKOOK:
"teacher hani said that
birds can't play dead."

JUNGKOOK:
"possums can!"

JIMIN:
"well then..."

JIMIN:
"it must have fallen
from the tree or an
illness struck it."

JIMIN:
"the mother didn't
notice. no one picked
the body up."

JIMIN:
".................."

JIMIN:
"because a new one
would be born. why
would she care about
this little one?"

JIMIN:
"would the mother
look everywhere for
this young one? no."

JUNGKOOK:
"hm? why?"

JIMIN:
"because it can be
easily replaced."

JIMIN:
"the mother didn't
weep for her child,
nobody picked up
the body too."

JIMIN:
"it was left here to rot."

JIMIN:
"poor birdy."

JIMIN:
"the world is a cruel place."

JIMIN:
"so cruel."

JUNGKOOK:
"you're weird...."

JUNGKOOK:
"jiminie! come and
play with me."

JUNGKOOK:
"focus on me instead
of that ugly bird."

JUNGKOOK:
"it's dead and i'm alive! why
are you so interested in it?"

JUNGKOOK:
"hurrryyyy uppppp!"

JUNGKOOK:
"jiminieeee-"

【jungkook continues to whine until
jimin gave in, throwing back
the stick to the ground】

JIMIN:
"okay."

JIMIN:
"let's go."

【they walk off to another direction, holding hands. leaving the dead bird in the dirt, leaving it to decay】

JIMIN:
"i can never say
no to you huh?"

JUNGKOOK:
"because you love me."

JUNGKOOK:
"we're-"

JUNGKOOK:
"uncle daehyun likes to use
that funny word. ehhhhhh."

JUNGKOOK:
"homies!"

JIMIN:
"you're adorable
jungkookie haha!"

【jungkook's sharp eyes catches a glimpse
of something hanging out
from the older boy's rucksack】

JUNGKOOK:
"jiminie? what's
in your bag?"

JUNGKOOK:
"i see a paw...."

JUNGKOOK:
"i wanna touch it!"

JIMIN:
"no, you can't."

JIMIN:
"it's just a toy."

JUNGKOOK:
"awwwww. but it
looks squishy!"

JUNGKOOK:
"eh? what's that
red stuff on it?"

JUNGKOOK:
"it's so red!"

JIMIN:
"ketchup."

JUNGKOOK:
"ew! i hate ketchup."

JIMIN:
"which is why you
shouldn't touch it."

JUNGKOOK:
"that paw reminds me of
principal taeyeon's cat."

JUNGKOOK:
"the fur colour looks
the same ooooooo."

JIMIN:
"hm?"

JIMIN:
"she lost her cat?"

JUNGKOOK:
"she cried and told my class
that it ran awayyyyyyyyy."

JUNGKOOK:
"teacher hani said that
she was very very sad."

JIMIN:
"that's a shame. oops."

JIMIN:
"hope that she finds
her cat soon."

JUNGKOOK:
"yep! i hope so too."

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a/n: gUESS WHO IS BACK :D
i'm excited to do this hehe, i did this on my laptop cause my phone battery died eeps.

sadly, i will be starting school in two days :(
so i might not be as free
but i'll try to stick to my usual update routine of weekly updates so have no fear!

thank you for reading killjoy!! i cannot believe how much support and love it garnered over the past few months <333 T3T if it weren't for you guys, this story would be nonexistent oh my. so cheers to you guys! :D