"My name is Taehyung, I'm an alcoholic,"

    "Hi, Taehyung,"

Taehyung sighs, looking down at his hands before he continues.

    "I've been struggling a lot this past week, not with drinking but..." He starts, sighing softly. "The person I love is an addict, and they relapsed a few weeks ago. Both of us have been having a really hard time with that. Usually when I'm having a hard time I want to drink. But seeing how hard it is for them to stop using...it makes not want to touch alcohol ever again."

    "Thank you for sharing, Taehyung."

~

Jeongguk knocks on Seonho's door a few times before it finally opens. Seonho stands there with bruises all over his face, looking down at Jeongguk but avoiding his eyes.

    "What happened to you?" Jeongguk asks, laughing shortly. "Who kicked your ass?"

    "What do you want, Jeongguk?" Seonho asks without letting him in.

    "A few OC's," Jeongguk answers. "Or Xanax if you have it."

    "Listen, Jeongguk," Seonho starts. "I don't think it's a good idea if I sell to you anymore."

    "Why?" Jeongguk asks, his demeanor shifting immediately.

    "Because," Seonho shrugs, looking away from him completely. "I don't want to be responsible if you kill yourself."

    "What are you talking about, Seonho?" Jeongguk says narrowing his eyes. "Come on, stop messing with me~"

    "I'm not messing with you, Jeongguk," Seonho says in all seriousness. "I can't do it anymore. You don't have to live like this, and I don't want to keep enabling you. You deserve better than that."

    "Who the fuck are you to tell me how to live?" Jeongguk asks. "You're on more shit than I can count, you don't get to tell me what I deserve."

    "You're right," Seonho nods. "But you aren't going to change my mind."

Jeongguk stands there in shock for a moment before a realization comes to him. "Did Doyun do this to you?"

    "Bye, Jeongguk," Seonho says moving to close the door before Jeongguk stops him.

    "What did he say to you?" He asks grabbing the front of Seonho's shirt. "Whatever he said, he's full of shit."

    "No he's not," Seonho says trying to push him away. "Just go, Jeongguk, please."

    "Don't do this to me, Seonho, come on," Jeongguk says, holding onto him desperately. "Why are you doing this to me?"

    "Because," Seonho says. "I love you. I messed up taking you down this road again, and I'm sorry."

    "If you love me then help me," Jeongguk says, his voice trembling as he tightens his grip on Seonho's shirt.

    "I am helping you," Seonho says prying his hands off of him and pushing him away. "There are people that care about you that want to help you, Gguk. Let them. Okay?"

    "No, not okay, Seonho," Jeongguk says. "You can't fucking do this to me. This isn't fair."

    "I'm sorry," Seonho says pushing him away and closing his door, making sure to lock it.

    "Seonho," Jeongguk says trying to open the door. "Please, I~ you can't do this to me out of nowhere like this. This isn't right." He says banging on the door. "You're gonna...you're gonna make me do something really stupid, Seonho."

    "Please just go home, Jeongguk," Seonho says through the door. "Call Doyun, he can help you~"

    "You're the only one that can help me right now, Seonho," Jeongguk cries, pressing his forehead against the door. "You're the only one."

Seonho doesn't respond, Jeongguk guesses he's walked away from the door by now. But that doesn't stop him from knocking on it again, begging him to come back.

    "This can be the last time, Seonho," He cries against the door. "I swear I won't come back if you help me out this last time. Just this once, Seonho, come on."

Jeongguk feels like he's watching himself from inside his body. He hears himself, he feels all his emotions, but everything is happening outside of his control.

All he can focus on is the pain starting to spread throughout his body, all he wanted to do was make that pain go away.

He just wanted it to go away.

~

Taehyung walks out of the bedroom, his eyebrows drawing together the further he walks out into the living room. He hears the sound of small whimpers but he doesn't see where it's coming from.

He follows the sound to the front door, pulling it open and finding Jeongguk sitting on the ground with his knees pulled to his chest. His head is down but Taehyung hears him crying.

    "Gguk," he says kneeling down beside him, it was almost three in the morning. "What happened?"

Jeongguk continues to cry, short sobs leaving his lips as Taehyung makes him lift his head.

    "What happened?" Taehyung asks again, not fully expecting a response as he uses the back of his hand to dry his tears. "Come on, let's go inside."

Jeongguk doesn't protest, letting Taehyung pull him up from the ground.

Taehyung holds him up, leading him inside the apartment before closing the door with his foot. "Let's go to the bathroom."

Jeongguk nods, tears still falling down his face as Taehyung leads him inside.

Taehyung sits him down on the toilet after putting the lid down, walking to the closet to grab a wash cloth. He runs cold water over the cloth, before stepping in front of Jeongguk.

Just as he's about to wipe his face the younger vomits all over the both of them, leaning forward and coughing a few times.

    "Okay," Taehyung says tossing the cloth to the side. "Let's get this off then."

    "I'm sorry," Jeongguk mumbles as Taehyung pulls his shirt over his head.

    "It's okay," Taehyung says using the ruined shirt to wipe the rest of the vomit off of Jeongguk's face and hands. "Don't worry about it."

Taehyung throws the shirt in the tub before going back to the sink. "Put your pants in the tub, Gguk."

Jeongguk stands to do as he's told, his hands trembling terribly. He sits back down after putting his pants in the tub.

Taehyung lathers the wash cloth in soap before walking back over to Jeongguk. He uses the cloth to wash him up as best as he could, wiping his tears even though they continue to fall.

He pulls a t-shirt over his head, giving him a pair of shorts to wear as well.

    "Come on," He says helping him stand and walking him to the bed. "You're okay," He says covering him up after he lies down.

    "Hurts," Jeongguk complains, sweat gleaming on his forehead. "It hurts, Taehyung."

    "I know," Taehyung sighs, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "I'm sorry."

Jeongguk breaks down into another fit of sobs. "It hurts so bad, you don't understand. Y-You gotta help me. You gotta get me something, Taehyung, please. I can't take it anymore."

    "I'm sorry," Taehyung says again, brushing Jeongguk's sweaty hair out of his face as he rocks back and forth in pain.

    "Taehyung, please," He cries shakily, closing his eyes as he groans. "I need~ I can't take it anymore, Taehyung, please. I need something, please."

Taehyung nods, pressing his lips together as he tries to keep himself together. He pats Jeongguk's back, trying to comfort him in some way. He hated seeing him like this.

Everything was starting to weigh heavier on Taehyung, seeing Jeongguk like this only made the pain in his chest intensify.

He couldn't take seeing him like this.

~

Yoongi stands back anxiously as he watches Doyun look around Jeongguk's room.

    "I haven't talked to him but I know where he is," Yoongi says. "He's safe."

    "I took care of Seonho so we don't have to worry about him," Doyun says turning and facing Yoongi. "Why didn't you tell me when this started?"

    "I didn't want you to hurt him,"

    "You aren't hurting him by letting him kill himself?"

Yoongi nods, looking down as tears form in his eyes. "I know..."

    "You're supposed to be looking out for him when I'm around," Doyun says, he doesn't sound angry, which makes Yoongi feel even worse. "I can't keep you around if you can't do that for me, Yoongi, you know that."

Yoongi nods again, wiping his eyes. "I know," he says again, his voice cracking.

    "Right now~ look at me," Doyun says making him look up. "Right now, our main concern is making sure he gets the help he needs. Okay? That's all we're concerned about right now."

    "Okay," Yoongi nods. "W-What do you want me to do?"

    "Get him to meet me here at some point," Doyun say. "Sooner than later, preferably."

    "Okay, I can do that," Yoongi nods.

    "Stop crying," Doyun says walking past Yoongi towards the door. "The damage is already done, we just have to fix this."

Yoongi nods again. "I'll get him here."

    "Alright," Doyun sighs before leaving the room.

Yoongi sighs as he sits down on Jeongguk's bed. Looking around the room with an eerie feeling in his stomach.

That was the thing about Doyun, no matter how much he hurts Jeongguk or how useless he tells him he is, he always shows up when he needs him the most.

Yoongi hated that about him, but at the same time he knew Doyun was the only one that could help him right now.

Maybe Doyun did love Jeongguk, maybe he did want the best for him.

Maybe Doyun was what Jeongguk needed right now.