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Jin hunched over the rail, staring down at the cars passing from underneath the bridge.
Now that he saw how high up he was, the boy felt something more than fear. He felt as if Namjoon had brought him back to life, after living in the shadows for such a long time.
The light in Jin's life was limited, but it didn't want to shut down so easily on him.
"But that can't be, Namjoon is... Dead."
~One week ago~
It was late at night and Jin couldn't sleep.
He kept on tossing and turning in bed, groaning.
There was something keeping him up, but the fox didn't know what it was.
His mind channeled into another dimension as he mindlessly got up and started to sleepwalk until he ended up awake in the dark living room of Jungkook's house.
"What am I doing here?" He scratched the back of his head, staring down at his phone which had been vibrating for awhile now.
It was a regular notification from one of his friend's newsfeed on social media.
Jin ignored it, but when he tried to eliminate the pop up notification, he ended up going to the post accidentally.
He had to cover his mouth with one hand while scrolling through the article he found, with his freed hand.
Jin couldn't believe what his eyes were witnessing.
"Kim Namjoon: Another man on Death Row who breathed his last, today.
He was sacrificed today on an electric chair after he took the lives of fourteen people and counting.
The man had been charged for killing yet another man in prison, one who they say was his own uncle, Kim Jaesang: a man who went to jail for raping an innocent man named Kim Seokjin.
While some supported Namjoon for doing justice for Seokjin, most disagreed and the cops condemned him with a death sentence that ended with his life.
The parents of this young man were devastated, hearing the news about their son's death-"
Jin's lips began quivering with fear. His shakiness lead to him dropping his phone on the floor, creating a loud noise that echoed throughout the entire apartment.
"Namjoon... Died!?"
~Now~
With the confusion in between thinking that he had dreamt of Namjoon's death, or if his lover truly had died, Jin's mind started to play tricks on him and made him spiral out of void.
He was now completely unaware of his surroundings, where he was, or what he was doing, but the actions he was taking were dangerously life-threatening.
"Stop!!" The traffic stopped momentarily when they noticed a tall young man standing on the end of a long bridge, about to fall to his doom.
"Get down! Don't do it!" Immediately, a crowd of people surrounded him, yet the fox was so lost in thought, he didn't even notice them.
But Jin's senses kicked in when he heard familiar footsteps running towards him.
The footsteps were getting closer by the minute, yet Jin was one step closer to falling as well.
With the tip of his foot balancing his weak body, the boy slowly began to lose sense of control and was beginning to wobble from side to side.
"SEOKJIN!!!" A pair of two younger boys rushed over to him. Jin was so far, that neither Jungkook or Chanyeol could reach him without causing the edges of the bridge to break.
The old bridge had been deteriorating for a while now, and Jin's life was currently on the precipice of annihilation.
Hearing Jungkook's voice startled Jin, causing him to lose further balance in his steps.
He couldn't find the strength to put his other foot down.
Now, hanging on a single leg, Jin was fully aware of what he was doing; only now that he was aware, he wasn't brave anymore.
"Jungkook?! What... What happened to me?" His head began spinning as his heart received a huge impact of anxiety and fear, causing him severe chest pain.
"JIN!"
"GET DOWN!!" Seeing his friends along with the huge crowd behind him didn't help the fox calm down in any way.
A fire truck was trying to get through the rest of the cars. The firemen extended their ladder out to Jin, but accidentally brushed the metal against his back, making the boy push himself out to the very tip of the bridge, having no way left of turning back due to the amount of stress his immense fear of heights were giving him.
His nerves were getting the best of him, making his body lose control within his balance.
"I can't! I can't hold on!" He rocked back in attempt to fall on the ladder behind him, but that same ladder pushed his figure forward, causing Jin to lose complete control over himself.
The spine chilling screams of the crowd were heard all around, especially Jungkook and Chanyeol who watched as Jin disappeared from below.
Everyone thought that Jin had died, right then and there...
~~~
His eyes fluttered open with a start, looking up at the ceiling.
He wondered if he was awake or just lucky to be alive.
The walls around him were dark and slowly caving in on his blinded eyes,
which lost half of the vision they used to have in them.
Everything was dark and dim, yet there was still light in the darkness he was in.
The light was coming from an old, dusty TV, sitting in a lonely corner.
No one was around, but the silhouette of his friend, who was standing beside him.
Nothing caught his attention more than a picture shown on the TV.
A picture of a man who he knew too well, and recognized within a matter of seconds.
"TODAY: A young man attempted to take his own life by jumping off of an old bridge here in Seoul, Korea.
The man goes by the name of Kim Seokjin, who's life was literally on the edge of exstinction at an attempt of suicide.
It took a large crowd of people to drag the boy, who had fallen off of the edge of the bridge, to bring him back to safety.
He is now in the hospital getting treated for the injuries that his body received.
He suffered a few minor cuts when he slipped off of the edge, cutting the areas of his arms, legs, and even parts of his face, the moment he landed on a sharp ledge.
More updates of him coming up later on tonight."
The sounds of rails shaking violently were alarming to some, wondering what was happening.
"GET ME OUT!! GET ME OUT, NOW!"
With not a single chance of anyone helping the man escape, he took matters into his own hands and used his hybrid abilities to force himself out.
"Where do you think you're going, Mr. Kim?" A policeman pointed a gun out at the man in front of him.
"I know what my death wish is now," The cop nodded, listening to what the prisoner had to say.
Officer, I want to see Kim Seokjin one last time before I die."
To the younger man's surprise, the policeman unlocked the doors he had been keeping locked for so long, all the while staring at the hole Namjoon had left in the room he was locked in when he broke the metal bars of his cell room.
"By doing justice of Kim Seokjin's rapist: Kim Jaesang, in killing him, and the heroic act you did by saving Jin from committing suicide, the judge has made a final decision."
~Moments earlier~
When Jin was about to jump off of the bridge the first time, Namjoon had been watching him from afar.
He was standing on Chulmoon's shoulders, getting a better view of the bridge Jin was standing on.
After notifying the police about this situation, of course, the cops believed it was best for them to handle the situation on their own, but Namjoon insisted and nearly fought a tooth and nail in order for him to go with them.
The policemen cuffed him and rushed him into the police car, where they drove through the highway at the speed of light, sounding their alarming sirens to get by any traffic in their way.
"He's there!!" When they reached the bridge, Namjoon begged for the cops to let him assess the situation on his own. The men were skeptical as they got down from the car, but then Namjoon said, "If he sees you, he'll jump. I know this man very well! Please, let me save him." They had no choice but to out their trust in Namjoon's words while allowing him to get down from the car.
By uncuffing him, they automatically gave Namjoon freedom and the responsibility of him escaping would fall on them.
But instead of using the opportunity to escape, Namjoon ran over towards Jin, the second he had spread his arms apart and descended from the bridge.
He caught the boy in midair, pulling him back to safety.
"Never do this again." In that moment, Namjoon felt more like a villain than a hero.
Because of his crimes and errors is why Jin nearly took his own life.
He would never forgive himself if Jin ever did something so devastating as ending it all, just because of him.
As Jin opened his eyes, the cops were already signalling Namjoon to head inside of the police car.
Namjoon only had time to hold Jin in his arms for less than a minute before placing his head back down on the ground.
When he headed back inside of the car, he cried like he's never had before.
~~~
Namjoon was now waiting for the policeman to open up a yellow fold which contained the documents, stating what decision the judge had finalized for him.
The fold brought him back memories of when the cops first announced his ten year sentence in jail.
Having no hope left, Namjoon just looked down, not knowing that the decision the judge had taken would change his life forever.
"Kim Namjoon, you are hereby relieved of duty."
"I'm... What?"
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