fifty-five.

"Gukkie, how is he?" Taehyung asks his lover upon seeing him enter the house. Jeongguk came all the way from practice and after dropping by at their dorm to check on Yoongi who's still locked up inside his room and God knows what he's been doing.

"He still doesn't have the intention of going out, hyung. We're all worried sick for him and Jimin..." Jeongguk's voice sounds monotonous already, and Taehyung knows he's starting to get tired of all these shits.

"Come on. You'll have to eat dinner. Me and Seolmi cooked because Jin hyung wasn't feeling too well... where's Namjoon hyung by the way?"

Jeongguk rests his chin on Taehyung's shoulders and he wraps his hands around the older's belly, rubbing it gently.

"He decided to stay at the dorm for the night. Probably making sure that Yoongi hyung will be okay." He whispers. Taehyung just hums in return and sets the table with food for his boyfriend to eat.

"Where's Seolmi?"

"She's upstairs playing with her toys. She's been waiting for you the whole day, though." Taehyung smiles as he pours Jeongguk a glass of water. As soon as Taehyung offers the glass, Jeongguk grasps his hand instead, his face marked with apology.

"I'm sorry, Tae. I've been so busy due to our comeback and I can't even spend time properly with you and Seolmi anymore..." Taehyung sighs, because he honestly feels a bit disappointed as to Jeongguk's attitude towards them the past few days. It just feels like the younger's being distant, and Taehyung doesn't like the thought of that.

"You better talk to her once you're done eating. She is sulking the whole day and she won't even tell me why."

Jeongguk just nods sadly, and to say that he feels bad for Taehyung and Seolmi is an understatement. He, too, is disappointed of himself.

When he finished the food Taehyung prepared for him, he wastes no time and knocks on his daughter's door before entering slowly. The door creaks, causing Seolmi's attention to turn towards the door. Seeing Jeongguk, her mouth forms into a frown, and she rolls her eyes on her father before going back to what she is doing.

"What are you doing, snowflake?" He asks the child but his daughter didn't even spare him a glance and just continued playing. He releases a sigh and walks closer towards her.

"Seolmi, won't you talk to daddy?" A pout is now visible on Jeongguk's lips. Seolmi still ignores him, as if he's not around.

"My little snowflake~" he coos. This time, he is already crouched down on his daughter's level, poking her cheeks every now and then just to get her attention. After a couple minutes of wooing, he finally gets the attention he wants.

"Daddy stop it! It tickles!" Seolmi says, almost out of breath from laughing so hard. Jeongguk is already tickling her so she had no choice but to notice her father.

"I'm sorry for being busy, baby. I promise I'll make it up to you and your dada, okay?" He assures his daughter. Seolmi had no choice but to nod and crawl in between her father's lap, kissing the man on his cheeks before hugging him tight.

"I missed you, daddy... dada misses you too. I can hear him cry sometimes and I don't like it..." she mumbles. Jeongguk pats his daughter's back.

"Dada won't cry ever again, okay? I'm sorry, honey."

Jeongguk and Seolmi stays in that comfortable position for minutes but when he hears soft snores, he immediately tucks his daughter on her bed, making sure that she's surrounded by lots of pillows and her favorite stuffed bunny. As he is about to go out, Taehyung is already standing in the doorway, smiling at them warmly.

"Come on let's go to sleep." Jeongguk says, assisting Taehyung in entering their room. Both of them lay down facing each other. The room is dark but the light emitted from the moon still illuminated the beauty of their features. Jeongguk is the first one to caress the older's face, tracing his exquisite face like it was the first time he had seen it up close. Taehyung giggles when Jeongguk taps his nose repeatedly.

"I love you."

Taehyung smiles, his heart clenching with joy, and leans in to give his lover the kiss he deserves.

"I love you too."

⚠️Implied self harm, attempted suicide⚠️

However, their moment is interrupted when there is a knock on the door. Jeongguk shoots up from bed and pads his way towards it hurriedly. When he opens it, Kim Seokjin meets his face.

"Jeongguk! Taehyung! Namjoon called!"

Upon hearing this, Taehyung also gets up and follows the two downstairs. They sit on the couch, and Jin continues whatever he is blabbering about.

"Namjoon called and.. and he saw Yoongi lifeless on the floor!!"

All of them have their eyes widen with terror. Never have they expected that it will come to a point like this.

"What?! What the fuck did Yoongi hyung do to himself?!"

"T-there was blood, Tae... his wrist was cut open... and Namjoon can tell that it's still fresh because the blood is still oozing out when he found him..."

Jin's body shakes violently as he cries. Jeongguk wraps his arms around his hyung protectively, because he knows Jin needs it the most. Taehyung, on the other hand, starts to feel dizzy. He is about to stand up to get some glass of water, but a sudden pain hits his abdomen, cutting off his balance. When they hear a loud thump on the floor, Jeongguk almost fainted when he sees his lover sprawled down, blood dripping down his thighs.

"G-gukkie... it hurts. It hurts so much. Please, the baby!" Jin's cries are no longer heard upon seeing the condition of his friend. Jeongguk lifts Taehyung up carefully as they storm out of the house.

"Hello? Hoseok? We badly need you here. Taehyung is rushed in the hospital, so is Yoongi. I will be accompanying them so would you mind watching over Seolmi for a bit? I'll message you once you can visit the hospital." Jin contacted Hoseok because he knows how much he loves seeing Seolmi.

"Sure, hyung. You take care okay? Tell Jeongguk to drive safely!" Then he ends the call. Jin jolts when he hears a loud honking from outside.

"Tae, honey, breathe with me. You can make it, okay? You and the baby can make it. You're safe. You will be safe..." Jin whispers, securing the younger in his arms. Taehyung can only do nothing but cry... and after that, dark spots take over his vision, until he finally see nothing but darkness.