If someone hasn't already told you today,

You are beautiful

You are wonderfully made

You are valued

You are enough

You are worthy.

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Beautiful lies,
Cover my eyes with your hands,
Just pretend we're better,
Turn out the lights,
We've got nothing to hide now,
Let's be numb together.
-Beautiful Lies (Birdy)

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They were going to die.

"Tae, I will never let anything bad happy to you. Understand? You will not die here." Jungkook says, forcing the words the come out as he barely believed them himself.

Powerless,

Alone,

Trapped,

And the man he loved could barely move,

It seemed hopeless to try.

But Jungkook steeled his nerves as did the other Sins and told convinced themselves if the beautiful lie that this too, would pass.

Taehyung presses his lips together in a tight line, but slowly pushes a smile into his features, trying to be brave.

Being brave at a time like this; David facing Goliath. A mouse standing up to the lion. A virgin dressed in white going to fight the so called pastors who've condemned her for witchcraft.

It's a kind of bravery you can't feel, but you know you need. So you manifest it out of desperation and not will.

"We need a plan, we cannot just sit here and accept our fates." Yoongi huffs from his position in the corner of the cell.

Namjoon nods fervently, "Even without powers were all decently strong, especially Jungkook, Hoseok, Yoongi and I. There'll be a lot of them but we could at least cause a distraction for the others to slip away." Jin gasps before smacking the younger on the back of the head.

"You idiot, either we're all getting out or it's a failure. Are we in agreement?" He scolds, looking for confirmation from the others. Everyone nods their head solemnly.

"Look, it's not a crime to want to save yourself Jinnie okay? That goes for all of us. It's not selfish to want to survive." Namjoon retorts.

"We understand that Namjoon, but we're family now; even Jungkook. If we lost one another we'd be no better off." Hoseok says calmly, not contradicting his friend but simply reinforcing the fact it is okay to want to stick together in a time of need.

Jungkook stares at the normally sunshine-esc males glum expression, clearly he's feigning his natural optimistic tendencies. But his kind words still manages to spark the small kindling and start a warm blaze in his otherwise depressed heart.

Taehyung whispers, something so quiet and strained the other sins stop so they can hear him again.

"I love you all." He whispers, eyes closing as speaking becomes too much for him again.

Jimin scoots forward quickly, gripping Yoongi's jacket closer to him and grabbing Tae's free hand. Ready to do whatever it takes to see his newly self-proclaimed soulmate and source of happiness's smile once again.

"Le...t.." Taehyung's words come out now as chokes murmurs, the other boys crowding in closer to hear him, and to spare their littlest one the pain of vocalizing louder than a mewl.

"Let's fuck em up." He says with a more aggression and volume.

Everything is silent for a split second before a raucous laughter echoes throughout the basement chamber.

Tears form in all of the males' eyes, supposedly out of laughter but their humor was a perfect way to cover up the teary emotions of fear.

"Yeah Tae, lets fuck em up." Yoongi smiles, making eye contact one by one with his friends, his brothers, his family, all reinvigorated with a devotion to stick to Taehyung's words.

"Okay... we've got a chamber pot right there and the chains they had us in earlier are just outside of the bars. Amateurs... we can use those for something." Jungkook says, quickly analyzing their environment, scanning over every possible weapon of defense.

Namjoon nods, eyes flitting back and forth in the same manner. "The chains should be easy to reach, no more than a second after they open the door of the strongest of us hold them back. Jimin and Yoongi can slip back. Use the chains around their neck, nearer the clavicle so as to not kill them. We're defending ourselves not becoming murders." He strategizes, thoroughly showcasing why he was in charge of battle plans and strategic analysis.

They all nod save for Jin and Taehyung. The elder carefully tracking the physical wellbeing and state of Tae's wound.

"It should work, after that we just wing it. We can fight so we can handle ourselves." Jungkook says firmly before Jin coughs loudly and pointedly at him.

Jungkook turns in time to Jin quietly gesturing to the weak and unabled Taehyung in his arms.

"Jin will take charge of Taehyung- you can do that Jin can't you? Namjoon, Hoseok and I will hold off the rebel guards as Jimin and Yoongi use whatever makeshift weapons we can grab, after we detain them there will be another wave, before they hit Jin will get Taehyung somewhere safe. If they come before that it's Jin and Tae in the middle, rest of us circled around them got it?" Jungkook says practically, bullet pointed as if he were reading a que card from inside his brain. His mind was scanning every possible situation.

No one dared ask what they would do if they couldn't overpower the guards. No one dared jinx it. They had to stay positive and focused

Though the candle had long since burned out, the prison cell seemed ablaze with the fire of determination in their eyes.

The males all agreed to this, separating into the cramped quarters of the room to talk amongst themselves and reassure one another.

Namjoon whispers something into Jin's ear while rubbing his shoulder, clearly an endearment by the warm smile and gently blush adorning Jin's milky skin, beauty apparent to Namjoon even in the darkness of the night.

Jungkook makes his way to Tae and Jin once again as he had been pacing in a crouched manner while giving orders.

"Hey Jin hyung?" Kool starts softly, the eldest nodding, understanding already what the younger wanted. Jin shifted slowly and decisively as to not disturb Taehyung's still open wound. The two shuffle awkwardly for a bit before Jin finally sets the smaller comfortably on Jungkook's lap.

"I'll be right next to the others if anything happens, and I mean anything. Don't tire him out Kook he'll need energy." Jin nags about a few more rules for handling the weakened Tae before finding leaving the couple in seclusion.

Taehyung flashes his wonderfully crafted boxy smiles towards the ravenette, eyes wincing in slight discomfort but still bringing joy into Jungkooks heart.

"Tae I wanna tell you something," the dark haired male begins, gently brushing pieces of Taehyung hair out of his eyes and tucking them neatly behind his ears, continuing this movement even after all the hair had been tucked away.

"You are my angel, Taehyung... I'm- im sorry I'm not better with my words but you are the light of my life. Without you I wouldn't know real love, real family, the real me. I just wanted to say thank you. So, so much. And I'm sorry I haven't been there for you emotionally as you have been for me-" Taehyung smacks Jungkook lightly at the last phrase, in insinuating that the younger had done enough for him.

"Let me finish, pup." Jungkook grabs his hand and looks at him as if he's the only other entity in the universe.

"I don't make promises, because I've always been afraid I can't keep them. But I will make you a deal okay? I'm good at deals." Jungkook rambles a bit, fumbling with his words.

"I will protect you, no matter what, no matter the cost. Okay? I will defend you against anything this word has to throw at us. And if we don't make it out of here, I want you to know I love you, more than anyone has love anyone in history. I love you more than the crops love the rain after dry season. I love you more than the moon loves the companionship of the stars and more than the sun loves the plants that nourish from it. I love you more than a nesting bird loves trees and more than man loves oxygen. I love you to the moon and back and a hundred times over." Jungkook continues, eyes glazing softly as his lover's smile widens and his own eyes tear up, out of sheer happiness and nothing else.

"And if we do make it out of here. I would like to say all those words again, but I'm a different setting. Preferably in front of everyone we love. I- I well... you know." The ravenette begins to stutter and Taehyung strokes his hair comfortingly.

"Taehyung when we get out of here...

Will you marry me?"

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