Greed snapped out of his stupor and broke out into a fit of laughter as he clutched his stomach and slammed his hand on his desk.

He shook his head after it died down but every other second he would chuckle.

"Free? Haha...Okay that's a good one Sloth, I didn't realize you knew how to joke. You been around Gluttony lately?" He asked while taking huge breaths.

Yoongi's expression remained impassive but this time he crossed his arm.

Greed's eyes narrowed when he realized that Sloth hadn't taken back his statement and so he sobered up slightly.

"...Okay fine I'll bite. What are you talking about" He murmured confusedly and this time Yoongi nodded.

He cracked his knuckle making Greed scowl; Sloth knew he hated that noise.

"You told me a couple weeks ago that you want a different life. Let's make that happen" He stated with such ease that Greed almost agreed on the spot, that is, until he realized what Sloth just said.

He opened his mouth to refuse but Sloth cut him off. "...and stop calling me Sloth, dammit Hobi..." he muttered with an unpleasant scowl.

Hobi eyed him strangely.

"Look...I don't know what happened but literally a week ago you said that 'There's no escape from this life' and now you're telling me that you changed your mind?" Hobi muttered with a doubtful look.

At Yoongi's annoyed frown, he continued.

"Sloth, I've already thought it through almost a hundred times and it's just not possible...Where would we start and how would we even make it work?" he said with a sigh, shaking his head bitterly and Yoongi snorted.

"Did we switch places or something, because you're starting to sound just like me" Yoongi pointed out lazily and this time Hobi's eyes flashed.

His fist slammed the wall beside him, making the room shake ever so slightly but Yoongi didn't even react.

"You're the one who told me to drop it and I finally came to terms with it but now you're bringing this up again?...isn't that too cruel, even for you? The two of us can't do shit, Sloth!" Hobi bit out with an upset look and Yoon sighed.

"He really needs to control his emotions better..." Yoon thought exasperatedly but then again, it was what he admired about the man: he was honest.

Yoongi mustered up the most devious and determined look he had.

"...who said it will only be the two of us?" He murmured and Hobi's creased forehead relaxed as he stood there with a skeptical look now.

"Riiiiight. You got the others in on this too?" he asked sarcastically, obviously not buying it at all.

Yoon raised his brow. "Yeah. We're breaking the runt out of Chrysalis and breaking free from our Sins." he explained and Hobi choked.

"...Wait what? Envy?...You're kidding" he mused in disbelief and then his eyes flashed with denial.

"None of them would agree though! We don't even see each other much...they wouldn't..." He muttered halfheartedly.

Yoongi scoffed. "But they already have, Hobi" he stated and Greed rolled his eyes.

"Yeah okay and I'm a rapper for some famous ass idol group or something" he said with a huff.

Yoongi gave him a 'what the fuck' look and Hobi sighed.

"What I mean is that it's impossible; that's impossible." he mumbled but Yoongi already knew he was cracking.

Afterall, if there was one of the 6 who never gave up hoping, it was Greed.

...he was just being a stubborn little shit.

"I'll prove you wrong then Hobi, the others will be here soon." Yoon said casually with a noncommital shrug.

Hobi smirked. "Fine, I can wait." he retorted back stubbornly, but a smile was already tugging at his lips.

Yoongi smiled once again.

Hobi gaped with widened eyes and then coughed, making Yoongi frown.

"...You...you look like you're about to shit yourself Sloth..." He muttered while choking, and Yoon punched him on the shoulders.

"Shut up!" he bit out, slightly embarrassed because he had been practicing his smile in front of a mirror for a couple days now.

It was harder to master than he thought.

Hobi watched, amused by Sloth's contemplative frown and he realized that something about him had changed.

He wasn't as dark as before.

It made Hobi curious about what happened while Sloth had been gone...

And after everything registered Hobi brightened up considerably and suddenly his hands were engulfed in rich orange flames, making Yoon pause by how intense they were.

"I hope you're not all talk, Yoon" He said excitedly with a feral grin.

Yoongi stood in surprise -the only telltale sign being the brief flicker in his eyes.

And then it registered.

...Hobi had finally used his real name.

Yoongi smirked. "...When have I ever let you down?" he retorted smugly.

Hobi pursed his lips.

"You're seriously going to ask that?..." he asked, trailing off with a pointed look.

Yoongi's confident smirk died down to a scowl.

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"One more to go, one more to go, one more..." you chanted repeatedly and you felt someone elbow you in the head.

"The fu- owwwwww" you whined and grasped it tenderly, shooting a glare to the person who had done that.

Taehyung smirked proudly from beside you and whistled innocently.

Your eyes narrowed even more and although he was significantly taller than you, you jumped on his back and got him in a chokehold.

Chim was goading you on with a loud holler.

Jin and Namjoon trailed behind you and gave each other unreadable looks.

Jin pursed his lips contemplatively as he observed the scene carefully.

"You noticed it too right?..." he muttered to Joon who hummed and nodded his head.

"...Yeah" he answered back quietly, making Jin smile wryly.

This was the closest thing any of them had been to being happy in such a long time.

...and the reason for that came from one woman with a goal.

You were the center of it all.

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Hobi glanced at the time and his hopes were gradually dying with every second that passed.

He shot Yoongi a dark look. "So much for they'll be here soon" he muttered and Yoongi threw a pen at him.

"Stop being such an impatient hoe. They were probably caught up with both Wrath and Gluttony; they'll be here. So stop bitching and wait." he dished out Hobi's eye twitched annoyedly.

"I'm going to kill you one day..." he murmured and Yoon brushed him off impassively.

Hobi sighed. "Shouldn't we look for them then?" He followed up with a questioning look and Yoongi popped one eye open.

"That's so much work...they'll come to us if we don't move, so shut up now" he retorted and shut his eyes once again to doze off.

Hobi watched incredulously -Yoongi was the only one he knew who could fall asleep while standing...

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You eyed the two in the back behind you who were whispering to themselves and secretly turned to Chim as well.

"Are those two close?" you whispered in curiosity and Chim turned his head back slightly.

His eyes flashed with understanding and he smiled.

"...you could say that." he answered cryptically, reminiscing the time when Joon was the first one of them who made sure Jin knew that he didn't judge him for his sins at all.

You frowned in confusion and so he tapped his chin thoughtfully.

"Hyung was the first Sin you know..." He admitted with a faraway look and you nodded, now completely engaged.

You glanced at the two behind you and watched them interact as they threw out jibes here and there while laughing at some other moments.

"...he's really kind..." you pointed out, thinking back to how different his eyes were from the others. His gaze was warm and didn't make you feel uneasy from the start.

Chim in return, chuckled. "You should tell him, he'd like that. It's ironic because he used to be so bitter about his past..." he mused thoughtfully.

Jin's Past

"P-please my Prince...we don't have enough food..." a lady whimpered but the Prince looked down at them in disdain.

"Neither do we, but we all have to make sacrifices in this tough time" he responded without remorse, making the woman sob harder now.

He gestured at the guards and they dragged her out.

With a sigh he reached for the bowl of fruits and started nibbling on them.

"Bring the next one in" Jin demanded.

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Jin was walking down the corridor and he frowned; it was unusually quiet today in the Palace and he didn't know why.

He shrugged uncaringly and carried on, heading towards his chambers for his meal.

Once he arrived, he shrugged off the heavy outer layer of his robe and, with a grace only the royalty embodied, he took his seat.

Immediately one of the servants brought in his meal and bowed her head lowly, waiting for his next order.

He dismissed her with one hand and she bowed before moving to the corner of the room silently.

He inhaled deeply, relishing in the scent of his food and gleefully dug in.

He ate with gusto and soon finished everything off the way he always did.

Again, he gestured his servant to take the dishes away and she brought his dessert.

He moved to take the first bite but when he lifted his arms, a pang of pain jolted in his chest.

He gasped as his body convulsed and he collapsed on the table, eyes widening in disbelief.

Was he...poisoned? It can't be...his food was always checked before they served it to him.

He struggled to shift his body and his hand reached out to his servant who had approached him with an unreadable expression on her face.

"...not enough food hmm?" she whispered and Jin froze.

It's clear now what had transpired; his servant had betrayed him...

Jin hissed in anger "Y-you...my council won't let you get a-away with this..." he spat out and then hacked roughly.

She smiled bitterly. "Your council was the one who ordered it...My Prince" she answered back and bowed one last time, standing with the tray of food and leaving the room in silence

Jin watched her retreating back in horror as his eyes slowly fluttered shut.

"N-no..." he thought weakly and then his head landed on top of the table with one last thud.

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"Your highness, my Prince, I was actually expecting to see you here sooner" a reverberating voice said teasingly.

Jin flinched at the odd sensation he felt and felt his head spin.

"W-who are you...." he whispered distrustfully but he couldn't focus.

A loud resounding cackle answered him back.

"...your new King, Gluttony" he whispered sweetly.

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Now

Chim frowned thoughtfully when he remembered the story Jin had told them.

It went without saying that his Hyung had truly repented his actions and ironically it was only in death that he had realized his mistakes.

None of them had judged his actions and how could they have?

They all had their demons too.

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You observed Chim carefully -he was still in his own world.

"Times have changed eh? We're all such different people now..." He mused to himself with a nod.

Maybe they were all cursed men but despite the weight of their Sins, they at least repented and had the desire to make a change for the better; to him that was enough to justify what they were planning on doing.

This wasn't how they were going to end...They were going to go against their fates and write a different ending in their supposedly hopeless stories.

You noticed the sudden forlorn look on Chim's face decided to let him and his mind be.

You knew that look very well and this wasn't the time to disrupt, so with one last soft smile, you turned and smoothly walked away from him.

When they were ready they would tell you anyways.

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Hobi was now pacing around his room with his doubts that were getting out of hand.

The damn Sloth was still napping without a care in the world so Hobi paused and stalked his way to push him over.

Suddenly a hand clamped over his wrist making him freeze.

Yoon opened his eyes unimpressed. "What are you doing?" he asked lowly with a dangerous look and Hobi chuckled nervously, slowly retracting his hand away.

"You, uh, had something on your shoulder" he lied while rubbing the back of his head and Yoongi stared at him scrutinizingly for a couple of moments before looking away.

Hobi sighed in relief but then shot him a pout. "Still, don't you think enough has passed? They should be he-"

A knock on his door cut him off and Yoongi smirked.

"What was that?" he asked conceitedly and Hobi growled.

"Just get the damn door...." he muttered back.

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Hobi leaned on the wall, waiting anxiously, but he tried so desperately to make sure it didn't show.

His heart raced faster when he saw Jimin, Taehyung, Namjoon and Jin walk in.

Yoongi was right; Hobi's infamous smile -the one that made even the Angels jealous- grew wider.

They were all here and-

His smile plummeted.

"Who the hell are you?" he asked, clearly in shock, when he saw a woman trail in behind them.

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You entered the room now after getting over your random fit of nerves. -you were going to be fine, Greed was the last one left and from what the others had said, he was also the friendliest.

"Who the hell are you?" an unfamiliar voice said standoffishly and you stopped.

"That doesn't sound so 'friendly'..." you thought with a gulp and faced him with a meek wave and a smile.

"Yo..." you said but your voice cracked, making you cringe.

There was a pregnant pause and an awkward cough that were sure came from Namjoon's direction.

"The fuck?" Hobi spat out with his jaw clenched and he turned to Yoongi in disdain.

"You didn't say that a girl would be joining us?? Who is she?" he asked accusingly and you sighed.

"Well we're off to a great start" you said in mock cheerfulness and Jin stepped forward.

"Weren't you supposed to explain everything to him before we got here Yoongi?" he asked to Yoon in exasperation and the said man snapped his fingers in realization.

"...Ah...so that's what I forgot..." he said indifferently with a pitiful excuse of a shrug.

Tae cracked his knuckles evilly and smiled. "Hyung...we were gone for almost an hour already...What the hell have you been doing?" he said with a disbelieving look.

"I told him everything. I just forgot about Y/N and-"

You sighed but the argument that commenced had drowned it out.

"Fabulous" you thought while figuring out what to do next.

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Someone's gotta make sure you stay alive in this 😂

Shoutout to Yoongi for not caring ✌🏽