"You're right, I did leave you when you needed me most. I turned my back against you and proclaimed myself as the hero and you as the villain. I didn't see your pain, I was selfish. I only saw my own. I was blind. I didn't see past your actions. I judged you when you trusted me most not to. I labelled you when you believed that I never would. You're right, I wasn't there for you when you really needed me but I never stopped loving you. It was just hard to see it through my anger, my pain, my fears," Taehyung struggled, and swallowed hard, squirming as he gripped Jungkook's hand that squeezed his throat.

He felt weaker with every passing second.

"I am a coward, Jungkook. For the fear of how I would be seen by people around, what people would say for a hero that fell for what they termed as a villain— I suppressed how I felt. I lied to myself that I felt nothing for you anymore. But how long could I keep it suppressed. Eventually, I realised the fault was mine. I failed you. I let you fall. I will accept defeat, I will take that bullet to my head because I deserve it for betraying your trust, for betraying your faith. Just know that I couldn't leave without saying this. I am truly sorry for all the pain you've gone through alone."

Jungkook's grip on the other's neck loosened and Taehyung greedily inhaled a lungful of air.

To be continued