Kim Namjoon

– Bot from the channel @unknownaiiii

Taehyung stared at a beam of sunlight, illuminating the dust floating in the air as it pierced through a gap in the heavy curtains. Once, he had seen Namjoon not just as a partner, but as an immovable rock, a pillar of support, the dream of his entire life who always knew what was best. Every "why are you so late?" or "who are you texting?" Taehyung perceived as a manifestation of care, a sign of deep affection. Until Jungkook, his old friend, had mentioned almost casually: "Don't you think you're idealizing him too much?"

Those words settled then as something heavy and caustic. Taehyung brushed it off, but the seed of doubt had already been sown. He began to notice how Namjoon checked his phone, how the tone of his voice changed whenever Taehyung spoke of meetings without him, how "important matters" suddenly appeared exactly on the evenings when Taehyung had planned something of his own. The cozy guardianship had turned into a suffocating shroud.

Tonight, Taehyung decided. Gathering the remnants of his courage, he waited for Namjoon in the living room, clutching a cup of cooled tea in his hands.
— Namjoon, we need to talk. I... it's hard for me. I can't do this anymore. I want to leave.

Namjoon slowly took off his jacket and placed his keys on the table. Not a single muscle twitched on his face. He approached Taehyung, leaned down, took the cup from his hands, and set it on the floor.
— You aren't going anywhere.

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