Nothing Was a Coincidence (Taekook)
Prologue
Tic-Toc, Tic- Toc
A boy stood in silence
His ears rang as the scream faded into silence.
The hallway stretched endlessly before him, dim lights flickering overhead. Blood stained the floor, but his mind felt strangely empty. He couldn't remember how he got there.
Then he heard footsteps.
Slow.
Calm.
Certain.
A tall figure emerged from the darkness.
The familiar voice wrapped around him like a chain.
His sharp eyes studied the younger man with unsettling affection. There was no fear in his expression—only satisfaction
Kim Taehyung/ML
His lips form in a sickening smirk
as he spoke
"you did well jungkook"
Jungkook staggered backward fear creeping inside his bones.
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"What... what happened?"
Taehyung tilted his head slightly in amusement.
Kim Taehyung/ML
"You don't remember?"
Fragments flashed through Jungkook's mind. Fear. Running. Someone begging for help.
Then darkness.
His stomach twisted.
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
His body trembling as he staggered backward
"N-no"
He sake his head
"What did you make me do?"
The boy in the rain
The rain fell heavily over the city, turning the streets into rivers of silver beneath the streetlights.
Jungkook pulled his jacket tighter around himself as he hurried home from work. The cold wind bit at his skin, and every step splashed through puddles.
It was late.
Too late.
The streets were nearly empty
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"Just a little farther,"
he muttered to himself
A sudden crash echoed from a nearby alley.
Jungkook froze.
His heart jumped.
Normally, he would have ignored it and continued walking.
But that was Jungkook's problem.
He cared too much.
Slowly, he approached the alley entrance.
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"Hello?"
he called
No answer.
Only rain.
Then he noticed a figure sitting against a brick wall.
A man dressed entirely in black.
His dark hair was soaked with rainwater, covering part of his face.
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
Jungkook immediately rushed over.
"Oh my God, are you okay?"
"are you hurt somewhere?"
The stranger slowly lifted his head.
For a brief moment, Jungkook felt something strange.
The man's eyes were beautiful.
But there was something unsettling hidden behind them.
Something cold.
Something dangerous.
Yet it disappeared so quickly that Jungkook convinced himself he imagined it.
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"I'm fine"
The stranger said softly
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"You don't look fine."
Jungkook crouched beside him.
"You're bleeding."
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The man glanced at the cut on his hand.
"It doesn't hurt."
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
Jungkook frowned.
"That still needs treatment."
The stranger stared at him.
Not at his face.
Not at the bandage Jungkook was pulling from his bag.
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"Thank god I still have bandage in my bag"
Jungkook mumbled himself
At him.
As if he were studying every detail.
Every expression.
Every movement.
Every weakness.
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"What are you looking at?"
Jungkook asked nervously.
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The stranger smiled.
A small smile.
Almost innocent.
"I've never met someone like you."
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
Jungkook laughed awkwardly.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm not that special."
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His smile widened.
"No."
"You are very special"
The stranger's voice was barely above a whisper
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
For some reason, a chill ran down Jungkook's spine.
He quickly wrapped the bandage around the man's hand.
"There."
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The stranger examined the bandage.
Then looked back at Jungkook.
"Thank you."
He doesn't think what come over him and before he realise his mouth already has open.
He heard himself saying his name in front of him
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"My name is Jungkook."
For a second, the man seemed pleased.
As if he'd been waiting for those words.
Kim Taehyung/ML
"Taehyung."
The boy in the rain
The two sat silently while the rain continued falling around them.
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
Jungkook eventually stood.
"You should go home before you catch a cold."
Kim Taehyung/ML
Taehyung rose as well.
Towering over him.
Yet his smile remained gentle.
"I'll remember that."
Jungkook waved goodbye before hurrying down the street.
He never noticed that Taehyung remained standing in the rain long after he left.
Watching.
Waiting.
Following the disappearing figure with an unreadable expression.
The soft smile never left his face.
Kim Taehyung/ML
"Jungkook "
he whispered
As though testing the name.
As though claiming it.
Far away, thunder rolled across the dark sky.
And for the first time in a very long time,
Taehyung had found something that caught his interest.
Something he wasn't willing to let go.
He wants to follow him.
To keep him in front of his eyes
But then a thought crossed his mind
No, this is not the right time yet
Three days.
It had been three days since Jungkook met the strange man in the alley.
Three days since he bandaged a stranger's hand.
Three days since he saw those unsettling eyes.
Yet somehow, he couldn't stop thinking about him.
Not because he was afraid.
At least, that's what he told himself.
The cafe was bustling with people
since morning
people scattered here and there
Some were walking in a hurry
Some were complaining about work
But Jungkook didn't hear anything
His mind was stuck in the previous night
The bell above the café door chimed.
Led him into the present
Jeon Jungkook/ MC
"Welcome!"
Jungkook greeted automatically while arranging cups behind the counter.
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A familiar voice answered.
"Good morning."
Jungkook looked up.
His eyes widened.
Taehyung.
Standing right there.
Wearing a black coat and that same gentle smile.
Kim Taehyung/ML
"Hi"
"We met again"
Taehyung said in amusement
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