yoongi doesnt know why tf would someone order flowers 15 minutes before the purge sirens go off, everyone else is locking up to stay safe while yoongi is riding his bicycle on his way deliver the flowers to a customer who offered to pay $900k for them to be delivered on purge day

the problem is, when the customer ordered the flowers he didn't want yoongi to fix them at the shop, he wanted the flowers cut and fixed in his own home, which meant yoongi had to stay in the home of a stranger he didn't know on purge day all because he needed the money

turns out taehyung (yoog's customer) is a guy who gets payed to purge people, and he's had a crush on yoongi for a while, he's been visiting the cafe near his shop for few months now but hasn't had the courage to talk to him

and a week before purge day which is usually when the list of the people he has to purge is sent to him by his rich friends, and his heart drops when he sees yoongi's name on that list , so he makes an order , 15 minutes before the purge sirens start

its not like he's kidnapping yoongi.. he's just going to keep him busy in his house, fixing flowers here n there, keeping him safe from anyone who might've been hired to purge him for the $50k that was offered as a reward for whoever does the job, since taehyung refused to do it

does the story stop there? no taehyung doesnt tell yoongi why he's keeping him there even when he's finished with his job, until yoongi finds out by himself when taehyung goes to the bathroom and accidentally leaves his phone in the living room

he knows it'd be rude to look into someone's stuff, but he's scared, and doesn't trust taehyung, so he does what he has to do, and answers the call on tae's phone

"taehyung-ah, hoseok hyung said he'd purge the guy you skipped, and he said he's sharing the money with us later"

yoongi starts shaking

taehyung? in a business of purging people? THE taehyung he's with right now? is that why he's locking him inside the house?

"th-the guy i skipped?" he tries to answer in a deep voice

it cant be.. right?

"yeah? the min yoongi guy, remember?"

he almost drops the phone from his shaking hands but is snatched away in minutes by someone else

taehyung had rushed towards him when he saw his phone in yoongi's hands, pulling it away from the poor boy whos looking terrified from whatever he heard

"yoongi? are you okay?"

and yoongi tries to escape from the house, even when he hears the screams of people being purged on the street right in front of the house, but he has to get out of here, he doesn't know what this guy is locking him up for, what if he's keeping him until his friends arrive and

purge him together so they can share the money?

he doesnt even want to think of anything else , just wants a way to escape even when taehyung is begging him, promising him that he's not going to harm him and that he's trying to keep him safe

"im not a mf cat for you to keep me locked up in here, i know how to keep myself safe so let me fucking go"

taehyung feels himself getting frustrated, he huffs and lets go of yoongi's arms, calming himself down before talking to him in a gentler tone

"fine, i'll let you go,

but first promise me you have a safe place to stay at tonight."

"i do, i always secure both my house and my shop, i'll be safe in both."

taehyung nods, he wants to trust his words, but the guy is too small, and he's a florist! so just to make sure he's going to be safe when he

sends him out, taehyung opens one of the drawers in his kitchen and takes out multiple pocket knives and a gun he's kept there to keep himself safe, and hands them to yoongi

"these can keep you safe until you get there, but first change into something else.. whoever is after

you knows your a florist. stay here i'll get you something to wear"

yoongi sighs and sits on the couch, he can trust him right? he's not dragging this out just to purge him.. right? what if he's getting a gun from his room right now–

all of his bad thoughts disappear when

taehyung actually comes back with black clothes he picked for yoongi

yoongi takes them, and the weapons, and walks towards the bathroom, locking the door before he starts changing his clothes

i'll continue in few minutes

on his way towards taehyung's door, he's stopped by tae's hand on his arm, and a paper with numbers on it

"thats my number, in case something happens to you. just call me and i'll be there in seconds."

yoongi pretends he didn't see the slight blush on tae's cheeks and nods

"in seconds? you're willing to go out on /purge night/.. to help someone you dont know?"

and its taehyung's turn to nod, "i've purged a lot before, i'll be okay"

"i dont know if thats supposed to make me feel safe or want to run for my life" yoongi says as he makes his way

towards the door, standing beside it while looking at taehyung, waiting for him to enter the secret code so the metal gates on the door would open

"please stay safe, yoongi"

that was the last thing yoongi heard before walking out in the darkness, making a run to hide behind

the nearest tree he sees, waiting there to check the place around him before running off to find his shop, and he doesnt look back

its few streets away from here, he'll be there soon, he's gonna be okay, he has weapons to protect himself in case anything happens

and so far its been so good

not that any of the screams near him that were coming from inside cars burning were any good but

as long as he was safe, and as long as he was almost at his shop, its all good

he just needed to cross few more streets to get to the safety of his shop and he couldnt wait

he's been running the second he left taehyung's house and only slowed down when he heard someone near him

its not like yoongi hasnt seen the streets on purge night, he had to leave

his house multiple times through the past years on this dangerous night to hide in his shop when his house didnt feel safe enough, his house and the shop were close but still far enough that when he left the house he had to see the chaos that happened before he was safe inside

his shop

yoongi was currently hiding behind a car, waiting for a huge clown truck to pass

it was scary, and it sent chills down his spine when he looked at the windows and saw people wearing different masks drag a lifeless body outside the truck and on the street

yoongi kept his head low, not wanting to look at anything else, he felt sick, and lightheaded, and tired from all the running, a headache was pounding in his skull and he closed his eyes and kept listening to any noise that may indicate the truck driving away

but it never drove away, and instead, the first thing he heard after the few moments of silence was a loud thud followed by the sound of footsteps and they kept getting louder each second

at this point yoongi knew what was happening and had his hand clutched around tae's gun

immediately before standing up and pointing it towards the sound he heard

there were three guys, all from the truck that still hasnt left, with their masks off

"you've been running for hours, you wanna stop running now?" one of them chuckled

"move away and i wont hurt you."

yoongi grits, his fingers tightening around his gun

they didnt seem to believe him, laughing as one of the three, dressed in all black, a creepy bunny mask in his hand as he walks towards yoongi, not threatened at all

"well? go ahead, do it. can you?" he teases

yoongi doesnt want to acknowledge his knees weakening, so he steps forward towards the guy, with his gun still pointed at him before pulling the trigger, but the bullet never leaves

he clicks again, nothing

taehyung gave him an empty gun

but theres no time to curse or get mad because as soon as he drops the gun to the ground, the rest of the guys are few steps away from him

he doesn't know if he should turn around and start running, or just run past them to the store, but its risky so he decides to turn

and as soon as he does that he's slamming into someone else and the next thing he knows is someone's holding him to their chest with their arm around his neck

yoongi doesnt even know who the fuck is this because the three guys are clearly all in front of him

"you said you didn't care about the lists, why the fuck are you here?"

he sees the guy in the middle talk to whoever is holding him, and he immediately knows who it is

"isnt it still my right to purge?"

"we're not playing games here, taehyung. we're assigned to purge him."

one of them huffs and starts walking towards yoongi and taehyung

and yoongi thinks this is it, he's either going to be purged from taehyung choking him or whatever the other guy has planned

suddenly the guy stops, lifting his hands carefully as he glares at taehyung,

yoongi's confused, then he feels taehyung pressing a gun to his head

"take one more step and he's gone."

yoongi cant feel his legs anymore, his hands feeling heavy and tired from trying to push taehyung's arm away as he feels tears in his eyes

he should've never left the shop

and as taehyung is walking backwards, pulling yoongi with him, he remembers the pocket knifes

and without a second thought, he pulls it out of his pocket and stabs taehyung's thigh and makes a run for it

he runs again, clearly hearing the others behind him, but the store is

so so close, he just needs to cross the street and he's safe in his secured shop

few minutes later he's sure he lost them, he cant hear their footsteps behind him anymore

but that doesnt mean he can stop, he only runs faster

he's few steps away from the store when he takes out a key from his pocket and presses on it for the huge metal bar covering the front of the whole shop to lift up

and he's immediately unlocking the door to get it before he hears the truck again

he tries to push the key inside the keyhole but his hands wont stop shaking so forces himself to focus again and once the door is open he's pushing himself in, locking the glass door and activating his security system

the protective metal bars are half the way down and almost

covering the whole front window of yoongi's shop

but he pauses it, curses at himself and unlocks the door when he sees that the truck has been following taehyung whos been hiding and limping on his injured foot

they're probably after him because he tried ruining the whole plan

yoongi waits until taehyung is close enough to the shop before he opens the door and waves his arm for taehyung to see him

once they're both inside, doors locked and security system activated, yoongi tries to stay as far as possible from taehyung

"i'm letting you in but that doesn't mean i trust you." yoongi pants, making his way towards a small table and pulling out a chair to sit

"i know" he hears taehyung chuckle, trying to steady breathing as well, and glares at him from where he's sitting near the closed door

they sit in silence for what feels like hours until they catch their breathes

taehyung is the first one to get up, or at least he tries to

he has his hand pressed on the wound on his thigh, he walks towards yoongi whos resting his head on the table and drops the pocket knife

in front of yoongi before pulling himself a chair and sitting opposite to him

"you're really not the a gentle florist i thought you were"

yoongi leans back on his chair and rolls his eyes

"well you're exactly the asshole i thought you are"

he doesn't miss the frown that appears on taehyung's face

"who the hell asks for a flower delivery on purge night, and speaking of which, you said you'd pay me."

yoongi gets up and walks towards the cashier counter where he thinks he'll feel safe behind in case taehyung tries

to do something to him again

and as if taehyung has heard his thoughts, he grabs the small table cloth and ties it around his thigh despite yoongi's complains

"the gun i had was empty. you didn't think i would've actually brought an actual gun, did you?"

"you sent me off with an empty gun. wouldn't surprise me if the gun you had was loaded."

"it would've been dangerous for you to carry a gun, anyone could hear it and they'll join in as if its a party.. and you'd get hurt.. i know better, trust me–"

"trust you?"

yoongi almost laughs out loud

"theres no such thing as 'trust' on purge night, tae."

taehyung ignores the blush that blooms in his cheeks at the new name before he's walking towards the counter, leaning against it as he looks at yoongi

"im sorry we had to meet like this"

he furrows his eyebrows at taehyung, "taehyung? its time for you to leave your fantasies world.. your /friends/ are literally looking for us and could bust in any minute."

taehyung mumbles a quiet apology before reaching for his pocket, taking out his pocket knife and placing

it in front of yoongi, "pocket knives is all we have for now. what are we gonna do?"

"ask yourself that, idiot. you're the one who owns guns but not bullets."

taehyung sighs, his fingers tapping on the counter's surface before asking again, "didn't you say your house is near?"

"whos trying to purge me?" yoongi ignores taehyung's question, getting up from his seat as he looks at him more seriously

"you're not allowed to know." taehyung mumbles, avoiding yoongi's eyes

"its you. you're the one who put my name on that list. didn't you, taehyung?"

taehyung immediately looks up at yoongi and shakes his head, "you won't even believe me if i say it wasn't me."

"then who was it?" yoongi presses, walking in front of taehyung so he's facing him with his arms crossed

taehyung was about to answer and yoongi was ready to hear

the name of whoever wanted him purged for that amount of money

but taehyung was cut off with loud banging on the front of the shop

the both curse, knowing exactly what that noise was

without any second thoughts, they collect their weapons and yoongi guides taehyung towards

the small storage room at the corner of the shop

"are you stupid this is the first place they'll look into!" taehyung whisper yells at yoongi while holding his arm

"find somewhere else to hide then." yoongi shrugs taehyung off while walking in the small room, heading towards

a secret door hidden behind boxes of decorations, yoongi always made sure the key was there so he was ready to run whenever he had to

"are you staying here or leaving?" he glances back at taehyung whos still looking unsure before he nods and follows him outside

its been two and a half hours since the night started, and a lot has already happened

definitely what yoongi should've expected when he went out to deliver the flowers and decided on money over his own safety

they've been sitting in complete silence in yoongi's living room

ever since they got here and managed to lose the truck

taehyung was the first one to break the silence, "you have a nice house"

"taehyung, please. now's not the time."

yoongi was laying on his back on the couch, a knife still in his hand

"do you want to sleep? i'll stay up and watch" taehyung suggests as he gets up from his seat on the coffee table to take a look around the living room

he's met with silence, he knows yoongi won't answer him, but he still wanted to talk

"i just find it weird how since the minute i met you until now, you're never prepared for an attack. aren't you always purging people on this night?" yoongi sits up, fingers fiddling with the wooden end of the knife

he waits until taehyung's back is facing him before he gets

up and pins taehyung's chest to the wall, he's taken aback when taehyung doesn't struggle at all, he lets yoongi manhandle him without a word

but then he lets out a chuckle, resting his forehead against the wall as he whispers, "are you testing me right now, yoongi?"

and in seconds, the next thing yoongi knows is he's on the floor, taehyung knocking the knife from yoongi's hand

he has his hand on yoongi's neck to hold him down, but without pressure to choke him

"you don't know me, but for this one night only, you're gonna need me by your

side at all times. so stop playing badass and appreciate my help." he growls

yoongi pushes taehyung off of him and walks back towards the couch

"when do you plan on telling me why you've been stalking me the past few months?" yoongi asks

"you- you've seen me before?" taehyung's eyes widen as he stutters

yoongi furrows his eyebrows at the sudden change in character, isnt he supposed to be the one whos gonna 'protect' him this night but here he is stuttering and blushing in front of him

"yeah? at the cafe near

my shop. you work there and you paint sometimes." yoongi's the one blushing when he realizes what he's just said

"i mean– it gets boring when no one's buying flowers and the cafe is right in front of my shop so–" he tries to explain, arms crossed against his chest as he

tries to look somewhere else

he only looks back at taehyung when he doesn't hear an answer from him, and he immediately regrets it because the boy has a little smile on his lips while looking at him

yoongi clears his throat before getting up and heading towards the kitchen, taking of the jacket tae has given him earlier and placing it on the counter

"hows your leg?" he asks while getting himself and tae water bottles from the fridge, placing them on the counter before

opening a drawer and taking out few towels then heading back to the living room with the stuff in his hands

he places them on the coffee table before motioning for taehyung to sit on the couch

taehyung gives him a confused look before getting up and limping to the couch

yoongi lowers taehyung down with his hand on his shoulder and sits on the coffee table, placing one of the towels on taehyung's injured thigh while applying slight pressure on it

"you can put your leg up" yoongi mumbles while carefully lifting taehyung's leg to rest it

on the armrest of the couch with a pillow underneath it

"better?" he asks taehyung before getting up again once taehyung nods

and it makes yoongi chuckle "you're suddenly a kid now?" he jokes while finding himself a seat on the kitchen counter

he turns to look at taehyung when he doesn't hear the other say anything, and he's surprised to see a frown on his face

"what's wrong?" yoongi asks

taehyung glances up at him before looking at the ceiling again, "i really want you to know how much you mean to me.."

that surprises yoongi that he has to mentally check if he heard that right

he keeps his back facing taehyung since he doesn't know what else he's about to say

taehyung takes the silence as a sign to continue, "last year.. my brother was hospitalized for months. and my parents

weren't able to visit him since they lived far."

yoongi furrows his eyebrows at taehyung's words.. how is he related to this story in any way?

"he passed away after three months of sickness and no one visited him but me.. yet it felt like there was someone else visiting him

too.. though not directly."

he heard taehyung try to sit up on the couch so he glanced at him to check if he's okay, but he had tears in his eyes

"someone always sent him flowers.. everyday.. and it was from min's flowershop. i know you were doing it for a lot of patients

in that hospital.. but this small thing made him really happy when i wasn't able to visit him. you were there for him. so thank you, hyung."

yoongi didn't even know what to say.. he tried to say something, but no words left his mouth

and it made taehyung laugh, "its okay, you dont have to say anything. i just wanted to thank you."

yoongi nodded, suddenly getting up from his seat to hand taehyung one of the water bottles on the coffee table

"you can sleep for a bit" he mumbled after giving him the bottle

"i'll be fine, you're the one whos been working all day."

yoongi shrugged a shoulder before walking towards the small guest room downstairs "i'll go lay down for a bit then."

to his luck, he manages to fall asleep, even if its for a little while

yoongi's suddenly woken up when he hears the door of the guest room click shut quietly

and he immediately sits up and sees taehyung motioning at him to be quiet before rushing towards the bed

"i think someone's inside." he hears taehyung whisper and immediately gets up, pulling taehyung with him to hide under the bed

yoongi's already got one of his guns that he had in his room held in his hand, and he had it pointed at the door, waiting for the intruder to walk in

"are you sure you heard it correctly?" yoongi asks, his eyes still glued to the door, waiting for it to open

"taehyung?" he asks again, angrily this time, he's starting to panic

he turns his head to look at taehyung whos beside him

"taehyung answer me or i'm going out there–" he's interrupted by the door bursting open and all he sees is the feet of the two intruders

they're both frozen in place, yoongi not knowing when to shoot, and taehyung's eyes glaring ahead

yoongi hears the two men whisper to each other before leaving, he and taehyung only decide to carefully and quietly get out from under the bed once they hear footsteps going up the stairs

they both know they should either leave the house, keep hiding, or shoot the intruders

yoongi doesnt wait to hear what taehyung has to say as he's walking towards the door

"yoongi, no." taehyung warns him

"you have a better plan?"

"i'll go do it myself"

yoongi turns to him, "you're hurt"

"you think i've never been injured before on purge night?"

taehyung pulls yoongi back inside the room with him, taking the gun from yoongi's hand and stepping in front of him

"did you see their faces when they came in?" yoongi asks quietly

taehyung shakes his head as he inches towards the door, "i only heard the doors open"

"how– no one can get in without the code–? oh... fuck." yoongi goes silent for a minute

he doesn't think again when taehyung turns around to look at him with a confused expression, waiting for yoongi to explain, before he's being pulled down for a kiss by yoongi

taehyung was the first one to pull away, confused as hell because what the fuck just happened

"hyung?" he asks, looking at yoongi as if he's gone crazy

yoongi only pulls him closer by his shirt when he hears more footsteps, and kisses him again, this time whispering against

taehyung's lips, "only my crazy ex knows the code to enter my house.. i wouldn't be surprised if its him."

taehyung notices the way yoongi shakes, wonders what had happened between them to make yoongi this scared

"and why are we kissing?" he tries to tease him so yoongi can

calm down a bit

"he thinks i'll go out with him again if he keeps asking, but maybe he'll stop if he sees me with someone" yoongi looks up at taehyung, his eyes begging taehyung to go with his plan

taehyung nods, and playfully pecks yoongi's lips to help him relax

he takes yoongi's hand in his and they walk back into the living room carefully as they look around

"yoongi?" he hears someone call from the stairs

yoongi can recognize that voice and it makes him feel uneasy, he glances up towards the stairs and he's right, its seokjin

and seokjin's crazy friend whos been following yoongi, eunji

"what are you two doing inside my house?" yoongi decides to avoid eunji and asks seokjin

"just stopped by to make sure you're safe" eunji smiles at yoongi then at taehyung and its not sweet at all

yoongi eyes them both, "im safe, you can leave now"

he sees the way eunji is all tensed up, meanwhile seokjin is somehow calm, but still worried

"actually.." seokjin stepped forward, his tone still gentle as always

"i was wondering if you'd want to come with me to a safer place?" and yoongi knows what seokjin means from the way he's dressed in a suit, no wrinkles or blood stains on it

yoongi raises his eyebrows, "you mean to the party you always go to on purge night?"

seokjin nods before holding out a small folded paper, "i'm allowed to bring a partner, and was wondering if you'll come. its safer there."

and yoongi feels suspicious, not only because

he's asking yoongi to come for the first time ever, but also because of the way taehyung hasn't stopped glaring at seokjin the moment he saw him

so he excuses the two for a bit while tugging taehyung behind him as he walks towards the kitchen

he lets go of taehyung's hand, giving him a glance before pretending to be preparing something for seokjin and eunji to eat

"do you know him?" he looks up at taehyung again as he asks, but this time taehyung is looking at him, one hand in his pocket

taehyung nods silently, before answering yoongi quietly

"i purged people for him last year. the whole list."

yoongi's eyes widen, he has to look at taehyung again to make sure he heard him right

he's about to ask more before seokjin interrupts them, leaning against the

counter that separates the kitchen from the living room

"im surprised you're still clinging to him after what he just said, yoongi."

he drops the spoon he was holding, startled by seokjin's interruption

"hyung what the heck! why would you–"

"if the purge allows it, why not?" seokjin cuts him off with a smile

yoongi is actually scared right now, this isn't the bestfriend he's known for the past years

"besides, im only writing lists. he's the one purging." he continues while looking at taehyung

"what taehyung does is no different from what you do, hyung.. you're the one telling people to purge for you!"

seokjin loses his smile after that, arms crossed on the counter as he looks at yoongi again

"im asking you again, do you want to go with me to the party, yoongi?"

yoongi lets out a laugh as if his answer isnt obvious, "no, im staying home."

seokjin nods at that, before standing up straight, eunji coming to stand behind him, "alright, stay safe yoongs."

he smiles and waves at him casually before walking with eunji towards the door

yoongi walks after them to make sure his security system is still on after they leave

he hears shuffling in the kitchen and goes to taehyung when he sees him taking out multiple things from the fridge and cabinets and placing them on the counter

"tae? what are you doing?"

"we have to leave"

"what do you mean 'leave'? im not leaving this is the safest place for me to stay at."

he ignores yoongi and continues "if seokjin came to take you why would he bring eunji?"

"because he knows the passcode to get in my house..?" yoongi answers

taehyung lets out a laugh, still working on getting everything they might need if they're leaving but yoongi stops him,

"what do you know, taehyung?"

"when i got seokjin's list last year, eunji was the first name on it."

yoongi's thoughts went crazy

if eunji was on the list, and tae had clearly purged everyone on seokjin's list last year.. then why is eunji still alive?

is taehyung lying to him?

did he lie about refusing to purge yoongi?

he didn't want to voice out those thoughts just yet

taehyung noticed yoongi zoning out, not just that, but his features gave him away,

he was doubting him

he didn't believe him

he still doesn't trust him

"hyung..?" taehyung called quietly "if.. you're still uncomfortable with me, i can leave"

"what? no– no! i am comfortable around you its–"

"you dont look like you are, though"

yoongi frowns, he wants to trust him, but you can't trust strangers, especially on purge night

he thinks of how taehyung knew him, and how he knows taehyung months before this night

they didn't really meet, but they saw each other multiple times, maybe.. maybe he can trust him.

yoongi leans against the counter, his fingers tugging the younger closer by his shirt before closing the space between him and tae, its a small yet an assuring kiss, or so he hopes

he doesn't know why, but he didn't expect to pull away and find taehyung blushing, its cute

yoongi finds himself chuckling when taehyung doesn't say anything

"i'll go with you." yoongi says as he leans away, looking at the things taehyung has set out on the counter between them

taehyung doesn't move from his position, still leaning in, face red, as he looks at yoongi

its only when yoongi glances at him again does he move, and he's awkwardly reordering the stuff on the counter as he says, "okay– so we'll also need water in case we get lost"

he turns around to opens yoongi's fridge, a small box catching his attention, and he easily recognizes it

"oh thats.. thats my birthday cake, its tomorrow." yoongi answers taehyung with a little laugh before he gets to ask

"tomorrow's your birthday?"

yoongi nods, a little embarrassed for some reason, "yeah.. its always the day after the purge. and i never know if i'll still be alive once its over, thats why i buy it a day early"

taehyung frowns, "hyung, let me get you a bigger one tomorrow."

"we'll both have to stay alive until tomorrow then" yoongi replies with a chuckle

taehyung reaches for yoongi's hands, holding them as he pouts "then i'll make sure we do"

thankfully, they get to taehyung's house in a short time safely and without being noticed by anyone on the streets

yoongi finds himself walking towards the couch to lay down as he drops his bag on the floor next to it

"we'll be staying here for a while, hyung. you can sleep in one of the rooms, i'll get you something to wear–"

"its okay you dont have to, i'll just sleep in these, if i'll be able to even sleep." yoongi waves him off, scooting up on the couch to rest his head on the armrest

to make space for taehyung to sit next to him and closes his eyes

he's really tired, maybe he should get some rest, even if its for few minutes

"of course you'll be able to sleep. its safe here, yoongi. i promise."

yoongi hums instead of replying, already falling asleep before he feels taehyung lean in closer, and he immediately regrets it

taehyung is close, his face is so close and so are his lips

yoongi blushes as taehyung's gaze drops to his lips and he flutters his eyes shut

already waiting for the gentle touch of taehyung's lips against his

but what comes instead is a hushed whisper, "you do trust me, right?"

and all yoongi has to do is nod for taehyung's lips to brush against his

then taehyung's fingers are under his chin, he presses a small

kiss against yoongi's lips and yoongi feels his subtle smirk as he whispers again, "use your words yoongi"

"yes i trust you–" he stutters out before taehyung cuts him off with a kiss

taehyung doesn't remember falling asleep, but he wakes up with his head on yoongi's chest, the two of them squished next to each other on the small couch

he sleepily checks the wall clock, 7 more hours until the purge ends

"tae?"

"did i wake you up?" tae hums, a smile on his face as he nudges his nose against yoongi's neck, pressing a gentle kiss there

"someone had to stay awake" yoongi huffs, he feels him brush his fingers through his hair, stopping at his nape to tug at the ends of his hair gently

they both sat there for few hours, talking about the most boring things, sharing kisses, keeping eachother warm

yoongi wanted to stay here forever, he felt safe with taehyung in his arms

"its so quiet here" yoongi felt taehyung tense up in his hold

"what do you mean?" yoongi asked, trying to sit up but taehyung's hands were keeping him still

"stay down." he whispered to yoongi before taking his hand and pulling him to sit on the floor with him

"yoongi, we're gonna move to the kitchen but i want you to stay down

and quiet, okay?" he was holding yoongi's hand tighter now as he waited for his answer

"tae what's going on?" yoongi asked again, getting no answer from taehyung who has already started guiding them to the kitchen

its scary how everything else after that happened in seconds

yoongi remembers nothing but the sound of a loud thud upstairs before everything turned black

they both woke up in a dimly lit room, but they weren't alone, and they were all in a huge squared cage, hands tied behind their backs and ankles tied together

yoongi didn't even realize taehyung wasn't near him until the man next him woke up

as he opened his mouth to call for tae, he felt something warm trail down the side of his head, he knew it was blood seeing how everyone else near him was also injured

which made him even more worried

what if tae is hurt? what if whoever captured them took tae somewhere else?

what if–

"yoongi"

he heard tae call him from the opposite corner of the cage, he didn't even realize he had tears in his eyes until he had to blink them away to make sure it was tae who called him

"tae?" he stuttered while trying to sit up in his place

yoongi furrowed his eyebrows when he noticed the black lace mask on taehyung's face, it only covered the area around his eyes

he looked at the others with them and they all had different pieces of lace clothing on them

theres was a young girl with lace cuffs on her wrists

and the guy next to him had a lace clothing covering his mouth

yoongi looked at himself to check what he got, theres was only the sound of a soft bell and the brush of the lace choker against his neck

(excuse the previous typos, pretend they don't exist or i will bite u)

he lifted his head to look at taehyung who shook his head, noticing how yoongi was planning on coming to his side

"stay where you are, it'll be okay"