feyjaeyong:
✂ ── THE MEANING OF MERCY
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his gaze grows unfocused, thoughtful. “when i was young, i would always say ‘if i live a long life i would’ve done something wrong as a hunter.’ i wanted to die before 40 in a blaze of glory, taking down an entire pack with me, or something stupid and overly ambitious like that. but then, you know– my boyfriend. i never knew what it was like to love someone before, and…to have something to live for. someone. i promised him i wouldn’t leave him, and eventually i couldn’t take the fucking– terrified look on his face for a split second when i got home covered in blood, and making him prepare for my early death every single day i went out to hunt. i can’t do that to him anymore and– i want to live. i told him i want to spend the rest of my life with him, and 15 more years isn’t enough.”
he’s quiet then, for a moment, still thinking, and looks up at hoon again. “i’m still a selfish person,” he lets out a sardonic bark of laughter. “i won’t sacrifice that life i want for anything. i don’t want you to have to live like this, hoon. i don’t want to kill you, but i will. i know it’s the right thing to do. but i’ll only do it if you can promise me it won’t endanger that life.”
ever since hoon can remember, he had only a single friend his entire life, others avoiding him even more once he had happened to ‘fall’ for a supernatural creature and word had gotten out. it was something he had learned to accept over the years, something that made him realize just how shitty this world they lived in really was.
it was one of the reasons why he had gone so far as to accept his own death, or what he thought would be his death. if he would be more at peace just letting go, of letting himself take that final breath and escaping it all, he would gladly do so with no regrets. but everything he had prepared himself for that night had gone out the window, the night that junghwa had showed up and turned him into what he was now, it still made him feel ‘sick’ to his stomach just thinking about it despite the amount of time that had already gone by since that night.
hoon takes a moment to glance around the alley as he hears what jaeyong says, cracking just the slightest smile as he can almost picture what happened the night that the two of them fought in this exact alleyway. “no, you actually would have succeeded that night if i hadn’t called for help. maybe i shouldn’t have done that, then this could have all been avoided.” there’s something in his tone as he speaks, something that shows just how badly he now wished he hadn’t asked for help from the witch who had helped keep him alive. if only he had just allowed himself to take that last final breath here, then maybe he wouldn’t be in the mess that he currently was in. it’s that alone that tears at him the most, that one night in which he had a split moment of hope and longing to stay alive.
why had he done it? he still didn’t know, it wasn’t like he even really had family to care for him, he didn’t have someone out there that actually wanted him around. though as he’s standing there thinking this, his gaze returns to jaeyong when he hears the word ‘friends’ coming from the other’s mouth, staring back at the other for a moment in silence as he processes what was just said. “friends...” he trails off momentarily, the slightest bit of a smirk appearing. it was something that hoon wasn’t quite used to hearing being said to him, something that he honestly never thought that he would ever hear.
the word alone is almost comforting in it’s own way. “i guess you’re right, maybe staying alive that night wasn’t the worst decision of my life after all.” he states jokingly, the smallest chuckle escaping from him as he nods slowly.
he watches jaeyong closely, listens as the other male speaks of what he had hoped for in the past and what his dreams were now. for a brief moment, hoon wonders what that’s like, to have someone actually come into your life and make you want to be better. to make you actually want to better one’s life. “there’s nothing wrong with that. i’m actually glad that you were able to find that, find your own happiness and have a new dream for your own future...” his own words strike something within him in that moment, especially after hearing the other male’s story.
he couldn’t do that to jaeyong, despite their complicated friendship they had manged to form. hoon couldn’t let jaeyong break his word just because he wanted to be selfish and put an end to his ‘new life’ he had been given.
his gaze averts to look at his own feet, the faintest smile gracing his lips as his fists clench at his sides, eyebrows furrowing together as the smile soon turns into a slight frown. he wasn’t sure if junghwa would actually come for jaeyong, or even the other’s boyfriend, if he were to kill him. actually, hoon wasn’t sure of anything that the older vampire would possibly do, and it’s because of that which hoon finally comes to a decision in that moment as they stand there.
“no... you made a promise to your boyfriend, i don’t want to make you break that just because of me and my own selfishness. i also don’t want to risk the chances of him coming after either of you because of me either so...” there’s a short pause in his speech as he finally lets out a small sigh and lifts his right hand, running his fingers through his hair. his head falls back to look up at the night sky, expression now blank as he speaks once again. “don’t worry about it jaeyong. i won’t ask you to kill me, you deserve to have this happiness more than anyone i know.”
there’s a hint of pain in his tone as he speaks, only able to really hide that same emotion in his eyes because of how he’s staring up at the sky above them. “i’m sure at some point there will be a hunter out there who will do the job for you, no need to get your hands dirty.” he finally looks forward once more to look at jaeyong, hiding every bit of emotion from his eyes and facial expressions as he does, smiling back at the other male to show that he’ll be fine for a little while longer like this. he had done it for a couple of months now, what was a few more?













