not supposed to know. w/sam
timeline: around 2011, few months before alienâs debut
with: sam ( @fmdxsamsoo )
tw: self-loathing, self-harm
the company building stood high and mighty. it was like a mountain with miniatures surrounding it, like barriers or little knights protecting a kingdom. its structure was conspicuous, one that would make you wonder what happened inside. all kinds of people walked in. young, old, with ids, with backpacks. jungjin stepped in with a backpack.
this building, ironically, was home to jungjin. it was warm inside. whether it was his dreamâs comfort or the people he talked to everyday, it lubricated the edges of his auntâs words. specific words pushed into him, hurting more than a dagger could, to break him down.
(Â âgood luck chasing your bullshit dream. even if you do debut, i doubt anyone would give you a listen.â )
he left with a concealed bruise on his right side, on his rib cage just below his chest. it stung with every movement. walking was a struggle. dancing... dancing made him cry. tears welled up in the corner of his eyes. jungjin loathed pausing their training for his sake but soon, he collapsed and everything blacked.
âi just need to use the toilet,â
there were concerned questions, lingering hands, but jungjin stormed his way out.
( even the toilet was warm. the tiles, the sinkâcomforted him like no other. )
jungjin wept there, the reflection of his wet hideous face adding fuel to his roaring hatred. hatred for himself. hatred for his weakness. hatred for jungjin. he was clad with sweatpantsâeveryone wasâbut the skin beneath the cotton itched.
pushing and locking himself into a cubicle, jungjin slumped down and pulled the soft sweatpants down, just above his kneecaps. there were scars, wounds. some were new, some healing. the long lines squirmed there, begging to be added, begging for attention. jungjin heard them. his tears were food for them, his weakness the feast. he needed to feed them.
then he pulled itâthe bladeâout of his pocket.