"Even when a star dies, it gives birth to another one. It's mere existence is life and growth. One day I wish to be as infinite as the stars. To exist forever, if at least in their hearts."
When you left, you were not looking for a savior.
When he...
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You move too fast.
Taehyung practically races down the halls of BigHit as he tries to catch up with you, flash drive clenched tightly in his hand, heart beating fast in his chest. He's scared, he's nervous. The only thing that manages to keep him going is the adrenaline that courses through his veins.
For some reason, the sight of you at that moment, the chance encounter, is too good to be true. It's something that he can't ignore. He's seen you three times already, too many for it to be a coincidence.
What was the saying again?
Three coincidences are proof that your encounter was fate.
Taehyung never believed in fate before.
He never thought that his life was set and made in the stars. He never imagined that there was someone out there especially made for him.
As he turns the corner, he catches sight of you at the end of the hall. As soon as he sees you, he stops in his tracks, frozen.
His heart jumps as your eyes open and flickers over to him, but they don't see Taehyung standing there. It's as though you look right through him. As though you're so involved with the world you've created in your mind that you don't even register you've just glanced his way. As you turn your eyes from him and retreat down the corner, he starts, his heart pummeling with panic as you disappear from his sight.
"Wait!" He calls after you, but if he expects you to hear him, he's out of luck. He could have run after you, he could have called out once more. But the thought of talking to you, seeing you, for the first time since that moment on the bridge, causes him to fall short. His feet root firmly to the floor, refusing to take him forward. He almost wants to turn back. He's not sure if he's ready to see you again, this time without the mask.
Will you see him as he is like you did the first time you met?
Or will you only see the star?
Trying to put the thought out of his mind, he shakes his head, cursing himself softly under his breath. He turns the corner and watches as you enter an elevator, the doors closing tightly behind you just as he reaches them.
He runs straight into the metal door, the elevator dinging cheerfully at the encounter. Glaring up at the large slabs of metal, he grits his teeth.
It's almost as though the elevator is laughing at him too.
Angry, he punches them with both fists, cursing out of frustration.
The sound of the bang causes you to look up from inside the elevator, surprised, but it's already retreating down to the lobby floor.
Taehyung steps back, looking up at the arrows atop the elevator door. When he sees the down arrow lit up, he bounces a bit before turning around swiftly and dashing to the stairs, almost running into a couple on the way. Calling an apology behind him, he pummels down the stairs, his legs moving faster than he thought possible. Surprisingly he doesn't fall, even though he runs into the wall at each turn.
