Across Lifetimes: The Thread Between Us
EPISODE 2: Dreams That Don’t Belong to Me - 1
Jungkook’s University Dorm
JUNGKOOK
(Sat on the edge of his bed, his hands gripping the sheets tightly)
Morning light spilled into the room, but he felt like he hadn’t slept at all
He couldn’t shake the image from his dream:
A boy, eyes full of tears… stained with blood.
His voice: “Even if I die… I’ll find you again.”
JUNGKOOK
Why does it feel so real?(mumbled, looking at his hands like they weren’t his)
There was a soft knock on the door
JIMIN
Hey, you alive in there or do I need to break the door?
JUNGKOOK
(Sighed, running his hands through his hair)
JUNGKOOK
Yeah, yeah. I’m up
JIMIN
(Walked in, raising an eyebrow)
JIMIN
You look like hell. Did your online game girlfriend finally break up with you?
JUNGKOOK
(Gave him a tired glare)
JUNGKOOK
No. I just… had weird dreams again
JIMIN
(Sat beside him, biting into an apple)
JUNGKOOK
I keep seeing this place that doesn’t exist. Like a palace. And I’m always crying. Someone’s dying in my arms and calling me by name. I don’t know who he is, but I feel like I know him more than I know myself
JIMIN
Damn. That’s either your brain begging for therapy or your soul asking for a K-drama
JUNGKOOK
(Chuckled weakly, but the ache in his chest didn’t fade)
Art Gallery — Downtown Seoul
TAEHYUNG
(Stood in a quiet corner of the gallery, surrounded by his own work)
Today’s exhibit was titled “Fragments of a Soul”.
Every piece had Jungkook’s face. But none of the viewers knew.
A couple walked past, admiring one of his most painful paintings — a scene of a boy with long hair, kneeling beside a bleeding prince in golden robes. The emotion in the brushstrokes made the woman tear up
Stranger:
“This looks so real. Like the artist was there when it happened.”
TAEHYUNG
(Turned away. He couldn’t bear to hear their guesses)
Because he had been there
Flashback: Lifetime 3 — 1882, Joseon Era
Jungkook was dressed as a soldier. Mud on his boots. He had just returned from the border
Taehyung waited for him in the secret gardens of the palace
Taehyung: “You weren’t supposed to come back here. It’s dangerous.”
Jungkook
(grabbing his hand)
“And leave you here to marry someone else? I’d rather die.”
(trembling)
“You know I can’t disobey the Emperor. He’s my father—”
(softly, with fire in his eyes)
“Then let’s run. Tonight. I don’t care about war. I don’t care about rules. I care about you.”
Taehyung:
“And if we die?”
(smiling)
“Then in the next life, I’ll find you again.”
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