Encrypted Hearts [Taekook] Episode 3: Marked from the Inside

Solmere (author)

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Quick Recap of Episode 2: Tae finds a corrupted ghost file that should’ve been deleted — but it’s from his past, and the code is his own. Inside it: a chilling message — “He’s alive. But not yours anymore.” Tae's brother, once thought dead, may be part of Cipher’s world. Jungkook admits he has known pieces of this truth longer than he let on. Right as Taehyung processes it, his home security feed is hacked. He grabs his weapon. Someone’s in his space and he’s not running.

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SYSTEM

Ping pops on Taehyung's screen 👇🏻

SYSTEM

[System Alert – Camera Ping] 📷 Unknown access to home security feed Location: Inside. Main hall camera. Signal corrupted. 🔴 Live feed static — partial frame visible for 2.3 seconds

Taehyung

*Taehyung pauses. He zooms into the only clear frame left*

Taehyung

Wait. What is that…

(On the screen: a blurry heat print — like a hand pressed to the wall....But something’s hidden in the palm.... A faint symbol glowing through the static.)

SYSTEM

Solmere (author)

(Symbol might be updated later as I get resources to make it better)

The Symbol Two vertical lines. A plus glitching across. It’s not random — it’s the old mark Cipher used. But it wasn’t drawn. It’s encoded.

Taehyung

No one knows that symbol… except a few of us. Two are dead. One is me. And the last... *and got interrupted by jungkook ... so last name stays under shadows for now*

SYSTEM

Ping on Taehyung's screen ⬇️ "Jungkook incoming"

Jungkook

> What do you see?

Taehyung

> The Cipher mark. But it’s different. It’s made of heat code… and there’s something inside it.

Jungkook

> That’s not possible. Cipher stopped using marks after Site Seven. That symbol was erased.

Taehyung

> I’m decoding it.

Taehyung

*Runs a quick code scan. Numbers shift fast*

Taehyung

SYSTEM

After decoding is completed- displays a hidden message which appears inside the handprint on Taehyung's screen.

SYSTEM

Taehyung

> ...Is it him...? My brother ? He left that message.. which means- He’s alive!! And he remembers everything...!?

Jungkook

> If it really is your brother....Then he’s close to Cipher. Maybe inside the circle.

Taehyung

> No. He wouldn’t join Cipher. Not after what Cipher did to us.

Jungkook

> Then you better prove it fast. Because if Cipher marked your home….............You’re the next target Taehyung.

[End of Episode 3]

Solmere (author)

Next in Episode 4: The Symbol Resurfacing A mark thought buried returns — burned into code, into memory, into fear. A ghost whispers from the dark. And Taehyung realizes the enemy isn’t just watching… They’re remembering.

Thank you.