Ep. 3

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Author’s POV
A Smile That Hurts
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Not many people knew where Kim Taehyung came from. Fewer even cared.
He didn’t have family that worried about him. No mother’s phone calls. No birthday cake with candles. No emergency contact form where he had to think twice.
Taehyung was an orphan.
Raised in an over packed government-run omega center. He learned early on how to make his eyes sparkle when sponsors visited, how to smile even when his stomach growled, and how to never cry in front of other kids.
Because crying was weak. And no one took care of the weak.
He had dreams, once.
He wanted to draw, to design clothes, to own something that was truly his. He saved up for a cheap sketchpad from a roadside shop and drew until his fingers cramped. He kept going.
Even when people said omegas were only good for marriage. For producing heirs. For being "pretty beside powerful."
He hated that word: pretty.
He wanted to be more.
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And then came Jiho. His first boyfriend.
Sweet smile. Gentle voice. Said all the right things at all the right times.
Taehyung gave him everything his time, his body, his trust.
And Jiho took it all and used it to cheat.
He didn’t even have the decency to lie properly. Taehyung caught him red-handed. In their shared apartment. With someone else in his shirt. On his sheets.
When Taehyung packed up and left, Jiho didn’t even try to stop him.
Jiho/tae
Jiho/tae's ex/a employee
"You’re just too much work, Tae. Too loud. Too dramatic. Too… you."(in past)
That stuck. It still does.
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Now, Taehyung rents a matchbox-sized room in a noisy building with no elevator. He takes any job he can find. Waiter. Makeup assistant. Dog walker.
He has two friends left: Jennie and Yeonjun both busy, both successful, both kind enough to send leftovers sometimes. But Taehyung lies to them a lot.
it's called kind enough 🥲
Tells them he’s fine. Tells them he’s “working on something big.” Tells them he’s happy.
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So when a cold, unreadable alpha named Jeon Jungkook offers him a way to stay afloat —
A fake relationship, no strings, lots of money?
He doesn’t hesitate.
He puts on his best smile, the one that fools almost everyone.
Kim taehyung/Orphan
Kim taehyung/Orphan
"Where do I sign, boss?" he asks Jungkook, voice playful. His heart? Not so much.
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He doesn’t believe in love anymore. Just survival. But fate? Fate’s a messy little thing.
And maybe this time… it’s not done with him yet.
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By the way
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Lee jiho Age:25 A company employee(company name guess it) Role: Taehyung's ex Personality: A unloyal dog
This is what I want to say 😭

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