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[cutedevil]

Tend didn't move for a while, he wasn't sure what was happening but everything felt wrong and right at the same time. Slowly, he turned his head and looked at Yoongi, the man who had once taken his virginity, who he had taught so much about their culture and, naturally, their drinking traditions. Probably one adding up to the other there. He found himself watching Yoongi, eyes glowing a dangerous red as tears fell from his eyes.

The snakes slowly halted and Ten turned his head, speaking to them is a terrifying whisper that seemed to get through to them. The snakes slid by Yoongi's legs, weaving carefully around him and out away from Ten. On the retreat.

He couldn't bear to get any of them hurt.

Only Beauty remained, gently coiled around Namjoon. His lips were blue and he was drooling, foaming, faintly convulsing on the floor. Anyone who tried to approach was seen off by Beauty, no one would go against what Ten wanted.

But Ten didn't know what he wanted. Not any more. "... Yoongi."

[worldwidehandsome]

"...you know each other?" Jin felt as if he had missed something in the script. He also felt exposed, because no one outside his family and some servants and Namjoon had actually seen him without a shirt on and it suddenly felt very odd, even though he knew that was hardly the thing to focus on. Instead his eyes went to Namjoon and he hesitated, trying to move off the bed and stopping his movement when the terrifying snake seemed to look at him.

Meanwhile Yoongi held still as the snakes passed, watching them for any signs of aggression, but not hurting them. He didn't exactly want to fight a bunch of snakes, there seemed little honour in that. He turned his head to look at Ten again at long last, still trying to piece things together.

"I've sworn to avenge you and save you any way I can. You are making that very difficult when you go after my lords." It was a conflicting situation. "The snake. She listens to you? She's beautiful."

He could appreciate that. Jin could not. "Please, Ten, you said you can keep Namjoon alive. I beg of you."

[cutedevil]

"She's not of this world. She's fascinating. My God gifted her to me for my loyalty, for my suffering and my burden." He wished he could greet Yoongi like an old friend, hold him and kiss him, maybe go drinking but his heart was heavy and cold. He heard Jin beg but it fell on deaf ears. When he turned his head, he didn't look at Jin, he looked at Beauty. They spoke in an odd language, words that were hard to catch.

How soon will he die?

Soon. I went for the throat. He has an hour.

Ten nodded and considered his options, idly tilting his head to Yoongi, not seeming as stressed as Jin was. More casual. Perhaps it was shock. "You swore to avenge me? That's adorable. You looooove me."

[bluemold]

"Yes. I do love you." Yoongi nodded his head, moving his stance finally, even if he kept his sword out and ready. He moved his free arm up to his mouth and used his teeth to pull his sleeve up, turning his arm to show Ten the mark he had carved on the inside of it. It simply read 'TEN' in Ten's language, the way he remembered him signing it in the letter he had given to him before he left. It stood out red against his pale skin. "I've been carving it every night and morning since I found out about you."

It meant something, in his culture, to swear. He hadn't ever expected this one to conflict with his loyalty to Namjoon, however.

Jin finally moved off the bed, although he didn't dare approach the snake, approach Namjoon just yet.

[cutedevil]

"You do love me. Cute." Huh. He reached out, cold fingers tracing the name on his arm. He wished that he could be young again and be swayed by how beautiful this was, to see it as love or wanting, something greater than it was, but he felt worryingly hollow inside. The shadow of Cheon loomed over him and he knew now that hurting Jin wasn't making it go away.

He wanted Hoseok. He closed his eyes, knowing he would go back to him. "You were the best lover I ever had. Admittedly, you were the only one with consent." Ten smiled a sad, broken smile and slipped his hand into his trouser pocket, producing a small vial of bright yellow liquid. "Beauty. His life won't bring me joy."

Like that, the snake let go of Namjoon and slithered over his body, opting instead to wait by Ten's side, patient and loving. He idly held the vial out to Jin. "It will take three days to leave his system. He will hurt but he will live."

[bluemold]

Jin didn't wait, he simply took the vial, bowed in thanks and muttered the words before falling onto the ground and hurrying to Namjoon's side, carefully making him drink the liquid while cradling him against his chest. He was still trembling, finally crying again while stroking Namjoon's hair and whispering sweet nothings.

Yoongi kept his attention on Ten, for one because he was the danger here, for another because he cared about him and it hurt to see how little he cared in turn. Not about him. Yoongi never expected anyone to care about him. But Ten didn't seem to care about himself. His eyes focused on the stone on Ten's forehead, then he looked at the snake again, finally meeting Ten's eyes. "I've sworn to kill them all for you. I still intend to."

[cutedevil]

"I don't think killing Cheon will make anything better." Lowering his head, Ten felt his heart ache painfully at that realisation. Cheon broke him and he felt like he could be sick at any moment. That pain returned and Ten hugged himself, whimpering in pain and wanting so badly to run back to Hoseok and hide in his cavern. Revenge didn't bring joy, just more pain.

"He's always going to be there. In my head. My dreams. I see him every night and I-- I don't think he can be killed." And that idea terrified him to his core.

[bluemold]

"I don't know. I could kill him really, really slowly." Obviously he knew that wasn't the point here, but Yoongi wasn't sure what else to do or say. He wasn't good at comforting someone, it had never been his role. Not outside of taking care of Jungkook and that was a different matter.

"If I could go into your dreams and hunt him down there, I would do it. Every night for the rest of my life if I have to."

[cutedevil]

"You're sweet. You try to hide it but you are. My sweet boy. Suga." He laughed at the old nickname, hearing Namjoon wheeze and panic in the corner, flailing his now working limbs to grab onto Jin, crying out in agony. He supposed the venom had to work it's way out yet. "Maybe I can try to dream of you, sweet boy. And you can protect me every night."

Ten slid off the bed and approached Yoongi, nuzzling against him carefully before leaning in to kiss his cheek ever so lightly. "Will you protect me?"

[bluemold]

Yoongi's eyes shifted to Namjoon, but it wasn't as if he could do anything for him right now and Jin was right by his side, holding him. He could wait. Ten didn't seem as if he could wait and he moved to wrap an arm around his waist once he was close enough. He seemed to be fine, physically. Hell. He seemed to be powered up, he still didn't understand it.

But it was his mind that worried him more. "Tell me how to protect you and I will."

[cutedevil]

"Dream of me and think of me, save me in my dreams. Make him go away. He has a hold of my heart and I hurt." Cheon had broken it in so many ways and gifts, powers and revenge didn't help. He needed love. He needed Hobi and Yoongi, he needed his hyung. He wanted to heal but he wanted to destroy and he hated that. It made him ugly.

Made him like Cheon. "Save me. Keep me safe."

[bluemold]

"Your stone keeps changing colour." It was hard to just ignore it, it was right there. "I don't think it should be dark like this. It's not you." Not that he knew how it worked, but it looked murky at times, almost poisoned. Yoongi wondered if there was a reason for that. He moved his eyes to meet Ten's eyes instead, wanting to save him so badly. "I swear I will." He lifted his arm, showing off the mark again. "I'll bleed for you forever."