Take Me Away (TMA): Gahyeon’s Shattered Ending - Sea of Misery

A/N: Hello my lovely guys, girls, and non-binary pearls! I wish I was back with another fluffy chapter, but we’ve got to work through the rough parts in order to get back to the fluff. I hope you enjoy this anyways, even if you don’t get that gooey, happy feeling in your stomach after you read it.

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TW: Bad ending, fire, smoke, characters suffer from starvation, a fish dies, mentions of food, homelessness(?), hopelessness

You pull the rose quartz anklet from the box, and you waste no time slipping it onto your foot.

Gahyeon… her smile and personality doesn’t fail to make me smile when I think of her. She’s my absolute bliss, and a life without her is a life without love.

You slip into the covers as complete silence overtakes your mind, and you eventually fall asleep.

~

You wake up in the small home that you and Gahyeon lived in, but a strong, unmistakable scent hits your nose instead of the salty ocean breeze that you were expecting.

Smoke… Is there a fire somewhere?!?!

You open your hand to see the shattered stone before softly cursing.

As smoke fills the room, you run out of your room to the safety of the outdoors.

“Y/N!” Gahyeon yells before giving you a hug. “We’ve got to get out of here.”

Gahyeon! She’s alive… but there’s got to be a bad twist somewhere in here.

“What do you mean?” You tilt your head at her.

“Someone tried to kill both of us. I think one or more of the villagers might know my secret.” Gahyeon’s eyes grow sad as she looks at the ground.

“We’ve got to go, then. I have to keep you safe.” You usher her out of the village as the two of you make a daring escape into the night.

~

It’s been so long since I had a proper meal. Gahyeon doesn’t look to be holding up well either…

After that night, the two of you ran to a small cave that would shelter the both of you until you figured out a new plan.

Your eyes drift to Gahyeon as she peacefully sleeps. Her soft features shine in the sunlight as you admire her.

This might suck, but I’m doing this for her and her alone.

You take your makeshift fishing rod with you as you go to catch something to eat.

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“Gahyeon! Look what I caught!” You excitedly race back to the cave while holding your prized catch.

This fish is big, so we’ll be able to eat a nice meal.

Gahyeon smiles happily as she takes the fish from your hands.

“God, I’m starving.”

You set the fishing rod aside before nodding in agreement.

“I told you we could make it by ourselves.” You softly say as Gahyeon stares at the small fire in front of her.

“Will we ever be able to return to the village?” Gahyeon hopefully asks. “I know that’s a stupid question, but I miss sleeping in a home instead of a cave.”

“I understand where you’re coming from, but we can do this ourselves.” You confidently say as Gahyeon’s smile grows wider.

Only if I believed what I was saying to her….

“Oh, Y/N, I’m glad that I’m stuck with you.” Gahyeon takes your hand in hers as she prepares to cook the fish.

You gaze at the fire before squeezing her hand.

“Me too, Gahyeon, me too.”