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1. In the Shadow of Taehyung by Itsme94

   Fandoms: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   04 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V
   • Jeon Jungkook
   • Kim Taehyung | V
   • Vante (Taehyung lookalike)
   • Jeon Taeguk (OC)
   • Jeon Seojin (OC)
   • Kim Namjoon | RM
   • Kim Seokjin | Jin
   • Mafia AU
   • Identity Swap
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Baby Jeon Taeguk (Taekook’s Son)
   • Possessive Jeon Jungkook
   • Sub Kim Taehyung | V
   • dark themes
   • Psychological Trauma
   • Found Family
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Alternate universe - Mafia
   • Power Imbalance
   • Top Jeon Jungkook
   • Bottom Kim Taehyung | V
   • Top Jeon Jungkook/Bottom Kim Taehyung | V
   • Betrayal
   • Twist on twist
   • taehyung as vante
   • Dark Jeon Jungkook
   • Manipulative Kim Taehyung | V
   • Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Kim Taehyung | V Needs a Hug

   Summary

   Eight months ago, Kim Taehyung died in a car crash.
   Eight months ago, Jeon Jungkook went into a coma—only to wake up to a world carefully rearranged to shield him from the truth.

   His father says Taehyung is alive. In Paris. Healing. Raising their newborn son until Jungkook is strong enough to see them again. But something feels...off.

   When Taehyung finally returns, he's quieter. Too quiet. His eyes shimmer the same, but his laugh is unfamiliar. His touch, his tone, his gaze—it’s not the same.

   And yet, Jungkook can’t look away.

   As love twists into suspicion and obsession, and the walls of lies begin to crumble, Jungkook must ask himself:
   Who is the man sleeping beside him?
   And what really happened the night his world ended?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   255,126

   Chapters:

   20/20

   Comments:

   483

   Kudos:

   518

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