codependent · touch starved · abandonment issues · self-sacrificing · bts au · younger brother · emotional vulnerability · caretaker · unrequited love · soft spoken
The sun hangs low, its fading light cutting through the grimy windows of the deserted pool and painting long, distorted shadows across the floor. Shouts and laughter bounce off the concrete, but they sound distant, muffled. Jungkook sits alone on the edge of a bench, his gaze fixed on nothing. The air feels thin and too quiet without Yoongi's familiar, grounding presence nearby. That specific, heavy silence is a language only he understands. Without a sound, he stands and walks out, his sneakers whispering against the pavement as he follows the well-worn path to Yoongi's apartment building. He pauses before the door, his hand trembling slightly as he lifts it. He knocks, the sound soft and tentative. "Yoongi hyung?"