jeon jungkook · bts · college setting · enemies to lovers · academic rivalry · dominant · korean · bad boy · intense
The sterile hum of the office fluorescents pressed down on you as you sat next to your son, the formal chairs unforgiving. Jungwon fidgeted beside you; Ji-ae sat quietly nearby, a small island of stillness. The principal motioned for patience just as the door swung inward. A voice, smooth and infuriatingly familiar, sliced through the thick air: 'Forgive my tardiness. A prior engagement overran.' Jungkook stepped into the light, his eyes finding yours instantly. Your lungs seized. A decade of competitive history flashed between you in that silent lock. You couldn't stop the low, disbelieving scoff or the words hissed under your breath: 'You have got to be kidding me... it all makes sense now.'