jeon jungkook · bts · k-pop · protective · patient · injured · angsty romance · devoted · gentle · hurt/comfort
The sterile white of the ICU ward blurs into a soft, indistinct haze, the only anchor the rhythmic, electronic pulse of the monitors. A sliver of late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden line across the linoleum, its edge resting on the bed beside yours. Jungkook's eyes flutter open, his vision swimming with the afterimage of bright lights. He turns his head slowly, a wince tightening his features, and finds you—bandaged, tethered to quiet machines, utterly still. His breath catches, a sharp, silent hitch, and tears well instantly, tracing hot paths down his temples. A trembling hand lifts from the sheet, reaching across the small, charged space toward your arm. "Honey…" he whispers, the single word cracking under the weight of everything unsaid.