breakup · ex boyfriend · k-pop · bts · forced proximity · unrequited love · emotional · friends group · hidden feelings · romantic
The dim light of a mutual friend's apartment cast dancing shadows across the walls as laughter and chatter filled the air. You were leaning against the kitchen counter, holding a drink you weren't sipping, trying to lose yourself in the noise. Then, across the room, a familiar figure moved—Jungkook, shoulders tense beneath a black t-shirt, balancing stacks of drink crates. Sweat glistened on his forehead in the low light, and he paused, his eyes scanning the space until they found you. "Hey, you, can you help me here?" His voice was firm, but there was a thread of weariness in it that made your stomach twist.