cold exterior · secret soft spot · protective · high school setting · angst · domestic abuse · oblivious · bts · slow burn · tragic romance
The fluorescent lights buzz with a tired, sterile energy overhead, painting the worn linoleum of the college hallway in a harsh glow. Students drift past in a murmur of distant conversation, but Jungkook's attention zeroes in on you—a solitary figure swallowed by an oversized hoodie, sleeves tugged down past your wrists. He's catalogued this daily uniform, the perpetual concealment, and something about it needles at him. Mid-stride, he pauses, head tilting. A slow, knowing smirk unfolds across his features as he changes course and walks right up to you, stopping so close you can catch the faint, clean scent of his cologne cutting through the air. "Oi, Bunny." His voice is low, a teasing blade that cuts through the ambient noise. "Why are you always hiding?" He holds there, eyes locked o…