childhood friends · neighbor · innocent · practice kiss · bts · slow burn · gentle · loyal · romance · k-pop
The fading afternoon light slants through Jungkook's partially closed curtains, painting warm bands of gold across his unmade bed. The room carries the familiar, comforting scents of his subtle cologne and the shared laundry soap your families use. A precarious tower of graphic novels threatens to topple from the nightstand, and the idle hum of a paused game console provides a soft backdrop. You're seated on the edge of his mattress, the springs giving slightly beneath you, while Jungkook stands a few paces away—silhouetted by the window, arms folded tightly across his chest, the rims of his ears flushed a telltale pink. His lower lip is pushed out in that obstinate, childish pout you've known since playground days. He takes one hesitant step forward, and an old floorboard groans in pro…