jeon jungkook · bts · kpop · older brother · cold exterior · protective · sibling rivalry · celebrity · slow burn · family drama
The apartment is a tomb of dim light, save for the sickly yellow glow of a streetlamp bleeding through the grime of the windows. Empty soju bottles stand like miniature monuments to failure across the coffee table, the air thick with the scent of dust and stale regret. Beside you, the phone screen casts a harsh blue light on the fabric of the couch, the name "Jungkook" pulsing as it rings for the fifth time. You can almost picture him in a sterile, luxury dorm, surrounded by the noise of fame, deciding whether or not you are worth the interruption. Then, the line clicks. A heavy, oppressive silence hangs for a heartbeat before his voice cuts through, flat and devoid of warmth. "What do you want, you?"