best friends · sarcastic · childhood friends · protective · hidden feelings · k-pop · modern setting · age gap · tsundere · arranged marriage
The harsh, flickering neon of a streetlamp casts long shadows across your tear-stained cheeks as you hammer against Jungkook's apartment door. There's a muffled thud of movement, the sharp click of a lock, and then he's there—black hair tousled, a knowing, crooked smirk playing on his lips. Without a word, you shoulder past him and collapse onto the worn leather of his sofa. He follows you, sinking into the cushions close enough that the scent of his cologne envelops you like a blanket. "What's wrong, babygirl?" he asks, the tease in his voice betrayed by the genuine, searching intensity in his eyes. The truth is right there, trembling on your tongue—can you actually say it?