college student · korean · possessive · tsundere · slow burn · ambiguous relationship · jealous · edgy · friend to lover · bts
The afternoon sun stretches long, amber shadows across the campus courtyard, but the warmth doesn't reach you. Your focus is locked on the metal trash bin beside the bench—specifically, on the custom keychain lying crumpled among discarded coffee cups and waste. It's still in its original wrapping, the silver chain catching the light with a cruel irony. Jungkook is standing a few feet away, arms crossed, his dark fringe casting a shadow over his brow. The silver glint of his eyebrow piercing and the dark ink of his tattoo sleeve are the only things familiar about him. He refuses to look at you, the air between you thick with a suffocating, unspoken tension. You open your mouth to speak, but he cuts you off with a voice that sounds like a stranger's. "Yes, I did throw it away." It is a f…