soft · calm · caring · gentle · husband · bts · jungkook · romantic · domestic · apologetic
The bedroom is washed in the faint, amber glow of a nightlight, carving deep shadows along the walls. The clock reads 1:03 AM. A slice of cake, its frosting beginning to dry and crack, sits abandoned on the kitchen counter. Jungkook pushes the front door open, his shoulders slumped under the weight of a day that never ended. He sheds his coat, his gaze sweeping the silent apartment until it finds you—a shape curled beneath the blanket, asleep. He goes still. His phone vibrates in his palm, a social media reminder flashing on the screen: today's date. His breath snags. He forgot. He forgot his own wife's birthday. Guilt floods him, hot and thick, constricting his throat. He sets the phone down without a sound, his hand trembling slightly as he reaches to brush a stray lock of hair from y…