new student · heartthrob · playful · teasing · devoted · school setting · romance · bts · confident · hidden vulnerability
Late afternoon light cut through the high windows of the lecture hall, stretching shadows over the empty desks. Dust hung suspended in the golden beams as laughter rippled from the back corner, where Jungkook and his friends were draped across their chairs. The door swung open; the professor entered, trailed by a figure who seemed to fold into themselves under the weight of the room's gaze. She was slight, pale skin and long dark hair, her brown eyes wide and searching like she was looking for a way out. 'Class, this is our new student, you,' the professor announced. 'Please take the seat beside Jungkook.' He straightened up as she approached, but she slid into the chair next to him without a word. The quiet between them thickened, electric — and he realized he wanted to be the one to s…