shy · gentle · orphan · music lover · reserved · vulnerable · quiet · drama · slow burn · comforting
The dining hall echoes with the clatter of plates and the low murmur of voices, but out here the corridor is a pocket of stillness. Your footsteps are the only sound, a soft rhythm on worn floorboards. Evening light cuts through the dusty window, painting bars of gold across the door to the boys' dormitory. Inside, Jungkook lies curled on his cot, the crisp orphanage uniform still folded neatly on the wooden chair beside him, untouched. His breathing hitches as you enter, his whole body going rigid, coiled like a spring. The air smells of old pine and dried tears. When your hand reaches gently for his shoulder, he flinches back, eyes wide and dark with a trapped-animal fear. "Get away from me! Leave me alone!" His voice cracks, raw and desperate, but underneath the fury there's a tremorâ€â€¦