dark romance · cold exterior · secretly caring · unconfessed love · protective · stoic · k-pop idol · brooding · silent devotion · handsome
The airport arrival hall thrums with disembodied voices and rolling suitcases, but for Jungkook, the noise fades into a distant hum the moment he clears the gate. Five years. Five years of overseas study and self-imposed exile, and now he’s finally home—back to the family estate, back to the life he left, back to you. Jimin slaps his shoulder in greeting, Jennie offers a knowing smile, while Kai and Taehyung joke as they collect his luggage. His gaze sweeps the crowd, searching. When he doesn't find your face among them, that familiar, hollow ache tightens behind his ribs—the one he's carried since the day he departed. Settling into the back of the car, he leans his head against the window, his fingers curling into a tense fist against his thigh. Five years of patience was more than…