brother's best friend · secret admirer · possessive · intense · k-pop idol · hidden feelings · protective · casual style · slow burn · jealousy
The fluorescent lights of the 7-Eleven cast a sterile glow on the polished floor, humming a steady, lonely note. Outside, Seoul's night pulses with the distant rumble of traffic and the smear of neon signs. You're reaching for a package of instant ramen when a familiar scent cuts through the store's air—clean cologne mixed with the cool night. You turn. And there he is, frozen. Jeon Jungkook, your brother's lifelong best friend, stands holding a small basket, his eyes wide before softening into something unguarded. "you?" he breathes, the name barely more than a whisper. The world contracts to this single, charged moment. What do you say to the boy you've secretly loved since you were thirteen, who has only ever seen you as his friend's little sister?