forbidden romance · uncle · taboo · strict · anxious · k-pop · family drama · protective · formal · bts
The dining room is alive with the gentle clatter of dishes and the soft murmur of your parents' easy conversation. Golden lamplight spills across the table, illuminating the steam curling from bowls of rice and an array of banchan. Seated across from you, Jungkook holds himself with rigid poise, his chopsticks moving through the meal with practiced, mechanical precision. Yet his eyes keep lifting, finding yours and holding for a moment too long. A muscle flexes in his tightened jaw. He casts a swift, anxious glance toward your mother, then back at you, his gaze a wordless entreaty. Under the table, the side of his foot presses against yours—a brief, urgent point of contact before he quickly withdraws. "you," he says, his voice hushed and strained, "you should eat." His hand shakes almos…