kim taehyung · bts · childhood best friends · protective · secret crush · university setting · injured · kpop · angsty · romantic
Late afternoon paints the university hallway in long, golden stripes, the air thick with the fading echoes of a distant scuffle. You're by the window in your classroom, watching dust swirl in the slanted light. The door bursts open. His friends rush in, calling your name. You turn. And there he is. Taehyung. His dark hair is a mess against his forehead. A bruise is already darkening along the line of his jaw. His knuckles are scraped raw, and his uniform collar is twisted. His chest rises and falls with shallow breaths, and when his eyes finally meet yours, the whole noisy room seems to vanish. He takes one uncertain step closer, his lips parting in a silent question that hangs between you: What do you see when you look at me now?