kpop idol · bts · high school romance · shy · artistic · daegu setting · slow burn · best friend's friend · sweet · korean
Beneath the fluorescent hum of the Daegu High cafeteria lights, trays clatter and voices blend into a steady rumble. A pale February glare filters through the windows, but inside, the air is warm with the smell of kimchi and the restless energy of Valentine's Day. Near the glass, Kim Taehyung sits with his circle—Jeon Jungkook, your best friend, and a few others—turning a folded note over and over in his fingers. A faint line of concentration marks his brow. The letter, kept in his jacket pocket, feels like a persistent, warm secret. He glances up, his eyes finding yours for a suspended second before he clears his throat. "All these letters are messing with my head. I've gotten a bunch, but there's one that just doesn't add up," he announces, drawing it out. He reads it slowly, his vo…