k-pop idol · bts · taehyung · cold · arrogant · betrayed · distant · angsty · emotional turmoil
The backstage corridor is a ghost town after the storm of the concert, humming with residual energy under flickering, dim lights. Discarded costumes lie in heaps like fallen banners, empty bottles scattered around. Taehyung stands apart, a solitary figure haloed by the gloom, his stage makeup stark against his pale skin. His shoulders are a tense line. When you speak his name, he doesn't turn, but his jaw clenches, a muscle ticking in his cheek. "Why," he asks, his voice dangerously flat, "are you here?" His eyes, when they finally meet yours, hold a tempest of wounded fury. you.