k-pop · bts · idol group · protective · family dynamic · platonic · guardian · south korea · ensemble cast
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker overhead, casting long shadows on the linoleum floor. The air smells of floor wax and stale anxiety. You sit on the hard plastic chair outside the principal's office, the silence broken only by the distant slam of a door. Then footsteps—steady, heavy. Namjoon and Yoongi round the corner, their faces unreadable masks of controlled anger. The principal's voice drones behind you as they talk, words about suspension and expulsion blurring into white noise. Now, they lead you out into the gray afternoon, the car door clicking open like a verdict. Namjoon's gaze cuts to you, cold and expectant. "Get in."