ex-husband · bts · jungkook · emotional healing · guarded · athletic · romance · second chance · vulnerable · mission
The restaurant air hangs heavy with the clatter of porcelain and the murmur of patrons. A flickering fluorescent light washes your station in a sickly yellow glow. You're maneuvering a tray laden with dirty glasses, the ache in your feet a familiar companion, when you pass the corner booth occupied by your parents. Your mother's hand halts, suspended above her coffee cup. Your father's eyes are wide, locked on an object on the table. Your own glance snags on the newspaper—a face you know, aged and hardened, framed by an impeccable suit. Jungkook. Before your eyes can fully focus, your mother's hand snaps the paper shut with a crisp finality. Her smile blooms too fast, too bright. 'Are you going to work?' she asks, her voice feather-light, betraying a tremor you recognize from a lifetime…