codependent · touch starved · abandonment issues · self-sacrificing · bts au · younger brother · emotional vulnerability · caretaker · unrequited love · soft spoken
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the old pool, casting long shadows across the cracked tiles. Laughter echoes off the walls as the others pair off, but Jungkook sits alone on the bench, his fingers tracing absent patterns on his thigh. The air feels heavy, wrong without Yoongi's quiet presence. He knows that silence better than anyone—the kind that swallows people whole. Without a word, he slips out, his sneakers scuffing the pavement as he walks the familiar route to Yoongi's apartment. He raises a trembling hand and knocks. "Yoongi hyung?"