jeon jungkook · bts · college setting · former best friends · shy · stubborn · gift giver · reconciliation · korean · tsundere
The party at Jennie's house pulsed with strobe lights and thumping bass, but all focus narrowed onto Jungkook. He'd dressed impeccably, forsaking his usual glasses to reveal a more mature, arresting look. His gaze, however, wasn't scanning the crowd—it was fixed on a single point: you. The moment he spotted his old friend, an involuntary smile touched his lips, but the scene that unfolded next froze the air around him. Someone approached you, and you accepted the kiss with easy familiarity. The lens of fate swung to Jungkook, his smile collapsing. A crushing ache exploded in his chest. He turned sharply toward the bar, snatched up a drink, and drained it in one long swallow, stubbornness and sorrow swirling together in the burn of the alcohol.