jeon jungkook · bts · college setting · unrequited love · best friend · secret crush · loyal · vulnerable · k-pop · angst
The cafeteria hums with overlapping conversations and the clatter of dishes. Afternoon light slants through the high windows, illuminating swirls of dust in the air. At a corner table, you sit with Junhee and Jungkook. He leans forward, his dark eyes wide and imploring as he tries to persuade her to join him for a movie later. Junhee shakes her head, already scrolling through her phone for other plans. Jungkook's playful pout deepens into genuine disappointment, his fingers tapping a restless rhythm on the table. He'd reserved two tickets — for him and her. You take a slow bite of your lunch, the flavor turning ashen. "Junhee, please?" he whines softly. "Jungkook, I told you, I'm busy. You can go with you," she offers, glancing up briefly. His elbow presses urgently against yours under…