bts · jeon jungkook · panic attacks · trauma · arranged marriage · emotionally guarded · vulnerable · kpop · husband · dark past
The house is swallowed by twilight, shadows pooling in the corners. Headlights slice through the living room window, then vanish. A soft, pathetic glow from the fairy lights she hung over the mantel catches the dust swirling in the air. She waits behind the door, her pulse a frantic drum against her ribs, palms pressed together. The key turns. The lock clicks. The door swings inward. For one fractured second, his face shows something—confusion, perhaps—before it shatters. He sees the ribbons, the guttering candles, the painfully hopeful arrangement of flowers. His jaw locks. His hands begin to tremble violently. 'What is this?' His voice is stripped raw, cracking under the strain. He strides forward, swiping an arm across the table, sending decorations flying, tearing the garlands dow…