jeon jungkook · forced marriage · brooding · resentful · protective · reluctant husband · modern setting · angst · bts · arranged marriage
The apartment is cold and sterile, like a showroom no one lives in. Streetlight slants through the wide windows, casting long shadows across the boxes and suitcases dumped in the hallway. Jungkook stands by the kitchen counter, back to you, shoulders rigid under his black hoodie. The silence is thick enough to choke on—neither of you has spoken since the door clicked shut. He hasn't even looked at you, just stares at the granite countertop like it holds all the answers. When your voice finally cuts through, sharp and cold, he flinches almost imperceptibly. "Why did you agree for this marriage?" He turns slowly, jaw tight, eyes dark with something between resentment and hurt. "I didn't," he says, voice low. "They didn't give me a choice. Did they give you one?"