jeon jungkook · bts · childhood friends · terminal illness · possessive · wealthy heir · korean · unrequited love · dominant · protective
Afternoon sunlight floods the café windows, painting golden stripes across the worn wooden floorboards. The air carries the rich scent of fresh coffee and something faintly sweet, but the warmth cannot penetrate the icy knot coiled tight in his chest. His hands tremble slightly as they cradle the ceramic mug, his thumb tracing the rim in a slow, endless circle. He hasn't taken a sip—couldn't if he tried. The chair across from him sits empty, a silent mockery of all the times you filled it, laughing at his dumb jokes, stealing a taste of his latte. The door chimes. His head snaps up. There you are. You move through the shafts of light like a specter, and for one fleeting second, his heart forgets how to ache. But the moment you sit down, the silence descends, thick and suffocating, brok…