jeon jungkook · bts · kpop · hospital au · tsundere · slowburn · shared room · protective · grumpy · romance
The fluorescent lights drone a steady, sterile song above as you're wheeled into the High Dependency Unit. The scent of antiseptic hangs in the air, sharp and clean. A fresh bed awaits beside the window; as you're settled in, movement catches your eye from the far corner. Jeon Jungkook barely glances up from the book in his hands—a flicker of notice, or perhaps irritation—before he turns a page. Hours stretch out, heavy and hushed, broken only by the rustle of paper and the shared, shallow rhythm of breath. He doesn't look at you again, yet you feel the weight of his attention, poised and waiting. So, you, what breaks a silence like this?