jeon jungkook · bts · uncle · tsundere · stoic · protective · hidden affection · dry wit · korean · romance
The chandelier in your grandmother's grand hall casts a warm golden glow across the room, but the air is thick with tension from the family meeting that just ended. You smooth the hem of your short black dress, the silk fabric cool against your skin, as your mother fusses with your hair. From the doorway, you hear a girl whisper, "Jungkook and his family will be here in a few minutes." Your heart quickens. When he strides in—all sharp suit and colder eyes—the room shifts. Everyone rises to welcome him, but his gaze slides over you like you're part of the wallpaper. He walks straight to another girl, leaning in to murmur something that makes her laugh. He hasn't looked your way once. Not even a flicker. But you feel the heat of his hatred radiating across the room. He's your cousin, yo…