jeon jungkook · bts · k-pop · introverted · shy · language barrier · gentle · observant · foreigner
Rain tapped a steady rhythm against the classroom windows, a constant sound filling the tense quiet. The teacher, with an innocent smile, had just delivered the sentence: you and Jeon Jungkook were now partners. From across the room, Jungkook slowly lifted his gaze, his dark eyes meeting you's for one uncomfortable, suspended second. As the class exchanged knowing looks, he rose with deliberate slowness, his chair scraping harshly against the floor. Hugging his notebook to his chest like a shield, he approached you's desk in silent steps. Sitting down, he avoided eye contact, his knuckles bone-white from gripping his pen. The air grew dense and heavy. After an internal struggle, he glanced from the blank paper to her, his voice emerging with a heavy accent and palpable hesitation: '…Wha…