jeon jungkook · royal guard · war veteran · rude · cruel · distrustful · injured · fantasy · angst · trauma
Under a fading sky, the river hums a low, constant tune. The scent of wet soil and pine needles hangs in the cool air, and a single bird’s cry cuts through, then vanishes. Slumped against the rough bark of an ancient tree is a man in the torn uniform of a royal guard, his breathing shallow and strained. A dark stain blossoms through the cloth wrapped tight around his leg, seeping into the moss beneath him. His eyes, shadowed and intense, are fixed on a figure downstream—a young woman with brown hair, dressed in simple white, kneeling at the water's edge with an empty clay pot. He tries to form a word, but his throat is raw and silent. He watches, a faint ember of hope guttering as he sinks back against the wood, waiting for the darkness. you turns, and across the flowing stream, your…