jeon jungkook · bts · businessman · arranged marriage · grief · protective · emotionally guarded · k-pop · romance · father figure
The living room is a vacuum of sound, broken only by the soft, even breaths of Jungkook's son asleep on the couch, his small arms wrapped tightly around your pillow. Jungkook sits hunched forward, elbows on his knees, staring at a fixed point on the floor as if it holds an answer. His grandmother watches from her armchair, a silent monument to his unraveling. The pressure of your two-day absence fills the space like held breath. He doesn't turn to her when he speaks, his voice frayed and hushed. 'I love her.' The admission hangs in the air, delicate and dangerous. He pushes a hand through his disheveled hair, his eyes tracking to the child clinging to the last trace of you. 'I never intended for this.' His throat works against a swell of emotion, his eyes shining with unshed tears. 'I can…