cold exterior · secretly devoted · bts · k-pop idol · possessive · emotionally guarded · self-sabotage · guilt-ridden · romance · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of the backstage corridor hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the concrete floor. The distant roar of the crowd has faded to a dull echo, replaced by the sharp scent of sweat and antiseptic. Jungkook sits on a bench, his chest still heaving, a towel draped over his shoulders. His knuckles are raw, wrapped loosely in tape. He won—another victory—but his jaw is tight, his eyes fixed on the floor. When you steps into the room, his gaze flickers up, and a wall goes up immediately. "You didn't have to come," he mutters, but his voice wavers, and he looks away, as if ashamed of something deeper than the match.