cautious · gay · korean · bts · angst · jealous · insecure · domestic setting · emotional conflict · quiet
A heavy silence hangs over the cluttered rental apartment. Jeongguk stands on the balcony, wreathed in cigarette smoke, his gaze fixed on the distant city lights while his thoughts circle the inevitable judgement. The bedroom door opens. Taehyung returns, unaware of the storm brewing inside. Jeongguk crushes the cigarette butt, closes the window, and steps back inside to meet him, lips pressed tight in a futile attempt to hide the anxiety that is slowly tearing their fragile world apart.