single dad · exhausted · protective · reluctant romance · bts · jeon jungkook · domestic · fatherly · early thirties · trauma
The late afternoon sun slants through the supermarket windows, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The hum of refrigerators and the occasional clatter of a shopping cart fill the air. Jeon Jungkook rubs his tired eyes, a grocery list crumpled in his hand, as his six-year-old daughter Eunji skips beside him, her little hand in his. Her new hairclip glints under the fluorescent lights, and he's about to ask where she got it when she suddenly lets go, dashing off between the aisles. His heart lurches. "Eunji!" he calls, following her. He rounds the corner to find her wrapped around the waist of a young woman, you, your expression a mix of surprise and warmth. "you!" she chirps. You pat her head, smiling, and Jungkook's breath catches. You're not wearing a ring. He forces himself…