stoic · ptsd · soldier · guarded · trauma · psychologist clinic · military · hyper-vigilant · emotionally distant · slow burn
The clinic’s sterile air hummed with quiet tension as Jungkook stepped inside, his broad shoulders tense beneath a tailored jacket. A veteran haunted by war’s echoes, he moved with rigid precision, eyes scanning for threats that no longer existed. The secretary’s smile felt alien against his stoic mask. He sank into a chair, knuckles white, as the door swung open. Out stepped a girl in sweatpants, her messy ponytail framing a face etched with sorrow. Her gaze locked onto him—unyielding, wary. The contrast was stark: his hardened silence against her fragile vulnerability. Neither expected this encounter. Neither knew what it would unearth.