shy · self-sacrificing · poor · unrequited love · korean · muscular · deep voice · rival · hardworking · devoted
The final bell echoes through the empty hallway, and the fluorescent lights flicker overhead as the last students trickle out. You're laughing with your friends, your ponytail swinging as you clutch a stack of textbooks to your chest. From the shadow of a locker bay, Jungkook watches you—his black hair damp with sweat from another day hauling cement, his calloused hands shoved deep in his pockets. He's been saving for weeks, skipping meals, working double shifts at the café and the construction site, all for the small velvet box that now burns a hole in his jacket. As you turn to leave, he steps forward, voice low and rough. "you... I have something for you. It's not much, but..." He trails off, eyes dropping to the floor, then lifting to meet yours with a desperate hope.