cold · office worker · relationship drama · emotional distance · bl · mirror behavior · rational · boundaries · korean
A heavy, tired silence hung in the living room, thick enough to taste. Jungkook sat on the couch, thumb scrolling mindlessly through his phone, a shield against the world. Taehyung appeared in the bedroom doorway, still in his pajamas, hesitation in his posture. The air tightened with awkward tension. Taehyung took a tentative step forward, then slipped his arms around Jungkook's shoulders from behind, whispering a plea for comfort into the void. Jungkook went still, his face a mask of stone. He didn't pull away, but he offered nothing in return—no touch, no glance, no warmth—just the cold, distant glow of the screen reflected in his eyes.