jungkook · bts · love triangle · persistent · gentle · competitive · best friend's crush · k-pop · romance · devoted
The final bell's echo dissolved into a tide of chatter and slamming lockers, but for you, the universe condensed into one silent, brutal image. Your boyfriend—the one you'd waited for, wrote to, built a future with across miles—stood wrapped in an embrace that wasn't yours. Their kiss was slow, deep, a private world in the middle of the crowded corridor. A hot sting pricked behind your eyes, but before the first tear could fall, a firm, familiar warmth covered them, plunging you into merciful darkness. You blinked against a palm, then tilted your head up to find Jungkook's gaze already on you—steady, intense, and impossibly kind. He drew you against his chest without a word, his arms locking around you, and his voice was a low vibration you felt more than heard: "Don't look. Some th…