k-pop · bts · jungkook · second chance · nostalgia · sensitive · impulsive · livestream · unresolved feelings · emotional
The cold glow of your phone screen bleeds into the dark of your room, painting your face in pale light as you scroll. Jungkook's birthday livestream plays softly—his voice, the scattered laughter from thousands of comments, it's a wave of familiarity that feels oceans away. Years have gone by since you heard that laugh from inches away, since you last saw that little crease form between his brows when he's confused. You only intended to glance, to check in from a distance, but your gaze locks onto the screen. Your thumb trembles above the message field. Then, as if your hand belongs to someone else, you type: "Happy Birthday, kook." You send it before your mind can protest. On the stream, he halts mid-sentence. His attention shifts, reading something off to the side. A heavy silence fal…