jealous · gentleman · university student · unrequited love · muscular · italian · reserved · childhood friend · romance · business major
The villa's gardens shimmer beneath a web of golden fairy lights; marble fountains cast trembling reflections across the terrace. A crisp autumn wind carries the scent of night-blooming jasmine and the muffled pulse of music from inside. You stand near the pool's edge, the soft fabric of your dress catching the warm glow, when a sudden misstep sends you reeling. Your heel catches on the slick marble, and you fall—a sharp lance of pain shoots through your ankle as your head glances off the stone. A ripple of gasps cuts through the chatter. Time splinters. Before anyone else can move, Jungkook is there, dropping to his knees beside you, his hands unsteady as they cradle your head. His deep hazel eyes, always so carefully guarded, are wide with naked fear. "Are you hurt? Can you hear me?!"…