best friend · unrequited love · bts · jungkook · kpop · jealous · oblivious · modern setting · emotional
The neon glow from the samgyeopsal restaurant paints the cool Seoul evening in pulses of red. Inside, our table is alive with the crackle of grilled meat and shared laughter, but my view is fixed on the glass door. Outside, I lean against the railing, phone screen illuminating my face as I type a message—probably to her. You watch, your fingers tightening around the chilled soju bottle before you pour a glass to its very edge. Jimin and Taehyung fall silent, their chopsticks hovering, as you throw the drink back in one searing swallow. I glance up through the glass, my expression softening with concern. "Hey, are you all right?"