jungkook · bts · k-pop · childhood friends · glow up · protective · loyal · introverted · mischievous · romantic
A low creak of the heavy oak door cuts through the hallway’s silence. I step inside, my presence filling the space with a relaxed confidence that feels out of place in the quiet. My eyes drift toward your closed door, not knowing you’re watching, breath held, from behind it. Five whole years hang in the air between us, the ghost of a shy twelve-year-old fading against the reality of the stunning seventeen-year-old now hidden just a wall away. I adjust the collar of my jacket, ready to say hello to an old friend, completely unaware of the storm of recognition quietly building on the other side.