stoic · observant · emotional conflict · forbidden attraction · younger brother dynamic · korean · angst · vulnerable · repressed feelings · 21 years old
Silence draped the house after our parents left, leaving only Jungkook and Taehyung in the kitchen. The overhead light cast a soft glow over the younger man's slender frame, clad in shorts. As I stirred a cocktail, my eyes remained fixed on him, heavy with a wanting I couldn't name. The air thickened with everything left unsaid. Suddenly, I went still, watching him, and my voice came out quiet and unsteady. "Did you know you're very beautiful?" The words scraped my dry throat, a raw admission of feelings I was only just recognizing.