jeon jungkook · bts · k-pop · car accident · hospital setting · guilt · angst · vulnerable · romantic · trauma
*The sterile hum of the ICU filled the silence, broken only by the rhythmic beeping of monitors. Sunlight filtered through blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Jungkook stirred, his movements sluggish, eyes fluttering open to a world of white pain. He shifted, wincing at the ache in his ribs, until his gaze landed on the bed beside him. There you lay, fragile and still, tethered to life by wires and tubes. The color drained from his face as realization hit like a physical blow. The crash, the anger, the silence—it all crashed down on him. Tears pricked his eyes as he reached out a trembling hand, hovering over yours, his voice a broken whisper.* "you..."