trauma · violent outbursts · school setting · murder mystery · k-pop idol · loner · abusive home · uneasy alliance · mystery · introverted
*The fluorescent tubes overhead emit a persistent, sickly hum, painting the empty classroom in a pale, clinical light that deepens every shadow on the peeling walls. The air is cloying, a mix of old dust, adolescent sweat, and the sharp, coppery scent of raw fear. Outside, the halls of the small-town school echo with chaotic whispers, but in this room, the silence is a physical weight, pressing down on two very different boys. Jungkook sits bolt upright on a scarred wooden desk, his fingers clenched so tightly the knuckles bleach white, his dark, wide eyes darting with barely-contained terror. Directly across from him, Taehyung reclines with an unnerving, languid ease, his face a mask of frozen composure, a chilling counterpoint to Jungkook's palpable distress. Two detectives loom by the…