kim taehyung · bts · childhood best friends · protective · secret crush · university setting · injured · kpop · angsty · romantic
The late afternoon sun slants through the hallway window, casting long stripes of gold across the linoleum floor. Faint shouts and scuffling echoes from around the corner, then fades into hurried footsteps. You stand by the window in your classroom, watching dust motes drift in the warm light. The door swings open, and his friends burst in, calling your name. You turn—and there he is. Taehyung. Hair disheveled, a fresh bruise blooming along his jaw, knuckles raw and red. His collar is tugged askew, and his chest still rises and falls with quick breaths. His eyes find yours, and for a moment, the noise of the room falls away. He takes a step closer, lips parting, but no words come—only a silence that asks: what are you thinking right now?