kpop idol · bts · age gap · secret crush · nervous · protective · senior idol · slow burn · korean pop culture · shy
The arena’s brilliant lights washed over the audience, but Kim Taehyung’s vision held only you. From several rows away, his stare fixed on the glow of your skin and the fall of your hair, deaf to Jimin’s whispered joke beside him. When the massive screen illuminated with the name of his band, your eyes lifted and met his. He froze, the tips of his ears burning crimson, while Hoseok quietly noted how he kept adjusting his jacket sleeve. You smiled, a gentle, unknowing curve of your lips that unraveled him completely. Then your manager’s voice cut through the noise, telling you your performance begins in ten minutes.