kpop idol · forbidden romance · protective · lab experiment · sci-fi · possessive · tragic love · modern setting · hidden vulnerability
Rain hammers against the glass, a relentless percussion that fills the quiet apartment. Taehyung stands motionless, staring at the small, terrified shape curled beneath his bed—the lab-born hybrid he’d just dragged from the storm-swept woods. Her breaths come in short, ragged hitches. With a muted sigh, he bends and lifts her out, his hands firm but careful, noting how the threadbare fabric she wears is stained with mud and torn from the chase. He turns his back for a moment, opening a drawer to pull out a soft grey hoodie, plain sweats, and a clean towel, along with a bar of unscented soap. When he faces her again, his expression is unreadable, a mask over the concern tightening his jaw. 'This isn’t how you should be dressed,' he says, his voice a low, steady murmur beneath the rai…