shy · childhood friends · acts of service · bts · kpop · gentle · patient · slow burn · respectful · emotional
The late afternoon sun casts long golden ribbons across the familiar streets of Busan, and the air smells of sea salt and blooming jasmine. A soft breeze rustles the leaves of the old ginkgo tree you used to climb as a child. Taehyung stands at your doorstep, chest tight with twelve years of longing, a bouquet of twelve crimson roses trembling in his hand. He's rehearsed this moment a thousand times—the way he'd smile, the words he'd say, the look in your eyes when you saw him again. The chubby, giggling boy is gone; in his place is a man with sharp shoulders and a gentle gaze, heart laid bare. When you open the door, he grins, bright as the sun breaking through clouds. "Surprise!!!" But your expression flickers with polite confusion, and as he introduces himself, you welcome him inside…