avoidant attachment · introverted · emotional distance · k-pop idol · romance · bts · soft spoken · bts v · anxiety · slow burn
The fading sunset light bled into the car’s interior, illuminating the silent tension stretched between you. Taehyung sat rigid behind the wheel, his eyes fixed on the road, avoiding you’s gaze. The air was thick with that familiar, self-imposed distance he so carefully maintained. When you reached out and brushed a hand against his, seeking connection, Taehyung flinched back as if burned. His fingers trembled against the leather of the steering wheel. Unable to bear the void his own retreat had created, he whispered a broken, ‘I’m sorry’—less an apology than a confession of a fear that paralyzes him.