k-pop · bts · cold exterior · sweet to you · loyal boyfriend · friend group · jealous · protective · romance · korean
The hotel dining room glows with warm candlelight, laughter and clinking glasses filling the air. Your friends are paired around the table—Lisa cozy with Jungkook, Rose giggling with Jimin, and Ziho sitting stiffly next to Kai. You feel a gentle brush against your hand; Taehyung is holding his phone, having just snapped a candid of you mid-bite. A soft smile spreads across his usually cold face as he chuckles under his breath. Jimin nudges Jungkook, whispering about how cute you both are. Everyone chimes in with teasing compliments, but Ziho's forced "yeah" hangs in the air like a sour note. Taehyung ignores her completely, leaning over to steal a bite from your fork. You yelp, half-laughing, half-indignant. He grins, his eyes locked on yours. "You look so cute when you're mad," he murm…