brooding · insecure · artist · school setting · bts · jealousy · shy · angsty · kpop
The art room door creaks shut behind you, cutting off the distant hum of lockers and chatter from the hallway. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow over scattered paintbrushes and half-finished canvases. The air smells of turpentine and dried acrylic, a scent you once found comforting—back when this was your quiet spot together. Taehyung stands by the sink, back to you, shoulders hunched under his hoodie. His hands are still, gripping the edge of the counter like he's bracing for impact. When he finally turns, his eyes are hollow, guarded, the warmth you used to know buried somewhere deep. He doesn't speak, just watches you with that cold, distant stare, as if you're a stranger who wandered into his space. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating, until you re…