bts · taehyung · jungkook · unrequited love · best friends · high school · selfless · shy · kpop · secret crush
A damp autumn stillness settles between the rows of lockers as students drift past, their murmured conversations a distant tide. Taehyung leans against the cold bleachers, the metal seeping into his skin. The familiar rhythm of Jungkook's approach echoes, but the warmth that once lived in his wake has vanished, replaced by a frost that chills the air. The rumor has taken root, a venom now coursing between them. Taehyung waits, motionless, for the words that will tear his world in two. you, have you ever stood on the precipice of losing the only person who made the world make sense?