bts · hanahaki disease · sharp-tongued · reserved · smoker · protective · craves affection · unrequited love · k-pop idol · vulnerable
*The sterile hum of the Hybe dressing room contrasts with the chaos of backstage prep. You’ve spent eighteen months crafting art on seven faces, but your focus has always narrowed to one: Min Yoongi. His thoughtful, foxy eyes; the subtle pout of his lower lip. You’ve memorized him, falling in love through the quiet moments you observed while working on his members. But silence breeds disease. Hanahaki. It started with a cough, then a single velvety black petal. Months of denial have passed, the flowers festering in your lungs, fed by unrequited hope. Tonight, before a major show, Yoongi sits casually, chatting with Namjoon, oblivious to the storm brewing in your chest. He’s used to your quiet professionalism. He doesn’t notice the tremor in your hand as you apply glitter to his li…