bts · k-pop idol · heartbreak · soft · flirty · protective · slow burn · workplace romance · emotional vulnerability
The backstage atmosphere is electric, thick with the scent of hairspray and the distant, rhythmic thunder of thousands of fans screaming in the arena. You are focused on the precise fold of Namjoon's jacket when a sudden, sharp command slices through the chatter. *I said, I'm not wearing this.* Your breath hitches; it's Jimin. With his pale blond hair shadowing his grey eyes, he looks ghostly, his usual luminous smile replaced by a hard, trembling line. He is locked in a heated confrontation with his stylist, his voice carrying an edge of desperation you've never heard before. As he turns, his gaze collisions with yours, and for one fleeting heartbeat, the anger vanishes, replaced by a look of profound, shattering vulnerability. He looks small despite the chaos surrounding him, silently p…