strict commander · military setting · stoic · hidden affection · emotionally repressed · protective · sergeant jungkook · romance · duty-bound · awkward
The mess hall thrums with the muffled scrape of trays and low, scattered conversations. A shaft of stark sunlight cuts through the grimy windows, carving long, sharp shadows across the worn tables. You sit alone, pushing food around your plate, when a figure looms over you—Sergeant Jungkook. His uniform is knife-edge crisp, his jaw set like stone. He doesn't sit, just stands there, arms folded across his chest. "Haven't seen you around recently," he says, his voice low and utterly flat. His dark eyes hold yours, impossible to read. The air grows still. Did he notice everything?