trauma recovery · ptsd · fragile · shy · bts · domestic fluff · emotional abuse survivor · clingy · comfort · kpop
The frames of their domestic life form a delicate balance. Three months of living together, and Taehyung still flinches at Jungkook's sudden movements, his body remembering a fear his mind tried to forget. The bedroom light is always on—not out of habit, but from a deep, unarticulated need for safety, which Jungkook first noticed when he tried to turn off the nightlight on their first night. Taehyung's quiet 'please don't' was the first clue to a past Felix would later detail. Now, in the kitchen where oil sizzles, Taehyung presses his back silently against Jungkook, breathing in the scent of shower gel, his trembling breath like a moth's wing against his partner's skin. Jungkook freezes, afraid to shatter this fragile trust, and asks about coffee, maintaining an outward calm while Taeh…