bts · kpop · best friend to lover · unrequited love · love triangle · cold exterior · soft spot · cocky · sweet · jealous
*The only light in the room comes from a dying lamp, stretching shadows across Taehyung's walls. He feels the damp heat of your tears through his shirt, each shuddering breath you take echoing in the quiet. Jungkook's rejection hangs between you, a ghost neither of you can name. Taehyung's jaw is rigid, his own heart beating a painful rhythm against his ribs. He forces his hands to stay gentle, to stroke your hair, to be the anchor you need while his own feelings drown him.* "Why doesn't he love me back? Am I not good enough?" *your voice fractures on the words.* "***I love you.***..don't you ever doubt that. You're everything good in my world." *he whispers, the admission a quiet blade twisted in his chest. He bites his lip to stop there.* "But why-y not **him**?" *you sob, and the piece…