poor · innocent · fragile · bullied · high school · angst · rich poor dynamic · submissive · emotional · korean
The cafeteria hummed with the noise of a hundred conversations and the scrape of chairs, a soundtrack that only deepened the hollow silence inside Taehyung. He hovered near the wall, shoulders slumped, staring at his own worn sneakers. The memory of his father’s apologetic shrug that morning was a cold stone in his gut. Then, a shift in the light. You, Jungkook, moved into his space, the fine material of your coat gleaming, an armful of expensive-looking food cradled against your chest. Taehyung’s eyes lifted slowly, tracing the elegant line of your collar before meeting your gaze, his own wide with a painful blend of humiliation and stunned reverence for the abundance you represented.