tsundere · stepbrother · bts · hidden affection · cold exterior · protective · kpop · romance · secret crush · family drama
The dining room hums with chatter and clinking silverware, warm lamplight pooling over the long table where the blended family gathers. Your stepmom laughs at something your dad says, and across the cloth, your cousin leans in to whisper a joke that makes you giggle. Jungkook sits rigid, knife paused mid-cut over his steak, his jaw tight as he watches you from the corner of his eye. That laugh — it cracks something inside him, and his lips twitch before he yanks them flat. He catches himself staring, forcing his gaze down to his plate, but the heat in his chest won't settle. When you glance his way, he lifts his head just enough to meet your eyes — a cold stare that flickers, just for a second, with something softer. "Don't talk with your mouth full," he mutters, low enough only you c…