The First Kiss

The sun dipped lower into the horizon, painting the Jeju sky in hues of amber and crimson. The rhythmic sound of waves crashing against the shore filled the silence between Jungkook and Y/N as they walked along the secluded beach. Neither spoke much, but the unspoken tension between them was palpable.

Y/N, clutching her sandals in one hand, hesitated to look at him for too long. He was too close, his presence too overwhelming. The way the golden light illuminated his face made her heart race in ways she couldn’t explain—or didn’t want to. What was it about this man that unsettled her so deeply?

“Do you ever feel like you’re chasing something but don’t know what it is?” Jungkook suddenly asked, his voice low and introspective.

Y/N stopped in her tracks, surprised by the question. “What do you mean?”

He turned to her, his dark eyes piercing yet vulnerable. “I’ve spent so much of my life chasing dreams, working hard, performing for the world... but now that I’m here, away from it all, I feel like something’s still missing. And I don’t know what it is.”

Y/N felt a pang in her chest. She knew that feeling all too well—the ache of wanting something more but being too scared to reach for it. “Maybe what you’re missing isn’t something you can find,” she said softly. “Maybe it’s something you have to feel.”

Jungkook smiled faintly. “You’re a lot wiser than you give yourself credit for, you know.”

She blushed, brushing off his compliment with a small laugh. “I just spend too much time overthinking, that’s all.”

As they continued walking, the conversation faded, but the air between them grew heavier. Y/N could feel his eyes on her every so often, and each glance sent a shiver down her spine. She didn’t dare look back at him, afraid of what she might see—or worse, what she might feel.

When they reached a rocky outcrop, Jungkook suddenly stopped. “Wait here,” he said, his tone laced with mischief.

Before she could protest, he climbed the rocks effortlessly, his athleticism on full display. Y/N watched, half in awe, half in exasperation. “What are you doing?” she called out.

“You’ll see,” he replied, grinning down at her.

A moment later, he extended his hand to her. “Come up. The view’s better from here.”

She hesitated but finally relented, letting him pull her up. His hand was warm and strong, and when she finally stood beside him, the view took her breath away. The sun, now nearly touching the ocean, bathed the entire landscape in a golden glow.

“It’s beautiful,” she whispered, her voice barely audible over the crashing waves.

“So are you,” Jungkook murmured.

Y/N turned to him sharply, her heart hammering in her chest. She opened her mouth to respond, but no words came out. The look in his eyes—intense, unyielding—held her captive.

“I’ve wanted to do this for days,” he admitted, stepping closer.

Her breath hitched. “Do what?”

Instead of answering, he leaned in, his lips brushing against hers in a feather-light touch. It was hesitant, almost as if he was giving her the chance to pull away. But Y/N didn’t move. She couldn’t.

When he kissed her fully, it was like the world stopped. His lips were soft but insistent, his hands sliding to her waist to pull her closer. Y/N’s sandals slipped from her grasp as she clung to him, her fingers curling into the fabric of his shirt.

The kiss deepened, growing hungrier, more desperate. Jungkook’s hands roamed up her back, his touch sending jolts of electricity through her. Y/N gasped when he tilted her head back, his lips trailing down her jawline to her neck, igniting a fire she hadn’t known existed.

“Tell me to stop,” he murmured against her skin, his voice husky and breathless.

But Y/N didn’t want him to stop. She didn’t care about the consequences, about the inevitable complications of being with someone like him. In that moment, all she cared about was him—his touch, his warmth, his kiss.

When they finally broke apart, both of them were breathing heavily, their foreheads pressed together.

“This is dangerous,” Y/N whispered, her voice trembling.

“Then let’s take the risk,” Jungkook replied, his eyes blazing with determination.

But even as they shared a smile, a nagging thought crept into Y/N’s mind. What happens when the world finds out?

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