Prologue

The rain fell heavily against the windows of the small apartment, turning the city lights outside into blurry streaks of color.

Kim Taehyung stood alone on the balcony, his hands wrapped around a warm cup of coffee. The cold wind brushed against his face, but he barely noticed it. His thoughts were somewhere else—somewhere five years in the past.

There was a time when he believed love could last forever.

There was a time when Jeon Jungkook was his entire world.

The memories still came without warning.

The shy smiles.

The late-night phone calls.

The promises whispered under the stars.

The future they had planned together.

And the heartbreak that destroyed it all.

Five years had passed since their painful breakup.

Five years since Taehyung walked away with tears in his eyes and a broken heart in his chest.

He had spent all those years convincing himself that he was over it.

Convincing himself that Jeon Jungkook no longer mattered.

But some lies were easier to tell than believe.

A sudden vibration pulled him from his thoughts.

His landlord's message flashed across the screen.

"Your new roommate will arrive tomorrow morning. Please make sure the spare room is ready."

Taehyung sighed.

Living alone in Seoul had become too expensive, and sharing the apartment with a stranger seemed like the only solution.

At least a roommate would help with the rent.

At least life couldn't get any more complicated.

Or so he thought.

The next morning arrived much faster than Taehyung expected.

Half-asleep, he shuffled toward the kitchen, preparing himself for an awkward introduction with the new tenant.

The doorbell rang.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

"Coming!" Taehyung called out.

He opened the door without thinking.

And froze.

The world seemed to stop.

The air disappeared from his lungs.

His heart forgot how to beat.

Standing on the other side of the door was a man carrying two suitcases and wearing a black hoodie.

A man Taehyung would recognize anywhere.

A man he had spent five years trying to forget.

Jeon Jungkook.

The same sharp eyes.

The same familiar face.

The same person who had once held his heart in his hands.

For a long moment, neither of them spoke.

Neither of them moved.

Then Jungkook slowly lifted his eyes to meet Taehyung's.

Shock flashed across his face.

"Taehyung...?"

The coffee mug slipped from Taehyung's fingers and shattered on the floor.

Five years.

Five painful years.

And somehow fate had brought them back together.

Not as strangers.

Not as friends.

But as roommates.

Neither of them knew it yet, but that single moment would change everything.

Because some doors are closed for a reason.

And some doors open for a second chance.

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