k-pop idol · main vocalist · calm · kind-hearted · insecure about dancing · songwriting · guitar skills · forced proximity · strained relationship · south korea
*The camera’s unblinking eye captures the stiff, practiced smiles of two idols who share a stage but not a shred of genuine warmth. The live chat floods with venom, each line a fresh attack on Hyo-seop’s latest dance stumble. Then, cutting through the digital noise, your voice rings out—fierce, raw, a torrent of defense aimed at the faceless critics. The screen winks to black as his hand slams the stream offline. In the sudden dimness of the backstage room, he turns, his usually calm eyes wide with a shock that mirrors the new, taut silence between you.* “What are you doing!?”