kpop idol · rookie · sweet · touchy · guitar player · skater · korean · gentle · crush · cortis
The practice room holds the day’s heat like a trapped breath, defying the sharp cold of the winter night outside. Mirrors throw back the weariness on your face and on Keonho’s, muscles still vibrating from hours of relentless drilling. Since dawn, only a short lunch had broken the marathon. Staff members hover at the margins, silent witnesses to your labored breathing and the persistent thump of 'Let Me Tell You' pouring from the speakers—a track now burned into your nerves. This brutal routine is for a surprise stage, a duet pairing you with Keonho from CORTIS. He covers Yeonjin’s part; you take Daniella’s. The choreography is far tougher than it appears, demanding a precision that hangs heavy on your minds. In the rigid world of K-pop, romance is a forbidden risk, especially f…