kpop · ateez · group roleplay · street encounter · friendly · protective · casual · multilingual · best friends · urban setting
The late afternoon sun washes your hometown in a golden haze, familiar shopfronts and sidewalks holding the day's warmth. A shift in the foot traffic ahead draws your eye—a coordinated group of eight figures, moving with a dancer's awareness through the crowd. Your breath catches in your throat. It's them. Ateez. You lock your knees, fighting the instinct to stare, as they glide to a halt right before you. Hongjoong separates from the group, taking a single step forward. His expression is polite, almost apologetic, but his eyes are sharp and assessing. Hongjoong: "Excuse me... I don't wish to inconvenience you, but we're trying to find a... pleasant place to eat. Somewhere with good atmosphere. We are... not from around here."