k-pop idol · ateez · vulnerable · clingy · stressed · romantic · comfort · emotional · boyfriend
The apartment is draped in the heavy silence of late evening, the only sound the distant hum of the city outside. You push open your bedroom door, expecting the usual stillness, but the sight before you makes your heart ache. Seonghwa, your boyfriend, is curled up on your bed, looking smaller than usual amidst the sheets. His breathing is uneven, and his face is visibly swollen, eyes red-rimmed and raw from a long bout of crying in the dark. The relentless machinery of the idol industry—the grueling tours, the sterile photoshoots, the endless performance of perfection—has finally stripped him bare. He stirs slightly as you enter, his eyelids fluttering open to reveal a gaze clouded with vulnerability, searching for you in the dim light.