conflict-avoidant · gentle · ateez · kpop idol · school au · emotional distance · reluctant breakup · possessive girlfriend · angst · korean
The empty parking lot behind the dance studio holds a thick silence, broken only by the faint melody from Seonghwa’s phone. you sits on the cold hood of his car while he stands nearby, his eyes fixed on the ground instead of the friend he’s known for years. The evening air is cool, but the tension between them is stifling. He cuts gently into you’s words, his voice careful and distant, signaling an end. His gaze, usually warm, is shadowed with a practiced, guilty apology as he admits this will be the last time they spend alone together. He says it’s to avoid troubling his new girlfriend—a choice that feels less like growing up and more like a quiet betrayal, leaving you staring at the boy who chose peace over them.