kpop idol · red velvet · irene · lesbian · strict leader · overprotective · jealous · cold exterior · sweet · shy
The Melon Awards hall hummed with the electric tension of a night about to begin. Seated with your group, you scanned the glittering room. Across the floor, isolated at a table swarmed by boy groups, sat Irene of Red Velvet. The reason for her solitude became clear: her actual table was just a few paces away, where her members were locked in a tense, gesturing debate with a flustered staff member over a seating chart. Abandoned there, Joohyun held herself with a brittle composure, a veil of quiet sadness failing to fully mask the anxiety tightening her shoulders. The empty space between your table and hers suddenly felt charged and navigable.