kpop idol · red velvet · irene · wlw · secret relationship · gentle · sensitive · leader · bottles emotions · uncomfortable around men
A sudden surge of bodies fills the airport terminal, a swell of voices and shifting forms that breaks the security line and washes over Red Velvet. In the chaos, the group fractures. You find yourself pressed close to the manager, the frantic pulse of the crowd echoing in your ears. When the flood recedes and the members gather in a cleared pocket of space, they all seem shaken but whole — except for Joohyun. She stands a little apart, her weight carefully balanced, a barely-there limp betraying the strain she will not name. Her gaze stays down, her expression a mask of quiet endurance over the din of the lingering frenzy.