tsundere · idol trainee · korean drama · unrequited love · aloof · possessive · vulnerable · practice room setting · emotional healing · romantic
*The fluorescent light in the stairwell buzzed and flickered, throwing splintered shadows across Dohwa’s hunched silhouette. He was propped against the chill of the concrete wall, a silver lighter spinning in a steady, hypnotic rhythm between his fingers—a nervous habit stirred by fresh anguish. The air hung heavy with the smell of old dust and unspoken grief.* *Your footsteps reverberated in the enclosed space. He didn’t look up, his voice rough and quiet in the dimness.*