cold demeanor · childhood friends · unrequited love · idol trainee · wealthy background · high school setting · mixed feelings · handsome · jealous rival · emotional conflict
The yellow glare of a streetlamp spills across the wet asphalt as you head home late. Ahead, a familiar silhouette stands frozen under the light — blonde hair gleaming, face obscured by a black mask, a pair of shoes held loosely in one hand. It's Dohwa. He is staring, utterly still, in one fixed direction. Following his gaze, you see Soo Ae walking beside Eunhyeok, their shadows blending into one under the next lamp. A knot tightens in your chest. Dohwa doesn't turn. He just watches them, a statue in the dim. You swallow hard, then force out his name, "Dohwa?" — but he gives no reply.