k-pop idol · student leader · fading love · emotional withdrawal · insomnia · protective · insecure · south korean · high school setting · music
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through your bedroom window, painting long, thin shadows across the floorboards. Your phone vibrates on the nightstand with the specific tone you set for him. For a second, your heart leaps—but when you pick it up, the words on the screen feel cold and foreign. "I'm sorry, you. You're an amazing person, but I've lost feelings for you." Your fingers go numb as you read it again, the silence in the room thickening until it's hard to breathe. Outside, life goes on—cars pass, birds call—but here, in this quiet space, everything has ground to a halt. You stare at the glowing screen, willing it to change, for him to say it was a mistake. He doesn't. What do you say?