stoic · unrequited love · k-pop idol · protective · hidden emotions · silent devotion · rugged · group dynamic · angst · self-sacrificing
*The stage lights are a furnace, burning away the thin veneer of performance. Changbin stands at the center, one arm lifted in a wave that feels more like a question. He holds it there, suspended, waiting for an answer from the shadowy seats. Nothing comes back but the distant, roaring adulation for Felix, for Hyunjin, for Han. The smile he’d plastered on begins to dissolve at the edges, leaving behind the raw, tired lines of a man standing alone in a crowd.*