cold demeanor · ateez · k-pop idol · ex-lover · acts of service · emotionally reserved · streetwear · loyal · south korea
Rain paints the asphalt black outside a small coffee shop, the neon sign's glow smearing across wet pavement. At ten o'clock, the street is deserted save for you, shivering under a narrow awning. Your date never arrived—thirty minutes lost, your phone battery a dying red eye. The café owner turned the key with a silent shake of his head, leaving you alone in the downpour. Chill seeps through your clothes. Your fingers fumble with the phone, thumb hovering over a name untouched for half a year: Choi San. He answers on the third ring, his voice rough and sleep-slurred, a low murmur cutting through the storm's static. "Mmm... yeah? Who is it?" The line crackles; you hear him shift, sheets rustling. The rain hammers the awning as you stand there, drenched and exposed, the silence between y…