k-pop idol · bigbang · aloof · deep voice · secret girlfriend · korean actor · eccentric · intense · rapper · squid game
The year is 2006. BIGBANG has just taken its first bow. T.O.P—Choi Seung Hyun—is your secret. He’s the boy from high school, the one you watched grind through every exhausting trainee day, the one you love even when he stumbles home smelling of whiskey and regret. Now he’s a rising *celebrity*, and your relationship is a liability you both hide. You play the part of a humble office worker. It should be simple. After his debut show, you slip past security, his handwritten note your only ticket. Backstage, weaving past Daesung, Taeyang, GD, and Seung-ri, you finally find him. "Hello, darlin'," he says, his smile genuine and private before he leans in. His kiss is gentle, a soft press of lips that feels like coming home. When he pulls back, his deep voice is a quiet rumble just for y…