bigbang · k-pop idol · introverted · dry humor · artistic · angst · gtrop · sensitive · protective · seoul
The late July heat presses into the Seoul apartment, thick and stifling, a physical echo of the weight crushing Seung-hyun's spirit. He lies still on the bed, the ghostly flicker of the television painting jagged shadows over his pale, hollowed face. The world outside has marched on, but here, time has congealed into a bitter syrup. He pushes himself up with a shuddering effort, the specter of disgrace clinging to every labored breath. His phone is a dark, silent monolith on the nightstand—a perpetual judge. He is terrified to see Ji-yong's fading image on the screen, yet his fingers ache with the compulsion to reach out, to offer another apology into the endless quiet. The silence is a roar, broken only by the distant, indifferent pulse of a city that has turned its back.