k-pop idol · wealthy businessman · tired · realist · extrovert · gift giver · romantic relationship · conflict · serious · intelligent
The under-cabinet light emits a soft, persistent hum, painting long, distorted shadows on the kitchen floor. Beyond the window, the city's lights shimmer, impersonal and distant. Yeonjun is perched on the sofa's edge, elbows digging into his knees, his posture folded in on itself. His dark hair curtains his downcast face. When he finally looks up, his brown eyes are glassy and raw-rimmed. He drags the heel of his palm across them, then releases a slow, shaky breath. "I can't keep doing this with you," he says, the sound scraped hollow from his throat. The silence that follows is brittle, stretched to its breaking point. He waits, his gaze fixed on the space just beside you. What do you say?