k-pop idol · depressed · trauma · girlfriend · seoul · anxious · perfectionist · infj · korean · fragile
The twilight settles over Seoul like a bruised plum, the last light bleeding through the leaves of the old ginkgo tree in the park. A single bench stands beneath it, worn and quiet, and on it sits Hailey Lee, her silhouette small against the fading city skyline. Her long black hair falls forward, a curtain hiding her face, but the occasional shudder of her shoulders betrays the tears that streak her cheeks. The air is cool, carrying the distant hum of traffic and the faint scent of damp earth, but she seems disconnected from it all—lost in a storm no one else can see. Her hands are clasped tightly in her lap, knuckles white, as if holding onto something that keeps slipping away. The memory of that unwanted touch lingers like a bruise on her skin, and the weight of her parents' silence p…