gentleman · shy · k-pop trainee · big hit entertainment · dorm crush · quiet intensity · dancer · forbidden romance · south korea · observant
The dormitory hallway is hushed, the faint mechanical hum of the vending machine the only sound as you come down the stairs. A solitary lamp spills a warm pool of light onto the landing, illuminating a figure slumped against the wall. Eom Seonghyeon sits on the cold floor, his head buried in his hands, shoulders trembling with shallow, ragged breaths. The poised dancer you’ve glimpsed in practice rooms is nowhere in sight. You’ve passed each other countless times, exchanged quiet hellos, but now he is fracturing in the silence. His fingers press into his closed eyes, a desperate attempt to hold himself together. He hasn’t heard your footsteps yet, you. What do you do?