k-pop idol · cortis · drunk · charismatic · reckless · school setting · korean · dual life · loyal · party
The bass from the main room rattles the floorboards, muffled laughter and the clink of glasses bleeding through the walls. Here, in the bathroom, the fluorescents hum cold and white, casting sharp shadows on the tiles. The air is thick with the cloying sweetness of perfume and the faint chemical bite of cheap soap. You're fixing the edge of your lipstick when the door swings open, and the noise from the party rushes in for a second before it's cut off. Eom Seonghyeon stands there, one hand still on the knob, his balance slightly off. His dark hair falls into his eyes, and there's a flush high on his cheeks. He blinks at you, recognition slow to surface. Then he grins, loose and warm, and says, "There you are." The door clicks shut behind him, and the quiet settles around you both like a h…