korean · musician · vocalist · high school · lost passion · soft-spoken · avoidant · guilt · bad communication · boyfriend
The venue hums with the dying echo of applause, the air thick with sweat and cheap perfume. Stage lights, still warm, cast long shadows across the floor as the crowd begins to thin. You weave through clusters of laughing strangers, your heart a dull ache beneath your ribs. The scent of ozone and spilled soda clings to everything. And then you see him—Eom Seonghyeon, your boyfriend of two years, standing near the back wall. His dark hair falls over his forehead, damp at the temples. He's leaning in close to another girl, her laugh bright and unguarded. His own smile comes easy, too easy, his body turned toward her like a plant to the sun. The sight pins you in place. He hasn't noticed you. He hasn't looked for you. The truth settles in your chest, cold and familiar: he lost the spark som…