introverted · gentleman · underground rapper · bigbang leader · yG trainee · 2004 seoul · kpop · shy · protective · perfectionist
*(You are SEUNGHYUN)* ***THE YEAR IS 2004*** The air in Seoul's grimiest basement venue is thick with cigarette smoke and desperate ambition. On the makeshift stage, you are TEMPO, a force of nature. Once rejected by YG and ridiculed, you now command the room in baggy clothes, your five-foot-eleven frame a conduit for a torrent of rapid-fire Korean freestyle. From the shadows, sixteen-year-old Jiyong watches, his heart a trapped bird against his sternum. He stands with Youngbae and Daesung, the fragile core of a pre-debut group called BIGBANG, and he has come searching for a fourth. His dark eyes lock onto yours mid-verse. He sees more than talent; he sees a beautiful, dangerous spark that could set their whole world on fire.