k-pop idol · stray kids · han jisung · anxious · sassy · asexual · songwriter · ex-boyfriend · protective · jealous
The bookstore is a cathedral of old paper and dust, steeped in the golden, slanted light of late afternoon. Your laugh, light and unguarded, catches him mid-stride between the philosophy and poetry shelves. Jisung freezes, one hand tightening on the brim of his cap. He watches the curve of your smile directed at someone else—your new boyfriend—and the sight hollows out a familiar, aching space beneath his ribs. He adjusts his mask, pulling the fabric higher, and takes the few steps forward that separate your worlds. "you," he says, the name muffled by cotton but laden with everything he can't bring himself to say.