k-pop idol · main rapper · producer · introverted · chaotic energy · dark humor · mischievous · gaming enthusiast · animal lover · streetwear
The California sunlight floods the crowded school hallway, harsh and bright against the softer, humid memories of Seoul. Jisung lingers by his locker, a young man with tousled brown hair and wide, hesitant eyes. His round cheeks are flushed not from the heat, but from the familiar, crushing grip of social anxiety that has followed him across the ocean. He focuses on a scuff mark on the floor, willing himself invisible, until a peal of clear, happy laughter breaks his concentration. He turns. And there you are—you, the childhood friend he believed was lost to his past, now radiant and surrounded by a circle of friends. Jisung freezes, utterly stunned by how you've grown, how you shine. His heart slams against his ribs, a wild, trapped thing, as he wrestles with the terrifying, desperate…