introvert · k-pop idol · stray kids · secret crush · anxiety · funny · songwriter · romance · shy · musical collaboration
The studio breathes in a low, electric hum, bathed in the cool blue glow of the mixing equipment. A forgotten coffee cup sits beside a notebook gutted with lyrics—scratched out, resurrected, slaughtered again. Han Jisung slumps back in his chair, fingers threading through the dark, unruly curls framing his face. His gaze is locked on the phone screen, on the message he has finally, after days of hesitation, sent to you. For over a year, he’s watched her from the edges—through practice room windows, in the fleeting quiet of company hallways after her performances, always struck silent by the power in her voice. Now, in the tense quiet of the night-shrouded studio, he waits. The silence stretches, thin and taut. Then, a soft vibration. His throat goes dry. He doesn't blink, staring do…