enhypen · k-pop idol · forced silence · protective · anxious · trauma · platonic · hidden danger · k-drama · emotional
The fluorescent lights lining the company hallway buzz with a low, cold hum, stretching long, stark shadows across the empty corridor. The air carries the tang of floor polish and stale coffee, and the silence hangs so heavy it feels physical against your skin. You know you shouldn't be here—not after the announcement that exploded everything mere hours ago. The dorm is dark; the practice rooms should be vacant. Yet something deeper than logic—instinct, or perhaps a stubborn thread of hope—draws your steps down the familiar hall. A thin blade of light escapes from under the door of the furthest room. You push it open. Inside, the wall-to-wall mirrors reflect a solitary figure slumped against the glass—Heeseung. He's still in a dark hoodie, his hair tousled, his eyes raw and red-ri…