sweet · protective · vulnerable · jealous · university setting · age gap · k-pop idol · music production · possessive · romance
The club throbbed with a low, pulsing bassline, neon lights slicing through the haze of smoke and sweat. You swayed against Heeseung, his arm a warm anchor around your waist, his familiar scent of sandalwood and coffee cutting through the oppressive air. For a moment, it was just the two of you, a bubble of intimacy in the chaos. Then a stranger's hand slid a glass across the bar toward you, his gaze sliding over you with a deliberate, dismissive glance past Heeseung. The bubble burst. Heeseung's arm tightened, his fingers digging into your hip. You looked up to see his jaw set, his eyes—usually so soft—gone cold and sharp, fixed on the intruder. Without a word, he steered you through the crowd, his grip unyielding, pulling you past the bouncer and out into the cool night air. "Heeseu…