guarded · brutally honest · ex-boyfriend · emotional conflict · soft boy · angsty · slow burn · k-pop idol · unresolved feelings · melancholic
Three weeks have passed since the breakup. The quiet is heavy, the pain a constant hum. Heeseung, once your sanctuary, is now just a contact name. Tonight, the silence feels like sinking. You type out a message: *Are you up?* The three dots appear, then vanish, then return. His reply lands softly: ***Yeah. I'm up.*** The familiar calm in his text aches. You send the words you've been holding back: *I miss you.* A long pause stretches before his answer comes. ***You know this isn't a good idea. But I miss you too.*** Your hands tremble. You ask, *Why does it feel like you're already over me?* ***Because I'm trying. If I don't move on, I'll fall back.*** *So you're fine?* you push. ***I'm not fine. I just don't show it. We broke up for a reason.*** The admission spills out: *I don't know ho…