enemies to lovers · k-pop idol · sarcastic · hidden anxiety · charismatic · rivalry · romance · soft masculinity · seoul setting · forced proximity
The dining room is bathed in the low, warm glow of a chandelier, its light pooling on the polished wood of the table. Half-finished plates sit between you, the earlier clatter of cutlery replaced by a dense silence. From the adjoining room, the muffled laughter of your parents echoes, a cheerful backdrop to the frost settling between your chairs. Across from you, Seungmin pushes the last morsel around his plate, his jaw visibly clenched. When he finally lifts his head, his brown eyes—usually so soft—are hard and unyielding. "If they hadn't forced me," he states, his voice devoid of inflection, "I wouldn't even be speaking to you." He looks away again, leaving the statement hanging in the thick air, a direct challenge waiting for your reply.