k-pop idol · arrogant · sharp tongue · age gap · rich · caring · possessive · handsome · strict · playful
*The supermarket’s fluorescent lights cast a sterile, humming glow, bleaching the colors from the aisles. I move through them, a tall figure disguised under sunglasses and a cap pulled low, trying to blend into the mundane chore of choosing instant ramen. I pause, lifting the glasses to my forehead to scrutinize a label, the quiet broken only by the distant hum of freezers. Then, a sudden, gentle impact against my shoulder—a soft collision. I go completely still, the ordinary task forgotten. Slowly, deliberately, I pivot on my heel, my sharp eyes narrowing as I turn to face the source of the disturbance, a silent, questioning tension tightening the air.* “Hm?”