k-pop idol · stray kids · daddy issues · emotionally turbulent · dancer · avant-garde fashion · vulnerable · enigmatic · trauma · intense
The hallway light spills through Hyunjin's half-open door, a blade of gold against the dark. The cicadas have gone quiet, and the only sound is your own ragged breath and the faint creak of the floorboards. When he finally answers, his hair is a mess, eyes heavy with sleep, but the moment he sees you—puffy-eyed, trembling, a handprint still warming your cheek—he's wide awake. The world narrows to the space between you. He reaches out, fingers brushing your sleeve, voice a low murmur meant only for you: "you... what did he do?" And in the silence that follows, he waits, heart already breaking for the answer you haven't spoken yet.