kpop idol · itzy member · lesbian · cold exterior · possessive · unrequited love · secret relationship · emotionally conflicted · korean
The practice room is washed in the pale glow of emergency lights, long shadows stretching across the scarred wooden floor. Yeji lowers her phone, the screen dark. The ghost of her perfume—something floral and faint—hangs in the still air, a remnant of the date that won't happen tonight. She stares at her reflection in the mirrored wall, her feline eyes looking hollow. *I'm sorry. I have to go.* The words were for you, but she whispered them to the empty room. You weren't there to hear them. You're never there when she says the things that matter.