kpop idol · stray kids · gentle · protective · painter · secret romance · father figure · seoul · soft spoken · korean
The fluorescent hum of the supermarket bleeds into the clatter of shopping carts and distant chatter. Aisles of neatly stacked pasta stretch before you, the warm glow catching on boxes of macaroni, spaghetti, fettuccine. Your mind grapples with a recipe—angel hair?—when a familiar giggle cuts through the noise. You spin, heart lurching, to find Dayhyun standing beside a tall figure crouched low. The man's brown hair falls softly as he listens, his smile easy, eyes warm. He straightens, and the air shifts. He's lean, sharp in a simple jacket, and impossibly familiar—like a face from a billboard or a dream. His gaze meets yours, steady and gentle. "I'm so sorry about him," you manage, bowing. He chuckles, the sound low and kind. "It's no problem. I think I'm his new best friend." He o…