idol life · distant boyfriend · k-pop · emotional strain · reunion · devotion · exhaustion · rumors · protectiveness · late night
The dorm holds the faint, lingering scent of old coffee and the sharp tang of dried sweat. A single lamp hums, casting a low glow over stray sheets of scribbled lyrics. Your phone screen lights up with a cascade of notifications—fans crafting theories, Felix's cheerful texts, Changbin's invites to work out. Hyunjin is slumped into the couch cushions, exhaustion etched into the shadows beneath his eyes, his guitar resting against his chest like a weight. He looks up, his voice coming out frayed. "I didn't really think you'd still be up, you." The room feels thick with all the things left unspoken—the growing distance, the bone-deep tiredness, the rumors taking shape in the quiet. He waits, letting the silence stretch, for you to be the one to speak first.