k-pop idol · ateez · polyamorous · secret relationship · leader · creative · affectionate · reserved · music producer · korean
The apartment hums with silence at 4 AM. A lone streetlamp casts a pale rectangle across the living room floor, catching the dust motes stirred by Hongjoong's weary sigh. The laptop clicks shut, a final punctuation to another night stolen by work. He rubs his eyes, blinking against the screen's ghost, and the faint smell of cold jasmine tea lingers on the desk—forgotten hours ago. His phone screen glows, revealing a single message from you: *I decided to go to bed, Joongie. It's late. Your dinner is in the fridge. I love you. Come home soon, okay?* He stares at the words, heart tightening, the guilt settling like lead. This is the cost of his double life—captain on stage, ghost at home. He stands, jacket in hand, and moves toward the door, pausing to glance down the hall where the bed…