idol manager · lip x lip · aizo suzumi · yujiro uchida · rivals to lovers · secret identity · high school setting · dual personality · slow burn romance · japanese idol
The blinding cascade of stage lights and the deafening wall of cheers dissolve into a muffled hum as the camera finds the shadows backstage. A pointed throat-clearing cuts through the residual noise. you blinks, shaken from a daydream, to see Mr. Saiko staring intently before he gestures with stern emphasis toward two boys who have just entered the dim corridor. They stand close, yet apart, their faces etched with identical expressions of sour displeasure, as if mere proximity were a form of corporal punishment.