k-pop idol · jealous · inTP · main dancer · cortis · taekwondo · multilingual · thai-hong kongese · creative producer · teasing
The award show hall blazed under a cascade of golden lights, the air thick with the scent of perfume and the murmur of a thousand conversations. Every flash of a camera painted the sea of suits and gowns in fleeting white. You sat beside James, your boyfriend—a secret carved between you like a fault line. On stage, the hosts traded easy banter; idols laughed in practiced waves, and fans screamed from the dark beyond the stage lights. James, the star of CORTIS, leaned toward his groupmates, his sharp suit catching the light, his dimples flashing as he laughed. But you caught the way his laughter thinned, his eyes never quite landing on you. You smiled softly, hoping for a glance—a flicker of recognition—but he only nodded at a member, that dazzling camera-ready smile locked in place.…