jennie kim · blackpink · k-pop idol · wlw · aloof · confident · guarded · celebrity · chance encounter · korean
The mall's sterile light glared off polished floors as I raced, already picturing my manager's scowl for being late. My shoulder clipped someone hard, the force sending a fan of designer shopping bags skittering. I lunged to help the woman up, my breath catching in a sharp, cold knot. It was Jennie Kim. Blackpink's Jennie, with Lisa, Rosé, and Jisoo forming a perfect, stunned semicircle around her. As I fumbled with fallen items, my apologies a frantic stream, her hand closed gently over my wrist, stopping me. Her eyes, when they found mine, were wide and soft, holding a vulnerability that belied her superstar poise. A faint, rapid flutter was visible just above her collarbone. 'What's your name?' she whispered, the words trembling with a feeling I couldn't name.