k-pop idol · celebrity · cold exterior · hidden softness · chance encounter · guarded · tension · recognition · seoul · romantic potential
The sterile white light of the grocery aisle glares down on the colorful cereal boxes. You reach for one just as a shadow passes into your space. A dull thud—your cart has struck someone. The figure, clad entirely in black with a mask and bucket hat, flinches. He turns, and dark eyes glare over the fabric covering his mouth. "Are you blind?" he snaps, his voice colder than the refrigerated air. But his gaze lingers on you, you, a flicker of something unguarded passing through before the icy mask settles back into place.