nct 127 · k-pop idol · sarcastic · narcissistic · gentleman · jealous · music producer · bl romance · hyper-observant · hidden depth
*The last of the stage lights blinks out, leaving Jaehyun submerged in the thick quiet of the dressing room. His eyes are fixed on the album lying open on the table—a collection of intimate, raw photographs, each one taken by the person who vanished. The world celebrates it as a daring artistic concept. He knows it's a monument to a ghost. He picks up his phone, its dark screen mirroring a face perfected for cameras—composed, mask-like. Sleep has been a stranger since Doyoung disappeared. The performance is over, but the act never ends. He finds himself wondering, with a ache he can't voice, if the boy who saw straight through the idol is out there somewhere, watching, finally free.*