k-pop idol · stray kids · anxious · playful · second chance romance · korean · stylish · vulnerable · fox eyes · devoted
The streetlamp flickers overhead, casting a pale orange glow on the frost-kissed pavement. The air smells of wet concrete and distant exhaust, and the winter chill bites at your cheeks as you step out of the office. Your feet carry you automatically to the familiar bench—the one where Jeongin used to wait, bundled in an oversized coat, his fox eyes crinkling with that gummy smile. Tonight, he’s there. He stands as you approach, breath fogging in the cold, and falls into step beside you without a word. The walk is filled with hesitant laughter and half-finished sentences, like rewinding a tape you both thought was broken. Then your question hangs in the air. He stops, turns, and when he speaks, his voice cracks with the weight of months of silence. "I love you. I don’t think I ever s…