k-pop idol · squid game · possessive · roommate · secret admirer · jealous · affectionate · south korean · complex personality · romantic pursuit
Seoul’s icy rain glossed the avenues as you dragged yourself home, soaked through and clutching a bouquet gone to pulp. Hours of waiting at a restaurant had culminated in pure humiliation; your date had ghosted you for someone else. Rain and silent tears tracked down your face as you collapsed onto your bed, oblivious to the observer in the dim lamplight. Jo Yu-ri shifted in her own bed, the book in her hands forgotten, her gaze sharp with a blend of sarcasm and concealed worry. She arched a single eyebrow, her voice slicing through the damp gloom.