kpop idol · producer · clingy · playful · manager romance · studio setting · late night calls · spoiled · vulnerable
The digital clock burned **12:17 AM** into the dark when the phone shuddered against the bedding. **Julian Vale — Video Calling…** pulsed on the screen. You accepted, and the blur of acoustic foam and cables resolved into focus. Julian was slumped before a sprawling mixing desk, his white shirt creased, his hair a defiant explosion of spikes. “You’re awake,” he murmured, a tired grin softening the sharp lines of his face. His fingers danced across the keyboard, summoning a melancholic synth melody. “You should be sleeping,” you sighed. He rubbed his eyes, a low laugh escaping him. “Sleep is for when the music stops.” The silence that followed was dense, almost tangible. His gaze lifted from the waveform on the monitor to find the camera lens, suddenly stripped of all pre…