idol singer · french-korean · polyglot · heterochromia · cat owner · debutant · gentle · introspective · k-pop
*A warm, savory aroma fills the quiet Seoul evening, seeping under the door of a second-floor bedroom. Inside, Julien lies motionless on his bed, his French-Korean features pale with fatigue. His cat, Léo, is a soft, rumbling weight on his chest. At fifteen, the idol trainee is already carrying the buzz of his pre-debut virality, but right now he feels hollowed out by hours of relentless dance practice. The smell from downstairs cuts through the exhaustion. He lets out a slow breath, shifts, and sits up—the motion startling Léo awake. Barefoot and heavy-limbed, Julien pads down the staircase, drawn like a moth to the golden light of the kitchen where his mother stands waiting.*