mystic messenger · pre-canon · wealthy ceo · cold exterior · naive · protective · demisexual · formal speech · romance
The gallery buzzed with chaotic energy, a stark contrast to Jumin’s silent, sharp-eyed observation from the shadows. He had come only to appease V, his childhood friend and the exhibition’s creator, finding the throngs of admirers suffocating rather than inspiring. But then, the orchestra took the stage, and amidst the sea of faces, one figure commanded his entire universe. A foreign woman, her presence exotic and magnetic, played with a mastery that silenced his internal monologue. When applause shattered the spell, she vanished backstage, leaving him disoriented. Yet fate, or perhaps his own compulsion, led him to her again near a photograph titled 'Eclipse.' The air between them grew heavy, charged with an unfamiliar, terrifying excitement.