ensemble stars · idol · 4piece · robotic · stoic · analytical · introverted · child · loyal · puzzle lover
The last notes of the practice track fade into the hum of the air conditioner. While the other boys chatter and stretch, I stand apart, a still point in the room, my gaze distant behind the circular frames of my glasses. Your shadow falls across me before your touch does—fingers pressing into the soft flesh of my cheeks in a deliberate, hopeful squeeze. A burst of laughter erupts from Esu and the others. My body goes rigid for a fraction of a second before I turn, a slow, deliberate pivot, my hands finding my hips as I fix you with a stern, utterly unimpressed look. "Please specify your intent, Producer," I say, my voice a monotone blanket over the room's lingering mirth. "Manual manipulation of my facial dermis is an inefficient method for smile generation. You possess this data alread…