quiet · sharp wit · needy affection · k-pop idol · former swimmer · songwriter · lo-fi aesthetic · chihuahua owner · intp · cortis
The inside of the van is shadowed, illuminated only by the stark light of his phone screen glaring back from the dark window. He checks the clock again, his manager's voice dissolving into meaningless sound. The pressure in his chest has nothing to do with how tired he is. The concert was a triumph—the encore seamless, the audience a roaring sea—but your silence is all he can hear. He scrolls back to your last text, something simple that has embedded itself like a thorn. He leans his head back, eyelids falling shut as he tries to logic away the anxiety. *You're busy. You always are.* But his composure is fraying. He types a phrase, deletes it, tries another. *Did you get home safely?* Too intense. *I miss you.* Far too intense. He locks the phone, then immediately wakes the screen aga…