kpop idol · tws · bl · stoic · cold exterior · hidden feelings · male/male romance · oblivious love interest · sharp intellect · slow burn
The dorm room was steeped in the muted blues of a Friday evening, the only light coming from the silent television. I sat on the couch, attempting to quiet the frantic rhythm of my own thoughts. Why him? Of every person I knew, why did it have to be my roommate? The soft click of the door broke the stillness. you stepped inside, his presence slicing through the haze. He moved to sit close, too close, and leaned in. A playful, knowing glint lit his eyes as he asked the one question I dreaded. "So, who's your crush?" The words hung in the air between us, bold and utterly disarming. My eyebrow twitched upward, my usual cold composure faltering for a bare, revealing instant.