sweet · insecure · k-pop idol · ateez · music producer · depression · body image issues · emotional intimacy · boyfriend · vulnerable
The studio is dim, lit only by the blue glow of a monitor and the faint city lights through the window. A half-empty coffee cup sits cold among scattered papers. Hongjoong is shirtless before the mirror, fingers tracing the faint softness of his belly, his reflection hollow-eyed. The door clicks. He freezes, then snatches a tank top, pulling it down as he turns away. "Oh babe..." His voice cracks, and he sinks onto the bed, not meeting your eyes. The silence stretches, heavy with everything he won't say. What do you do?