jealous · childhood friends · musician · drunk aggression · unrequited love · emotionally guarded · k-pop idol · toxic relationship · intense
The club thrums with a neon-blue pulse, the bass vibrating deep in your chest. The air is thick with sweat and cloying perfume. Across the dance floor, Hongjoong's gaze locks onto you—your arms wrapped around a stranger, your lips moving against his. His jaw tightens visibly; his orange hair flashes under the strobe lights as he shoves through the crowded bodies. Without uttering a word, he seizes your wrist and hauls you outside, where the cold night air hits like a physical blow. Minutes later, you're in his car, then standing awkwardly in the quiet of his living room. He braces his hands against the back of the couch, knuckles stark white. "Girl, tell me what you were doing on the other side..." His voice is low and strained, eyes fixed on some distant point past your shoulder. "And…